He could just be power-hungry, of course, but if he's just power-hungry and has no ideological agenda to back that up we're back to him being somewhat tone-deaf with regard to non-benders.

I don't think Tarrlok is a water supremacist; if he's anything, he's simply a bending supremacist, no modifier.

I don't think Tarrlok is a water supremacist; if he's anything, he's simply a bending supremacist, no modifier.

Promise Part 2 is a sea of mediocrity with a few of icebergs of incredible awesomeness floating in it.

Promise Part 2 is a sea of mediocrity with a few of icebergs of incredible awesomeness floating in it.

We've got word of god that both seasons have different villains; Amon's uppance will come before Season 2.

We've got word of god that both seasons have different villains; Amon's uppance will come before Season 2.

Where the hell IS Old Man Zuko, anyway? For that matter where the hell is Katara?

Where the hell IS Old Man Zuko, anyway? For that matter where the hell is Katara?

But I want to get back to Tarrlok. He says there are a lot of things we
don’t know about him, and he’s not referring just to bloodbending. Is
his tone-deafness about non-benders short-sightedness that's genuine in
intent

But I want to get back to Tarrlok. He says there are a lot of things we
don’t know about him, and he’s not referring just to bloodbending. Is
his tone-deafness about non-benders short-sightedness that's genuine in
intent

Also, remember that the Avatar is basically, as a wise man once said, Kung-Fu Action Jesus. If you go around killing them so they aren't around the Spirit World and their past lives are going to be pissed off and take… steps. Roku had Aang's back through his entire quest even though Aang was a callow youth, and until…

Also, remember that the Avatar is basically, as a wise man once said, Kung-Fu Action Jesus. If you go around killing them so they aren't around the Spirit World and their past lives are going to be pissed off and take… steps. Roku had Aang's back through his entire quest even though Aang was a callow youth, and until…

we shouldn't be getting a new big bad this late unless there's some man-behind-the-man deal going on.

we shouldn't be getting a new big bad this late unless there's some man-behind-the-man deal going on.

I'll bet twenty dollars to the charity of your choice you are wrong.

I'll bet twenty dollars to the charity of your choice you are wrong.

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Amen to that, Rowan. A lot of people hate on Christian for her lack of emoting, and to be fair, as I've said elsewhere, she does phone it in a lot.