it establishes large-scale warfare in such an interesting way, and the action never gets in the way of the story. every single character (except maybe maybe katara, she's kinda left by the wayside after the first half of this ep) grows so incredibly much, and yet they still have so much further to go before it's all over. it's a brilliant piece of structure, amping up the tension and then letting the tension back down with another huge obstacle. (i totally sing along with the ending credits.

all you wanted was to wear your funny hats and bend some water. the way toph stands when she's paying attention, head forward and just slightly cocked. sometimes there are little tiny moments of animation that make me fall in love with the show all over again. talk about badass symbolism and badass zukoness. sweet) and zuko bloodies ozai's lip with iroh's technique. realized that i'm not the only one that geeks out over bendertech. (just looked at some of the other comments. the absolute best moments from azula are when she's coldly rational and utterly evil. Man, azula makes such a great villain, even when she's crazy. the combat is so dynamic, the bending and the fighting so incredibly inventive and interesting, and it all does such a good job of conveying the personalities of the characters.Īnd then BAM, azula proves that the bad guys can use the good guy's tricks too. i don't think i can express how much i love the highly-informative flunky. everyone's really in top form.Īm i the only one that geeks out about the bending technologies they have? always so fun to see earthbenders skating their way across the battlefield in a fortified warmachine. the tension between aang and katara, aang living up to his own rep, katara really proving that she can be both a badass as well as the den mother, toff's total reckless badass-ness, zuko's heel face turn, iroh's small gesture of kindness even in the face of his brutal captivity. sokka's doubt, but his ability to man up and his amazing ability to think on his feet and innovate. This ep really showcases each of the characters so incredibly well.

four is obviously way too few, and six is just silly.' 'let's invade the fire nation capital with five boats. everyone girding themselves for battle, seeing aang back in full-on buddha mode. man, they really did such a great job with this ep. every time i see iroh in book three, i get said. 'will that fog delay the invasion?' dammit, katara.

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