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“You think your the first person to believe their war was justified?” One of my favorite quotes. Really makes you you think.

The Library marked a turning point in the series. Before the main narrative was having Aang master all four elements before Sozins comet. After the Library, the narrative shifts to actually trying to end the war, which involves actual planning, preparation and execution, so there was that to consider. Its also where the show, to me at least, shifts in tone from light hearted and adventurous to a more dark and serious tone, with a lot higher stakes and some deep conflicting drama.

Something I noticed about owls is this: In western cultures, the symbolism of the owl is knowledge and wisdom, while in eastern cultures, the symbolism of the owl stresses the terror of the night. Wan-Shi-Tong represents both perfectly. He's also perfectly neutral (in a lawful way), preserving knowledge purely for its own sake. Too bad the Legend of Korra screwed him up...

The Library and The Desert are the literal half point of the show. The Library ends the first half and The Desert begins the second half. Even just to say the events in The Library are important would be an understatement. The tone of the whole show shifts, the stakes are raised and Team Avatar takes up a more active involvement in the events of world. Suffice to say, both of these episodes are among the best in an entire series that is filled with great, poignant episodes.

"You've got something against libraries?" "I've held books before, and I gotta tell you, they don't exactly do it for me"

This episode is also a masterclass on suspense. The whole time they’re wandering through the library, it feels eerie, like Wan Shi Tong could be around any corner. And then when the library is being destroyed you’re on the edge of your seat between everyone trying to escape and Toph doing her best in an environment she can’t do much in. Easily an s tier episode

A wise owl that can transform into a snaking dinosaur with complete knowledge of all bending skills. Truly an optional boss.

Additional good things about the episode: it makes Sokka and Toph shine. Sokka does a lot of quick thinking: First, he reasons that the planetarium might be able to predict future eclipses. Then takes the risk to go back to the planetarium AFTER the Library starts sinking so they can get that intel. Despite the danger they're in, he sees how rare a resource the Library is and understands that if there's a time to take a risk, it's now. Then he narrows down the days they check for with some gloriously pragmatic strategic thinking - he's right, the days when an eclipse would even matter to them would be *before* Sozin's Comet. And all this after Wan Shi Tong dismissed his intelligence and how little he had to contribute to the library, joining yet another long line of powerful beings who underestimated Sokka. And they only have the time to do all that because Toph is using her earthbending to counteract the Library-sinking powers of a literal immortal spirit. It's a low moment for her because it means she has to let Appa get captured (and we see her anguish at that, too, despite the tough act she puts on most of the time!), but honestly, what a badass. There are very good reasons this show's writing still resonates so much with people.

What's cool about Wan-Shi Tong is: -In eastern cultures, the symbolism of the owl stresses the terror of the night, which is represented in his horrific rage in the climax -10.000 in some eastern cultures tends to be used as a shorthand for infinity. He calls himself omnicient.

The line about “Do you think you are the first human to think their war is justified?” is just such amazing writing and delivery. I think it was the first time I ever heard violence framed that way and probably helped form my whole attitude towards violence. My favorite single episode of the whole series, although there is serious competition for that spot.

It’s interesting how both Zhao and Team Avatar took information from the library and then failed to accomplish what they planned to do with it afterwards. Zhao killed the moon spirit but Yue took its place. Team Avatar couldn’t find Ozai and the adults were imprisoned.

I wonder how the owl would react to iroh. He is such a neutral character nearly all of the time. And someone who holds true to his principles so he wouldn't do anything to harm the library out of respect.

This episode had one of the best toph moments too. Her losing to the sand benders was a devastating loss for her personally. As far as her bending goes she's never doubted it before, but not only had it failed her and make her doubt her skill for probably the first time ever, in losing this battle she let down her first ever friends, the kind she thought she'd never have.

No, no one could ever forget this two parter. All because of this one joke. The gang looking out across the Desert, depressed from their lack of finding anything. Toph: Here it is! Toph points out into the distance. The gang springs forward, life returning to their eyes as they stare out into the Horizon of where Toph was pointing only to see the same nothing. Toph : That’s what it’ll be like when one of you spots it. Sarcastically waving her hand in front of her face reminding both the gang and the audience that she’s blind.

I've always wondered how the hell Zhao managed to get out of there with his skin intact after torching part of the library. Also, I always assumed that Unalaq just lied to him and that he didn't realize that he was trying to become a dark avatar.

I think the archaeologist staying in the library is so beautiful. I don’t know if it already exists but I’d love to see a story about him turning into a spirit or guardian of the library because that’s probably what happened

I like The Legend of Korra, but damn, season 2 was such a mess. About The Library, my head canon is that although the Professor Zei died, Wan Shi Tong made his spirit into one of the fox helper due to his love of knowledge.

I feel like everyone is rediscovering their love for this show at the same time

Honestly the thing I hate most about his complete character change in season 2 was how they also just casually drop that oh, that old professor guy is dead now. And they play it off just like a joke?? Like man, his ending in the original episode was really good! An odd mix of melancholy and heartwarming. He decides he wants to stay there even if it means he can never see other humans again, because all the knowledge here is his greatest dream and he can't bear to leave. And it's ambiguous because we have no clue what his fate is, we don't know how the owl spirit will react to him, whether he will believe the professor earnestly just wants to stay and isn't like other humans, or what her the bad experience he just had with Aang and co has caused him to become even more distrusting and he's just gonna kill him. And not knowing the answer either way makes it extra resonant, we may never know if our heroes's actions inadvertantly caused this innocent dotty old dude to die a horrible death, but even in the best case scenario they caused him to spend the rest of his life never seeing his friends and family again and we don't know if the knowledge of the library was truly enough to make up for it or if he regretted his choice years later. Heck, we don't even know if cos of how the spirit world worked, would he even age and die at all here? Did he get a literally eternal fate? But nah, just destroy all that intrigue and moral complexity in an instant, owlboy just killed him five seconds after the episode ended. Poor Dumbass Professor Dude. And seriously, the owl spirit got character assassinated at the same time! Went from a badass genius morally ambiguous figure to the kind of mustache twirling dick dastardly level self sabotaging idiot who'd kill a completely innocent heckin Book Himbo, yet let actual goddamn villains just waltz in and out unharmed. Absolute fuckin mess!

I find this episode very eerie and memorable just imagine you're just chilling in the library looking for a book and all of a sudden wan shi tong chases you if he suspects you're plotting something? If he can't kill you then he'll definitely use the library itself to drown you in the sand never escaping the library

i love the fan theory that some air benders who where not at any of the temples during the fire nation raid did survive by seeking refuge with the sandbenders. they are both nomadic, and the sandbender dress would of helped hid their tattoos. it would also be very easy to hide airbending as sandbending

This episode was always the one that stuck with me. I’m blind so, of course. To all the people claiming that Toph is overpowered and “too perfect to be disabled,” I always bring this episode to their attention. Here she learned that she can’t do it all on her own, and that she had a lot to learn about Earthbending still. She had skill, yes, but here was the first time she encountered an obstacle that later on she worked to overcome. Without this episode, her metalbending in “the guru” would have seem overpowered, but she already experienced not being able to save Appa. As a blind person who had to learn most things on her own since always, “the library” is hard to watch, but it’s a great reminder that I’m still human, and I will fail. I don’t have to dwell on it. Thanks a lot for the video. Also, any book with the northern lights on the cover is a book I will eventually read.

I would like to spend my vacation, AT THE LIBRARY!!!

the "he who knows ten thousand things" moment was one of the coolest things I had ever experienced.

I love that the spiritual parts of the world was very limited. It allowed us to keep it as mystical and intriguing. Also the avatar still struggling to get along with certain spirits is great. It makes sense that even being the bridge, he faces conflicts on both plains, instead of all the spirits always loving him with no effort.

As a kid while the show was actually airing I never watched the whole series in order, but for some reason the library always stuck in my head

All i cared about in this episode was Appa getting kidnapped 😭 I was crying and Toph being blamed when she did what she could and had to.

Won shi tong is such a badass character. I believe this is the only spirit the whole gang directly interacts with in the whole show and my god does this spirit have a commanding presence. Every character is on edge near this guy and best of all, he gives genuine insight about humanity and the world every person can think about. He’s so memorable and interesting to watch.

After Korra’s connection to the other avatars was severed, that would’ve been the perfect time to bring back Wan Shi Tong’s library. I’m 100% positive that his library has autobiographies of every Avatar that’s ever lived. Plus, now that the library is in the Spirit world, you could technically sneak into the library through meditation. Honestly would’ve been cool to see that

That final act in the episode nearly homages Indiana Jones. Only that the archeologist wasn't a villain. Just an idealist living and dying by his dreams.

I always adored the spirit world in Avatar, all my favourite episodes are those in which the spirit world plays a big part. Like the Winter solstice, The Library, Siege of the North. Spirits are so strange & ominous, but they still have a moral compass, it's just vastly different then those of mortals. Koh the Face Stealer gave Aang vital information he needed to save the Northern water tribe yet it's easily forgettable just because of how creepy he is.

i always wanted to visit a library like this. somewhere in the in-between where you’re there and you’re not, with books potentially never seen by human eyes. i also think it’s one of the greatest episodes, just by how unique it was and because of what happened to Appa and future episode set-up.

My favourite episode. Wan Shi Tong is a very wise and interesting spirit with a deep message for the viewer. Even as a child, I could understand his resentment against humanity. When Katara tries to fight him off and he says that iconic line: "Your waterbending won't do you much good here. I've studied northern water style, southern water style, even foggy swamp style." This spirit is a THREAT.. but it wasn't shown. I wish i could have seen him actually use bending, and to have seen him more. Fantasically done episode.

I always felt like the amount of pure dedication The Professor shows to just the knowledge would allow him to become some sort of spirit. That him saying he could spend an eternity hints at him living on in some way.

I always saw Wan's library like our real world the Great Alexandria Library. I can only imagine how grandeur it was before burning, I think it took 7 times to actually fully burn down too.

I would have loved to see Uncle Iroh speak with the spirit owl!

Im convinced there was a way to get the knowledge without angering the bird. Explain that you are not seeking to destroy, you're seeking to restore. Both the order of the world and the contents of the library. Aang is an inexperienced avatar with a very real deadline. But more tan that, he doesn't kill. There is no desire for destruction, he's trying to prevent destruction.

This episode was terrifying to me as a child. I remember it so vividly

In the desert, the air is extremely dry. Therefore, books will be safe for a long-long time. It's cool that they thought of such a small detail!

as a lifelong fan of The Princess Diaries films, the fact that Hector Elizondo voices Wan Shi Tong also makes this episode very epic

I personally love The Library, but I don't find it underrated at all. I find The Fortune Teller to be by far the most underrated Avatar episode, and the perfect town-semi-filler episode. It's well written, has a cohesive and focused episode arc which advances a specific subplot (the romance), it has great character interactions (showing a deep understanding of each of them and their dynamics), it's funny as hell, and it low-key has some of the best animation in the whole show. It's great and honestly one of my favorite episodes in the whole show.

I always liked how Wan Shi Tong just casually transforms into that dragon creature when he is about to fight the group.

I swear I just realized that the spirit of knowledge shares a voice actor with Captain Tosen from bleach.

This episode is VERY underrated. Rewatching the show multiple times has made me realize that this episode is when the whole show shifts in tone and becomes more mature. I thought as a kid that Wong Xi Tong, “He Who Knows 10,000 Things” and Won Xi Tong’s Library was based off a real mythology. Which goes to show the masterful storytelling of ATLA.

My ONLY gripe with this episode is Sokka not even trying to say the Fire Nation didn’t just kill the air nomads but destroyed their temples and by extension the knowledge of air bender traditions and wisdom and arts, and how they almost did that to the SOUTHERN WATER TRIBE to the point that he grew up thinking his sister’s water bending was magic. They were even suppressing and kidnapping known earth benders which if not for Aang and the end of the war would have resulted in huge patches of the earth kingdom being ignorant and unknowledgeable of earth bending. And, I know this happened later in the series but we even see the Fire Nation spreading false information throughout the school system to justify and whitewash the war. The Fire Nation is not only destroying knowledge, they’re also warping and distorting what they don’t destroy to fit their lies. Hell, the war ITSELF was the reason for the technological leaps we see starting with Aang’s time and leading into Korra. The war perpetuated the discovery of new knowledge and inventions that even Wan Shi Tong’s Foxes couldn’t properly find out how they worked evidenced when schooled him on radio

It’s a damn shame they lost a library filled with Treasures and Knowledge for an event that failed. Although at least Zuko was given time to confront his father, and leads to my favorite arc of the franchise “The boiling rock.”

I LOVE THIS EPISODE and the whole concept of searching unknown knowledge in the desert it actually reminds me of my favorite genshin impact arc, the sumeru's arc, where one of the lines that stood up to me was "the god of wisdom's enemy is wisdom itself and the oasis of knowledge is a mirage in the desert of ignorance"

That owl unironically gave me nightmares when I watched this series as a kid.

As someone who spent a great deal of time and their childhood and also currently in libraries, the library of Wan Shi Tong sounds amazing to me... Unlimited knowledge, so long as it is used for good.

The library is actually my fave episode in the whole show, and I had no idea it was underrated

Wan Shi Tong is both a character and concept that I enjoy

What an AMAZING video. FINALLY someone understands this episode, and feels the way I did about it. I, too, absolutely loved that last line from the professor. A man who knows what he wants, and is willing to die for it. He's my favorite sub-character for that reason alone. Great video.

Personally, The Library is why Book 2 is my favorite (well, and Toph). As TV becomes more and more serialized, The Library is the first episode that pops into my mind when I make the argument that standalone episodes can still be important to long form storytelling. They are also more memorable than just blurs of entries that's part of a larger, movie-like narrative. Plus, I think Wan Shi Tong as a character is a pretty genius creation. The Library overall is so distinct and unforgettable. Like a lot of that second season. (I love Book 2 so much)

This video is actually super helpful from a writing advice perspective. It's ok to have coincidences in your story as long as they are well balanced so as to not feel cheap to the audience.

I'm just surpised you didn't mention the Library of Alexandria, which is the inspiration for this episode.

oh definitely one of the most metal episodes. i still have fan theories about the scholar who died along with the library. i like to think that he became a spirit roaming the halls of the sunken library, and slowly befriended wan shi tong.... they could have done an entire 4 episode spin off of a story like that. maybe his animal spirit form is a smaller owl, that grows with age. eventually replacing wan shi tong after millennia

I respect Wan Shi Tong a lot. In the end the very behavior he came to hate most from humans, greed, is what spurred Sokka to steal from him. His violent reaction was incredibly understandable I mean imagine the place you've spent thousands of years overseeing is suddenly being robbed by a bunch of "well meaning" young kids. Would you not be absolutely livid too?

wan shi tong is the most underrated character in the show

The fact that professor Zei spent his last days there (just reading) and Wong shi tong allowed it always resonated with me 😊

As a 2005 kid i completely agree with you. I always had a special spot for this episode. The huge library where everything about the avatar universe is collected and a big ass owl chasing our heroes was for me the most frightening thing.

I remember when I was a child I had the idea of a secret library hidden underground in the desert and I didn't remember where that idea came from. That idea stayed with me, although I forgot where it came from.

I didn't realise how much I liked "The Library" episode before I watched this video 😀

Ngl i thought him not knowing how the radio worked was pretty funny. I remember in ATLA wondering if the foxes could bring him bad information, like he knows 10,000 things cuz he learns, not like he just knows everything the moments its made. I kinda like the idea one of the foxes fucked up and brought him someones personal notes on how they thought it worked. But the voice was horrible for some reason in korra

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I always felt like The Library was one of the best - to put in in a very generalized way - "Adventure" episodes of the series. Most of the highly considered episodes you mentioned in the video focus a lot on characters, reveals, and backstory. All of which are amazing, of course. But The Library as a concoction of other things that you lay out in this video that solidifies it as one of the best in the series. This makes sense because it is, quite literally, the exact middle of the entire series.

I always loved this episode, mainly because of the awesome setting, but also because it sets up the "we've gotta find appa" side story that happens over the next couple episodes

I love how clever you are... From your transition to how well written the script for this video is.😊

This video reminded me that I need to return a library book. Thanks!

I had a love/hate relationship with this episode, I LOVE the idea of the location. Honestly the only thing I hate about it, is that on rewatch, I know what's going on outside of the library with appa and do it ruins the wonder

Wan Shi Tong always scared the frick outta me, even in the Burning Earth DS game where he charges you as you escape the library

This episode, and this entire Arc stayed with me throughout my childhood. It’s one of the first things I remember when I think of avatar

The Guru episode was the most important episode to me I don't mean favorite or best plot, I mean it had such deep wisdom from teaching the chakras I was about to build a mental toolbox of philosophy to fight and effectively cure my anxiety and depression. Love this show, I rewatch it every year or so.

dude i love your editing style. overlaying cutouts and text on the footage and splicing together clips so that the dialogue complements your own narration is so cool. also instantly shows how well you know the show what a nice, refreshing video👍

I disagree that Mr. Owl is particularly bright beyond his collection of knowledge, because of how he was unable to see the Avatar's role in the war. The Avatar is the bridge between the spirits and humans and is also responsible for maintaining balance in the world, which also has implications for the spirits. Mr. Owl, if he were wise, should have been able to deduce Aang's duty and his need for guidance in order to restore the balance that the fire nation was destroying, the consequences of which would likely reverberate into the spirit world. Because of this lapse in judgment, I only see Mr. Owl strictly as a spirit of knowledge but not wisdom - he knows many things but is unable to apply knowledge or even use existing knowledge to build new knowledge as humans do. This is also why I'm fine with LoK showing that Mr. Owl can fall victim to misinformation since he is not equipped to perform proper research.

You’ve done amazing work with your Avatar Video Essays. I haven’t seen your nature videos yet, but I’m into that kind of content as well, so I subscribed.

loved this take. This episode has always been one of my favorites and it always stuck in my mind because of the library and the spirit owl's design.

I find it interesting that Zhao was still alive in LOK s2, via the fog spirit, but the professor was long dead. Wan Shi Tong really just let the professor die. Didn't even preserve him for his knowledge.

Genuinely one of my favourite KZfaqrs. I'm not even big into xenofiction, but I know an upload from you is going to be quality. When it's Avatar it's just that much better.

Your editing is hilarious, absolutely checking out more of your videos!

This has always been one of my absolute favourites, when it comes to Avatar. It was great to see a video on it, thanks!

Woah, rewatched this series a couple times, but I'd always been wrapped up thinking about the comet that I never considered how much the information detour was a double nut punch to their progress. That's an amazing point you made that really elevates this episode further for me. Most of the time before I'd be distracted thinking about how water benders were weaker during eclipse and stronger at night and full moons, fire benders are boosted during the day and comets, always had me pondering what multipliers could exist for earth & air benders.

Yeah no this episode is pretty well rated. From what I've seen from many people say they really love this episode. I mean this episode kicks off Appa being lost, gives us the first tease of what could be the endgame battle, Introduces a fan favorite character, and has some pretty good humor. Honestly nothing but praise for this one back when I was kid watching the show all the way till now.

Wang Shi Tong isolated himself from the material world pretty hard. I think that's a good reason for him to not know about the radio.

What I like about this episode is how it hints the Lion Turtles and the ending of taking out Ozais bending.

I really don't get when people say that spirits can't be understood. Every spirit has pretty human motivations so far. I have heard the exact speech about " humans wars all being the same" over and over again from so many people that it just makes him seem more human. Hell, I used to think the same way, though the only reason I thought that way was depression. He thinks that way from pure ignorance. No war has EVER had as much destruction as this one, and the fire nation's plan to literally burn the earth kingdom up would have completely changed the world itself. Even just the spirit toll would be great. Any spirit landmarks like a spiritual forest would be completely burned through the continent. They already killed the dragons and a moon god for spirit's sake. If he honestly thinks this war is the same as any others, then he doesn't have an "unknowable mind". He has an ignorant mind that refuses to actually learn outside what he is interested in. The exact same as many human minds. I am just saying, a human could love knowledge and be just as dismissive of people fighting a war. The only difference between him and a human is physical at that point. "All wars are the same" Reminds me of the WWI generals I learned about that refused to change tactics even when machine guns were introduced. They just kept telling troops to charge and needlessly sending them to their deaths because that is just how they thought war was done. War had changed, war had completely changed, and we had to learn that. This spirit never had the chance to learn the difference before he locked himself away because Aang stopped the fire nation from completely wiping away large portions of a continent. Did he ever learn that the fire nation killed a moon spirit? He only learns from books the spirit foxes bring him so that actually would explain the "little man" conversation. Though I agree completely that good and evil spirits shouldn't exist. That just ruins so much.

19:06 That's actually a really dumb criticism of the prequels. Anakin did not turn on a dime and killed those kids because it was his destiny to turn to the Dark side. In fact, it's the opposite. Anakin's destiny was to destroy the Sith and bring Balance, but because of both his own flaws, and the failings of the Jedi, he chose to join the Sith instead. Anakin was already struggling with the Dark side, by the beggining of the film, shown when he killed Dooku in cold blood. This was worsened by his fear of losing Padmé, and the Council acting in a very un-Jedi like manner, all which culminated in Windu trying to kill Palpatine (Anakin's one chance of saving Padmé), with the exact same justification of "He's too dangerous to be left alive.", that Palpatine himself used to rest Anakin's consiousness after killing Dooku.

The Anthropologist is the only character seeking knowledge for its own sake so it’s more natural for his to stay in this Library world instead of returning to the usual one. The Owl would probably spare him as well for this very reason.

I remember this so well, I love this one so much.. AVATAR IS GOOD!

Man, I always loved this episode. When I was young just because owl looked cool, the views etc. After I grew up a little and manage to understand message concluded in this episode. This Spirit doesn't trust people since he got so many bad experiences, when people lied and try to use knowledge to take adventage of other people. I was even wondering if he knew who avatars were and that this kid looks like someone that might be connected with them so he just let Aang get there. Once again, his trust for people was disrespected (Spirit actually acted like he knew, he will be betrayed from the beginning), even if Aang wanted to make good use of this knowledge. This Owl was right, but in this episode at some point he looks like a villain. This episode was very philosophical. He didn't want to take part in human things, conflicts and consents. Rules wasn't respected by visitors so he took everything he had underground. I liked everything in that episode, maybe beside the fact that Appa has been stolen.

Here for the avatar stuff! Great video, hopefully this blows up so more people can see. Thank you for making these :)

I fell in love with the ideas they portrayed in this episode from the show and the game :( man it gives me chills

This analysis deserves a subscription. This put some light on the episode that i didnt think about, particularly the end involving the eclipse

With each subsequent video I find that I’m enjoying your work more and more. Short or long, comedic or serious, I love the work that’s being done here. Great work Cardinal.

Thanks for this breakdown….it’s one of my favorite episodes, I’ve probably seen it dozens of times over the years….yet, you highlighted things I didn’t even notice to appreciate! Truly an epic episode.

This episode has always been intensely uncomfortable for me. I really don't like the casual way Team Avatar betrays Wan Shi Tong's trust, without even thinking about it. They don't even seem to think it's an issue - not even Aang. It would have been nice if they'd asked themselves "Is this really the right thing to do?" even once, or at least considered that this might have long-term consequences beyond themselves. It just really feels "off" to me that they didn't at least talk about it. Aang is supposed to be the bridge to the spirit world, not just carelessly burn the bridges to it. I also hate that Professor Zei may have died only moments after he chose to stay. If he'd gotten to spend his life reading, and died of old age, that would be fine...but it looks like he may have been buried in sand and suffocated shortly after we see him. That's an unnecessarily cruel ending for a man with no evil in him. I appreciate everything else about this episode, all the things you mentioned...but those two things keep me from _enjoying_ it. On the other hand, I'm even more glad now that I never could bring myself to watch Korra, since they messed up Wan Shi Tong's character so much. I really can't abide treating a complex character like that.

Interesting point of view about the library episode. So yeah, library episode stuck with me too but mostly because Appa's kidnapping and its effects on Aang, the group and the story. I always thought that this episode is really crucial. Cause after this episode we begin to see whole another side of Aang. He was a cheerful and somewhat of a carefree character all along the journey till this episode. With Appa's kidnapping we see anger and cruelity in Aang. For the first time he has actual agresive reactions. Aang is still so young but that's where we see his character devolopment to become the avatar that ends the war without killing his enemy.

Loved the video and your take on the episode. However I personally think the most underrated episode is The Swamp to be completely honest. It's one of the lowest rated episodes on imdb and that episode literally made me see the world differently with the philosophy of how everything is connected. I think that message is beautiful and important. Also the foreshadowing of Toph, Katara and Sokka both being confronted by their past and learning about vinebending.. No way is that episode filler compared to the likes of The Great Divide.

OMG this was the very first episode I ever watched. I remember sneaking into my grandparents room and watching their TV (we didn't have cable) and watching this episode. Became so obsessed with the little knowledge of the show and running around for weeks pretending to be an air bender

This episode has actually been the most memorable moment to me that still till this day is something I can always remember from avatar. I have been fascinated with the idea or concept of a library lost to time sitting underneath the sand ever since this. Tho I definitely didn't remember that it was guarded by the owl until watching this but seeing this again refreshes my memory of the entire series, So thanks for making this vid as it not only refreshed my memory of this amazing show but it also helped me with architectural research of the library as I plan to make a basic shaped replica of it in a vrchat world I am working on.