Wracked with guilt about Sangmu's fate, Aang diverts the team to Peach Petal Island, crafting a plan to rescue the girl who has become part of a tourist attraction. Just a simple defrost and abscond, right? Meanwhile, Nagi and the others traverse the spirit world, seeking guidance from The Painted Lady and other benevolent spirits on how to escape- and how to get Toph her face back. After all, they don't know if or when help is coming, and the Face Stealer always returns for his prey. ---...

Aang decides to make a short detour to his home, willing to revisit the devastation if it means gaining insight into the Spirit World through reading ancient documents. What will the gaang discover as they read the words of the long dead? Meanwhile, Mai, Ty Lee, Haru, and the Freedom Fighter set out on their mission, planning to make contact with some friends of Kanna who will transport them to the Northern Water Tribe... but what sort of people would run a ship willing and able to approach...

With the gang making a stop at Kyoshi Island for supplies and disguises, Aang and Sokka find themselves wrapped up in more than they bargained for, as a plan to free the island is set underway. Elsewhere, in someplace unknown, Toph pushes onward, spurred only by her own will. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/atla-distorted-reality/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/atla-distorted-reality/support

After the chaos of the siege of Ba Sing Se, Aang and his allies must make plans for the attack on the Water Emperor, but first Aang must face the man whose presence plagues his mind, the phoenix that burnt his first world to the ground: Ozai. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/atla-distorted-reality/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/atla-distorted-reality/support

Between Book 2: Earth, and Book 3: Water. An interlude telling the tragic tale of Sokka's and Katara's mother's disappearance, and Hakoda's subsequent rise to the throne of the emperor. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/atla-distorted-reality/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/atla-distorted-reality/support

With Ba Sing Se collapsing due to the manifestation of Wan Shi Tong's library into the city, the goals of Aang and his friends become all the more perilous with the arrival of another dangerous spirit, and the definitions of ally and enemy become blurred in the face of a greater threat. The worlds have been thrown into imbalance, and it is up to the Avatar to restore or raze them. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/atla-distorted-reality/message Support this podcast:...

As Aang races back to Ba Sing Se, the city erupts into chaos, scattering his friends and enemies into disparate groups. Battle rages in the streets as the Roku Warriors, Freedom Fighters, and the White Lotus try to stave off the invading Water Nation- all the while fighting enraged Knowledge Seekers brought forth by Wan Shi Tong's entrance to the world from the spirit realm. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/atla-distorted-reality/message Support this podcast:...

As the veil separating the worlds grows thin, Aang is told to make a decision by Guru Pathik, but finds himself tormented by the ramifications of each choice... Meanwhile, the situation in Ba Sing Se devolves further, as Azula and Toph discover just how volatile the city's leadership can be... And while her enemies' rulers are distracted by petty infighting, Princess Katara decides to put her plan into action. (C is still sick, but promises to be back by next week!) --- Send in a voice...

When Aang receives a summons to visit with a certain Guru, he does his best to equip his friends with foreknowledge of Princess Azula's actions the last time he drank onion-banana juice, lest history repeat itself.... But will his warnings be enough to stop Princess Katara as her plan unfolds? Meanwhile, Prince Sokka struggles with his confidence in his sister, in her plan, and in his faith with his Nation... a struggle that may bring him to a Crossroads. (Cohost "C" is out sick this week...

Aang and his friends are taken into the catacombs deep beneath the city, where they meet with the Freedom Fighters' new allies. Meanwhile, Katara and Sokka butt heads, neither willing to concede to the other and follow their leadership. (Also, check out the end of the episode for a very special message from a listener! We love hearing from you guys. Happy New Year!) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/atla-distorted-reality/message Support this podcast:...

A night of heartfelt conversations and swirling intrigue for Aang and his companions is brought to an explosive halt by a mysterious group of earthbending insurrectionists, and a foe they had thought they left behind comes to their rescue. Meanwhile, tensions and arguments run high among the Water Nation infiltrators, based on what threatens their military force in the caves below Ba Sing Se, and Katara meets a charismatic young man she thinks could be of use to her... --- Send in a...

A slice-of-life episode. Follow Aang as he goes on a scavenger hunt, Zuko as he chats with Mai, and Kanna as she... bakes cookies? I guess you, dear listener, will just have to sit back, pay attention, and enjoy the fun! [Oh, and don't worry, M^3 is back this week... we hope you can handle a little scratchyness, but we think her voice is close enough to normal that she was ready to reccord!] --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/atla-distorted-reality/message Support this...

Secrets are spilled, alliances are tested, and the calm of the city of Ba Sing Se draws out the doubts, fears, and tensions that have been building in the city's newest players. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/atla-distorted-reality/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/atla-distorted-reality/support

Faced with the culmination of Princess Katara's plans, the Avatar and his allies must fend off an assault fleet of water nation ships and soldiers, as well as ensure the crowds of innocent refugees make it into the city safely, with the aid of the warriors of Roku. Toph must contend with the unwilling guards of sanctuary gate, while Aang once again duels Katara, face-to-face. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/atla-distorted-reality/message Support this podcast:...

Determined to reach the power behind the empty throne and deliver the news of the Lunar Eclipse, Aang and his friends finally arrive in Ba Sing Se... Meanwhile, Princess Katara puts her plan into action, ready to strike the first blow against the so-called impenetrable city... --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/atla-distorted-reality/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/atla-distorted-reality/support

Princess Katara leads her crew to Ba Sing Se, determined to take the most efficient route- no matter what her brother has to say about the local legends. Meanwhile, Aang and Azula have an important conversation. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/atla-distorted-reality/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/atla-distorted-reality/support

While frantically searching for Zuko after his sudden disappearance at the hands of a badger-mole spirit, Aang and his friends stumble across a strange guru, who tells them much of the origins of the world, and of the Avatar. Meanwhile, Sokka's training to master bloodbending continues, and Katara sets a dangerous opponent on the path of the Avatar... --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/atla-distorted-reality/message Support this podcast:...

In their search for a way to strike down the Water Nation before Seiryu's Moon, the gang- with a little help from Kanna- makes their way to the home of an eccentric woman known as The Astronomer... but Aang is unprepared for what he discovers upon arrival Meanwhile, Princess Katara continues her efforts to convince Sokka of her plan, hopeful he will join her in conquering Ba Sing Sei --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/atla-distorted-reality/message Support this podcast:...

Shocked by the brutal encounter with Princess Katara, Aang finds himself unable to lie to his friends any longer, forced to finally reveal the bitter truth... Meanwhile, Prince Sokka is in turmoil after reuniting with his sister, causing him to wonder if helping her with her plans is really what he wants. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/atla-distorted-reality/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/atla-distorted-reality/support

Pursued by a trio of deadly masked assassins, Aang finds himself forced to confront the one person he feared meeting most in this world... Meanwhile, Toph and Sokka try to intercept Aang's encounter with the Princess, forcing them to decide where their true loyalties lie  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/atla-distorted-reality/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/atla-distorted-reality/support

Burdened by the knowledge of Jet's actions, Toph decides to make her own way- leaving the Freedom Fighters behind to remember her burried past and try to make a new future. Meanwhile, a certain pair of royal waterbenders grow closer to reuniting... --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/atla-distorted-reality/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/atla-distorted-reality/support

In search of an earthbending teacher, the gang stumbles into an ambush Aang was all too familiar with, and a scenario he had hoped to avoid entirely plays out yet again. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/atla-distorted-reality/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/atla-distorted-reality/support

Hackles still raised over the revelations at Omashu, Aang and his companions can't stop bickering- even over something as simple as flying over the tallest mountain in the world, or going around it. Unbeknownst to the party, their decision will bring them to an encounter with a strange tribe, one that promises great knowledge to any who complete their mysterious trials. What visions will beset the group, as they brush against the spirit world to further their goals. Meanwhile, Princess...

Faced with the ruins of King Bumi's city, Aang begins to lose faith. Unbeknownst to him, two of his bad decisions are about to catch up with him- decisions he made in his hope to fast-track Sokka's redemption. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/atla-distorted-reality/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/atla-distorted-reality/support

Hoping to find his old friend Bumi, even in another world, Aang decides to steer the group towards Omashu- causing them to run right into Chong and the nomads. How will the group respond to being trapped in the Cave of Two Lovers? Emotions will be heightened, feelings stirred up, but whose to say how the events will unfold next! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message:...