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"The Tales of Ba Sing Se" is the 15th episode of the second season of the animated television series Avatar: The Last Airbender, and the 35th episode overall. The episode, directed by Ethan Spaulding, originally aired on Nickelodeon on September 29, 2006. It features six short vignettes of several of the series's main characters as they go ...
Ba Sing Se, the capital city of the Earth Kingdom, is based on Beijing and the Forbidden City. Kyoshi Island of the Earth Kingdom resembles feudal Japan, with the resident Kyoshi Warriors donning uniforms based on those used in kabuki theater. [1] In the later Netflix adaptation, the city of Omashu in the Earth Kingdom resembles the medieval India.
In creating Ba Sing Se's complex themes, the crew never had a concern that they would alienate the six-to-eleven year old target audience, with director Giancarlo Volpe stating that: Younger kids don't often fully understand how oppressive governments work, but they do relate to having parents or teachers or other authority figures always ...
The quartet is eventually found out and greeted by Long Feng, Grand Secretariat of Ba Sing Se and the head of the Dai Li. Long Feng reveals that the Earth King has no true political power, only serving as a figurehead and is completely oblivious of the war, while he and the Dai Li control the city, ensuring Ba Sing Se remains a utopia.
Aang's group travels to Ba Sing Se to seek the Earth King's support for an attack on the Fire Nation timed to an upcoming solar eclipse, during which firebenders will be powerless. Azula instigates a coup d'état, bringing the capital under Fire Nation control, and Zuko sides with his sister. Aang is fatally wounded by Azula, but he is revived ...
"The Tales of Ba Sing Se" Ethan Spaulding: See note for screenwriters [b] Michael Chang, Joaquim Dos Santos, Ian Graham, Miyuki Hoshikawa & Ethan Spaulding: September 29, 2006 () 215: N/A: 36: 16 "Appa's Lost Days" Giancarlo Volpe: Elizabeth Welch: Oreste Canestrelli, Ian Graham, Bobby Rubio & Giancarlo Volpe: October 13, 2006 () 216: N/A: 37: 17
Concurrently, it also follows Prince Zuko, who is finally welcomed back into the Fire Nation after betraying his uncle Iroh and helping his sister Azula conquer Ba Sing Se in Book Two. The third season aired on Nickelodeon from September 21, 2007 to July 19, 2008, consisting of 21 episodes and concluding with the four-part series finale "Sozin ...
The finale also follows the exploits of many of Aang's friends and allies, including Sokka, Toph and Suki's struggle to destroy a Fire Nation airship armada, Zuko and Katara's battle against Azula, and Iroh and the Order of the White Lotus' attempt to liberate the city of Ba Sing Se from Ozai's grasp. [4]