I'm not sorry I met you, I'm not sorry it's over

[herongale]

When there's nothing left to burn, you have to set yourself on fire.
Stars, "Your Ex-Lover is Dead"

Note: All Spoilers Under CutAvatar is not a series that needs me to recommend it, and I don't think I'm going to sway anyone's opinions no matter how convincing my praise. Nevertheless I feel compelled to talk about the last episode. So many

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[militsa]

[anat_astarte]

Awesome post! :D

[mikkeneko]

I thought the sea lion was right and appropriate, because Aang's most potent revelations have always come not from people, but from forces of nature. The one I'm thinking of most specifically was The Swamp back in book 2 (or was it book 1?) where the swamp, a wordless, primal being, teaches him that all life is interconnected. And I think that's a lesson that shaped everything he did from that point in the series till the end.

I always knew that he wouldn't kill Ozai. It was pretty plain both from the logical flow of the story -- everyone was telling Aang he had to kill, but there was never any acceptance in him for it -- and also just from the format of the show. This is a children's show. They would never condone killing in cold blood.

[silverthunder]

Oh, wow. You say it way better than I ever could have, and all the things I didn't think of that you outlined here ring true.

If Aang had defeated Ozai only to have to face Azula in the end, I do not think things would have turned out so well... because Azula at her height was flawless.

Agreed. Azula was far more of a threat in my mind than her father ever was. Ozai was a non-villain to the end, I felt. I don't think any of the other characters could have bested Azula at the height of her power. Even Zuko and Katara working together would not have been enough. It's fortunate for everyone that Ozai made that fatal error, thinking himself more important than his great empire.

I'm sure there are going to be people who think that Aang's spiritual revelation brought to him courtesy of the sea lion was completely random and therefore a cop outI never got this feeling at all. It made sense to me that all forms of bending had a common origin, and I was wondering if they would bring it up in the series. It was satisfying when they did. And

[herongale]

Hh, and if you ever want to lol forever, I DID write one Avatar fanfic once upon a time... sort of. It's an Avatar/Naruto crossover and the pairing is just about the most cracky pairing ever... Ozai/Gai. XD Obviously I don't expect you to read it, but I'm linking it just in case you want to see.

Here it is.

[silverthunder]

I will probably check it out, although I know next to nothing about Naruto so most of it is probably going to go right over my head. XD