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...to bring you the Love Post.
But first, some Episode 1.17
Poor Aang, coming home to that. I dig the way this episode subtlely emphasises shades of gray in the process by which science takes precedence over religion. Normal people can fly now, and the dude's handicapped son can get around, but the beautiful old temple must be destroyed in the process. Which is better? The episode doesn't tell us. It does, however, provide us with the Avatarverse's 'just so story' on just how we ended up scenting natural gas with eggs. Also, poor Sokka. He so belongs in the 20th century.
In other reactions, the might of the Peacekeeper--I mean, Fire Nation army is darn scary for all that it's just animation. Those mobile combat vehicles? Pretty intimidating. I was a bit disappointed with the fight: all that snow and they don't have Katara waterbending? I mean, come on, just melting an avalance down the hill would have been more successful than freakin' stink bombs. But I guess the writers needed a way to give the Fire Nation control of the skies, and it wasn't a bad solution, all things considered.
Oh, Episode 1.18, how do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
1) Sokka: "You wanna do an activity together?" Prince Zuko may be my Dark And Brooding Cartoon God of Love, but Sokka is the best guy in the world.
2) How Aang is all like "Dude, what the fuck?" when the waterbending master says he won't teach girls, like that reaction is the most natural in the world. No condescension on the part of the scriptwriters here, no attempt to demonstrate how enlightened they are by taking that stance--the Northern Water Tribe's gender divisions suck and it's handled as if the audience's agreement is already a given.
3) How Katara doesn't go into a caricatured OMG BUT I HAVE GIRL POWER!!1 rant when she's shunted off to the healing master. Again with the lack of "enlightened" self-congratulation in the script.
4) How Sokka, the best guy in the WORLD, takes a dunking in the canal and is like, "So worth it!" and I say to myself, These are the lessons about dating 6-11 year old boys are taking from this show!" and it makes me glow just thinking about it.
5) "For the last time, I am not playing the songgi horn!" BZOMG AWESOME.
6) How Zhou is all like, "You're the Dread Pirate Roberts?!? and Zuko is like "WTF are you talking about? Didn't you see me getting these babies appraised last week on Antiques Roadshow!?"and Iroh is like, "Spirits of Cerulean Hue? I don't believe they exist."
8) So Sokka wants to impress Water Princess Barbie. How does he do it? By macking on what a hardass warrior he is? No, with a handcarved bearfish thing. So. Much. Love.
9) "Master Poopy-head says he won't teach girls!" Score, score, score for Aang's righteous indignation! So. Much. LOVE.
And then good ole Sokka's like, but you can teach girls, Aang! Best. Guy. In. The. WORLD.
10) How this is the first time in my life I have ever see a female character be like, "Fuck you, let's take this OUTSIDE" and the scriptwriters let her follow through on it. SO. MUCH. LOVE.
11) Not to beat this one into the ground, but if I'd been five years old and watching this, Katara would have been the cartoon platonic love of my life. Hell, she probably still is.
12) We are the pirates who don't do anything / We just stay at home, and lie around / And if you ask us to blow up Zuko's ship / We'll just tell you, show us the money.
13) How Zuko is totally driven and one badass fighter, but the writers still let him be that other thing that he is, which is a freakin' teenager.
14) THERE GOES THE NEIGHBORHOOD!
15) The look on Zuko's face before he goes.
16) The first time Iroh doesn't address him as 'Prince.'
17) Katara's moves. She's fierce. She's doing actual DAMAGE. I wouldn't want to meet her in a dark alley. And it's so coolthat I might even forgive the scriptwriters for not giving her those moves last episode.
18) How Master Poopy-head comes to realise the reason Kana left him. You're never too old to learn from your mistakes in the Avatarverse.
19) Nothing's sexier than abruised bitch of a man with a plan. ZOMG. YES.
これで以上です。
But first, some Episode 1.17
Poor Aang, coming home to that. I dig the way this episode subtlely emphasises shades of gray in the process by which science takes precedence over religion. Normal people can fly now, and the dude's handicapped son can get around, but the beautiful old temple must be destroyed in the process. Which is better? The episode doesn't tell us. It does, however, provide us with the Avatarverse's 'just so story' on just how we ended up scenting natural gas with eggs. Also, poor Sokka. He so belongs in the 20th century.
In other reactions, the might of the Peacekeeper--I mean, Fire Nation army is darn scary for all that it's just animation. Those mobile combat vehicles? Pretty intimidating. I was a bit disappointed with the fight: all that snow and they don't have Katara waterbending? I mean, come on, just melting an avalance down the hill would have been more successful than freakin' stink bombs. But I guess the writers needed a way to give the Fire Nation control of the skies, and it wasn't a bad solution, all things considered.
Oh, Episode 1.18, how do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
1) Sokka: "You wanna do an activity together?" Prince Zuko may be my Dark And Brooding Cartoon God of Love, but Sokka is the best guy in the world.
2) How Aang is all like "Dude, what the fuck?" when the waterbending master says he won't teach girls, like that reaction is the most natural in the world. No condescension on the part of the scriptwriters here, no attempt to demonstrate how enlightened they are by taking that stance--the Northern Water Tribe's gender divisions suck and it's handled as if the audience's agreement is already a given.
3) How Katara doesn't go into a caricatured OMG BUT I HAVE GIRL POWER!!1 rant when she's shunted off to the healing master. Again with the lack of "enlightened" self-congratulation in the script.
4) How Sokka, the best guy in the WORLD, takes a dunking in the canal and is like, "So worth it!" and I say to myself, These are the lessons about dating 6-11 year old boys are taking from this show!" and it makes me glow just thinking about it.
5) "For the last time, I am not playing the songgi horn!" BZOMG AWESOME.
6) How Zhou is all like, "You're the Dread Pirate Roberts?!? and Zuko is like "WTF are you talking about? Didn't you see me getting these babies appraised last week on Antiques Roadshow!?"and Iroh is like, "Spirits of Cerulean Hue? I don't believe they exist."
8) So Sokka wants to impress Water Princess Barbie. How does he do it? By macking on what a hardass warrior he is? No, with a handcarved bearfish thing. So. Much. Love.
9) "Master Poopy-head says he won't teach girls!" Score, score, score for Aang's righteous indignation! So. Much. LOVE.
And then good ole Sokka's like, but you can teach girls, Aang! Best. Guy. In. The. WORLD.
10) How this is the first time in my life I have ever see a female character be like, "Fuck you, let's take this OUTSIDE" and the scriptwriters let her follow through on it. SO. MUCH. LOVE.
11) Not to beat this one into the ground, but if I'd been five years old and watching this, Katara would have been the cartoon platonic love of my life. Hell, she probably still is.
12) We are the pirates who don't do anything / We just stay at home, and lie around / And if you ask us to blow up Zuko's ship / We'll just tell you, show us the money.
13) How Zuko is totally driven and one badass fighter, but the writers still let him be that other thing that he is, which is a freakin' teenager.
14) THERE GOES THE NEIGHBORHOOD!
15) The look on Zuko's face before he goes.
16) The first time Iroh doesn't address him as 'Prince.'
17) Katara's moves. She's fierce. She's doing actual DAMAGE. I wouldn't want to meet her in a dark alley. And it's so cool
18) How Master Poopy-head comes to realise the reason Kana left him. You're never too old to learn from your mistakes in the Avatarverse.
19) Nothing's sexier than a
これで以上です。
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True, but she isn't all that great at it having never been trained formally so she probably can't do much anyway, you know? I think that I would have been irritated had she been magically able to waterbend all sorts of things left and right because she only had the (one?) scroll so she can't become a master overnight. If this had been a normal cartoon she would have already been able to waterbend fantastically which would make it suck. Plus, she's just one person and against all those tank-like things, she'd have been out of luck, I think. :(
Um. Did you know that Zhou is voiced by the one and only Jason Isaacs? :D Made me love the bastard. XD
Sokka is so woobie. XD
10) I knowwwwww. I get all giddy at the thought. Hee.
Everything you've typed is everything I love about Avatar. You're just better at, like, expressing yourself.
AND DUDE. EPS 19/20 OWN MY ASS. Especially 20 what with... well, yeah. EEEEEEE. :D