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    Aang: “Aang, I know it hurts but we must move on.”
    

        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
    

    

        

            
            

                
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“Aang, I know it hurts but we must move on.”

            
            
        

    



        

        
        

            







    Aang: Was watching Avatar when i looked in my yard and saw a similar scene. Ive now named the statue Aang.
    

        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
    

    

        

            
            

                
                Aang: Was watching Avatar when i looked in my yard and saw a similar scene. Ive now named the statue Aang.
                
            

            
            
Was watching Avatar when i looked in my yard and saw a similar scene. Ive now named the statue Aang.

            
            
        

    



        

        
        

            







    Aang: avatarsymbolism:Aang and Zuko calling each other friends.
    

        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
    

    

        

            
            

                
                Aang: avatarsymbolism:Aang and Zuko calling each other friends.
                
            

            
            
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    Aang: e-e-e-s:
dudeinpyjamas:


anadiableau:
Okay but honestly fucking shit like this when they show Zuko’s scar side when talking about Sozin and then having the bar pass and have his non-scar side when Iroh says Roku is his great grandfather if EXACTLY the kind of shit that elevates this show to where really no other show has ever come and probably never will
I mean if you frame it in a photo it looks much better, in reality it was a moving shot. Still nice but not amazing. What really is an amzing shot is this
Who is realy imprisioned here? The way this shot is framed makes it clear that Zuko is in a prison of his own mind. In fact you can look at how Zuko and Iroh are generally framed in this scene
Zuko:
and Iroh:
Even in shots where Iroh is framed together with the iron bars he is far removed from them while Zuko is right in front:

What takes the cake though is the following shot sequence:
When it shows Iroh it zooms in from this:
To this:
While with Zuko it’s the exact reverse. It zooms out from this:
To this:
Say what you want but man Avatar had some amazing shot composition. 

Also the reason The Last Airbender was better than Korra is because atla had Zuko and Iroh, while Korra didn’t. Fight me.



In addition to this scene being very well done, the whole The Avatar and the Firelord episode is just genius.  It just makes the parallels between Zuko and Aang so much more powerful in retrospect.  They weren’t on parallel paths just because.  They were on parallel paths because they’re two parts of one lineage: Roku’s Fire Nation lineage and his spiritual-mediator Avatar lineage.  And throughout the series the two of them are paired up through visual language, and the show even goes as far as match-cuts between the two of them as they’re in different locations and different fights.  I forget where, but I KNOW there’s a shot where Aang is dodging in a fight and basically running towards the viewer and it cuts straight to Zuko doing the exact same thing, like they’re two enactments of one story.  
And the twin blades?  Zuko himself says they’re two halves of a single weapon, and shouldn’t be thought of as separate.  The twin blades which we really first see in The Blue Spirit storyline, in which Aang asks Zuko if they COULD HAVE BEEN FRIENDS.  It’s been stated that the blades represent the good and evil parts of Zuko, but isn’t that just a direct result of him grappling with his lineage, which is directly tied to Aang?
In conclusion: I am not ok and will never be ok.  Thanks Avatar.

    

        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
    

    

        

            
            

                
                Aang: e-e-e-s:
dudeinpyjamas:


anadiableau:
Okay but honestly fucking shit like this when they show Zuko’s scar side when talking about Sozin and then having the bar pass and have his non-scar side when Iroh says Roku is his great grandfather if EXACTLY the kind of shit that elevates this show to where really no other show has ever come and probably never will
I mean if you frame it in a photo it looks much better, in reality it was a moving shot. Still nice but not amazing. What really is an amzing shot is this
Who is realy imprisioned here? The way this shot is framed makes it clear that Zuko is in a prison of his own mind. In fact you can look at how Zuko and Iroh are generally framed in this scene
Zuko:
and Iroh:
Even in shots where Iroh is framed together with the iron bars he is far removed from them while Zuko is right in front:

What takes the cake though is the following shot sequence:
When it shows Iroh it zooms in from this:
To this:
While with Zuko it’s the exact reverse. It zooms out from this:
To this:
Say what you want but man Avatar had some amazing shot composition. 

Also the reason The Last Airbender was better than Korra is because atla had Zuko and Iroh, while Korra didn’t. Fight me.



In addition to this scene being very well done, the whole The Avatar and the Firelord episode is just genius.  It just makes the parallels between Zuko and Aang so much more powerful in retrospect.  They weren’t on parallel paths just because.  They were on parallel paths because they’re two parts of one lineage: Roku’s Fire Nation lineage and his spiritual-mediator Avatar lineage.  And throughout the series the two of them are paired up through visual language, and the show even goes as far as match-cuts between the two of them as they’re in different locations and different fights.  I forget where, but I KNOW there’s a shot where Aang is dodging in a fight and basically running towards the viewer and it cuts straight to Zuko doing the exact same thing, like they’re two enactments of one story.  
And the twin blades?  Zuko himself says they’re two halves of a single weapon, and shouldn’t be thought of as separate.  The twin blades which we really first see in The Blue Spirit storyline, in which Aang asks Zuko if they COULD HAVE BEEN FRIENDS.  It’s been stated that the blades represent the good and evil parts of Zuko, but isn’t that just a direct result of him grappling with his lineage, which is directly tied to Aang?
In conclusion: I am not ok and will never be ok.  Thanks Avatar.

                
            

            
            
e-e-e-s:
dudeinpyjamas:


anadiableau:
Okay but honestly fucking shit like this when they show Zuko’s scar side when talking about Sozin...

            
            
        

    



        

        
        

            







    Aang: the-messenger-hawk:
dragomer:

mmediocreman:
the avatar gang in casual wear!
Aang look so cute dressed like that.

lookin’ like Sokka getting ready to lead his squad on an adventure 

    

        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
    

    

        

            
            

                
                Aang: the-messenger-hawk:
dragomer:

mmediocreman:
the avatar gang in casual wear!
Aang look so cute dressed like that.

lookin’ like Sokka getting ready to lead his squad on an adventure 

                
            

            
            
the-messenger-hawk:
dragomer:

mmediocreman:
the avatar gang in casual wear!
Aang look so cute dressed like that.

lookin’ like Sokka get...

            
            
        

    



        

        
        

            







    Aang: that-catholic-shinobi:
keyhollow:

supreme-leader-stoat:

agent-of-empathy:

dragongyrlwren:

dr-algernop:


13flamingbees:

avatarsymbolism:

avatrashh:

avatar-gifs:
Avatar: The Last Airbender 1.05 | The King of Omashu

Wow those moves look like someone who’s childhood best friend was an airbender 

…Shit, you’re right. 
That spin he does. That is an airbendery move. 


Literally the exact same move Aang pulls when he gets off his glider (cant find a gif but like… I promise)


This shows attention to detail was unreal. 


Even the fall backwards! That looks like the exact kind of thing a fun loving Airbender kid would do while showing off gliders and airbending proficiency. 


the best benders in this show tend to be the ones who adapt elements of other bending techniques. Bumi has some airbender-y movements, Zuko and Iroh use some Air and Water movements, even Katara tends to use some earthbender looking moves when bending ice

Meanwhile Toph just took earthbending and cranked it all the way up to 11.


Everyone else: The spice of variety! The four elements make mine stronger! Ballerina time!
Toph:….meTal….bendy bendy 


take into account that Toph might not be able to take other bending styles into her own. Because those styles (especially fire and air) require you to lift your feet off the ground and for Toph she would lose her way of connecting to the world like he’s used too.
Toph took earthbending, made it her bitch, and made it adapt to her needs as a disabled person. 

    

        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
    

    

        

            
            

                
                Aang: that-catholic-shinobi:
keyhollow:

supreme-leader-stoat:

agent-of-empathy:

dragongyrlwren:

dr-algernop:


13flamingbees:

avatarsymbolism:

avatrashh:

avatar-gifs:
Avatar: The Last Airbender 1.05 | The King of Omashu

Wow those moves look like someone who’s childhood best friend was an airbender 

…Shit, you’re right. 
That spin he does. That is an airbendery move. 


Literally the exact same move Aang pulls when he gets off his glider (cant find a gif but like… I promise)


This shows attention to detail was unreal. 


Even the fall backwards! That looks like the exact kind of thing a fun loving Airbender kid would do while showing off gliders and airbending proficiency. 


the best benders in this show tend to be the ones who adapt elements of other bending techniques. Bumi has some airbender-y movements, Zuko and Iroh use some Air and Water movements, even Katara tends to use some earthbender looking moves when bending ice

Meanwhile Toph just took earthbending and cranked it all the way up to 11.


Everyone else: The spice of variety! The four elements make mine stronger! Ballerina time!
Toph:….meTal….bendy bendy 


take into account that Toph might not be able to take other bending styles into her own. Because those styles (especially fire and air) require you to lift your feet off the ground and for Toph she would lose her way of connecting to the world like he’s used too.
Toph took earthbending, made it her bitch, and made it adapt to her needs as a disabled person. 

                
                

                
            

            
            
that-catholic-shinobi:
keyhollow:

supreme-leader-stoat:

agent-of-empathy:

dragongyrlwren:

dr-algernop:


13flamingbees:

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    Aang: That’s Avatar Aang How wonderful 🥰
    

        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
    

    

        

            
            

                
                Aang: That’s Avatar Aang How wonderful 🥰
                
            

            
            
That’s Avatar Aang How wonderful 🥰

            
            
        

    



        

        
        

            






        

        
        

            






        

        
        

            






        

        
        

            






        

        
        

            






        

        
        

            






        

        
        

            







    Aang: www
obama-stolemy-vcr:

tippytoeslovesyou:

This is really fucking cool.


Aang is here to cleanse the shit off your dash

    

        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
    

    

        

            
            

                
                Aang: www
obama-stolemy-vcr:

tippytoeslovesyou:

This is really fucking cool.


Aang is here to cleanse the shit off your dash

                
                

                
            

            
            
obama-stolemy-vcr:

tippytoeslovesyou:

This is really fucking cool.


Aang is here to cleanse the shit off your dash


            
            
        

    



        

        
        

            






        

        
        

            






        

        
        

            






        

        
        

            






        

        
        

            






        

        
        

            






        

        
        

            






        

        
        

            






        

        
        

            






        

        
        

            






        

        
        

            






        

        
        

            






        

        
        

            







    Aang: professorsparklepants
 Role swap au where Zuko was the Avatar who got frozen for a hundred
 years, so when he's rescued from the ice instead of a goofy twelve year old
 Katara catches this mysterious teenager with long hair and a cool scar and
 a fucking DRAGON
 Katara: BOY???? HOT BOY?????? HOT TEENAGE BOY?????????
 Zuko: *speaks*
 Katara: nevermind I hate him
 brawltogethernow
 How does Aang factor into this? I ask because the more l think about it the
 more I want him to somehow be trying to capture the Avatar.
 professorsparklepants
 Aang is 112 years old, decided he was going to be Zuko's airbending
 teacher, and refuses to take no for an answer
 brawltogethernow
 Aang: Aw, the new Avatar doesn't want me
 Aang: "gets out a weighted net* Time for Plan B then
 professorsparklepants
 JDJSHJABDBFJSH
 brawltogethernow
 Look, you know how you keep a net from falling on you? YOU AIRBEND
 IT, SUCKA. Air comes right after fire in the cycle so it's not like the guy has
 any other options. Do you want a flaming net falling on you? No? Then
 learn to airbend. Or this tiny old man will cart you away like a trussed
 turkey and lecture you about the power of laughter, going with the flow,
 opening your chakras, and other hippie shit
 brawltogethernow
 Sokka, slouching against a fence, not moving: Oh nooooooo, that creepy
 old man stole the Avataaaaaaaaaar
 Sokka, sitting down on the ground: We should dooooo something
 Sokka, pulling out his lunch: Otherwise he might actually learn something
 That would be teeeerrible.
 Katara, indignant rage coursing through her body: Sokka!!!!! We have to
 o look for him!!!!
 Sokka: Might! Actually! Learn! Something! Katara!
 Katara: wavers*
 Katara, also sitting down: We have to go look for him... "gets out her own
 sandwich But, maybe after lunch
 professorsparklepants
 I love that this transforms Aang's role in the full Team Avatar familial
 situation from the baby of the family to the Grandpa with weird hobbies
 Source: professorsparklepants
Fanfiction is good, actually.
    

        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
    

    

        

            
            

                
                Aang: professorsparklepants
 Role swap au where Zuko was the Avatar who got frozen for a hundred
 years, so when he's rescued from the ice instead of a goofy twelve year old
 Katara catches this mysterious teenager with long hair and a cool scar and
 a fucking DRAGON
 Katara: BOY???? HOT BOY?????? HOT TEENAGE BOY?????????
 Zuko: *speaks*
 Katara: nevermind I hate him
 brawltogethernow
 How does Aang factor into this? I ask because the more l think about it the
 more I want him to somehow be trying to capture the Avatar.
 professorsparklepants
 Aang is 112 years old, decided he was going to be Zuko's airbending
 teacher, and refuses to take no for an answer
 brawltogethernow
 Aang: Aw, the new Avatar doesn't want me
 Aang: "gets out a weighted net* Time for Plan B then
 professorsparklepants
 JDJSHJABDBFJSH
 brawltogethernow
 Look, you know how you keep a net from falling on you? YOU AIRBEND
 IT, SUCKA. Air comes right after fire in the cycle so it's not like the guy has
 any other options. Do you want a flaming net falling on you? No? Then
 learn to airbend. Or this tiny old man will cart you away like a trussed
 turkey and lecture you about the power of laughter, going with the flow,
 opening your chakras, and other hippie shit
 brawltogethernow
 Sokka, slouching against a fence, not moving: Oh nooooooo, that creepy
 old man stole the Avataaaaaaaaaar
 Sokka, sitting down on the ground: We should dooooo something
 Sokka, pulling out his lunch: Otherwise he might actually learn something
 That would be teeeerrible.
 Katara, indignant rage coursing through her body: Sokka!!!!! We have to
 o look for him!!!!
 Sokka: Might! Actually! Learn! Something! Katara!
 Katara: wavers*
 Katara, also sitting down: We have to go look for him... "gets out her own
 sandwich But, maybe after lunch
 professorsparklepants
 I love that this transforms Aang's role in the full Team Avatar familial
 situation from the baby of the family to the Grandpa with weird hobbies
 Source: professorsparklepants
Fanfiction is good, actually.
                
            

            
            
Fanfiction is good, actually.

            
            
        

    



        

        
        

            






        

        
        

            






        

        
        

            






        

        
        

            






        

        
        

            






        

        
        

            






        

        
        

            






        

        
        

            







    Aang: quentyl:

lb-lee:

avatarsymbolism:
Zuko and Mai v Mr. Boomerang. 
One of the reasons Avatar is one of the few epic fantasies I’ve actually liked is that nobody is above indignity.
This is a thing a lot of genres do, but epic fantasies seem to be impressively devoid of any sense of humor, and often cave to the temptation to make the villains or heroes so badass that nothing embarrassing or stupid ever happens to them.
In Avatar (the last airbender, anyway, haven’t seen Korra), everyone has stupid shit happen to them.  Even Fire Lord Ozai has his moments– “No, Fire Lord Ozai, YOU aren’t wearing pants!” Azula gets covered in mud.  Zuko has… well, getting conked in the head by a boomerang is only the beginning of the stupid undignified shit he experiences. (Though he still doesn’t compare to Sokka, the emperor unto perpetuity of Shameland.)
And I love that.  Because in life, sometimes you get covered in mud.  Sometimes you get conked in the head when you’re trying to be brooding and dramatic.  STUPID SHIT HAPPENS TO YOU.  And in real life, you still manage to be badass, or terrible, even in your moments of human frailty.
I wish I saw that more often.

Yes! This, so much. That’s definitively something I’ve noticed too, and I love it!
Actually, in a way, I think it’s kind of addressed in the show itself:



Zuko was publicly humiliated, punished and banished for speaking out of turn at a meeting. This was considered a personal offense to the Fire Lord: they were so strict and enamored with their “dignity” that the slightest misstep by a child could turn into some sort of great insult. And if you’re insulted the proper response is to defend your honor in Agni Kai, a duel to the death (with a child if need be).
In contrast, among the Air Nomads, it was okay to throw mud pies at the head monks and laugh your ass off. It was even encouraged: creativity, fun and humility were seen as the most essential qualities. No one was above pranks - neither being pranked nor even doing the pranks. And it didn’t mean they didn’t know respect - we know Aang had enormous respect for his elders and their teachings. It’s actually a much truer form of respect than what you could find in the Fire Nation, where fear kept you silent.
So, I think there is a lesson here, that maybe we should learn not to hold our dignity in such high regard, that it’s good to know how to laugh at yourself? And when ATLA has fun with its serious characters, it’s also a way to illustrate this idea - the show is all the richer by not taking itself too seriously.

    

        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
    

    

        

            
            

                
                Aang: quentyl:

lb-lee:

avatarsymbolism:
Zuko and Mai v Mr. Boomerang. 
One of the reasons Avatar is one of the few epic fantasies I’ve actually liked is that nobody is above indignity.
This is a thing a lot of genres do, but epic fantasies seem to be impressively devoid of any sense of humor, and often cave to the temptation to make the villains or heroes so badass that nothing embarrassing or stupid ever happens to them.
In Avatar (the last airbender, anyway, haven’t seen Korra), everyone has stupid shit happen to them.  Even Fire Lord Ozai has his moments– “No, Fire Lord Ozai, YOU aren’t wearing pants!” Azula gets covered in mud.  Zuko has… well, getting conked in the head by a boomerang is only the beginning of the stupid undignified shit he experiences. (Though he still doesn’t compare to Sokka, the emperor unto perpetuity of Shameland.)
And I love that.  Because in life, sometimes you get covered in mud.  Sometimes you get conked in the head when you’re trying to be brooding and dramatic.  STUPID SHIT HAPPENS TO YOU.  And in real life, you still manage to be badass, or terrible, even in your moments of human frailty.
I wish I saw that more often.

Yes! This, so much. That’s definitively something I’ve noticed too, and I love it!
Actually, in a way, I think it’s kind of addressed in the show itself:



Zuko was publicly humiliated, punished and banished for speaking out of turn at a meeting. This was considered a personal offense to the Fire Lord: they were so strict and enamored with their “dignity” that the slightest misstep by a child could turn into some sort of great insult. And if you’re insulted the proper response is to defend your honor in Agni Kai, a duel to the death (with a child if need be).
In contrast, among the Air Nomads, it was okay to throw mud pies at the head monks and laugh your ass off. It was even encouraged: creativity, fun and humility were seen as the most essential qualities. No one was above pranks - neither being pranked nor even doing the pranks. And it didn’t mean they didn’t know respect - we know Aang had enormous respect for his elders and their teachings. It’s actually a much truer form of respect than what you could find in the Fire Nation, where fear kept you silent.
So, I think there is a lesson here, that maybe we should learn not to hold our dignity in such high regard, that it’s good to know how to laugh at yourself? And when ATLA has fun with its serious characters, it’s also a way to illustrate this idea - the show is all the richer by not taking itself too seriously.

                
                

                
            

            
            
quentyl:

lb-lee:

avatarsymbolism:
Zuko and Mai v Mr. Boomerang. 
One of the reasons Avatar is one of the few epic fantasies I’ve actual...

            
            
        

    



        

        
        

            






        

        
        

            







    Aang: animentality:

quentyl:

lb-lee:

avatarsymbolism:

Zuko and Mai v Mr. Boomerang. 

One of the reasons Avatar is one of the few epic fantasies I’ve actually liked is that nobody is above indignity.
This is a thing a lot of genres do, but epic fantasies seem to be impressively devoid of any sense of humor, and often cave to the temptation to make the villains or heroes so badass that nothing embarrassing or stupid ever happens to them.
In Avatar (the last airbender, anyway, haven’t seen Korra), everyone has stupid shit happen to them.  Even Fire Lord Ozai has his moments– “No, Fire Lord Ozai, YOU aren’t wearing pants!” Azula gets covered in mud.  Zuko has… well, getting conked in the head by a boomerang is only the beginning of the stupid undignified shit he experiences. (Though he still doesn’t compare to Sokka, the emperor unto perpetuity of Shameland.)
And I love that.  Because in life, sometimes you get covered in mud.  Sometimes you get conked in the head when you’re trying to be brooding and dramatic.  STUPID SHIT HAPPENS TO YOU.  And in real life, you still manage to be badass, or terrible, even in your moments of human frailty.
I wish I saw that more often.

Yes! This, so much. That’s definitively something I’ve noticed too, and I love it!
Actually, in a way, I think it’s kind of addressed in the show itself:

Zuko was publicly humiliated, punished and banished for speaking out of turn at a meeting. This was considered a personal offense to the Fire Lord: they were so strict and enamored with their “dignity” that the slightest misstep by a child could turn into some sort of great insult. And if you’re insulted the proper response is to defend your honor in Agni Kai, a duel to the death (with a child if need be).
In contrast, among the Air Nomads, it was okay to throw mud pies at the head monks and laugh your ass off. It was even encouraged: creativity, fun and humility were seen as the most essential qualities. No one was above pranks - neither being pranked nor even doing the pranks. And it didn’t mean they didn’t know respect - we know Aang had enormous respect for his elders and their teachings. It’s actually a much truer form of respect than what you could find in the Fire Nation, where fear kept you silent.
So, I think there is a lesson here, that maybe we should learn not to hold our dignity in such high regard, that it’s good to know how to laugh at yourself? And when ATLA has fun with its serious characters, it’s also a way to illustrate this idea - the show is all the richer by not taking itself too seriously.

I love atla meta

    

        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
    

    

        

            
            

                
                Aang: animentality:

quentyl:

lb-lee:

avatarsymbolism:

Zuko and Mai v Mr. Boomerang. 

One of the reasons Avatar is one of the few epic fantasies I’ve actually liked is that nobody is above indignity.
This is a thing a lot of genres do, but epic fantasies seem to be impressively devoid of any sense of humor, and often cave to the temptation to make the villains or heroes so badass that nothing embarrassing or stupid ever happens to them.
In Avatar (the last airbender, anyway, haven’t seen Korra), everyone has stupid shit happen to them.  Even Fire Lord Ozai has his moments– “No, Fire Lord Ozai, YOU aren’t wearing pants!” Azula gets covered in mud.  Zuko has… well, getting conked in the head by a boomerang is only the beginning of the stupid undignified shit he experiences. (Though he still doesn’t compare to Sokka, the emperor unto perpetuity of Shameland.)
And I love that.  Because in life, sometimes you get covered in mud.  Sometimes you get conked in the head when you’re trying to be brooding and dramatic.  STUPID SHIT HAPPENS TO YOU.  And in real life, you still manage to be badass, or terrible, even in your moments of human frailty.
I wish I saw that more often.

Yes! This, so much. That’s definitively something I’ve noticed too, and I love it!
Actually, in a way, I think it’s kind of addressed in the show itself:

Zuko was publicly humiliated, punished and banished for speaking out of turn at a meeting. This was considered a personal offense to the Fire Lord: they were so strict and enamored with their “dignity” that the slightest misstep by a child could turn into some sort of great insult. And if you’re insulted the proper response is to defend your honor in Agni Kai, a duel to the death (with a child if need be).
In contrast, among the Air Nomads, it was okay to throw mud pies at the head monks and laugh your ass off. It was even encouraged: creativity, fun and humility were seen as the most essential qualities. No one was above pranks - neither being pranked nor even doing the pranks. And it didn’t mean they didn’t know respect - we know Aang had enormous respect for his elders and their teachings. It’s actually a much truer form of respect than what you could find in the Fire Nation, where fear kept you silent.
So, I think there is a lesson here, that maybe we should learn not to hold our dignity in such high regard, that it’s good to know how to laugh at yourself? And when ATLA has fun with its serious characters, it’s also a way to illustrate this idea - the show is all the richer by not taking itself too seriously.

I love atla meta

                
                

                
            

            
            
animentality:

quentyl:

lb-lee:

avatarsymbolism:

Zuko and Mai v Mr. Boomerang. 

One of the reasons Avatar is one of the few epic fant...