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"In the old days, the city stood strong, but as the war dragged on, the king lost his nerve, grew tired, senile. Let corruption spring all around him. Fire Nation seeped in through the cracks. That's where we come in."
— Jet to Katara.

"Omashu" is the third episode of Season One of Avatar: The Last Airbender and the third episode of the live-action series overall. It was released on February 22, 2024.

Overview[]

News of a traitor puts the trio at odds in Omashu, where a mechanist and rebels with a charming leader muddle their plans to protect the Earth Kingdom.

Synopsis[]

In the Fire Nation, a group of citizens plan an assassination plot against Fire Lord Ozai with the help of a young woman who works inside the palace. The group manage to make it to the throne room before being surrounded by guards and forced to surrender. The young woman reveals herself to be Azula, Ozai's daughter and the Fire Nation princess. Ozai kills the group and asks the guards to leave. He shows Azula the note he received from Commander Zhao proving that Zuko has found the Avatar. The news makes Azula panic, believing she will lose her chance at the throne to Zuko.

While flying on Appa, Aang notices an airbender flying near the Earth Kingdom city of Omashu. Wanting to enter the city, Katara and Sokka are helped out by a turnip farmer who smuggles them inside and claims they are his helpers. When in the city, the turnip farmer warns Katara that Omashu is a dangerous place.

Aang with his glider follows the mysterious airbender to find it's not actually an airbender but a young boy named Teo that uses a mechanical glider to fly. An explosion goes off nearby and Teo reveals that Fire Nation spies have infiltrated the city. Teo takes Aang, Katara, and Sokka to his home where they meet Teo's father Sai, otherwise known as "The Mechanist" who provides outlines for technological advancement to the king of Omashu.

Zhao tells Zuko and his uncle Iroh that an airbender had been spotten near Omashu. He offers to join them in capturing the Avatar, but Zuko refuses and says only he and Iroh will go. Later that day, Zhao receives a message from Azula claiming she will help him capture the Avatar from afar. The next day, Aang and Teo glide to a cave at the top of the mountains where they find blasting jelly and the ropes from the turnip farmer that helped them into Omashu.

Meanwhile, Katara sees Sai giving designs to a firebender and is about to confront him about it, but is stopped by the turnip farmer who reveals himself to be Jet, a freedom fighter who is fighting against the Fire Nation spies in Omashu, telling Katara that Sai is one of them. He introduces Katara to his crew, consisting of brawler Pipsqueak, archer Longshot, knife expert Smellerbee, and the reckless The Duke, and he takes Katara to their treehouse hideout. There, Jet reveals the Fire Nation killed his family when he was eight, to which Katara can relate as she lost her mother to the Fire Nation. Jet prompts Katara to focus on the positive aspects of her mother rather than how she died, which helps Katara master a waterbending move she was struggling with the "water whip".

In Omashu, Zuko and Iroh explore the city and Iroh picks up a White Lotus Pai Sho tile. At Sai's house, Sokka helps Sai design a plan for a hot air balloon and Sai tells Sokka he should grow up to be an engineer. When Aang and Katara return, Aang lets them know that he found Jet's blasting jelly and concludes he is behind the bombing, while Katara believes Sai is responsible due to her seeing him with a Fire Nation spy. Angry that no one believes her, Katara races to find Jet who reveals he is responsible for the bombings and that his next attack will be on the king using a bomb he planted in a suitcase and switched with Sai's. Katara tells Aang and Sokka and the three race to stop Jet, but Zuko arrives and begins to fight Aang.

Katara and Sokka use the delivery system of Omashu to get to the palace where Katara successfully uses the Water Whip move to stop Longshot's flaming arrow from detonating the bomb and killing the king. Aang fights Zuko and lets slip that he knows Zuko has been tracking him for three years, leading Zuko to deduce Aang stole his notebook. Enraged, Zuko begins firebending, leading civilians to flee the city. Earthbending guards arrive and arrests Aang and Iroh, who publicly firebends so Zuko can escape the city undetected.

Credits[]

  • Co-starring:
    • James Sie - Cabbage Merchant
    • Rainbow Dickerson - Kya
    • Osric Chau - Tan
    • Kelvin Lum - Cloaked Firebender
    • Moheb Jindran & Christopher Logan - Omashu Guards
    • Taylor Lam Wright - The Duke
    • Vincent Huang - Pipsqueak
    • Wes Valarao - Smellerbee
    • Nathanial Kong - Longshot
    • Tim Zhang - Grocer
    • Colin Foo - Pai Sho Vendor
    • Mohammed Imran Ali - Old Man
    • Ragini Kapil & Paul Kular - Omashu Merchants
    • Nipun Joshi - Omashu Townsperson
    • Asia Mattu - Omashu Mother
    • Dayah Brar - Omashu Daughter

Production notes[]

Transcripts[]

Main article: Transcript:Omashu (Netflix)

Translations[]

Main article: Netflix:Writing in the World of Avatar

Adaptation[]

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.
  • When Sokka was examining Sai's desk, a jar labeled with a uniquely designed Flamel Cross with wings and a crown (originating from the manga series Fullmetal Alchemist) could be briefly seen.
  • James Sie reprises his role as the cabbage merchant.

References[]

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