pink velvet

There was a whole new rebirth of interest in the show when it came to Netflix so I feel like that makes it still feel newer somehow

gold-steps

That's true too! I've watched it twice since then and there's been so much more content around it.

pink velvet

Yes! I think it gained a ton of new fans and interest I wouldn't be surprised if it played a role in Avatar Studios getting the green light.

gold-steps

Yeah it was really fun seeing it have a big resurgence on tumblr and other social media. I think that would make a lot of sense. It showed the higher ups that people still like the Avatar world.

pink velvet

Yes! The show has aged beautifully and because of that it can continue to gain new fans

gold-steps

I feel like the kind of overall message of the show of good prevailing and sticking to your morals will always be relevant. I think people will always like it.

pink velvet

A lesson like that should never go out of style

gold-steps

Agreed. And it's a good message for any age. I can see how it's also gotten really popular with people who were young when it aired but are adults now and are enjoying rewatching.

pink velvet

Yes! It's amazing how I love it more now than I did when I was younger.

gold-steps

Yeah I notice things that I totally missed when I was a kid.

pink velvet

I was thinking maybe we could attempt to pick a top five episodes of the season! Maybe by process of elimination? Though it might be super hard

gold-steps

Oooo that sounds kind of difficult but fun! Like a mini survivor.

pink velvet

Exactly! Except it's only us

• The Boy in the Iceberg
• The Avatar Returns
• The Southern Air Temple
• The Warriors of Kyoshi
• The King of Omashu
• Imprisoned
• Winter Solstice, Part 1: The Spirit World
• Winter Solstice, Part 2: Avatar Roku"
• The Waterbending Scroll
• Jet
• The Great Divide
• The Storm
• The Blue Spirit
• The Fortuneteller
• Bato of the Water Tribe
• The Deserter
• The Northern Air Temple
• The Waterbending Master
• The Siege of the North, Part 1
• "The Siege of the North, Part 2"

I don't have descriptions, but here are the titles at least for now! I bet we can agree on the first to go

gold-steps

Yeah we couldn't really do a full survivor with just us anyway

I got descriptions so prepare for a long post I feel like I remember most of the episodes anyway and I bet you do as well, but just in case!

The Boy in the Iceberg
Sokka and Katara, two teenage siblings living in the South Pole, discover Aang and his pet flying bison, Appa, trapped in an iceberg. After Katara frees him, she discovers that he is an airbender and the siblings take him to their home village in the Southern Water Tribe. Meanwhile, his unfreezing attracts the attention of the Fire Nation's Zuko intent on capturing him.

The Avatar Returns
Prince Zuko attacks the Southern Water Tribe seeking to capture the Avatar, Aang. Katara and Sokka fly in on Appa to save Aang from the Fire Nation. After realizing that he is the long lost Avatar, they agree to accompany him on his travels to master the other elements.

The Southern Air Temple
While journeying to the North Pole, Aang, Sokka, and Katara explore Aang's former home, the Southern Air Temple. Aang learns of his people's genocide at the hands of the Fire Nation; his anger triggers his Avatar State, which in turn alerts the world that the Avatar has returned. Meanwhile, Zuko and his uncle, Iroh, have their ship repaired at a Fire Nation port commanded by a rival, Commander Zhao.

The Warriors of Kyoshi
As Aang and his friends begin crossing the expansive Earth Kingdom, they are captured by the female warriors of Kyoshi Island. Sokka is trained by the Kyoshi Warriors while Aang lets the villagers' reverence go to his head. Zuko finds out that Aang is on Kyoshi Island; he attacks the village and Aang and his friends escape on Appa.

The King of Omashu
While in Omashu, Aang and the gang accidentally destroy parts of the city on a joyride on the city's mail system. The King of Omashu challenges Aang to three tasks that require creative thinking before allowing Aang and his friends to leave the city.

Imprisoned
Aang, Katara, and Sokka camp at a small Earth Kingdom town where all the town's earthbenders are arrested by the Fire Nation. Katara accidentally gets an earthbender, Haru, arrested. In her guilt, she tricks the Fire Nation into arresting her so she can help to free the earthbenders from the inside.

Winter Solstice, Part 1: The Spirit World
The gang finds themselves in a small Earth Kingdom village under attack by a Spirit World monster. Aang attempts to stop the monster from destroying the town and is accidentally transported to and trapped within the Spirit World. Meanwhile, Iroh gets captured by a group of Earth Kingdom soldiers and Zuko must track him down.

Winter Solstice, Part 2: Avatar Roku
Aang must travel to the Fire Temple, while battling Zuko and Zhao, to receive a message from Avatar Roku. He soon finds that even the once loyal sages of the Avatar are against him.

The Waterbending Scroll
Katara steals a waterbending scroll from a band of pirates and begins to teach Aang waterbending before they reach the North Pole. Zuko and Iroh learn that the pirates were robbed by the Avatar and team up with them in order to capture Aang.

Jet
Traveling by foot, Team Avatar accidentally stumbles into a Fire Nation camp. The soldiers immediately surround them, though the team is saved by Jet and his Freedom Fighters and invited back to their treetop hideout. There, the team learns about the orphans living in the woods and fighting the Fire Nation soldiers who dare to set foot in the forest. While Aang and Katara and trustful of the Freedom Fighters, Sokka remains skeptical, a sentiment that is strengthened when Jet and a few of his fighters ambush an old Fire Nation civilian. Suspicious of his true intentions, Sokka trails Jet on a nightly walk and discovers that the Freedom Fighters' leader desires to flood the Earth Kingdom village of Gaipan, killing everyone, in order to eradicate the Fire Nation soldiers stationed there. Before Sokka can intervene, however, he is captured by the Freedom Fighters. By morning, Jet convinces Katara and Aang to use their waterbending to fill up a reservoir under the ruse of it being needed to extinguish forest fires, though in reality it is to flood the village. After they are done, they discover Jet's true intentions and although they manage to incapacitate him in battle, they fail to stop the Freedom Fighters from blowing up the dam and flooding Gaipan. However, Sokka managed to escape and warn the villagers, evacuating them all to safety. (I'm pulling this from the fan wiki and idk why this one's so long but I'm going with it)

The Great Divide
While crossing a canyon on foot, Aang has to mediate between two tribes, the Zhangs, and the Gan Jins, who have been feuding for almost one hundred years. After sending Appa to the other side with the sick and elderly, they become trapped in the canyon when their earthbender guide's arms are broken.

The Storm
While a storm approaches, Aang tells Katara why he ran away from the air temple one hundred years prior. Meanwhile, on Zuko's ship, Iroh tells the crew the tale of how the prince received his scar and was banished from the Fire Nation.

The Blue Spirit
Aang must travel to an herbalist to retrieve a cure for the ill Sokka and Katara. While returning to his friends, he is attacked and captured by the Yuyan Archers, sent after him by the newly promoted Admiral Zhao. A mysterious masked swordsman, the "Blue Spirit", assists Aang in escaping his imprisonment.

The Fortuneteller
Katara convinces Sokka and Aang to travel to a village after hearing of a fortuneteller named Aunt Wu who resides there. Aang and Katara become excited when the fortuneteller predicts their love-lives. Sokka, however, doubts Aunt Wu's predictions and is proven correct when the volcano she predicted would not destroy the town becomes active.

Bato of the Water Tribe
Sokka and Katara meet Bato, a warrior from the Southern Water Tribe, at an abbey. When Aang overhears that Sokka and Katara are excited over the prospect of reuniting with their father, he hides a map leading to their father's location. Meanwhile, Zuko, using Katara's necklace, hires a bounty hunter named June to track down Aang.

The Deserter
After being chased out of a Fire Nation festival, Aang, Sokka, and Katara encounter a group of Fire Nation deserters, led by firebending master and ex-admiral Jeong Jeong. After realizing this could be his only chance to learn firebending, Aang – with the help of Avatar Roku's spirit – convinces Jeong Jeong to teach him firebending. Meanwhile, Admiral Zhao continues his chase for the Avatar.

The Northern Air Temple
After hearing tales that people with the ability to fly are inhabiting the Northern Air Temple, Aang and the crew travel there, eager to meet airbenders. However, they instead find a misplaced tribe of Earth Kingdom natives, who, much to Aang's disappointment, have renovated much of the temple.

The Waterbending Master
Finally reaching the North Pole, Aang finds a waterbending master. However, the master refuses to teach Katara being that women are forbidden to learn the art. Meanwhile, Sokka spends time with Yue, Princess of the Northern Water Tribe. Admiral Zhao hires the pirates to assassinate Zuko while he prepares a massive fleet to invade the North Pole.

The Siege of the North, Part 1
The Northern Water Tribe braces against the attack by the Fire Nation. Meanwhile, Zuko sneaks into the North Pole to capture the Avatar. Aang, realizing that the Water Tribe cannot defeat Zhao's fleet alone, decides to visit the Spirit World to get help from the Moon and Ocean spirits.

The Siege of the North, Part 2
Sokka, Katara, and Yue follow Zuko to save Aang. In the Spirit World, Aang learns the identities of the Moon and Ocean spirits and that they are in danger. As Aang returns to the real world, he is saved by Katara. Meanwhile, Zhao succeeds in capturing the Moon Spirit, the source of all waterbending. Aang enters the Avatar State to destroy the siege, Zuko defeats Zhao, and Yue gives her life back to the Moon Spirit to save the Water Tribe.

I'm guessing you're referring the The Great Divide? That would be my pick.

pink velvet

Thanks for bringing all the descriptions here Even though I remember the episodes pretty well, they are very useful

The Great Divide is definitely the first to go