OH GOD IT HAS FINALLY ARRIVED. In celebration of reaching the final episode of Avatar: The Last Airbender, let’s all have a giant party and watch all four parts of “Sozin’s Comet” at the same time. The Avatar liveblog WILL SURELY BE THE BEST PARTY YOU ATTEND ON THE INTERNET THIS MONTH.
I am legit sad this is ending. 🙁
(I know I am using images from the Invasion of the Black Sun, but that’s because I refuse to Google image search this episode. NO SPOILERS.)
The Avatar series finale liveblog will occur at 11:00am PDT on July 9th, 2011. Please consult a world clock to learn what time this is relative to you!
If this is your very first liveblog on Mark Watches, the rules are very simple. At precisely 11:ooam PDT, start your DVD/Netflix/other means copy of “Sozin’s Comet.” Use the comments as your own personal space to comment the hell out of the episode. Think of it as an online chat room of sorts! Except we are all unified in MIND-BLOWING AWESOMENESS.
ABOUT SYNCHING ISSUES: Only Netflix skips all three of the intros/’Previously On…’ segments. So in order to stay in sync, the lovely Echinodermata gave this simple way for us to keep on track!
We will be synching with the WHITE TITLE CARDS for this. So, at 11am, we’ll all press play from THIS screen, though obviously with the right card:
Given that each part is about 25 minutes long, here’s the schedule. At the time listed, we will press play from the white title card denoting that chapter, skipping the opening credits if you are not watching via Netflix:
Chapter 1: 11:00am PDT
Chapter 2: 11:30am PDT
Chapter 3: 12:00pm PDT
Chapter 4: 12:30pm PDT
This will allow 4-5 minutes of episode switching, potty breaks, tea gatherings, and foraging of potato babies.
I will post a review of the series finale on Monday, July 11th at my normal time. And then stuff will happen. You’ll see. For now, that’s the set schedule. (PS: I’ll post the details for the A Very Potter Sequel liveblog tomorrow morning. That takes place at the same time this upcoming Sunday!)
Happy watching! Can’t wait to party with all of you!
OMG ZUKO'S SMALL SMILE AS HE SITS TO WAIT TEARING UP SO MUCH RN
"I'm going to pretend I didn't pretend to hear that."
'I'm going to pretend I didn't pretend to hear that.'
Momo's talking again!
i'm going to pretend i didn't pretend to hear that.
Box of tissues: On stand-by.
I'm going to pretend I didn't pretend to hear that. XD
They don't keep telling you you "have to do it", Aang, jeeze.
AAAAHHHHHH AN AIRBENDING AVATAR.
Momo said some very unkind things!
Spiderfly caught in its own web?
I'm going to pretend I didn't pretend to hear that.
SPIDERFLY
"Even the life of the tiniest spider-fly trapped in its own web." One of my favorite "throwaway" lines in Avatar.
Yangchen! I kind of really really love her.
Spiderfly? Weird combo creature.
Yanchen is a pretty hardass Avatar.
OMG another airbender.
Previous air bender! *flails*
"I'm going to pretend I didn't pretend to hear that."
Bumi's been rubbing off on Aang.
SpiderFly caught in it's own web. Holy condundrum of a paradox Batman!
yangchen is my fav 🙂
Aang, they are not telling you to kill Ozai. They're saying you need to make a decision, and stick to it. Whatever that decision is, you have to stick to your guns, and you can't wimp out and let things happen, you have to intervene.
FUCK YES FUCK YES,
Well, Roku pretty much implied it, same with Kyoshi.
Fffuuuuu site is loading slow and I keep getting 503 errors
lol a spiderfly! Caught in its own web!
spiderfly caught in its own web? Want. To. See. Now
Yayyyy, Avatar Susan!
Haaaa, is that a fandom-wide thing?? I thought it was just my friends.
Poor Aang seems to get the most difficult job as an Avatar. The waterbending avatar lived in a time of peace, his biggest trouble was more of a personal thing. Tough luck Aang
Wind nomad avatar Yanchen, finally an avatar aang can relate to… or can he?
And I totally love how the Air Nomad Avatar calls Aang out on putting his own needs above the world's.
I love that Avatar YangChen tells Aang that the Avatar is bound to the world.
do avatars alternate sex as well as kingdom?
I think it might go girl!Air, boy!water, g!earth, b!fire and then switches so it'll go b!air, g!water, b!earth, g!fire. But that's just a guess for how they could have even numbers of Avatars sex wise across the Avatars and elements.
Why are all the awesome older ladies all past Avatars?
More importantly why are there no awesome old ladies in Old People Camp?
OOOOMMMG SPIRITUAL SACRIFICE. OMG
The Zuko/Iroh reunion makes me tear up EVERY SINGLE TIME.
Aaaannddd…there we go! THAT is one of my favorite moments in the series. It gets me every time. Oh, Iroh and Zuko! Hugs and crescendos!
But she had enough affection for him to keep his betrothal necklace…
I actually like Avatar Yangchen. She seems cool.
<img src="http://fc01.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2010/303/a/f/cosplay_avatar_yang_chen_by_hawktnz-d31sj8c.jpg">
FUCK YEAH YANG CHEN <3
Ridiculously awesome
Iroh totes forgives you Zuko, so stop crying because it is making me tearbend like a master!
TO PROTECT THE WORLD FROM DEVASTATION
TO UNITE ALL PEOPLES IN ALL FOUR NATIONS
TO UPHOLD THE GOODNESS OF TRUTH AND LOVE
TO EXTEND YOUR REACH TO THE STARTS ABOVE
AANG!!
"Aang will speak with past Avatars that are NOT Avatar Roku."
You got that prediction right Mark.
BEST PART BEST PART BRB TEARBENDING
Oh gosh… this scene. I will never not cry at this reunion.
srsly.
already tearing up guys.
NO, ROKU AND AANG WERE BOTH DUDES. I THINK IT'S RANDOM.
HOW DID I NOT THINK ABOUT THAT.
I think it's alternating gender within each element.
EG: Last air avatar was a female, so Aang is male, last water avatar was male, so next water avatar is female.
OH GOD THIS PART
ALL THE TEARS. ALL OF THEM
Oh my god, here we go *tries not to cry*
Am I the only one who thinks Iroh just faked being asleep?
ZUKO IROH REUNION TEARS FOREVER. AW ZUKO DON'T CRY. HIS VOICE OMG.
Most heartwarming scene in the series. No doubt.
ZUKO YOU ARE MAKING ME TEARBEND
No, I don't think so; the boy/girl order seems random.
ZUKO/IROH OMG THE TEARS! THIS IS MY FAVORITE SCENE IN ALL OF AVATAR.
If so, the firebender before Yangchen is a crossdresser.
Zuko and Iroh reunion. I HAVE SO MANY EMOTIONS
So Mark? NOW, is my favorite scene in the series. I think you can tell why.
~Reunion~
(*sobbing*)
Roku was a male, and Aang was a male. What do you think?
i think the ember island aang is the ~real~ avatar
Awww…Iroh just grabs Zuko and hugs him! ILU Iroh, forever!
IROH'S AWAKE
And he hugs Zuko without a word and I CRY SO HARD
Best scene in the series, IMO.
omg MOST HEARTBREAKING, INCREDIBLE, WONDERFUL, BEAUTIFUL THING IN THE SERIES. Zuko's tears….Iroh's VOICE…oh god…oh….GOD. That HUG.
TEARING UP
SO MANY TEARS
CRYING CRYING CRYING FOREVER.
I'm all teary eyed, seriously!
ALL THE TEARS
Epic reunion is beatiful and epic, y/y/y/y??
WELL THERE ARE THE TEARS.
You know the last post, where you asked us what our favorite scene was, and so many said that it was in the finale? Hands up everyone who thought of THE REUNION
YEAH KINDA
hahaaaaa we are all so predictable <3
The reunion scene is the best SAD scene (except maybe for Iroh's Tale) but my favorite HILARIOUS scene is still coming up!
*raises hand*
Iroh/Zuko reunion is probably my FAVORITE FUCKING THING ever in this whole series. omg I love them both! ALL THE HUGS FOR ZUKO.
AND I AM DEAD NOW.
CRYING THIS HUG IS SO TOUCHING
HE LOVES YOU ZUKO, HE LOVES YOU
If that were the case, Aang would be a girl, wouldn't he?
i got way too excited about lady avatars:(
It would have been cool if Aang's mentor was a wise old woman. They could have stuck with the male-female theme as well that way.
I am legitimately crying, not even just tearing up
MOST EMOTIONALLY SATISFYING HUG IN THE HISTORY OF EVER
ALL THE HUGS.
OH GOD
OH GOD
I AM CRYING HERE! D:
BEST MOMENT. EVER.
HUG IT OUT.
MY CRIES!
I AM SUCH A SAP
This is making me tearbend
BRB TEARBENDING
There are girl avatars, but it's not girl-boy-girl-boy. The Avatar before Aang was a man.
OMG THE SCENE WITH IROH AND ZUKO!
TEARS! I AM TEARBENDING!!
Iroh crying while Zuko apologizes while his back is turned! The hug! THE TEARS! ENDLESS TEARS.
"I was never angry with you. I was sad because I was afriad you lost your way"
It's truly a beautiful scene.
Cried so hard the first time I watched this part, and it always brings a tear to my eye!
"I was not angry with you. I was only afraid you had lost your way." SOBBING UNTIL THE END OF TIME. SO BEAUTIFUL !
Dis Music. It filly my heart with awesome and gushiness.
ALL THE TEARS
T_________T
HE WAS JUST AFRAID YOU'D LOST YOUR WAY, ZUKO
<3
That's all Iroh needed to hear, now stfu and hug him back Zuko ;_;
*wibble* OH GOSH MY HEART
HUGS! HUGS FOR EVERYONE!
Iroh is too kind. :')
IROH! 😀
God, when Zuko's voice starts cracking… *my creys*
*not gonna cry not gonna cry not…gonna…BAWWWWWW <3*
OH THE TEARS.
AND THE ISLAND IS A LIVING CREATURE.
Sucks to be you Aang. If you were a normal Monk, then yes, you could live a life of devotion and peacefulness. But you are the Avatar. You have a hard and painful life and must make sacrifices.
Mark, you asked what our favorite scene was – well this is it for me. The hug Iroh gives Zuko. It's perfection.
I want to hug Iroh too…
AHHHHHHHHHH GREATEST REUNION EVER
Were those doves again?
Iroh! Just so happy to see Zuko again and that he found his way.
'It wasn't that hard Uncle. You have a pretty strong scent'