Avatar: The Last Podcast

The trio finish the first season of Avatar: The Last Airbender by taking a look at the two-part season finale "The Siege of the North." Listen as Kellen, Randy, and Steph gush about Iroh and Zuko, color correction, and the timely demise of the worst character in the history of the show. Also, plenty of your feedback.

Today, on a very special episode of Avatar: The Last Podcast, we deal with tough social issues such as sexism, nepotism, cultural preservation, and fire safety as we look through three more episodes of Avatar: The Last Airbender: "The Deserter," "The Northern Air Temple," and "The Waterbending Master."

Like all good New Year's episodes, this one starts with a 10 and follows with a 1. In "The Blue Spirit," Aang is kidnapped by the newly promoted Admiral Zhao. In "The Fortuneteller," the Aang Gang needs to save a town from a volcanic eruption. And in "Bato of the Water Tribe," Katarra and Sokka meet a friend from back home, and Zuko and Iroh meet a bounty hunter named June.

In "Jet," Katara falls for a sweet-talking terrorist. In "The Great Divide" the gang decides to walk across a canyon (it's exciting as it sounds). And in "The Storm" we learn the histories of both Aang and Zuko. Also, Kellen gives out the most controversial score yet.

Aang makes his first trip to the Spirit World in the first part of The Winter Solstice two-parter "The Spirit World." In the second part, "Avatar Roku," Aang connects to his past self. Finally, in "The Waterbending Scroll," Katarra steals a Waterbending Scroll from a group of pirates. Also, Kellen and Steph's shipping war continues.

In "The Warriors of Kyoshi" we see the debut of Suki, and get to see just how badass the titular warriors can be. In "The King of Omashu" we are introduced to Bumi and laugh the entire way. Finally, in "Imprisoned" we meet nobody of real importance to the overall story, but George Takei makes a funny guest appearance. Can't win 'em all I guess.

Five years ago, a television show debuted that blurred the lines of Western and Eastern animation, pushing the boundaries of what could be done in a children's cartoon. And today, Avatar: the Last Airbender is considered a modern classic. On the first episode of Avatar: the Last Podcast, Randy Forbister, Steph Ives, and Kellen Scrivens begin their episode-by-episode look through the series with "The Boy in the Iceberg," "The Avatar Returns," and "The Southern Air Temple."