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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
    9.5/10(4 votes)

    #1 - Stardust

    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)
    8.9/10(51 votes)

    #2 - Sozin's Comet: The Old Masters (2)

    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)

    #3 - Friendenemies

    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(50 votes)

    #4 - The Firebending Masters

    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)
    8.5/10(49 votes)

    #5 - Avatar Roku: Winter Solstice (2)

    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 8 - The Chase
    8.5/10(47 votes)

    #6 - The Chase

    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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  7. undefined Season 2 Episode 19 - The Guru
    8.5/10(48 votes)

    #7 - The Guru

    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 10 - The Day of Black Sun: The Invasion (1)
    8.5/10(49 votes)

    #8 - The Day of Black Sun: The Invasion (1)

    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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  9. undefined Season 3 Episode 12 - Nightsisters
    8.5/10(35 votes)

    #9 - Nightsisters

    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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  10. undefined Season 3 Episode 14 - Witches of the Mist
    8.5/10(37 votes)

    #10 - Witches of the Mist

    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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  11. undefined Season 2 Episode 16 - Appa's Lost Days
    8.5/10(46 votes)

    #11 - Appa's Lost Days

    S2:E16

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

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  12. undefined Season 2 Episode 10 - The Library
    8.4/10(46 votes)

    #12 - The Library

    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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  13. undefined Season 2 Episode 13 - The Drill
    8.4/10(43 votes)

    #13 - The Drill

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

    #14 - Mr. Candle Cares

    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(49 votes)

    #15 - The Awakening

    S3:E1

    Aang awakens to find himself aboard a captured Fire Nation ship with a full head of hair and sustaining serious injuries from the previous battle for Ba Sing Se. At his side are Katara, Sokka, and their father Hakoda who recount the events that led the four to the ship and contemplate their next move. Aang struggles to fight his own desire to face the Fire Lord before he is ready. Meanwhile, Zuko deals with his own issues as he makes his long-awaited journey home, with the fear of his father's rejection hanging over his head.

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  16. undefined Season 3 Episode 4 - Sokka's Master
    8.2/10(51 votes)

    #16 - Sokka's Master

    S3:E4

    Feeling as though he isn't contributing enough to the group, Sokka seeks out an elusive swordsmaster from whom he can learn the ways of the blade.

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  17. undefined Season 1 Episode 18 - The Waterbending Master
    8.2/10(47 votes)

    #17 - The Waterbending Master

    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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  18. undefined Season 3 Episode 7 - The Runaway
    8.1/10(50 votes)

    #18 - The Runaway

    S3:E7

    When Katara expresses her disapproval of Toph's new way to make quick cash, the group finds her too motherly and tension grows between Katara and Toph. When Katara finally decides to participate in this scam to disprove Toph's accusations, they are left vulnerable and are forced to face the dire consequences.

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  19. undefined Season 2 Episode 1 - The Avatar State
    8.0/10(47 votes)

    #19 - The Avatar State

    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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  20. undefined Season 2 Episode 9 - Grievous Intrigue
    8.0/10(35 votes)

    #20 - Grievous Intrigue

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

    #21 - Moonrise

    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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  22. undefined Season 3 Episode 17 - The Ember Island Players
    7.9/10(51 votes)

    #22 - The Ember Island Players

    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 2 Episode 6 - Weapons Factory
    7.9/10(35 votes)

    #23 - Weapons Factory

    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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  24. undefined Season 2 Episode 11 - Lightsaber Lost
    7.9/10(34 votes)

    #24 - Lightsaber Lost

    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 4 - The Swamp
    7.8/10(46 votes)

    #25 - The Swamp

    S2:E4

    A mysterious tornado pulls the kids into a supernatural swamp where Katara, Sokka and Aang have mysterious visions. Meanwhile, Momo and Appa are chased by rogue swamp dwellers and only Aang and the gang can save them.

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Giancarlo Volpe Ratings Summary

"Stardust" is the best rated episode directed by Giancarlo Volpe. It scored 9.5/10 based on 4 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)".