I can take that as a reflection of Aang's own personal interpretation of things, subject to denial.

Mmm, I like that.  Plus: he taught it to Azula but not to Zuko.  Zuko doesn't appear to have ever seen the technique before when Azula first busts it out.

One of my fantasies that I know will never happen is a prequel starring Ozai.  I guess we at least know that Azulon was an asshole.  Daddy issues obviously run in the family.

Fair enough, but I'd argue that they'd spent enough time establishing that "weird spiritual shit happens around the Avatar" to make it not totally out of left field.

@avclub-e36806b37fdb9407f43950584c74ac88:disqus :Pretty sure they were shown to be made of earth, but I don't have it in front of me right now.

Water is often traditionally shown as the element of emotion, so someone who's intensely emotional would be a good waterbender.

How about Megan's orange dress at the office when they were talking about the party invite?  Rowr.

I loved how it was full on Marquess of Queensberry rules.  I mean, of course Lane would've done everything all proper-like.  Meanwhile, Pete just kind of played along.  Pete doesn't really strike me as someone who would've ever been in a fight before.  I'm sure the only reason he didn't back down was because he just…

I seem to remember liking this as a kid, which I think probably just serves to show how bad your average 11 year old's taste is.

I don't know if they did, but they made a point in that W&H kept close tabs on Angel back then.  So I'm sure he'd know who Doyle was.

@LurkyMcLurkerson:disqus : It's jarring from a continuity standpoint, but in terms of the overall tone of the show, I think it was probably the right choice.

Eh, you're welcome to your opinion, but I think even just considering her time on Buffy, they did a good job of building her up as someone who was, yes, bitchy, but also as someone who actually had depth and was willing to work towards the common good.  Although it tended to be a bit grudgingly.  I personally bought…

I'm not sure I agree with that interpretation.  Just because it wasn't her physical body (and I'm not sure I even agree with that - it seems to be the kind of cosmic retcon that very powerful entities like the PTB and the Senior Partners can pull off), doesn't mean it wasn't her.  She said the PTB owed her one, so it…

You're Welcome might be my favorite episode of Angel.  I remember when I first watched it, it was just such a gut punch when Angel picks up the phone and you suddenly realize what's happening.  The episode is bitter and sweet in the way that Joss Whedon does so well, and it was the perfect capper for Cordelia's…

But what if you want a crunchy burrito?  I guess that's a chimichanga.

@avclub-e57f718840a576abbb40a7d046c4e3b0:disqus : The word you're looking for is "discrete."

So I feel like pointing out, as someone who was pretty involved with the hacking "scene" when this came out, that it was pretty reviled by people who knew what they were talking about.  It's largely because of the whole persistent phenomenon (actually not quite as bad these days, imo) where mainstream media really…

@avclub-9f74ae56b5c09dc7de09bf4bc0d808a1:disqus : Maybe just listen to the Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne soundtrack on a loop, then.

Did you apply this logic to Mai and Zuko in an earlier episode, then?

@avclub-4aeae10ea1c6433c926cdfa558d31134:disqus : Are you new to following baseball or something?  Bitching about every tiny change and break from "tradition" is the greatest tradition there is.  People are still bitching about the DH 39 years after it went into effect.