The Siege of the North

Avatar: The Last Airbender
"The Siege of the North"

Season 1

Number 19-20

Production code:

119
120

Airdate:

December 2, 2005

Written by:

Aaron Ehasz

Directed by:

Dave Filoni

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"The Siege of the North" is the 2-part season finale to the first season of Avatar: The Last Airbender, originally aired as a 1-hour special on December 2, 2005.

Summary

Part 1

As the Fire Nation's forces close in on the Northern Water Tribe, the leaders and citizens scramble to find a way to defend against the armada. As night begins to fall, Admiral Zhao decides to heed Iroh's advice and halt the attack since waterbenders are stronger under the moonlight. Zuko leaves Zhao's ship and infiltrates the tribe on his own, seeking to capture Aang. Aang believes going into the spirit world and speaking to the moon and ocean spirits could give him the wisdom to defeat the Fire Nation. However, after Aang's spirit leaves for the spirit world, Zuko manages to kidnap his body.

Part 2

Zuko struggles to find shelter in the freezing temperatures of the North Pole, while Sokka, Katara and Yue search for him and Aang. At the Northern Water Tribe, firebenders and Fire Nation tanks manage to infiltrate the city. Admiral Zhao slays the moon spirit, Tui, and the waterbenders lose their ability to waterbend. In anger, Aang, who along with Zuko was rescued by Sokka, Katara and Yue, goes into the Avatar State and destroys the entire Fire Nation armada and army, with the exceptions of Iroh and Zuko. Yue, who was imbued with some of the energy of the Moon spirit when she was a baby, sacrifices her life to revive it, and becomes the Moon spirit. Meanwhile, angered by Iroh's betrayal and Zuko's failure, Ozai gives his daughter, Azula an undisclosed task.

Home video releases

DVD

Avatar: The Last Airbender - Book 1: Water - Volume 5
Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Complete Book 1: Water Collection

Notes

Part 2 ranked as #28 and #7 in The 100 Greatest Nicktoon Episodes countdown. The latter ranking marked Avatar's highest ranking in the countdown, and also the highest-ranked episode of a show that wasn't SpongeBob SquarePants in the countdown.

External links

Avatar Wiki: The Siege of the North, Part 1 and Part 2

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Avatar: The Last Airbender chapters
Book 1: Water	"The Boy in the Iceberg" • "The Avatar Returns" • "The Southern Air Temple" • "The Warriors of Kyoshi" • "The King of Omashu" • "Imprisoned" • "The Winter Solstice" • "The Waterbending Scroll" • "Jet" • "The Great Divide" • "The Storm" • "The Blue Spirit" • "The Fortuneteller" • "Bato of the Water Tribe" • "The Deserter" • "The Northern Air Temple" • "The Waterbending Master" • "The Siege of the North"
Book 2: Air	"The Avatar State" • "The Cave of Two Lovers" • "Return to Omashu" • "The Swamp" • "Avatar Day" • "The Blind Bandit" • "Zuko Alone" • "The Chase" • "Bitter Work" • "The Library" • "The Desert" • "The Serpent's Pass" • "The Drill" • "City of Walls and Secrets" • "Tales of Ba Sing Se" • "Appa's Lost Days" • "Lake Laogai" • "The Earth King" • "The Guru" • "The Crossroads of Destiny"
Book 3: Fire	"The Awakening" • "The Headband" • "The Painted Lady" • "Sokka's Master" • "The Beach" • "The Avatar and the Firelord" • "The Runaway" • "The Puppetmaster" • "Nightmares and Daydreams" • "The Day of Black Sun" • "The Western Air Temple" • "The Firebending Masters" • "The Boiling Rock" • "The Southern Raiders" • "The Ember Island Players" • "Sozin's Comet"

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The Siege of the North

Contents

Summary

Part 1

Part 2

Home video releases

Notes

External links

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