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SO THIS IS THE BOY Y'ALL HAVE BEEN CRUSHING ON SINCE 2005, HUH?????
you know what I'M not looking forward to, Aang? the episode where you discovered what actually happened to your people
getting emotional about how the war has impacted Katara's life so much that she thinks she must take on the responsibilities of an adult even though she's only 14 😭😭
This is probably a nod to the concept of chi/qi (which is confirmed to exist in the Avatar verse), which literally translates to "breath/air," but is more like a vital energy that flows through all things
Aang: hey bby wyd
Katara: WHERE IS THE AVATAR WE'RE DYING OVER HERE
Aang: new century who dis
The artbook says the Avatar world is heavily influenced by Miyazaki films like Princess Mononoke and My Neighbor Totoro, and you can definitely see it in creatures like Appa, lol
APPA'S SO CUTE
CAN'T WAIT TO BE EMOTIONALLY DESTROYED WHEN I REWATCH BOOK 2
OH BOY SOKKA U BETTER HAVE A CHARACTER ARC READY
Fun fact,,,Aang's iceberg was buried under that block of ice, so if Katara never got mad at this precise moment and split the block then the Fire Nation would've won. Katara's rage saved the world.
AND THEN EPISODE 1 OFFICIALLY STARTS WHEEEE
Katara is so insistent that Waterbending isn't magic bc the bending forms are based on martial arts. The Avatar martial arts consultant Sifu Kisu assigned a unique one to each bending type -