AANG IN THERE: Avatar The Last Airbender Book 1 Episode 17 “The Northern Air Temple”

Zak Mohamed (@Zakmohamed32) and Jacob Redmon (@jkredmon) take to the skies in their recap of the 17th episode of Avatar: The Last Airbender.

Zak and Jacob laugh in the face of gravity in their discussion of “The Northern Air Temple”. They break down the air show duel between Aang and Teo, some of the mechanist’s crappier inventions, and the fire nation’s bizarre military tactics. They also stop down and dissect the nuanced conversation between the mechanist and Aang.

Afterwards, they go through listener feedback, rank the episode, and sort the final 4 DIsney Princesses into bending classes (Tiana, Merida, Moana and Rapunzel).

Zak and Jacob will be back with Book 1 Episode 18, “The Waterbending Master”, with special guest AJ Norris.

“The Northern Air Temple” was directed by Dave Filoni and written by Elizabeth Welch Ehasz. It originally aired November 4th, 2005.

About Aang in There …

Aang in There is a spoiler-filled rewatch of Avatar: The Last Airbender. Every week, Zak and Jacob break down an episode of ATLA with the benefit of knowing the whole universe of Avatar. We also include the following segments:

Episode Recap – Zak and Jacob start by giving an in-depth breakdown of all the plot points and minor details from the episode.
Feedback – Zak and Jacob go through listener feedback and answer the questions or comments written into their official email: [email protected]
Episode Rankings – Zak and Jacob will create an official Aang in There ranking of every episode of ATLA, by rating them all on a scale from 0-4. Zak and Jacob will give their own scores, plus the listeners’ scores will be averaged and added as the third point. Then, the three scores will be combined to create the official podcast score for each episode!
Battle of the Battles – Zak and Jacob will rank the Battles similar to the episode rankings. Each battle will be ranked from 0-4 and Zak, Jacob, and the listener’s scores will be averaged together to get the official Battle Rankings.

Schedule for next week:

• Book 1 Episode 18 The Waterbending Master

Feedback due 12/12 podcast drops 12/15. Quartet will be the South Park 4

The Episode Rankings For Season 1:

1. The Boy in the Iceberg – 3.45.

2. The Avatar Return – 3.42

3. The Southern Air Temple – 3.07

4. The Warriors of Kyoshi – 3.35

5. The King of Omashu – 3.6

6. Imprisoned – 3.73

7. Winter Solstice, Part 1: The Spirit World – 3.10

8. Winter Solstice, Part 2: Avatar Roku- 3.23

9. The Waterbending Scroll: 3.31

10. Jet: 3.62

11. The Great Divide: 2.8

12. The Storm: 3.31

13. The Blue Spirit: 3.47

14. The Fortuneteller: 2.97

15. Bato of the Water Tribe: 2.22

16. The Deserter: 3.15

17. The Northern Air Temple 3.3

Battle of the Battle Rankings for Season 1:

Sokka and Zuko skirmish (Book 1, Episode 2) – 2.5
Aang escapes the ship (Book 1, Episode 2) – 3.6
Zuko and Zhao Agni Kai (Book 1, Episode 3) – 3.67
Kyoshi Island fight (Book 1, Episode 4) – 3.45
Aang and Bumi Fight (Book 1, Episode 5) – 3.7
Prisoner Revolt (Book 1, Episode 6) – 2.33
Zuko and Iroh smash Earthbenders (Book 1, Episode 7) – 2.18
Zuko, Team Avatar, Pirate fight (Book 1, Episode 9) – 3.5
Jet and Co beat Fire Nation (Book 1, Episode 10) – 2.55
Jet and Aang in the Trees (Book 1, Episode 10) – 2.85
Zuko/Aang vs the Fire Nation Soldiers (Book 1, Episode 13) — 3.75
Fight in the Abbey (Book 1, Episode 14) — 3.62
Admiral Zhao beats himself (Book 1, Episode 16) — 3.15
Team Avatar/Tayo and the Mechanist vs Fire Nation(Book 1,Episode 17)–2.9

AANGing on for more Avatar coverage?

AANG IN THERE: Avatar The Last Airbender Book 1 Episode 16 “The Deserter”

AANG IN THERE: Avatar The Last Airbender Book 1 Episode 15 “Bato of the Water Tribe”

AANG IN THERE: Avatar The Last Airbender Book 1 Episode 14 “The Fortuneteller”

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