The Siege of the North

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"The Siege of the North"
Avatar: The Last Airbender episodes
The climax of the episode sees Aang merging with the ocean spirit to end the Fire Nation's attack on the Northern Water Tribe.
Episode nos.	Season 1 Episodes 19/20
Directed by	Lauren MacMullan (part 1) Dave Filoni (part 2)
Written by	John O'Bryan (part 1) Aaron Ehasz (part 2)
Featured music	Ben Wynn Jeremy Zuckerman
Production codes	119 (part 1) 120 (part 2)
Original air date	December 2, 2005 (2005-12-02)
Guest appearances
Jon Polito as Chief Arnook Victor Brandt as Pakku Johanna Braddy as Princess Yue Ben Diskin as Hahn Erik Todd Dellums as Koh
Episode chronology
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"The Siege of the North" is the two-part season finale of the first season of the American animated television series Avatar: The Last Airbender, and comprises the 19th and the 20th episode of the season. 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) and Sokka (Jack DeSena) and hunted down by Fire Nation prince Zuko (Dante Basco). The first part of the episode was written by John O'Bryan and directed by Lauren MacMullan, with the second part being written by Aaron Ehasz and directed by Dave Filoni.

The first part was written by John O'Bryan and directed by Lauren MacMullan, while the second part was written by Aaron Ehasz and directed by Dave Filoni. The episode follows Aang and his friends fighting to save the Northern Water Tribe from a Fire Nation siege, led by Admiral Zhao (Jason Isaacs) who seeks the destroy the moon spirit, while Prince Zuko sneaks into the city to capture Aang. The episodes also mark the culmination of the arc concerning the conflict between Zuko and Zhao. The episodes mark Isaacs' final appearance in the series as Zhao, as well as the introduction of Koh the Face Stealer (Erik Todd Dellums) and Zuko's sister Princess Azula (non-speaking role). The episode premiered on Nickelodeon on December 2, 2005, and received critical acclaim.