When the shot changes to an overview of the shop from the workers' area point of view, the table that customer was sitting at is now empty and the man is sitting at the table next to that. Iroh comes to rest upon a hill with a large tree. While explaining the incident to the girls, he accidentally rhymes in haiku: "I am so sorry. Making sure that no one else is around to watch, he quietly lights all the lanterns with his firebending. There are genuine heartfelt and touching moments that can easily bring you to tears. However, when the girls all laugh after Sokka accidentally apologized in haiku-style, there are eight girls sitting in two rows of four, with the girl that was previously on stage now sitting among them. The four animals are brought to a butcher, and the man that captured them begins haggling with the owner. The first frames of "The Tale of Aang" show an overview of the Lower Ring, the same part of the city that was shown in ". The Tales of Ba Sing Se not only succeeds, but it thrives off how different it is. Toph claims that, because she is blind, she does not have to worry so much about personal appearance or the approval of others. He stumbles across the Five-Seven-Five Society, a haiku class full of beautiful girls. They walk in, and after being forced into having a foot massage that turns into a foot scrubbing, Toph earthbends one of the attendants through a wall. (29 Sep 2006). Amanda Gorman recites stunning poem at Biden inauguration. Amanda Gorman. Synopsis:Brief tales highlighting the individual adventures of Katara and Toph, Uncle, Sokka, Aang, Zuko and Momo, as they make their way around Ba Sing Se. When Zuko makes his way to Iroh in the workers' area of the teashop, a customer is sitting at a table right next to the counter. There's nothing quite like watching the tales of Ba Sing Se. The keeper would like nothing more than to let his animals run wild in open spaces, and Aang suggests moving the animals to an open area just outside the city. Iroh places a cloth out upon the ground along with a picture of Lu Ten. Tales of Ba Sing Se is an anthology episode like 23 Short Films About Springfield or The Ricklantis Mixup, just showing our characters having little mini-adventures while putzing around Ba Sing Se. The girls leave the spa with heavy make-up on their faces. The zookeeper explains to Aang that the zoo is no longer receiving funding from the Dai Li because it is no longer popular with the children. Momo's "escape" only succeeds in landing him among a crowd of people watching a street artist with a pair of dancing monkeys; the man seizes Momo, outfits him with a hat, and places him with the monkeys, thinking him to be a monkey himself due to his shortsightedness, making an amusing trio of small dancing primates. She is also disgusted with the commonplace message his haiku presents and presents the rules of haiku to him in a much more formal tone. This episode focuses on the little events that each character does on his or her own in Ba Sing Se. The girls later take a mud bath and Toph uses her earthbending to make creepy faces with the mud and scare away the attendant. Momo tries to escape, but the cats work together to try to bring him down, momentarily trapping him in a box until he seizes an opportunity to escape. He sets up some rocks and pulls out materials from the basket he purchased earlier. The Tale of Sokka Lauren MacMullan The Tale of Zuko Katie Mattila The Tale of Momo Justin Ridge and Giancarlo Volpe: DR Movie: September 29, 2006 () 215: The episode is a set of vignettes about each of the main characters' adventures in Ba Sing Se, providing a glimpse of their personalities and private lives. The shopkeeper asks his customer what his reasoning is, and Iroh claims that it is for a special occasion. He shaves it again in ", The haiku contest Sokka has with Madame Macmu-Ling is an Avatar World equivalent of a modern-day. Morning rises at they all are getting ready, Sokka shaving his small growing mustache, Aang is shaving his head, (Y/n) tying up hud hair. Summary: In this special episode, a series of short stories highlighting different characters and their individual adventures in Ba Sing Se play featuring the Tales of Katara and Toph, Iroh, Sokka, Aang, Zuko, and Momo. When he emerges, he finds a tuft of Appa's hair on his head from inside the bag. With Zach Tyler, Mae Whitman, Jack De Sena, Michaela Jill Murphy. She kisses him lightly and briefly. Iroh corrects the man's stance and informs him that he does not look like a criminal. He hops on an air scooter as the animals run after him. Zuko opens the door slightly afterward, however, and tells him it was nice before gently sliding the door closed, leading Iroh to smile. Directed by Written by Joy Reid Says Amanda Gorman Is ‘The America That Won’ On Inauguration Day - The ReidOut - MSNBC. He continues to earthbend paths, secluded areas, and habitat accessories. A page for describing YMMV: Avatar: The Last Airbender "The Tales of Ba Sing Se". Something struck me in the rear! However, when the shot slides to the right to show a mother and her son behind Aang looking at their cat, he is holding it again. Bloque de Búsqueda. "City of Walls and Secrets" A series of short stories covering some of the time spent by Katara, Toph, Iroh, Sokka, Aang, Zuko and Momo as they live in Ba Sing Se. Was this review helpful to you? Katara and Toph have a girls' day out; Iroh helps people in town before celebrating the birthday of his dead son; Aang helps a zookeeper build a new zoo; Sokka accidentally ends up in a poetry club; Zuko goes out on a date; and Momo searches Ba Sing Se for Appa. We get to spend quality time with pretty much every character. "The Tales of Ba Sing Se" is the 15th episode of Book Two: Earth of Avatar: The Last Airbender and the 35th of the overall series. Zuko may have even enjoyed himself for once. Although acknowledging that Toph will never know what she herself looks like, Katara adds that she thinks Toph is very pretty. However, when the massive owner shows up in the window saying "when I'm through with you kids, the window won't be the only thing that's broken! The children and their families come flocking to the new zoo, and the zookeeper thanks Aang for his help, also telling him he should have a job with animals. I think Tales of Ba Sing Se is absolutely a filler episode in the best possible way. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Written by: Andrew Huebner While strolling through a market, Iroh stops and buys a few things at a street stand, such as a picnic basket. They go out to eat. When Jin guesses "juggling", Zuko flows with it. Original air date Hog monkeys destroy a shop, various animals attack the citizens, and the cabbage merchant has his cabbages eaten by a rabaroo. [35] Tales of Ba Sing Se. here." His boomerang has become a toy as he walks aimlessly through the streets. He comments that no one has ever believed in him, to which Iroh responds that help from others can be a great blessing, the same wisdom he previously offered Toph. Search for "The Tales of Ba Sing Se" on Amazon.com, Title: In one, brash loud-mouth Sokka stars in a segment about a poetry school that's told almost entirely in verse. After running down an alley, he is threatened at knife-point by a mugger. Alternative: Zuko Alone. The newly-built zoo is located in the Agrarian Zone. The highly intelligent Momo, however, frees himself by using his opposable thumbs to remove the skull pin that locks his cage, and starts to run off. September 29, 2006 Zuko leaves the shop, polished in nice clothes and slicked back hair that took Iroh, according to Zuko, ten minutes to fashion. Notes: For maketea. It starts with Katara and Toph finally connecting with a girls' day out. This segment of the episode ends with a dedication to Mako Iwamatsu, Iroh's voice actor, who passed away on July 21, 2006, after a long battle with esophageal cancer. Zuko, not used to something as mundane as a date, is more than a little nervous and makes a few missteps, but Jin seems to take it in stride. "The Tales of Ba Sing Se" consists of several short stories. At night, the fountain is usually lit by lanterns in the evening and causes the water to sparkle. He aids the shopkeeper by helping a moon flower bloom by moving it into the shade, explaining that moon flowers like partial shade. Iroh helps out in the community and mourns his dead son and Aang transports Animals out of the city and makes a larger zoo outside the walls of Ba Sing Se with earthbending. Romance, loss, contentment, longing, pain, joy—”The Tales of Ba Sing Se” leaps from laughter to tears with the graceful dexterity of the last airbender himself. Avatar: The Last Airbender He curls on top of the tuft of fur and falls asleep, again thinking of his beloved companion, as rain starts to fall. She asks Zuko about his life, which causes him to make up a story that he and his uncle were part of a traveling circus before they came to Ba Sing Se. Transcript Hope you enjoy! Airing almost exactly halfway through ATLA 's 61-episode run, “The Tales of Ba Sing Se” offers a reprieve from one of the darkest periods in the show. Animation The man admits that he is confused with his life and has turned to crime. Chapter 11. Joann Estoesta, Lisa Wahlander, Andrew Huebner, Gary Scheppke, Lauren MacMullan, Katie Mattila, Justin Ridge, Giancarlo Volpe, Elizabeth Welch Ehasz (story editor), John O'Bryan (story editor) In season two of Avatar: The Last Airbender, Iroh sings in memory of his son, Lu Ten, who was killed during the Siege of Ba Sing Se. The ball ricochets off a rock and crashes through a window. He lights two incense sticks using firebending, places them in a holder, and wishes happy birthday to his son. Nonplussed, she tells Zuko to close his eyes so she could present her gift to him. N.E.W.S President. Disappointed, Momo decides to continue searching the city for Appa. A similar sighting only turns out to be a cherry tree. LycoRogue. When he opens it to speak to Iroh, the doors turn white. Katara suggests they have a "girls' day out" and takes her to the Fancy Lady Day Spa. Momo curls up in a footprint left by Appa. The Tale of Toph and Katara . Add the first question. This is a perfectly constructed and beautiful episode. Episode guide "The Tales of Ba Sing Se" is not the only great standalone episode of … Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. As they cross a bridge, three older girls, led by Star, make fun of Toph's makeup. In this issue, we examine three leading frameworks for microservices: Javalin, which is a very lightweight, unopinionated Kotlin-based web framework; Micronaut, which handles all feature injection at compile time and so loads extremely fast; and Helidon, which is a cloud native framework that generates a pure Java SE JAR ile that can be run as a service or a complete app. When the dragonflies fly toward the camera after Aang called upon all the animals with his bison whistle, they pass over and in front of a civilian, though the last dragonfly passes behind him, causing it to be out of proportion and larger than the kneeling citizen. Iroh quickly accepts on his nephew's behalf, and the two teenagers meet after sundown outside the shop. Sokka battles a poetry teacher in haiku in front of the all female class. What's up! He soon draws the attention of a trio of pygmy pumas, which see him as a potential meal. Information The Tales of Ba Sing Se Written By: Giancarlo Volpe, Lauren Macmullan, Justin Ridge, Andrew Huebner, Joann Estoesta, Lisa Wahlander, Katie Mattila, Gary Scheppke Directed By: Ethan Spaulding Storyboard By: Miyuki Hoshikawa, Ian Graham, Ethan Spaulding, Tomihiro Yamaguchi, Michael Chang, Joaquim Dos Santos Animation By: DR Movie Directed by Ethan Spaulding. Next After trying to restore order, Aang pulls out his bison whistle and blows a huge burst of air through it using airbending, attracting the attention of all the creatures. Nevertheless, the girls' words still hurt her all the same, and she sheds a few tears. After counting the syllables and realizing his mistake, a guard kicks him out of the class and back onto the street, causing Sokka to change his mind about liking poetry. Written in the same style as the Tales of Ba Sing Se - each Star Wars character has their own little adventure and meet some interesting friends along the way. neincraff. Katara opens the door to toph with a large amount of hair. Avatar The Last Airbender S01E35 - The Tales of Ba Sing Se. Image gallery (63) Toph, however, forces a laugh back at the girls and earthbends a hole in the bridge, sending them into the water below. The shopkeeper asks his customer what his reasoning is, and Iroh claims that it is for a special occasion. Verdict "Tales of Ba Sing Se" will always hold a special place in fans' hearts, mainly because of Iroh's tale, which, even after an umpteenth … The poetry instructor, Madame Macmu-Ling, becomes upset with the intrusion and giggling of the class. 35/61 Notes: Hey ya'll, just throwing out a TW for abuse because we're finally digging into what the deal with Zuko is (and of course, you can't mention Zuko's backstory without mentioning his dad, so that's why). Jin and Zuko stare into the fountain and Jin reaches out and holds his hand. This is the last time Momo's signature theme is heard. Iroh accepts a date on Zuko's behalf. https://www.cbs.com/.../avatar-the-last-airbender-tales-of-ba-sing-se When Katara wakes her, Toph presents herself with her hair a mess and her body covered in dust, which she calls a "healthy coating of earth", and considers herself to be ready. Many of them are also partially starved. Not much in the way of main plot development, but I'll never skip it on a rewatch. The special occasion for which it is needed is a memorial for Lu Ten's birthday, Iroh's only son whom he lost in the Siege of Ba Sing Se. Toph, aren't you gonna to get ready for the day? Unconcerned for his own safety, Iroh tells the mugger that his stance makes him weak to attacks, and proves it by knocking him down and stealing his dagger. Working at the teahouse, Zuko is worried that a young girl, who frequents the shop, has deduced that he and Iroh are from the Fire Nation. Zuko and Jin visit the Firelight Fountain. As Zuko slams the doors to his room, a crack near the left handle disappears. Toph comments that while she does not usually do fancy things, it is not something she dislikes. After their awkward dinner, Jin pulls Zuko off to one of her favorite parts of the city, the Firelight Fountain. Advertisement: This episode is a series of Day in the Life vignettes featuring the characters in Ba Sing Se. Back at his apartment, Iroh's query about the night is answered only by a slamming of the doors to Zuko's room. The writers for each segment are regular crew members, but, with one exception, has only this episode as a writing credit. After several bouts, with Sokka comically winning each one, he mistakenly adds an extra syllable to the final line of his encore, causing the class to become silent and hard-faced. However, Iroh instead infers that the girl, named Jin, simply has a crush on Zuko. This is immediately proven correct when Jin comes up to the counter and asks Zuko out after paying for her tea. ", he retracts his comments and tells them to run. The zookeeper thanks Aang for helping him but advises him to stick to saving people rather than animals. We even get cute little title card’s announcing each story segment. In the first frames of "The Tale of Aang", when he soars over the Lower Ring, the zoo he will create at the end of the tale is already visible behind the wall. I'm Kat, I'm 26 and and this is my Avatar blog! Common Knowledge: At least for the people outside the English speaking … The cats stop and place the fur in a large three-toed footprint in the street, which was, in fact, made by Appa. The hill where Iroh sets the altar for his son is identical to the hill shown in a flashback at the beginning of the episode ", This is the last episode featuring the cabbage merchant, but he is mentioned in ", This is the first time Aang is seen shaving his head. 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