But General Fong, inspired by Aang's battle-determining actions during the Siege of the North, suggests that Aang defeat the Fire Lord and end the war immediately by triggering the Avatar State. They are to be escorted to Omashu, where Aang intends to find King Bumi to teach him earthbending. Episodes No.Īang and his friends rest at an Earth Kingdom outpost after their journey from the North Pole. However, the show did win the 'Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation' award for Sang-Jin Kim's animation in the 'Lake Laogai' episode. In 2007, the show was nominated for 'Outstanding Animated Program' in the 2007 Emmy Awards for the 'City of Walls and Secrets' episode, though it did not win. In the 34th Annie Awards, the show was nominated for and won the 'Best Character Animation in a Television Production' award, for Jae-Myung Yu's animation in 'The Blind Bandit', and the 'Best Directing in an Animated Television Production' award, for the episode 'The Drill'. This release gives us an audio commentary by the creators.The show also received acclaim for its visual appeal. And there are always special features, even if sometimes they are pretty minor. Everything else is good they fit five full episodes on a disc rather than 2, 3, or 4 like some other anime series. It's annoying! But that's the only gripe I have with the DVD release. Why didn't they do this? It's the same opening every time! But instead of just hitting the chapter skip to get on with the show, I must either sit through it or fast forward. What I would love to ask for, however, is to be able to chapter skip past the opening of every episode.
I don't think anyone could ask for a better show. It is far from simple, but it also flows so well that the story never gets confused or bogged down in irrelevant side quests. And they are thrown into fully understandable situations, forced to make decisions that would not only affect their lives, but the lives of everyone they know. They have their individual personalities that shine through both dialogue and body language. Every character is multidimensional they grow, they learn, and they change. Everything comes together so well that just makes this one of the best animated shows ever made. But Sokka and Katara's father was one of the captured, and Sokka is determined to do whatever it takes to rescue him.ĭescribing the stories just cannot do this show justice. Located in the center of a volcano and surrounded by boiling hot water, no one has ever escaped from the fortress. Sokka learns from Aang's new Fire Bending teacher that the most likely place their captured allies were taken was to the maximum security prison The Boiling Rock. The last two episodes of the disc combine to form a two-parter, titled The Boiling Rock. which is not an easy feat seeing as how the Fire Nation is at war with the rest of the world, and Aang is wanted D-E-A-D by the Fire Lord. Of course, in order to do that, he'll need to find a Fire Bending master to instruct him. Not knowing where else to flee, the ragtag team heads to the Western Air Temple where they intend to lay low and come up with a new plan for defeating the Fire Nation.Īfter mulling the situation over, Aang ultimately comes to the conclusion that he must continue his training he must learn to master fire bending. Aang, Sokka, Katara, Toph, and a few other of the younger warriors are able to escape on Appa while everyone else is captured and sent to Fire Nation prisons. So they head off in search of their foe, but unfortunately they encounter the masterful Princess Azula instead.īeing unable to locate the Fire Lord in time, he and the rest of his Fire Benders regain their powers, causing the valiant assault to ultimately fail. and thanks to Toph's amazing ability to see what others cannot, she finds exactly what their looking for in the form of a giant underground structure. With time running out, he, Sokka, and Toph head off to search for a secret area where the Fire Lord may have fled. Aang, heads off to fight the Fire Lord, but finds the palace deserted. The first episode on Avatar: The Last Airbender - Book 3: Fire, Volume 3 is The Day of Black Sun, Part 2: The Eclipse, the conclusion to the attack on the Fire Nation. And so the attack began, and all seemed to be going well. The day of the eclipse was approaching, which meant it was time to attack the Fire Nation, as the fire benders would lose their powers while the eclipse was in full effect. The previous disc found Aang and pals teamed up with a small army composed of people from various earth and water tribes. Avatar: The Last Airbender - Book 3: Fire, Volume 3 is finally here! And you know, this show just keeps getting better and better.