I find it hard to believe she's successfully killing anything but her sense of balance in that full, extra long skirt and deep V-neck.

I don't know if Gargoyles is even that straightforward for this to be true; among his contemporaries, Goliath was probably smartest, but Lexington or even Brooklyn were certainly brighter, and Hudson possessed the wisdom that comes with age and experience.
They were all disqualified from leading, of course,

What freaked me out more than anything in the movie: me and my boyfriend were pretty much the only ones in the theater cracking up, especially at the sight gags like the Japanese school girls or the white board.  There were a few chuckles at some spoken lines, but it seemed like most people left with a disgusted look…

@avclub-0de5d1a081a3095d62b416e44e055e7a:disqus Aw man, that scene is even better considering his derided crazy rant is actually quite accurate.
Talk about a satisfying "Told ya so."

Thanks!  That's interesting, and given the context that 80s cartoons were longform toy commercials, that makes sense.  But it doesn't make sense that you can only market shows about boys to boys, which is maybe where the existing prejudices come in.
In my personal tomboy experience, I was one of the last girls I knew…

I also loved Volton, anything Hanna-Barbera really, and He-Man.  She-Ra sorta felt redundant, but it had ladies with swords so I accepted it into my heart.
The problem with playing He-Man with a bunch of boys was, as a girl you could be either Teela or the Sorceress, but neither of them actually did anything.
Eventuall…

Ooh! Ooh! Me too!  I loved Eowyn though, despite her limited role.
But when we would play Ninja Turtles,* I would be Usagi Yojimbo's Sister Who Has Never Been Mentioned But Is Also A Rabbit Samurai.

I think we can expect some of these questions to be answered, based on the degree the first episode was tied to the first series, at least.
I mean, they didn't have to cast so many characters as children of the main characters from Avatar, but here they are.

My nerd friend owns it and claims it's an ok action movie.  To my knowledge, he has not suffered any head trauma.
I'm convinced he does this simply to taunt me.
Maybe I'll take your suggestion, @avclub-09dbda0ec297f8e1fb8fa397efd0f70a:disqus .

Ah the magic of the headshot.

As a lady growing up in the 80s, I can definitely testify to that stacks of unsold Princess Leia figures phenomenon he's talking about.  I was always more interested in the actiony Transformers-type shows than gender-appropriate shows like My Little Pony.  Whatever the fuck happened on that show.
This seems like maybe…

I think his major at En University was Actually Useful Bureaucracy, and that was his minor.

Yeah, once I found out the series was based on light novels, it put the occasionally jarring pacing in context, and I thought they did a good job integrating those stories in that sense.
I dunno, I came to love Youko (pretty quickly) for her journey, but I could just never forgive Shoukei for being such a dense…

I think there's two issues here: first, the moral discussion of Aang's responsibility for taking a life, which other commenters are handling eloquently.
And second, and I hate hate hate this excuse as a reason for shows to be reductive and/or simplistic in their morality or plotting.  But cmon, this is a show targeted…

I fucking LOVE 12 Kingdoms more than ice cream.  One of the best fantasy shows or hell, things, made.  Ever.  Maybe I'm biased.
12 Kingdoms draws excellent, multifaceted characters who you will enjoy both hating and loving within the arcs of the show  (I never really forgave that exiled princess though).  The mythology…

DROOOOOOOOOL.

I'd say she's more "well-developed", with the ample bosom and the slit-up-to-here water tribe parka.

Ehhh I'm trying not to be knee-jerk defensive of the show, but I don't know that it's indicative of "really weak writing."
The show has pretty well established that Aang is only barely in control in the Avatar state, and, like his initial hesitation to learn firebending, he's reluctant to enter it again because of the…

That line is twisted and hilarious.
I love how they portrayed mother-killer as mostly repentant and trying to lead this quiet life, but still kind of a fucked up psycho (clearly being raised by that woman didn't help).

Awesome analysis.