EPIKK
*Spazzes* OHMYGOD!! MELON LORD! ZUKO GONE NUTS! AZULA CRAZY!! URSA IN THE MIRROR!! LION TURTLE!! LOVE!! FIGHT!! AGNI KAI!! PHONIEX LORD!! AVATAR STATE!!! MAIZU!!! KATAANG!!
Its all there folks. I don’t think I have to review this episode to tell you how amazing it was. All I wanna know is, where is Ursa??? Possible spin off or open for interpretation??
Maizu won. Kataang won. TAKE THAT ZUTARANS!!
This is P_S, back tonight with the review for the latest Avatar episode; The Ember Island Players. The reviews are in, and, unfortunetly, they fall short of expectations.
The episode opens with the shot of Zuko and Aang firebending, as scene in the SDCC trailer. They’re in the courtyard of Zuko’s old sumemr home, where the presume they’re safe. Zuko looks especially hot firebending with his shirt off 
I especially love Sokka in this episode, being blatant towards everything we question in the series. First off, he admits to the fillers! “This is the type of wacky time wasting thing I miss!” Oh Sokka…Unfortunetly his remarks are not far off, as this episode doesn’t seem to offer anything to the table except for a confused shipping moment and hints of finding Iroh soon.
Its quite funny how Zuko cuts Aang off as he sits next to Katara. NO ZUTARA SHIPPING AT ALL IN THIS EPISODE!! (Love it) Poor, poor Aang.
I don’t know if anybody else noticed, but the actor ‘Sokka’ was voiced over by Jack DeSena (Whom, as everybody should know, is the actual voice actor of Sokka.) Now everybodies probably seen “Gender-bender’s” Which is that funny little thing on Deviantart.com where characters such as Zuko or Aang or Sokka are drawn as girls, and vice versa. Here, Aang is played by a girl and Toph is played by a boy (Hillarious that she loves this. Toph to in touch with her male side and Aang, blantantly pointed out, to in touch with his feminie side) Cheap laughs thrown in, for our amusment so we can slap ourselves silly and say/yell; “TEARbend!? Momo TALKS!? ROTFLMAO!!!” I know I did. (Best line in episode is, by far; “It just gave me so much HOPE! *sob*”)
Its odd how Zhao is barely even mentioned in this renactment. His part in the first capturing of Aang is replaced by ‘Zuko’, leaving the Blue Spirit to be an entirly different person. The only time he is even shown is when ‘Aang’ as the Water Spirit ‘kills’ him. Also, they pass right over the Great Divide, showing how POINTLESS it was!
The weird looks; Azula’s make-up makes her look like a wh0re, Jet looks like he’s on drugs, Mai has panda hair and a frowny face on her clothes, Ty Lee’s in a freakin tu-tu, and Zuko (and his hair) look like something out of a Fabio commercial. I absolutly ADORE how the writers cleared up Jet’s death; Sokka admits it’s indecisevness!
And one of the two only impotant parts of the episode, Katara and Zuko in the Cave. They look so awkward and embarassed about the whole thing, they even shift away! If that doesn’t SCREAM Anti-Zutara, I don’t know what does. Katara fingers with her pigtail when she’s nervous around Aang, quite like she does right before they’re kiss. She never says she doesnt like him, just that shes confused in the middles of a war. Quite understanable.
(I also want to point out, as a Techie veteran, that TECHIE IS JUST ANOTHER WORD FOR NINJA! THE TECHIES IN TEH PRODUCTION WERE NINJAS!)
The end is what amazes me. Its not looking into the future for the gAang, but a subtle (or not so subtle) reminder of what could go wrong if they messed up. Interesting though, it shows Zuko being shot down by Azula, killed by his own element, by his own sister. In the new new NEW finale trailer, there is a scene, my favorite and its also my least. It shows Zuko lying on the ground, wincing in pain as thin smoke rises from a ripped, and what looks like bloody, shirt, Katara shocked in the background. Sokka, comic relief as always, states that the play may show the future. Well, I think it did…At least a little bit for Zuko. I doubt he’ll die, but I don’t doubt that he’ll suffer even mroe at the hands of his family.
And Aang. Maybe it shows the future for him too. Maybe not. All we know is that people clapped when he died. The play ended up then being nothing more than a shoddy communistic renactment of a hero whom half the world wants to fail. Pretty heavy.
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All in all, this episode turned out to be nothing more then another filler, with one or two important points that could’ve been filled in another episode. Yesterday’s episode was great, and tomorrow’s promises to be amazing. But it’s like getting a sandwitch with great bread and bad meat. You eat it, you smile at your mom and dad, but you silently wonder “Why make me sit through this when I’m just dieing to get to the other end?” Answer;
It just makes waiting for the finale even more antagonizing. 
So tonight and tomorrow I will be reviewing these next two episodes, and I will review the FINALE on Sunday.
So I did adore how this one started In Media Res. It was sudden and it cleared up the rest of the episode (How glad was I that Hakoda and…Uh…whats his name didn’t stay. I hate it when adults mix with the gAang. And they got rid of the extra gang in one easy line!) Though it is sad isn’t it? It feels as though Sokka and Katara just found their dad and he left. Sad. How did Azula find them? War balloon and pure craziness? She did scare me through this one. She’s slowly starting to snap. I think we are now witnessing the deteriorating of Azula’s mind. I do believe during her final face off between her and Zuko (Which is definatly gonna happen) her insanity will be her downfall. And who else is freaked by the fact she can FLY!?
The scene of Appa flying over the FN Battlement reminds me very much of the beginning of Winter Solstice part 2. Also, Zuko falling and Katara saving him was definatly a call out to that.
I adore the fact Zuko made his “Well, I could always chase you around *smirk*” joke. I pretty much kept slapping myself during that scene. Cheesey and funny. Ya gotta love Avatar. I liked the crazy run in of Zuko and Suki. It always does piss me off when main characters never interact. I thought she just felt awkward around him but NO! She wanted to sneak in and see Sokka!!!
Speaking of which, how much mental scarring was that for Zuko to walk in with Sokka in that oddly almost seductive pose!? I nearly died. But I so called that from the trailer!!! Sokka’s description was odd…a description of the day through a warrior’s eyes. All of that destruction over one little waterbender…
Katara was incredibly harsh towards Sokka “Maybe you didn’t love her like I did.” Ouch. You see that the old Zuko didn’t really die. Harsh, violent, angry, revenge seeking…He’s still very much the same. But, even through this episode, he’s still learning. Which is great! (Zuko field trips. It’s amazing! When does Toph get her turn?!)
But then, Katara did something unthinkable. She bloodbends. She swore she’d never bloodbend no matter what! Ever again, but she does it here without a second thought, without guilt. It’s frightening and you can even see Zuko being frightened by it. It really did bother me that through the entire episode she doesn’t even think about the fact she bloodbended. Doesn’t mind. Katara angry is terrifying because she’s no longer herself. She has no convections about anything, and she could very well kill someone if provoked.
The Epik Question. We all knew it was going to be asked, we all wondered. We argued for ages that Nick would never show death. Yue, Zhao, Jet. It never happened but here, Zuko, the Prince the newest member of the gAang, the son of the enemy poses the question. The one that (I’m so gonna keep milking this ) we have wondered; Will Nick go this far? Answer…well…really question “What will you do about my father.” BINGO!!! Goes against all of Aang’s learning to solve peacefully, to not fight (or more importantly kill) to talk rather then violence. Zuko ruined it all (*hugs*) but that one question will set the scene for our finale.
What will Aang do with the Fire Lord?
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On the note of tomorrow’s episodes, I originally thought it was another filler (*death*). But this seems to be the ultimate shipping episode. Tomorrow night, the battle between Kataang and Zutara will end.
Go Kataang!!
Josh (i_anything_the_wicked), Alisa, and I got together Tuesday night and recorded our discussion on the epik-with-a-k trailer for the finale. This is in no way associated with From the Spirit World. You can listen here. It’s about two hours long, but worth the time. We go in-depth into the trailer, as well as the individual character commercials, and even discuss the screenshots from Nick.com. You can follow along with this DivX AVI version of the finale trailer. Enjoy, and please comment.
Here’s where I go over every frame of the new trailer.
YouTube: http://youtube.com/watch?v=sR8wRgQsHHc
MP4: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=DB4BAON3
AVI: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=34E0H1MQ
So here we go. BTW, using the AVI file for framecounts, since it’s easier to frame-navigate with that format.
Tomorrow, the Thriller Week of Avatar starts. By Saturday, we are done. So what now? What will we do once Avatar is finnished, once the shipping wars have been waged, once the war is over? What will we watch, when we no longer have the gAang to look after?
Most importantly, what will happen to all of these fan sites? Will they just disappear? Or, like Harry Potter, will we continue in or disscussions? Will we look deeper into the storyline handed to us OR even petition for a new season? (hopefully???)
Well this is it folks. Hold on to your hats, and get ready for the last episodes of Avatar the Last Airbender
I started out watching my brothers watch Avatar on Nick, and defaulted to saying it was a stupid show, just because it was on Nick. Sometime during the beginning of Book 2, I fell in love with the show. It wasn’t the animation or storyline that drew me in, although I’ve since judged these elements to far and away exceed any other animated show I’ve watched. What drew me in was the concept of bending - utilizing martial arts forms to manipulate one’s surroundings. At times, watching the show, I feel so limited, able only to manipulate my immediate surroundings through direct contact. Imagine the thrill, making water fly around the room from across it. Projecting your will outwards, beyond yourself. It’s just something I fantasize about, and that is why, ladies and gentlemen, that I began watching Avatar.
I’ve seen this movie twice, and I absolutely love it. Maybe not for the acting or plot, but the final battle was the best one I’ve ever seen. In ways, it tops LoTR battles like Helms Deep or Minas Tirith. Read on only if you’ve seen the movie.
Haha, the title of this post is actually based on an awesome Oratorical Speech made by Vanessa Menchaca. And I thought that this would be an appropriate title for this random post that I’ve got conjured up.
So…I’m pretty bored right now, and it’s because there’s absolutely no Avatar whatsoever and it makes me extremely sad. So:
Fanfiction contest!
That’s right, anyone who reads this, there’s a Fanfiction Contest that I want to host, and I’m thinking about a monthly sort of thing where I post up a random theme that you have to write to. I pretty much do it all the time.
So, if people want to join, here’s the theme:
“We didn’t start the fire.”
Yep. Anyone who can guess this song WITHOUT using looking it up will get some major props. It’s a nice song by the way. =)
So, just write anything based off this theme and e-mail the link to your fanfic at this e-mail.
If I get enough viewers for people who actually want to see this, the prize will pretty much be you get your fanfic posted up here as well as…I don’t know…recognition?
Anyway…I thought it sounded fun…so here you go.
And…apparently…my imagine has been diminished by this lack of Avatar. That is all.
Hey readers and writers of this wonderful DF Blog! It’s me, Poke, and have I got an announcement for you!
I’m going to be creating a new system to mail in questions about Avatar in general! I, and any avabloggers who wish to help out, are going to be doing our best answering your questions about absolutely anything related to Avatar! I pledge to answer them at least biweekly if I get at least five letters in those two weeks. Us bloggers have a great knowledge of Avatar, and I definitely think we’ll have enough expertise to answer your questions. One warning though: Dylan and Jake and the podcasters will not be answering or reading (unless we make them read) any emails sent to this new system — which, by the way, I’m calling mailblog =D). It will be myself or any other blogger who wishes to help answering your questions. This is completely separate of the From The Spirit World Podcast Mailbag. Therefore, don’t send any questions that are specifically asking for a podcaster’s opinion, because obviously we can’t answer that.
Aaand that’s about it! If you really want your questions answered, send them to itsavatarded@gmail.com . I’ll hopefully gather up some of the bloggers and we can answer them!
Till next time,
Poke
PS: Don’t forget the email address: itsavatarded@gmail.com