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01x?? - Pilot
Writer: Bryan Konietzko, Michael Dante DiMartino
Director: Michael Dante DiMartino, Bryan Konietzko
Guest star: Bryan Konietzko (Fire Nation Soldier), Mitchel Musso (Aang)
Aang, the current Avatar, along with brother and sister Kya and Sokka, begins his adventure around the world to find a waterbending, earthbending, and firebending master. Things take a turn for the worse when the gang runs into Prince Zuko, who must capture the Avatar in order to restore honor to his name.
Avatar: The Last Airbender Behind the Scenes
Guest star: Zach Tyler (Himself), Mae Whitman (Herself), Sifu Kisu (Himself), Michael Dante DiMartino (Himself), Dante Basco (Himself), Bryan Konietzko (Himself), Jack DeSena (Himself)
A look behind the scenes at the making of Avatar is given by creators Mike and Bryan.
Avatar: The Legend So Far
James Garrett (voice of Avatar Roku) recaps and discusses episodes "The Boy in the Iceberg" through "The Northern Air Temple".
1 :01x01 - The Boy in the Iceberg
Writer: Michael Dante DiMartino, Bryan Konietzko
Director: Dave Filoni
Guest star: Melendy Britt (Gran Gran)
During a routine mission at sea, the young waterbender-in-training Katara and her brother Sokka discover a young boy named Aang who has been frozen in an iceberg. As if that wasn't strange enough, Aang is an Air Nomad, a people thought extinct. Katara readily makes friends with Aang and invites him to camp, and although Sokka is more hesitant, he goes along with it. But is there something about the young airbender that he isn't sharing?
2 :01x02 - The Avatar Returns
Writer: Michael Dante DiMartino, Bryan Konietzko
Director: Dave Filoni
Guest star: Melendy Britt (Gran Gran), Mitchel Musso (Aang)
Aang's friends get more and more uneasy as they sense something is different about him. Finally, he is forced to tell them the more- he is not just an airbender. He is the missing Avatar! Meanwhile, Prince Zuko, the banished prince of the Fire Nation, closes in on the Avatar's location, determined to capture Aang at any cost. It's going to take all of the Avatar's skill to escape the prince and begin his journey at last.
3 :01x03 - The Southern Air Temple
Writer: Michael Dante DiMartino
Director: Lauren MacMullan
Guest star: Jason Isaacs (Commander Zhao), Sab Shimono (Monk Gyatso)
Aang brings Katara and Sokka to the Southern Air Temple, his former home. Eager to introduce them to his air family, he describes his life at the temple. However, as Katara realizes, it's been 100 years of warfare, and much can change during a 100-year war.
4 :01x04 - The Warriors of Kyoshi
Writer: Nick Malis
Director: Giancarlo Volpe
Guest star: Jillian Henry (Koko), Jennie Kwan (Suki)
Aang, Katara, and Sokka are captured by a group of warriors and brought to Kyoshi. After learning that Aang is the Avatar, however, they quickly let him go, and, while Sokka is coping with the fact that the Warriors of Kyoshi are all female, Aang gets a taste of fame on the island. Meanwhile, Zuko, still smarting from his earlier defeat, draws closer to Kyoshi and the Avatar.
5 :01x05 - The King of Omashu
Writer: John O'Bryan
Director: Anthony Lioi
Guest star: Kevin Michael Richardson (Flopsie), James Sie (Cabbage Merchant), André Sogliuzzo (King Bumi), Kevin Ng (Young Bumi)
When Aang takes Katara and Sokka on a wild journey through Omashu’s delivery system because he believes it’s entertaining, they soon wind up on the wrong side of the law and are taken to the king for punishment. However, King Bumi decides to put Aang to a test or else his friends will be surrounded in a stone prison, but will Aang be able to complete the mad king’s tasks?
6 :01x06 - Imprisoned
Writer: Matt Hubbard
Director: Dave Filoni
Guest star: Michael Dow (Haru), Kevin Michael Richardson (Tryo (Haru's Father)), George Takei (Warden), Pat Musick (Haru's Mother)
After stumbling upon an Earth Kingdom town that has been taken over by the Fire Nation; Aang, Katara and Sokka learn that all earthbending has been outlawed, and anybody caught breaking this law is taken to a brutal prison. Through a string of events, Katara unwittingly gets Haru, an earthbender, imprisoned in the jail. Determined to rescue Haru, Katara sets out to topple the Fire Nation's grip on the village.
7 :01x07 - Winter Solstice Part 1 (The Spirit World)
Writer: Aaron Ehasz
Director: Lauren MacMullan
Guest star: Michael Hagiwara (Leader), James Shigeta (Old Wanderer), André Sogliuzzo (Captain)
Aang is called upon by a desperate village which is being terrorized by a spirit monster called The Haibi Spirit. After lying in wait for the monster, Aang fails to defeat it and Sokka is taken by the creature as it leaves the village. After learning that this creature is from "The Spirit World", Aang sets out, determined to rescue Sokka.
8 :01x08 - Winter Solstice Part 2 (Avatar Roku)
Writer: Michael Dante DiMartino
Director: Giancarlo Volpe
Guest star: Jimmy Garrett (Avatar Roku), Michael Yama (Shyu), Jason Isaacs (Zhao), Clement von Franckenstein (Great Sage)
After traversing to the Spirit World, Aang chases the creature to a major Fire Nation temple. Once there, he learns that he was led here for a reason- to be told that Avatar Roku, the former Avatar, is willing to speak to him, but only if he travels to this very temple in person during the winter solstice of the year. Without the power of spirits, this journey will be a hard one, and the clock is ticking.
9 :01x09 - The Waterbending Scroll
Writer: John O'Bryan
Director: Anthony Lioi
Guest star: Jim Meskimen (Fire Nation Soldier), Jack Angel (Pirate Captian), James Sie (Cabbage Merchant), Byron McKittrick (Pirate Barker)
After Katara becomes frustrated at Aang's incredible natural ability for waterbending, easily mastering moves it took her weeks to learn, she steals a valuable waterbending scroll from a pirate's ship. Unfortunately, the pirates aren't about to sit around and let their scroll slide away. More unfortunately, after being captured by the pirate crew, Katara learns that they aren't the only ones who want to corner the group.
10 :01x10 - Jet
Writer: James Egan
Director: Dave Filoni
Guest star: Nika Futterman (Smellerbee), Crawford Wilson (Jet), Mitch Holleman (The Duke), Sterling Young (Pipsqueak)
After running into a troop of Fire Nation soldiers, Aang and his friends are saved by Jet and his gang of "Freedom Fighters", a rogue group living out in the wilderness, causing havoc for the Fire Nation. The gang, especially Jet, despise the Fire Nation with a passion, and spend much of their time planning to liberate a nearby village that has been conquered by them. But is there more to Jet's plot than he is letting on?
11 :01x11 - The Great Divide
Writer: John O'Bryan
Director: Giancarlo Volpe
Guest star: Rene Auberjonois (Gan Jin Leader), Roberta Farkas (Zhang Leader), Scott Menville (Gan Jin Scout)
Aang and his friends end up at a canyon where two groups, with a complicated past together, are arguing about who should get to go across first. When both groups become stranded in the canyon Aang must help them put aside their differences to survive.
12 :01x12 - The Storm
Writer: Michael Dante DiMartino, Bryan Konietzko
Director: Dave Filoni
Guest star: Sab Shimono (Monk Gyatso), Susan Silo (Old Fisherman's Wife), Mark Hamill (Firelord Ozai), Clyde Kusatsu (Senior Monk), Jim Meskimen (Lieutenant Jee), Robert Pine (Old Fisherman), James Hong (Dour Monk)
Aang begins to have guilty feelings about leaving the world for 100 years, allowing it to plunge into chaos. When Sokka takes a job for a fisherman to earn some extra money, he becomes trapped in a storm similar to the one that tossed Aang into the sea. To rescue Sokka, Aang will have to face his fears once and for all. Meanwhile, Zuko, still relentlessly pursuing Aang, faces a mutinous crew, tired of desperately chasing down the Avatar.
13 :01x13 - The Blue Spirit
Writer: John O'Bryan, Aaron Ehasz
Director: Dave Filoni
Guest star: Nick Jameson (Colonel Shinu), Jodi Carlisle (Herbalist), Jim Meskimen (Lieutenant Jee), Jason Isaacs (Zhao)
When Katara and Sokka fall sick with a mysterious disease, Aang sets off to find the cure. As he is searching, the villainous Zhao and his troops find and capture him. With Aang held captive in a Fire Nation stronghold, his only hope is the "Blue Spirit", a strange masked figure set on rescuing the Avatar. Will this Blue Spirit be able to make it past the Fire Nation barriers and rescue him? Is there still time to save Katara and Sokka? And who is the Blue Spirit anyway?
14 :01x14 - The Fortuneteller
Writer: Aaron Ehasz, John O'Bryan
Director: Dave Filoni
Guest star: Jessie Flower (Meng), Tsai Chin (Aunt Wu), Cameron Monaghan (Twin #1/#2), Clyde Kusatsu (The Calm Man)
Aang, Katara, and Sokka come across a town that refuses to check a near-by volcano because a local fortuneteller has told them that the volcano will not erupt. But when Aang takes a look he sees that the volcano will blow in the near future. When he warns the town, nobody will listen to him because they have put too much faith into the fortunetellers’ words.
15 :01x15 - Bato of the Water Tribe
Writer: Ian Wilcox
Director: Giancarlo Volpe
Guest star: Jennifer Hale (June), Richard McGonagle (Bato), André Sogliuzzo (Hakoda), Tsai Chin (Aunt Wu), Amy Hill (Superior), Jodi Carlisle (Herbalist)
When Katara and Sokka meet with an old friend (Bato of the Water Tribe) it reanimates old friendships, and sparks many memories. Unfortunately, Aang, who never knew Bato, feels slightly left out, and begins worrying if Katara and Sokka will ever leave him. When an urgent message from Katara and Sokka's father arrives, Aang, fearing for his friendships, hides it. It's not that simple, though- sparking up his conscience, Aang begins to feel guilty. This problem is complicated even further when June, Prince Zuko's new bounty hunter, comes to capture Aang, but finds Karata and Sokka instead.
16 :01x16 - The Deserter
Writer: Tim Hedrick
Director: Lauren MacMullan
Guest star: John Kassir (Chey), Keone Young (Jeong Jeong), Jimmy Garrett (Avatar Roku), Jason Isaacs (Zhao)
After learning of the firebender Jeong Jeong, the only known firebender to desert the Fire Nation and live, Aang becomes determined to learn firebending from this deserter. Reluctantly, the taciturn Jeong Jeong accepts, and the two begin training. Jeong Jeong, however, is worried that the impatient Aang will try too much too soon. Fire, unlike the other elements, destroys if it is handled with inexperience.
17 :01x17 - The Northern Air Temple
Writer: Elizabeth Welch Ehasz
Director: Dave Filoni
Guest star: Clyde Kastatsu (Storyteller), Rene Auberjonois (Mechanist), Kristoffer Tabori (Emissary), Daniel Samonas (Teo)
Aang, Katara and Sokka are nearing the end of their journey to the north. Along the way, they take a detour on the Northern Air Temple, counterpart to the Southern Air Temple. Surprisingly, it isn't uninhabited. A group of people, led by an eccentric inventor, have moved up to the temple to escape the claws of the Fire Nation. At first, Aang is angry at the changes made to the great temple, but over time even he begins to like it.
18 :01x18 - The Waterbending Master
Writer: Michael Dante DiMartino
Director: Giancarlo Volpe
Guest star: Keone Young (Captain Li), Johanna Braddy (Princess Yue), Byron McKittrick (Pirate Barker), Jack Angel (Pirate Captain), Jon Polito (Chief Arnook), Lucille Bliss (Yaguda), Victor Brandt (Master Pakku)
Aang's journey is finally the over, the long trek across the world is completed. Arriving at the North Pole, Aang, Katara and Sokka are allowed into the Northern Water Tribe, a mighty town metropolis of interesting people, strong waterbenders, some romance for Sokka, and Pakku the waterbending master, who teaches aspiring waterbenders. Naturally, he takes on Aang as one of his pupils. However, with Katara, there are problems. Apparently, the rules of the Northern Water Tribe forbid women or girls to learn waterbending. Katara has traveled all the way here, only to be rejected. But in this case, what Pakku says isn't going to go.
19 :01x19 - The Siege of the North (1)
Writer: John O'Bryan
Director: Lauren MacMullan
Guest star: Victor Brandt (Master Pakku), Ben Oiskin (Hahn), Johanna Braddy (Princess Yue), Jason Isaacs (Zhao), Jon Polito (Chief Arnook)
The Fire Nation's fleets, led by Admiral Zhao, have located the final remaining Water Tribe metropolis, and are closing in. The only problem is that the full moon may grant the waterbenders enough power to defeat them. Little does Zhao know, the injured Zuko has stowed away on his ship, determined to capture the Avatar before him and bring glory to his name. Seeking guidance and aid from the moon spirit to help defend the Northern Water Tribe, Aang enters the Spirit World.
20 :01x20 - The Siege of the North (2)
Writer: Aaron Ehasz
Director: Dave Filoni
Guest star: Jon Polito (Chief Arnook), Lucille Bliss (Yugada), Jason Isaacs (Zhao), Johanna Braddy (Princess Yue), Jimmy Garrett (Avatar Roku), Mark Hamill (Firelord Ozai, Spirit Monkey), Erik Todd Dellums (Koh), Ben Oiskin (Hahn), Victor Brandt (Master Pakku)
Now in the Spirit World, Aang is told by Avatar Roku that the only spirit who would know where to find the moon spirit is Koh, the face stealer, and so Aang must now confront him. Back in the physical world, Zuko successfully kidnaps Aang's body but must wait out a snow storm before taking him to the Fire Nation. Meanwhile, Zhao, who knows where to find the moon spirit's physical form, sets out to kill it, hoping it will strip the waterbenders of their waterbending.
21 :02x01 - The Avatar State
Writer: John O'Bryan, Tim Hedrick, Elizabeth Welch Ehasz, Aaron Ehasz
Director: Giancarlo Volpe
Guest star: Victor Brandt (Master Pakku), Jimmy Garrett (Avatar Roku), Robin Atkin Downes (Captain), Daniel Dae Kim (General Fong)
Aang is haunted by the thought of reverting into the Avatar State, fearing he won't be able to control himself, and tries to avoid it at all costs. The gang travels to the Earth Kingdom to meet with a general who plans on using the Avatar State to beat the Fire Nation. Meanwhile, Zuko and Iroh are visited by Azula, Zuko's sister, who tells them they are finally going home. However, Iroh is suspicious.
22 :02x02 - The Cave of Two Lovers
Writer: Joseph Hamilton
Director: Lauren MacMullan
Guest star: Dee Bradley Baker (Chong), Laraine Newman (Lily), Derek Basco (Moku), Kim Mai Guest (Song), Barbara Goodson (Mom)
On their way to Omashu Aang, Katara, and Sokka meet a group of nomads who show them a shortcut through the "Cave of Two Lovers". But when the group becomes trapped in the cave, it's up to Aang and Katara to save the group by trusting in love, and possibly questioning their relationship. Meanwhile, Iroh gets a lethal rash and so he and Zuko head to a small Earth Kingdom town for help, hoping their real identities will not be discovered.
23 :02x03 - Return to Omashu
Writer: Elizabeth Welch Ehasz
Director: Ethan Spaulding
Guest star: Fred Tatasciore (Omashu Resistance Leader), André Sogliuzzo (King Bumi), Tara Strong (Governor's Wife), Paul Eiding (Governor of New Ozai), Dee Bradley Baker (Tom Tom)
Aang is shocked to find out King Bumi has surrendered Omashu to the Fire Nation, and insists that they try and find him within the it's borders. Meanwhile, Azula searches down old friends to help her hunt down Zuko, Iroh, and now the Avatar.
24 :02x04 - The Swamp
Writer: Tim Hedrick
Director: Giancarlo Volpe
Guest star: Carlos Alazraqui (Due, Tho), Johanna Braddy (Princess Yue), William Bassett (Huu (Swamp Monster)), Joe Alaskey (Broadswordsman)
While on their way to Ba Sing Se to find Aang a new earthbending teacher, the gang is caught up in a tornado and Aang, Katara, and Sokka are seperated from Appa and Momo. Now both groups must survive the horrors of the swamp and find each other. Meanwhile, Aang learns more about "connecting" with the earth.
25 :02x05 - Avatar Day
Writer: John O'Bryan
Director: Lauren MacMullan
Guest star: Jennifer Hale (Avatar Kyoshi), Julianna Rose Mauriello (Little Fire Nation Girl), James Sie (Oyaji), Malachi Throne (Colonel Mongke), Jason C. Miller (Scary Prisoner), Byron McKittrick (Foaming Crazy Guy), James Hong (Mayor Tong), Jillian Henry (KoKo)
Aang tries desperately to clear the Avatar's good name when the gang stumbles upon a town which celebrates "Avatar Day", a day of anti-Avatar. The Avatar resentment has apparently been inspired by something a past Avatar did to the town. Meanwhile, Zuko and Iroh's views on how to live their new lives begin to conflict with each other.
26 :02x06 - The Blind Bandit
Writer: Michael Dante DiMartino
Director: Ethan Spaulding
Guest star: Michael Francis Foley (The Boulder), Cam Clarke (Lao), Kevin Michael Richardson (The Hippo), Sab Shimono (Master Yu), Marc Graue (Xin Fu)
While searching for an earthbender who can teach Aang earthbending, the kids stumble upon an underground earthbending tournament. There they find Toph, a small blind girl who holds the championship belt. Aang desperately wants Toph to be his teacher, but complications with her family make it seem like an impossibility.
27 :02x07 - Zuko Alone
Writer: Elizabeth Welch Ehasz
Director: Lauren MacMullan
Guest star: Susan Eisenberg (Sela), Brian M. O'Neill (Ganzu), Robby Bruce (Lee), Mark Hamill (Firelord Ozai), Elijah Runcorn (Young Zuko), Jen Cohn (Ursa), Gary Sturgis (Gow), Walker Edmiston (Firelord Azulon)
Traveling without Uncle now, Zuko wanders alone into an Earth Kingdom town where he bonds with a local boy. All the while being haunted by memories of his own youth.
28 :02x08 - The Chase
Tired, snippy, and on the run, fights break out as the kids try to escape a tank with, unbeknowst to them, Azula and her to friends in it, persuing them.
29 :02x09 - Bitter Work
Writer: Aaron Ehasz
Director: Ethan Spaulding
Guest star: Mae Whitman (Lu Ten)
When Aang struggles with a block while trying to learn earthbending from Toph, he wonders if the problem is with him or his teacher. Meanwhile, Sokka gets himself in a jam, literally.
30 :02x10 - The Library
Writer: John O'Bryan
Director: Giancarlo Volpe
Guest star: Raphael Sbarge (Proffesor Zei), Hector Elizondo (Wong Shi Tong)
The gang comes across an ancient library up kept by a spirit who allows them to stay and look around, provided they do not use the knowledge they gain against anyone else. Things start to go downhill after the spirit discovers they are after information to help bring down the Fire Nation. Meanwhile, outside, Toph struggles to protect Appa from sandbenders who want to steal him.
31 :02x11 - The Desert
Writer: Tim Hedrick
Director: Lauren MacMullan
Guest star: Malachi Throne (Colonel Mongke), Peter Jessop (Fung), Paul McKinney (Ghashiun), Bill Bolender (Sha-Mo), Sab Shimono (Master Yu), Marc Graue (Xin Fu)
Aang goes to search for Appa while Katara struggles to keep everyone together, in hopes they can get out of the desert alive. Zuko and Iroh, meanwhile, seek help from an ancient society.
32 :02x12 - The Serpent's Pass
Writer: Joseph Hamilton, Michael Dante DiMartino
Director: Ethan Spaulding
Guest star: Brian Tochi (Than), Jennie Kwan (Suki), Chiara Zanni (Smellerbee), Karen Maruyama (Bureaucrat), Kim Mai Guest (Ying), Crawford Wilson (Jet), James Sie (Cabbage Merchant)
Getting to Ba Sing Se without Appa turns out to be harder than the kids thought after they decide to help a family of refugees get to Ba Sin Se the only way they know how: through the Serpent's Pass.
33 :02x13 - The Drill
Writer: Michael Dante DiMartino, Bryan Konietzko
Director: Giancarlo Volpe
Guest star: Kristoffer Tabori (War Minister Qin), Karen Maruyama (Bureaucrat), Kim Mai Guest (Ying), Crawford Wilson (Jet), Brian Tochi (Than), Nika Futterman (Smellerbee), Barry Dennen (General Sung)
Aang and Momo have arrived at Ba Sing Se to find Appa, and discover that the Fire Nation is attacking. He quickly finds the others and informs them what is happening. Meanwhile, Zuko and Iroh get to know Jet, who says he wants to join them.
34 :02x14 - City of Walls and Secrets
Writer: Tim Hedrick
Director: Lauren MacMullan
Guest star: George Cheung (Pao), Clancy Brown (Long Feng), Crawford Wilson (Jet), Lauren Tom (Joo Dee), Nika Futterman (Smellerbee)
Finally in Ba Sing Se, the kids are eager to inform the king of their plan to defeat the Fire Nation. However, there are complications. Everyone acts weird whenever the war is mentioned. Meanwhile, Zuko and Iroh are followed by Jet, who is trying to prove they are from the Fire Nation. Jet's friends are disappointed that he's so obsessed with catching them, and set out to make a better life for themselves.
35 :02x15 - Tales of Ba Sing Se
Writer: Lisa Wahlander, Gary Scheppke, Andrew Huebner, Giancarlo Volpe, Justin Ridge, Katie Mattila, Lauren MacMullan, Joann Estoesta
Director: Ethan Spaulding
Guest star: Andrew Morris (Kenji), Melinda Clarke (Madame Macmu-Ling), James Sie (Cabbage Merchant), Marcella Lentz-Pope (Jin), Quinton Flynn (Mugger)
An episode filled with several mini-episodes which emphasized on each character individually. A more detailed summary of this episode can be found in our recap section.
36 :02x16 - Appa's Lost Days
Writer: Elizabeth Welch Ehasz
Director: Giancarlo Volpe
Guest star: Jennie Kwan (Suki), Dwight Schultz (Circus Trainer), Paul McKinney (Ghasiun), Brian George (Guru Pathik)
Appa's adventures are chronicled from the time he was captured in the desert to the present time.
37 :02x17 - Lake Laogai
Writer: Tim Hedrick
Director: Lauren MacMullan
Guest star: Lauren Tom (Joo Dee), Clancy Brown (Long Feng), Nika Futterman (Smellerbee), Kurt Fuller (Quon), George Cheung (Pao), Crawford Wilson (Jet), Marc Donato (Longshot)
Aang the the gang continue to search for Appa throughout Ba Sing Se at any cost, refusing the pay notice to any of the Dai Lee's rules. A brain washed Jet is sent by the Dai Lee to throw them off, however, the gang catches on and frees Jet from their mind control. With his new found knowledge he leads them to a facility hidden under Lake Laogai, where he believes the Dai Lee is holding Appa. Meanwhile, Uncle Iroh's now famous tea brew gets him and Zuko their own tea shop, and an apartment in the Upper Ring of Ba Sing Se. Iroh begs Zuko to reconsider his priorities when he finds out the Avatar is in Ba Sing Se looking for his flying bison.
38 :02x18 - The Earth King
Writer: John O'Bryan
Director: Ethan Spaulding
Guest star: Phil LaMarr (The Earth King), Jim Meskimen (General How), Clancy Brown (Long Feng), Marc Graue (Xin Fu), Jen Cohn (Ursa)
Now with Appa back, the gang tries hard to show the Earth King the conspiracy of Ba Sing Se, but the Dai Lee have covered their tracks well. Meanwhile, Zuko enters a sick state of spiritual crisis after making his major choice to drop his old way of living.
39 :02x19 - The Guru
Writer: Bryan Konietzko, Michael Dante DiMartino
Director: Giancarlo Volpe
Guest star: André Sogliuzzo (Hakoda), Jim Meskimen (General How), Richard McGonagle (Bato), Brian George (Guru Pathik), Clancy Brown (Long Feng), Phil LaMarr (The Earth King), Marc Graue (Xin Fu), Sab Shimono (Master Yu)
Aang travels to the Eastern Air Temple to meet Guru Pathik, who claims he can teach Aang how to control the Avatar State. Sokka is finally reunited with his father, Azula begins phase one of her sinister plan, and Iroh helps Zuko come to terms on what his destiny really is.
40 :02x20 - The Crossroads of Destiny
Writer: Aaron Ehasz
Director: Michael Dante DiMartino
Guest star: Phil LaMarr (The Earth King), Jim Meskimen (General How), Clancy Brown (Long Feng)
The gang struggles to stop Azula who seems to be taking over Ba Sing Se with the help of the Dai Lee, and Zuko comes to a crossroads in his destiny; his choice will effect them all.
Swamp Skiin' Throwdown
Writer: Bryan Konietzko
Director: Oh Seung Hyun
Guest star: Carlos Alazraqui (Due, Tho), William Bassett (Huu (Swamp Monster))
Due, Tho, Huu, and Slim teach Sokka how to swamp ski to compete against Aang.
Bending Battle
Aang, Katara, Toph and Prince Zuko show of their bending skills to see which element is the best.
School Time Shipping
Writer: Michael Dante DiMartino
Director: Oh Seung Hyun
Guest star: Olivia Hack (Ty Lee), Jimmy Garrett (Avatar Roku), Jennie Kwan (Suki), Johanna Braddy (Princess Yue), Crawford Wilson (Jet)
A school dance is approaching for the characters of the Avatar world, and all the kids are scurrying to find their match.
41 :03x01 - The Awakening
Writer: Aaron Ehasz
Director: Giancarlo Volpe
Guest star: Richard McGonagle (Bato), Takayo Fischer (Lo, Li), Johanna Braddy (Princess Yue), Mark Hamill (Firelord Ozai), André Sogliuzzo (Hakoda), Jimmy Garrett (Avatar Roku), Sterling Young (Pipsqueak)
An injured, weak, and confused Aang awakens aboard a Fire Nation ship weeks after his battle in Ba Sing Se. Meanwhile, Zuko returns to the Fire Nation as a hero, however he does not feel the way he thought he would.
42 :03x02 - The Headband
Writer: John O'Bryan
Director: Joaquim dos Santos
Guest star: Jim Ward (Headmaster), Tinashe Kachingwe (On Ji), Matthew Underwood (Hide), Jeannie Sakata (Ms. Kwan), Noah Luke (Shoji), Phil Proctor (Music Teacher)
The gang gets new Fire Nation clothes in order to blend in, but Aang is mistaken for a student and gets enrolled in a local school. He uses this opportunity to learn more about the secrets of the Fire Nation, but soon realizes that Fire Nation traditions are much different than that of the Air Nomads, and decides to throw a dance party in order to help the kids there lighten up. Meanwhile he bonds with a girl from his class, making Katara a bit jealous. Elsewhere, Zuko confronts Iroh in jail, but doesn't get the response he was looking for.
43 :03x03 - The Painted Lady
Writer: Josh Hamilton
Director: Ethan Spaulding
Guest star: Paul Eiding (Xu, Bushi, Doc), Daniel Riordan (General Mung), Will Shadley (The Young Boy)
The kids comes across a small town based in the middle of a river, whose waters have been polluted by a nearby Fire Nation factory. Mysteriously, soon after they arive, a spirit who goes by the name of "The Painted Lady" shows up to aid the town.
44 :03x04 - Sokka's Master
Writer: Tim Hedrick
Director: Giancarlo Volpe
Guest star: Robert Patrick (Piandao), Chris Butler (Fat), Wayne Duvall (Warden Poon)
Feeling as if he does not contribute enough to the rest of the group, Sokka becomes the apprentice of a famed Fire Nation master swordsman in order to become a better warrior. Meanwhile, the rest of the gang realizes they are lost without him.
45 :03x05 - The Beach
Writer: Katie Mattila
Director: Joaquim dos Santos
Guest star: Erik Von Detten (Chan), Ross Thomas (Ruon-Jian), Takayo Fischer (Lo, Li)
Zuko and the Fire Nation gang take a break at the beach, where they learn more about each other. Meanwhile, the bounty hunter Zuko hired catches up with the gang.
46 :03x06 - The Avatar and the Firelord
Writer: Elizabeth Welch Ehasz
Director: Ethan Spaulding
Guest star: Grey Delisle (Ta Min), Jimmy Garrett (Avatar Roku), Sean Marquette (Young Firelord Sozin), Ron Perlman (Firelord Sozin), Andrew Caldwell (Young Avatar Roku)
Avatar Roku decides it's time Aang learned of Roku's past, and takes him on a spiritual recap of his life. Meanwhile, Zuko discovers the past of his great-grandfather, Firelord Sozin, through old books. Shockingly to both the them, Avatar Roku and Firelord Sozin had more in common than they thought.
47 :03x07 - The Runaway
Writer: Josh Hamilton
Director: Giancarlo Volpe
Guest star: Joe Alaskey (The Dealer)
Toph, Aang, an Sokka discover an easy way to make money, however Katara feels it is immoral causing her to clash with Toph, who tells her that she is the "party pooper" of the group. Driven to prove to the gang she is not a wet blanket, Katara goes against her better judgement and agrees to pull off a scam with Toph, however it backfires and the two end up in jail. Meanwhile, "sparky sparky boom man" catches up with the gang.
48 :03x08 - The Puppetmaster
Writer: Tim Hedrick
Director: Joaquim dos Santos
Guest star: Stewart Levin (Old Man Ding), Tress MacNeille (Hama)
On their way to the invasion rondevu point, the gang stays with an elderly woman (who they later find out is also a native of the Southern Water Tribe) running a small "hotel" after she warns them that the woods in this town are not safe. After discovering people have been mysteriously going missing after going into the woods during a full moon the gang suspects the spirits may have a hand in it, however the truth shocks them. Meanwhile, the elderly woman teaches Katara a few waterbending techniques, one of which she does not approve of.
49 :03x09 - Nightmares and Daydreams
Writer: John O'Bryan
Director: Ethan Spaulding
Guest star: Brian George (Guru Pathik), Mark Hamill (Firelord Ozai)
As the day of the invasion draws near Aang begins to suffer from strong anxiety. In order to stop his nightmares he decides to stay awake until the invasion is over, however the lack of sleep causes him to lose a serious grip on reality. Meanwhile, Zuko is hurt after he finds out he wasn't invited to an upcoming meeting about the war.
50 :03x10 - Day of the Black Sun Part 1 - The Invasion
Writer: Michael Dante DiMartino
Director: Giancarlo Volpe
Guest star: Michael Francis Foley (The Boulder), William Bassett (Huu (Swamp Monster)), Rene Auberjonois (Mechanist), André Sogliuzzo (Hakoda), Kevin Michael Richardson (Tyro (Haru's Father), The Hippo), Daniel Samonas (Teo), Wayne Duvall (Warden Poon), Carlos Alazraqui (Due, Tho), Serena Williams (Ming), Michael Dow (Haru)
The entire invasion force gathers together and charts out the plan of attack they will use during the invasion. With help from technology designed by Sokka and built by the Mechanist, the force makes it to the island and the battle begins. Meanwhile, Aang travels to the Capital Building in order to face Firelord Ozai, but finds a surprise when he arrives.
51 :03x11 - Day of the Black Sun Part 2 - The Eclipse
Writer: Aaron Ehasz
Director: Joaquim dos Santos
Guest star: Michael Dow (Haru), Mark Hamill (Firelord Ozai), Daniel Samonas (Teo), André Sogliuzzo (Hakoda), Sterling Young (Pipsqueak), Kristoffer Tabori (War Minister Qin), Richard McGonagle (Bato), Kevin Michael Richardson (Tyro (Haru's Father), The Hippo), Mitch Holleman (The Duke), Rene Auberjonois (Mechanist)
The force continues to fight their way to the Fire Nation Capital as the eclipse draws nearer. Aang, Sokka, and Toph infiltrate the secret underground bunker where they believe the Firelord is hiding, but face problems once inside. Meanwhile, Zuko confronts his father and Iroh escapes from jail.
52 :03x12 - The Western Air Temple
Writer: Elizabeth Welch Ehasz, Tim Hedrick
Director: Ethan Spaulding
Guest star: Michael Dow (Haru), Mitch Holleman (The Duke), Daniel Samonas (Teo)
Aang and the crew flee the Fire Nation heading to the Western Air Temple after the failed invasion attempt in order to regroup. Zuko follows the gang after he discovers his true destiny, and attempts to join them. The gang, however, is not so accepting of him.
53 :03x13 - The Firebending Masters
Writer: John O'Bryan
Director: Giancarlo Volpe
Guest star: Robert Ito (Sun Warrior Chief), Brian Tochi (Ham Ghao)
While teaching Aang the basics of firebending Zuko discovers that his own firebending has grown severely weaker. After some thought, he realizes that this is because he is no longer filled with anger and hatred, which used to fuel his fire. In order to discover the true, original source of firebending, him and Aang travel to the ruins of the Sun Warrior Tribe, which consisted of the first humans to learn firebending. Once there, they quickly discover they are not alone.
54 :03x14 - The Boiling Rock, Part 1
Writer: May Chan
Director: Joaquim dos Santos
Guest star: Jennie Kwan (Suki), Roger Rose (Guard), Wade Williams (Warden)
Feeling guilty and responsible for the capture of the invasion force, Sokka asks Zuko to help him attempt to free some of their imprisoned allies. Together they travel to Boiling Rock, the Fire Nation's most secure prison, in hopes of rescuing the others. Once there they discover that war prisoners are not sent to Boiling Rock, but are happy to find Suki. They hatch a plan to escape but must second guess it when the time comes, as they find a new batch of prisoners are arriving the next day, one of whom may be Hakoda.
55 :03x15 - The Boiling Rock, Part 2
Writer: Josh Hamilton
Director: Ethan Spaulding
Guest star: Wade Williams (Warden), Roger Rose (Guard), Jennie Kwan (Suki), André Sogliuzzo (Hakoda)
Staying at Boiling Rock an extra day ends up paying off, as Hakoda does turn out to be one of the incoming prisoners. Now with him in their plans, they devise a second escape, which seems to work perfectly, until Azula, Mai, and Ty Lee arrive.
56 :03x16 - The Southern Raiders
Writer: Elizabeth Welch Ehasz
Director: Joaquim dos Santos
Guest star: Timothy Dang (Yon Rha), André Sogliuzzo (Hakoda), Grey Delisle (Kya), Jennie Kwan (Suki)
Feeling as though Katara's hatred for him is somehow deeply rooted in the death of her mother, Zuko asks Sokka to explain how she died. After hearing the story, Zuko realizes he knows who killed her, and takes Katara off to find him. Aang worries that once face to face with the murderer, Katara will do something she will later regret.
57 :03x17 - The Ember Island Players
Writer: Tim Hedrick, Josh Hamilton, John O'Bryan
Director: Giancarlo Volpe
Guest star: Derek Basco (Zuko Actor), John DiMaggio (Toph Actor, Iroh Actor), Grey Delisle (Katara Actress), Rachel Dratch (Aang Actress), Tara Strong (Azula Actress), Jennie Kwan (Suki), Scott Menville (Sokka Actor), Dee Bradley Baker (Jet Actor, King Bumi Actor)
The gang is forced to look at themselves from a third party view after watching a play about their adventures, and don't like what they see. Mainly Zuko, who regrets betraying his uncle, and Aang, who is unsure where he stands with Katara.
58 :03x18 - Sozin's Comet, Part 1: The Phoenix King
Writer: Michael Dante DiMartino
Director: Ethan Spaulding
Guest star: Jennie Kwan (Suki), Mark Hamill (Firelord Ozai), Nick Jameson (General Shinu)
After learning that the gang assumed they could face the Firelord after Sozin's Comet had passed, Zuko reveals to them that it must be done before the comet arrives, as Firelord Ozai plans to use it's power to wipe out the earthbenders completely just as Firelord Sozin did to the airbenders a hundred years ago. To make matters worse, the comet is arriving in three days. Aang begins to struggle with the fact that he will have to kill Ozai in order to stop him, something he feels he cannot do. In the middle of the night he awakens in a trance, and swims out to a nearby island. Unable to find Aang the next morning, the gang travels to the Earth Kingdom to find June, who they know can help track him down. Elsewhere, knowing that after the Earth Kingdom is finally destroyed he will rule the entire world, Ozai appoints Azula the new Firelord, and gives himself a new title; "The Phoenix King".
59 :03x19 - Sozin's Comet, Part 2: The Old Masters
Writer: Aaron Ehasz
Director: Giancarlo Volpe
Guest star: Jimmy Garrett (Avatar Roku), Victor Brandt (Master Pakku), Kevin Michael Richardson (Lion Turtle), André Sogliuzzo (King Bumi), Keone Young (Jeong Jeong), Jim Meskimen (Avatar Kuruk), Jennifer Hale (June, Avatar Kyoshi), Robert Patrick (Piandao)
After June is unable to track down Aang, the gang decides they must find the only other person alive who could help them defeat the Firelord; Iroh. They find him on the outskirts of Ba Sing Se, where he has gathered the Order of the White Lotus, an ancient society which transcends the division of the four nations, to free Ba Sing Se from the Fire Nation. On the island, Aang seeks guidance from his past lives, but is not happy with their advice. Soon after he discovers that he is not on an island at all, but on the back of a Lion Turtle, whose advice aids him greatly.
60 :03x20 - Sozin's Comet, Part 3: Into the Inferno
Writer: Michael Dante DiMartino, Bryan Konietzko
Director: Joaquim dos Santos
Guest star: Jennie Kwan (Suki), Takayo Fischer (Lo, Li), Mark Hamill (Firelord Ozai), André Sogliuzzo (King Bumi), Jen Cohn (Ursa)
Having decided to split up, Zuko and Katara head to the Fire Nation in order to stop Azula, who has become extremely paranoid and power hungry since becoming Firelord, once and for all; while Sokka, Toph, and Suki head to stop the air ship fleet that will destroy the Earth Kingdom. Both groups find their tasks harder than they expected. Meanwhile, Aang faces off with Ozai, but finds himself overwhelmed by the immense power he has gained from Sozin's Comet. Elsewhere, the Order of the White Lotus battles for the freedom of Ba Sing Se.
61 :03x21 - Sozin's Comet, Part 4: Avatar Aang
Writer: Michael Dante DiMartino, Bryan Konietzko
Director: Joaquim dos Santos
Guest star: Jennie Kwan (Suki), André Sogliuzzo (Hakoda), Mark Hamill (Firelord Ozai)
After Zuko is severely injured by a shot of lightning from Azula during their Agni Kai, Katara must face her alone. Sokka and Toph are separated from Suki while attempting to destroy the air fleet, and soon find themselves outnumbered. Meanwhile, fighting a losing battle against Ozai, Aang enters the Avatar State, and must finally decide whether or not Ozai must die in order to end the war.