Avatar Episodes
Jul. 18th, 2008 10:46 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
beccastareyesSo, when I was a middle schooler, I was a big Star Trek Deep Space Nine fan. And, well, one thing lead to another, and the series had to introduce a character, Ezri Dax, in the final season. So, the series writers had to concentrate on finishing up all the story arcs, and fleshing out Ezri's personality. It was... less than ideal.
In a way Avatar has the same problem. We already know who Zuko is, but we haven't established much about how he interacts with the Gaang, besides that Katara is Not Happy with him, Toph doesn't give a damn, and Aang is willing to give him a chance. So, the last couple of episodes have been setting up how Zuko interacts with the cast, and tying up a few plot threads (like what happened to Suki, and how Katara's mother actually died) -- the cast even comments about it (when Katara and Zuko go ask to borrow Aang's bison, Sokka asks if it's her turn for 'Field Trip with Zuko'). This does lead to Sokka and Zuko, awesome comic duo.
For the record, Suki is awesome in a can -- she rivals the awesomeness of Toph. (Who is sadly pretty quiet in The Boiling Rock and The Southern Raiders.) Also, yay that she appears to be in the final lineup! And yay that she and Sokka were apparently sneaking off for romantic interludes -- though Zuko stumbling in instead was comic gold.
(Also, for the record, I think my Avatar favorite pairings are Sokka/Suki and Mai/Ty Lee. Though I also like Zuko/Mai. I know a couple of people on the Avatar community didn't believe Mai and Ty Lee's turncoat (especially Ty Lee, since she doesn't give a reason -- Mai at least says that she loves Zuko more than she fears Azula. And in the same day she chews him out for leaving her a Dear John letter. Dear Zuko, next time remember that keeping your girlfriend out of your life-altering decisions to protect her will either backfire or make her horribly pissed off at you. Possibly both. And the ladies of Avatar kick butt, so it is not smart for your continued health and well-being). Then again, Ty Lee also was bullied into coming along to help Azula -- she was along because she was afraid of Azula, so seeing that someone else could stand up to Azula might have given her courage. )
I did like the ending of 'The Southern Raiders', with Katara realizing that she couldn't forgive the man that killed her mother, but killing one retired soldier wouldn't do anything. Then Aang gets all 'violence doesn't solve problems', and then Zuko is 'Yeah, Firelord remember?'. It did keep the episode from becoming preachy by reminding the audience that things aren't nearly as simple as all that.
I'll try to catch Ember Island Players in the morning. I'm playing D&D during the finale, but I have to rely on iTunes anyway (no cable) -- with luck, the finale will be in my inbox Sunday morning. If not... I shall have to resort to alternate methods. Arr.
In a way Avatar has the same problem. We already know who Zuko is, but we haven't established much about how he interacts with the Gaang, besides that Katara is Not Happy with him, Toph doesn't give a damn, and Aang is willing to give him a chance. So, the last couple of episodes have been setting up how Zuko interacts with the cast, and tying up a few plot threads (like what happened to Suki, and how Katara's mother actually died) -- the cast even comments about it (when Katara and Zuko go ask to borrow Aang's bison, Sokka asks if it's her turn for 'Field Trip with Zuko'). This does lead to Sokka and Zuko, awesome comic duo.
For the record, Suki is awesome in a can -- she rivals the awesomeness of Toph. (Who is sadly pretty quiet in The Boiling Rock and The Southern Raiders.) Also, yay that she appears to be in the final lineup! And yay that she and Sokka were apparently sneaking off for romantic interludes -- though Zuko stumbling in instead was comic gold.
(Also, for the record, I think my Avatar favorite pairings are Sokka/Suki and Mai/Ty Lee. Though I also like Zuko/Mai. I know a couple of people on the Avatar community didn't believe Mai and Ty Lee's turncoat (especially Ty Lee, since she doesn't give a reason -- Mai at least says that she loves Zuko more than she fears Azula. And in the same day she chews him out for leaving her a Dear John letter. Dear Zuko, next time remember that keeping your girlfriend out of your life-altering decisions to protect her will either backfire or make her horribly pissed off at you. Possibly both. And the ladies of Avatar kick butt, so it is not smart for your continued health and well-being). Then again, Ty Lee also was bullied into coming along to help Azula -- she was along because she was afraid of Azula, so seeing that someone else could stand up to Azula might have given her courage. )
I did like the ending of 'The Southern Raiders', with Katara realizing that she couldn't forgive the man that killed her mother, but killing one retired soldier wouldn't do anything. Then Aang gets all 'violence doesn't solve problems', and then Zuko is 'Yeah, Firelord remember?'. It did keep the episode from becoming preachy by reminding the audience that things aren't nearly as simple as all that.
I'll try to catch Ember Island Players in the morning. I'm playing D&D during the finale, but I have to rely on iTunes anyway (no cable) -- with luck, the finale will be in my inbox Sunday morning. If not... I shall have to resort to alternate methods. Arr.
