Mark Spoils: Mark Watches 'Avatar: The Last Airbender:' S02E01 -The Avatar State

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Mark Watches 'Avatar: The Last Airbender:' S02E01 -The Avatar State

Over at Watches the review for ‘The Avatar State’ should be up soon.

Spoilers (and a kiwi bird animation) below.

Aang
+1 for the flashback dream
+1 for wanting to stop the war
+1 for the fight with the Earth soldiers

Katara
+1 for soothing Aang
+1 for trying to keep Aang on the right path
+1 for trying to dissuade Aang from the Avatar State
+1 for helping Aang

Pakku
+1 for the gifts to Aang and Katara
EDIT: -1 for not giving anything to Sokka... And he looked so hopeful too!

Sokka
+1 for trying to shock Aang
+1 for helping Aang
+1 for taking Fong down

Appa

Momo
+1 for trying to shock Aang

Iroh
+1 for being infallible
+1 for trying to keep Zuko’s hopes down
+1 for staying suspicious
+1 for the fight and bending the lightening
+1 for leaving the Fire Nation behind

Zuko
+1 for trying to be practical
-1 for believing Azula… Poor guy. You need a serious hug
-1 for mistreating Iroh
+1 for the fight with Azula
+1 for leaving the Fire Nation behind

Azula
+1 for being clever in her threats
+1 for bending lightening
-1 for lying to Zuko
+1 for the fight with Zuko

Fong
+1 for boosting their egos and the fireworks show
-1 for saying that Aang is already ready for the firelord
-1 for attacking Aang to get the Avatar State
-1 for going after Katara
-1 for not getting the hint that the Avatar State plan was a bad one

~~Old Lady Twins~~ Lo and Li

Roku
+1 for explaining what the Avatar State actually is

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psycicflower 114p · 723 weeks ago

I was just over on Mark's site (woot woot I'm all caught up again) and noticed that the downvote button is gone. Yay for no more having to worry about downvotes for ridiculous reasons!

(Aw, that kiwi :( )

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Openattheclose 99p · 723 weeks ago

I love this episode for the Zuko/Azula/Iroh parts, and I'm using this gif, even though it will probably be mentioned 50 times that Fong is voiced by Daniel Dae Kim.

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H. Torrance Griffin · 723 weeks ago

Pakku needs a demerit for the gift to Sokka. I mean that is just wrong....

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Manself 84p · 723 weeks ago

MILD S3 SPOILERS

The Old Lady Twins are named Lo and Li. I still don't understand what their role was in the grand scheme of things, but their lack of importance is made up for by their scene with Azula in the finale.

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hpfish13 115p · 723 weeks ago

Its up!
http://markwatches.net/reviews/2011/05/mark-watch...

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Openattheclose 99p · 723 weeks ago

Review is up http://markwatches.net/reviews/2011/05/mark-watch...

We will see a story about Appa? Look, I don’t know what they could tell BUT LET A BOY DREAM.

OH MARK!

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Medli 141p · 723 weeks ago

SPOILERS FOR BOOK TWO BE HERE

HAHAHAHAHAHA MARK'S PREDICTIONS. He got a lot right, other stuff so wrong, AND LOL FOREVER CROSSROADS OF DESTINY WILL BREAK HIM :D

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hpfish13 115p · 723 weeks ago

Spoilers for season 3 ahead

So I just posted a comment about how I like Azula for how sharp she is and really had to resist the urge to quote The Beach.

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psycicflower 114p · 723 weeks ago

SPOILERS FOR SERIES TWO

enigmaticagentscully just made some of their own predictions for series 2 and one of them is:
3) Iroh will give up everything and open a tea shop. Sorry, but this must happen.

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA :D

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Shay Guy 91p · 723 weeks ago

What were the deleted posts in the Avatar Analysis thread about? Korra?

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elenielstorm 70p · 723 weeks ago

I just noticed that the knife Zuko has in this ep is the same knife Iroh gives him in the flashback in Zuko Alone! This shooooow <3

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echinodermata 118p · 723 weeks ago

Oh holy crap why can't this movie come sooner: Stephen Fry was cast as The Master of Laketown for The Hobbit. (source)

And have a gif I made to amuse myself:

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Minish · 723 weeks ago

So, I was going to watch this series along with Mark since my only experience with series 2 and 3 was a marathon a several years ago...

I'm on episode 8 now.

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lumix89 81p · 723 weeks ago

I'm really interested in which element is Mark's favorite or which he thinks he'd bend. I assume he'll feel compelled to address this eventually but I'm so curious! I don't want to ask, though, because he hasn't seen all of the "sub-disciplines" (i.e. metalbending and bloodbending) and learning about those would probably influence his choice.

It's interesting to me to see which elements people choose and for what reasons. Some people seem to relate to a certain culture more or they feel a sort of connection to a particular element. Some seem to care more about the practical applications. Others use associations like the ones Iroh talks about in the redirecting lightning episode (can't remember the name at the moment).

I can never choose between water or air. Water seems the most versatile but with air you can fly. I think it's interesting that I'm on the cusp of Aquarius and Pisces and those are air and water signs respectively.

I guess we'll be talking about this for day 24 of the meme so yeah . . . don't mind me . . . just musing aimlessly at the moment.

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sophiesensation 139p · 723 weeks ago

I CAN'T EVEN DEAL WITH THAT KIWI THING. Like, that's my version of the Seymour.gif sadness trigger. KIIIIWIIIII

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PlatypusbearOFACTION · 723 weeks ago

YAAAYYY!!! KIWI! I'm a kiwi too!

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doesntsparkle 93p · 723 weeks ago

It's not really that spoilery, but I'd prefer it if people wouldn't use character names Mark hasn't seen yet as their screen name.

P.S. I've been busy with real life lately, I've missed you all.

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H. Torrance Griffin · 723 weeks ago

RE: spectralbovine's observation that Azula is "like EVIL KATARA."

I put an analysis to this effect on TVTropes:
"◦Oddly enough, there are also numerous parallels between Katara and Azula: roughly the same age, they are both are the daughters of leaders with leadership skills of their own, both freakishly powerful and talented prodigies with their elements, both at least occasionally overbearing control freaks and possessed of a dangerous temper when provoked. On opposite lines of the Red Oni, Blue Oni divide they may be, but taking into account their fathers' personalities/influences they are far more alike than one may think. "

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