Re: the statue. I've always assumed it was a monkey, going with the vaguely Chinese theme.
Yeah, I've always found it both amusing and a bit sad that Zuko is actually an amazing warrior when he's not bending (the bending does get better, but it takes agonizingly long *sigh*).
It'll be awhile before you get there, but there is an episode that advocates running con games (albeit, in moderation).
Even though the show tries to make it better, I get really squicked by the age/maturity/attitude difference between Katara and Aang, so I just ship Katara/anybodybutAang and Aang/anybodybutKatara. There are a few moments of Zutara subtext that the writers deliberately dangled in front of the viewers (watch the chibi school ep for proof), but it's no more realized than any other non-endorsed by the writers pairing. *shrugs* I do love that you're picking up on the Zuko and Aang make awesome friends angle... sometimes I think the show lost that theme a bit in the end. I wish there was more fic on the topic too (or more like Vathara's which just keeps enforcing how awesome Zuko and Iroh really are).
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Yeah, I've always found it both amusing and a bit sad that Zuko is actually an amazing warrior when he's not bending (the bending does get better, but it takes agonizingly long *sigh*).
It'll be awhile before you get there, but there is an episode that advocates running con games (albeit, in moderation).
Even though the show tries to make it better, I get really squicked by the age/maturity/attitude difference between Katara and Aang, so I just ship Katara/anybodybutAang and Aang/anybodybutKatara. There are a few moments of Zutara subtext that the writers deliberately dangled in front of the viewers (watch the chibi school ep for proof), but it's no more realized than any other non-endorsed by the writers pairing. *shrugs* I do love that you're picking up on the Zuko and Aang make awesome friends angle... sometimes I think the show lost that theme a bit in the end. I wish there was more fic on the topic too (or more like Vathara's which just keeps enforcing how awesome Zuko and Iroh really are).