Writer:	Michael Dante DiMartino
Director:	Lauren MacMullan
Star:	Mae Whitman (Katara),  Makoto Iwamatsu (Uncle Iroh),  Dante Basco (Prince Zuko),  Dee Bradley Baker (Appa/Momo/Various Others),  Jack DeSena (Sokka),  Zach Tyler Eisen (Aang)
Recurring Role:	Sab Shimono (Monk Gyatso),  Jason Isaacs (Zhao)

Character Debuts: Monk Gyatso, Monk Pasaang (edit) It is revealed that Zuko's ship is much smaller than the other ships in the Fire Nation fleet. (edit) This is the first time we see Zuko smile. (edit) In the air temple, the avatars' statues are placed in a spiral from the highest floor of the temple to it's bottom. It seems that there isn't enough room for more than 4 more statues in the spiral. This may be because after the next fire avatar, there won't be any air avatar (since all the air nomads will be extinct after Aang will die), and the cycle of the avatar will be broken. (edit) Uncle Iroh displays a strong liking for tea, his favorite being Ginseng. (edit)

Zhao: And by year's end, the Earth Kingdom capital will be under our rule. The Fire Lord will finally claim victory in this war.
Zuko: If my father thinks the rest of the world will follow him willingly, then he is a fool.
Zhao: Two years at sea have done little to temper your tongue. (pause) So, how is your search for the Avatar going?
(Iroh accidentally knocks over a stand of weapons loudly)
Iroh: My fault, entirely.
Zuko: We haven't found him yet.
Zhao: Did you really expect to? The Avatar died a hundred years ago - along with the rest of the airbenders. (pause) Unless you found some evidence that the Avatar is alive. (edit) Aang: I want you to meet somebody.
Sokka: Who's that?
Aang: Monk Gyatso, the greatest airbender in the world. He taught me everything I know. (edit) (Aang sighs)
Katara: What's wrong?
Aang (with a sad look on his face): This place use to be filled of monks, and lemurs, and bison. Now there's just a bunch of weeds. (edit) Sokka: (holding his stomach) So where do I get something to eat?
Katara: You're one of the first outsiders to ever visit an Airbener Temple, and all you can think about is food?
Sokka: I'm just a simple guy with simple needs. (edit) Aang (as they approach the Southern Air Temple): There it is, the Southern Air Temple!
Katara (excited): Aang, its amazing!
Aang (happy, talking to Appa): We're home buddy, we're home. (edit)

When Aang introduced Momo into the gaang, Katara's braid is missing and the bead in her bun is colored the same as her hair. (edit) When Zuko stands to fight in the Agni Kai, he only has four toes. (edit) We can clearly see that the canopy ceiling in the building where Monk Gyatso died has given way, leaving a gaping hole, but after we see the Fire Avatar Temple, we can see from the outside that the ceiling is nearly whole but when we see Aang inside the building "glowing up", the ceiling is ruined once more only to mend again so Aang can break through it. (edit) As Aang falls from his jump after Momo, the arrow on his left hand disappears. (edit) Many people point out that the Avatar statue next to Roku is not Kyoshi, as it should be. But if you pause at 0:12:19 (DVD) you see Avatars Kuruk and Kyoshi. (edit)

Aang says that Sky Bison carried airbenders to the high altitudes of the Air Temples. Aang's sky bison, Appa is an allusion to Appa Sherpa, who holds the record for most ascents of Mount Everest. He guided climbers up to the high altitudes of Mount Everest 16 times, just like sky bison guide airbenders to the temples on the top of the mountain. (edit) Monk Gyatso is probably an allusion to the Tibetan monk Thubten Gyatso. Aang says that Monk Gyatso was the greatest airbender. Similarily, Thubten Gyatso received the honor of being called Great among the Dalai Lama, or recognized holy monks in Buddhism. (edit) Along with being Japanese for "peach," the word "Momo" is also a common name given to small pets in Japan. It is about as equivalent to "Spot" or "Fido" in the West. (edit) The fact that the same soul is reincarnated into each new Avatar resembles the Buddhist belief that the same soul is reincarnated into each new Dalai Lama. The Dalai Lama is the head of the Buddhist religion, who Buddhists believe is the reincarnation of Buddha himself. (edit) "Gyatso" (the Tibetan word for "ocean") is the name given to each incarnation of the Dalai Lama when he takes the position. (edit)