The Firebending Masters

"The Firebending Masters"
Avatar: The Last Airbender episode
The climax sees Zuko and Aang observing rainbow fire and learning the meaning of firebending. This scene received positive reviews.
Episode no.	Season 3 Episode 13
Directed by	Giancarlo Volpe
Written by	John O'Bryan
Featured music	Ben Wynn Jeremy Zuckerman
Production code	313
Original air date	July 15, 2008 (2008-07-15)
Guest appearances
Robert Ito as Sun Warrior chief Brian Tochi as Ham Ghao
Episode chronology
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"The Firebending Masters" is the thirteenth episode of the third season of the American animated television series Avatar: The Last Airbender, and the 53rd 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), Toph Beifong (Jessie Flower)), and Zuko (Dante Basco), and hunted down by Fire Nation princess Azula (Grey DeLisle).

The episode, written by John O'Bryan and directed by Giancarlo Volpe, follows Aang and Zuko travelling to the abandoned city of the Sun Warriors to find knowledge about the origin of firebending so Zuko can begin teaching Aang. The episode originally released in Canada on January 4, 2008, and later released on DVD on May 6 of that year, before its official premiere in the United States on Nickelodeon on July 15, 2008.^[1] The episode received critical acclaim from many critics and fans.