Global InformationThe Secret of the Fire Nation information
| "The Secret of the Fire Nation" | |
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| Avatar: The Last Airbender episodes | |
 The Fire Nation's drill aproaching the walls of Ba Sing Se. | |
| Episode nos. | Season 2 Episodes 12/13 |
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| Production code | 212/213 |
| Original air date | September 15, 2006 |
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"The Secret of the Fire Nation" is the twelfth and thirteenth episodes of the second season of the American animated television series Avatar: The Last Airbender, also titled "The Serpent's Pass" and "The Drill" respectively, and the 32nd and the 33rd episode overall. The show follows Aang (Zach Tyler Eisen), the last airbender and the “Avatar”, on his journey to bring balance to a war-torn world by mastering all four elements: air, water, earth, and fire. On his quest, he is joined by companions Katara (Mae Whitman), Sokka (Jack DeSena), and Toph Beifong (Jessie Flower), and hunted down by Fire Nation prince Zuko (Dante Basco) and princess Azula (Grey DeLisle). In other regions and on the Book Two DVDs, the two parter was collectively named "Journey to Ba Sing Se". "The Serpent's Pass" was written by Joshua Hamilton and Michael Dante DiMartino, and directed by Ethan Spaulding, while "The Drill" was written by DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, and directed by Giancarlo Volpe.
The first part, written by series co-creator Michael Dante DiMartino and Joshua Hamilton, and directed by Ethan Spaulding, follows Aang and his friends leading a family, including a pregnant woman, through the dangerous "Serpent's Pass" while on their way to the Earth Kingdom capital city Ba Sing Se, while Zuko joins a group of freedom fighters aboard a ship also heading to the city. The second part, written by Bryan Konietzko and directed by Giancarlo Volpe, follows Aang and his friends as they try to stop a giant drill, led by Azula, from breaking through Ba Sing Se's inner wall. The two-part episode premiered originally premiered in select movie theatres on September 9, 2006, before airing on Nickelodeon on six days later.[1] The episodes received positive reviews, and was watched by 4.4 million viewers live.[2]
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- ^ Bynum, Aaron H. (September 20, 2006). "Secret of the Fire Nation Ratings". Animation Insider. Archived from the original on February 7, 2012.