Avatar: The Last Airbender

out of all the stories.. from toph and katara going to the spa and dealing with mean girls, sokka and his poetry, aang helping out the zoo... i found myself crying at the tale of iroh.. this was probably my third or fourth time watching avatar and i never liked iroh much unitl i saw this episode. It tugged at my heart strings and touched a nerve.. even the beginning of the tale of iroh i found the atmosphere a bit depressing with a tinge of saddness.. and when iroh starts to sing and cry.. i started to cry too .. and since then hes becomed one of my beloved and favourite characters on this show.. and not to mention i liked zuko's tale too.. hhaha when he came out of the house to meet jin on theyre date it took uncle iroh 10 min to do his hair and he looked wacked. Anyway.. good episode especially for iroh because it showed us another side to this already loveable and wise character and a funnier and softer side of zuko.

Tales of Ba Sing Se was a perfect, delightful, unique, and very entertaining episode of Avatar The Last Airbender. This episode, a series of character short stories, was full of character driven scenes and interesting scenarios. I enjoyed this episode because each of the characters had their own little adventures in the grand city of Ba Sing Se. I think this episode gave us more insight into the characters, sort of a day in the life of. I thought each of the shorts were awesome, especially Momo's who is looking for Appa. I look forward to watching the next episode!!!!!!!

A series of slice of life sequences rotating around the main characters? Although there isn't the stuff that makes Avatar such a quality show, like its action and life lessons, it's possibly the best episode in the show yet. It just covered so much and somehow it didn't implode in its overwhelming amount of issues covered. Toff's scenario of being blind and not caring about her appearance really kicked things off nicely, and then the momentum was greatly carried over with Iroh living his care free life and helping the poor refugees of Ba Sing Se with his great knowledge. His story ended really well with him having a picnic by himself, celebrating the birthday of his deceased son.



Aang's tale is still pretty good but it's also the weakest one. The thing about the whole zoo was nice, but felt a bit irrelevant. Sokka's story served as pure comic relief and it did a good job of that--as always. Zuko had the most interesting story though because it covered a subject that makes most of our stomachs glitter; love. For a love story that only lasted under five minutes, this one was executed and depending on your preferences for love romances, it's probably the best story. Momo's served the purpose of story advancement in which it did a good job of. Not to mention that it was interesting in itself. Overall an excellent package of a little bit of everything in life.

Definitely a filler episode. It was okay, but definitely not the best episode of the season. Some stories were pretty entertaining, but others were sad. Like the one with Iroh. It's about him remembering his son who died in the war. Sokka's was funny. He was spying on a poetry class, and when he fell through the window, he found himself speaking in Haiku. He wanted to continue to impress the girls, so he continued to speak in Haiku - it was almost like a challenege between him and the teacher. When he accidentally added one extra syllable in his poem, he was kicked out. Katara and Toph's was another good one. They went to the spa and came back in fancy clothes and makeup. When a group of girls made fun of them and called them clowns, Toph used earthbending to destroy the bridge and make them fall in the water.

I guess you can consider this a filler episode, but it was still a good one. This episode is basically short tales of what's happening with the main characters around Ba Sing Se.



The tale of Toph and Katara was interesting and funny enough. You can actually see a connection finally develop between the two and what Toph really thinks about herself. The next tale is Iroh, which was, in my opinion, the best one. It was nice just seeing him go through his daily routines in the city and end his tale on a sad note, in which Iroh finds a quiet spot by a tree and looks at a picture of his son while singing a sad song.



Next up is Aang. It was my least favorite of the tales, simply because I didn't find it interesting. You can see how advanced he's become at earthbending, but that was it for me. Sokka's tale was, simply put, funny. It had me smiling or laughing from beginning to end.



Zuko's tale was funny as well. It was just great seeing Zuko act so awkward on his date. It ties with the tale of Sokka as my second favorite in this episode. The tale of Momo was nice as well. I was put off at first just by seeing it was going to be about Momo, but it was better than I expected. Overall, the collection of tales were nice, even though it was just filler.

I'm not quite sure why this episode was made. It doesn't advance the story, or have one cohesive story of its own, it's just a bunch of little vignettes into the goings-on of all the characters now that they've arrived at Ba Sing Se.



The episode starts off rather well, with Toph and Katara going for a girl's day out. Beforehand in the season, these two haven't really seen each other as friends, but, as this vignette shows, they stick out for each other, and a friendship may yet be blooming.



The second "tale" is masterful, and tearjerking. It follows Iroh preparing to commemorate his departed son on his birthday. It really establishes Iroh's inspiring aura, which reaches beyond just Zuko. The final moment of the scene in which Iroh finds a quiet spot by a tree and looks at a picture of his son while singing a sad song definitely pulls on the old heartstrings. They really chose a perfect scene to commemorate the late Mako by.



Next up are the tales of Sokka and Aang, which are completely out of place, and make no sense at all, so I don't even think I'll bother explaining them. In summary: they aren't worth watching.



Then finally is the tale of Momo, in which our little furry friend goes out to look for Appa, which cues into the next episode.



In short, if you have this episode TiVo'd or downloaded on iTunes, watch the first two, as they are both great (or in the case of Iroh's, masterful), then watch Momo's tale if you really want to.

Great episode, but unappreciated. My favorite tale was Iroh's. The tale of Iroh was very touching, it was my favorite because the tribute to Mako. He was a brilliant actor and was respected by anybody that is human. Zuko's tale was very good too. I don't like Zuko and Jin together but it was still a good story. How he used his firebending to light up the candles was very romantic. Momo's story was very good too. How he did that dance was very funny. Aang and Sokka's story was pretty good too. Mostly Sokka's though. Katara and Toph's story wasn't that good, but a great episode. Overall, I give this episode a 9.2.

It was a pretty novel idea. Make a filler episode that has multiple storylines to make it interesting. Tales Of Ba Sing Sei for the most part is an excellent episode. The episode begins with the shortest, but the second best of the bunch with Katara and Toph having a "Girl's Day out". While that might sound uninteresting to most males (such as myself), the segment turned out to be very funny, and a little touching towards the end with a small exchange between the two girls. The next segment is the best of the bunch, with Iroh going shopping for something seemingly important, when it turns out to be his fallen son's birthday. This was a beautiful segment that brought tears to my eyes by the end of it, with a message regarding the passing of Mako. Unfortunately, while the first two segments were amazing, the rest sort of faltered. the story of Aang, with him helping out a zoo to be more spacious, wasn't very interesting despite a couple funny bits. Same goes for Sokka's story, with him essentially rapping in Hiku's, which doesn't go very well at the end. The third best story is Zuko's, with him going out on a date with a cute girl. It makes Zuko even more sympathetic to the audience, and the last scene with him and Iroh makes it all worth while. The episode ends with Momo's which was sadly, the weakest of the bunch. Nearly dialougless, the segment essentially says what we and the characters have been saying, we miss Appa. If the segment was given to Aaang, perhaps it would've had a little more weight to it, but as of now, it was a weak ending. Overall, despite the problems with 3 of the stories, the other 3 were so good that I ultimately really like the episode.

yup so im back and this is my last review till i take a break and get a drink and maybe watch some re runs of some episodes of some shows from the tv so yaaa what up people? whats shakin? whats crackin? yo what's good? 54 more words do you think i can level if i write reviews? and do the mods read them cuz if they do i am totally screwed. uhh 27 more words till i get a break. 18 more words and i cant freakin wait 10 more words not 7 now 5 now i am done

Back when this was a new episode, I was probably a little disappointed, considering this episode was not like a 'real' episode. But as time passed and the more I've seen it, (I've seen it at least 18 times now), the more I've grown to like it. At first it struck me as a filler, but now I realize that it is far from fillerdom. As they do in most episodes, I love the way they intertwine the comedy and the action with the story-line, it always meshes perfectly. The Tale of Toph and Katara was both funny and what I guess you could call 'heartwrenching', because Toph and Katara finally had a 'sisterly' moment. The Tale of Iroh was also both funny and sentimental what with his spiritual-like wiseness(wow that was deep)and him being able to be so helping to others who needs it, even when he is depressed over the loss of his son, Lu Ten. The Tale of Aang was sort of funny in a few ways and the only part it had in the major-over-all plot was how his earthbending skillz had improved and that he could possibly have a future of working with animals. The Tale of Sokka was of course only funny. What else can you expect from the good ole Sokka, Mr. Comic Relief himself? The Tale of Zuko had a few awkward-funny parts in it, like when Zuko had his hair greased back all weird, or jsut how Zuko acts around girls in general. It was sweet in all, but I don't understand what it really had to do with the over-all plot since Zuko was just going to end up with Mai anyway.(Whoa that rhymes!) Here's some Season 3 speculation: Maybe since Zuko has joined the gaang, they will go back to Ba Sing Se for something and then Zuko will get Jin back. Just some speculation. And last but not least, The Tale of Momo. Now you would have to be Toph not to see how this mini-episode portended to the over-all plot. It actually reminded me of the Lion King when Momo was snuggling with the 3 Alley Cats. And then typing 'Alley Cats' made me think of the Aristocats. Dang what is it with Disney movies today? Anyway, yes this episode was important because if we had not seen Appa's mysterious foot print, then we would be all like 'What the heck?' when Appa's Lost Days came around. So after typing these last 417 words, I have just been trying to make the point that this episode was indeed important to the plot, and was most definetly not a filler.

This episode is a series of short stories highlighting different characters and their individual adventures in the city. Tales of Katara and Toph, Iroh, Sokka, Aang, Zuko, and Momo. Katara and Toph go to a spa and have a girls day out. toph doesnt like it when people pick her toes or touch them. they come out looking like clowns honestly and that girl Star looked prettier. Aang builds a new zoo for the animals in a bad zoo. Sokka tries to impress some ladies being the pimp that he is. Zuko goes on a date with this girl. he gets kissed. iroh goes to celebrate his lost son's birthday. momo misses appa and runs into trouble

ah this is an episode of short stories to give insight in the character's personality. it is the first time we get to see a little bit of Toph true self and also the first time we see how the death of Iroh's son has effected him. We get to see the humerous interactions of the main character's with the buzzing city full of everyday life. We also see the first time that Zuko actually let's go of his attitude and enjoy's himself. the episode is rounded off with clues about the dissappearence of Appa which of course is preperation for the next episode "Appa's lost days"

A very well done episode, my favorite stories are probably that of Sokka and Zuko. It surprised me to see that Katie Mattila, writer for the third season episode "The Beach" probably my least favorite Avatar episode, wrote the little story of Zuko and his date. I liked the Sokka story very much, the funniest part about it being that it was the shortest story, that and when he got thrown out of the poetry club. This episode itself is very special because one, it has never been done before on the show or since then. The second reason is that it's just interesting to watch, knowing that if maybe you don't like one story, another one is to come.

Each of these provides what they do. One of them features Toph waking up one morning very tired. Katara shows how she can be like a lady. Toph is also pretty normally as well. Another one shows Aang providing a zoo. His plans are to unleash the animals to get people startled so they want to take action and build an animal preserve so people can see the neat characteristics of these animals. Next shows Uncle Iroh who shares his wisdom and gives advice. While Zuko is involved with a lady, and they go out and do stuff together. This has been the fine examples of what each character does!

I'm an adult, don't have children AND I love this show! This was the episode that got me hooked. A friend told me she was watching this "cartoon" and I scoffed...at first. I happened to catch a marathon on a rainy date and am now a fan. *Oh* this short story was sweet and multi-layered. Iroh gives advice to males in varying stages of life on his way to a quiet place to honor the memory of his only son.



I enjoyed the "girls spa day" and Sokka's haiku face off. It was funny and informative ("five, seven, five" - to form a haiku).

The Tale of Toph and Katara

The story opens at the location of the gang's house in Ba Sing Se, the whole group busily cleaning themselves up for the day aside from Toph who has yet to wake up. When Katara wakes her, Toph presents herself with her hair a mess and her body covered in dust, considering herself ready. Katara suggests they have a "Girl's Day Out," and takes her to the Fancy Lady Day Spa. Toph agrees, as long as they don't touch her feet. This is a denied request and Toph sends one of the attendants through the wall during a pedicure. The girls then take a mud bath where Toph uses her Earthbending to make creepy faces with the mud and scare away the attendant. The two then relax in a sauna, using their bending to both feed the fire and create the steam. The girls leave the sauna now with make-up on their faces. Toph comments that while she does not usually do fancy things, it's not something she dislikes. As they cross a bridge, three older girls poke fun of Toph's makeup. Toph is upset by these remarks and Katara tries to urge her to ignore them. Toph, however, laughs back at the girls and then Earthbends the ground from under them sending them into the water below. Katara finishes with her own parting shot by washing the girls downstream. Katara tries to console Toph as they continue walking on. Toph claims that because she is blind, she does not have to worry so much about personal appearance or the approval of others, the words of the girls still hurt her all the same, and she sheds a few tears. Katara compliments that Toph is not only confident and self-assured, but also pretty. Toph proclaims she would like to return the favor but has no idea what Katara looks like. Katara laughs at this and the story ends with Toph giving her a friendly punch on the arm. The Tale of Iroh

While strolling through a market, Iroh stops and buys a few things at a street stand. Iroh purchases a picnic basket and when the owner asks, Iroh claims that it is for a special occasion. He then aids the shopkeeper by helping a Moon Flower bloom by moving it closer to the shade. Continuing his walk, he sees a small boy crying and his mother struggling to calm him. Iroh borrows a liuqin from a nearby shop and sings a song to the weeping child. The song tells the tale of a young soldier boy marching home from war. The boy stops crying as Iroh sings to him and he then proceeds to thank Iroh by pulling his beard and laughing. In a small street alley, Iroh watches some boys play a form of soccer that employs Earthbending. The ball gets repelled of a rock and crashes through a window. He tells them that it is always best to admit your mistakes in order to restore honor. However, the owner appears in the window, massive in size and he retracts his comments and tells them to run. After running down an alley, he is threatened at knife point by a mugger. 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. Iroh corrects the man's stance and comments that he does not look like a criminal. The man admits that he is confused with his life right now and has turned to crime. Iroh and the man share some tea as Iroh suggests that the man would become a good masseur. The man comments that no one has ever believed in him, to which Iroh comments that help from others can be a great blessing. Iroh gave the same wisdom to Toph in the episode "The Chase." Iroh comes to rest upon a hill with a large tree. He sets up some rocks and pulls out materials from the basket he purchased earlier. The special occasion it was needed for was a memorial for Lu Ten's birthday (the son Iroh lost in the war). Iroh places a cloth out upon the ground along with a picture of Lu Ten. He then lights two incense sticks and places them in a holder. Iron says happy birthday to the image and confesses that he wished he could have helped his own son, as he had helped those along his way. Iroh then starts singing the song he had played earlier for the crying boy, though this time, it is broken up by tears as Iroh mourns Lu Ten's absence. 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. The Tale of Sokka

In the peaceful city, Sokka is outside his element of war and battle. His boomerang has become a toy as he walks through the city. Sokka finds a haiku class full of pretty girls. While peeking through the window, enjoying the show, he is shoved from behind by an Ostrich Horse and winds up inside. While explaining the window to the girls he actually rhymes in haiku. The instructor becomes upset with the intrusion and disruption of the class. She is also disgusted with the common place message his haiku presents and presents the rules of haiku to him in a much more formal tone. Sokka soon gets into a contest with the teacher, both of which speak only in haiku. After each of Sokka's, the girls in the class breaks into giggling. After several bouts, with Sokka comically winning each one, he eventually messes up and adds an extra syllable to the final line, causing the class to become silent and hard faced. After counting the syllables, a very large guard throws him out of the class back on to the street. Sokka changed his mind about liking poetry in the end. The Tale of Aang

Flying high over Ba Sing Se, Aang lands at a small zoo looking for Appa, Looking around; he sees a wide variety of animals, all of whom are miserable in their small cages. Many of them are also partially starved and hungry. The Zookeeper tells Aang that the zoo is no longer receiving funding from the Dai Li because it is no longer popular with the children. However in a circle of troubles, nobody comes to the zoo because it does not receive the funding and is quite filthy (one of the cages shows an animal lying near multiple piles of feces). The Keeper would like nothing more than to let his animals run wild in open spaces. Aang suggests moving the animals outside to an open area just outside the city. The animals prove much more difficult to control than Aang originally thought and they end up running wild over the city, terrorizing the citizenry. Hog-monkies destroy a shop, various animals attack the citizens, and the Cabbage Merchant has his cabbages eaten by a Rabaroo. After trying to restore order, Aang pulls out his Bison whistle and blows a huge burst of air through it using Airbending. He then hops on an air-ball as the animals run after him. Meanwhile, the Zookeeper frantically tries to get the guards to open the gate. The refuse until they see the oncoming stampede. Once the gates are open, Aang reaches the other side and hops on his air-ball again. Using his Earthbending, he creates a wall around the animals. He continues to Earthbend paths, secluded areas, and habitat accessories. The children and their families come flocking to the new Zoo and the Zookeeper thanks Aang for his help. The Zookeeper tells Aang he should have a job with animals. However, the zoo animals weren't the only creatures that followed the sound of the whistle, as many cats, dogs, and cat-dogs are also inside the animal pens. After that, the Zookeeper decides that Aang should stick to saving people. The Tale of Zuko

Working at the teahouse, Zuko is worried that a young girl has made him out as being from the Fire Nation. When he tells Iroh about it, Iroh realized that the girl, Jin, simply has a crush on Zuko. This is quickly proven correct when Jin comes to the counter and asks him out after paying. Iroh quickly accepts on his nephew's behalf. They meet after sundown outside the shop. Zuko leaves the shop, polished in nice clothes and slicked hair that took Iroh ten minutes to fashion. Jin, however, messes it up before they leave. 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. She asks Zuko about his life, which causes Zuko to make up a story that he and Iroh were part of a traveling circus before they came to Ba Sing Se. Jin asks him what he performed as, but she stops him, because she wanted to guess. When Jin guesses "juggling", Zuko flows with it. With encouragement from Jin, Zuko starts and gets himself covered in food claiming a lack of practice as the problem. Jin pulls Zuko off to one of her favorite parts of the city, the Firelight Fountain. At night, the fountain is usually lit by lanterns in the evening and causes the water to sparkle. But when they get there, the lanterns are all dark and unlit. Sensing her disappointment, Zuko tells Jin to close her eyes. Then, making sure no one else is around to watch, he quietly lights all the lanterns with his Firebending. Jin and Zuko stare into the fountain and Jin reaches out and holds Zuko's hand. Slyly, Jin tries to give Zuko a kiss, but as she tries, Zuko holds up a coupon for a free tea between them and gives it to her. Nonplussed, she tells Zuko to close his eyes so she could present her gift to him. She then kisses him lightly and briefly. Zuko gives her a brief kiss in return, but quickly breaks away and leaves. When Jin asks him why, he simply says that it's complicated and continues to leave. Back at his apartment, Iroh's query about the night is answered only by a slamming of the doors to Zuko's room. But Zuko opens the door slightly afterwards and tells him it was nice, and then slides the door closed. The Tale of Momo

Momo dreams that he and Appa are eating moon peaches from a tree so high it reaches over the clouds. When he starts awake at a clap of thunder he instinctively hides in Sokka's bag. When he emerges, there is a tuft of Appa's hair on his head from inside the bag. Smelling it, Momo realized that the fur is Appa's. Seeing an Appa-like shadow on the ground, he wraps the fur around his wrist and takes off after it, only to find a lone cloud. A similar sighting only turns out to be a cherry tree. Disappointed, Momo decides to continue searching the city for Appa. Unfortunately, he soon draws the attention of a trio of Pygmy Pumas, which see him as a potential meal, Momo tries to escape, but the cats work together to try to bring him down. Momo manages to run into a crowd of people, but he is quickly grabbed by a man, fitted with a hat, and set out with a pair of dancing monkeys. The cats chase him out of the crowd and pin him to the ground, but all four of them suddenly find themselves captured. The four animals are brought to a butcher and the man that captured them begins haggling with the owner. Momo frees himself using his opposable thumb and starts to run off. However, upon seeing the three pumas, he frees them from their cages and all four run off on the rooftops. As they sit on a roof, one of the pumas removes the fur tied to Momo and the three run off down an alley. The cats stop and place the fur in a large three-toed footprint belonging to Appa. Momo does not notice the print as he lands in it. He curls on top of the tuft of fur and falls asleep as rain starts to fall.

Back when this was a new episode, I was probably a little disappointed, considering this episode was not like a 'real' episode. But as time passed and the more I've seen it, (I've seen it at least 18 times now), the more I've grown to like it. At first it struck me as a filler, but now I realize that it is far from fillerdom. As they do in most episodes, I love the way they intertwine the comedy and the action with the story-line, it always meshes perfectly. The Tale of Toph and Katara was both funny and what I guess you could call 'heartwrenching', because Toph and Katara finally had a 'sisterly' moment. The Tale of Iroh was also both funny and sentimental what with his spiritual-like wiseness(wow that was deep)and him being able to be so helping to others who needs it, even when he is depressed over the loss of his son, Lu Ten. The Tale of Aang was sort of funny in a few ways and the only part it had in the major-over-all plot was how his earthbending skillz had improved and that he could possibly have a future of working with animals. The Tale of Sokka was of course only funny. What else can you expect from the good ole Sokka, Mr. Comic Relief himself? The Tale of Zuko had a few awkward-funny parts in it, like when Zuko had his hair greased back all weird, or jsut how Zuko acts around girls in general. It was sweet in all, but I don't understand what it really had to do with the over-all plot since Zuko was just going to end up with Mai anyway.(Whoa that rhymes!) Here's some Season 3 speculation: Maybe since Zuko has joined the gaang, they will go back to Ba Sing Se for something and then Zuko will get Jin back. Just some speculation. And last but not least, The Tale of Momo. Now you would have to be Toph not to see how this mini-episode portended to the over-all plot. It actually reminded me of the Lion King when Momo was snuggling with the 3 Alley Cats. And then typing 'Alley Cats' made me think of the Aristocats. Dang what is it with Disney movies today? Anyway, yes this episode was important because if we had not seen Appa's mysterious foot print, then we would be all like 'What the heck?' when Appa's Lost Days came around. So after typing these last 417 words, I have just been trying to make the point that this episode was indeed important to the plot, and was most definetly not a filler.

The epsidoe began with Iroh preparing to a "special picnic" for his lost son, it was his son's birthday. He helped kids and adult alike. He conforted sad child, gave a good advice to a confused young man. Iroh is just the person he always is.

Elsewhere, Aang was trying to find Appa in a zoo but ended up help the zoo keeper to build a whole new zoo for kids to visit. Katara and Toph were fully enjoy their girls's day out. Sokka spent some of his time in a poetry club and ended up kicking out. Momo was trying to fina Appa too, and with no fruits.

In this episode we see what the main characters do on a day off. Toph and Katara go to rest and get pampered at the local spa. Uncle buys a few things for his deceased sons birthday and runs into some trouble form a bandit. Aang releases some animals so they can gets some fresh air and run around. Sokka comes a cross a poetry class and gets into a haiku battle with one of the students. Zuko goes on a date with a local girl. Momo see shapes of Appa through out the city and finally find a footprint of Appa. This is a good episode because we see some down time with everyone instead of always training or fighting.

This episode provided a great chance to see who the characters really were (as if we hadn't figured out already). First, we see the ladylike Katara and the more robust Toph trying to find a way to relax and a fancy spa. Then, Toph at the end admits she likes it, but when they run into three upper class girls who make fun of both of them, they give them a little payback, bending style.

Then Sokka goes around as he usually does and catches some girls at a poetry class. Then he battles with one in a haiku challenge, going along and making the girls laugh, until he messes up.

Zuko goes on a date with an Earth Kingdom girl (don't tell Mai) and they get along great, until reality hit in for Zuko. A prince kissing a foreign pauper girl would not be right to Zuko's inner self.

Then we see Aang, who on his search for Appa, ends up building a wonderful zoo for the animals of Ba Sing Se.

We also see Momo, who is mourning the loss of his friend Appa.

Finally, we have Uncle Iroh, who goes on a picnic for his deceaced son's birthday. That small tale was dedicated to Mako, who was the voice of Uncle Iroh durring the first two seasons.

In this episode in avatar the last airbender, they have mini episodes. Toph is very ugly in her episode, but gets her revenge on the people how called her that. Momo think he sees appa, but it is a cloud or a tree. For Uncle Iroh, he sings to a little earth kingdom kid that is crying. he then goes up to a hill and moruns on the death of his brother. this episode is deicaded to Mako, bacause as we all know that he is died. that is really, really, really, really, really, really, sad. overall, this is a great episode in the memorial of Mako.

What the heck is this?! This is not Avatar, this is unspeakable garbage. What I like about Avatar is that it takes twists and turns that you don't always expect and ends with suspense that leaves you dying to see the next episode. This had none of that. It had mostly pointless stories.



The Tale of Toph and Katara- Oh wow. Like I really wanted to see Toph in make-up as a girly girl. That's just not her. In the words of Zuko "I'm going to forget I saw that."



The Tale of Iroh- Okay, now I like Iroh. He's probably my second favorite character. I can understand the end where he did the memorial to Lu Ten and the dedication to Mako was one of the two highlights. But him helping the mugger who was trying to rob him, what the heck? Maybe this is my teenage self asking, but isn't the "oh thank you, what I really needed was for someone to believe in me" a little ridiculous?



The Tale of Aang- Okay, was that really needed?



The Tale of Sokka- Like Aang's story, was that really needed?



The Story of Zuko: FINALLY! A decent story! As my favorite character, Zuko always interests me.



The Tale of Momo- ?????????????????????????????? What is this? Ooh! Ooh! Let me answer! What is "stupid" for 2 points.



Okay, what are the Avatar creators doing? I expect more from the show. So, in the future guys, no more trash like this.

The Tale of Toph and Katara



The story opens at the location of the gang's house in Ba Sing Se, the whole group busily cleaning themselves up for the day aside from Toph who has yet to wake up. When Katara wakes her, Toph presents herself with her hair a mess and her body covered in dust (or, "a healthy coating of Earth!") considering herself ready. Katara suggests they have a "Girl's Day Out," and takes her to the Fancy Lady Day Spa. Toph agrees, as long as they don't touch her feet. This request is denied and Toph sends one of the attendants through the wall during a pedicure. The girls then take a mud bath where Toph uses her Earthbending to make creepy faces with the mud and scare away the attendant. The two then relax in a sauna, using their Bending to both feed the fire and create the steam.

Katara and Toph enjoy a sauna.

Katara and Toph enjoy a sauna.



The girls leave the sauna now with make-up on their faces. As they cross a bridge, three older girls make fun of Toph's make-up. Toph is upset by these remarks and Katara tries to urge her to ignore them. Toph, however, laughs back at the girls and then Earthbends the rock of the bridge from under them, dropping them into the water. Katara finishes with her own parting shot by waterbending the girls downstream.



Katara tries to console Toph as they continue walking on. Toph claims that because she is blind, she does not have to worry so much about personal appearance or the approval of others, the words of the girls still hurt her all the same, and she sheds a few tears. Katara compliments that Toph is not only confident and self-assured, but also pretty. Toph proclaims she would like to return the compliment but has no idea what Katara looks like. Katara laughs at this and the story ends with Toph giving her a friendly (although hard) punch on the arm.The Tale of Iroh



While strolling through a market, Iroh stops and buys a few things at a street stand. Iroh purchases a picnic basket and when the owner asks, Iroh claims that it is for a special occasion. He then aids the shopkeeper by helping a Moon Flower bloom by moving it closer to the shade. Continuing his walk, he sees a small boy crying and his mother struggling to calm him. Iroh borrows a liuqin from a nearby shop and sings a song to the weeping child. The song tells the tale of a young soldier boy marching home from war. The boy stops crying as Iroh sings to him and he then proceeds to thank Iroh by pulling his beard and laughing.

Iroh soothes an upset child by playing him a song.

Iroh soothes an upset child by playing him a song.



In a small street alley, Iroh watches some boys play a form of soccer that employs Earthbending. When the ball gets repelled off a rock and crashes through a window, he tells them that it is always best to admit to mistakes in order to restore honor. However, the massive owner appears in the window, and Iroh retracts his comments and tells them to run. After running down an alley, he is threatened at knife-point by a mugger. 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. Iroh demonstrates a proper stance, which the man mimics, and comments that the would-be mugger does not look like a criminal. The man admits that he is confused with his life right now, and as a result has turned to crime. Iroh and the man share some tea as Iroh suggests that the man would become a good masseur. The man, more optimistic, comments that no one has ever believed in him, to which Iroh comments that help from others can be a great blessing. Iroh gave the same wisdom to Toph in the episode "The Chase."



Iroh comes to rest upon a hill with a large tree. He sets up some rocks and pulls out materials from the basket he purchased earlier. The special occasion it was needed for was a memorial for the birthday of his deceased son, Lu Ten. Iroh places a cloth out upon the ground along with a picture of Lu Ten. He then lights two joss sticks with Firebending and places them in a holder. Iroh says happy birthday to the image, and expresses regret over having not been able to help his son, as he had helped those he met along his way. Iroh then starts singing the song he had played earlier for the crying boy, though this time, it is broken up by tears as Iroh mourns Lu Ten's absence.



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.



[edit] The Tale of Aang

Aang leads animals out of Ba Sing Se.

Aang leads animals out of Ba Sing Se.



Flying high over Ba Sing Se, Aang lands at a small zoo looking for Appa. Looking around, he sees a wide variety of animals, all of whom are miserable in their small cages. Many of them are also partially starved and hungry. The Zookeeper tells Aang that the zoo is no longer receiving funding from the Dai Li because it is no longer popular with the children. However in a circle of troubles, nobody comes to the zoo because it does not receive the funding and is quite filthy (one of the cages shows an animal lying near multiple piles of feces). The Keeper would like nothing more than to let his animals run wild in open spaces. Aang suggests moving the animals outside to an open area just outside the city.



The animals prove much more difficult to control than Aang originally thought and they end up running wild over the city, terrorizing the citizenry. Hog-monkeys destroy a shop, various animals attack the citizens, and the Cabbage Merchant has his cabbages eaten by a Rabaroo. After trying to restore order, Aang pulls out his Bison whistle and blows a huge burst of air through it using Airbending. He then hops on an air-ball as the animals run after him.



Meanwhile, the Zookeeper frantically tries to get the guards to open the gate. They refuse until they see the oncoming stampede. Once the gates are open, Aang reaches the other side and hops on his air scooter again. Using Earthbending, he creates a wall around the animals. He continues to Earthbend paths, secluded areas, and habitat accessories. The children and their families come flocking to the new Zoo, and the Zookeeper thanks Aang for his help. The Zookeeper tells Aang he should have a job with animals. However, the zoo animals weren't the only creatures that followed the sound of the whistle, as many cats, dogs, and half cat-half-dogs are also inside the animal pens. Afterwards, the Zookeeper decides that Aang should stick to saving people.



[edit] The Tale of Sokka

Sokka takes on a Haiku challenge.

Sokka takes on a Haiku challenge.



In the peaceful city, Sokka is outside his element of war and battle. His boomerang has become a toy as he walks through the city. Sokka finds a haiku class full of pretty girls. While peeking through the window, enjoying the 'show', he is shoved from behind by an ostrich horse and winds up inside. While explaining the accident to the girls he accidentally rhymes in haiku. The instructor becomes upset with the intrusion and disruption of the class. She is also disgusted with the common place message his haiku presents and presents the rules of haiku to him in a much more formal tone. Sokka soon gets into a contest with the teacher, (which seems to parody a rap battle) both of whom speak only in haiku.



After each of Sokka's, the girls in the class break into giggling. After several bouts, with Sokka comically winning each one, he eventually messes up and adds an extra syllable to the final line, causing the class to become silent and hard faced. After counting the syllables and realizing his grave error, Sokka is ejected from the room by a very large guard into the street. Sokka changed his mind about liking poetry in the end.



[edit] The Tale of Zuko



Working at the teahouse, Zuko is worried that a young girl has made him out as being from the Fire Nation. When he tells Iroh about it, Iroh realizes that the girl, Jin, simply has a crush on Zuko. This is quickly proven correct when Jin comes to the counter and asks him out after paying. Iroh quickly accepts on his nephew's behalf. They meet after sundown outside the shop.

Zuko and Jin on their date.

Zuko and Jin on their date.



Zuko leaves the shop, polished in nice clothes and slicked hair that took Iroh ten minutes to fashion. Jin, however, messes up the hair before they leave. 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. Such an example is when a waiter comes up and asks if Zuko's 'girlfriend' would like anything, he shouts, 'she is not my girlfriend!' causing Jin to start gobbling her food with haste. She asks Zuko about his life, which causes Zuko to make up a story that he and Iroh were part of a traveling circus before they came to Ba Sing Se. Jin asks him what he performed as, but she stops him, because she wanted to guess. When Jin guesses "juggling," Zuko flows with it. With encouragement from Jin, Zuko demonstrates and gets himself covered in food claiming a lack of practice as the problem. Jin pulls Zuko off to one of her favorite parts of the city, the Firelight Fountain. At night, the fountain is usually lit by lanterns in the evening and causes the water to sparkle. But when they get there, the lanterns are all dark and unlit. Sensing her disappointment, Zuko tells Jin to close her eyes. Then, making sure no one else is around to watch, he quietly lights all the lanterns with his Firebending. Jin and Zuko stare into the fountain and Jin reaches out and holds Zuko's hand. Slyly, Jin tries to give Zuko a kiss, but as she tries, Zuko holds up a coupon for a free tea between them and gives it to her. Nonplussed, she tells Zuko to close his eyes so she could present her gift to him. She then kisses him lightly and briefly. Zuko kisses her in return, but quickly breaks away and leaves. When Jin asks him why, he simply says that it's complicated and continues to leave.



Zuko returns to his apartment. Ignoring Iroh's questions regarding the date, he disappears into his room. Iroh looks disappointed until Zuko opens his door and says, shortly, "It was nice," before sliding his door shut.



[edit] The Tale of Momo

Momo is saddened by Appa's absence.

Momo is saddened by Appa's absence.



Momo dreams about eating a peach from a tree in the clouds with Appa, but wakes up when he is startled by a loud rumbling of thunder. He leaps into Sokka's bag and comes up with a tuft of white fur on his head. Smelling it, Momo realizes that the fur is Appa's. Seeing an Appa-like shadow on the ground, he wraps the fur around his wrist and takes off after it, only to find a lone cloud. A similar sighting only turns out to be a cherry tree.



Disappointed, Momo decides to continue searching the city for Appa. Unfortunately, he soon draws the attention of a trio of Pygmy Pumas, which see him as a potential meal. Momo tries to escape, but the cats work together to try to bring him down. Momo manages to run into a crowd of people, but he is quickly grabbed by a man, fitted with a hat, and set out with a pair of dancing monkeys. He performs some weird new-age techno sort of dance to a flying lemur theme-song remix. The cats chase him out of the crowd and pin him to the ground, but all four of the animals suddenly find themselves captured.



They are brought to a butcher and the man that captured them begins haggling with the owner. Momo frees himself using his opposable thumbs and starts to run off. However, upon seeing the three pumas saddened by their fate, he frees them from their cages and all four run off on the rooftops. As they sit on a roof, one of the pumas removes the fur tied to Momo to lure him to follow them and the three run off down an alley. The cats stop and place the fur in a large three-toed footprint that appears to be Appa's. Momo lands in the print and notices the shape. He curls on top of the tuft of fur as rain starts to fall.

Well, this episode named "The tales of Ba Sing Se" isn't so important part of the serial plot, but it helps us to know more about characters. And i like it!!!

The thing is that gaang have to stay in Ba Sing Se for a month waiting for the Earth King to invite them, so they were just living here, enjoying the time. At the same time Prince Zuko and his uncle Iroh were working in the tea-cafe. They were hidding from Azula and Fire Nation in general, and no one knew they were firebenders. Iroh enjoys the working in this cafe, and poor Zuko is just waiting. Waiting for something important to happen.

So, the first story is about Toph and Katara. They decided to make a Girl Day SPA. When there girl day was almost over, they left the place and went for a walk. Toph liked everything and she felt herself 'girly', like she said. Katara was glad she helped Toph to get this nice feeling, they were happy. And then some girls started to laugh at little Toph. I'd say that she really had too bright make up, but these stupid girls acted terrible, telling that. Like they haven't noticed that Toph was blind. Katara and Toph pushed them in the river using bending but Toph got very upset. Because of being blind she didn't care about her appearance, but we understood that she was hurted by these stupid fashiongirls. Katara said that Toph was very cute, and it's true, she's very nice looking 12 years girl, and doesn't matter she's blind. She has a very strong and deep character, she is powerful bender and she is cute. She's great, and Katara is her very good friend. This is the main idea of the tale.

Nothing to say about Sokka's tale, just a funny event with him, as always! He enjoys flirting with pretty girls, and that's all :)

Now Zuko. The only girls Prince Zuko have ever talked with were Mai, Ty Lee and of course his "loving" sister. We know that Mai is in love with him since their childhood, but i'm not sure he've ever was interested in her. Ty Lee didn't talk to him often, and i don't even need to say something about him and his sister Azula. So Jen's appearing in his and Iroh's cafe didn't make a sense for him, but he was exited bout it. Jen visited their cafe very often, he thought she was a spy, but as Iroh said she just liked Zuko and tried to have a date with him. Finally she did! They had a dinner in the restaurant, it was very funny to watch, he totally couldn't communicate with ladies! Now we see another Zuko - so shy, sensitive, and very, very cute and pretty. The most romantic moment was near the fountain, when he turned on the fire in the candels and was enjoying the beauty of the light water with Jen. And then... his first kiss. I can't even imagine why he ran away from Jen after it. Maybe someone have already been in his heart (i hope it was Katara =P) or he didn't want to have special feelings for someone, being araid to lose this person like he lost his mom. I guess it will be explained in the next season. The first kiss is maybe the most important moment in the teen's life. And it's a pity my first kiss wasn't so romantic.

The tale about Iroh is the most sad and tragic tale. It shows us again Iroh's kindness, sense of humor, his loving and understanding to all people in the world. And we can believe that some time ago he was absolutely another person, real general of Fire Nation. And the only thing that have changed him was the death of his only and beloved son Lu Ten. His brave son was a Fire Nation prince, he could become a Fire Lord in the future, but he was killed on the war. After this event Iroh got retired. We can't even imagine how upset he was, nothing can hurt more than the death of the only child. And in this Ba Sing Se's tale we see Iroh, who was selebrating his son's birthday. Iroh was alone on the hill, with the picture of his brave son. He sang and he cried. I cried with him.

Great episode, but unappreciated. My favorite tale was Iroh's. The tale of Iroh was very touching, it was my favorite because the tribute to Mako. He was a brilliant actor and was respected by anybody that is human. Zuko's tale was very good too. I don't like Zuko and Jin together but it was still a good story. How he used his firebending to light up the candles was very romantic. Momo's story was very good too. How he did that dance was very funny. Aang and Sokka's story was pretty good too. Mostly Sokka's though. Katara and Toph's story wasn pretty good, this is a great episode. Overall, I give this episode a 9.0

I like the story of toph and katara Toph have the best afro hair in the world and a"healthy coating of Earth!"Katara suggests they have a "Girl's Day Out Toph agrees in a bad way, as long as they don't touch her feet. but it was the first thig that they did The girls then take a mud bath where Toph uses her Earthbending to make creepy faces with the mud and scare away the attendant.jajajajajjaja in the end Toph giving her a friendly hard punch on the arm like ''thank katara''



Iroh comes to rest upon a hill with a large tree. . The special occasion it was needed for was a memorial for the birthday of his son, Lu Ten. Iroh places a cloth out upon the ground along with a picture of Lu Ten. Iroh says happy birthday .then starts singing the song , it is broken up by tears.it make me cry reely it make.Is sad know that uncle iroh loss his son in ba sing se. wawa to bad for him now i know why he take care of zuko a lot



wet aang visited a zoo in the city it was ugly and dirty with the aminals in small and horrible cages hi took accion and let them goaway but the aminal The animals prove much more difficult to control than Aang originally thought and they end up running wild over the city, terrorizing the citizenry. Once the gates are open, he made a wall using aerthbending very cool aang is cool.



Sokka finds a haiku class full of pretty girls. While peeking through the window, enjoying the 'show', he is shoved from behind by an ostrich horse and winds up inside. While explaining the accident to the girls he accidentally rhymes in haiku.and he bigus to said poem and rhymes but hi aruenit went he said somthig bad and th gorrila man thow out of the place.



At las zuko faind a very good girl that like him she act in a good way but zuko get a lot of proble to speak with her then the went to a restaurantan example is when a waiter comes up and asks if Zuko's 'girlfriend' would like anything, he shouts, 'she is not my girlfriend!' causing Jin to start gobbling her food with haste. then Jin pulls Zuko off to one of her favorite parts of the city, the Firelight Fountain. At night but it was off and zuko using the firebending trun on. and She then kisses him lightly and briefly. Zuko kisses her in return, it was so lovely i not untersad that why he leave her alone and raw to home .



Momo decides to continue searching the city for Appa but he found a trio of Pygmy Pumas, now run away or be eating for them ind en he save it to be food of human and the gang The cats stop and place the fur in a large three-toed footprint of appa. it was good epi .

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The episode brightly begins with the grinning Aang, Katara, Sokka, and Momo preparing from the new day. Uh, hello! The last episode ended with the gang forbidden from trying to spread news of the war, they're under the watch of the Dai Li, and have received an eerily identical woman to replace Joo Dee as their tour guide, who also happens to be named Joo Dee. Where'd that ominous and scary feeling go? The guys don't even mention it and act like nothing scary or mysterious ever happened, as if they just arrived in the city, didn't find anything mysterious going on, and just started a new day with the thrilling prospect of being in a new city. What's worse is that animation is the "monkey" animation so you can't even praise the graphics if you don't like anything else.



Katara and Toph going to a spa and bonding was cute. But Katara was immensely out of character. "Are you ready for some serious pampering?" Like a commercial, only sporty sounding like for a new way to lose weight.

Where'd the feminist fighter go? Out with the creepy feeling of the previous episode apparently. Katara was immensely concerned with her appearance and acted like a one-upper during the entire tale (like she usually does.) And Toph- poor thing. All we see nowadays is Toph's weaknesses and her insecurity. So what? Katara overcame her almost non-existent flaws in the first season and is completely perfect now. It was cute to see Toph insecure and bothered by what the snotty girls said, but enough is enough. Let Toph be her normal self without her weaknesses and insecurity being shown all the time. I didn't really feel all warm and fuzzy inside with the "bonding" because the tough Toph was made a weakling and Katara was made perfect and mean- but her meanness is okay because she was mean to those snotty girls who hurt Toph's "incredibly sensitive" feelings.



Iroh: this was more like it. He was kind and sweet- in character; helping out all those people is exactly like him. The soccer thing was kinda stupid, especially with that voice actor who sounded absolutely nothing like Mako. The ending with Lu Ten's memorial was so sad, he was singing for his son and began to cry for him. This tale was sad but touching. Only perfected by the tribute to Mako in the end.



Sokka. Meh, this was okay. Sokka being good at haiku is no surprise- only Sokka didn't technically recite haiku since his haiku's' lacked any seasonal references. I know that Sokka is a teenage boy and is naturally attracted to a class full of pretty girls who fawn over him; but has he forgotten about Yue or Suki? Not to mention this show is for little kids so is Nick trying to imply it's okay to flirt with a crowd of pretty girls so long as your girlfriends aren't present? And Sokka is the only one whose tale ends badly. Sokka needs less grief.



Aang. Stupid and stupid. Though it was like Aang to try and help those animals, this tale was so randomly generated so Aang could have his own tale in this episode. Short and pivotal. It wasn't funny, cute, sad, or anything. Just a waste of time.



Zuko: this was good. Prince Zuko going out on a date... instant comic material. It was nice to see Zuko nervous about the date and how Jin put up with Zuko's quietness. It was sweet to see him light the lanterns just for Jin- despite his concern of being caught- and it was funny when he held out the coupon for Jin, just as she moved in to kiss him. And Zuko was kissed! And he kissed her back! This tale is the only one to have any sort of development for the show. But kissing Jin back is like saying Zuko is completely and totally comfortable with her and truly cares for Jin. The ending was nice; with Zuko saying that his evening with Jin was nice. But it was if Zuko suddenly overcame all of his girl problems (what with: his mother's 'disappearance, Azula, Katara, Mai, Ty Lee, Jun, Song, and now Jin as well as his father problems and loss of honor) and became comfortable enough to kiss a girl he's only known for about half a day tops.



Momo; short yet sad and sweet. Missing Appa, he searches for Appa. Momo's kind side is seen when he assists the cats that attacked him. And then Momo ends up curling up in Appa's footprint and falling asleep. But it was short and rather pointless despite all that Momo does.



But all these tales could have been much longer and better done. They were okay, but so much more could have been done to make them truly shine.

I thought this episode was really great. It explored the personalities of some characters that the series does not usually focus on. For example (my favorite) Iroh's tale, and the tribute to Mako. It was very heartfelt.

As I expected Sokka's tale was funny along with momo's too.

Overall this was a great episode despite the fact it didn't have any "action" that I am used to. It's one of my faves that's why I give it a 9.1/10

Great episode, but unappreciated. My favorite tale was Iroh's. The tale of Iroh was very touching, it was my favorite because the tribute to Mako. He was a brilliant actor and was respected by anybody that is human. Zuko's tale was very good too. I don't like Zuko and Jin together but it was still a good story. How he used his firebending to light up the candles was very romantic. Momo's story was very good too. How he did that dance was very funny. Aang and Sokka's story was pretty good too. Mostly Sokka's though. Katara and Toph's story wasn't that good, but a great episode. Overall, I give this episode a 9.2.

ah this is an episode of short stories to give insight in the character's personality. it is the first time we get to see a little bit of Toph true self and also the first time we see how the death of Iroh's son has effected him. We get to see the humerous interactions of the main character's with the buzzing city full of everyday life. We also see the first time that Zuko actually let's go of his attitude and enjoy's himself. the episode is rounded off with clues about the dissappearence of Appa which of course is preperation for the next episode "Appa's lost days"