This review will consist of a General part, in which I will talk about the experiences I had while watching the episode. For those who don't like to read much, all Negatives and Positives will be put together in short after the General part.
7.8
"Good"
General:
So.. We see Zuko meditating in his room on his ship. Iroh comes in with news about the Avatar that he says Zuko will not like. Zuko says he will control his temper and Iroh tells him that he has no idea where the Avatar is. Zuko becomes furious and looks at the map where the area's where Aang's been spotted are all marked on with lines drawn between them to see which way the Avatar travels. But it's all zig-zagged... Zuko then says that the Avatar clearly is a master of evasive maneuvering. Which is quite funny, because after this scene, we see Sokka holding the same map, asking Aang if he has any idea of where he's going, while they all ride on Appa. xD Aang replies that he knows the place he's looking for is somewhere near water... And since they are flying over the sea Sokka sarcasticly says they must be getting close... lol
So anyway after some argueing between Sokka and Katara about girls and boys, they land on some island, where Aang wants to ride the Elephant Koi fish. But when he does so, he is soon persued by a big Sea creature. Luckily, he escapes. But when he's back on land, he and the others are ambushed by a few warriors who quickly capture them all and take them to the local village.
We learn that the Sea creature is called the Unagi and that this Island is called Kyoshi Island, named after Avatar Kyoshi. Aang and the others are suspected of being Fire nation spies, but they are quickly released after Aang proves he is the Avatar. When Aang performs a little airbending trick, the villagers are very excited, but one of them is really mad of excitement and faints after going crazy! XD really Hilarious to see! XDD
It doesn't take long for the news of the Avatar's presence on Kyoshi Island to reach Zuko's ears. And, not suprisingly, he wants to go there immediately.
Back in the village, Sokka is upset about getting his ass kicked by the earlier warriors, who appeared to be women. He's really funny when he angrily takes some food and eats it.. xD
Aang doesn't understand Sokka's problem. He thinks it's great on Kyoshi Island. Katara warns Aang not to get to comfortable, for being in one place for too long is risky. But Aang likes it too much to be here and tells Katara not to worry.
Sokka goes to the Kyoshi Wariors during their training session and tries to impress the girls with his moves, to feel good about himself again. His attempts all fail though... And he is quickly and humiliatingly defeated by Suki, the leader of the Kyoshi Warriors.
Meanwhile, Aang enjoys his 'celebrity' life in the village and doesn't want to leave when Katara tells him that they should be leaving soon. Sokka goes back to the Suki and apologises for his behaviour and says he would be honoured if Suki would train him. She accepts his apologies and his request to train him, but he has to follow all of their traditions... So, a moment later, Sokka is seen wearing a Kyoshi Warrior outfit and make-up... xD Sokka feels ridiculous but Suki manages to comfort him, telling him that his uniform symbolises bravery and honour. Then Aang walks by and tells Sokka his dress is nice... xD very funny! Anyway, they start training and Sokka learns quickly.
Aang meanwhile tries to impress his fanclub by riding the Unagi, but as he waits for it to show up, his fans get bored and leave. Then Katara shows up telling she was worried about his safety. Katara apologies for pretending not to care about Aang riding the Unagi earlier, and Aang apologises for letting all the attention go to his head. And as Aang swims back towards Katara, the Unagi suddenly shows up. It tries to eat Aang and he is smacked into the water, making him unconscious. Katara saves Aang from the Unagi but has to hide for Zuko, who just arrived on Kyoshi Island with a few members of his crew. After he is gone, Katara bends the water out of Aang's throat, after which he coughs and wakes up.
Sokka's still training with Suki. Suddenly Ojayii, the leader of Kyoshi Island, appears and tells his girls to come quickly, for firebenders are aproaching the village. Sokka tries to tell him he's not a girl but Ojayii is gone already... xD quite funny to see =)
Anyways, as Zuko and his man search for the Avatar in the village, they are attacked by the Kyoshi Warriors and Sokka. All of Zuko's men are easily beaten by the Kyoshi Warriors, but Zuko shows what he's made of. Fighting both Sokka, Suki and some other Kyoshi Warrior at the same time, and winning! With some impressive firebending low kick attacks he manages to stand ground. Then, Aang arrives and he and Zuko fight for a short while.
While they fight.. we hear the AGNI KAI music theme!!! =DDD yaynessss!!!! xDD
Aang manages to defeat Zuko and flies back to Katara, seeing all the houses of the village are on fire. He tells Katara it's all his fault that this village was attacked. Katara says that it's not his fault and convinces Aang that leaving Kyoshi is probably the best option they have now, as Zuko will follow them and leave the village alone.
Back in the 'danger zone,' Suki tells Sokka that there's no time to say goodbye. But Sokka wants to say he's sorry for treating her like a girl, while she is a warrior, to which Suki replies that she is a warrior, but also a girl. She kisses Sokka on his cheek, making him blush. Aww I think they make such a cute couple together! =D
Anyways, Aang and the others make their escape on Appa and as predicted by Katara, Zuko commands his men to move back towards the ship. Aang feels bad about leaving the village this way and jumps off Appa, into the water, where he uses the unagi to extinguish the flames with the beam of water coming out of the Unagi's mouth. While doing this, the Avatar- music theme is heard! Yay! =D
It's really funny to see Zuko and his men sitting all sitting on one rhino, getting wet... xD lol!
After extinguishing the fires, Aang leaps into the air and is caught up by Appa as they fly away.
In short...
Negatives:
This episode does not really reveal anything of the story, not many important things happened. Not really making it boring or something, but it doesn't give you that satisfying feeling after watching it.
Positives:
We got to meet Suki! Yay! xD
It was fun to have the short Agni Kai theme in the episode again, the same goes for the Avatar theme
There were some funny moments in the episode, but maybe less then usual.
Favourite quote(s) of this episode:
[Sokka:] "Do I really have to wear this? It feels a little... girly." [Suki:] "It's a warrior's uniform, you should be proud! The silk thread symbolises the brave blood that flows through our veins, the gold insignia represents the honour of the warrior's heart..." [Sokka:] "Bravery and honour!" [Aang:] "Hey Sokka... Nice dress!"
Favourite quote so far:
[Aang:]"This is Appa, my flying bison." [Sokka:]"Right... And this is Katara, my flying sister..."
My grade for this episode:
This is definitely not one of the better Avatar episodes... The episode was not that important and we didn't really learn anything interesting regarding the characters. The only real development in this episode was Sokka's growing respect towards women. It was fun to watch this episode though, but it didn't give me the usual satisfying feeling I get after watching a good Avatar episode.
After some comparing, I think I will give this episode a 7,8
[NOTE:]
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