This week on The Avatar Returns we explore the gritty Miller and Mazzucchelli masterpiece, Avatar: Year One. Okay, not really. But we are talking about The Legend of Korra two-parter "Beginnings," which like the classic graphic novel mentioned above explores origins, in this case the origin of the Avatar State itself. We are introduced to Wan, the lovable riff-raff street rat with the heart of gold, who would ultimately go on to mess the world up in a pretty big way, and in turn become the first Avatar in order to just hold everything together. In other words, we learn that the Avatar is a bandaid.
The Breakdown
Episode 35 - The Rift
Episode 34 - Harmonic Convergence / Darkness Falls / Light in the Dark
Episode 33 - The Guide / A New Spiritual Age / Night of a Thousand Stars
Episode 31 - Peacekeepers / The Sting
Episode 30 - Rebel Spirit / The Southern Lights / Civil Wars, Part 1 & Part 2
Episode 29 - M. Night Shyamalan's 'The Last Airbender'
Episode 28 - The Search
Episode 27 - Skeletons in the Closet / Endgame
Episode 26 - When Extremes Meet / Out of the Past / Turning the Tides
Episode 25 - The Spirit of Competition / And the Winner Is... / The Aftermath
Episode 24 - The Revelation / The Voice in the Night
Episode 23 - Welcome to Republic City / A Leaf in the Wind
Episode 22 - The Promise
Episode 21 - Sozin's Comet
Episode 20 - The Southern Raiders / The Ember Island Players
Episode 19 - The Boiling Rock, Part 1 / The Boiling Rock, Part 2
Episode 18 - The Western Air Temple / The Firebending Masters
Episode 17 - Nightmares and Daydreams / The Day of Black Sun, Part 1: The Invasion / The Day of Black Sun, Part 2: The Eclipse
Episode 16 - The Avatar and The Fire Lord / The Runaway / The Puppetmaster
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