Countdown to the Comet!

[sistermagpie]

Okay, today's the last day before the last Avatar--wah! So I'm watching Ember Island Players, of course, and since this is a reflective ep before the last movie, let's reflect.

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[seven31]

Anyway, so Aang. Aang's more complicated because in a way he actually hasn't hit that level of development yet. ... The basic problem in the play was that he was seeing himself being portrayed as impotent and asexual. He was childish (hence being played by a woman).

To add insult to injury, there's also a very young fan dressed up like Aang highlighting Aang as childish rather than Aang as adolescent.

...if he fails or gets killed by Ozai she might never see him at all the way he wants her to see him.
And he doesn't even know how to fix that. He tries to push it by kissing her, which is maybe kind of aggressive so could work, but she doesn't melt into his arms, she just says, WTF, I just said I was confused! He doesn't have the fire he needs.

I think even kissing her was childish. It was a non-verbal, "Well, I'm not confused. Why are you?" Which was, iirc, what he actually asked/implied seconds earlier. Her response, while WTF, sounded more like a mom who is flabbergasted at her son who just did the exact opposite of what he was told to do.

I feel like Kataang is inevitable (not that I'm a Katura fan, but my suspension of disbelief can only go so far; and a 14 year old girl finding any 12 year old boy hot or even tepid is asking a lot from my suspension.) I hope the writers make Kataang as believable as Zuko joining the Gaang. If they do and with the given that Aang doesn't kill Ozai, I think the series would be perfect! No Draco interrupted. No House Elf Song of the South.

[sistermagpie]

I think even kissing her was childish. It was a non-verbal, "Well, I'm not confused. Why are you?"

Good description of it. It wasn't one of those kisses that happens in romance where the guy gets what's going on with the girl and is saying "this is what you really want." It was just a frustrated flailing demand.

I feel like Kataang is inevitable (not that I'm a Katura fan, but my suspension of disbelief can only go so far; and a 14 year old girl finding any 12 year old boy hot or even tepid is asking a lot from my suspension.)

I have this problem too. I consider Kataang to be canon and know it's going that way, and I don't have any alternate ships for either Katara or Aang that I'd rather see. I just can't get into it as a ship for this reason. He really does seem like a little boy who's too young for her at this stage of his life and I honestly have no idea how they will get out of that. It's not like they're not aware of it, of course. Especially in this season where they've got the teenaged couples getting it on!

[seven31]

I feel like Kataang is inevitable (not that I'm a Zutara fan, but my suspension of disbelief can only go so far; and a 14 year old girl finding any 12 year old boy hot or even tepid is asking a lot from my suspension.)

I have this problem too. I consider Kataang to be canon and know it's going that way, and I don't have any alternate ships for either Katara or Aang that I'd rather see.

They ended up having the perfect ending. I was so stoked! A hug. We've seen various hugs throughout SC. How perfect to end it with a hug.

Then they effed it up with the kiss.

alas and alack.

Still, SC was nigh pretty perfect!

[seven31]

Katura
Zutara.
Ugh!