Avatar: The Last Airbender

May
14
Avatar: The Last Airbender: "Chapter Fourteen: City of Walls and Secrets" and "Chapter Fifteen: The Tales of Ba Sing Se"

Avatar: The Last Airbender: "Chapter Fourteen: City of Walls and Secrets" and "Chapter Fifteen: The Tales of Ba Sing Se"

In which Aang thwarts authoritarianism by buying a zoo
8 min read
May
07
Avatar: The Last Airbender: "Chapter Twelve: The Serpent's Pass" and "Chapter Thirteen: The Drill"

Avatar: The Last Airbender: "Chapter Twelve: The Serpent's Pass" and "Chapter Thirteen: The Drill"

In which we talk about how this show handles spectacle
8 min read
Apr
30
Avatar: The Last Airbender: "Chapter Ten: The Library" and "Chapter Eleven: The Desert"

Avatar: The Last Airbender: "Chapter Ten: The Library" and "Chapter Eleven: The Desert"

In which everything goes wrong
7 min read
Apr
23
Avatar: The Last Airbender: "Chapter Seven: Zuko Alone," "Chapter Eight: The Chase," and "Chapter Nine: Bitter Work"

Avatar: The Last Airbender: "Chapter Seven: Zuko Alone," "Chapter Eight: The Chase," and "Chapter Nine: Bitter Work"

In which the show matures
9 min read
Apr
16
Avatar: The Last Airbender: "Chapter Four: The Swamp," "Chapter Five: Avatar Day," and "Chapter Six: The Blind Bandit"

Avatar: The Last Airbender: "Chapter Four: The Swamp," "Chapter Five: Avatar Day," and "Chapter Six: The Blind Bandit"

In which I finally figure out who "Toph" is
7 min read
Apr
09
Avatar: The Last Airbender: "Chapter One: The Avatar State," "Chapter Two: The Cave of Two Lovers," and "Chapter Three: Return to Omashu"

Avatar: The Last Airbender: "Chapter One: The Avatar State," "Chapter Two: The Cave of Two Lovers," and "Chapter Three: Return to Omashu"

In which I love a second season
9 min read
Jan
29
Avatar: The Last Airbender: "Chapter One: The Boy in the Iceberg" and "Chapter Two: The Avatar Returns"

Avatar: The Last Airbender: "Chapter One: The Boy in the Iceberg" and "Chapter Two: The Avatar Returns"

An ambitious series begins with immediately winning characters and lots of bathroom humor
9 min read