Day of Black Sun – FTSW Avatar: The Last Airbender Rewatch

Watch the video version! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=An00NNrn6sw We just finished a big Avatar: The Last Airbender Rewatch at the From the Spirit World podcast and I have some takeaways that were different than I thought about Avatar going in! 00:00 – Intro 00:47 – Avatar does hold up and is still one of the all-time greats 02:11 – Book 1 has incredible worldbuilding 03:29 – Book 2 is amazing even before Ba Sing Se 04:21 – Revisiting Book 3 was wild 06:12 – In 2026 the episodes do feel short 07:33 – Katara is an incredible, fascinating, and inconsistent character 08:30 – Kataang is actually really well done 09:50 – Avatar takes the easy way out morally 11:07 – Avatar is very blunt 11:44 – Avatar is better episodically than serialized 12:38 – Ending

We’ve reached the end and this is the big one! We revisit the rock in the back Avatar State, Energybending, recap our finale recap from 2008, and reveal the Dongbu Feng Contact! All as thee From the Spirit World crew rewatches Avatar: The Last Airbender 20 years later! Today we’re talking Chapters 58-61, “Sozin’s Comet, Part 1: The Phoenix King”, “Sozin’s Comet, Part 2: The Old Masters”, “Sozin’s Comet, Part 3: Into the Inferno”, & “Sozin’s Comet, Part 4: Avatar Aang”. Hosts for this podcast: Dylan, Mel, Jeff, Ben, & Delaney.

It’s time to look back on the Kataang Ember Island Players scene, the play itself, and the Azula betrayal as the From the Spirit World crew rewatches Avatar: The Last Airbender 20 years later! Today we’re talking Chapters 55-57, “The Boiling Rock, Part 2”, “The Southern Raiders”, & “The Ember Island Players” Hosts for this podcast: Dylan, Jeff, & Ben.    

A highly anticipated event finally happened and we’re full steam ahead to the finale! We discuss it all in our podcast on “Sadnansi”, “Riginarazione”, & “Heartfixer” from Miraculous Ladybug Season 6. 3:20 – Initial thoughts on “Sadnansi”, “Riginarazione”, & “Heartfixer” 14:00 – Give Cristina Vee her flowers 19:25 – Delaney’s Big Announcement 22:15 – Marinette A********* 41:35 – Chat’s Transformation! 49:00 – Nathalie in Season 6 55:30 – Marinette wanting to tell Adrien the truth 1:04:00 – Will Adrien learn he’s a Sentimonster in the finale? 1:14:55 – Nora and Twig 1:18:30 – Grandpa Roland Hosts this week: Dylan Hysen, Delaney Stovall, & April Collins.

We revisit the Katara death threat, Suki/Sokka, and the beginning of the Zuko field trips as the From the Spirit World crew rewatches Avatar: The Last Airbender 20 years later! Today we’re talking Chapters 50-52,”The Western Air Temple”, “The Firebending Masters”, & “The Boiling Rock, Part 1”. Hosts for this podcast: Dylan, Jeff, & Ben.  

Marinette’s lies to Adrien have come to a head and we discuss them all in our podcast on “A Fairy Good Night” & “Lady Chaos” from Miraculous Ladybug Season 6. 3:00 – Secondhand Embarrassment 16:30 – The Big Engagement 28:00 – Marinette’s Lies 33:45 – Finale Speculation – What will Adrien learn? 39:30 – Consequences of lies on Adrinette 45:00 – Other lies Marinette tells Adrien 1:03:30 – Marinette’s Antics 1:07:00 – Therapy 1:11:00 – Austism Representation 1:25:45 – Lila letter 1:33:45 – Marinette’s Gabriel Recap Hosts this week: Dylan Hysen, Delaney Stovall, & April Collins.

Musical performances to politics discussion to lore predictions, philosophical debates, & more – our podcast on “Noe”, “Grendiaper”, & “Vampigami” from Miraculous Ladybug Season 6 has it all! 00:20 – Introductory Performance 3:15 – Dentist Recap 7:25 – Initial Thoughts on “Noe”, “Grendiaper”, & “Vampigami”? 19:15 – Lila/Tomoe 29:15 – The Kingdom 35:45 – Political themes of Noe 56:15 – Who is the new Diamond? 1:09:45 – ZoexSabrina 1:16:15 – Ladybug vs Fury 1:41:00 – Ladybug & Stereotypes 1:52:15 – RosexJuleka 2:06:00 – Pokopia Hosts this week: Dylan Hysen, Delaney Stovall, & April Collins.

Day of Black Sun is revisited and discussed from a modern point of view, and we recap the old FTSW podcasts on these episodes as the From the Spirit World crew rewatches Avatar: The Last Airbender 20 years later! Today we’re talking Chapters 50-51,”The Day of Black Sun, Part 1: The Invasion” & “The Day of Black Sun, Part 2: The Eclipse”. Hosts for this podcast: Dylan, Delaney, & Jeff.

We discuss if Puppetmaster is the GOAT, Forever Girls, and recap the old FTSW podcasts on these episodes as the From the Spirit World crew rewatches Avatar: The Last Airbender 20 years later! Today we’re talking Chapters 47-49,“The Runaway”, “The Puppetmaster”, “Nightmares and Daydreams”. Hosts for this podcast: Dylan, Delaney, & April.

We reminisce on Sozin & Roku, the White Lotus, episode leaks, and recap the old FTSW podcasts on these episodes as the From the Spirit World crew rewatches Avatar: The Last Airbender 20 years later! Today we’re talking Chapters 44-46, “Sokka’s Master”, “The Beach”, & “The Avatar and the Fire Lord” Hosts for this podcast: Dylan, Aly, & Jeff.