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The Swamp

Episode Number: 24    Season Num: 2    First Aired: Friday April 14, 2006    Prod Code: 204
A mysterious tornado pulls the kids into a supernatural swamp where Katara, Sokka, and Aang have mysterious visions. Meanwhile, Momo and Appa are chased by rogue swamp dwellers.What mysterious forces hide in this swamp, and will Aang get there in time to save Momo and Appa?

Cast and Crew

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Writer: Tim Hedrick
Director: Giancarlo Volpe
Star: Makoto Iwamatsu (Uncle Iroh),  Dante Basco (Prince Zuko),  Zach Tyler Eisen (Aang),  Mae Whitman (Katara),  Jack DeSena (Sokka),  Dee Bradley Baker (Appa/Momo/Various Others)
Guest Star: Johanna Braddy (Princess Yue),  William Bassett (Swamp Monster),  Joe Alaskey (Broadswordsman),  Carlos Alazraqui (Due/Tho)

Notes

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Translations:
-The sign on the cart which passes Iroh and Zuko means 'Happy Traveler's Opera Troupe' (edit)
Character Debuts: Due, Tho, and Hue (edit)
Creature Debut: Catgator
A cross between a catfish and an alligator, these reptiles appear to be common in the swamp, and seem to take the place of a dog when domesticated by the Foggy Swamp Tribe. (edit)
This episode aired in the UK on 12/11/06 (12 November 2006). (edit)
Aang concludes he will meet up with the girl he saw in his "vision." (edit)

Quotes

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Sokka: I told you, we were hungry, I'm eating a giant bug! (takes a bit out of the bug) (edit)
Tho: Where'd you say you was from?
Katara: The South Pole.
Tho: Didn't know there was Waterbenders anywhere but here. They got a nice swamp there, do they?
Katara: No, it's all ice and snow.
(Due and Tho stare at them)
Tho: Mmm. No wonder you left. (edit)
Katara: But what did our visions mean?
Huu: In the swamp, we see visions of people we've lost, people we've loved, folks we think are gone. But the swamp tells us they're not. We're still connected to 'em. Time is an illusion and so is death. (edit)
Huu: See, this whole swamp is actually just one tree spread out over miles. Branches spread, then sink, take root, and then spread some more. One big living organism. Just like the entire world.
Aang: I get how the tree is one big thing, but... the whole world?
Huu: Sure. You think you're any different from me, or your friends, or this tree? If you listen hard enough, you can hear every living thing breathing together, you can feel everything growing. We're all living together, even if most folks don't act like it. We all have the same roots and we are all branches of the same tree. (edit)
Due: How you like your possum chicken?
Sokka: It tastes just like arctic hen. (edit)

Trivia

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Look closely: The cart carrying the mask's in the begining of the episode that Pass Iroh, and Zuko has "The Blue Spirit Mask". (edit)
As Aang's airbending charges towards the Swampbenders, Tho's right arm is missing. (edit)
The young woman who gives Iroh a coin is modeled after Dao Le, an editor for the show. (edit)
The cart that passes Zuko, and Iroh as they beg for money most closely translates, 'Happy Traveler's Opera Troupe.' (edit)
When we focus on Sokka fighting off the first vine attack, he's using his machete to slash at the vines. But after he tumbles down a branch to splash into the swamp water, he gets up to run and his machete is no longer in hand. Immediately after this we see the weapon again, but this time it has switched hands before we focus on Katara's battle with the swamp. (edit)

Allusions

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The characters of Tho and Due are a obvious reference to Bo and Luke from Dukes of Hazzard. This is made clear by their first lines that are in the same style and mannerism of the Duke brothers:

Due: What'd you reckon make a track like that, Tho?
Tho: Don't know, Due. (edit)
When Sokka gets an elbow leech stuck to him, he screams "Why do things keep attaching to me?" He is referring to this, and in "Return to Omashu," where the pentapi from the secret entrance(the sewers) to Omashu attach to him. (edit)
When combined with waterbending, the skiffs that the Swamp Tribe used moved exactly like a motorboat would. (edit)
Although never mentioned in the episode, the names of two of the gators are later revealed to be "Slim" and "Derby." Both words correspond to the stereotypical southern United States theme of the Swamp tribe. (edit)
The last shot of the Swamp coming alive and actively swatting a bird is reminiscent of a similar shot of the Whomping Willow in the film Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. (edit)
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Community Reviews (58)

 
9.5
Superb
The Swamp
"Adventurous"
The gang had dropped into a mystical swamp, danger awaits them...
Continue » Posted Jan 27, 2008 11:04 am PST
10.0
Perfect
The Swamp
"Well written"
Very well writtin!!
Continue » Posted Jan 12, 2008 8:51 pm PST
9.1
Superb
The Swamp
"Conclusion"
This was a filler in my opinion, but it was a great filler.
Continue » Posted Jan 12, 2008 7:23 am PST

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7.0
Good
The Swamp
"Filler episode"
The Gaang get sucked down into a mysterious swamp with mysterious connections.
Continue » Posted Sep 28, 2007 3:28 pm PST
9.2
Superb
The Swamp
"Adventurous"
funny and great!
Continue » Posted Aug 26, 2007 7:16 pm PST
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