Not just in the way it creates logic and stakes and rules, but because it so squarely hits the metaphors of power and being out of your body and lacking control and the terrifying reality of that. This is a show so grounded in consequence.
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You know how I talk about storytelling being therefore / but transitions and economy? BOOP:pic.twitter.com/mJHyANl5nK
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The Cave of Two Lovers: The moment of Zuko taking the birdhorse thing... I love when shows understand that these intimate, small forms of pain and cruelty are so much more devastating than all the battles and "big" life / death put together.
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Return to Omashu: I love how much the show understands that it can't keep playing the same cards. Changes come in the form of lovely new conflicts and developments.
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And for the last time (really, I'll stop the thread no problem), stop discussing future events and or how characters are going to change. Even if you think you are being vague or general, trust me, you are awful at it.
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I really don’t understand how hard this concept is to get. If you are alluding to future • characters • character development • locations • concepts • or anything that could be rephrased as, “I can’t wait till you get to this” DO NOT. JUST DON’T.
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It's all "i can't wait to hear what you think about *describes thing in detail*" like... I've never ever had this kind of problems discussing a show. Why with ATLA? Is it that people are generally younger? Is that they can only talk about the show as a sequence of events?
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My theory: I think it’s because it is so serialized, and it’s been out for so long, people who are in deep actually forget that there are people who don’t know these characters, and want to enjoy the wild roller coaster instead of being aware of every twist and loop.
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Is it also fair to say I've noticed this manner of discussion is slightly more common with male anime fans? I mean I know generalizing but when you're getting a look at large scale responses, it's easier to see the trends.
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As someone who ended up being one of the older anime fans when anime/manga grew as a trend in early 2000, I noticed a pattern of younger fans gaining status within their circles based on how much anime they'd watched. No critical discussions, just consuming.
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NO MEANING ONLY LORE
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