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[vivien]

We saw Dark Knight and the last Avatar tonight. I appreciated the former; it was well done, but not necessarily enjoyable for me, if you get what I mean. , but the violence was tough for me, and the Joker actually shook me up a bit (and I don't get shaken up much). It was well-acted and well-done, though, and bleak like Batman should be. I think my favorite parts revolved around Michael Caine and Morgan Freeman, though. I was dismayed at all the young kids at the movie. Parents are freaking out of their minds.

Avatar, on the other hand, was delightful, and I'm glad we watched it after the movie. We have been sold on the "Zutara" ship, and Anime Girl literally had a fit at the conclusion. There was stomping and yelling. I assured her that that is why we have fanfic, to write endings we like better. Ah, the agony of shipper's heartbreak. She is now in a prickly porcupine mood, but that does not deter from my happy buzz. Zuko - wow. What an amazing character. The part where he reunited with Iroh made us all go "AWWWW YAY!" That was my favorite part, I think. Toph rocks - literally. Aang's arc was also happy-making; the seeking to not destroy being a balm after Dark Knight. I will miss this show quite a lot.

I have to show everyone Dr. Horrible next, I liked the sucker punch of the ending, cliche of the winsome girl's death aside (although I don't see that kind of thing as misogynistic as much as an overused trope that works to jumpstart revengeful types' character development), and I was left wanting more. It was an interesting character study complete with jaunty tunes.

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[jaina.livejournal.com]

I like Zutara (though I only ACTIVELY ship Sokka/Suki, so you can imagine how happy I am there) and I thought it worked because, like you said, Aang is SO young it could easily fade into deep friendship, and they gave us a lot of character chemistry between Katara and Zuko. So it works.

[vivien]

Sokka/Suki is adorable. I hope they live happily ever after, for sure.

I think I will write a "ten years later" ficlet for poor Anime Girl. Give her a happy Zutara ending.