#examining Jet's role in context of the broader themes of season 2

[nothing-more-than-hot-leaf-juice]

oh, you're DEF a nerd, have these folks read ur meta??? top tier -turtleduck-vibes

okay I’ll be real, I’m kind of proud of my meta and am taking this opportunity to create a masterlist: 

why I think Aang was able to unlock the Avatar State beyond ‘damn this rock hit just the right spot’ + addressing The Northern Air Temple

why the Zuko Burning Toph’s Feet scene was important

Katara and Aang: having absolute power and choosing not to use it

we are getting emo about Aang and Bumi in this chilis

Azula: growing up with conditional love 

Azula. The deal with. What is? (exploring her motivations) 

exploring Azula’s decision to bring Zuko back to the Fire Nation in season 2 

how The Beach foreshadowed Azula’s downfall 

you know what? Ursa left a significant impact on Azula’s self-image and that is a Thing okay

Azula’s relationship with nonbenders and why she pushed everyone away 

what would an Azula ‘redemption’ arc look like? (+ why Zuko’s redemption arc worked and why Azula can’t have the same kind of redemption arc he had) 

why Zuko and Katara’s friendship matters

Iroh’s Impossible Position: exploring his relationship with Zuko versus his relationship with Azula (aka why Ozai is the worst and ruins everything) 

Zuko’s relationship with Iroh in season 2: why he blamed himself for Iroh getting shot in The Chase and why he wasn’t ready to accept unconditional love 

ATLA and the importance of letting people who love you help you

in this house we recognize how much Mai’s betrayal meant to Zuko

Ty Lee and Mai: overcoming fear in favor of love

we need to stop giving Katara so much shit for being mean to Sokka that one time

stop saying Jet didn’t have a redemption arc, Jet 100% had a redemption arc 

Jet and Azula’s parallels: two abandon children 

Zuko and Aang: happy under false identities 

Zuko’s denial (aka the meaning behind “Azula always lies”)

getting emo about Toph and Sokka’s near-death experience in Sozin’s Comet 

Zuko is a bitch and we like him so much 

Sokka and Katara’s arcs 

#god fucking damn why can I write this much bs about avatar but I can't do orgo to save my life #better question #why can I write all this but I can't bring myself to finish the jet meta #anyway I have other essays in my drafts #including a dissection of zuko alone #examining Jet's role in context of the broader themes of season 2 #examining Zuko's progression of firebending and how it parallels aang #examining Toph's arc and how Aang helped her #what Jet and Hama's stories added to ATLA and why they didn't get happy endings #why the ozai confrontation is the best zuko moment #how Zuko's redemption arc is tied to her unfinished goals #why Zuko and Sokka's dynamic works and how their arcs culminate in the boiling rock #holy shit why do I have so much to say there's only 61 episodes of this show #god fucking damn it