Episode 5 - Bato of the Water Tribe / The Deserter / The Northern Air Temple

It’s a light week this week as not much happens in chapters 15-17. The kids meet up with an old friend of the family (and Uncle Iroh reveals a bit of his freaky side?) in “Bato of the Water Tribe.” We get an inside look at the power of the Dark Side (i.e. firebending) in “The Deserter.” And at “The Northern Air Temple” we meet the multi-eyed flying bison Cthulhu god. There’s also a bit of discussion about the preservation of ancient cultures vs. the progress of technology, whether Aang gets let off the hook for his mistakes a bit too easily, and Katara being the Wolverine of the group.

 

But mostly we just mock AJ for being a world-class hipster that objectifies cartoon women.

 

Next: we come to the end of Book One as we discuss chapters 18-20, “The Waterbending Master,” “The Siege of the North, Part 1,” and “The Siege of the North, Part 2.”

 

The Breakdown

• Intro / Banter (00:00 - 07:55)
• Main Topic (07:55 - 1:04:20)
• Outro / Next (1:04:20 - 1:06:53)