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2008-07-14 20:00:00 GMT-04:00
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Newsarama has posted a review of the next Avatar DVD, due to be released on May 6th. Although a good portion of the review is dedicated to Day of Black Sun, there is also quite a bit about The Western Air Temple, The Firebending Masters, and both parts of The Boiling Rock, episodes that have yet to be aired in the U.S. Obviously, that means major spoilers. Click the below link to read just the spoilers, or click here to access the full article.
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“Without giving too much away, what’s important here is it establishes a bond between Sokka and Zuko. The overall plot is the two breaking into the Fire Kingdom’s ultimate prison with the intention of liberating Sokka and Katara’s father. This time, the prison itself is as much a character in the overall plot. This is one case where one wishes DiMartino and Konietzko did provide a commentary track. I would have loved to have heard how they thought this one up.
More important is what Sokka and Zuko find awaiting them once they’re inside. These two episodes are loaded with incredible plot twists and surprises, but all fit seamlessly into the overall story. My favorite though is the final confrontation between Sokka and Zuko against Azula, Ty Lee and Mai. It pulls off one final rug out from under us viewers, one that if we thought the entire thing through, should have seen it coming.
The final opinion is when push comes to shove, “Boiling Rock” has to be the best written and executed episodes of this series, at least so far. It’s an incredible study in character development and maturing for the two primary boys.
In fact, if one has to make one interesting comment about this disk, it’s really more about Zuko than any other character here, even Aang. In “Western Air Temple” Basco has a fairly long monologue with himself that is another standout performance. By the time he is done, one realizes he’s finally starting to enter the terrain previously only occupied by Iroh, even if he still has a ways to go.”
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“Western Air Temple” is about the Gaang and Zuko coming to terms to each other. Personally, I found it the weakest of these four new episodes. Not that it is a bad episode. More so I found it just a bit too pat. I mean c’mon Avatar fans, we all just KNEW Zuko was going to end up being Aang’s teacher, especially after Azula was introduced. The way the various kids react to Zuko is also highly predictable, although how he finally wins them over has its moments.
On the other hand, what truly is outstanding is Konietzko’s art design. The Temple itself is admittedly one of the best bits of background work the man has ever done. It’s a site that if it was designed by MC Escher, the great artist would have called it one of his masterworks.
Still, if we didn’t have “Western Air Temple,” it would have made the next episode, “Firebending Masters” rather clumsy to execute. It kicks off with a small twist, that Zuko’s fire bending ability was triggered by the years upon years of rage that had built up in him throughout his life. With his finally being accepted by the Gaang, the rage level drops to virtually nothing and his ability with it.
This sends Aang and Zuko on a one episode quest to meet the original fire benders, a race that is rumored to be extinct. As forumites know all too well, that certainly isn’t the case. More important, it introduces an interesting twist that harkens back to the wisdom of Zuko’s Uncle Iroh. Long term, I found this episode exceedingly satisfying because of DiMartino’s ability to weave in the unexpected in a truly logical way. We have always accepted Iroh as much wiser than he makes himself out to be. With this episode, his wisdom borders on being truly enlightened, as an action he performed way before the kids were born has long term effects even in the present.”
Once again, the full article can be accessed here.
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James
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on April 30 | 2 Comments » | Submit News |
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The banner on Nick’s official Avatar site that read “New episodes of Avatar return July 14th!” was removed recently. Whether this is because the information was released prematurely, or whether Nick changed the air date is unclear. More details (hopefully) coming soon…
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James
at 4:20 pm
on April 24 | 4 Comments » | Submit News |
Categories: Book 3: Fire, New Episode, Nick |
A high quality version of the trailer shown a few days ago at the NY Comic Con has been released, and is available for download in .mov format on megaupload. Screencaps from it will be posted shortly.
Posted by:
James
at 6:15 am
on April 23 | 7 Comments » | Submit News |
Categories: Book 3: Fire, General Avatar |
Just a quick note to tell you avatar will be returning on Monday, July 14th!
Source: Nick’s Avatar Site
Posted by:
Matthew
at 1:10 pm
on April 22 | 4 Comments » | Submit News |
Categories: Book 3: Fire, General Avatar, New Episode, Nick |
Amazing things happened at the NY Comic Con today. The big news is, Avatar is returning in July. I want to keep this brief though, so here’s a summary (and be warned, everything below is major major spoilery):
The trailer for the rest of the season is up on youtube, and there’s also a version available on Megaupload.
In episodes 314/315, we see Suki again, and there’s a nice Sokka/Suki scene viewable here.
A 7 minute clip from 317, Ember Island Players, was shown, and you can download that here.
Enjoy the epikness.
Posted by:
James
at 8:11 pm
on April 19 | No Comments » | Submit News |
Categories: Book 3: Fire, General Avatar, New Episode, Nick |
I’ve recently been messing around with Javascript, and as a result, the audio downloads page has been “JavaScriptified”. When you move your mouse over a row in the table, the entire row highlights, which should make it much easier to follow the row across the screen and make sure you’re clicking on the right download link. Also, just for fun, I added a little code that automatically opens the download link for the mp3 format of a song when you click on the box containing its title, as my download trackers say that over 90% of people download the mp3 format.
Just a few cool little features to make your audio-download experience a little bit more enjoyable
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James
at 9:54 pm
on April 15 | No Comments » | Submit News |
Categories: Waterbender |

In a certainly unexpected move, TVShowsonDVD announced the release date, July 29th, and gave away the cover art to the final Avatar DVD, containing the four part season finale. BEWARE BEFORE READING FURTHER: MAJOR SPOILERS.
The kids return to the Fire Nation and prepare for their final confrontation with Firelord Ozai, but they discover that the Firelord has plans of his own: he has ordained himself Phoenix Lord and appointed Princess Azula as the next Firelord. In the spectacular 4-part finale of Avatar Book 3: Fire, Aang fulfills his destiny as Avatar and confronts the Firelord in the greatest battle of the series.
You can read the full report here, and check out the (newly updated) dvd page here.
Posted by:
James
at 3:56 pm
on April 14 | No Comments » | Submit News |
Categories: Book 3: Fire, General Avatar, Nick |
A new audio file has been added, the much-requested music for the Season 3 Trailer shown at Comic-Con last year. Download the mp3 here, or go to the audio page for the link.
Posted by:
James
at 3:44 pm
on April 13 | No Comments » | Submit News |
Categories: Waterbender |
Nickelodeon updated their online TV schedule today, and Avatar is scheduled to air on April 18th, at its usual 8:30 time slot. Although the exact show description is still “undefined”, Avatar hasn’t aired at all on Fridays since new episodes stopped airing, so this might mean its coming back. Please keep in mind though, this is still PURE SPECULATION. I’ll update the site again if a definite air date is announced.
Posted by:
James
at 6:22 pm
on April 8 | No Comments » | Submit News |
Categories: Book 3: Fire, General Avatar, New Episode, Nick |
I randomly noticed today that an older editorial of mine about Sokka was no longer on the site, and the link to it was down. No idea how that happened, but I’ve fixed it now. Also, all the old comments have been saved. Re-enjoy!
Posted by:
James
at 12:47 pm
on April 6 | No Comments » | Submit News |
Categories: Waterbender |
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