The Blue Spirit
- Episode aired Jun 17, 2005
- TV-Y7
- 25m
IMDb RATING
9.1/10
6.2K
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When Aang is captured by the Fire Nation, his only hope is a mysterious masked figure.When Aang is captured by the Fire Nation, his only hope is a mysterious masked figure.When Aang is captured by the Fire Nation, his only hope is a mysterious masked figure.
Zach Tyler Eisen
- Aang
- (voice)
Mae Whitman
- Katara
- (voice)
Jack De Sena
- Sokka
- (voice)
- (as Jack DeSena)
Dante Basco
- Prince Zuko
- (voice)
Dee Bradley Baker
- Appa
- (voice)
- …
Jason Isaacs
- Commander Zhao
- (voice)
Jodi Carlisle
- Herbalist
- (voice)
- …
Nick Jameson
- Colonel Shinu
- (voice)
- …
Jim Meskimen
- Lt. Jee
- (voice)
- …
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaNear the end, Uncle Iroh is seen playing a tsungi horn, and next to him is a small statue encrusted with red gemstones. Both of these items came to be in his possession from dealings with merchants and the pirates as seen in The Waterbending Scroll (2005).
- Quotes
Aang: You know what the worst part about being born over a hundred years ago is? I miss all the friends I used to hang out with. Before the war started, I used to always visit my friend Kuzon. The two of us, we'd get in and out of so much trouble together. He was one of the best friends I ever had. And he was from the Fire Nation, just like you. If we knew each other back then, do you think we could have been friends, too?
[Zuko tries to attack Aang]
- ConnectionsFeatured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Avatar: The Last Airbender Episodes (2018)
Featured review
An Amalgamation of the Strongest Aspects of ATLA
This is probably the first truly perfect episode of the series. It's brilliantly plotted, with every scene either furthering the story or adding depth to characters.
The newly minted Admiral Zhao working in tandem with the impossibly precise and staunchly disciplined Yu Yan archers creates an incredibly effective antagonistic presence that permeates the episode. With Aang's initial capture coming with both Sokka and Katara out of commission (due to the fevers they acquired from being out in last episode's storm), this is the first time we see him completely rely on someone else to escape a precarious situation. This "someone" comes in the form of the titular Blue Spirit, a mysterious warrior whose face is hidden behind a blue mask.
The action scenes both during Aang's capture at the hands of the Yu Yan archers and during the prison break accompanied by the enigmatic Blue Spirit are in my opinion the most engaging and uniquely creative of the series thus far. The eventual reveal of the Blue Spirit's identity is one of the greatest twists in television history, and presents Aang with a compelling dilemma at the episode's climax.
While the majority of the episode's tone is wonderfully dark with stakes at an all-time high, the show retains its charm with delightful comic relief that doesn't feel jarring or forced. Sokka's delirious fever-induced musings, the old herbalist woman's eccentricity, Momo's complete inability to understand Katara, and of course the lovable wood frogs are all perfectly interspersed between the more serious and somber moments.
To me, this is the best since Winter Solstice part 2: Avatar Roku. We get the introduction of a new character dynamic which affects the trajectory the show takes from here on out, as well as a wildly entertaining episode in general. While the show's quality was certainly good up to this point, the strength and subtlety of the writing introduced here marks a shift from merely good to absolutely fantastic!
The newly minted Admiral Zhao working in tandem with the impossibly precise and staunchly disciplined Yu Yan archers creates an incredibly effective antagonistic presence that permeates the episode. With Aang's initial capture coming with both Sokka and Katara out of commission (due to the fevers they acquired from being out in last episode's storm), this is the first time we see him completely rely on someone else to escape a precarious situation. This "someone" comes in the form of the titular Blue Spirit, a mysterious warrior whose face is hidden behind a blue mask.
The action scenes both during Aang's capture at the hands of the Yu Yan archers and during the prison break accompanied by the enigmatic Blue Spirit are in my opinion the most engaging and uniquely creative of the series thus far. The eventual reveal of the Blue Spirit's identity is one of the greatest twists in television history, and presents Aang with a compelling dilemma at the episode's climax.
While the majority of the episode's tone is wonderfully dark with stakes at an all-time high, the show retains its charm with delightful comic relief that doesn't feel jarring or forced. Sokka's delirious fever-induced musings, the old herbalist woman's eccentricity, Momo's complete inability to understand Katara, and of course the lovable wood frogs are all perfectly interspersed between the more serious and somber moments.
To me, this is the best since Winter Solstice part 2: Avatar Roku. We get the introduction of a new character dynamic which affects the trajectory the show takes from here on out, as well as a wildly entertaining episode in general. While the show's quality was certainly good up to this point, the strength and subtlety of the writing introduced here marks a shift from merely good to absolutely fantastic!
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