And when I was comfortable enough, I realized I was ready for Avatar. Lo and behold, duh, the pilot is freaking fantastic. Not just for the fun of great moments like this...pic.twitter.com/DLuBIjEoo0
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4 episodes done! The first two combine for a perfect pilot in setting up the characters, work, stakes, and mission. But there's the old saying with ensuing eps "now show me how you're a show." And already it understands how to execute episodic storytelling within a serialized arc
God, I miss this. Almost every single other TV show (especially most stuff that gets thrown up for whole season streaming) should take notes.
WHY DID THEY BLAST AWAY THE NICE MANS CABBAGES THAT WAS A REAL DICK MOVE EARTH KINGDOM GUARDSpic.twitter.com/0A9v2wPa6D
PLEASE TELL ME THESE DICKHEAD GUARDS ARE THE BIG BADS OF THE SHOW. IVE NEVER LIKED ANYONE LESS IN THIS SHOWpic.twitter.com/n48pUjRFL3
OH NO MY SWEET CABBAGE MAN. HOW IS HE GOING TO MAKE COIN FOR HIS CABBAGE CHILDRENpic.twitter.com/I23GBLuzQd
So let me get this straight... there are people who DONT think this show is great?pic.twitter.com/SZ85Z0zZHk
1. That was a remarkable episode of TV 2. There's a lot of you who really need to cut it out with the spoilers or even vague allusions. I've never had a thread be filled with so much "wait til that character does x in y" and even worse. Seriously, what gives?
Well that was great, time to get to work and oh noooooooo the sixth episode is starting somehow oh noooooooooo. stop. don't.
Earnest inquiry: do UK people just snicker when they watch the show and mentions bender / bending? Also I have no idea what the state of that term is these days or if it's a slur, so please consider this a serious question.
OK I FINISHED SOME WORK I GET 2 WOTCH MORE NOW YAY IM NOT ADDICTED YOU ARE
Also i made a good BLT and this is important to avatar for some reasonpic.twitter.com/9cuUK5bkyw
Episode 7: So far Uncle is an amazing character, but it's not just because he's funny and lazy, it's because there's all these wonderful little bits of understanding his psychology and thought process sprinkled throughout it, all hinting at deeper wounds and history. I love it.
Disc 1 complete! Necessary stake setting, but Solstice eps proving my ongoing belief that lore-and fate-heavy story focus makes for the most dramatically inert version of storytelling.
Episode 9: the pirates are all fun as hell, but I feel like the messaging was a little off and weird? I mean understanding the false heart of jealousy is very important and all, but getting into the notion of "talent" is tricky because I really don't believe in it so much.
Episode 10: they keep throwing young handsomes at Kitara and I am here for itpic.twitter.com/YLj3oVxeXq
I've been weirdly productive today too because I'm setting goals in between eps. But really I should stop and go oh no another episode is playing again for some reason
Internet: “zomg what kind of bender would you be????” Me: “Im pretty sure Im just Appa”pic.twitter.com/WE8BV3mNBl
The thing I like about Aang so far is the same thing I like about Peter Parker. Yeah, he's gotta do hero stuff. Yeah it takes noble sacrifice. But he's not going to put away his desire for a normal life and having fun to do so. He's always fighting for that part of his life.pic.twitter.com/pxfUDWkjbI
The Great Divide: the problem with anytime you're doing a "waring peoples trapped in endless cycle of violence" is that it A) inherently becomes a metaphor for real life examples where B) the solutions of "you're both being idiots!" simply can't be dragged out of entrenched cost
and this matters because often C) it is a solution that is never afforded or understood to the main thrust of the other war plotlines in these same shows. The fire and earth kingdoms aren't going to be hit with a "you're both being idiots!" solution, cause that's not what it is.
Anyway, that's the reason those episodes tend to suck in tv shows. It's false, reductive, and oft patronizing moralization for something that usually driven by more complex human behavior (that these same shows are often down to explore in other ways).
The Storm: "things will never return to normal." Oof. Aang and Zuko's mutual backstory episode is so beautifully done. You have the inkling as to these events, but when the details are made clear it is far more haunting and empathy-invoking than you can imagine.
For all the imagery and allusions to storms / cycles / repetitions, really it's about quelling the storms that rage within, letting ourselves evolve from the moments where we once froze, to moments we can now glide on air... All with killer funny lines and delivery along the way.
Onto Day 3! Note 1: if you ain't interested in Avatar, please feel free to mute the thread if you haven't already! Note: 2: Gonna keep this up because a lot of you havin fun, but good granola please do not talk about future episodes. This should be clear!
The one thing no one told me is how freaking funny this show ispic.twitter.com/oPRQBQDCO9
(Also don't worry the glare on my screen isn't bad, it just happens when i get close at the angle when I record with my phone).
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