So far during my watch through this has been my least favorite episode. Visually the episode was great but writing wise I had a hard time getting behind the changes they made. For starters Bumi is not at all the same as he is in the original outside of occasionally snorting when he laughs. He is a bitter and angry old man who blames Aang for disappearing instead of the fun having King who makes Aang go through trials to teach him a lesson. They try to give him "trials" again but really it's only one trial and it's the final fight and it's way too serious for what Bumi would try to do.
Also this episode they mix in the cave of two lovers story but Aang isn't even a part of it at all. Instead we have Katara and Sokka go into the tunnel and face a raging badger mole who only calms down when they hold hands. Katara then proceeds to somehow piece together that badger moles see through emotions not with their eyes. THIS ISN'T TRUE??? They see through vibrations in the surroundings not by love, fear, etc. Such a strange piece of dialogue I bursted out laughing which is the hardest I laughed during the entire show so far for whatever that's worth.
I liked the parts with Zuko and Uncle Iroh and seeing the funeral of his son as well as the realistic anger the earth bending soldier would have against Iroh for what he did to Ba Sing Se. The visuals throughout and fight choreography were top notch and still the best part of the show but the writing in this episode was just weak.
Also this episode they mix in the cave of two lovers story but Aang isn't even a part of it at all. Instead we have Katara and Sokka go into the tunnel and face a raging badger mole who only calms down when they hold hands. Katara then proceeds to somehow piece together that badger moles see through emotions not with their eyes. THIS ISN'T TRUE??? They see through vibrations in the surroundings not by love, fear, etc. Such a strange piece of dialogue I bursted out laughing which is the hardest I laughed during the entire show so far for whatever that's worth.
I liked the parts with Zuko and Uncle Iroh and seeing the funeral of his son as well as the realistic anger the earth bending soldier would have against Iroh for what he did to Ba Sing Se. The visuals throughout and fight choreography were top notch and still the best part of the show but the writing in this episode was just weak.
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