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!
Iroh is here to drink tea and kick ass
and he's all out of tea…
oh fuck oh fuck oh fuck Ba Sing Se
I HAVE WATCHED THIS LIKE TEN TIMES AND I STILL CANNOT HANDLE IT AT ALL
It took me WAY TOO LONG to realize that Iroh's bending is so badass because of the comet.
DRAGON OF THE WEST BITCHES
Iroh and Jeong Jeong are tripping on Sozin's Comet power?
IROH HAS ALL THE POWER OF THE UNIVERSE IN HIS NOSE RIGHT NOW
hot Damn Iroh!
Azula, you are not handling this well 😐
You're not looking so hot, Azula.
Oh geez, Iroh, please don't sneeze.
Yes, he is FLYING LIKE HE'S GOT A JET PACK.
wheeeeeeeeee Iroh is so bamfy
"But, I'm Li"
"So who's banished?"
*shrug*
AZULA LOOK AT YOUR LIFE LOOK AT YOUR CHOICES. :(:(:(
HOLY SHIT IROH. HOLY SHIT
This whole attack is amazing!!
Attack of the old people! Leadworth in Amy's Choice doesn't seem nearly so ridiculous in concept now, does it?
I always look at the weird things during the serious scenes
Azula has some nice hair, y'all
And that is a nice robe
Even in the midst of overloading, she is still lookin sharp, if not particularly smart.
*Too busy watching the city invasion to comment coherently*
YES YES YES GO ORDER OF THE WHITE LOTUS. FREE BA SING SE!
JESUS FUCKING CHRIST IROH.
comet-fueled firebending is awe-inspiring
[AZULA sits on her throne, looking quite insane. The DAI LI enter.]
AZULA: Do you know what time it is?
DAI LI: Uh…no?
AZULA: It's time for you to get BANISHED! (laughs, deranged.)
DAI LI: But, but, what did we do!
AZULA: It's what you didn't do! I specifically asked you to get me some sour gummy worms. and do you know what you got me?
DAI LI: No?
AZULA: Sour Patch Kids! You are banished! GET OUTTA MY PALACE, TRAMP!
oh by the way I got all these lines from this stupidly awesome Sozin's Comet parody.You should check it out, but it has SPoilers! so maybe bookmark it. http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5711082/1/Sozins_Vomi…
IT STARTS!!!!
Pakku's like "CALM DOWN, LET ME DOUSE YOUR FIRES"
Wow, I guess those breathing exercise ARE that important xD Iroh, you cannot cease to amaze us
Wow, I guess those breathing exercises ARE that important xD Iroh, you cannot cease to amaze us
WHY IS EVERYONE ON THIS SHOW SO BADASS IT IS AWESOME.
Nyeeeeeeeeeeeeee Iroh!!!
Shit, Sozin's comet really DOES make Firebenders stronger. This does not bode well for Aang.
Aang can firebend too, you know, but yeah I get your point.
Aang's a firebender too…
Going against the most powerful Firebender on the planet.
It's like saying you have a chance against an atomic bomb because you have an M-80.
This is basically the most badass thing I have ever or will ever see.
Also, Pakku reminds me of a koy fish with his mustache like that O_0
EPIC WATERBENDING <3
JEONG JEONG IS FLYING
COOLEST BATTLE EVER.
Order of the White Lotus spinoff PLEASE!
HE'S FLYING. OMG.
FIRE FROM HIS FEET!!!
Aaand here's Iroh and the Order kicking serious butt in Ba Sing Se, hooray. JEONG JEONG CAN FLY
The sound effects for the comet-amplified Fire Bending just….CHILLS, seriously…
OMG OMG OMG OMG 😀
YES! The mirror scene! Fave scene for reals.
Oh man this scene is so uncomfortable.
Go Jeong Jeong!
OHAI URSA
*cue Twilight Zone music*
I want this music. I WANT
OHHH YEAAAHHH!!! Iroh is a badass!
Oh god this part… D:
HE IS FLYING WUT.
Pretty much as Azula did a few episodes ago. Powerful firebenders can use fire to "fly" like rockets.
I get it. I just commented because it was so epic to see.
OH GOD GET READY FOR SOME TEARBENDING!
Comet time.
Fucking hell, Iroh. AND FLYING JEONG-JEONG HOVERING LIKE A BOSS.
Awesome old guys being awesome? YES PLEASE.
Aaannnd….hallucinations.
Or ARE they?
DIE HAIR. DIE!!!!!
disturrrrrrbing!
oh, Azula. 🙁 🙁
THIS MUSIC MAKES MY HAIR STAND ON END OMG THE HIGH SCREECHING NOTES AND SHE'S SEEING HER MOTHER OMG
… This scene is really, really scary.
UGH THIS SCENE WITH AZULA HALLUCINATING HER MOTHER.
SO HARD TO WATCH.
OH GODS.
Azula, what are you doing to your hair!
And is she hallucinating her mother? ::sadness::
Oh gosh, now she's hallucinating Ursa. The Infinite Sadness.
Ursa?!
I've threatened my hair with doom so many times…
Azula is hallucinating.
woah! azula in the mirror…chills!
HAIR, IT'S TIME TO FACE YOUR DOOM.
what the fuck. WHAT THE FUCK!!!!!
Indeed.
And Azula doesn't even sound surprised to see her.
Oh dear. This scene. *sads*
Azula is having a little breakdown here…
NOOO Azula's hair! And she's… hallucinating her mother and generally showing signs of mental breakdown. Poor Azula.
"What are you doing here?"
I'm always here. I mean, I am part of your subconscious… oh wait…
Piandao on ice!
I actually hurt for azula here…she needs a hug.
So the Order of the White Lotus has two master firebenders, one master earthbender, one master waterbender, and one badass guy with a sword.
Yeah, I wouldn't cross them.
Order of the White Lotus taking back Ba Sing Se is so epic.
Azula even banishes her hair.
"All your life you've used fear to control people."
D:
Ursa be throwing those daggers right there. "No, I love you."
OMG THIS SCENE
It's so good. Chills man.
Azula, oh Azula.
The scene in front of the mirror is one of the most tragic and haunting scenes in the series. Although Azula has been a villain (and a horrible human being – although brilliant villain) for the past 2 seasons. Her breakdown here is really tragic and makes me feel so much sympathy for Azula. Her messed up upbringing with Ozai messed her up almost as much as Zuko, but she didn't get the same chances to redeem herself and… it's just quite tragic.
AZULAAAAAAAA =(
The hallucination always creeps me out.
"You think I'm a monster"
"Trust is for fools, fear is the only reliable way"
"I love you Azula, I do"
=(
"What a shame. You always had such beautiful hair." *wibble*
Azula really shouldn't have cut her bangs like that.
Hey Ursa! I'm sorry that you are only a figment of your daughter imagination. She's currently having a breakdown. And I actually feel some pity for her.
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So is it alright to call Azula crazy now?
no
When Iroh said that Azula was crazy, I think he actually meant it. Azula is actually crazy, she actually has phycological problems
not the point – "crazy" is a slur, which is why people criticize that line
Ursaaaaaa. She's been in Azula's mirror all this time…
Creepy and sad.
Azula, that will be sever years of bad luck. Starting…now!
I wonder if that conversation was something the two of them had in the past. Where Ursa comforts Azula, telling her she loves her.
"No. I love you, Azula. I do." ALL THE CREYS.
I don't even know how to feel about Azula after that scene.
So…much…fire… o_o
FUUUCK OZAI IS SCARY
This scene. THIS SCENE >_<. It's my second favorite scene. Oh Azula. I actually feel sorry for her. Poor messed up kid. Oh God. And then she goes for her hair. Which is pitch perfect, actually. One of the first things girls go for during emotional breakdowns is their hair, generally.
one of her first scenes had a criticism that 'one hair was out of place'
Yes. This.
Every time I get really, really upset I go straight for my hair, though I yank at it, I don't chop it.
Ha, I have a tradition of getting a haircut every time a relationship ends. BREAKUP HAIRCUT.
From my experience with mental breakdowns, hers is very realistic (and respectful).
"Azula, I love you."
"That can't be! That's impossible!"
OZAI WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU?!
Azula breaking down — makes me cry. SHIT THIS IS SO SAD AND WRONG AND BAD.
Oh my god, STOP BURNING THINGS!!!
This, right here, is one of my favorite scenes of the show.
I freakin PITY AZULA. How did that happen?!
0.0 WHAT ARE YOU DOING OZAI?!
Aang has to fight that!?
OMINOUS MUSIC!
BURNING DOWN THE EARTH KINGDOM!
ALL HOPE LOST!
AND THEN SUDDENLY0
BIG DAMN HEROES AANG!
YEEEEEEHAAAAAW!
oh my god what the fuck HOLY SHIT
Momo just flew offscreen.
SHIT IS NOW REAL!!!
Shoo Out The Clowns, as TvTropes says.