The BEST episodes of Avatar: The Last Airbender season 2

Every episode of Avatar: The Last Airbender season 2, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Avatar: The Last Airbender season 2!

With the Fire Nation on the brink of global domination, a young boy reawakens after a hundred-year absence. To save his war-torn world he must accept his destiny as the Avatar before it's too late.

Last Updated: 8/23/2024Network: NickelodeonStatus: Ended
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The Crossroads of Destiny
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8.55
1538 votes

#1 - The Crossroads of Destiny

Season 2 - Episode 20 - Aired 12/1/2006

Everyone races against time to stop Azula's sinister plan. Zuko finds companionship in an unlikely source. Aang's destiny hangs in the balance - and so does Zuko's, as Iroh tells him "it is time to choose."

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Zuko Alone
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8.31
2111 votes

#2 - Zuko Alone

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 5/12/2006

Zuko travels by himself to an Earth Kingdom town were he meets a local boy. The two almost become friends, meanwhile Zuko suffers from flashbacks of his past.

Directors: Lauren MacMullan
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The Blind Bandit
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8.27
1964 votes

#3 - The Blind Bandit

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/5/2006

In search for an Earthbending teacher for Aang, the kids go to an underground Earthbending tournament called Earth Rumble 6, where they encounter Toph (aka the Blind Bandit), a blind, but powerful Earthbending girl. After seeing her unique style of Earthbending, Aang wants Toph to become his teacher, but there are complications with Toph's family.

Directors: Ethan Spaulding
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Lake Laogai
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8.11
1906 votes

#4 - Lake Laogai

Season 2 - Episode 17 - Aired 11/3/2006

Aang and his friends continue to search for Appa and, unbeknownst to them, they aren't the only ones looking for him. During their search, the kids meet up with Jet, whom they are understandably reluctant to trust. The kids soon realize that the Dai Li are doing their best to thwart the kids efforts to find Appa. Meanwhile, Uncle Iroh is offered his own tea shop in the upper ring, and Zuko discovers the avatar is in the city.

Directors: Lauren MacMullan
Writer: Tim Hedrick
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Appa's Lost Days
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8.10
1822 votes

#5 - Appa's Lost Days

Season 2 - Episode 16 - Aired 10/13/2006

In this special episode, we flash back to the moment Appa was stolen, find out where he has gone, who he has met along the way, and—most importantly—where he is now.

Directors: Giancarlo Volpe
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The Drill
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8.05
1845 votes

#6 - The Drill

Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 9/15/2006

Having made it to the outer wall of Ba Sing Se, the kids confront a Fire Nation army that is driving a massive Fire Nation drill, which poses an imminent threat to the last Earth Kingdom stronghold. Meanwhile, Zuko and Iroh make crucial mistakes which begin to attract Jet's suspicions.

Directors: Giancarlo Volpe
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The Guru
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8.03
1852 votes

#7 - The Guru

Season 2 - Episode 19 - Aired 12/1/2006

Aang receives guidance from Guru Pathik at the Eastern Air Temple; Sokka is reunited with his long-lost father; Princess Azula has something diabolical in store for her enemies; Uncle and Zuko run their own tea shop.

Directors: Giancarlo Volpe
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The Chase
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8.02
2045 votes

#8 - The Chase

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 5/26/2006

Tired from trying to escape a machine that shows up every time they try to sleep, Aang and the gang have to escape Azula and her team, but their exhaustion leads to a tight situation. Meanwhile, Zuko must deal with something personal. And Iroh bonds with an unlikely individual.

Directors: Giancarlo Volpe
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The Tales of Ba Sing Se
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8.00
1942 votes

#9 - The Tales of Ba Sing Se

Season 2 - Episode 15 - Aired 9/29/2006

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.

Directors: Ethan Spaulding
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The Avatar State
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7.97
2121 votes

#10 - The Avatar State

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/17/2006

Plagued with nightmares featuring the devastating power of his Avatar State, Aang and the gang meet an Earth Kingdom general who has big plans for defeating the Fire Nation. Meanwhile, Prince Zuko and Uncle Iroh, having survived the failed attack on the North Water Tribe, have a surprise visit from the Prince's sister with seemingly good news.

Directors: Giancarlo Volpe
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The Earth King
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7.95
1875 votes

#11 - The Earth King

Season 2 - Episode 18 - Aired 11/17/2006

The kids battle Long Feng and the Dai Li when they attempt to show the Earth King the vast conspiracy taking place in his city. Zuko becomes seriously ill and has feverish dreams as he faces a spiritual crisis.

Directors: Ethan Spaulding
Writer: John O'Bryan
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City of Walls and Secrets
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7.95
1915 votes

#12 - City of Walls and Secrets

Season 2 - Episode 14 - Aired 9/22/2006

Having finally made it into Ba Sing Se, the kids are given a house in the upper ring. The kids are anxious to tell the Earth King their plan but there are complications. Meanwhile, still convinced that Iroh and Zuko may be Fire Nation, Jet decides to take matters into his own hands and do whatever it takes to get the refugees to reveal their true nature.

Directors: Lauren MacMullan
Writer: Tim Hedrick
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The Desert
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7.93
1949 votes

#13 - The Desert

Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 7/14/2006

Aang searches for Appa, while Katara struggles to keep everyone together so they can survive in the vast desert while Sokaa supposedly gets "high" off Cactus juice in the desert.Meanwhile, Iroh and Zuko seek help from an ancient secret society.

Directors: Lauren MacMullan
Writer: Tim Hedrick
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Bitter Work
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7.88
2019 votes

#14 - Bitter Work

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 6/2/2006

Toph's instructing abilities come into question when Aang cannot seem to overcome a block that keeps him from earthbending. Sokka gets himself in a jam, while befriending what was, moments before, his next meal, and Iroh and Zuko begin training utilizing new philosophies and methods that originate from the other elements.

Directors: Ethan Spaulding
Writer: Aaron Ehasz
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The Serpent's Pass
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7.81
1817 votes

#15 - The Serpent's Pass

Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 9/15/2006

When Aang and the gang meet up with a group of refugees, they tell the gang where they can get on a ferry to Ba Sing Se. But after a series of events they have to take a deadly route called the serpent's pass with the help of an old friend, Suki. Meanwhile Zuko and Iroh meet up with a boy named Jet and his freedom fighters.

Directors: Ethan Spaulding
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The Cave of Two Lovers
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7.81
2040 votes

#16 - The Cave of Two Lovers

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/24/2006

On their way to Omashu, Aang, Katara, and Sokka meet a group of nomads who show them a shortcut through the "Cave of Two Lovers." But when the group becomes trapped in the cave, it's up to Aang and Katara to save the group by trusting in love ... and possibly questioning their relationship. Meanwhile, Iroh gets a lethal rash so Zuko and Iroh head to a small Earth Kingdom town for help, hoping their real identities will not be discovered.

Directors: Lauren MacMullan
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The Library
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7.70
1924 votes

#17 - The Library

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 7/14/2006

When Aang and his friends find a professor who knows of a library that contains information about the world, Sokka decides to go there to hopefully find some information to use against the Fire Nation. The library is guarded by the knowledge spirit, Wan Shi Tong, who doesn't welcome humans into his library, because he believes they only seek information for evil purposes. When Wan Shi Tong discovers Sokka wasn't being truthful with him, he begins to sink the library, bringing the kids down with it. Will everyone be able to escape the library in time? And who are the strange benders who have kidnapped Appa?

Directors: Giancarlo Volpe
Writer: John O'Bryan
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Return to Omashu
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7.68
1940 votes

#18 - Return to Omashu

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/7/2006

Despite the shocking news the gang have just discovered, Aang insists on trying to find King Bumi within Omashu's borders, even with the dangers that will await him and his friends if his real identity is discovered. Meanwhile Azula goes in search of old friends to help her with her mission.

Directors: Ethan Spaulding
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The Swamp
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7.58
1800 votes

#19 - The Swamp

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/14/2006

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 and only Aang and the gang can save them.

Directors: Giancarlo Volpe
Writer: Tim Hedrick
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Avatar Day
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7.46
1874 votes

#20 - Avatar Day

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 4/28/2006

Aang and the gang discover an Earth town that celebrates something called "Avatar Day." But when they get there and learn the festival is of "anti-Avatar" sentiment and Aang is put on trial for a crime a past incarnation allegedly committed. Looking to clear the Avatar's good name, Katara and Sokka venture back to a familiar place to gather evidence and discover the truth.

Directors: Lauren MacMullan
Writer: John O'Bryan
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