Writer:	Joshua Hamilton
Director:	Giancarlo Volpe
Star:	Mae Whitman (Katara),  Zach Tyler Eisen (Aang),  Jack DeSena (Sokka),  Dee Bradley Baker (Appa/Momo/Various Others),  Grey DeLisle (Princess Azula (Season 2- )),  Dante Basco (Prince Zuko),  Jessie Flower (Toph),  Olivia Hack (Ty Lee),  Cricket Leigh (Mai),  Makoto Iwamatsu (Uncle Iroh)

Originally the idea for Azula following the group (via Appa's fur) was intended as a Season 1 episode (Only Zuko would have followed the group instead of Azula). (edit) This episode aired in the UK on 26/11/06 (26 November 2006). (edit) Azula uses a defensive firebending move to evade attacks from Aang, Toph, Katara, and Zuko. This move was also used by Jeong Jeong in season one, in The Deserter. (edit) After Azula hits Iroh with fire, she is attacked by all four elements at once from all four types of bending (Katara's waterbending, Toph's earthbending, Zuko's firebending, and Aang's airbending). This is the first time that a bender from each nation has been shown fighting on the same side against an opponent. (edit) Ty Lee's Kyusho Jitsu moves must not last long since Katara and Sokka were able to help Aang fight Azula in a really short time after their fight. (edit)

Iroh: My pleasure. Sharing tea with a fascinating stranger is one of life's true delights.
Toph: No, thank you for what you said. It helped me. (edit) Katara: Let's get out of here!
Aang: Maybe we should face them. Find out who they are. Who knows, maybe they're friendly.
Sokka: Always the optimist.
(edit) Toph: Who's Zuko?
Sokka: Oh, just some angry freak with a ponytail who's tracked us all over the world.
Katara: What's wrong with ponytails, ponytail?
Sokka: This is a warrior's wolftail.
Katara: Well, it certainly tells the other warriors that you're fun and perky. (edit) Iroh: There is nothing wrong with letting people who love you help you. Not that I love you (pause) I just met you. (edit) Azula: Well, look at this. Enemies and traitors all working together. I'm done. I know when I'm beaten. You got me. A princess surrenders with honor.
(when Iroh isn't looking she blasts him with blue fire) (edit)

When Katara is mocking Sokka's ponytail, her shirt's collar are regular white lines rather than being wide at the top to nearly touching her shoulders and being curvy. Also, beneath the left half of the collar, Katara's skin is white. (edit) When they all face Azula together, they are standing and attacking in the Avatar cycle; air (Aang), water (Katara), earth (Toph), and fire (Zuko). (edit) Azula's Mongoose-Lizard disappears shortly after the beginning of the fight against Aang and Zuko. (edit) As Toph slings her bag onto her shoulder after talking to Iroh, the slit on the back of her shirt vanishes. (edit) When Azula dismounts her Mongoose-Lizard, her boots appear to be made of cloth yet in other appearances they are made of metal. (edit)

The blue jay that lands on Aang head while he talks about springtime is a reference to a similar bird that performs the same action in the unaired pilot. According the the audio commentary, the original concept was that nature had a tendency to be attracted to Aang due to being the Avatar, which to a certain point has been suggested in past episodes, such as when he was able to take control of the Unagi in The Warriors of Kysohi. (edit) Appa Shedding: Appa's shedding is caused by spring, or the season of change, and usually occurs with most mammals that have large amounts of hair. (edit) Swirling Flames: When the group fired all four elements at Azula, there was an explosion and she disappeared. Her disappearing trick was similar to Jeong Jeong's disappearing act in The Deserter. She surrounded herself in fire and vanished. (edit) The giant lizards that Azula and her crew ride on are most likely based on a group of tropical American lizards known as Basilisk Lizards who can run across the surface of water for a short amount of time. (edit) Once again, the show borrows some elements from a Western movie. The chase, the deserted ghost town, the standoff and the battle royale, or more commonly "Texas shootout," which took place in this episode are all well-known sequences of a Western movie. One of the most reminiscent parts had to be at the end when Azula shot down Iroh after surrendering. This parallels to how in the movies, the villain puts his hands in the air and pretends to give up right before whipping out his pistol and shooting his opponent down. (edit)