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The Best Episodes Directed By Giancarlo Volpe

Every TV Episode Directed by Giancarlo Volpe Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 6 Episode 9 - Stardust
    9.4/10(5 votes)

    S6:E9

    A visit to the spirit realm forces Rayla to make a heartbreaking choice. Aaravos shares a story from his past with Claudia.

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  2. undefined Season 3 Episode 19 - Sozin's Comet: The Old Masters (2)
    8.8/10(65 votes)

    S3:E19

    While on the island, Aang seeks guidance from his past lives, but is not pleased with what he is told. The island, in fact, turns out to be a lion turtle from which Aang is given the guidance he had been seeking. Meanwhile, after the tracker is unable to track Aang, the rest of the group decide they must find Iroh. While tracking him down, the group meets up with The Order of the White Lotus, a group that transcends the division of the four nations.

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  3. undefined Season 2 Episode 19 - Friendenemies
    8.7/10(3 votes)

    S2:E19

    When Tom vies for Marco's company instead of Star's, Marco becomes suspicious.

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  4. undefined Season 3 Episode 13 - The Firebending Masters
    8.6/10(65 votes)

    S3:E13

    While teaching Aang firebending, Zuko realizes that he has lost all his firebending skills. To regain his powers, Zuko and Aang must seek the original source of firebending within the ruins of a lost civilization.

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  5. undefined Season 1 Episode 8 - Avatar Roku: Winter Solstice (2)
    8.6/10(67 votes)

    S1:E8

    To contact the spirit of the previous Avatar, Aang must reach a temple in the Fire Nation before the sun sets on the following day. There he will learn what he must do to restore balance to the world. Zuko must defy his banishment to follow Aang.

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  6. undefined Season 2 Episode 16 - Appa's Lost Days
    8.5/10(62 votes)

    S2:E16

    Appa's journey from being abducted in the desert to the present is explored.

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  7. undefined Season 2 Episode 19 - The Guru
    8.5/10(64 votes)

    S2:E19

    Aang travels to the Eastern Air temple to receive guidance from Guru Pathik while Sokka is reunited with his long-lost father. Meanwhile, Azula has something diabolical in store for her enemies in the Earth Kingdom, including Zuko and Iroh.

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  8. undefined Season 3 Episode 12 - Nightsisters
    8.5/10(43 votes)

    S3:E12

    Troubled by Asajj Ventress' growing prowess with the dark side of the Force, Darth Sidious commands Count Dooku to eliminate her. But Ventress survives Dooku's assassination attempt, and the jilted former apprentice vows to take revenge, enlisting the aid of her kinswomen -- the mystical Nightsisters -- in her sinister scheme. Mother Talzin, leader of the Nightsisters, veils Asajj and her fellow assassins in a cloak of invisibility, and they infiltrate Dooku's palace on Serenno. Though they fail to kill the Count, their use of captured Jedi lightsabers leads Dooku to mistakenly believe that the Jedi have tried to kill him. Interested in protection, he requests a new apprentice from Mother Talzin.

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  9. undefined Season 3 Episode 10 - The Day of Black Sun: The Invasion (1)
    8.5/10(63 votes)

    S3:E10

    The day of the eclipse has arrived, and the invasion force gathers together to make last preparations. They infiltrate the island and the battle begins. Meanwhile, Aang searches for the Fire Lord.

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  10. undefined Season 2 Episode 8 - The Chase
    8.5/10(63 votes)

    S2:E8

    Tired from trying to escape a machine that shows up every time they try to sleep, Aang and the gang have to escape Azula and her team, but their exhaustion leads to a tight situation. Meanwhile, Zuko must deal with something personal, and Iroh bonds with an unlikely individual.

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  11. undefined Season 3 Episode 14 - Witches of the Mist
    8.5/10(46 votes)

    S3:E14

    Anakin and Obi-Wan, sent to track down the mysterious figure behind the deaths of several Jedi, soon find themselves on the trail of the monstrous apprentice that Ventress has created: Savage Opress, who has been trained in the ways of the Sith by Dooku. When Opress returns to Count Dooku after an unsuccessful assignment, Ventress strikes. With Opress at her side, she attacks Dooku. Opress' loyalty is fleeting, however, and Dooku and Ventress discover that this new apprentice has a will of his own. When Savage returns to Mother Talzin, she gives him a new task: To seek the Outer Rim for his long-lost brother....

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  12. undefined Season 2 Episode 13 - The Drill
    8.4/10(59 votes)

    S2:E13

    Having made it to the outer wall of Ba Sing Se, the kids confront a Fire Nation army that is driving a massive Fire Nation drill, which poses an imminent threat to the last Earth Kingdom stronghold. Meanwhile, Zuko and Iroh make crucial mistakes which begin to attract Jet's suspicions.

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  13. undefined Season 2 Episode 10 - The Library
    8.4/10(62 votes)

    S2:E10

    When Aang and his friends find a professor who knows of a library that contains information about the world, Sokka decides to go there to hopefully find some information to use against the Fire Nation. The library is guarded by the knowledge spirit, Wan Shi Tong, who unfortunately doesn't welcome humans into his library, because he believes they only seek information for evil purposes.

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  14. undefined Season 2 Episode 3 - Mr. Candle Cares
    8.3/10(3 votes)

    S2:E3

    Star rebels after the school guidance counselor, Mr. Candle, insists that her future is set in stone.

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  15. undefined Season 3 Episode 1 - The Awakening
    8.3/10(66 votes)

    S3:E1

    After sustaining serious injuries at the end of season two, Aang awakens to find himself aboard a Fire Nation ship. Meanwhile, Zuko journeys home.

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  16. undefined Season 1 Episode 18 - The Waterbending Master
    8.3/10(63 votes)

    S1:E18

    When Aang tries to find the north pole, he is found by the north pole instead. As they are taken there, Aang and Katara are eager to find a waterbending master, only to discover that girls are not allowed to learn waterbending.

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  17. undefined Season 3 Episode 4 - Sokka's Master
    8.3/10(65 votes)

    S3:E4

    When Sokka feels he's not contributing enough to the group, he seeks out a mysterious master to teach him the ways of the sword.

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  18. undefined Season 2 Episode 1 - The Avatar State
    8.1/10(64 votes)

    S2:E1

    Plagued with nightmares featuring the devastating power of his Avatar State, Aang and the gang meet an Earth Kingdom general who has big plans for defeating the Fire Nation. Meanwhile, Zuko and Iroh, having survived the failed attack on the North Water Tribe, have a surprise visit from Zuko's sister with seemingly good news.

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  19. undefined Season 3 Episode 7 - The Runaway
    8.1/10(64 votes)

    S3:E7

    When Toph discovers a quick way to make cash, Katara disapproves, and the rift between them has disastrous consequences.

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  20. undefined Season 1 Episode 3 - Moonrise
    8.0/10(14 votes)

    S1:E3

    With night falling, Rayla and the princes race to share what they've found and stop the attack. But first they'll have to get past Claudia.

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  21. undefined Season 2 Episode 9 - Grievous Intrigue
    7.9/10(44 votes)

    S2:E9

    Jedi Master Eeth Koth is taken hostage and tortured by General Grievous. Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Adi Gallia devise a daring rescue plan, but they soon realize the General has a plan of his own. The Jedi Knights and the Separatist general try to outmaneuver each other in a ship-to-ship and hand-to-hand battle high over the planet Saleucami.

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  22. undefined Season 3 Episode 17 - The Ember Island Players
    7.8/10(65 votes)

    S3:E17

    A play recounting the gang's adventures does not sit well with Aang and his friends, except for Toph who enjoys it very much. Meanwhile, Aang confesses his love to Katara, but the response is ambiguous.

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  23. undefined Season 1 Episode 4 - The Warriors of Kyoshi
    7.8/10(75 votes)

    S1:E4

    The gang arrives at Kyoshi Island and are captured by some Kyoshi warriors. When Aang reveals that he is the avatar, news quickly spreads out, eventually reaching Zuko, who then goes to Kyoshi Island to capture him.

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  24. undefined Season 2 Episode 11 - Lightsaber Lost
    7.8/10(43 votes)

    S2:E11

    During an assignment in the Coruscant underworld, a wily pickpocket steals Ahsoka's lightsaber. Ahsoka enlists the help of an ancient Jedi, Tera Sinube, to track down her weapon and reclaim her honor.

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  25. undefined Season 2 Episode 6 - Weapons Factory
    7.8/10(44 votes)

    S2:E6

    Anakin, Ahsoka, Luminara Unduli and her Padawan, Barriss Offee, lead a mission to destroy a droid factory on Geonosis. But Poggle the Lesser has other plans as he deploys his newest weapon, the indestructible super tanks. Desperate to accomplish their mission before the foundry comes online, the Jedi devise a daring plan in which Anakin and Luminara will act as decoys, diverting the super tanks, while Ahsoka and Barriss infiltrate the plant via a labyrinth of catacombs beneath the city. The plan is risky. The stakes are high. It's their only option, but are the Padawans up to the challenge?

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Giancarlo Volpe Ratings Summary

"Stardust" is the best rated episode directed by Giancarlo Volpe. It scored 9.4/10 based on 5 votes. It was written by N/A. It aired on 7/26/2024 and is rated 0.6 points higher than their second-best episode, "Sozin's Comet: The Old Masters (2)".