| "Welcome. I'm Arnook, chief of the Northern Water Tribe, and I offer you our hospitalities and our protection in the name of the Ocean and Moon Spirits." |
| — Chief Arnook welcoming Team Avatar. |
"The North" is the seventh episode of Season One of Avatar: The Last Airbender and the seventh episode of the live-action series overall. It was released on February 22, 2024.
Overview[]
As an attack on the Northern Water Tribe looms, Katara challenges a master waterbender, Sokka meets a princess, and Aang takes Kuruk's words to heart.
Synopsis[]
On Zuko's ship, Lieutenant Jee returns with the information he received from a drunk Lieutenant Dang that Fire Lord Ozai was coming to visit Zuko. Iroh prompts Zuko to escape on a small row boat while he handles Ozai, but Zuko finds blasting jelly on the boat and it explodes while he's on the water. Admiral Zhao watches from afar, revealing he was the mastermind of the explosion. He later offers Iroh the chance to serve as his general as he leads a siege on the Northern Water Tribe.
Meanwhile, Aang and his friends arrive at the Northern Water Tribe and are treated with hospitality by Chief Arnook and his daughter Yue. Aang tells Arnook about a war that is coming but is informed they already knew prior, due to their scouts. However, both Arnook and the tribe's waterbending master Pakku are unimpressed by the fact that Aang has only mastered one element, airbending, and won't be able to help end the war.
Arnook throws Aang and his friends a feast where Sokka sees Princess Yue working in the kitchen to create food for the children. The two bond and she later reveals she was the fox that Sokka saw in the Spirit World. Yue explains that when she was born she was very sick and on the verge of death. So Arnook used some of the moon spirit's energy to heal her. This makes Yue part spirit and someone who can enter and interact with the Spirit World in her dreams. Aang visits Avatar Kuruk's shrine to learn from him, and he asks him to take over his body, like Avatar Kyoshi did. Kuruk refuses, claiming his adventures into the Spirit World has disrupted his ability to access the Avatar State. He also tells Aang that his friends will be burdensome to his responsibilities as the Avatar, harkening back to what Avatars Roku and Kyoshi had previously said. Aang decides he needs to fight the Fire Nation alone.
In the Fire Nation, Azula is constantly tested by her father and she begins to become annoyed. Knowing herself to be the best firebender, Azula refuses to participate in one of her father's challenges, instead showing him her ability to generate lightning, which Ozai seems pleased with.
Zhao and Iroh approach the Northern Water Tribe, where Iroh talks to a masked guard, who is revealed to be a disguised Zuko who survived Zhao's explosion. Katara goes to learn waterbending from master Yagoda where she learns how to use it to heal wounds. When she asks when she can learn how to fight, Yagoda reveals that women in the tribe do not fight as it goes against tradition. Katara confronts Pakku on the matter, and he refuses to teach her. She challenges Pakku to a duel, which Pakku wins but Katara's effort inspires many members of the tribe, including Pakku himself. After the battle Aang, asks Sokka and Katara not to participate in the upcoming battle, as he is worried for their safety. However, they reassure Aang that they will stay and fight with him, just as the Fire Nation arrives at the tribe.
Credits[]
- Directed by:
- Written by:
- Audrey Wong Kennedy
- Developed by:
- Based on the animated series by:
- Starring:
- Gordon Cormier - Aang
- Kiawentiio - Katara
- Ian Ousley - Sokka
- Dallas Liu - Prince Zuko
- Ken Leung - Commander Zhao
- Paul Sun-Hyung Lee - Uncle Iroh
- Daniel Dae Kim - Fire Lord Ozai
- Guest starring:
- Amber Midthunder - Princess Yue
- A Martinez - Master Pakku
- Nathaniel Arcand - Chief Arnook
- Irene Bedard - Yagoda
- Joel Oulette - Hahn
- Elizabeth Yu - Princess Azula
- Thalia Tran - Mai
- Momona Tamada - Ty Lee
- Meegwun Fairbrother - Avatar Kuruk
- Ruy Iskandar - Lieutenant Jee
- Ryan Mah - Lieutenant Dang
- Matt Yang King:
- Appa (voice)
- Momo (voice)
- Co-starring:
- Taio Gelinas - Trainee
- Corvin Mack - Waterbender
- Bernie Yao - Head Trainer
- Calvin Carbonell - Ensign
- Chanel Thomas - Little Girl
- Pat Alec - Injured Warrior
- Chih-Ping Cheng - Earthbender Prisoner
Production notes[]
Adaptation[]
- This episode is adapted from the following episodes of Book One: Water:
Trivia[]
- The episode was released one day after the anniversary of the premiere of Avatar: The Last Airbender, which first began airing on February 21, 2005.
References[]
- ↑ Avatar: The Last Airbender. DNEG. Retrieved on February 4, 2024.