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Ordinarily, clip shows are disliked among audiences as a pointless waste of time, or sometimes tolerated as a necessity in television in the era of weekly production. However, this wasn't the case, and Avatar: The Last Airbender proved it with "The Ember Island Players," a popular episode in its last season that is now getting a dedicated Magic: The Gathering Secret Lair drop.

Information of the Secret Lair

The entire Secret Lair superdrop for the soon-to-release Avatar: The Last Airbender set was unveiled recently. It features five Secret Lairs, and although the one called "My Cabbages!" is certainly funny homage to the series' best background character, the additional releases feel a bit lacking creativity, aside from one remarkable entry: "The Ember Island Players."

Drawing from the seventeenth episode of the third season of the animated show, this special set includes these particular cards:

• 1x Phantasmal Image represented as "Absolutely Accurate Actor"
• 1x Braid of Fire
• 1x Cursed Mirror
• 1x Mask of Memory
• 1x Thespian's Stage

What makes this segment remains memorable

Viewers of the show warmly cherish this particular episode, which functioned as a summary of Aang and his companions' journey prior to the final episode. In contrast to typical clip shows, or retrospective segments, "The Ember Island Players" wasn't motivated by budget restrictions or production issues. The producers genuinely intended to provide audiences an opportunity to revisit the overall plot, yet they chose to approach it inventively.

In the episode, the crew view a play based on their exploits at a playhouse on Ember Island, named The Boy in the Iceberg. The whole thing is factually incorrect, cheesy, and utterly comical. It excels since it plays with the heroes' understanding of themselves, setting them against with how the world (and particularly the antagonist nation) views them. It possesses the right amount of introspective humor, and it results in arguably the best adaptation of the show released so far.

Worth and cost

Regarding worth, this offers a fantastic Secret Lair because of one major element: Braid of Fire. This card trades for $20 and $40 through card retailers as of now, while for $29.99 you can snag the entire Secret Lair, or alternatively $39.99 for the shiny edition.

Magic: The Gathering's Avatar: The Last Airbender edition will be available for pre-release events starting November 14 and debuts internationally on November 21.