Book Two: Earth (土) is the title of the second season of Avatar: The Last Airbender, created by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, and the sequel to Book One: Water. The title refers to the Avatar Cycle: water, earth, fire, and air, and the story of Aang learning earthbending under the tutelage of Toph Beifong is a primary focus during this season.
The season began on March 17, 2006, with the airing of "The Avatar State", and ended on December 1 of the same year with "The Guru" and "The Crossroads of Destiny", both episodes airing on the same date. It was followed by Book Three: Fire, the third and final season.
In the iTunes release of Book Two, the episodes "The Serpent's Pass" and "The Drill" are combined into one episode titled "The Secret of the Fire Nation".
Chapter | Episode | Episode name | Airdate |
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1 | 21 | "The Avatar State" | March 17, 2006 |
2 | 22 | "The Cave of Two Lovers" | March 24, 2006 |
3 | 23 | "Return to Omashu" | April 7, 2006 |
4 | 24 | "The Swamp" | April 14, 2006 |
5 | 25 | "Avatar Day" | April 28, 2006 |
6 | 26 | "The Blind Bandit" | May 5, 2006 |
7 | 27 | "Zuko Alone" | May 12, 2006 |
8 | 28 | "The Chase" | May 26, 2006 |
9 | 29 | "Bitter Work" | June 2, 2006 |
10 | 30 | "The Library" | July 14, 2006 |
11 | 31 | "The Desert" | July 14, 2006 |
12 | 32 | "The Serpent's Pass" | September 15, 2006 |
13 | 33 | "The Drill" | September 15, 2006 |
14 | 34 | "City of Walls and Secrets" | September 22, 2006 |
15 | 35 | "The Tales of Ba Sing Se" | September 29, 2006 |
16 | 36 | "Appa's Lost Days" | October 12, 2006 |
17 | 37 | "Lake Laogai" | November 3, 2006 |
18 | 38 | "The Earth King" | November 16, 2006 |
19 | 39 | "The Guru" | December 1, 2006 |
20 | 40 | "The Crossroads of Destiny" | December 1, 2006 |
The episodes were released on four DVDs (five episodes to a DVD) and later as a box set containing all twenty episodes of the season. The DVDs were released throughout the year 2007.
DVD Volume title | Episodes | Release date |
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Avatar The Last Airbender – Book 2: Earth, Volume 1 | "The Avatar State", "The Cave of Two Lovers", "Return to Omashu", "The Swamp", "Avatar Day" | January 23, 2007 |
Avatar The Last Airbender – Book 2: Earth, Volume 2 | "The Blind Bandit", "Zuko Alone", "The Chase", "Bitter Work", "The Library" | April 10, 2007 |
Avatar The Last Airbender – Book 2: Earth, Volume 3 | "The Desert", "The Serpent's Pass", "The Drill", "City of Walls and Secrets", "The Tales of Ba Sing Se" | May 22, 2007 |
Avatar The Last Airbender – Book 2: Earth, Volume 4 | "Appa's Lost Days", "Lake Laogai", "The Earth King", "The Guru", "The Crossroads of Destiny" | August 14, 2007 |
Avatar The Last Airbender – The Complete Book 2 Collection | All episodes of Book Two – see above | September 11, 2007 |
Trivia
- This season of the Avatar series won several awards, including a 2007 Emmy Award for "Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation".[1]
- The final two episodes of Book Two, "The Guru" and "The Crossroads of Destiny", were the most-watched episodes of this season, reaching 4.40 million viewers in the U.S.[2]
References
- ↑ Avatar: The Last Airbender (season 2). Wikipedia. Retrieved on July 21, 2014.
- ↑ Avatar: The Last Airbender (season 2) - Episodes. Wikipedia. Retrieved on July 21, 2014.