The Fortuneteller

Season 1, Episode 14, Aired
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When the group tries to help a man who is being attacked by a platypus-bear, they discover that the local town has a fortuneteller named Aunt Wu in it, who has been forecasting the town's fate for years, but when Sokka and Aang discover one of the fortuneteller's most vital predictions is dead wrong, they have to develop a plan to convince the stubborn townspeople that their beloved Aunt Wu was wrong. Will they manage to save the village in time, or will Aang fail in his duty as the avatar?moreless
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  • The Fortuneteller

    10
    "Perfect"
    By TrueTvWatcher, Apr 18, 2011 Report Abuse
    The Fortuneteller was an awesome and perfect episode of Avatar The Last Airbender. I enjoyed watching this episode because we got to see more development with Aang and Katara as they both try to figure out their own and each other's feelings. The begining of this episode was cool as a man was being attacked by a Platypus-Bear. The new characters we were introduced to, Aunt Wu and her assistant who has a crush on Aang, were very interesting and intriguing. I thought the over all story of this episode was cool. I really liked how Aang and Katara used bending to shape the clouds. This episode showcases the series ability to convey wisdom and life lessons through fun and creative story telling.moreless

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    By ZaleIsBackAgain, Dec 24, 2009 Report Abuse
    Although the theme of the episode was decently executed, and it wasn't really lacking in quality, what it was lacking in is length. So far in the show, if there's one thing that stands out the most about Avatar, it is that it is surprisingly well polished and defined. Although it's been able to get away with just being a half hour in length, in episodes like these where it skips out on a lot of character and story development due to its short time frame, it takes its toll. As a result the story wasn't as interesting, and the characters that were used here felt nothing more than puppets to get the episode by.moreless

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  • the avatar and his two friends come across a guy in their travels who tells them of a fortune teller, so they go and see her and find out what happens when you relly to much on fortunes.moreless

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    By bubby17, Jul 07, 2009 Report Abuse
    Surprisingly i really liked it! i havn't seen the begining of the series but ive seen enough! i like this episode it even had a moral to it! i think that nick did a good job of creating convincing characters who each had diffrent personalitys! they made you feel more part of the show than if you were just sitting there watching it. by the end i was rooting for ang to end up with the girl, and for her to just realize that she liked him! i'm not a fan of nickalodian but they really did a good job on this tv show!moreless

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  • Aang and the gang meet a fortune teller in a village whom everyone believes is true. When the gang see that she is wrong, they try to convince the villagers to change their views.moreless

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    By trm6, Jan 18, 2009 Report Abuse
    I really liked this episode! I got chills down my spine in the end when Aang was airbending the lava to stop it from destroying the village. On a nearby hill, Katara and Sokka are watching. Sokka tells Katara that he often forgets how powerful a bender Aang is. Katara stiffens, and asks Sokka to keep repeating it. She is shocked because the fortune teller told her she would fall in love and marry a powerful bender one day. Aang spied on the fortune teller and Katara when this was said, and he was happy because he thought the powerful bender was him.moreless

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  • Now we got an episode based on fortune telling!

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    By Count_Dracula08, Oct 27, 2008 Report Abuse
    As our heroes continue on their great adventure, they stumble upon a man in trouble! This is the first episode where we see a platypus bear! The gang tries to figure put ways to save him, but Appa does that by caring the platypus bear away since he has a louder roar and is bigger than he is. That was funny when he dropped an egg! Next they come to a town that has a master fortune teller, where she is really good at predicting the future and what is in store for other people who see her. Ya know what's really juicy? Aang and Katara trying to find out who could be their best love, signs that they were meant for each other and to get shipped people! That part was awesome, there's also a girl in this episode who has a crush on Aang, but later in the epsiode she finds out about what Aang was trying to do, and she said its tough when you love someone but they don't love you back. The ultimate plot for this episode was that some of the fortune teller's predictions were wrong when they saw an active volcano's lava rising, and the best part was that they changed the clouds to change fate! Good thing the town was saved, but Sokka doesn't like that guy when he keeps saying the fortune teller's predictions still ended up being right after all!moreless

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  • Trivia

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    • When the turkey-goose is pulling Sokka's wolf-tail, it turns the same color as the fuzz on his head. Edit
    • When Sokka speaks to the man in the red shoes, the rock that he will kick from anger is not there, but after the man walks away, the rock is present. Edit
    • The position of Meng's missing tooth changes throughout this episode. Edit

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    • This episode is in the Avatar: The Last Airbender Book 1: Water, Volume 4 DVD, along with The Blue Spirit, Bato of the Water Tribe, and The Deserter. Edit
    • This episode aired in the UK on October 7, 2006. Edit
    • Award Nominations: The two writers of this episode, John O'Bryan and Aaron Ehasz, were nominated for the 2005 Annie Awards in the category Writing in an Animated Television Production for their work on this episode. Edit

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    • Twin 1: I'm an earthbender! Twin 2: I'm not! Edit
    • Villager: Aunt Wu reads from the clouds whether or not our village will be destroyed by the volcano. Aang: Hey, that cloud looks like a fluffy bunny! Villager: You'd better hope that's not it. The fluffy bunny cloud symbolizes death and destruction. Sokka: Do you realize what you just said? Edit
    • Calm Man: Whoa! Close one. Haha! Katara: Run down hill, then climb a tree! Sokka: No, punch him in the bill! Aang: And then run in zigzags! Calm Man: No need. It's going to be fine. Edit

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    • The volcano is called Mt. Makapu, meaning 'bulging eye' in Hawaiian. Edit
    • The Chinese character for wu means witch, the symbol is for wizard, sorcerer, witch, shaman. The Chinese character for meng means to dream, the symbol is for dream, visionary, wishful. Edit
    • Platypus-bear attack Many of the things the gang suggests to do are things that should be done when attacked by certain animals: Sokka: Play dead: many animals are not interested in something they presume dead. Katara: Climb a tree: used to escape grizzly bears. Sokka: Punch him in the bill: punch a shark in the nose to get it away. Aang: And then run in zig-zags: running in zig-zags is used to avoid alligators. Edit

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