Original air date Katara shows up and rescues them by encasing his head in a block of ice, causing my brain to go on an endless jag of Mr. Turns out Sparky Sparky Boom Man’s already tracked them to town. While Katara goes off to clean up, Toph suggests to the boys that they go into town and have some fun, to which they readily agree. The town Team Avatar visited was once named North Chung-Ling, but the construction of the giant statue of Fire Lord Ozai caused the people to change the name to Fire Fountain City. When Katara prepares to bend in the beginning of the training session, the dark red stripe at the bottom of her skirt is gone. Katara replies that Toph brought this upon herself and had left her no other choice. DEPENDS ON THEM NOT GETTING CAUGHT OR KILLED, SO MAYBE THEY SHOULD TRY TO BE INCONSPICUOUS. Katara and Toph are imprisoned in a cell made of wood, material that neither of them can bend. ), Katara coming up with sweatbending, Sokka’s new BFF Hawky the messenger hawk, THIS: The Fire Nation has some morality issues, but I do like their aesthetic. Toph suggests they earn more money from a gambling game below them. Meanwhile, Sparky Sparky Boom Man’s been chasing Aang and Sokka around town. Fire While running away, Sokka names their opponent Combustion Man. She is able to detect through her earthbending that the dealer is cheating others and the means by which he is doing so. Have a tip we should know? Horrified, Sokka tears down the poster and later shows it to Toph who is delighted at the nickname and how much money is being offered for her return. However, being blind, she would have no idea which image was face-up at the time, or how far to adjust the stick that was still rolling. Katara, predictably, isn’t too pleased with her comrades embarking on a life of crime, but Aang makes her an Avatar Promise–which he completely made up–that they won’t make a habit of it. Episode guide Exhausted, Katara wipes her forehead and discovers it covered in sweat beads. I know what I want. This piece was originally posted on Cinefeels and has been republished here with permission. This article is about the episode. However, when she is dragged away by Fire Nation soldiers, soles can be seen on her shoes. Are you following The Mary Sue on Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, Pinterest, & Google +? The bad blood dies down when Katara overhears a conversation between Sokka and Toph, where Sokka basically talks about how great Katara is–she did sort of become his mom after their real mom died, she’s strength, she’s grace, she’s Miss United States–and Toph admits that Katara cares about her more than her own mom ever did. This is one of the instances where Toph demonstrates the ability to "see" rocks that are not in contact with the ground. Toph ups it to forty and wins once again, earning them forty silver pieces. This is the first and only episode of the first series to begin. Momo / The plan is that Katara will turn in Toph for the reward money–that’s what the scene from the beginning of the episode is–and Toph will break out of prison right after. They have a nice heart-to-heart, and then Katara figures out she can bust them out of prison by running in place a bunch and bending her sweat. This week’s rehashed conflict: Toph and Katara not getting along. The episode ends with Toph, having overcome some of her issues, asking Katara to help her write a letter to her parents. While rummaging through Toph's belongings, Katara discovers the wanted poster and confronts the earthbender, who angrily replies that Katara is not her mother and should not give her orders. However, at the same time, she takes a coin from Aang and hands it to the dealer as though she is not blind. Rebecca also writes for Pajiba and Phactual in addition to her personal website, Cinefeels. She uses her bending to cheat as well, and wins. …and she asks Toph to do one last scam with her. That said, there were some good bits: Toph’s reaction to Sokka and Katara trying to show her her wanted poster (I’M FUCKING BLIND, YO. Rebecca (@RebeccaPahle) used to work for The Mary Sue before she cruelly abandoned them for Film Journal International, where she is currently the Assistant Editor. It debuted on November 2, 2007. Joe Alaskey (dealer) It’s clearly a ruse, because A) …Toph actually going to prison doesn’t help the gaang’s larger goal of SAVING THE WORLD, and B) this is Avatar, and friendship trumps all, so Katara wouldn’t do that. From that moment on, the two of them refuse to speak to one another. Katara continues to warn that these scams are dangerous and immoral. Avatar: The Last Airbender He uses them as bait in an attempt to kill Aang, but Katara's quick thinking saves the day. Toph accuses Katara of acting like everyone’s mom (which she does, let’s be real), and they both storm off to be pissy on opposite ends of camp. When Katara is collecting the reward money, Combustion Man appears with a copper-colored arm instead of a silver one. Toph is dragged away by the guards while still glaring at Katara, who stands firmly by the statue. It debuted on November 2, 2007. 1 Cast 1.1 Main 1.2 Antagonists 1.3 Minor 2 Locations 3 See also Fire Fountain City "The Runaway" Check out our editors' picks for the movies and TV shows we're excited about this month, including the premieres of "Marvel 616," Proxima, and more. tips@themarysue.com. When Toph hits the hammer at the carnival, there is a woman among the crowd who is dressed in the same way as she is. It’s the same old stuff–“Twinkletoes” Katara is a bossy, prissy killjoy, Toph is irresponsible and gross. When Toph discovers a quick way to make cash, Katara disapproves, and the rift between them has disastrous consequences. Katara and Toph are training Aang, who is blindfolded and must use seismic sense to detect their attacks. ", and makes a failed attempt to strike Aang; the Avatar comments that it is not a sneak attack if it is yelled out loud. Cue montage of them making a habit of it, with Toph using her earthbending skills to trick people into giving her money. Sokka tries to write an apology message by posing as Toph and using Hawky to send it to Katara, but the young waterbender easily sees through the ruse due to Toph's blindness and resulting illiteracy. At one moment Toph calls Katara "Madame Fussy Britches", a term which was first used in. Katara pretends to turn in Toph to the authorities, depicted in the first scene of the episode. 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