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Book 1: Water
| Chapter 1: The Boy in the Iceberg | |
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Original airdate: February 21, 2005 Summary: When a young waterbender named Katara and her brother, Sokka, discover a giant iceberg while fishing for food around their homestead at the South Pole, they discover that there is a boy named Aang inside, whom they discover is an airbender, a group of people which were thought to be extinct. However, after a string of unfortunate events which puts the village in harms way, they soon learn that there is more to him than meets the eye. |
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| Chapter 2: The Avatar Returns | |
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Original airdate: February 21, 2005 Summary: After Aang gives himself up to the Fire Nation in order to ensure the Southern Water Tribe is safe, Katara and Sokka take Aang's flying bison, Appa, to attempt to rescue him. However, they soon realize that Aang may not be as helpless as they originally thought he was. |
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| Chapter 3: The Southern Air Temple | |
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Original airdate: February 25, 2005 Summary: Aang is excited about going home for the first time in one hundred years, but he is shocked to find out that the temple is deserted. Aang tells Sokka and Katara about his childhood as they explore the temple, but they soon discover something that Aang never expected. Meanwhile, Prince Zuko must make repairs to his ship and the only way he can do it is to dock his ship at his rival's naval base. |
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| Chapter 4: The Warriors of Kyoshi | |
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Original airdate: March 4, 2005 Summary: As one of Aang's little detours, the group heads toward the island of Kyoshi. But soon they learn that the townspeople don't trust foreigners well at all; however, when Aang proves to them that he is the Avatar they are treated as guests of honor. Katara wants to get some supplies and leave as soon as possible, while Aang is enjoying his time as a celebrity; little do they know, though, that the Fire Nation has tracked them down. Also, Sokka meets and trains with a female warrior named Suki. |
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| Chapter 5: The King of Omashu | |
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Original airdate: March 18, 2005 Summary: When Aang takes Katara and Sokka on a wild journey through Omashu's mail delivery system, they wind up on the wrong side of the law and are taken to the King for punishment. However, the King of Omashu decides to put Aang to a test, or his friends will be surrounded in a stone prison. Will Aang be able to complete the mad King's tasks? And who is this insane King? |
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| Chapter 6: Imprisoned | |
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Original airdate: March 25, 2005 Summary: When the group arrives at a small Earth Kingdom mining town, they see an earthbender named Haru who is practicing his ability, but he runs away when Katara tries to confront him about it. They soon learn that the Fire Nation has taken over the town and that earthbending is forbidden and all earthbenders are taken away to an offshore prison. However, when an elderly man is trapped when the mine collapses, Katara urges Haru to use his powers to save the man's life, but when the old man reports Haru to the authorities. Katara blames herself for his predicament and she vows to rescue him, but will she succeed? |
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| Chapter 7: The Spirit World- Winter Solstice Part 1 | |
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Original airdate: April 8, 2005 Summary: When Aang is assigned to help defend a town from a monster that has been plaguing the town, his lack of ability and knowledge becomes obvious as he doesn't know what to do. However, when Sokka tries to rush to Aang's rescue during the fight, he himself becomes captured and is taken away by the monster, which turns out to be from the spirit world. Aang promises Katara that he'll find Sokka and bring him back, but with Aang even doubting himself, will he be capable of finding where the monster went? |
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| Chapter 8: Avatar Roku- Winter Solstice Part 2 | |
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Original airdate: April 15, 2005 Summary: Aang learns that he must go to Avatar Roku's temple in the Fire Nation during the winter solstice if he wishes to speak with Avatar Roku, and see what he must do. However, with Prince Zuko on his trail, and Commander Zhao on Zuko's trail, while he heads straight into the heart of the nation who wants him captured, he realizes that this isn't going to be an easy task. When the gang finally arrives, they find that the sages of the temple are loyal to the fire lord, or at least, most of them are... |
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| Chapter 9: The Waterbending Scroll | |
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Original airdate: April 29, 2005 Summary: After Katara attempts to teach Aang waterbending, but realizes that he is learning it much faster than she is, she is desperate to improve her abilities. When Katara inadvertently stumbles across a waterbending scroll that can help improve her ability while Aang is looking at a pirate’s store, she decides to steal it after she realizes that she couldn’t hope to afford it; but will she be capable of stealing from the pirates without causing herself and her friends trouble? |
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| Chapter 10: Jet | |
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Original airdate: May 6, 2005 Summary: While traveling towards the North Pole, the group almost gets captured by the Fire Nation. However, when a charismatic young man and his band of rebels attack the Fire Nation camp and rescue them, they learn that they are trying to resist the Fire Nation’s attempts to expand their territory. Katara and Aang enjoy their time with the band of rebels, but Sokka soon discovers that they aren’t as noble as they appear... |
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| Chapter 11: The Great Divide | |
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Original airdate: May 20, 2005 Summary: While on their way to the North Pole, Aang and his friends arrive at a giant canyon where two groups of refugees are bickering over who should get to go across. Aang decides to walk across with the two groups to ensure they don’t fight one another. However, he soon learns that the two tribes have been feuding for one hundred years and they both believe their actions are justified. But when the predators inside the canyon start to come out, Aang is stuck trying to defend both tribes from each other and the vicious wildlife of the canyon. |
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| Chapter 12: The Storm | |
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Original airdate: June 3, 2005 Summary: Aang, Katara and Sokka have run out of money. Katara suggests Sokka get a job, and, coincidentally, they meet a fisherman who is looking for someone to help him out with his fishing. But when the fisherman recognizes Aang is the Avatar, he causes him to run away on his glider. Katara follows him on Appa, and when she gets there Aang begins to reveal life before he was frozen in the iceberg. Meanwhile, Prince Zuko and Lieutenant Jee get into an argument, until Iroh breaks it up. Soon thereafter, the Lieutenant and the rest of the crew gain a newfound respect for their leader after learning of his past. |
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| Chapter 13: The Blue Spirit | |
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Original airdate: June 17, 2005 Summary: After Sokka and Katara get sick from the storm, Aang seeks out a cure and discovers he needs some frozen frogs in order to get them cured. Meanwhile, Zhao has been promoted to Admiral and he is using the Fire Nation’s best men to capture Aang, which turns out to be bad news as Aang is captured while trying to get cure for his friends. All hope seems lost for Aang and his friends, but there may just be a glimmer of hope when a strange masked figure comes to Aang’s rescue, but who could it possibly be? |
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| Chapter 14: The Fortuneteller | |
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Original airdate: September 23, 2005 Summary: When the group tries to help a man who is being attacked by a platypus-bear, they discover that the local town has a fortuneteller named Aunt Wu in it, who has been forecasting the town's fate for years. But when Sokka and Aang discover one of the fortuneteller's most vital predictions is dead wrong, they have to develop a plan to convince the stubborn townspeople that their beloved Aunt Wu was wrong. |
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| Chapter 15: Bato of the Water Tribe | |
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Original airdate: October 7, 2005 Summary: Aang feels neglected as Katara and Sokka reunite with Bato, an old friend of their father's from the South Pole. They begin to reminisce on their times in the past while they wait for a message to arrive from their father; in which Aang believes Katara and Sokka will abandon him and go out to find their father should the message arrive. However, when the messenger gives Aang the message to give to Bato, Aang betrays his friends in a way Katara or Sokka could never imagine. However, when Zuko recruits a bounty hunter named Jun to track Aang down, his friendship is put to the test as he must deal with the fact that he betrayed his friends while defending himself from yet another fight. |
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| Chapter 16: The Deserter | |
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Original airdate: October 21, 2005 Summary: When Aang and his friends go to a Fire Nation town so that Aang can witness some firebending, their plan soon goes awry when it's discovered that he is the Avatar. Fortunately, he's rescued by an individual who serves a firebending master named Jeong Jeong who has abandoned the Fire Nation, so Aang attempts to use this time to attempt to learn how to firebend. However, when the firebending master refuses to even see Aang, will Aang be able to prove he's ready to learn how to firebend despite the fact that he lacks discipline? |
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| Chapter 17: The Northern Air Temple | |
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Original airdate: November 4, 2005 Summary: When Aang and his friends hear rumors about surviving airbenders, they decide to stop by the Northern Air Temple on their way to the North Pole to see for themselves. What they find is a bunch of people who aren't airbenders, but have mastered the art of gliding; though this upsets Aang because they have been defacing the temple. However, there was one part of the temple where nobody has been able to enter, and what Aang and his friends discover inside spells oncoming conflict |
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| Chapter 18: The Waterbending Master | |
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Original airdate: November 18, 2005 Summary: When Aang and his friends get lost on their way to the North Pole, they manage to be found by some of the Northern Water Tribe's soldiers, which take them to their capital. There, Aang manages to find a waterbending master to teach him the abilities he needs to know, but the master refuses to train Katara. Meanwhile, Admiral Zhao recruits Zuko's soldiers to prepare for an assault on the Northern Water Tribe, though he has other plans in store for Zuko's fate. |
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| Chapter 19: The Siege of the North- Part 1 | |
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Original airdate: December 2, 2005 Summary: In the first half of the two-part season finale, Zhao begins to launch his attack against the Northern Water Tribe. As the walls of the besieged city begin to fall, the Avatar taps into the spirit world and seeks the help of one of the oldest spirits, in hopes of saving one of the most prominent areas of the world. |
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| Chapter 20: The Siege of the North- Part 2 | |
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Original airdate: December 2, 2005 Summary: Aang returns from the spirit world to a big surprise. Meanwhile, Zhao and his forces continue to press deeper into the Northern Water Tribe. What could possibly stop the fire nation from destroying this tranquil region? If Zhao has his way, nothing. Also, Iroh makes a powerful stand and Zuko struggles to keep his plan intact. |
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