Avatar: The Last Airbender (TV Series) Bato of the Water Tribe (2005) User Reviews

I loved the fight scene between Aang and Zuko.

[poseyfan · 8/10 · 28 June 2022]

The choreography and animation for the fight was amazing. We also get some more plot and character development.

My only problem with the episode is how easily katara decides to leave Aang. It didn't even seem like she thought it over.

Underrated

[matitya-33937 · 8/10 · 13 February 2024]

I can live with Aang's dishonest behaviour in this episode because 1) all his kith and kin are dead leaving Sokka and Katara as the closest thing he has to a family and Bato is himself a reminder that they don't feel the same way about him 2) Aang is a kid 3) Aang spends most of the episode feeling remorse for what he's done wrong and 4) Aang has told his fair share of lies before like when he denied any knowledge of the Avatar and at least this lie wasn't mind bogglingly stupid like it was in The Great Divide

That said, it's still a lot better as a Sokka episode than it is as an Aang episode which actually explains Sokka's origin story, provides an explanation for his previous vices and showcases just why he's the leader.

I also like the comedy from Prince Zuko and Uncle Iroh (though mainly the latter.) And I like new character June.

I also like the Easter Eggs to the previous episodes and the fact that Zuko uses Katara's necklace from Imprisoned to track the Aang gang down. Is this episode as good as The Blue Spirit or The Storm? No. That said, it's still pretty good.

The Best Episode of Season 1! One of my favorite episodes of the series too!

[batmancrap · 10/10 · 5 February 2020]

This Episode has almost everything you want in an Avatar episode. There's great character development with Aang, Continued great chemistry with the main trio, Great backstory with Sokka, good humor with Sokka and Uncle Iroh as well, a cool new character with June and her tracking beast, an amazing finale with a legendary fight scene featuring Aang Vs Zuko / Appa vs June's Beast. The fight between Aang and Zuko flows so well and shows how much both characters have grown with barely any dialogue between them. Also, Aang showing up to save Sokka and Katarra in the finale and the theme subtly playing in the background a little when he did, was an awesome touch! People will say Aang is out of character in this one but all I saw was development for him! Amazing episode: 10/10!

One of the worst episodes in the series.

[dustyb-44666 · 6/10 · 21 October 2021]

I feel like Katara and Sokka almost abandoning Aang just because he withheld something from them for a few days is so out of character. It made me like all their characters just a little bit less. Also Uncle Iroh was an actual pervert to this young girl, which creeped me out tremendously. This was probably the worst episode of the series--I have seen the whole series a few years back and I am rewatching it--but even at ATLA's worst, the show is not unwatchable.