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Ok minor detail but ...

So I noticed in A:TLA, and it’s carried over in LoK, that Airbenders always seem to have an advantage in a fight. And at first, it felt like plot armour, particularly in A:TLA.

But when Aang fought Bumi, he lost most of that advantage. And I realised that this wasn’t just plot armour. Someone had sat and worked it out: nobody has had to fight Airbenders for generations. 

None of the other nations have had to train to face them, or practised sparring with them, or anything. Apart from Bumi, no bender in the show has ever even met an airbender before Aang comes along. And in LoK, for the most part people still haven’t. We never see fights between those who have (for e.g. we never see Tenzin and Lin fight); when Korra and Tenzin use airbending, its a unique fighting style that people aren’t trained to manage.

It’s a really small detail, and it fundamentally works to give the heroes an advantage (and make up for Aang’s young age and lack of combat experience), but I love how it’s an advantage in combat for completely logical reasons.

The detail in these shows is amazing. 

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Me: *Removes my cat from my lap to do something else.*

My cat: Father is…evil? Father is unyielding? Father is incapable of love? I am running away. I am packing my little rucksack and going out to explore the world as a lone vagabond. I can no longer thrive in this household.

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Ok but Zuko using the knowledge he acquired during his banishment to help him as the Fire Lord. Like making small talk with Earth Kingdom dignitaries about their local foods that he enjoyed and even misses. Like having in-depth conversations with his captains about sea currents and navigation. Like, in the middle of a meeting with several high-ranking naval officials, pointing out flails in security, like how a person can cling to a Fire Nation ship for hours at a time, or climb aboard using hatches on the upper decks, or disguise themselves as a lower ranking guard with easily accessible spare armour….

Though none of his experiences can prepare Zuko for the long, awkward silence that comes after he admits to doing or at least knowing something illegal and/or completely buck wild

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An illustration of how the 5th century BCE Erechtheion on the Athenian acropolis may have looked with its original paintwork.

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Viking dresses by Savelyeva Ekaterina

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“being gay isn’t just about having sex” but also sex and physical intimacy is an important part of my sexuality as a gay man and gay sex is a beautiful thing and we should defend people’s right to have gay sex because it’s cool and fun and healthy

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a dead body has been found in the dr who fandom bathroom at tumblr university

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Smol bean ✨🌊

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happy late bday, here’s my attempt at drawing the only pjo character to ever exist ✍️

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take my quiz if you want to feel sad about yourself

there are ten results, all colours, and no pop culture questions whatsoever.

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obligatory annual percy drawing

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Honestly, I don’t know if I’d be that nice to plush-me but it’s nice to think about...

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Wall•E and Eve have the same dynamic as Connecticut Clark and Malfina.

I really don’t know how to explain myself.

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anyone else get embarrassed when their self indulgent daydreams are like too self-indulgent? like oh jeez the telepaths are going to judge me

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when i was in middle school our teachers told us that you can't "make up" hours of sleep after not getting enough, and i thought that meant that if i didnt get enough sleep one night i would be tired for the rest of my life. and then i was