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#14: Sozins Comet - Part 2 - The Old Masters (3.19)

Another part of the series finale. This one is above Part 1 because it's not just a 100% set up episode.

Well, it is a set up episode mostly, but it's one that is starting to give out some payoffs. We begin with Aang's friends hiring that bounty hunter from S1 to find Aang. She tries to use her beast's nose, but Aang has left this dimension so it doesn't work. They do, however, find uncle.

Uncle is in Omashu, to the surprise of everyone. Together with the rest of the White Lotus society. We finally get a formal introduction to them after almost the entire show, and a flashback of Bumi single handedly freeing his city in the Day of the Black Sun, which is really one of the most badass scenes in the show. And to boot, he also gives a stab to the kids for not accomplishing anything in that day.

Zuko also finally gets to meet Iroh after betraying here and it's a very emotional scene. He goes in apologizing and uncle just hugs him, and says he was never mad at Zuko, just worried. Based uncle.

We then get some exposition to the finale. Zuko must defeat Zaula, and Aang must defeat Ozai, while the Old Badasses will free Ba Sing Se. Also some interesting discussion on why Zuko must be the new fire lord, not Iroh. As the later would just look like a hostile takeover from a general, while Zuko is a fresh face.

On Aang's side, we get him interviewing previous avatars to ask them for advice about killing or not killing Ozai, and turns out none of them supports his position. Roku and the water tribe guy regret their failures. Kyoshi is proud of having killed her enemy. And the air nomad woman gives the most interesting piece of wisdom: while Aang's culture as an air nomad prevents him from killing, he has a bigger duty as the avatar. He is a citizen of the world, a representative of all cultures, and must protect them all. Not killing Ozai because of the air nomad culture would be selfish of him.

By the way, it's pretty interesting to see how some avatars straight up failed their duties and all had different interpretations to their jobs. In the end, they are all just humans with cool powers, some good intentions, but who are not guaranteed to succeed.

In the end, Aang meets the Lion Turtle, arguably the biggest deus ex machina in the show. I think I'd have preferred if he had have to kill Ozai, but I guess we can't have that in a Nick show. But it's a cool scene nonetheless.

The episode is this high mostly because of the stuff involving Iroh and Bumi, though overall the worldbuilding is pretty solid.