atlatober pt. 1
Happy Halloween from the Gaang! (Sort of)
(It would have been much better if this had been uploaded on time for Halloween, but whatever)
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the fall of azula is one of the best written story arcs in cartoon history and i will stand by this comment forever
you know another thing i really love about this scene? despite knowing their martial art and acrobatic prowess, azula still underestimated and looked down on mai and ty lee. the audience knows mai has the precision to cut and kill—and she was ready to do it. but ty lee chose to disarm and temporarily paralyze azula with the one tool she always has at her disposal (firebending) with two unsuspectingly swift hits. those skillsets are terrifying. people kept saying they (nonbenders) were mediocre compared to benders but atla made sure non-benders could be just as much of a threat as any bender.
EVER
the fall of azula is one of the best written story arcs in cartoon history and i will stand by this comment forever
Azula, Mai, Ty Lee Re-Designsby quargon
I think you’re confused.
based on this post [x]
smoo told me to draw zutara week stuff so instead i drew some modern au gaang. sorry for my shitty handwriting.
“My father says she was born lucky. He says I was lucky to be born.”
“You … You can’t treat me like this! You can’t treat me like Zuko!”
This scene still breaks my heart each and every single time I watch it.
Azula was a terrible, horrible person. She would have set the world aflame and laughed over the broken carcass of her brother.
But she was fourteen.
She was so ruined and twisted by her childhood and by her nation, driven to insanity by the expectations placed upon her.
Azula was bad and yet I can’t help but feel so terribly sorry for her.
"I don’t have sob stories like all of you."
SHE WAS FUCKING FOURTEEN WHAT
"My own mother….thought I was a monster. She was right, of course, but it still hurt.”
actually, i think one of the shows strengths is that they didn’t shy away from what a horrible tragedy this was. even though she was clearly a villain and did unspeakably awful things, this scene was still framed as sad. there was no celebrating- they just look at her sadly.
the music for the battle that leads up to this moment is sad too- it’s an epic battle, visually probably one of the biggest things done in the entire series, and they could have played it with thumping, energetic, dangerous music. but instead it’s quiet and somber. because the whole scenario is heartbreaking, and they know it.
i think the fact that a kid’s show had so much respect for it’s viewers and their ability to understand the complexity of this situation is what makes avatar great.
That awkward moment when a children’s animated television series has more sincere and heartbreaking scenes than most adult television series.
wait azula was 61 years old?????