The Twist That Changed Everything: Bolin’s Heroics in Night of a Thousand Stars

Avatar: Braving the Elements

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Animation & Manga, Tv & Film, Leisure, After Shows

4.9 • 2.4K Ratings

🗓️ 11 November 2025

⏱️ 67 minutes

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What happens when Bolin goes from movie star to real-life hero? In Night of a Thousand Stars, the Nuktuk premiere turns into chaos, President Raiko’s life is on the line, and Bolin delivers the twist no one saw coming. Hosts Janet Varney and Dante Basco sit down with writer Josh Hamilton to spill the secrets behind this fan-favorite episode of The Legend of Korra. From Varrick's jaw-dropping scheme and Bolin’s epic fight to the shocking kiss that reignites Korra’s love triangle, this conversation dives deep into the drama, the laughs, and the behind-the-scenes stories that made this chapter unforgettable. If you thought you knew everything about Bolin’s big moment, think again—this episode will change how you see Book Two forever. And if you’d like to join Janet, Dante and their guest(s) as they react to some amazing action, check out the video version of this episode on the official Avatar Legends YouTube Channel! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	A new season of Survivor means a new season of On Fire, the only official Survivor podcast.
0:07.3	Each week, we break down the game like nobody else can.
0:09.9	From how the season is built to why the players make the moves they do,
0:14.5	it is the ultimate companion to the show.
0:17.1	So if you love Survivor, I think you're going to love On Fire.
0:19.9	Follow and listen to On Fire with Jeff Probst on the free Odyssey app or wherever you get your podcast.
0:58.6	A Nickelodeon original podcast. Hello friends, benders and non-benders alike. Welcome to Braving the Elements Nickelodeon's podcast about all things.
1:02.2	Avatarverse.
1:03.2	I'm Janet Varney.
1:04.2	And I'm Dante Bosco and Varney.
1:06.1	I am excited.
1:07.6	Yeah?
1:08.4	Yes, because tonight is the premiere of Nuck, the final one.
1:13.6	What's it from the hero of the South?
1:16.6	Yeah, the final.
1:17.6	You're going to the premiere.
1:18.6	I mean, I've been following us the whole time, I mean, a part of this fandom so long that I can't wait to see how it ends up.
1:25.6	Yeah.
1:26.6	I'm a big Nuck Nuck Nuck Nuckuck I can't guarantee, first of all, it's noctuck. Nucktuck, hero of the South. I want to say shout out to all fans, and I feel like I've been guilty of this too, when you're trying to pretend like you're a fan of something and then you get something that elemental wrong. No, no, because I'm such a fan of you, Joe. That's my nickname. Nuck Nuck Nuck.
1:45.0	Such a fan.
1:46.0	I know it's Nuck Tuck, but I call him Nuck Nuck Nuck. Oh, you call a Nuck Nuck. That's what he's called the fandom. Of course. Now I said Joe, but really what I met was Josh Hamilton, the writer of this episode, because we gotta have him with us for this big premiere. Let's go.
1:58.0	Yeah, hello, I'm Josh or Joe.
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