: The Gaang manages to escape just before the building disappears, but Professor Zei chooses to stay behind to continue his research.
For a deep dive into the episode's themes, you can listen to Bending Not Breaking , a podcast that analyzes each episode through a philosophical lens. [S2E10] The Library
: A scholar whose remains are later seen in the sequel series, The Legend of Korra , implying he never left the library. : The Gaang manages to escape just before
: Sokka finds a partially destroyed room detailing "the Fire Nation's darkest day." With the help of a Knowledge Seeker (a fox spirit), he discovers that a solar eclipse will render firebenders powerless. : Sokka finds a partially destroyed room detailing
: The "He Who Knows Ten Thousand Things" spirit who guards the library.
: Fox spirits that serve as the library’s librarians.