This is the most punchable face ever. Ragebaiting the most baitable firebender in the world was a bold move and it paid off.
(P.S. I know this isn't Sokka, I mean it's the type of face he'd make)
I don't really have an art instagram but the_august_atelier is where I posted this too.
Season 3, Episode 2: "The Headband" used to be (and still is tbh) one of my favourite episodes of ATLA, but on the last rewatch it seems so ridiculous.
Aang: "You do dances here in the homeland, right?"
Fire Nation Kid: "Not really."
I'm sorry, this is just silly.
Do you mean to tell me that the same Fire Nation that has huge, hilarious plays (cf. Season 3, Episode 16: "Ember Island Players"), colourful circuses (cf. Season 2, Episode 3: "Return to Omashu") which are good to for individuality and self-expression according to Ty Lee in Season 3, Episode 5: "The Beach", exciting festivals where puppetry and magic and snacks and fireworks and other forms of joviality (cf. Season 2, Episode 16: "The Deserter"), not to mention beach parties, musical instruments, etc. decided to draw the line at dancing?
It's not just that it's not allowed on school grounds because it's a "learning environment", but the kid says that they just don't really dance, period and during the dance party, they're all struggling to express themselves and actually dance so it's not a common thing.
I get this episode was supposed to show the Avatar opening the minds of the Fire Nation youths and it's still a favourite of mine because of "Wang Fire", the awesome dance with Katara and some other moments, but the writers seem to forget all the effort they put into showing that Fire Nation people are mostly normal with episodes like The Deserter and The Beach that show them doing what normal people do when they have the chance.
I don't know, am I being too critical?
Just completed my ATLA rewatch and was struck by this when watching what is now one of my favourite episodes of the show (Season 3, Episode 6: The Avatar and The Firelord."
Toph asks: "Do you really think friendships can last more than one lifetime?"
Aang answers: "I don't see why not?" and Katara affirms this.
Only Sokka expresses doubt at this.
In Korra, he's the only member of the Gaang (bar Appa and Momo ofc) who doesn't become a friend to Korra (Aang's next life). Even Zuko, a staunch believer in the continuity of this friendship supports Korra in her show.
I don't know if this has been pointed out before, but do you think this was an intentional choice by the writers? Because we have a stark recurrence of Aang's relationships in the show (even the Gaang's descendants all significantly help Korra on her journey, not to mention Iroh helping her in the spirit world, Zhao making an appearance, even Won Shi Tong is here).
Anyway, was a fun rewatch.