The Southern Air Temple. As much as I really liked Return to Omashu and The Painted Lady, the southern air temple had a really dark mood to it and it was very emotional. Finding out all those bones and skeletons was just bad enough.

I'm going with Return of Omashu. I liked RTO cause it is the first time we see Mai and Ty Lee in action. And we get to see Bumi again. Next would be the Painted Lady, which was a more interesting filler. Not alot happened in the Southern Air Temple. And i never understood the whole statues lighting up thing. Everyone was so surprised when the did but this was the second time Aang went into the Avatar State. So wouldn't they have lite up the first time?

I vote the Southern Air Temple. It had one of the most awesome fights of the season, introduced Zhao, and was very emotional when Aang found Gyatso's skeleton.

FireLordZuko93- I've always wondered that as well. Maybe it was because Aang went into the Avatar State because of emotion, not danger?

It should be remembered that in 102 Aang did not make much use of the Avatar State. The waterbending he pulled off was something that any capable waterbender would do - he really wasn't making much use of his powers. His antics in 103 were more intense.

Shouldn't this thread be retitled "Best Episode" since that's what people are voting for?

That's what I'll call it after the first round. As of now, they're deciding the best episode of every season... The one with the most wins, and then next round once I MIX IT UP, I'll call it best episode.

Southern Air Temple for me aswell. It was the beginning of Katara being there for Aang when he was in The Avatar State and the beginning of Katara being the only person capable of snapping Aang out of it.

When we get to the finales...that will be epic. All three finales were awesome and I cannot wait till the vote. Remember, do not post which finale is your favorite after this post...we still have to wait for the vote!

is there gonna be a new poll soon for us to vote on the fourth episode???

Bumi's power didn't play a key factor in the rest of the series. Knowing him and his power didn't contribute a whole to the overall show. We already knew how strong Aang's friendships were from TSAT because of his relationship with Giatsu. Although the episode introduced Azula as a serious threat, that doesn't make it any better than TSAT, it just makes it a worthy opponent. Zuko didn't regret killing Aang. In fact, he knew he didn't and sent someone else to kill Aang. He felt remorseful because he didn't like his new life and he had been lying to himself.

southern air temple without a doubt zuko vs. zhao = classic