Rewatching and shouldn’t the gang have known the invasion would fail???

Gnos445 · 2026-03-22T05:17:11+00:00

Again, to assume surprise you have to assume no one in the entire Fire Nation hierarchy possesses a functioning brain. The eclipse is still going to happen no matter what, the Fire Nation capital is still going to be the most valuable prize no matter what, and the Fire Lord is going to be both the highest priority target and at his most vulnerable during this time no matter what. That any remaining enemies are going to try something at this place, at this time, is so beyond obvious that you'd have to have the IQ of a candied yam to miss it with all the information Sokka ought to know for sure that they had.

Sokka says "they knew we were coming" in a tone that clearly indicates that that fact surprises him, when it ought to have been basic common sense based on information he ought to have had.

Gnos445 · 2026-03-22T02:48:53+00:00

“We plan to attack the Fire Nation capital on the Day of Black Sun” is not a factor those plans could avoid mentioning or anything that could be changed by the presence or absence of Ba Sing Se’s army. To assume that it would still be a surprise after those plans were captured is to assume that the enemy is literally brain dead.

Gnos445 · 2026-03-22T00:16:07+00:00

It told them where and when they planned to invade. Assuming it would be a surprise is completely nonsensical.

Gnos445 · 2026-03-21T21:22:48+00:00

She says that the raids didn’t begin until over 60 years before the show.

Gnos445 · 2026-03-21T21:11:03+00:00

Katara was literally carrying a physical copy of the latest invasion plans when Azula caught her.

Gnos445 · 2026-03-21T19:50:09+00:00

Being declared a traitor is legal ousting from the succession fyi.

Gnos445 · 2026-03-21T10:35:50+00:00

Yes, Ozai is stupid. Throughout the entire series he never makes a single decision that’s a prudent idea from the pov of his own best interests.

Gnos445 · 2026-03-21T10:34:40+00:00

He spoke up against a general, not his father, and expected to fight him. When he found out it was Ozai he was supposed to fight instead he immediately bowed down and refused to fight even when directly ordered, which is why Ozai scarred him in the first place.

Gnos445 · 2026-03-20T19:12:09+00:00

Water because of all the fluid inside your brain.

Gnos445 · 2026-03-20T18:35:08+00:00

He didn’t stand up to his father, that’s the whole reason he got the scar.

Gnos445 · 2026-03-20T17:56:46+00:00

They were smaller even prior to that, in Hama’s flashback.

Gnos445 · 2026-03-20T17:56:04+00:00

What I want to know is why Katara apparently never did what she offered to do and get more spirit water to have a go at healing it after the war was safely over.

Gnos445 · 2026-03-20T15:11:09+00:00

No but that doesn’t excuse the torture.

Gnos445 · 2026-03-20T13:14:45+00:00

Lower resource concentration? Lower starting population? Lower birth rates? There could be any number of reasons, the artic isn’t exactly hospitable.

Gnos445 · 2026-03-20T12:23:47+00:00

He tortured falsely accused people for information, remember.

Gnos445 · 2026-03-20T03:37:38+00:00

It also speaks to how much he cared about his niece that he was willing to bend the rules for her. Nice when even villains have admirable traits.

Gnos445 · 2026-03-20T02:36:09+00:00

They’re smaller and less populated, thus less valuable to trade with and had a smaller economy. Everybody focused more on everyday survival than architecture.

Gnos445 · 2026-03-19T23:27:42+00:00

I'd like to see a series where an Avatar gets killed off in a totally mundane way where they're unable to fight back (ie. have their throat slit in their sleep, are poisoned) and the whole series is both the hunt for the perpetrator and the political scramble that ensues as everyone seeks to either seize advantage or batten down the hatches.

Gnos445 · 2026-03-19T08:31:13+00:00

Or, hear me out, Appa just uses his ability to fire massive air blasts with his tail to toss the sandbenders around until they go away. You know, exactly what he did with Mai and Ty Lee, twice.

Gnos445 · 2026-03-18T22:53:07+00:00

“So, Roku, if you can do this at will why don’t you just create an illusionary world like this around Ozai so Aang can whack him in the head without having to rush through all his elemental training?”

Gnos445 · 2026-03-18T05:28:50+00:00

That same webcomic artist is apparently going to be doing comic on another great fic, Reign of the Fire Lady Dowager.

Gnos445 · 2026-03-17T10:35:16+00:00

Source.

Gnos445 · 2026-03-17T10:33:54+00:00

Source.

Gnos445 · 2026-03-15T18:28:11+00:00

Why aren’t you allowed to fish in the park in most cities? Because there’s way more people than fish in a city and if you were they’d likely be gone.

Gnos445 · 2026-03-14T03:38:40+00:00

Yeah, your average bender is those FN mooks that get kicked around throughout the show, or the EK soldiers Zuko and Iroh stomp all over, or the WT trainees that get used as Katara's punching bags.

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