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Is Avatar: The Last Airbender the greatest show of all time? Hosts Tyler and Sam start watching The pilot episode, “The Boy In The Iceberg” to find out! Join them as they talk about important themes throughout the episode, and important starts to character arcs.

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Wuh oh, looks like Aang made his girlfr… uh, I mean, friend’s family angry :( What will he do now? Tyler and Sam continue with “The Avatar Returns”, part two of the pilot episode. They discuss the tonal shift between this episode and the last, and focus in on one character.

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“Meat meat meat meaty meat dinner!” Sound familiar? It’s Sokka the entire episode. Tyler and Sam watch “The Southern Air Temple” and are surprised by some heavy themes they are met with. They finally get to discuss a character they’ve been waiting to talk about.

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Do women deserve rights? Ask Sokka. Tyler and Sam watch “The Warriors of Kyoshi” and discuss the obvious theme throughout the episode. They also touch on some cultural inspirations of the series that they notice.

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Three deadly tasks. Two creeping crystals. One small boii. Tyler and Sam watch “The King of Omashu” and talk about destruction of property, and the infamous cabbage man.

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This is the second episode in a row the GAang gets arrested. Nice. This time they get other people involved in their mess! Tyler and Sam talk about “Imprisoned” and have VERY different takes on the main character. Thanks to Lowart on YouTube for his video that helped us with our research of this episode. If you want to check it out, you can find it here: https://youtu.be/nOmErDQq24U | CONTENT WARNING: This episode may contain stron...

In this episode, we’re going to talk about Avatar! And yes, unfortunately this time, we do mean the one with the blue people. Tyler and Sam discuss the annoying long titled “Winter Solstice, Part 1: The Spirit World”. They talk about Zuko’s relationship to Iroh, and how this episode is important to the next one. | CONTENT WARNING: This episode may contain strong language. We try to keep our podcast PG-13, but sometimes language sli...

Did you know “Roku” means “six” in Japanese? It also means a lot of other things, but so far that’s all DuoLingo has taught me. I’m sweating nervously as the Duo Owl stares at me with a gun. He’s threatened my family. I haven’t done my lesson yet today. Tyler and Sam talk about the equally annoyingly long winded titled episode “Winter Solstice, Part 2: Avatar Roku”. They heavily discuss plot, and what’s potentially the most importa...

Katara stars in the Best Picture winner “Parasite” cause she sneaks her way in and takes from the rich. Honestly? Good for her! But it also gets her and the GAang in trouble… When will this cycle end? Haha not the AVATAR cycle, just the… trouble… cycle? Tyler and Sam talk about “The Waterbending Scroll” and cover a variety of characters, and refreshingly light themes. | CONTENT WARNING: This episode may contain strong language. We ...

Jet’s like “wanna see our hideout?” and Sokka’s like “There’s nothing here!” Like??? Duh??? It’s called a HIDEOUT for a reason??? If you could see it that would kinda be a problem. Tyler and Sam talk about “Jet” and you can take a wild guess which character they discuss for about 20 minutes. | CONTENT WARNING: This episode may contain strong language. We try to keep our podcast PG-13, but sometimes language slips through. Please be...

Aang, it’s HR on the phone, they’re calling you in for Conflict Resolution training. Yeah, apparently you’re not doing a good job. The manager wants to speak with you. It doesn’t seem good. Tyler and Sam watch “The Great Divide” and talk about… politics? | CONTENT WARNING: This episode may contain strong language. We try to keep our podcast PG-13, but sometimes language slips through. Please be aware before letting young children l...

I guess you could say Aang and Zuko both have a pretty, STORMY past, right? Get it? Because stormy is synonymous with turbulent? I’m taking inspiration from Sokka’s bad jokes, so I think I’m succeeding. Tyler and Sam talk about “The Storm” and discuss the similarities between Aang and Zuko, and their relationship with each other. | CONTENT WARNING: This episode may contain strong language. We try to keep our podcast PG-13, but some...

To absolutely NO ONE’S surprise, Aang is captured. Again. And guess what else makes a reappearance? Blue people. No, not from the James Cameron movie Avatar, but I’m starting to see how that can get really confusing. Tyler and Sam talk about “The Blue Spirit” and dive deeper into the relationship between Aang and Zuko. | CONTENT WARNING: This episode may contain strong language. We try to keep our podcast PG-13, but sometimes langu...

I can see… bending in your future. Yes. You will have a great connection with one POWERFUL bender. Obviously. You’re watching this show AND listening to a podcast about it so clearly it means something important to you. Tyler and Sam talk about “The Fortuneteller” and go on a deep dive once again about a topic that no one would comprehend is an actual theme in the episode, but somehow works? | CONTENT WARNING: This episode may cont...

Aang’s getting excluded by his friends and I’m getting VISCERAL flashbacks to middle school. Tyler and Sam talk about “Bato of the Water Tribe” and talk about Little Einsteins, The Backyardigans, and Wonder Pets! | CONTENT WARNING: This episode may contain strong language. We try to keep our podcast PG-13, but sometimes language slips through. Please be aware before letting young children listen alone. | Follow us on Instagram and ...

Jeong Jeong should just straighten his hair, dye it black with a streak of red, and listen to My Chemical Romance because he’s REALLY emo. Tyler and Sam talk about “The Deserter” and discuss what the actual hell is going on in this episode. | CONTENT WARNING: This episode may contain strong language. We try to keep our podcast PG-13, but sometimes language slips through. Please be aware before letting young children listen alone. |...

Teaching kids from a young age why Christopher Columbus DESERVES his own holiday. Obviously he was a great person who deserves praise for killing entire cultures, and we should celebrate this! Tyler and Sam talk about “The Northern Air Temple” and discuss some HEATED verdicts. | CONTENT WARNING: This episode may contain strong language. We try to keep our podcast PG-13, but sometimes language slips through. Please be aware before l...

Wait a minute… WOMEN can’t FIGHT. They’re weak and can only do WOMANLY jobs like HEALING. As if nurses aren’t USEFUL at all, especially right now, during a PANDEMIC. Tyler and Sam talk about “The Waterbending Master”, and talk about how the sexism theme in this episode compares to “The Warriors of Kyoshi”. | CONTENT WARNING: This episode may contain strong language. We try to keep our podcast PG-13, but sometimes language slips thr...

What’s around the corner here? Is it Zuko and his multiple sick burns? Time to incorporate some new insults into my vocabulary. Tyler and Sam watch “The Siege of the North, Part 1” and talk about awkward dialogue. | CONTENT WARNING: This episode may contain strong language. We try to keep our podcast PG-13, but sometimes language slips through. Please be aware before letting young children listen alone. | Follow us on Instagram and...