Avatar Aang Returns in TLOK’s Most Emotional Episode feat. Zach Tyler Eisen

Avatar: Braving the Elements

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4.9 • 2.4K Ratings

🗓️ 22 July 2025

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Summary

Avatar Aang makes a powerful return in TLOK Book One: Air, Episode 9, “Out of the Past” - and this week, we’re joined by none other than ATLA’s original voice of Aang, Zach Tyler Eisen. Hosts Janet Varney and Dante Basco dive deep into this unforgettable episode, where Korra’s captivity triggers a chilling vision of Aang’s final showdown with Yakone and a shocking revelation about bloodbending. Zach reflects on his emotional journey voicing Aang and what it means to revisit the Avatarverse in a moment of such high stakes and spiritual weight. Together, we explore the disturbing legacy of Yakone, Tarrlok’s betrayal, and the pain that continues to ripple through time - from Aang’s struggle to bring justice, to Korra’s growing fear of losing control. This episode is packed with tension, legacy, and heartbreak, as past and present collide. How does Aang’s courtroom memory guide Korra through her darkest hour? And what does this spiritual encounter say about the burden - and power - of being the Avatar? And as always, you can react to the epic action featured in this week’s episode by checking out the official Avatar Legends YouTube Channel! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	A Nickelodeon original podcast. Hello, friends, benders and non-benders alike.
0:27.9	Welcome to Braving the Elements, Nickelodeon's podcast about all things Avatarverse.
0:32.7	I'm Janet Varney.
0:33.8	And I'm Dante Bosco.
0:34.8	And Varney, today we're jumping all around in time. The only thing we're missing is the DeLorean.
0:39.3	Dude, my buddy.
0:41.3	You don't need a DeLorean.
0:42.3	We got the Avatar's visions.
0:44.3	That's time travel right there, buddy.
0:46.3	No, I'm good with that.
0:48.3	But for Shadow Report, I do feel there's a certain character missing in all these flashbacks of like Republic City, but like all these adult versions of, ah, we're missing somebody. Yeah, although I can't put my finger on who it is. I can't put my finger on it either. I did wonder if maybe that was gonna bum me out a little bit. It bummed me out, it was, you, I just, note taken. Note taken. Note taken. Well, in case you were going to feel the absence of that and that that was going to be an acute thing that bothered you, I thought, how do I, you know, Avatar versus all about balance, how do I balance out the lack of a certain character showing up in visions,
1:28.1	how can I cheer up my friend?
1:30.0	And I thought, oh, I don't know.
1:31.9	What if we have our friend, Zach Tyler Eisen on,
1:34.8	the voice of A.
1:36.0	Hey, oh.
1:37.2	What's up, Zach?
1:38.5	Two?
1:39.8	Two avatars in one show?
1:41.6	He's been on the show many times.
1:42.6	I know, but like this particular season, Cora's been trying to reach you. Yeah, it's true. And here we are. She got me. She's been trying. You've been calling. She hasn't been picking up. She's been picking up, but she's been picking up and holding the phone too far away. Signal, signal problems.
2:01.3	Signal problems.
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