I know! I cry during that scene every single time.

Very well said, Lurky. I would add that adults have been shown to have terrible judgment in this series, particularly when it comes to Aang. That Earth Kingdom general essentially wanted to set him off like a thermonuclear weapon without any real consideration for what kind of collateral damage that might cause. And…

See, I completely disagree. The Siege of the North was one of the first episodes I ever saw, and I shed actual human tears during that scene. While Yue isn't that much of a presence, I think that scene is staged in a way that makes it incredibly effecting, from the use of color to the presence of Iroh. The room still…

For my husband and I, it's "You smell! And I hate you for all time!!"

Your contentious premise is that Aang is an autonomous, rational actor in those moments. The show has established that he most certainly is not when he is in the Avatar state, though he absolutely does express guilt about what he does (or more accurately: what is done through him) when it's triggered. See: The Avatar…

Sure it would have been good of one of the Gaang to raise up that very obvious question. It's collective denial that is only broken once Zuko enters the scene.

What Captain Apathy said. But even if we disagree about whether or not Ozai is only an abstract threat, the bigger point I was trying to make was about the whole free will vs. destiny thing. Aang's actions during the Avatar state are a perfect illustration of that. Aang kills people in the Avatar state because that is…

EPISODE 2 SPOILERS

Yes. That was badass.

I can appreciate Hayden's frustration that Aang's ethical issues vis-a-vis Ozai-slayage only seem to appear now, but I would argue that this moment has been telegraphed in some subtle (perhaps too subtle) ways since the beginning of the season. Until they reach the Fire Nation, the Gaang has essentially been fighting…

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The fan trolling in this episode is epic. From the Zutara ship-teases to Actor Sokka's annoyance that Actual Sokka thinks he understands this character better to "your scar is on the wrong side."

I hadn't ever really thought about it before either. This show tends to play a lot of things for comic relief that fall apart if you take them too literally. (See: Sokka in the prison guard line-up last week). I think you can argue that this creates a tonal problem, since this is a show that frequently tackles serious…

And how he has to chase the rock that's coming to crush him.

On a serious note, given last week's discussion, I think it's a good idea to confine Korra discussion to one easily collapsible thread like we did a couple of weeks ago.

She's great in BB, but now just seeing her face makes me want to cry.

ASOS will never fully resolve because LIFE NEVER RESOLVES.

I realize the brothel scene was not a favorite, but I thought this article, comparing the creepy peephole thing it to Sartre's "parable of the Look" was pretty fucking brilliant.

Exactly, @avclub-0b231288a1ba66b9ceeb8238d0902cff:disqus .

That's how I saw it too. Tyrion thinks he's exempt from Ned's fate because he doesn't share Ned's hidebound code of honor, but truthfully, there are still bridges that Tyrion will not cross, and the willingness of others to do so makes his world even more dangerous and uncontrollable.