Sozin's Comet: The Final Battle
| "Sozin's Comet: The Final Battle" | |
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| Avatar: The Last Airbender episode | |
The book adaption of Sozin's Comet: The Final Battle.
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| Episode no. | Season 3 Episode 58–61 |
| Directed by |
Ethan Spaulding (1) Giancarlo Volpe (2) Joaquim Dos Santos (3 & 4) |
| Written by |
Michael Dante DiMartino (1, 3 & 4) Bryan Konietzko (3 & 4) Aaron Ehasz (2) |
| Featured music | Jeremy Zuckerman |
| Production code | 318–321 |
| Original air date | July 19, 2008 |
| Running time | 1 hour 33 minutes (Without commercials) |
"Sozin's Comet: The Final Battle" is the series finale for the Nickelodeon television series Avatar: The Last Airbender. It was directed by Ethan Spaulding, Giancarlo Volpe, and Joaquim Dos Santos, and written by Michael Dante DiMartino, Bryan Konietzko, and Aaron Ehasz. Although the finale is split into four episodes, it aired as a two-hour four-part movie on July 19, 2008. Before the week of July 14–19, no episodes had been shown in the US since November 30, 2007, though some episodes had been released on DVD prior to their airdate. The Saturday airing of Sozin's Comet acted as a climax to a week of ten new episodes that concluded Avatar's third season.
The finale focuses on series protagonist Aang's non-violent personality and his reluctance to kill Fire Lord Ozai (Mark Hamill). 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 Zuko's sister Azula, and Iroh and the Order of the White Lotus' attempt to liberate the city of Ba Sing Se.
Sozin's Comet received positive reception from critics and fans alike. The initial showing averaged 5.6 million viewers, a 195% increase in ratings compared with ratings from mid-July 2007. The premiere of episodes 52–61 throughout the week of Sozin's Comet's release received over 19 million views, of which 5.6 million were from the premiere of Sozin's Comet. At the 2008 Annie Awards, the director of the third part of Sozin's Comet won an award for "Best Directing in an Animated Television Production".
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