🔗 Share this article A standout among Avatar's best episodes gets a dedicated Magic: The Gathering Secret Lair. Usually, clip shows are disliked among audiences as an unnecessary time filler, or at best tolerated as a necessity for shows during the period of weekly production. This wasn't always the situation, though Avatar: The Last Airbender demonstrated this through "The Ember Island Players," a popular segment in its last season that is now receiving a special Magic: The Gathering Secret Lair release. Highlights of the Secret Lair The complete Secret Lair superdrop for the soon-to-release Avatar: The Last Airbender edition was announced earlier this month. It features five Secret Lairs, and while one titled "My Cabbages!" is clearly funny homage to the series' beloved recurring figure, the remaining sets appear slightly less imaginative, with one notable exception: "The Ember Island Players." Drawing from installment 17 in the final season of the beloved series, this collector's drop includes these specific cards: 1x Phantasmal Image as "Absolutely Accurate Actor" 1x Braid of Fire 1x Cursed Mirror 1x Mask of Memory 1x Thespian's Stage Why this segment remains memorable Fans of Avatar warmly cherish this particular episode, which functioned as a review of the protagonist Aang and his companions' quest leading up to the conclusion. Unlike typical clip shows, or "clip shows," "The Ember Island Players" was not driven due to production constraints or scheduling problems. The producers specifically aimed to provide audiences a chance to reflect on the series' story, but they decided to do it creatively. Throughout the segment, the main characters watches a theatrical performance depicting their exploits at a playhouse located on Ember Island, called The Boy in the Iceberg. The play itself is inaccurate, melodramatic, and utterly comical. It works because it plays on the characters' views about themselves, contrasting them compared to how society (and particularly the antagonist nation) perceives them. It contains the perfect balance of meta-commentary, and it becomes arguably the finest interpretation of the show we have had. Worth and pricing Regarding worth, this offers a fantastic Secret Lair for one simple reason: Braid of Fire. This specific card trades for $20 and $40 through card retailers currently, while for $29.99 you can snag the entire Secret Lair, or for $39.99 for the foil version. Magic's Avatar: The Last Airbender edition is available for advance previews on Nov. 14 and debuts internationally on Nov. 21.