Ember Island Podcast: An Avatar The Last Airbender Podcast

Come on an auditory adventure with the Ember Island Podcast (Leslie and Barbara) as we analyze, review, and rave about every episode of Avatar: The Last Airbender (and The Legend of Korra) from start to finish! This episode's discussion includes: Azula's small elite team (Azula's Angels), Katara and Toph's new relationship, Toph 'carrying her own weight', the comedy of sleep deprivation, Katara's fear of Ty Lee, Iroh being the best, Toph's Tea-time with Iroh, Western-Like Fight Backgrounds, how unfair the fight is in this episode, Iroh's sacrifice, Toph learning to accept help, and Zuko not being able to trust or accept help. Warning: Extreme sleep deprivation ahead! This episode includes the eighth episode of Season 2 of Avatar: The Last Airbender: Book 2: Earth: Chapter 8: The Chase Contact us at: [email protected]

Come on an auditory adventure with the Ember Island Podcast (Leslie and Barbara) as we analyze, review, and rave about every episode of Avatar: The Last Airbender (and The Legend of Korra) from start to finish! This episode's discussion includes: excitedly dissecting everything about Zuko (alone), including more sad points in Zuko's life, his decision not to steal from innocent travelers, Korra and Avatar Wan references, Zuko's mother Ursa and Zuko's (more) terrible childhood, Zuko sucking at chores, Iroh's gifts and their deeper meaning, Ozai's manipulations with both of his children, Big-Brother Zuko with Lee (and also himself), Lu Ten's death, the exhibition, Ursa's discovery through Azula, Ursa and Zuko's wonderful relationship, Zuko outing himself, and the horrible present-day and past aftermath. Warning: "Never Give Up Without a Fight" - 100% Zuko ahead! This episode includes the seventh episode of Season 2 of Avatar: The Last Airbender: Book 2: Earth: Chapter 7: Zuko Alone Contact us at: [email protected]

Come on an auditory adventure with the Ember Island Podcast (Leslie and Barbara) as we analyze, review, and rave about every episode of Avatar: The Last Airbender (and The Legend of Korra) from start to finish! This episode's discussion includes: TOPH, the 'aimless' pacing of season 2, Sokka's new bag (and belt) regret, Earth Rumble VI, wrestling tropes and personas, The Blind Bandit, how scary Katara is, ~~Watertribe~~, Toph's parent's ableist infantilism of her, how Toph 'sees' even though she is blind, division of gender and bending based on nation's culture, earth bending strength subversion through Toph, and Toph's ongoing relationship with her family. Warning: Rock puns and wrestling ahead! This episode includes the sixth episode of Season 2 of Avatar: The Last Airbender: Book 2: Earth: Chapter 6: The Blind BanditContact us at: [email protected]

Come on an auditory adventure with the Ember Island Podcast (Leslie and Barbara) as we analyze, review, and rave about every episode of Avatar: The Last Airbender (and The Legend of Korra) from start to finish! This episode's discussion includes: Where the Gaang is trying to travel to, how the Rough Rhinos are terrible, Sokka loses his boomerang (causing an existential crisis), Elemental Nation Currencies, Avatar Day festivities, Aang standing trial, Sokka is Sherlock Holmes and the Scooby Gang, "Stop Being Mean to Sokka!", Kyoshi Island and foreshadowing, Kyoshi being a boss, the wheel of punishment and terrible town laws, status quo and avatar parallelism, boomerang always comes back, Iroh and Zuko runaway adventures, and Zuko making the bad decision to go Zuko Alone. Warning: Burning effigies and (almost) boiling oil ahead! This episode includes the fifth episode of Season 2 of Avatar: The Last Airbender: Book 2: Earth: Chapter 5: Avatar Day Contact us at: [email protected]

Come on an auditory adventure with the Ember Island Podcast (Leslie and Barbara) as we analyze, review, and rave about every episode of Avatar: The Last Airbender (and The Legend of Korra) from start to finish! This episode's discussion includes: Where the Blue Spirit mask comes from, Iroh's singing, begging, and flirting, Creepy Spirit Swamp and Aang's Horror Movie logic, Smart Momo and Appa being bros, Miyazaki Environmentalism and the angry, vengeful swamp, Nice but weird swamp people, Katara's mother and her pain, Sokka's guilt over the loss of Yue, the build-up to Tophi, Vine Waterbending and how waterbending is over powered, Circle of Life, Florida jokes, Sokka the Cynic, and Zuko's pride and the range of the Blue Spirit. Warning: Creepy horror movie swamp escapades, swamp people, bad jokes, and spirit visions ahead! This episode includes the fourth episode of Season 2 of Avatar: The Last Airbender: Book 2: Earth: Chapter 4: The Swamp Contact us at: [email protected]

Come on an auditory adventure with the Ember Island Podcast (Leslie and Barbara) as we analyze, review, and rave about every episode of Avatar: The Last Airbender (and The Legend of Korra) from start to finish! This episode's discussion includes: Big doors, Bumi and how his choices save Omashu, how good Avatar's writing is, adorable purple pentapus and Avatar animal discussions, the setup of Omashu, Azula's relationship with Ty Lee, fire nation school, Liberty's Kids, how wonderfully bored Mai is, Flopsy, mail shoot fighting, how scary Ty Lee's ability is, and how Mai wasn't written to be a love interest but an actual character who happens to be a love interest too. Warning: Bittersweet endings, Leaving old friends, Azula's forcible friendship, and accidental kidnapping ahead! This episode includes the third episode of Season 2 of Avatar: The Last Airbender: Book 2: Earth: Chapter 3: Return to Omashu Contact us at: [email protected]

Come on an auditory adventure with the Ember Island Podcast (Leslie and Barbara) as we analyze, review, and rave about every episode of Avatar: The Last Airbender (and The Legend of Korra) from start to finish! This episode's discussion includes: Lots of singing, romance lamp-shading and subversion, traveling bards and 'real legends', Zuko's fishing skills, Sokka the Cynic, The History of Omashu and the wonderful art and music design, Aang's terrible romance skills, Zuko's lack of friends and companionship or connection, Zuko's weakening elitism, how badgermoles (and Sokka) are the best, "Did Aang and Katara kiss?", Zuko's path and how it is good writing even though we are frustrated with him, and how the songs make this episode wonderful. Warning: SECRET TUNNELS and lots of (bad) singing (from us) ahead! This episode includes the second episode of Season 2 of Avatar: The Last Airbender: Book 2: Earth: Chapter 2: The Cave of Two Lovers Contact us at: [email protected]

Come on an auditory adventure with the Ember Island Podcast (Leslie and Barbara) as we analyze, review, and rave about every episode of Avatar: The Last Airbender (and The Legend of Korra) from start to finish! This episode's discussion includes: Aang's fear of the Avatar State and himself, the dangers of the Avatar State (and foreshadowing), how Zuko and Iroh survived at sea, how extra and amazing Azula is (finally), Zuko's relationship with his family and how his family's motivations contrast, Fire Nation sibling rivalry, the set up of lightning bending, how amazing Iroh is (again), and hair cutting metaphors. Warning: Very bad Avatar State decisions, Sad Zuko, lightning bending, and the first of Azula's manipulations ahead! This episode includes the first episode of Season 2 of Avatar: The Last Airbender: Book 2: Earth: Chapter 1: The Avatar State Contact us at: [email protected]

Come on an auditory adventure with the Ember Island Podcast (Leslie and Barbara) as we analyze, review, and rave about every episode of Avatar: The Last Airbender (and The Legend of Korra) from start to finish! This discussion includes: the best and worst, our most favorites and least favorite things, episodes, and characters from ATLA Book 1: Water Warning: Opinions about and spoilers for the entire book ahead! This episode includes all episodes from Season 1 of Avatar: The Last Airbender: Book 1: Water Contact us at: [email protected]

Come on an auditory adventure with the Ember Island Podcast (Leslie and Barbara) as we analyze, review, and rave about every episode of Avatar: The Last Airbender (and The Legend of Korra) from start to finish! This finale's discussion includes: the Moon and Ocean spirit's lore, Yue and Sokka's forbidden love, Zuko and Iroh's relationship, Zuko's lack of self-preservation, Aang and the Spirit-World's rules, how terrifying and interesting Koh the Face-Stealer is, how evil Zhao really is, color imagery, Zuko's compassion in spite of himself, and Yue's sacrifice and presence throughout the series. Warning: heartbreak, face-stealing horror, inner turmoil, the death of the moon, Aang possessed by the Ocean spirit, and spoilers ahead! This episode includes the nineteenth and twentieth episodes of Season 1 of Avatar: The Last Airbender: Book 1: Water: Chapter 19: The Siege of the North, Part 1 Book 1: Water: Chapter 20: The Siege of the North, Part 2  Contact us at: [email protected]