I still can't quite believe that they outright voiced the issues of that relationship in 3x17 and then just skipped over them at the end. I really would have liked to see them work through it.
I know! It's like, rifle on the mantlepiece, people! I am so bitter that we were given NO indication for the last 14 episodes that Katara felt that way about Aang and then are expected to believe that she's suddenly all over that.
but I was disappointed that he never confronted his issues with letting go of the people like KAtara he's dependent on, and the only reason he faced Ozai alone was because he was unconsciously/unwillingly separated from them. I also agree with the folk who say that Aang wasn't ultimately required to sacrifice his beliefs or change or grow. I consider this a flaw by the writers, for having Aang's personality too much embody the main philosophy of the show. Aang's philosophy = the show's philosophy from day 1, so he never had to grow into it. It shaped itself around him. It was, actually, a very "shonen manga" way to end it.
Yes. The the episode before the finale in season 1 and 2, he was confronted with an issue (letting go of Katara, killing the Fire Lord) and the first was never dealt with functionally (he appeared to be controlling the avatar state without letting go of Katara) and the second he evades utterly. There are characters who can get away with lying or not having their facts straight, but the mentor types who never have the credibility taken away are not one of them.
Also, I feel like there is a story behind your icon that I want to know. Am I right?
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I know! It's like, rifle on the mantlepiece, people! I am so bitter that we were given NO indication for the last 14 episodes that Katara felt that way about Aang and then are expected to believe that she's suddenly all over that.
but I was disappointed that he never confronted his issues with letting go of the people like KAtara he's dependent on, and the only reason he faced Ozai alone was because he was unconsciously/unwillingly separated from them. I also agree with the folk who say that Aang wasn't ultimately required to sacrifice his beliefs or change or grow. I consider this a flaw by the writers, for having Aang's personality too much embody the main philosophy of the show. Aang's philosophy = the show's philosophy from day 1, so he never had to grow into it. It shaped itself around him. It was, actually, a very "shonen manga" way to end it.
Yes. The the episode before the finale in season 1 and 2, he was confronted with an issue (letting go of Katara, killing the Fire Lord) and the first was never dealt with functionally (he appeared to be controlling the avatar state without letting go of Katara) and the second he evades utterly. There are characters who can get away with lying or not having their facts straight, but the mentor types who never have the credibility taken away are not one of them.
Also, I feel like there is a story behind your icon that I want to know. Am I right?