| "The Avatar and the Fire Lord" | |
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| Avatar: The Last Airbender episode | |
 Fire Lord Sozin (left) and Avatar Roku (right) in a scene of the episode. | |
| Episode no. | Season 3 Episode 6 |
| Directed by | Ethan Spaulding |
| Written by | Elizabeth Welch |
| Featured music | |
| Production code | 306 |
| Original air dates | October 24, 2007 (United Kingdom) October 26, 2007 (United States) |
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"The Avatar and the Fire Lord" is the sixth episode of the third season of the American animated television series Avatar: The Last Airbender, and the 46th episode overall. The show follows Aang (Zach Tyler Eisen), the last airbender and the “Avatar”, on his journey to bring balance to a war-torn world by mastering all four elements: air, water, earth, and fire. On his quest, he is joined by companions Katara (Mae Whitman), Sokka (Jack DeSena), and Toph Beifong (Jessie Flower). The season also follows Zuko (Dante Basco) as he returns to the Fire Nation only to face his conflicting feelings about his part in the war. The episode was written by Elizabeth Welch and directed by Ethan Spaulding.
The episode, written by Elizabeth Welch and directed by Ethan Spaulding, follows both Aang and Zuko as they learn about the shared past between the past Avatar Roku and a prior Fire Lord Sozin, and how Sozin's ambition and Roku's mistakes led to the beginning of the Hundred Year War. The episode was released in the United Kingdom on October 24, 2007, before airing on Nickelodeon in the United States two days later.[1][2] The episode received critical acclaim and is considered one of the greatest episodes of the series.
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