Season 2
21.The Avatar State.
3/17/2006
After leaving the North Pole, the kids are now heading to Omashu
so that Aang can learn Earthbending from his old friend, King Bumi. The kids head south to an Earth Kingdom military base,
where they can rest and find an escort to Omashu.
But the kids' plans change when they meet General Fong, an
aggressive military man who wants to use Aang's "Avatar State" powers to end the war immediately. General Fong has a plan
to get Aang into the "Avatar State" and then head into the Fire Nation to defeat the Fire Lord. Meanwhile, Zuko learns that
his sister, Azula, has been sent to bring him and Uncle Iroh back to the Fire Nation to be punished as
traitors. For the first time, we see Azula's amazing Firebending
abilities she is able to Firebend lightning. Zuko and Iroh are officially on the run from the Fire Nation.
22. The Cave of Two Lovers.
3/24/2006
As the kids travel through the Earth kingdom, they realize
getting to Omashu is more dangerous than they thought the Fire Nation is everywhere. So when they meet a group of hippie-like
nomads who tell them about a secret pass to Omashu, they decide to travel with them. The kids and nomads enter into the pass
known as "The Cave of Two Lovers" (which is essentially a giant cave through the mountains) and they soon become trapped and
lost in the underground labyrinth. Meanwhile, Zuko and Uncle (lying about who they really are) befriend some Earth Kingdom
civilians whose lives have been hurt by the Fire Nation.
23. Return to Omashu.
4/7/2006
After discovering that Omashu has been taken by the Fire Nation,
Aang's plan of learning Earthbending is put aside he has a new mission, to save the citizens of Omashu and his friend, King
Bumi. The kids manage to sneak into the great city and get the citizens out by pretending there is a plague. But Bumi is still
locked away in the city. So when Katara, Sokka and Aang return to get the king, Azula and her newest sidekicks, Mai and Ty
Lee, confront them. There is an awesome fight and in the end we learn that Bumi does not need to be saved he has a plan for
later
24. The Swamp.
4/14/2006
The kids crash land in a mysterious swamp, and they are separated
from Appa and Momo. When they go off to look for them, they get separated themselves and end up chasing mysterious visions.
The kids reunite in the middle of the swamp where they face an angry swamp monster.
Appa and Momo spend the day together being hunted by Due and
Tho, a couple of dim-witted hillbilly-types, who want to eat them.
25. Avatar Day.
4/28/2006
When the kids hear about a town that celebrates something called
"Avatar Day", they are excited to visit. But when they get there, they realize that the town is actually celebrating their
hate for the Avatar. Aang finds out that the reason the town hates and fears him is because of a supposed crime he committed
against the town in a former life on this very day. Aang vows to prove his innocence. Meanwhile, Zuko, now poor and on the
run, uses his 'Blue Spirit' persona to steal things for him and Uncle. Uncle is not happy with what Zuko is doing and Zuko
decides to go off on his own -- the two part ways.
26. The Blind Bandit.
5/5/2006
Still looking for an Earthbending teacher for Aang, the kids
come to a town where they hear about an Earthbending tournament Earth Rumble Six Aang is certain he'll find a teacher there.
The Earth Rumble tournament is like our version of wrestling with a lot of extravagant, muscley Earthbenders with unusual
nicknames and specialized moves. (Examples are The Hippo, the Boulderand The Gopher. They sport moves like "rocking the boat"
and "burrowing".) The objective is to knock your opponent out of the ring. The kids are very impressed with all the Earthbenders
but none of them seem to be right to teach Aang. Until the final Earthbender comes out. She is a small blind girl and the
champion of the tournament, nicknamed "The Blind Bandit." Aang is certain she is the right girl but when he goes up to talk
to her, he ends up having to fight her!
27. Zuko Alone.
5/12/2006
Zuko, who is now on his own (no longer traveling with Uncle
Iroh) is worn-out and hungry as he travels on his ostrich-horse through the Earth Kingdom. Considered and enemy to the Earth
Kingdom and a traitor to the Fire Nation, Zuko is not welcome anywhere. He comes to a small Earth Kingdom town where bully
Earth Nation soldiers are keeping the town in fear. Zuko stands his ground when faced with the menacing Earthbenders and helps
to keep a young boy, Lee, out of trouble. Lee takes Zuko to his meet his family. Zuko is welcomed to stay and he ends up helping
Lee's father around their farm. When the Earth Nation soldier thugs come to the farm to cause trouble, Zuko again stands his
ground against them. Zuko has flashbacks of the last times he saw his mother and to the rise of his father as Fire Lord.
28. The Chase.
5/26/2006
The kids (now including Toph) are chased by a relentless and
mysterious tank-train. Several times the kids land and set up camp just to see that the tank train is coming right for them
again they quickly get on Appa and leave. After this happens a few times, the kids finally decide to face whoever is in the
tank-train. But when they realize that it is Azula, Mai and Ty Lee they decide the best thing to do is keep running.
This is the first episode with the Mongoose Dragons. These
are large animals that Azula, Mai and Ty Lee ride on. They are a cross between a Mongoose and a basilisk, a lizard that can
run across water. While they travel on land they are on all fours but they are also able to stand on their hind legs and sprint
across water.
29. Bitter Work.
6/2/2006
For Aang's first Earthbending lesson the kids come to a large,
natural rock quarry. Aang is excited to start Earthbending but his first attempt to bend a rock results in him being thrown
back and the rock not moving. Toph tells Aang that his is not connected to the ground enough. The element Earth is the opposite
of Air and therefore Aang has a tough time being grounded being "Rock-like".
Meanwhile, Sokka hunts a baby saber-tooth moose-lion, following
the little animal into the woods. But right as Sokka pounces on the baby animal, he falls and gets stuck in a hole.
30. The Library.
7/14/2006
Looking for information to defeat the Fire Nation, the kids
meet an archeologist, Professor Zei, who knows of a secret library with an endless amount of information. The only problem
is that library is hidden somewhere in the middle of the desert and Professor Zei has never actually been there. But the kids
decide that with Professor Zei's knowledge and Appa as a means to get in and out of the desert, they can find the library.
After a long search the kids finally find the library, buried, sinking into the desert. The kids enter except for Toph who
decides to wait on the surface with Appa.
31. The Desert.
7/14/2006
Now trapped in the desert, the kids try to make it out on foot,
heading towards Ba Sing Se (the capitol of the Earth Nation). Aang is upset at losing Appa and flies on his glider looking
for him, but it is no use Appa is gone. The group is running out of water so Sokka and Momo drink some cactus juice which
only makes them hallucinate. Katara tries her best to keep everyone together, but it's a tough job considering Aang is upset,
Toph can't really "see" in the sand and Sokka and Momo are loopy.
Zuko and Uncle decide that they need to go somewhere where
Azula can't find them they decide to go to Ba Sing Se. But in order to get there they need passports and Uncle knows just
where to get them. We learn for the first time that Uncle is in a Secret Society that spans across all Nations it's called
the Order of the White Lotus.
32. The Serpent's Pass.
9/15/2006
Still traveling without Appa, the kids are anxious to get to
Ba Sing Se to tell the Earth King about their plan to attack the Fire Nation and, more importantly, to find Appa. But getting
to Ba Sing Se is harder than they thought. The kids pass up taking the easy way to Ba Sing Se (a peaceful ferry ride across
a lake) and instead vow to help a desperate family of refugees that are unable to take the ferry. The kids lead the family
to Ba Sing Se the only other way they know, through the deadly Serpent's Pass.
Suki, from Book 1 Water Chapter 4, returns in this episode
she meets up with the kids and helps them to cross the Pass. This chapter also marks the return of Jet from Book 1 Water
Chapter 10
33. The Drill.
9/15/2006
Having made it on top of the outer wall of Ba Sing Se, the
kids see a frightening sight a Fire Nation army is heading right towards them, and leading the army is a giant, mobile drill.
The drill is several stories high and moving like a caterpillar it is just a matter of time before it reaches the wall and
drills through it putting all of Ba Sing Se in danger. The kids find an Earth Kingdom army who is trying to stop the giant
drill but it is no use it seems unstoppable.
While still on the ferry, Jet asks Zuko if he wants to join
his group of freedom fighters. Zuko turns down Jet's offer and Jet become suspicious of Zuko and Uncle he suspects they are
Fire Nation. When they all make it into Ba Sing Se, Jet and his gang follow Zuko and Uncle
34. City of Walls and Secrets.
9/22/2006
Having finally made it into Ba Sing Se, the kids are given
a house in the upper ring an upper class area of the city. The kids are anxious to tell the Earth King their plan but they
find out they won't be able to speak to the king for a month. The kids decide that they can't wait a month and so they break
into a private party that the Earth King is throwing they figure they can talk to the king here.
Meanwhile, Jet and his small gang follow Uncle and Zuko, trying
to prove that they are Firebenders. When Uncle and Zuko get jobs at a teahouse, Jet continues to spy on them. But when Jet
can't get the proof he needs, he decides to fight Zuko -- certain that Zuko will have to use his Firebending to defend himself.
35. The Tales of Ba Sing Se.
9/29/2006
This episode is a bunch of short stories.
1.Katara and Toph
go to a day spa and get pampered. Toph gets an "extra strength" pedicure on her calloused (Earthbending) feet. The girls have
a mud bending fight while taking a mud bath.
2.Uncle travels around the city collecting things for a picnic. Along the
way he inadvertently helps strangers in different ways. For example, he sings to quiet a baby and helps a mugger get his life
on track.
3.Sokka walks past a Haiku club where people are reading haikus. When he accidentally enters the class, he finds
out that he has a natural talent for haikus.
4.Zuko goes on a date with a girl who likes him. The two go to dinner and
romantically stroll around Ba Sing Se.
5.Aang helps free the animals from a rundown zoo. His plan was to get them all
to the agrarian zone in between the walls a place where they could roam free. But getting them through the city becomes a
bigger challenge than he realized.
6.Momo, looking for Appa, runs into a pack of angry cats. The cats chase Momo through
the streets of Ba Sing Se. He tries to hide, acting like a street vendor's dancing monkey. But the cats don't let up and continue
to chase him relentlessly.
36. Appa's Lost Days.
10/13/2006
This is an episode where we follow what happened to Appa starting
when we lost him in Book 2 Earth Chapter 10.
Appa is taken by the Sandbenders from the library and sold
to the Bedouins. Although Appa is tied down, he is hard to control so the Bedouins sell Appa to a traveling Fire Nation circus.
At the circus, a cruel animal trainer "breaks" Appa and forces him to perform in the circus. Appa manages to break free from
the circus and goes searching for Aang. Unable to find him, he looks for a place to rest. Appa finds shelter in a barn, but
he is violently chased away by a farmer. Still looking for shelter, Appa finds a cave but realizes that the cave is home to
another animal a Boar-q-pine. The two animals have a vicious fight and Appa is injured, stuck with Boar-q-needles. Appa is
now becoming more animalistic and it shows when Suki (from Book 1 Chapter 4) comes across him. Appa is like an angry beast
and Suki has to calm him down. She and the other Kyoshi warriors take care of Appa but it doesn't last for long the Kyoshi
warriors are attacked by Azula, Mai and Ty Lee -- and Appa is forced to flee.
37. Lake Laogai.
11/3/2006
Aang and his friends continue to search for Appa and, unbeknownst
to them, they aren't the only ones looking for him. Also, the kids meet up with Jet, whom they are understandably reluctant
to trust.
38. The Earth King.
11/17/2006
The kids battle Long Feng the Dai Li when they attempt to show
the Earth King the vast conspiracy taking place in his city. Zuko becomes seriously ill and has feverish dreams as he faces
a spiritual crisis.
39. The Guru.
12/1/2006
Aang receives guidance
from Guru Pathik at the Eastern Air Temple; Sokka is reunited with his long-lost father; Princess Azula has something diabolical
in store for her enemies; Uncle and Zuko run their own tea shop.
40. The Crossroads of Destiny.
12/1/2006
The heroes work
together to stop Azula's destructive plans; Zuko finds companionship in an unlikely source and learns the time has come to
make an imperative choice about his future.
