After the battle, Pakku tells Katara that he will travel down to the Southern Water Tribe to help rebuild it.
When Yue begins to tell her story, the collar of her dress is missing, her dress is not seen, and her necklace is gone as well.
While Aang is pleading with Zhao, Momo's fur reverses its colors.
When Aang goes into the spirit world, he walks towards Koh's cave. Half a second later, a monkey suddenly appears on a rock near the cave.
When Aang is jumping onto Hei Bai's back and is about to return from the spirit world, he appears to airbend to get onto his back, even though we know you can't airbend in the spirit world.
Katara is able to see Aang's spirit as it returns to his body in this episode, but in The Spirit World (Winter Solstice, Part 1), Katara was unable to see Aang in his spirit form, even when he was standing right next to her.
Princess Yue's eyelashes are black, but her hair and eyebrows were turned white by the moon spirit when she was an infant. Shouldn't they be white too?
If the moon was destroyed at nighttime, then shouldn't it have been pitch black and impossible to see, rather than black and white?
Koh: My old friend the Avatar. Its been a long time. Aang: You know me? Koh: (furiously) How could I forget you? One of your previous incarnations tried to slay me nearly eight or nine hundred years ago! Aang: I didn't know that. Why did he, or I, try to kill you? Koh: Oh, it was something about stealing the face of someone you loved. (Koh laughs maliciously) Of course, that's all behind us. Why should I hold a grudge against you for something in a past life. After all, you're a different person now. You've come to me with a new face.
Koh: Tui and La, your Moon and Ocean, have always circled each other in an eternal dance. They balance each other: push and pull, life and death, good and evil, yin and yang.
Yue: There's no hope now, it's over. Aang (enters the Avatar State): No, it's not over.
Yue: Don't worry, Prince Zuko can't be getting to far in this weather. Katara: I'm not worried they will get away in the blizzard, I'm worried that they won't.
Arnook: The spirits gave me a vision when Yue was born. I saw a beautiful, brave young woman become the moon spirit. I knew this day would come. Sokka: You must be proud. Arnook: So proud. And sad.
Sokka: They're not gonna die in this blizzard. If we know anything, it's that Zuko never gives up. They'll survive, and we'll find them.
Yue: We shouldn't be doing this. Sokka: What? We're walking.
Fire Lord Ozai (to Azula): Iroh is a traitor, and your brother Zuko is a failure. I have a task for you. (Azula sends out an evil smile)
Hahn (On board Zhao's ship): Admiral Choi! Prepare to meet your match! (Hahn runs toward Zhao but is quickly thrown over board by him)
Aang (talking about Zuko): We can't just leave him. Sokka: Sure we can! Let's go.
Zhao: I am, a legend now! For generations the Fire Nation will tell stories about the great Zhao, who darkened the moon! They will call me Zhao the conqueror! Zhao the moonslayer! Zhao, the invincible! (Momo attacks Zhao) Get it off! Get it off!
Sokka: Hey, this is some quality rope.
Zuko (to Aang, still in the spirit world): I finally have you, but I can't take you home because of this blizzard. There's always something. Not that you would understand. You're like my sister. Everything just comes easy to her. She's a firebending prodigy, and everyone adores her. My father said she was born lucky; he says I was lucky to be born... I don't need luck, though. I don't want it. I've had to struggle and fight my whole life, and that's made me strong. It's made me who I am.
Zhao: General Iroh. Why am I not surprised to discover your treachery? Iroh: I'm no traitor, Zhao. The Fire Nation needs the moon, too. We all depend on the balance. (Zhao does not release the moon spirit) Iroh: Whatever you do to that spirit, I'll unleash on you ten-fold! Let it go now!
Admiral Zhao (just after Zuko fired at him): You're alive? Prince Zuko: You tried to have me killed! (blasts more fire at Zhao) Admiral Zhao: Yes, I did. (as Zuko emerges from a cloud of smoke) You're the Blue Spirit. An enemy of the Fire Nation. You freed the Avatar. Prince Zuko: I had no choice. (the fight continues) Admiral Zhao: You should have accepted your failure, your disgrace. Then, at least, you could have lived!
Princess Yue (in spirit form, flying down towards Sokka): I'll always be with you. (she leans down and she and Sokka kiss lightly; she then fades away)
Prince Zuko (after Aang comes back from his visit to the Spirit World): Welcome back... Aang: It's good to be back...
Admiral Zhao (talking about capturing and destroying the moon spirit): We're going fishing.
Uncle Iroh: I'm surprised Prince Zuko. Surprised that you are not at this moment trying to capture the Avatar. Prince Zuko: I'm tired. Uncle Iroh: You should rest. A man needs his rest.
Aang (refusing to leave Zuko behind unconscious in the snow): If we leave him here, he'll die. Sokka: Yeah, that makes sense. Let's save the guy who's constantly trying to kill us.
Prince Zuko: Back for a rematch? Katara: Trust me, Zuko, it's not gonna be much of a match. (knocks him out and buries him in snow with one blast)
Portions of this episode was published in book format in Avatar The Last Airbender: The Lost Scrolls - Water and in Avatar The Last Airbender: The Lost Scrolls - Fire.
This episode aired along with The Siege of the North, Part One as a special event "TV-Movie".
Hahn's attempt to defeat Admiral Zhao (whom he calls "Admiral Choi") fails drastically as he is thrown over the board. According to the DVD Commentary, the writers had forgotten about Hahn until Aaron Ehasz, head writer and writer of this episode, pitched the idea of Zhao tossing him overboard.
This episode aired in the UK on October 27, 2006.
Princess Azula is the Firebender in the opening.
Admiral Zhao dies in this episode, at the hand of the ocean spirit.
The panda bear (Hei Bai) from The Spirit World (The Winter Solstice, Part 1) makes another appearance in this episode. This time to help Aang get back to his world.
Princess Yue sacrificed her life to save the Moon Spirit. As a result, she is now the spirit of the moon.
Ozai and Azula make their first appearance outside of a flashback.
This is the final episode of Book 1: Water (Season 1).
The monkey seen mediating beneath the tree in this episode seems to be another allusion to Buddhism, this time being the tradition of trying to reach enlightment through mediatation.
The sequence in which Pakku performs the whirpool type against a platoon of soldiers is based off a still-life of an unidentified past Avatar from the unaired pilot. The technique was also referred to as the "water snake", in accordance to the waterspout's constantly shifting movements.
Koizilla Despite its Miyazaki origin, the creators state on the audio commentary that they decided to nickname the Ocean Spirit's monster form "Koizilla", an obvious take on the Godzilla (Gojira) legacy.
When Aang stated in the previous episode that the spirits will unleash a "crazy amazing spirit attack on the Fire Nation," he was actually foreshadowing what would take place in this one. Aang hinted that the spirits would hault the Fire Nation siege, which is precisely what happened when he became one with the Ocean Spirit.
Koh the Face stealer seems to based on Japanese traditional Noh masks used in acting, to imatate a face.
Koh the Face Stealer may have been influenced by the Norse legend of the World Tree Yggdrasil. In (part of) the legend, a wise golden eagle lives in the treetop while in the roots lives Nidhogg, a giant serpent/worm/dragon creature that gnaws on the roots and has a taste for people.
The pairing of Sokka (peasant) and Yue (princess) is close to the Disney's portrayal of Aladdin and Jasmine, which Yue did not like her suitor(s) and fell in love with a peasant, for who he was, not his title. The ride on Appa was very much like the "magic carpet ride" scene in the movie as well--as Yue had "never been outside the city" as Jasmine had never been "outside the palace." As well as Sokka being an adventurer, free to "go where ever he pleases."
The water creature that comes to form when Aang becomes one with the Ocean Spirit is very similar to the "night walker" from the movie Princess Mononoke. The concept of a human attempting to kill a nature spirit also comes from the movie.
The two fish (black with a white spot and white with a black spot) represent Yin and Yang. Yin and Yang are symbols from the Chinese religion Taoism, which puts a great deal of emphasis on the natural world and man's relationship with it, much like the relationships with the elements in the show. The Chinese martial art of Tai Chi, developed from Taoism. Tai Chi is portrayed as "waterbending" in the show and the fact that the waterbenders get their power from the moon is based on ieen, a Chinese word for water and moon working in harmony.
Zuko's speech about hard work and luck is a favorite recurring speech of a very similar Yu-Gi-Oh! character, Seto Kaiba.
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