r/ATLA 25d ago

Discussion which episode would you pick?

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u/Swordman1111 25d ago

i would watch anything for 24 hours if i get a million for it

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u/TheIncredibleHork 25d ago

Seriously. Set me up with The Great Divide, as long as the cash is on the other side I'm good.

Heck, might even watch the thing that does not exist in Ba Sing Se...

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u/Hufdud 25d ago

u/TheIncredibleHork the Emperor is inviting you to lake Laogai.

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u/TheIncredibleHork 25d ago

I am honored to accept his invitation.

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u/WingsArisen 25d ago

…. For a million dollars I’ll clean the lake.

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u/nat_not 25d ago

I think you'd do well to watch that episode for 24h, then you'd know it's "The Earth King has invited you to Lake Laogai"! ;-P

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u/SomeNotTakenName 25d ago

Not sure why everyone is hating on the great divide, but I feel like for one reason or another The Tales of Ba Sing Se would be worse for most people.

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u/TheIncredibleHork 25d ago

Tales has Iroh's story, and that's an emotional hit. After a while either it kills you or you become numb to it. Neither is good.

Divide, it's just meh. Though Rene Auberjonois was in that episode and I love hearing his voice. I miss Odo.

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u/CharismaticCatholic1 25d ago

I have a 4yo son and my wife's reason she doesn't want him watching the Great Divide is because the moral of the story seems to be "lying is ok" and while some may be ok with that,, if you give this kid an inch ...

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u/Zarohk 24d ago

I actually feel like Tales is a good one because of the variety of vignettes in it.

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u/gimmesomespace 25d ago

I'd probably choose to watch The Great Divide, actually. Why would I want to ruin an episode I actually like by watching it 60 times?  

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u/TheOldMage7 24d ago

For sanity you're supposed to pick your least fave episode ie the Great Divide. I don't think it's blasphemy to say watching the same episode ~72 times would make me never watch that episode again for years

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u/porkchopsuitcase 21d ago

Great divide is actually the answer because you will never watch whichever one is picked ever again and lets be real 😂

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u/BinDone666 25d ago

I’d even rewatch GoT for a million bucks.

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u/Sad-Pop6649 25d ago

For that money I don't mind if it's two girls one...

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u/AshamedOfMyTypos 25d ago

The Great Divide. Why ruin a good thing? Plus, it will be nostalgic with how often they ran that shit.

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u/kyleontheroof 25d ago

Came here to say to this, that episode was always on since it was basically a standalone and could be slotted in anywhere

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u/AnEpicBowlOfRamen 25d ago

Literally my first thought as well, the animation is good.

Plus, If I'm being paid $16,000 per episode, it's going to be FAR more enjoyable.

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u/RegrettableDeed 25d ago

This would be my choice too.

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u/Reading_Otter 25d ago

As some-what pointless as that episode was, it did lay early-early ground work for season two and refugees to Ba Sing Se.

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u/Goblin_Deez_ 25d ago

The great divide so I feel like I’ve earned it

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u/Gracey5769 25d ago

Id pick great divide so that watching it 60 times in a row back to back wouldn't ruin the series for me cause id just skip it.

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u/DramaticChemist 23d ago

At the end you get to throw a million dollars in the air and yell "REDEMPTION!"

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u/Gk3389127 25d ago

“The Firebending Masters”; you can’t go wrong with dragons.

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u/wander-to-wonder 25d ago

That one and The cave of 2 lovers I could watch a million times.

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u/First-Celebration-11 25d ago

Secret tunnel! Secret tunnellllll

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u/Ok-Plate905 25d ago

Would literally get up and dance everytime that comes on tbh. Good way to keep the blood flow and good vibes going for 24 hrs

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u/iamnotasloth 25d ago

I might regret this, but SECRET TUNNEL!

I feel like anything would drive me crazy, so if you’re gonna go crazy go fun crazy.

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u/Psychological-Fold53 25d ago

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u/MonkeyCartridge 25d ago

I would NOT want to watch Aang trip over his words with Katara 48 times in a row.

But I guess the hippies are mixed in there, so that helps.

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u/Gorilladaddy69 25d ago

Aang’s rizz was off the charts telling Katara she’s better than death tho

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u/MonkeyCartridge 25d ago

"And I would know. I've seen death. You even have a face to kiss. That more than I can say for like half the spirits I met last week. And if those, two of them were fish faces."

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u/ChronicleOrion 25d ago

THROUGH THE MOUNTAIN!

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u/Kit-The-Colf 25d ago

Secret secret secret secret tunnel!!

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u/Standard-Spot 25d ago

I had a bootleg download of this on my iPod in junior high and have actually watched it a million times to the point of being able to recite every line in the episode almost perfectly.

Still hasn't gotten old.

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u/Federal_Engine_7030 25d ago

Sokka's Master. I love swords and it's a light hearted episode that won't emotionally hollow me out if looped for 24 hours xD

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u/AvatarAda 25d ago

Approved

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u/AvatarAda 25d ago

I think i loved that particular episode more because this is where sokka gets proper training to earn skills.

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u/SexWithStelle 25d ago

I love, LOVE that episode. Easily one of my favourites up there with Bitter Work and The Blue Spirit.

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u/Dolphiniz287 25d ago

Probably my favorite episode too, love sokka and swords and I love sokka’s subversions to the regular sword tropes. “Like a second head!”

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u/mitcherrman 25d ago

The one where toph and the boys scam everyone. Has a perfect mix of action, heart and comedy. Truly a perfect ATLA episode. The fights with sparky boom man are awesome. The single brain cell organisms sending letters to toph and katara are hilarious and the insight we get on katara and her mother gives us the heart we all love.

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u/ndeange 25d ago

Absolutely love the vulnerability Sokka shows to Toph in this one, too. I love the relationship Sokka and Toph have and this moment is one of my favorites.

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u/Budloopy4 25d ago

Ember Island Players if I need a laughing kind of day.

The Tales of Ba Sing Se if I need a sit and cry kind of day.

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u/Naxield 25d ago

This is a good choice because it also recaps the entire series so it feels like watching the entire series (more or less) for a full 24 hrs. Just let me take my adderall and I got it in the bag.

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u/Potato-Combination 25d ago

The blind bandit. It’s my favourite episode

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u/Icy-Cardiologist-147 25d ago

It’s awesome ! The skills displayed by Toph are insane. She truly waits and observe lmao. I love it

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u/Zyk0th 25d ago

It's "waits and listens." She can't really "observe" much.

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u/Icy-Cardiologist-147 25d ago

Yeah sorry I got confused, I watch the French version

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u/Henipah 25d ago

Can we count Sozin’s comet as one?

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u/NoRiver- 25d ago

On Netflix it’s a single episode so maybe

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u/Room_116 25d ago

My thoughts exactly, if I gotta watch something on repeat might as well go for peak

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u/ErnstStavroBlowTree 25d ago

Does the series finale count as a single episode? It’s ~1.5hrs so I’m only watching it 16ish times as opposed to 72ish times for a standard ep. Plus it’s got all the good fights (well a lot of them anyway)

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u/Chase_The_Breeze 25d ago

I am a parent... this is basically my life but with far worse shows. And I can get paid $1million to do it?

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u/Thamior77 25d ago

I'd love to be allowed to watch Bluey all day. I guess ATLA would be acceptable.

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u/Chase_The_Breeze 25d ago

I have seen every episode of Bluey like... 10 times. Still better than most other shows though, ngl. Kiff is a surprisingly good show too.

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u/RueRen200 25d ago

Southern Raiders or the final Agni Kai between Zuko and Azula

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u/olegolas_1983 25d ago

Yeah, doesn't have to be a full episode, just the Agni Kai on a loop

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u/WhiteWolfRose 25d ago

The Puppet Master, always sends a chill at the end. Hama technically won

"My work here is done. Congratulations Katara, you're a blood bender evil laughs'

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u/PerryThePlatypus5252 25d ago

Tales of Ba Sing Se

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u/Rowsdowers_Revenge 25d ago

Hard Mode activated

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u/TheFallenJedi66 25d ago

Blue Spirit

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u/88wookieshaman88 25d ago

Any episode and I'd do it for $20

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u/basjeeee_mlg 25d ago

Hey zuko here!

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u/24601lesmis 25d ago

Zuko Alone

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u/Available-Hat1640 25d ago

ember island

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u/wyar 25d ago

Give me that season 1 finale. The nostalgia alone - my friends from high school band class all had a watch party at my house and when Aang turned into the spirit fish we all lost our shit. Good times.

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u/HikariTheGardevoir 25d ago

The Southern Raiders. One of my favourite episodes

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u/sabi_kun 25d ago

The Blind Bandit.

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u/plentifulharvest 25d ago

The blind bandit. And I'd probably do it for 1,000$

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u/gilgaladxii 25d ago

If the 4 parts of the finale are 1 episode, Id take that. See an epic endgame fight. You get Zuko vs Azula. You get emotional loss when boomerang abandons Soka. Best girl Suki plays a decent roll. Good joke amount but not too many id get old after 24 hours. Kinda cheating taking 4 episodes. And, I have an answer too if it doesn’t count. But… that would be my pick if allowed. Now, if I am not given that as my pick… Im taking The Blind Bandit. It is my favorite episode to watch as a stand alone when I want ATLA content but not doing a full rewatch. No Suki, but just about everything else in the episode is perfection and very rewatchable. I could watch that for 24 hours straight at my base salary pay, yet alone a million. Not sure I could watch it that many times for free. Mostly Im asking for pay for the loss of sleep having to stay awake for 24 hours straight. Not as easy as it was 15 years ago. But, for $550, Id probably do it. Not probably, I would do it.

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u/goldnailz 25d ago

The Guru, so Monk Gyatso’s meditations become permanently ingrained into my brain

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u/[deleted] 25d ago

The Chase.

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u/cerealtoocrispy 25d ago

Last one. Not even far off from a normal day for me

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u/CalebC124 25d ago

The Beach

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u/jubmille2000 25d ago

Sozin's Comet part 4 has a 21 minute run time.

If I slow this down to .25x speed, let's just say it's ~80 minutes. I can watch it 18 times for 24 hours.

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u/Maleficent_Park5469 25d ago

Sozin's comet

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u/Aurora_Wizard 25d ago

Can I watch a two parter? If so then Boiling Rock

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u/Lord_Xarael 25d ago

If multi part episodes count. Then Sozin's Comet (the series Finale)

Otherwise:

Bitter Work

Or

The Beach

Or

Tales of Ba Sing Se

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u/dreamer0303 25d ago

the last one

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u/LostInAnIckyBallpit 25d ago

either tales of ba sing se or the beach

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u/Mcbrainotron 25d ago

When I watched avatar the first time, I think they bundled the last set of episodes as one… so basically a 2 hour movie to conclude the series. I’ve probally already watched that for a day, lol.

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u/Hagrid1994 25d ago

1st episode of Bubblegum Crisis,excellent soundtrack

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u/Snow_Vita Certified Turtle Duck 25d ago

Ember Island Players. I love the fourth wall breaking and the creators making fun of the show

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u/Ancient-Excuse-7680 25d ago

The Storm or Sozin’s Comet part 4: Avatar Aang simply for the last Agni Kai.

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u/Yari_Vixx 25d ago

Two words “secret tunnel!!” I would watch it for 24 hours for 10k, maybe even 1k

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u/EarthWitch01 25d ago

Secret Tunnel, and I’ll sing the song every time it comes on!

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u/catnaplover 25d ago

when i was a kid, i would rewatch the blue spirit ep like, multiple days in a row, so probably that one lol

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u/Rebeltiguer 25d ago

The drill, it was and still is my favourite episode

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u/JohnnyKarateX 25d ago

Ember Island Players

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u/statelesspirate000 25d ago

The Painted Lady

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u/TheLadyHestia 25d ago

The Last Agni Kai. For sure

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u/Double-Assistance248 25d ago

Sleepless aang forsure

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u/PigletRivet 25d ago

I would watch paint dry for a million dollars.

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u/dragon-of-west 25d ago

So Netflix has the final 3[?] episodes mashed into one, can I do that?

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u/Fallout_4_player 25d ago

Are you referring to the sozin's comet episodes? Those are meant to be one giant hour and a half episode, that's how it was when it premiered

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u/YOMAMAULGY 25d ago

Is the 1:30 hour version of the final episodes cheating?

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u/regaldawn 25d ago

Is there a specific length of time the episode has to be? Cause there's some mini series that are like 3-5 episodes each but each episode is 1-2 hours long.

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u/PeaItchy5989 25d ago

S2E6, THE BLIIIIIIIND BANDIIIIIT !!!

or, the finale episode.

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u/OkData4236 25d ago

The Boiling Rock if i can watch both parts. otherwise Sozin's Comet Part 3.

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u/steve_jeckel 25d ago

The Tales of Ba Sing Se, do I even need to explain?

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u/Rats_For_Dinner 25d ago

probably the Secret Tunnel episode, or the one where Toph scams people

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u/PitifulExplanation61 25d ago

Koizilla episode or the finale because technically it's all like a 1 and a half hour episode on Netflix 

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u/AspergerKid 25d ago

Is that even a question? Ember Island Players obviously

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u/14Fan 25d ago

Does it have to be one episode?

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u/International-Sky65 25d ago

Sozin’s Comet

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u/xyphratl 25d ago

Bro for a million bucks I'd watch the live action movie for 24 hours and so would you, who are you kidding

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u/RealPhillePhil 25d ago

I’d probably do Tales of Ba Sing Se, gives you the most verity

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u/Aeon1508 25d ago

Secret tunnellll!!! Secret tunnelll!!

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u/Davos_Derostos 25d ago

Half way through...

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u/ordaia 25d ago

The great divide, so I can imagine I'm Sisyphus.... "REDEMPTION!!!"

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u/Seph1rothVII 25d ago

Wait, you guys are getting paid??

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u/Alejocarlos 25d ago

The Great Divide 😍

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u/Critical-Wafer-8491 25d ago

Sokka’s master

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u/skylarmc93 25d ago

The Firebending Masters!

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u/OrlinWolf 25d ago

Any episode for season 3

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u/the_cheesy_one2 25d ago

secret tunnel 

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u/GameMaster818 25d ago

Sozin’s Comet

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u/superc80 25d ago

Ember Island Players.

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u/Ch3llick 25d ago

Sozins Comet of Course

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u/The_Almighty_Duck 25d ago

The Great Divide. I know it's a weird pick, but I think it would be best to pick an episode I already think isn't that good just so the best ones don't get ruined from repetition.

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u/Long-Use-4756 25d ago

King of Omashu episode

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u/Emergency_Pizza_3980 25d ago

Can i rewind? If so, i think i’d pick Secret Tunnel and try to memorize it word for word for 24 hours.

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u/tmntfever 25d ago

My favorite episode, The Chase.

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u/DJNotNice19 25d ago

Appa’s Lost Days, I wanna feel pain.

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u/miyagi90 25d ago

Tales from basingse so when the time comes to watch it with my kid i can finally endure leafs from the vine without crying my eyes Out.

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u/Basic_Consequence501 "If I try, I fail. But if I don't try, I'm never gonna get it." 25d ago

The finale. I have to watch it less times since its over an hour long, and the ending is absolute cinema. Also watching Aang energybend so much would never get old. Only issue is Ill need lots of tissues.

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u/i-luv-2-read 25d ago

The Great Divide

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u/LeadGem354 25d ago

Tales of Ba Sing Se.

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u/[deleted] 25d ago

Zuko Alone.

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u/Gylfie7 25d ago

SECRET TUNNEEEELLLLLL

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u/BitwiseB 25d ago

These questions were not written by parents and you can tell.

I’d be willing to do a lot for a million dollars, but I’ve literally watched the same episode of Yo Gabba Gabba for days on end just for some quiet time.

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u/TheUmbraCat 25d ago

Tales of Ba Sing Se. I will be stronger by the end of it or I will be broken. I accept the risks.

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u/chrisat420 25d ago

Tales of Ba Sing Se

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u/ncmn-ngnr 25d ago

The Firebending Masters

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u/Nirico_Brin 25d ago

Genuinely any episode, you could give me the worst episode imaginable and I’d sit there for 24 hours.

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u/cyblogs 25d ago

The Beach

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u/Crazybosmer97 25d ago

Spain's Comet. Will feel like just watching an amazing movie a few times

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u/skijeng 25d ago

Secret Tunnel!!

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u/EeveeIsAGirl0816 25d ago

Zuko Alone, it's my all time favorite episode

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u/Vengence_thenight 25d ago

Appa’s lost days, if I’m doing it for 1 mil, I’m working for it

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u/mpaes98 25d ago

The Tales of Ba Sing Se

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u/ryanjc_123 25d ago

the beach 100%

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u/gfroosh91 25d ago

I would watch nightmares and daydreams just to make myself go even crazier. "YOUR REIGN OF TYRANNY IS OVER FIRE LORD" for 24 hours sounds awesome. Plus i love that episode lol

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u/PowerStar350 25d ago

lowkey the headband

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u/Sandi_Griffin 25d ago

I hate this image, just ask what episode you'd watch for 24 hours if you had to pick. it's like asking if you had to choose an ice cream flavour for a billion what would you pick? Like, just ask their favourite icecream, nobody's turning it down 😭

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u/ProcedureProud 25d ago

Tales of Ba Sing Se for just the message of Iroh's section

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u/TombRaider_2000 25d ago

That’s an hourly pay of $41,666.66 there’s not a lot I wouldn’t watch for that money.

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u/Queen_Koala 25d ago

If it counted, I'd even take the movie

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u/tundrabeans 25d ago

Ember island players

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u/Dolphiniz287 25d ago

Is it fair to say the 4 part finale lol

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u/Le-weeb-potato 25d ago

Is it cheating if I just say the Netflix mash of the final four episodes?

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u/BartholemeuTheGreat 25d ago

Beach episode

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u/Negative-Duty2357 25d ago

The finale it’s like 4 episodes in one

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u/Livid_Ad1866 25d ago

Nightmares and Daydreams, I believe is the title

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u/Charming-Object-863 25d ago

What about multi part episode?

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u/RollTide16-18 25d ago

Great Divide. Maybe I’d find a way to love it, but if I can’t it’d at least make me appreciate everything else so much more

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u/TalkingToucan 25d ago

I love The Beach.

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u/queakymart 25d ago

Either Tales of Ba Sing Se, Ember Island Players, or Cave of Two Lovers

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u/DarkSolstice24 25d ago

The finale.

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u/drm_grl Boomer Aang 25d ago

Boiling rock part 2

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u/clmoore1 Type to edit 25d ago

The last four

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u/Sir_Chadothyy 25d ago

The beach episode… I don’t remember what it’s called

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u/tonsofun08 25d ago

Tales from Ba Sing Se

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u/Paint-Typical 25d ago

Tales of Ba Sing Se. Yes, I will cry, but it will have been worth it.

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u/Vio-Rose 25d ago

Great Divide. I already hate it and skip it every watch through. No reason to ruin any actually good episode.

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u/TheBladeWielder 25d ago

Tales of Ba Sing Se. Iroh's story alone is a masterpiece.

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u/FatimaNadeem 25d ago

The Boiling Rock (part 2) or The Beach.

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u/Someguy9385 25d ago

i’m so sick of great divide hate.

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u/ScrltHrth 25d ago

I can't say what I would pick, but I'm absolutely not picking "Tales of Ba Sing Se"

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u/lumi_ao3 25d ago

Everyone's saying Secret Tunnel... Or Ember Island Players. And I would too... But I would start feeling like I've been drinking cactus juice about a quarter of the way through...

So I'ma go with that.. the Cactus Juice Episode. Cause if I'ma be tripping, Sokka and Momo better be right there with me🤣

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u/maz_2010 25d ago

Tales from Ba Sing Se

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u/ALLANS0N 25d ago

That is really hard. I might put The Southern Raiders or The Puppetmaster at the top.

I could also do any episode heavy with Azula and Ty Lee.

I could do almost any episode really but what would I NOT pick? Secret Tunnel and Appa’s Lost Days. 😢

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u/StygianBlue12 25d ago

Dracula v Trevor, Sypha, and Alucard

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u/soap_077 25d ago

I’d analyze chicanery for an entire daylight cycle for free

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u/Skhenya2593 25d ago

The very last episode of the show. It's just so epic I could watch it so many times.

That, or Zuko Alone

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u/Underrated_Fish 25d ago

I could do any episode, but the one I could rewatch the most is probably The Blind Bandit

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u/-RaptorDude- 25d ago

The Last Episode, let me watch my fight scenes in peace

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u/Phoenix_ashfire 25d ago

Episode 1136 one piece. If it has to be ATLA the finale episode.

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u/Bardicly_Uninspired 25d ago

Sozins Comet parts 1-4

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u/echoIalia 25d ago

I mean, technically, the four-part finale is all one episode on Netflix… (unless they changed it again)

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u/DCAUBeyond Mai is underrated 25d ago

"The Chase" or "The Painted Lady"

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u/mini_mooshie 25d ago

forgot the name of the episode but the one where Aang and Zuko learn the dragon dance — it’s my favorite ep out of the entire series