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The Awakening

  • Episode aired Sep 21, 2007
  • TV-Y7
  • 25m
IMDb RATING
8.6/10
6.3K
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Zach Tyler Eisen in Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005)
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Weeks after the fall of the Earth Kingdom, Aang and his friends must infiltrate the Fire Nation. Katara meets her father for the first time in years. Zuko returns home, but is uneasy with hi... Read allWeeks after the fall of the Earth Kingdom, Aang and his friends must infiltrate the Fire Nation. Katara meets her father for the first time in years. Zuko returns home, but is uneasy with his newfound reputation.Weeks after the fall of the Earth Kingdom, Aang and his friends must infiltrate the Fire Nation. Katara meets her father for the first time in years. Zuko returns home, but is uneasy with his newfound reputation.

  • Director
    • Giancarlo Volpe
  • Writers
    • Michael Dante DiMartino
    • Bryan Konietzko
    • Aaron Ehasz
  • Stars
    • Zach Tyler Eisen
    • Mae Whitman
    • Jack De Sena
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.6/10
    6.3K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Giancarlo Volpe
    • Writers
      • Michael Dante DiMartino
      • Bryan Konietzko
      • Aaron Ehasz
    • Stars
      • Zach Tyler Eisen
      • Mae Whitman
      • Jack De Sena
    • 5User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Zach Tyler Eisen
    Zach Tyler Eisen
    • Aang
    • (voice)
    Mae Whitman
    Mae Whitman
    • Katara
    • (voice)
    Jack De Sena
    Jack De Sena
    • Sokka
    • (voice)
    • (as Jack DeSena)
    Michaela Jill Murphy
    Michaela Jill Murphy
    • Toph
    • (voice)
    • (as Jessie Flower)
    Dante Basco
    Dante Basco
    • Prince Zuko
    • (voice)
    Dee Bradley Baker
    Dee Bradley Baker
    • Appa
    • (voice)
    • …
    Grey DeLisle
    Grey DeLisle
    • Azula
    • (voice)
    Mark Hamill
    Mark Hamill
    • Firelord
    • (voice)
    • …
    André Sogliuzzo
    André Sogliuzzo
    • Hakoda
    • (voice)
    Richard McGonagle
    Richard McGonagle
    • Bato
    • (voice)
    James Garrett
    James Garrett
    • Roku
    • (voice)
    Cricket Leigh
    Cricket Leigh
    • Mai
    • (voice)
    Takayo Fischer
    Takayo Fischer
    • Lo
    • (voice)
    • …
    Johanna Braddy
    Johanna Braddy
    • Princess Yue
    • (voice)
    Sterling Young
    • Pipsqueak
    • (voice)
    • …
    • Director
      • Giancarlo Volpe
    • Writers
      • Michael Dante DiMartino
      • Bryan Konietzko
      • Aaron Ehasz
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    9jpointer-26484

    Great episode

    Great opening episode to the final season.

    • you have an ironic moment being how it was the Dai-Li agents who took down the wall instead of the fire nation.


    • old crew members rejoin, Bato and jets gang
    • fire lord Ozai reveal
    • Aang waking up to the world believing he's dead
    • emotional moments : katara's anger towards her dad for leaving her behind. Depth for her character. Aang's anger towards himself for not finishing the job and making ppl think he failed. Aang burning his staff. To me it means that he's done running away and he will just move foward. He has to hide his identity in order to get his honor back. And that day will come once he rises and reveals he's alive.


    • Zuko and Azula back home as supposedly heroes.


    • Azula being the smart villain she is and set Zuko up.


    • roku and yue helping aang


    Overall good episode.
    9and_mikkelsen

    Best premiere!

    Since this is the final season, it also manages to deliver the best premiere of the three books!

    I wss fully invested from beginning to end, with some amazing scenes with Zuko qnd Aang! It makes it clear that yhr two main storylines of this season, is gonna be centered around these two!

    It sets up the internal conflicts of these two characters perfectly! Aang feels guilty vause he failed once again, while Zuko questions if someone can give back his honour, or if he has to take it back himself!

    Azula is as cruel and manipulative as ever!

    Amazing storytelling overall and one of the most anticepated face reveals of the series!

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    • Trivia
      Aang's scar is right in the middle of his back and separates his tattoo which symbolizes his disconnection to the Avatar State.
    • Goofs
      During The battle with the fire nation ship, Toph shoots down and incoming fireball. Toph is blind and can only see through contact with the earth, as it has already been established, she cannot feel things over sand or water. As the other ship was separated by the sea there is no way for her to 'see' or 'feel' the trajectory of the incoming fireball to be able to stop it.
    • Quotes

      Azula: Please Zuko, what ulterior motive could I have? What could I possibly gain by letting you get all the glory for defeating the Avatar? Unless, somehow, the Avatar was actually alive. All that glory would suddenly turn to shame and foolishness. But, you said yourself, that was impossible. Sleep well, Zu-Zu.

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    • Release date
      • September 21, 2007 (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Production company
      • Nickelodeon Animation Studios
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      • 25m

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