Mission to convert my sister to A:tLA fandom: SUCCESSFUL
When it comes to TV shows, I really don't think anyone is as fast as my sister at watching them. She watched the entire 7th season of Buffy in a single day, she watched several seasons of Lost in only a couple weeks, and she does it all while watching multiple different shows at the same time.
A few days ago, I finally got my sister to watch Avatar: The Last Airbender. I've been bugging her about this ever since my friends managed to get me to watch it. She came into my room late at night after only two episodes and asked me to let her borrow my DVDs of the first season after deciding that she really liked it. The next day, when I came home from work at around 4, the box was back in my room. As of right now, she is six episodes into the third and final season. The only reason she hasn't completely finished the show now is because she works full time on weekdays. I kinda wish she was pacing herself a bit more though, because I love meeting with her in the hallway and discussing the show with her and asking what she thinks. "Did you get to episode number X yet? What do you think of Toph? Isn't she amazing!?" "How hard did you laugh at Sokka and Momo and the cactus juice incident?" It's so much fun! It's also hard not to spoil stuff though, like when my sister said (after watching the first season) "I hope they make Zuko's character even more dimensional in the second and third season." There are so many times she says "I hope this happens" or "I wonder when they'll explain this" where I'm thinking "Wow, you have NO IDEA!" I'm really glad she's so in love with the show and its characters. Now we can talk about how amazing Katara and Toph are, among other things.
I'm sorry to say that she's really not feeling the Katara/Aang though. She says that since Katara is 16 and Aang is only 11, it's kind of gross right now. I can understand where she's coming from, but in a few years I don't think it would matter so much. Aang might be a little young at this point, but it's not like she's 20 and he's 10 or something. And besides, for most of the show, up until the end, their relationship is just portrayed as a mutual crush. My sister is picky about this stuff though.
And on another note, I've started reading A Game of Thrones! Yay!
EDIT: Apparently I remembered wrong about the ages of the characters in the show. Aang is 12, but Katara is only 14. I don't know how I forgot that, but my sister's arguments are officially invalid.
A few days ago, I finally got my sister to watch Avatar: The Last Airbender. I've been bugging her about this ever since my friends managed to get me to watch it. She came into my room late at night after only two episodes and asked me to let her borrow my DVDs of the first season after deciding that she really liked it. The next day, when I came home from work at around 4, the box was back in my room. As of right now, she is six episodes into the third and final season. The only reason she hasn't completely finished the show now is because she works full time on weekdays. I kinda wish she was pacing herself a bit more though, because I love meeting with her in the hallway and discussing the show with her and asking what she thinks. "Did you get to episode number X yet? What do you think of Toph? Isn't she amazing!?" "How hard did you laugh at Sokka and Momo and the cactus juice incident?" It's so much fun! It's also hard not to spoil stuff though, like when my sister said (after watching the first season) "I hope they make Zuko's character even more dimensional in the second and third season." There are so many times she says "I hope this happens" or "I wonder when they'll explain this" where I'm thinking "Wow, you have NO IDEA!" I'm really glad she's so in love with the show and its characters. Now we can talk about how amazing Katara and Toph are, among other things.
I'm sorry to say that she's really not feeling the Katara/Aang though. She says that since Katara is 16 and Aang is only 11, it's kind of gross right now. I can understand where she's coming from, but in a few years I don't think it would matter so much. Aang might be a little young at this point, but it's not like she's 20 and he's 10 or something. And besides, for most of the show, up until the end, their relationship is just portrayed as a mutual crush. My sister is picky about this stuff though.
And on another note, I've started reading A Game of Thrones! Yay!
EDIT: Apparently I remembered wrong about the ages of the characters in the show. Aang is 12, but Katara is only 14. I don't know how I forgot that, but my sister's arguments are officially invalid.