Hmm, I hadn't noticed the first time I glanced at the cover art but you are right!
I did, however, notice that Aang is pretty much the designated Christ figure in this show - right down to being (re)born into the arms of his virgin "Mother" (Katara), the savior of the world. It's a bit sad really. The poor kid just wanted to go penguin riding and hurl pies on the heads of Air Monks and he got stuck being the Chosen One at the young age of 12. That kinda sucks. That being said, if this follows that trope, Aang will give up his own personal attachment to Katara to save her - and the whole world, sacrifice but not necessarily death. Would they do that in a show meant for 7-14 year olds, and risk the unhappiness of Kataangers who want Aang live happily ever after with Katara?
No Zuko, but then I could imagine he probably doesn't have tons to do prior the midseason arc but the slow, agonizing realization he fucked up major in the S2 finale (and make-out with Mai). Angst, although good for the drama, doesn't necessarily make for exciting box cover art.
Zuko... man, sometimes he's dumb as a stump isn't he (how I love him)? He must be sweating bricks knowing exactly how deep in the shit he is. I will say that he was kind of stuck between a rock and a hard place when Azula made her offer last season, but he will have an awful lot to make amends for before he achieves redemption. He's actually regressed.
I notice that before this season he battled Katara, Aang and others but didn't seem to want to kill indescriminately. I think his capacity for mercy and compassion will save him in the end, but right now? Sending an assasin after Aang is really cowardly and shows exactly how desparate and fucked he is.
Zuko's in a holding pattern right now, it seems. I wonder if this is because his story arch became more popular than Aang's and they want to let him cool his jets while the advance the Avatar story.
Anyway, I'm curious to see where the writers go with the shipper subplots. Maiko looks like a parody of itself, and I think Mai's a cold-blooded killer, like Azula, whereas Zuko is not. But I wonder if they will try to rehab her character by showing sympathetic backstory so that the fans will feel sorry for her (or something) be more receptive to Maiko as a pairing. Bleargh... don't want to go there.
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Date: 2007-10-07 02:00 pm (UTC)Hmm, I hadn't noticed the first time I glanced at the cover art but you are right!
I did, however, notice that Aang is pretty much the designated Christ figure in this show - right down to being (re)born into the arms of his virgin "Mother" (Katara), the savior of the world. It's a bit sad really. The poor kid just wanted to go penguin riding and hurl pies on the heads of Air Monks and he got stuck being the Chosen One at the young age of 12. That kinda sucks. That being said, if this follows that trope, Aang will give up his own personal attachment to Katara to save her - and the whole world, sacrifice but not necessarily death. Would they do that in a show meant for 7-14 year olds, and risk the unhappiness of Kataangers who want Aang live happily ever after with Katara?
No Zuko, but then I could imagine he probably doesn't have tons to do prior the midseason arc but the slow, agonizing realization he fucked up major in the S2 finale (and make-out with Mai). Angst, although good for the drama, doesn't necessarily make for exciting box cover art.
Zuko... man, sometimes he's dumb as a stump isn't he (how I love him)? He must be sweating bricks knowing exactly how deep in the shit he is. I will say that he was kind of stuck between a rock and a hard place when Azula made her offer last season, but he will have an awful lot to make amends for before he achieves redemption. He's actually regressed.
I notice that before this season he battled Katara, Aang and others but didn't seem to want to kill indescriminately. I think his capacity for mercy and compassion will save him in the end, but right now? Sending an assasin after Aang is really cowardly and shows exactly how desparate and fucked he is.
Zuko's in a holding pattern right now, it seems. I wonder if this is because his story arch became more popular than Aang's and they want to let him cool his jets while the advance the Avatar story.
Anyway, I'm curious to see where the writers go with the shipper subplots. Maiko looks like a parody of itself, and I think Mai's a cold-blooded killer, like Azula, whereas Zuko is not. But I wonder if they will try to rehab her character by showing sympathetic backstory so that the fans will feel sorry for her (or something) be more receptive to Maiko as a pairing. Bleargh... don't want to go there.