S3E17 · Book Three: Fire - Chapter Seventeen: The Ember Island Players

Complete story — includes the ending

Sokka and Suki learn that the Ember Island Players, a Fire Nation theater group, is debuting a play based upon the group's adventures. The play turns out to be Fire Nation propaganda, and although the audience enjoys the play, Aang and his friends are embarrassed by the inaccurate and exaggerated portrayals of themselves (with the sole exception of Toph, who is amused by her depiction as a muscular man who employs a primitive form of sonar by yelling at everything). In context, the play also serves as a concise summary of Aang's entire journey throughout the show. Sokka is invested enough in the play to instruct the actor portraying him how Sokka would really act. The play ends with the Fire Nation winning the war, Azula killing Zuko and the Fire Lord killing the Avatar, who is portrayed by a girl, which triggers a standing ovation from the audience and frightens Aang. Zuko sees the play as a reminder of his past mistreatment towards Iroh, to which Toph tells him about her meeting with Iroh, how he wanted Zuko to find his own path, and that his presence with the group meant that he fulfilled his uncle's wishes. Aang also confronts Katara about where they stand with each other, having kissed at the invasion. Katara expresses that she is unsure, and is shocked when Aang kisses her again.