*glazed look in eye* *Pats self* Okay...I still have all my limbs. Pulse? Check. Lungs? Check. Vagina? Check. Boobs? One...Two...Check. Alright, I appear to be fine physically: but...
OMS OMS OMS OMS OMS OMS OMS
it is over. Done. Finis. FUCKING can't believe it, and FUCKING can't believe how much it affected me, but I burst out in tears when "The End" popped up unto the screen. That was just way too conclusive for me.
In case you guys couldn't guess, I am talking about the season finale of Avatar. Holy Moly. I was 'squee'-ing and hyperventilating the whole time.
But I digress.
Bad things out of the way first? Why, certainly!
1. Zuko's inquiring about his mother, with NO conclusive answer WHATSOEVER. That gave me hope for another season, until I saw the 'THE END' punching me repeatedly in the eyeballs. What was the point of that? I hope there is some kind of, I don't know, Epilouge that sums all of the unanswered questions up. (Le Gasp! Should I even venture to hope for a ten year-or-so time skip episode!? The scandal, the intrigue, the 'GASMS! XDD)
2. Deux Ex Machina, much? I mean, seriously. I don't mind how the Fire Lord was defeated and all, like, duh, it's a kids cartoon. Of course they're not going to actually have a 12 year old kill someone. But STILL. They just randomly threw that lion-turtle shitty-whatever thing in, after all of those episodes building up to the Avatar kicking ass and taking names and having to 'defeat the Firelord'. They could have at least warmed us up to the whole alternative-to-killing thing....Oh well. Whatever. Plot conveniences can suck mah balls.
3. Maiko. Ugh. She went up in popularity for me because she stood up to Azula, but still....grrrr. It wasn't so bad, though...I guess....Yes it was. XDD
4. Katang....THAT pissed me off. We go from Katara being 'unsure' to a complete make-out session, yet there was no time where they discussed and/or bonded in between. Holding hands at teh end would have been a little more, I don't know, 'romantic', I guess, in that situation. Or hugging. But completely swapping saliva? Bah, humbug,
5. This pisses me off to no end, and I promised myself I wouldn't rant about this excessively, so I just want to say it (again): Zuko asking about his mother. No answer. What the Fuck.
6. Sokka lost his sword.
The Good:
1. Azula' break down. Pure, psychotic brilliance. And she was animated BEAUTIFULLY the whole time.
2. Old-guy badassness. XD Lawl. Love seniors. Speaking of which...
3. Iroh. Need I say more?
4. Zuko blushing when Toph grabbed his arm? WTF XDDD That was pure hilarity for me, and I don't know why. Isn't that, like, Toko, or something? Or Zuph XD
4. Every. Single. Zutara moment. Conceivable. I LOVED what the creators gave us. I appreciate it wholly, and what material us Zutarians now have under our wing can be used for years to come in beautiful, wonderful, creative (and hot/steamy XDD) fanfiction and fanart. So, basically, lets see if I an recall come of the moments:
5. Zuko's hand on Katara's shoulder to stop her from going to talk to Aang, so sweet!! XD
6. And right when I saw Jun I KNEW there would be an awkward recall of Jun's explicit Zutardedness!! Their blushes were so cute and their frustration and annoyance at the very idea of them being together was GREAT!
7. Katara and Zuko having that pow-wow, which gave Zuko the courage he needed to confront to his Uncle!! BAHHH!!! SO AMAZING!! (You can imagine at this point in the 2 hours, I was having an immensely difficult time breathing)
8. And then, THEN, the golden moment, Zuko asking Katara, PERSONALLY, to accompany him. WTF happened to me then, I don't know. I must have blacked out from fangirl-induced hyperventilation. XDDDD
9. Zuko taking that hit for her was just way too much for me. If #8 was the golden moment of the 2 hours, this was the DIAMOND moment. The distress in his eyes, the slow-mo, the devastation, the fangirling, the HUMANITY! *Swoon* It was straight out of a fanfic, and I loved every second of it. Us Zutarians have persevered through rain, sleet, and snow, we've foudn hope in episodes through symbols and circumstance. And this time around, among other things, he took a fucking LIGHTENING BOLT to save her life, what more do we need?!?! He's got to have SOME strong feeling for her, maybe not romantic, but they could develop!! All we fanfic-ers need now is a two year time skip with Aang and Mai out of the picture, and we've got ourselves a sizzling story of unpaid debts and untold attractions!!!
11. This was the silver moment in the two hours (I like silver better that diamond and gold anyway XDD) Katara healing Zuko THE SAME FUCKING WAY she healed Aang and holding Zuko in the same tender, loving, motherly way....goodness, that was so refreshing and nice to see. And their little chat after the healing was precious and priceless and perfect and so many other 'p' words. Just...ahhhh!!!!
12. Sokka said something hot and Zutara when describing their 'defeat the Firelord' plan. Something about Zuko and Katara, blahblahblah. I can not remember exactly, but it make me SQUEE like no tomorrow.
13. Zuko and Katara slept next to eachother.
14. Animation? Gorgeous. Characterization? On the dot. Music? Fantastic, especially during the Zuko/Azula Agni Kai. Pairings? Predictable, but tolerable. What can you do?
So, basically? The announcer yells: "AND KATANG WINS BY A NOSE! Katangers across the world roar!!" But the speaker for Zutara? He simply announces: "AND IT'S GOOD!", because it wasn't just good, this was GREAT. Zutara was so DAMN close!! But that's okay. Because Mike and Brian, I still love you for giving us that. Because, even though you threw Katang the big steak, we got plenty o' juicey scraps of meat AND the AI Sauce. XDD
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