The next few episodes that followed put the show right back on track as well, making “The Great Divide” really stand out in an unflattering way.
Then again, I count myself as a big fan of Season 3’s “The Ember Island Players,” and that episode isn’t exactly universally beloved!
In the grand scheme of things, one episode that flopped enough for the creators to admit that it was filler more than 16 years later didn’t exactly ruin the entire series, and I’d say that there are more episodes memorable for being excellent than for being filler.