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timepiececlockRunning commentary via commercials (and alcohol):
Heh. "Mighty Katara." I like that too.
Yes, Iroh, I agree: massages are the Best. Thing. Ever.
Azula: OMG I love her already. Awesome, and not too bright (re: the tides thing). But she has a way with words that frankly, Zuko could take cues from.
Old trainer women: Twins! That's so cool.
Aang! Angst away!
Oooh, a trick! OGM I LOVE AZULA. Like, thiiiiiiiiiiiiis much. ::holds out hands wide:: Her plan was awesome and evil and smart and, omg I hate to say it but she'd make a better ruler than Zuko. Not a nicer ruler, but certainly a more efficient one. ...Aang's so dead, isn't he?
"Zuzu". ::falls over laughing::
No, don't yell at Iroh! He's so much wiser than you! Poor, gullible Zuko... you really aren't worthy enough to be in this family. You're too good. It's your Heart Of Gold-- the damn thing keeps making you want to Believe with a capital B. ::huggles Zuzu:: Fuck the throne, Zuko! You're too awesome for it. Find a nice Earth Kingdom village girl, and settle down for a decent life as a fisherman. Or a scribe. Or better yet, join Aang and the others and beat people up, then say "fuck it" after the war is done and go settle down for a kinder life. With Katara. Or Suki, I don't care. Just take a breather, man. A ten-year breather.
Wow, they're really pounding the whole "PEOPLE! ARE! DYING! IN! WAR!" thing. Yay show! Go show!
Dude, Katara sink-hole! That's uncool. And yet, cool. Scary though.
Avatar state death = end of Avatar? ...OMG. Wow. Foreboding.
Iroh's soooooo awesome. Zuko would totally be dead by now if not for Iroh. I couldn't help but notice that the "jealousy" bit of Zuko's rant toward him was probably Zuko's own insecurity coming out. Heh. Iroh doesn't appear to be a master of lightningbending, but he's certainly competant enough to divert an attack. ((I'm really proud I remembered the word "divert" while so decided buzzed. Is that sad? I'll think of it as triumphant.))
....BATTLE! ::imagine that in John Travolta's voice from Michael::
Wow Aang is scary in the Avatar state. I'd thought the Avatar state was something he'd merge with as his education progressed; I guess now we should assume that it's permanently a separate berserk state that is only to be called upon in emergencies.... not something he'll grow out of.
Wha? They're cutting of their topknots? OMG THEY DID! ... ::curses silent to self:: Fuck, I knew I should have finished Our Cartography before the new season began! Fuck! Now nobody'll believe it was my idea! ...Hm, Iroh's doing it too. But Zuko initiated it. Is he finally wising up? What next?! Does this mean he's turning his back on the Fire Nation? Or is he only acknowledging his own criminal status? And wow, Iroh didn't even speak a word to him about it. I can't wait to hear more exposition on what exactly the hair-cutting means. Obviously there's dishonor attached, but---OMG DOCTOR WHO IS ON!
::10 minutes later:: Okay, commercial. I :heart: Christopher Eccleston. Anyway, as I was saying (wow I'm buzzed), I hope we learn more about this hair-cutting thing. I know it's a big thing of shame in ancient China, but I'd like to know specifically what it means for the Fire Nation, in the context of the series.
Also, ::sob:: the pony-tail is gone! Gone! My days of wonderful Zuko/horse analogies are over! Finished! No more! ::sob:: And that was such a great character metaphor, too...
You know, I really hope this was Zuko's kick in the pants to reality. I mean, I thought the season finale was a kick in the pants to reality, but that's nothing like your own sister lying to you and preying on your trust to take you prisoner. Plus Zuko's got to be thinking about the fact that not only is he an exile now, but he's a wanted outlaw. He's got to be wondering about why Daddy Dearest would do that to him. If this is Zuko's breaking point (and by the ceremonial hair-cutting I assume it is), then we'll have to wait until next episode to see where he's going from this point on.
Speaking of next episodes... eww. Aang/Katara kissing? I hope not. I hope she was talking to an anonymous Earth Kingdom boy, or something. I've learned not to trust promos. Sometime's they're shockingly misleading, especially since the series writers aren't the people who cut the promos.
However, if it is an Aang/Katara thing, then I hope it's delivered like the kiss between Cordelia and Wesley in season 3 of Buffy. Where they kiss and then it's terrible and they can't stand to look at each other and both are horribly embarrassed, and it kills in one moment any chance of a future. Yeah, that would be swell. Because serious-- I'm having real difficulty wrapping my mind around the idea that Katara could feel anything more than sibling affection for a 12 year old. I was a 14 year old girl once, and let me tell you-- as a freshman in high school I'd have rather chewed my own foot off than kiss a 7th grader.
Overall: quite the awesome season premier. Like, seriously awesome. Better than I expected from the promo. I'm going to love Azula's character, I can tell. She's everything Zuko is but better, then subtract a soul. "You lied to me!" / "Like I've never done that before." BWAHAHWHAA.
Total alcohol consumed in the last hour and a half:
-1 shot vodka lemondrop (yummy! finally, a way that makes vodka actually taste good.)
-1.5 shot Southern Comfort and diet coke (like vodka but sweeter)
-1.75 shots combined vodka and Southern Comfort + grenadine + lemon juice + orange-cranberry juice (Ugh! Too much grenadine!)
EDIT: + 1 shot vodka and cranberry juice
...all of which amounts to the most alcohol I've consumed in a single evening since my 21st birthday last March 26th. (doesn't beat it though-- I was so drunk that night.)
HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY!
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donna_c_punk, stop putting it off and watch this goddamn show!
EDIT: Okay, I know I'm drunk when I start singing along to "Tainted Love" as its used in the Doctor Who series (episode 2, year 5 billion). And oh god, I've got to call my mom too... better do that now...hope I don't sound as drunk as I am... ::1 minute later:: SUCCESS! I totally did not sound drunk at all.
Heh. "Mighty Katara." I like that too.
Yes, Iroh, I agree: massages are the Best. Thing. Ever.
Azula: OMG I love her already. Awesome, and not too bright (re: the tides thing). But she has a way with words that frankly, Zuko could take cues from.
Old trainer women: Twins! That's so cool.
Aang! Angst away!
Oooh, a trick! OGM I LOVE AZULA. Like, thiiiiiiiiiiiiis much. ::holds out hands wide:: Her plan was awesome and evil and smart and, omg I hate to say it but she'd make a better ruler than Zuko. Not a nicer ruler, but certainly a more efficient one. ...Aang's so dead, isn't he?
"Zuzu". ::falls over laughing::
No, don't yell at Iroh! He's so much wiser than you! Poor, gullible Zuko... you really aren't worthy enough to be in this family. You're too good. It's your Heart Of Gold-- the damn thing keeps making you want to Believe with a capital B. ::huggles Zuzu:: Fuck the throne, Zuko! You're too awesome for it. Find a nice Earth Kingdom village girl, and settle down for a decent life as a fisherman. Or a scribe. Or better yet, join Aang and the others and beat people up, then say "fuck it" after the war is done and go settle down for a kinder life. With Katara. Or Suki, I don't care. Just take a breather, man. A ten-year breather.
Wow, they're really pounding the whole "PEOPLE! ARE! DYING! IN! WAR!" thing. Yay show! Go show!
Dude, Katara sink-hole! That's uncool. And yet, cool. Scary though.
Avatar state death = end of Avatar? ...OMG. Wow. Foreboding.
Iroh's soooooo awesome. Zuko would totally be dead by now if not for Iroh. I couldn't help but notice that the "jealousy" bit of Zuko's rant toward him was probably Zuko's own insecurity coming out. Heh. Iroh doesn't appear to be a master of lightningbending, but he's certainly competant enough to divert an attack. ((I'm really proud I remembered the word "divert" while so decided buzzed. Is that sad? I'll think of it as triumphant.))
....BATTLE! ::imagine that in John Travolta's voice from Michael::
Wow Aang is scary in the Avatar state. I'd thought the Avatar state was something he'd merge with as his education progressed; I guess now we should assume that it's permanently a separate berserk state that is only to be called upon in emergencies.... not something he'll grow out of.
Wha? They're cutting of their topknots? OMG THEY DID! ... ::curses silent to self:: Fuck, I knew I should have finished Our Cartography before the new season began! Fuck! Now nobody'll believe it was my idea! ...Hm, Iroh's doing it too. But Zuko initiated it. Is he finally wising up? What next?! Does this mean he's turning his back on the Fire Nation? Or is he only acknowledging his own criminal status? And wow, Iroh didn't even speak a word to him about it. I can't wait to hear more exposition on what exactly the hair-cutting means. Obviously there's dishonor attached, but---OMG DOCTOR WHO IS ON!
::10 minutes later:: Okay, commercial. I :heart: Christopher Eccleston. Anyway, as I was saying (wow I'm buzzed), I hope we learn more about this hair-cutting thing. I know it's a big thing of shame in ancient China, but I'd like to know specifically what it means for the Fire Nation, in the context of the series.
Also, ::sob:: the pony-tail is gone! Gone! My days of wonderful Zuko/horse analogies are over! Finished! No more! ::sob:: And that was such a great character metaphor, too...
You know, I really hope this was Zuko's kick in the pants to reality. I mean, I thought the season finale was a kick in the pants to reality, but that's nothing like your own sister lying to you and preying on your trust to take you prisoner. Plus Zuko's got to be thinking about the fact that not only is he an exile now, but he's a wanted outlaw. He's got to be wondering about why Daddy Dearest would do that to him. If this is Zuko's breaking point (and by the ceremonial hair-cutting I assume it is), then we'll have to wait until next episode to see where he's going from this point on.
Speaking of next episodes... eww. Aang/Katara kissing? I hope not. I hope she was talking to an anonymous Earth Kingdom boy, or something. I've learned not to trust promos. Sometime's they're shockingly misleading, especially since the series writers aren't the people who cut the promos.
However, if it is an Aang/Katara thing, then I hope it's delivered like the kiss between Cordelia and Wesley in season 3 of Buffy. Where they kiss and then it's terrible and they can't stand to look at each other and both are horribly embarrassed, and it kills in one moment any chance of a future. Yeah, that would be swell. Because serious-- I'm having real difficulty wrapping my mind around the idea that Katara could feel anything more than sibling affection for a 12 year old. I was a 14 year old girl once, and let me tell you-- as a freshman in high school I'd have rather chewed my own foot off than kiss a 7th grader.
Overall: quite the awesome season premier. Like, seriously awesome. Better than I expected from the promo. I'm going to love Azula's character, I can tell. She's everything Zuko is but better, then subtract a soul. "You lied to me!" / "Like I've never done that before." BWAHAHWHAA.
Total alcohol consumed in the last hour and a half:
-1 shot vodka lemondrop (yummy! finally, a way that makes vodka actually taste good.)
-1.5 shot Southern Comfort and diet coke (like vodka but sweeter)
-1.75 shots combined vodka and Southern Comfort + grenadine + lemon juice + orange-cranberry juice (Ugh! Too much grenadine!)
EDIT: + 1 shot vodka and cranberry juice
...all of which amounts to the most alcohol I've consumed in a single evening since my 21st birthday last March 26th. (doesn't beat it though-- I was so drunk that night.)
HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY!
donna_c_punk, stop putting it off and watch this goddamn show!EDIT: Okay, I know I'm drunk when I start singing along to "Tainted Love" as its used in the Doctor Who series (episode 2, year 5 billion). And oh god, I've got to call my mom too... better do that now...hope I don't sound as drunk as I am... ::1 minute later:: SUCCESS! I totally did not sound drunk at all.
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Date: 2006-03-18 05:51 am (UTC)I don't live in the USA so I'll have to download online. (Note - I am getting the dvds. Not pirating or anything.) Plus, I actually watch the reruns on the local Nickeledeon over here. Would you believe they haven't even shown the Season 1 finale and keep doing reruns. Gah. I cannot be blamed for using Limewire. They drove me to it.
By the way, I checked the katara_zuko LJ community. A lot of grief over the next Season II episode. In a way, makes me glad I decided on a futurefic. Have lots of room to maneuver.
Also (gives Rashaka Appa plushie) - hair can grow back. Them cutting off ponytails means that they no longer concern about keeping their hair all trimmed and such. Yes, we get to see rugged!Zuko and Iroh with more hair. Always a positive side to everything.
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Date: 2006-03-18 08:02 am (UTC)Azula = good ruler.
Zuzu! ::snert:: ::dies yet again from laughter::
Date: 2006-03-18 08:38 am (UTC)A. make Zuko cooler/smarter/more like Iroh (since he's turning over a new leaf now with the hair thing, who knows? the new Zuko might be seriously badass)
B. have Azula do something that ruins my opinion of her leadership skills.
It'd be best if both happened.
...I'm so glad that her character is cool. I wasn't sure she'd be a cool character and now, just one episode in, I already want to see her on screen again. I want to see the heros go up against her.