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Episode Synopsis

Aang has a dream that he is in "Avatar Spirit", but is outside his body and witnessing it first hand which frightens him. He wakes up, on a northern water tribe boat that is heading for the southern tribe. Aang, Katara, and Sokka leave the rest on the boat and set off for Omashu to learn earthbending from King Bumi. Meanwhile, Zuko is growing steadily more upset as the 3 year mark of his banishment draws nearer. Iroh tries to console him to no avail. Meanwhile Azula, Zuko's sister, is shown speaking to the crew of her ship, instructing them to be prepared to fight members of the royal family or face her wrath. She is also hostile to the captain of her ship when he tries to tell her that the tides will not permit her ship to dock.

Aang and the gang meet Fong, an Earth Kingdom general, who believes Aang is wasting time learning bending and should just try to trigger his Avatar Spirit and go after the Fire Nation. Aang feels so guilty over the casualties of the war he agrees. Meanwhile, Azula is shown practicing advanced firebending techniques and is annoyed when she fails to achieve perfection. Shortly after this, she arrives and presents Zuko with an interesting prospect. Azula claims that their father regrets his banishment and wants him home, for there was rebellion heating against the Fire Lord and she claims that he needs family, whom he can trust around him..

In the meantime, Aang realizes that he should not try to trigger his Avatar State. Hoping that Fong would understand, Aang confronts him, but Fong foolishly tries to trigger the Avatar State by endangering Aang and, when that fails, endangering Katara. Aang falls under the Avatar State in which Avatar Roku explains that should an Avatar die while in this state, the Avatar Cycle dies with it. Meanwhile, as Iroh and Zuko are about to board Azula's ship, her captain inadvertently reveals that the two are considered prisoners, so Iroh and Zuko fight off Azula and her men, with Iroh absorbing and transferring the lightning bolt Azula was about to use against her brother. Knowing that it was but a lie and the Fire Lord wants nothing to do with either of them, Iroh and Zuko cut off their top-knots, forsaking their homeland.

Trivia

In ancient Japanese culture, cutting one's hair and lying down the top knot is a way of indicating that you are now dead to your friends and family. You can never return to your past life. The act by Zuko and Iroh shows their inability to ever return home.

The Avatar State is a defense mechanism, mostly triggered when the Avatar is under a great amount of emotional stress, mainly sadness and anger. The Avatar State, is when all the knowledge and experience of the former Avatars are downloaded into the current one. But, even though the Avatar is near invincible in this state, should the Avatar die, the Avatar cycle will be broken, and the Avatar will cease to exist.

Powerful firebenders can control lightning, something seen so far only in Iroh and Azula.

Sokka and Katara seem to be no longer wearing long sleeves. Sokka also seems to have gained confidence as a warrior even to the extent of knocking out the General.

This is the first time we see Sokka with his hair down and no shirt on.

It seems that all past Earthbender Avatars wore Kyoshi's traditional garb.

Somewhat confirmed in this episode, Waterbenders can't bend the water in the air, leaving them rather powerless in waterless environments.

Cast

;General Fong: Jason Miller ; ;Various: Zachary Throne ;Avatar Roku: James Garnett ;Princess Azula: Grey DeLisle

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