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It's been a long time darling, but it's good to have you back:
Also, I've been avoiding spoilery icons posts, but if anyone has good icon recs for just this episode I'd be interested.
Okay, 2 minutes in and we have one of the most awesome Zutara moments ever. Seriously, Mike & Bryan - he saves her from falling rocks, lies on top of her for a bit with his hand curled around her waist, and they stark at each other for a bit, and you don't know why we ship them?
I think that moment right there was my second favorite bit of the episode.
Even mom, the Maiko shipper, was holding my hand and squeeing through that scene.
Azula is awesome. I really like her when she's being badass and not totally winning, and that shot of her with her hair flowing was fantastic.
I wish the animators would have lingered more on that scene where Katara catches Zuko.
Okay, Suki and Sokka? Totally fucking. I mean, totally. And I love a girl who sneaks into her lovah's tent.
Bloodbending? For the motherfucking win!
That was my favorite scene - Katara bloodbending with no angst about it, Zuko's look of 'holy fuck she's even more powerful than I thought', and then Zuko's utter disbelief that the Fire Nation officer could ever forget about anyone he hurt. Because I think that's something Zuko has always had - even if you're on the opposite side, you damn well remember who you hurt.
And I love love love the repeated images of Katara looking up just like Hama looked up. You guys rock, Avatar animators.
Katara and Zuko ninja-ing around was everything Stormbenders promised us it would be.
And have to say, I'm a little ambiguous about the resolution of the episode - it was only saved by the fact that Katara didn't forgive that man - she just didn't kill him.
I really like Aang's 'oh fuck' epiphany. That said, Avatar State hello? Is he completely not responsible for anything he did while under that? I mean, he's already killed people.
I think that moment right there was my second favorite bit of the episode.
Even mom, the Maiko shipper, was holding my hand and squeeing through that scene.
Azula is awesome. I really like her when she's being badass and not totally winning, and that shot of her with her hair flowing was fantastic.
I wish the animators would have lingered more on that scene where Katara catches Zuko.
Okay, Suki and Sokka? Totally fucking. I mean, totally. And I love a girl who sneaks into her lovah's tent.
Bloodbending? For the motherfucking win!
That was my favorite scene - Katara bloodbending with no angst about it, Zuko's look of 'holy fuck she's even more powerful than I thought', and then Zuko's utter disbelief that the Fire Nation officer could ever forget about anyone he hurt. Because I think that's something Zuko has always had - even if you're on the opposite side, you damn well remember who you hurt.
And I love love love the repeated images of Katara looking up just like Hama looked up. You guys rock, Avatar animators.
Katara and Zuko ninja-ing around was everything Stormbenders promised us it would be.
And have to say, I'm a little ambiguous about the resolution of the episode - it was only saved by the fact that Katara didn't forgive that man - she just didn't kill him.
I really like Aang's 'oh fuck' epiphany. That said, Avatar State hello? Is he completely not responsible for anything he did while under that? I mean, he's already killed people.
Also, I've been avoiding spoilery icons posts, but if anyone has good icon recs for just this episode I'd be interested.
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Ooooh, parallels.
Looking at the above comments, I'm a little puzzled. Aang's first talk did come off as preachy, but the second one when she's in ninja gear? Seemed sound- he's heard her feelings, and agrees that she needs to confront this. "Let your anger out- and then let it go." All he asked was that she not kill him, which is asking a lot, you're right.
Part of his argument, I think, isn't just the monk upbringing. He has killed in the Avatar State (supposedly Greater Good or somehthing similar) and felt like shit about it. I'm thinking he doesn't want her to feel that too.
Interesting point earlier about differences in type of grief, how Aang's were fairly distant losses. I...really hope Katara apologizes to Sokka for what she said. He loved her the same, but he lost her differently. Sokka went out, and when he got back their mother was gone/dead. Just a sudden hole in hsi life. Katara actually came back to the burnt corpse, and had a face to go with the murderer.