Episodes
Friday Feb 26, 2016
Episode 15 - The Painted Lady / Sokka's Master / The Beach
Friday Feb 26, 2016
Friday Feb 26, 2016
Another episode of The Avatar Returns is here to teach you a lesson...ON YOUR FACE! The boys fight over who gets to be Dock, Xu, and Bushi as they critique chapter 303, "The Painted Lady." In 304, "Sokka's Master," our favorite "regular guy" gets a cool meteor sword, and Eric enrolls in Tae Bo by Iroh. And finally, it's Beach Blanket Zuko in chapter 305, "The Beach." AJ is still iffy on Sideways Eye Guy; Eric drops knowledge on the Chakra Theory of bending sub-styles; and is Avatar: The Last Airbender actually just a retooling of Daria?
The Breakdown
- Intro / Banter (00:00 - 11:15)
- Main Topic (11:15 - 1:15:30)
- Outro / Next (1:15:30 - 1:17:39)
Sunday Feb 21, 2016
Episode 14 - The Awakening / The Headband
Sunday Feb 21, 2016
Sunday Feb 21, 2016
There seems to have been some confusion among the ranks of hosts this week. To clarify, we are only discussion two chapters this time around, not three. Okay, Eric? Only two. But thanks for the enthusiasm, son. The two (not three, two) chapters we discuss this week are 301, "The Awakening," which picks up a few weeks after the tragic events in the Book Two finale, with Aang and Co. traveling on a stolen Fire Navy ship and the entire world believing the Avatar is dead (isn't that great?!), and 302, "The Headband," or as we like to call it, "Footloose in the Fire Nation." The boys chat about Aang's hair, Papa Sokka and Mama Katara, Dance Dance Revolution, and Sideways Eye Guy.
The Breakdown
- Intro / Banter (00:00 - 09:00)
- Main Topic (09:00 - 1:04:20)
- Outro / Next (1:04:20 - 1:06:42)
Thursday Feb 11, 2016
Episode 13 - The Guru / The Crossroads of Destiny
Thursday Feb 11, 2016
Thursday Feb 11, 2016
The Earth Kingdom has fallen. Avatar: The Last Airbender Book Two comes to its Earth Kingdom-shattering conclusion. In chapter 219, "The Guru," Aang zips right through chakra training to master his Avatar State, but can't quite close the deal as he is drawn back into helping his friends. Then, in chapter 220, "The Crossroads of Destiny," Azula ruins everyone's lives. Seriously. She lies, she manipulates, she shoots blue fire like she's a jet engine. Things look slightly less dire when we're reminded that Toph is the greatest earthbender in the world. (And don't you dunderheads ever forget it!) But then Aang gets burned. And Zuko takes possibly the darkest, most tragic turn in the entire series.
The Breakdown
- Intro / Banter (00:00 - 17:00)
- Main Topic (17:00 - 1:16:15)
- Outro / Next (1:16:15 - 1:18:25)
Friday Feb 05, 2016
Episode 12 - Appa's Lost Days / Lake Laogai / The Earth King
Friday Feb 05, 2016
Friday Feb 05, 2016
Yeah, let's break some rules! We radically shift the format of the show this week [Editor's note: no, we actually don't at all] as we reach the penultimate episode of our Book Two podcasts with chapters 216-218, "Appa's Lost Days," "Lake Laogai," and "The Earth King." Paul defends Dai Li dickbaggery, AJ identifies with Azula in a really uncomfortable way, and Eric finally likes a Jet storyline. And in a new regular feature [Ed. note: again, not really], the boys pitch spinoff show ideas; AJ imagines the Avatar/Bone crossover, Suki and the Veni-Yan, while Paul reveals his plans for The Young Sweepy Chronicles.
The Breakdown
- Intro / Banter (00:00 - 04:53)
- Main Topic (04:53 - 1:07:42)
- Outro / Next (1:07:42 - 1:09:30)