Why am I so bad at being good!?

Good question Zuko, possibly because you’re an emo kid with half a burnt face, they’re usually not the good guys. Anyway, the team regroups, and they fall back to the western air temple. And Zuko is trying his best to think of ways to join the group. He has a really funny conversation with a frog, and it’s not so much it’s a frog, but it’s how he’s talking that’s funny. That Jake Long comedy coming from Zuko’s voice actor, proving he can do comedy. Then he presents himself, and yeah, he fucks up. Although Appa is grateful for freeing him and is licking him like he’s an old friend, the group is more than hesitant. I don’t like how Aang is just flat no, he can’t join. I mean there hasn’t been much Aang and Zuko since he helped kill him, but even with that, I feel like Aang wouldn’t do that. And that’s my main problem with the character, he does things that don’t seem like he would do just to help the story. Love him to death, but that’s why he’s not even in my top five or anything. But yeah, Toph is the reasonable one for once, and tries to help Zuko by meeting with him. But of course, it doesn’t go well, and he burns her feet accidentally. And Toph freaks out and fleas. And I love Zuko getting buried, and rarely ever do you see it blow up in his face so wonderfully. But then Combustion Man shows up, of course Zuko helps stop him, then it’s a cool fight. But yeah, he gets merced. I actually didn’t remember this, and I assumed nobody died in Avatar. So yeah… that was a nice treat I guess? Anyway, after that of course the group is starting to come around, Aang does need a fire bender teacher after all. But you can see nobody really thinks this is a great idea, despite how bad Zuko wants this. And then Katara at the end is pretty much like, "Fool me once shame on you, fool me again, you’re fucking dead.” And I loved it. Katara is more cut throat than anyone in the group when she needs to. Anyway, I adored this episode, possibly even more than the big eclipse episode before it that got hyped. I love Zuko episodes, and I loved the chemistry. If anything, I didn’t like the other kids being pushed away like they’re little children. I mean would Haru really care that much about checking out the area with the little kids? I wouldn’t have cared, but they didn’t twice, and at that point they’re really doing it. But nitpicking, still loved it.

Avatar: The Last Airbender Episode 52 (The Western Air Temple) gets a 5/5

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