Episodes
See also: List of Avatar: The Last Airbender episodes| No. in series |
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Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Production code |
Viewers (millions) |
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| 41 | 1 | "The Awakening" | Giancarlo Volpe | Aaron Ehasz | September 21, 2007 (2007-09-21) | 301 | |
| Aang awakens to find himself weakened, his head full of hair, and all his friends dressed in Fire Nation clothing riding a stolen ship. He is dismayed to discover that the world believes him to be dead, just like when he was frozen in ice. Zuko and Azula are welcomed home as heroes, where Firelord Ozai makes his first appearance and congratulates Zuko for killing the Avatar. Zuko realizes Azula credited him for ulterior motives of her own. Aang tries to run away by himself, but his friends find him. He realizes with the fall of Ba Sing Se secrecy is their greatest advantage, and gives up his glider to the lava flows of Avatar Roku's island. | |||||||
| 42 | 2 | "The Headband" | Joaquim dos Santos | John O'Bryan | September 28, 2007 (2007-09-28) | 302 | |
| Aang and friends steal some clothes as temporary disguises while traveling in the Fire Nation, and Aang is accidentally taken to a Fire Nation school. He hides his tattoos with a headband and long sleeves, and learns the Fire Nation pledge of loyalty as well as the propaganda about the death of the Airbenders. He organizes a school-wide dance party for the up-tight Fire Nation kids. When the principal arrives to shut it down the kids help Aang escape. Capoeira is shown as a Fire Nation traditional dance. Meanwhile, Zuko starts to believe the Avatar is alive and hires an assassin to kill Aang. | |||||||
| 43 | 3 | "The Painted Lady" | Ethan Spaulding | Joshua Hamilton | October 5, 2007 (2007-10-05) | 303 | |
| The gang arrives at a Fire Nation village populated by sick and starving people. They are sick because of the nearby ammo factory polluting the river. Katara convinces them to stay by making Appa appear sick and assumes the role of "The Painted Lady," a local legend, to heal the sick and steal food from the factory. She ends up destroying the factory once Aang finds out her ruse, spurring the soldiers to attack the village. Katara reveals herself to the villagers, who thank her. Katara is also thanked by the real Painted Lady. | |||||||
| 44 | 4 | "Sokka's Master" | Giancarlo Volpe | Tim Hedrick | October 12, 2007 (2007-10-12) | 304 | |
| Sokka feels left out as he is the only person of the group unable to bend. He finds sword master Piandao to train him, forging his own sword out of a meteorite. The sword master teaches Sokka the philosophy of swordsmanship by giving him various seemingly boring tasks like painting and rock-gardening. When he gains Piandao's respect he reveals he is not from the Fire Nation. Piandao says he knew that already and that the way of the sword belongs to all nations. He gives Sokka a white lotus Pai Sho tile as a farewell gift. Meanwhile, Iroh devises a plan to escape prison and starts training in secret. | |||||||
| 45 | 5 | "The Beach" | Joaquim dos Santos | Katie Mattila | October 19, 2007 (2007-10-19) | 305 | |
| Zuko, Azula, Mai, and Ty Lee are forced to go on vacation to Ember Island. After winning a volleyball game they get invited to a party. Azula tries to flirt but scares guys away with her psychotic raving. Zuko sees a guy flirt with Mai and angrily destroys a vase, prompting her to tell him off. Later around a campfire Ty Lee reveals she is so outgoing because she grew up with six identical sisters and hated it. Mai reveals her parents worried about their careers and gave Mai anything she wanted as long as she acted cold and proper. Zuko reveals he hates himself because he is not sure of the difference between right and wrong anymore. They bond by returning to the party and trashing the place as the host looks on in horror. Meanwhile, Aang is attacked by Zuko's assassin. | |||||||
| 46 | 6 | "The Avatar and the Firelord" | Ethan Spaulding | Elizabeth Welch Ehasz | October 26, 2007 (2007-10-26) | 306 | |
| Aang and Zuko learn about the friendship of Avatar Roku and Firelord Sozin. Sozin argued to Roku that as the pinnacle of civilization the Fire Nation should control the destiny of the world. As Roku was the Avatar he knew the importance of balance and disagreed. When Sozin took an Earth colony, Roku threatened to kill him if he tried it again. When Roku's island volcano erupted Sozin came to help, but at the last moment realized that he could rule the world if he let Roku die. Roku then died, regretting his decision. Iroh tells Zuko that as the great-grandson of both Roku and Sozin he alone has the ability to resolve their endless conflict and restore balance and peace to the world. | |||||||
| 47 | 7 | "The Runaway" | Giancarlo Volpe | Joshua Hamilton | November 2, 2007 (2007-11-02) | 307 | |
| Katara expresses her disapproval when Toph begins scamming Fire Nation civilians for quick cash. Toph thinks Katara is acting too motherly, and a rift forms within the group. To patch things up, Katara decides to pull a scam with Toph, but they are caught by Combustion Man. He uses them as bait in an attempt to kill Aang, but Katara's quick thinking saves the day. | |||||||
| 48 | 8 | "The Puppetmaster" | Joaquim Dos Santos | Tim Hedrick | November 9, 2007 (2007-11-09) | 308 | |
| The gang discovers that there have been strange disappearances in a Fire Nation town during a full moon. They befriend an old innkeeper named Hama, who reveals that she is a Waterbender from the Southern Water Tribe. She becomes Katara's mentor and shares with her the tragic story of her life as a prisoner of the Fire Nation. Katara discovers that Hama is enacting her revenge by kidnapping civilians with Bloodbending, a dark technique which can only be used during a full moon by a skilled Waterbender. The resulting battle forces Katara to use the technique against Hama to save Aang and Sokka. Hama is taken away by the village, and she congratulates Katara on mastering Bloodbending. Katara breaks down and Aang comforts her. | |||||||
| 49 | 9 | "Nightmares and Daydreams" | Ethan Spaulding | John O'Bryan | November 16, 2007 (2007-11-16) | 309 | |
| The invasion is four days away, and Aang begins to feel nervous about confronting the Firelord. Feeling that he is unprepared, he trains constantly and loses sleep, causing him to hallucinate and have nightmares. After three straight days, it takes the collaboration of Sokka, Toph, and Katara to get him to finally sleep and feel confident about facing the Firelord. | |||||||
| 50 | 10 | "The Day of Black Sun, Part 1: The Invasion" | Giancarlo Volpe | Michael Dante DiMartino | November 30, 2007 (2007-11-30) | 310 | 3.77 |
| On the day of the solar eclipse, many of the characters from the previous episodes reunite with the gang to help them fight and the invasion begins. Hakoda returns with a ragtag team of several allies whom the group has met during their adventures. Aang finally kisses Katara, as he is worried that he may not return. They successfully infiltrate the Fire Nation capital as the invasion force breaks through many security barriers. Aang reaches the Firelord's palace... only to find out that no one's home. | |||||||
| 51 | 11 | "The Day of Black Sun, Part 2: The Eclipse" | Joaquim dos Santos | Aaron Ehasz | November 30, 2007 (2007-11-30) | 311 | 3.77 |
| Sokka, Aang, and Toph search for the Firelord, but only find Azula in an underground bunker. As the eclipse begins Zuko confronts his father in another bunker. He tells Ozai the Avatar is alive, that the Fire Nation only spreads fear and hatred, and in order to restore peace he will join the Avatar. Ozai reveals the night Azulon died he had been ordered to kill Zuko, but that with Zuko's mother he hatched a treasonous plan to take the throne, resulting in her banishment. Zuko redirects Ozai's lightning and escapes. Aang is forced to allow his army to be captured, but flees with his friends to the Western Air Temple with Zuko trailing them. | |||||||
| 52 | 12 | "The Western Air Temple" | Ethan Spaulding | Elizabeth Welch Ehasz & Tim Hedrick | July 14, 2008 (2008-07-14) | 312 | |
| Zuko follows Aang and his friends to the Western Air Temple, seeking to join their group. There, Zuko desperately tries to prove to them that he has changed for the better. It is only after Zuko helps save them from Combustion Man that he receives their acceptance as Aang's Firebending teacher. However, Katara refuses to trust Zuko and threatens to kill him at the slightest sign of any treachery. | |||||||
| 53 | 13 | "The Firebending Masters" | Giancarlo Volpe | John O'Bryan | July 15, 2008 (2008-07-15) | 313 | |
| Zuko tries to teach Aang how to firebend, but has lost his ability to do so. Toph suggests they learn from the original source of firebending, the dragons. Zuko and Aang travel to nearby ruins of the Sun Warrior civilization. Zuko reveals that his uncle Iroh killed the last dragon long ago. After finding the Sun Warriors still exist they must carry a sacred flame up to the mountain to meet the dragons, but their flames go out at the last moment. They perform the dragon dance seen in the ruins, and the last two dragons reveal that the true secret of firebending is life, not destruction. Both Aang and Zuko begin to firebend again. | |||||||
| 54 | 14 | "The Boiling Rock, Part 1" | Joaquim Dos Santos | May Chan | July 16, 2008 (2008-07-16) | 314 | 3.97 |
| Sokka and Zuko infiltrate the Fire Nation's top prison, the Boiling Rock, to find Sokka's father Hakoda. It is surrounded by a boiling lake, trapping Sokka and Zuko when their balloon crashes. They find Suki and hatch an escape plan with Sokka disguised as a guard. A prisoner, Chit Sang, blackmails them into letting him help. As they are nearing escape, a new batch of prisoners arrive, including Sokka's father. Sokka, Zuko, and Suki decide to stay to save him. | |||||||
| 55 | 15 | "The Boiling Rock, Part 2" | Ethan Spaulding | Joshua Hamilton | July 16, 2008 (2008-07-16) | 315 | 3.97 |
| Sokka, Zuko, Suki, and Chit Sang create a new plan for escaping the prison after the original plan failed. Mai appears and demands to know why Zuko left her. He says he's trying to save the Fire Nation, not destroy it. They take the warden hostage to escape on the gondola over the boiling water. The guards attempt to cut the line, but Mai saves them by stopping the guards. Azula is furious over their betrayal, but Mai declares she loves Zuko more than she fears Azula. After Ty Lee tries to intervene Azula has them both imprisoned. | |||||||
| 56 | 16 | "The Southern Raiders" | Joaquim Dos Santos | Elizabeth Welch Ehasz | July 17, 2008 (2008-07-17) | 316 | 4.23 |
| Azula chases Aang from the temple. Zuko confronts Katara about her distrust of him and tries to gain her friendship. He decides to help Katara find the soldier responsible for killing her mother. Aang warns her that revenge is not the answer. Katara's behavior becomes increasingly aggressive, and she even resorts to bloodbending a soldier. They eventually find the retired soldier Yan Rha, where Katara discovers that her mother died protecting her. Despite Katara's uncontrollable anger she is unable to take revenge on such a pathetic person. Katara and Zuko leave, with Katara forgiving Zuko and accepting him as a good friend. | |||||||
| 57 | 17 | "The Ember Island Players" | Giancarlo Volpe | Tim Hedrick, Josh Hamilton & John O'Bryan | July 18, 2008 (2008-07-18) | 317 | 4.53 |
| Sokka discovers that the Ember Island Players, a Fire Nation theatre group, is debuting a play based upon their adventures. The play turns out to be Fire Nation propaganda, and although the audience enjoys the play, Aang and his friends are embarrassed by the inaccurate and exaggerated portrayals of themselves (with the sole exception of Toph, who is amused by her depiction as a large muscled man who employs a primitive form of sonar by yelling at everything). In context, the play also serves as a concise summary of Aang's entire journey throughout the show. The play ends with the Fire Nation winning the war and the Firelord killing the Avatar, which triggers a standing ovation from the audience and fright from Aang. | |||||||
| 58 | 18 | "Sozin's Comet, Part 1: The Phoenix King" | Ethan Spaulding | Michael Dante DiMartino | July 19, 2008 (2008-07-19) | 318 | 5.59 |
| Aang has decided to fight the Firelord after Sozin's Comet passes. Zuko derails this plan by revealing that Ozai intends to raze the entire Earth-Kingdom continent while under its influence. The gang begins a frantic training regimen while Aang struggles with his responsibilities: his friends exhort him to simply kill Ozai, but Aang clings to the pacifist beliefs of his Air-Nomad heritage. In his sleep, Aang is drawn towards a mysterious island that appears suddenly in the sea; the next day, his friends find June the Bounty Hunter to attempt to locate him again. Ozai bequeaths his throne to Azula and declares himself "Phoenix King," ruler of the known world, while Aang awakens on the unknown island now in the middle of the sea. | |||||||
| 59 | 19 | "Sozin's Comet, Part 2: The Old Masters" | Giancarlo Volpe | Aaron Ehasz | July 19, 2008 (2008-07-19) | 319 | 5.59 |
| On the island, Aang seeks guidance from his past lives, but they too insist he must take action against the Firelord. The island turns out to be a giant lion-turtle, which gives Aang the guidance he has been seeking. After June is unable to find Aang, Zuko decides to ask June to find his uncle instead. After June leads them to the outer wall of Ba Sing Se, they meet King Bumi, Jeong Jeong, Master Pakku, and Master Piandao, who are members of the Order of the White Lotus. The group soon finds out that Iroh is their leader. After reuniting with Iroh, the team decides to split up and go in different directions to help stop the Fire Nation: Zuko and Katara will handle Azula at the capital of the Fire Nation; Sokka, Suki and Toph will attempt to deflect the Fire Nation airships encroaching on the Earth Kingdom, and Iroh is to lead the Order in the liberation of Ba Sing Se. Sozin's Comet arrives and Phoenix King Ozai prepares to destroy the Earth Kingdom. | |||||||
| 60 | 20 | "Sozin's Comet, Part 3: Into the Inferno" | Joaquim dos Santos | Michael Dante DiMartino & Bryan Konietzko | July 19, 2008 (2008-07-19) | 320 | 5.59 |
| Azula's mental stability, undermined by the betrayal of her friends at the Boiling Rock, begins to deteriorate as her coronation as Firelord approaches. Zuko and Katara confront her right when she is about to be crowned Firelord, but Azula challenges her brother to an Agni Kai. Zuko, although initially winning, is gravely injured when Azula throws lighting at Katara and he dives in the way. Aang duels Ozai without result, still unwilling to kill him. Sokka, Toph, and Suki attempt to halt the Airship fleet but are soon separated, while the Order of the White Lotus battles for Ba Sing Se's freedom. | |||||||
| 61 | 21 | "Sozin's Comet, Part 4: Avatar Aang" | Joaquim dos Santos | Michael Dante DiMartino & Bryan Konietzko | July 19, 2008 (2008-07-19) | 321 | 5.59 |
| Ozai accidentally causes Aang to enter the Avatar State. The Order of the White Lotus successfully liberates Ba Sing Se, while Sokka, Suki and Toph disable all of the Airships. Katara freezes and chains Azula down, triggering a psychotic breakdown in Azula, then uses her healing abilities to revive a severely wounded Zuko. Aang easily overwhelms Ozai, yet still refuses to kill him. Aang uses his knowledge from the lion-turtle—a new type of bending (described as "Energybending" on the Nickelodeon website)—to strip Ozai of his Firebending, defeating the Phoenix King without taking his life. Newly appointed Firelord Zuko declares the war over, and Aang and his friends celebrate together at Iroh's tea shop in Ba Sing Se. Zuko and Mai reconcile officially, and Zuko confronts his father, asking where his mother,Ursa, is being kept. Ozai's answer is not shown, which leaves the only cliffhanger. Aang and Katara share a loving hug and kiss passionately before a sunset, thus ending "Avatar: The Last Airbender". |
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