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The Best Episodes of Avatar: The Last Airbender Season 3

Every episode of Avatar: The Last Airbender Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Avatar: The Last Airbender Season 3!

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In a war-torn world of elemental magic, a young boy reawakens to undertake a dangerous mystic quest to fulfill his destiny as the Avatar, and bring peace to the world.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Avatar: The Last Airbender Season 3 Episode 1 - The Awakening
    8.6/10(6636 votes)

    #1 - 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.

    Director:Giancarlo Volpe
    Writers:Aaron Ehasz, Michael Dante DiMartino, Bryan Konietzko

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  2. Avatar: The Last Airbender Season 3 Episode 2 - The Headband
    8.3/10(6500 votes)

    #2 - The Headband

    S3:E2

    To better blend in as Fire Nation citizens, Aang enrolls in a Fire Nation school, giving himself an opportunity to learn more about the Nation and to enjoy life as a normal kid for the first time since he discovered he was the Avatar. Meanwhile Zuko, growing more and more paranoid about the Avatar's false demise, brings himself to confront the imprisoned Iroh.

    Director:Joaquim Dos Santos
    Writers:John O'Bryan, Michael Dante DiMartino, Bryan Konietzko

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  3. Avatar: The Last Airbender Season 3 Episode 3 - The Painted Lady
    7.8/10(6494 votes)

    #3 - The Painted Lady

    S3:E3

    When the gang arrives at a suffering fishing village, a mysterious spirit appears to help the villagers.

    Director:Ethan Spaulding
    Writers:Michael Dante DiMartino, Bryan Konietzko, Joshua Hamilton

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  4. Avatar: The Last Airbender Season 3 Episode 4 - Sokka's Master
    8.8/10(6938 votes)

    #4 - 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.

    Director:Giancarlo Volpe
    Writers:Michael Dante DiMartino, Bryan Konietzko, Tim Hedrick

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  5. Avatar: The Last Airbender Season 3 Episode 5 - The Beach
    8.5/10(7170 votes)

    #5 - The Beach

    S3:E5

    Zuko, Azula, Mai and Ty Lee take a vacation to Ember Island. In the process, they come to learn more about themselves and each other as well as their desires for the future. Elsewhere, Aang and the others face off against a new adversary.

    Director:Joaquim Dos Santos
    Writers:Michael Dante DiMartino, Bryan Konietzko, Katie Mattila

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  6. Avatar: The Last Airbender Season 3 Episode 6 - The Avatar and the Firelord
    9.5/10(8609 votes)

    #6 - The Avatar and the Firelord

    S3:E6

    The tale of Avatar Roku and Fire Lord Sozin is revealed to Aang and Zuko by different sources. Both learn about themselves and are shown the origins of the war.

    Director:Ethan Spaulding
    Writers:Michael Dante DiMartino, Bryan Konietzko, Elizabeth Welch Ehasz

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  7. Avatar: The Last Airbender Season 3 Episode 7 - The Runaway
    8.1/10(6153 votes)

    #7 - 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.

    Director:Giancarlo Volpe
    Writers:Michael Dante DiMartino, Bryan Konietzko, Joshua Hamilton

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  8. Avatar: The Last Airbender Season 3 Episode 8 - The Puppetmaster
    9.1/10(7607 votes)

    #8 - The Puppetmaster

    S3:E8

    The gang investigates the bizarre disappearances taking place within an eerie town.

    Director:Joaquim Dos Santos
    Writers:Michael Dante DiMartino, Bryan Konietzko, Tim Hedrick

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  9. Avatar: The Last Airbender Season 3 Episode 9 - Nightmares and Daydreams
    7.6/10(6532 votes)

    #9 - Nightmares and Daydreams

    S3:E9

    Four days prior the invasion, Aang becomes nervous over his soon-to-come confrontation with the Fire Lord. His anxiety gets the better of him as he begins to suffer from outrageous nightmares and hallucinations. Meanwhile, Zuko becomes upset to learn that he was not informed about a war meeting.

    Director:Ethan Spaulding
    Writers:John O'Bryan, Michael Dante DiMartino, Bryan Konietzko

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  10. Avatar: The Last Airbender Season 3 Episode 10 - The Day of Black Sun: The Invasion (1)
    9.1/10(6960 votes)

    #10 - 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.

    Director:Giancarlo Volpe
    Writers:Aaron Ehasz, Michael Dante DiMartino, Bryan Konietzko

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  11. Avatar: The Last Airbender Season 3 Episode 11 - The Day of Black Sun: The Eclipse (2)
    9.4/10(7655 votes)

    #11 - The Day of Black Sun: The Eclipse (2)

    S3:E11

    As the invasion force fights their way to the Fire Nation capital, the kids help Aang find the Fire Lord in time for the eclipse. Zuko confronts his father with shocking news.

    Director:Joaquim Dos Santos
    Writers:Aaron Ehasz, Michael Dante DiMartino, Bryan Konietzko

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  12. Avatar: The Last Airbender Season 3 Episode 12 - The Western Air Temple
    8.9/10(6758 votes)

    #12 - The Western Air Temple

    S3:E12

    Aang and the group arrive at the Western Air Temple, with Zuko in pursuit. Zuko wishes to help the Avatar end the war by teaching him firebending.

    Director:Ethan Spaulding
    Writers:Michael Dante DiMartino, Bryan Konietzko, Elizabeth Welch Ehasz

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  13. Avatar: The Last Airbender Season 3 Episode 13 - The Firebending Masters
    9.3/10(7638 votes)

    #13 - 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.

    Director:Giancarlo Volpe
    Writers:John O'Bryan, Michael Dante DiMartino, Bryan Konietzko

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  14. Avatar: The Last Airbender Season 3 Episode 14 - The Boiling Rock (1)
    8.7/10(6471 votes)

    #14 - The Boiling Rock (1)

    S3:E14

    Sokka wants to break his father out of jail and asks Zuko for information on Fire Nation prisons. Sokka and Zuko head for the Boiling Rock, a prison located in the middle of a volcano, to rescue Sokka's father.

    Director:Joaquim Dos Santos
    Writers:Michael Dante DiMartino, Bryan Konietzko, May Chan

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  15. Avatar: The Last Airbender Season 3 Episode 15 - The Boiling Rock (2)
    9.2/10(7096 votes)

    #15 - The Boiling Rock (2)

    S3:E15

    Zuko and Sokka make new plans to break out of the prison with Suki, Sokka's father and some others while a shocking twist leaves Azula none too happy with her two closest friends.

    Director:Ethan Spaulding
    Writers:Michael Dante DiMartino, Bryan Konietzko, Joshua Hamilton

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  16. Avatar: The Last Airbender Season 3 Episode 16 - The Southern Raiders
    8.9/10(6970 votes)

    #16 - The Southern Raiders

    S3:E16

    Katara decides to confront the Fire Nation soldier responsible for her mother's death. Aang tries to talk her out of it, but she doesn't listen.

    Director:Joaquim Dos Santos
    Writers:Michael Dante DiMartino, Bryan Konietzko, Elizabeth Welch Ehasz

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  17. Avatar: The Last Airbender Season 3 Episode 17 - The Ember Island Players
    8.5/10(7070 votes)

    #17 - 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.

    Director:Giancarlo Volpe
    Writers:Michael Dante DiMartino, Bryan Konietzko, Tim Hedrick

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  18. Avatar: The Last Airbender Season 3 Episode 18 - Sozin's Comet: The Phoenix King (1)
    9.0/10(7744 votes)

    #18 - Sozin's Comet: The Phoenix King (1)

    S3:E18

    Aang struggles to decide whether or not he has to kill the Fire Lord and, during the night, is drawn toward an island which disappears before morning. Zuko leads the rest of the group to the Earth Kingdom to meet a tracker whom they hope can find Aang. The Fire Lord crowns himself Phoenix King and Aang awakens on the island not knowing where he is.

    Director:Ethan Spaulding
    Writers:Aaron Ehasz, Michael Dante DiMartino, Bryan Konietzko

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  19. Avatar: The Last Airbender Season 3 Episode 19 - Sozin's Comet: The Old Masters (2)
    9.5/10(8773 votes)

    #19 - 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.

    Director:Giancarlo Volpe
    Writers:Aaron Ehasz, Michael Dante DiMartino, Bryan Konietzko

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  20. Avatar: The Last Airbender Season 3 Episode 20 - Sozin's Comet: Into the Inferno (3)
    9.8/10(13485 votes)

    #20 - Sozin's Comet: Into the Inferno (3)

    S3:E20

    Sokka, Suki, and Toph try to stop the Fire Nation's air fleet. Meanwhile, Zuko and Azula duel in an Agni Kai and Aang confronts the Fire Lord.

    Director:Joaquim Dos Santos
    Writers:Aaron Ehasz, Michael Dante DiMartino, Bryan Konietzko

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  21. Avatar: The Last Airbender Season 3 Episode 21 - Sozin's Comet: Avatar Aang (4)
    9.9/10(23529 votes)

    #21 - Sozin's Comet: Avatar Aang (4)

    S3:E21

    Aang is on the offensive after getting hit in the back of his scar and triggering the Avatar State. Meanwhile, after Zuko seems to have the upper hand against Azula, Katara is forced to join the fight when Azula resorts to desperate measures.

    Director:Joaquim Dos Santos
    Writers:Aaron Ehasz, Michael Dante DiMartino, Bryan Konietzko

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Season 3 Ratings Summary

"The Awakening" is the best rated episode of "Avatar: The Last Airbender" season 3. It scored 8.6/10 based on 6636 votes. Directed by Giancarlo Volpe and written by Aaron Ehasz, Michael Dante DiMartino, Bryan Konietzko, it aired on 9/21/2007. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "The Headband".