#the puppetmaster

[rubydart]

This song put a spell over me.

Animatic for Hama of the Water Tribe, Bloodbender, after she frees herself from the Fire Nation prison.

Music by Jorge Rivera-Herrans - Get in the Water, from EPIC the Musical, song cover by Morgan Clae [Video Description: Get in the water: Hama faces a Fire Nation soldier at the beach under the light of a full moon. Face tired, almost impassive, she tells him to get in the water. Tides so high: She reaches her hand up to the moonlit sky and the waves of the sea around her start to roil. Her actions in time with the music, she threatens and bloodbends the soldier to step closer to the sea. He shouts no, and Hama sends a wall of water up around them. Hama forces him to kneel and sends the water over the soldier, and the final shots are from his POV as the water rises and covers his vision. ]

#bloodbending #atla #avatar the last airbender #the puppetmaster #atla hama #Get in the Water #epic the musical #Animatic #Morgan Clae

[reality-detective]

This video is 10 years old and has never been more relevant than it is today.

• The power of the banks

• Control through TV

• Vaccinations

• Eugenics

• Sleeping sheep

• The spiritual development and how it is prevented as the actual solution!

Everything is controlled including you... Is that how you want to live your life? 🤔

#pay attention #educate yourselves #educate yourself #knowledge is power #reeducate yourself #reeducate yourselves #think about it #think for yourselves #think for yourself #do your homework #do some research #do your own research #ask yourself questions #question everything #mind control #everything iscontrolled #the puppetmaster #save humanity

[die-auster]

I love the idea of a villain from the Water Tribe. I love the idea of a female villain – an old woman, not a young good-looking girl. I love how dark this story is. I love that the ending is not happy. I love how strong and determined and creative Hama is – and how those great qualities turned into craziness.

And this is a commission ;) Is there anyone who is interested too? I would love to draw side characters and rare pairings. They deserve more love and attention.

If you feel like it you can support me on my Ko-fi.

#avatar the last airbender #atla fanart #Hama #Hama from the Water Tribe #The puppetmaster #bloodbending

[charlesoberonn]

"Avatar should have had a Halloween special."

It did!

#avatar #atla #the puppetmaster #avatar the last airbender

[theweeklydiscourse]

Interesting how Hama is sent back to a Fire Nation prison at the end of “The Puppetmaster” when imprisonment was exactly the thing that caused the conflict of the episode. Imprisonment was the cause of the problem, yet was somehow also seen as the most acceptable solution to it. At the end, an inhabitant of the town tells Hama: “You’re going to be locked away forever.” Which cements the idea that the best response to Hama’s transgressions is to lock her up…again.

This is what I mean when I say that Hama’s episode is an example of ATLA’s anti-resistance propaganda. Ultimately, Hama’s senseless violence against random Fire Nation citizens is viewed as more depraved and horrifying than the genocide that was wrought upon the Southern water benders. And before anyone tries to twist my words, I’m talking about what this means NARRATIVELY and the kind of message that it sends as well as the biases it reflects.

In a show where even Fire Nation soldiers and guards get to have moments of humanity, Hama (a victim of genocide and oppression) is treated as a frightening monster whose depravity knows no bounds. Characters who participated in the Fire Nation’s conquering efforts are ultimately seen as worthier of humanity than the characters who were victims of it.

It’s not just that Hama does bad things, it’s that the show portrays her as crazy and villainous for her reaction to the violence she suffered. Hama’s actions still could have been morally wrong, but they could’ve approached the issue in a way that didn’t treat her like a monster and allowed her to be sympathetic.

#hama #the puppetmaster #anti bryke #atla critical #anti resistance propaganda #avatar the last airbender #atla

[juniperhillpatient]

I have such mixed feelings about The Puppetmaster & I have similar mixed feelings about Jet (the episode) though I didn’t talk about that this rewatch because I was too busy being excited to see Jet (the character).

I do love that ATLA’s continued theme is that everyone is complex, even villains & that people can do good things for bad reasons & bad things for good reasons & nothing is black & white. And I’m not totally opposed to the narrative criticism of violence toward civilians in a war particularly because at the end of the day ATLA is a children’s show & it is going to have some simple messages like to be kind - something I think a lot of adult fans forget in our analysis.

However I’m bothered I guess by the way Hama & Jet’s stories…. End? We don’t need to talk about my hatred for Lake Laogai & the way Jet’s death is handled (or not handled) in the aftermath right this second. I have about 8 million posts about that. I want to highlight the way Hama’s story begins & ends.

It really bothers me that Hama’s backstory is fucking BRUTAL. I mean she was the LAST Southern Water Bender. Take that in. Do you ever think of all the water bending moves & forms Katara will never learn or understand the history of fully because that art & knowledge was lost? It was stolen & ripped away along with all those lives. And Hama was tortured in prison for years. And yet. And yet. The story is framed so that what we remember is that blood bending is spooky & evil.

I would have loved if the show just once more showed a situation where bloodbending was necessary & Katara used it to show that this form was important to learn for the story. I would have loved if Hama didn’t have to go back to Fire Nation prison & that’s framed as a good thing.

There are slight modifications to Hama & Jet’s stories that I think would help with the rather insidious message that ends up coming across that victims of colonial violence better be careful so as not to fight back the Wrong Way & be discarded / executed / put away (as they deserve).

#atla rewatch 2024 #Hama #the puppetmaster

[vampirecorleone]

"What I'm about to show you, I discovered in that wretched Fire Nation prison. The guards were always careful to keep any water away from us. They piped in dry air and had us suspended away from the ground. Before giving us any water, they would bind our hands and feet so we couldn't Bend. Any sign of trouble was met with cruel retribution. And yet, each month, I felt the full moon enriching me with its energy. There had to be something I could do to escape. Then, I realized that where there is life, there is water. The rats that scurried across the floor of my cage were nothing more than skins filled with liquid. And I passed years developing the skill that would lead to my escape. Bloodbending. Controlling the water in another body. Enforcing your own will over theirs. Once I had mastered the rats, I was ready for the men. And during the next full moon, I walked free for the first time in decades. My cell unlocked by the very guards assigned to keep me in."

Avatar The Last Airbender Rewatch: The Puppetmaster

#avatar the last airbender #atlarewatch #the puppetmaster #atlaedit #atlagifs #tlagifs #atlaworld #avatarworld #avataredit #avatargifs #airbendersource #zuzuthefirelord #userkataang #usermin #usernaiomy #userbbelcher #gif #mine #made by me #photoset #gifs #gifset #usereevee #usersimone #tvandfilmdaily #dailytvfilmgifs #kataraedit

[thestalkerbunny]

Some of the guys from Horror movies I love seeing growing up. The Grudge, Candyman and The PuppetMaster Series. There used to be a channel I would watch that would just be old B-rated horror movies from the 80s and Kungfu Movies. And that's ALL I would watch when there was nothing good on the Main Horror Channel.

The Grudge was actually the first proper Pg-13 movie I watched on my 13th birthday-despite already having had watched a BUNCH of Rated R horror movies cause Public TV's rating system is fucked (DeadGirl, The Woman, etc...) So it has a place in my heart despite my personal rating of it being an 'pretty okay' movie.

#TSB Draws #Horror Movies #Ju-on The Grudge #The Grudge #PuppetMaster #The PuppetMaster #CandyMan #Candyman 1992 #Blade #Leech Lady #Jester #Tunneler #Pinhead #Toshio #Kayako Saeki #Mar #Horror #Monsters #Slashers

[survival-and-magic]

Things Winnie learned in The Constant.

#Don't Starve #Don't Starve Together #DST OC #DST #Don't Starve OC #Wilson Higgsbury #DS Wilson #collapses #did this all day amid cleaning and easter prep so now im ough. #The Witch #The Gentleman Scientist #The Puppetmaster #a peek at how Winnie came to the constant!!! i want to do more with that so baaaaad #verse: something wicked this way comes

[fanfic-lover-girl]

Southern Raiders AU - Hama, not Jet

I have been reading a few Hama metas here on Tumblr and it made me think:

What if Aang compared Katara to Hama, instead of Jet??

I mean Jet had a change of heart while Hama's story ended with her as a deranged psycho. So it makes more sense for the Hama comparison, especially based on Hama's tragedy and the horror of the Hama encounter still being fresh. It could have been a slip of the tongue by Aang in the moment as he truly fears for the path Katara is taking.

I see Hama as a tragic figure who was so consumed by her trauma and the injustice she suffered that she began hurting others. Hama is Katara's 'cautionary tale'. She could have easily ended up in Hama's place. Broken and hateful.

Aang comparing Katara to Hama would be way more hurtful to Katara. But I think if done right, Sokka and Aang could use that comparison to better express their concern about Katara's revenge quest. Just food for thought. It's just becoming more and more weird that Aang used Jet given how his story ended. And I really hope Hama got help after the war.

#katara #atla aang #atla sokka #atla hama #water tribe genocide #the southern raiders #the puppetmaster #hama deserved better #katara deserved better #atla jet #jet deserved better

[hinaypod]

The Puppetmaster and the Automaton son

(Drawn during our very first Hi Nay Listening Party!)

#hinaypod #hi nay podcast #horror podcast #horror audio drama #queer podcast #Hi Nay Art #Hi Nay #The Puppetmaster #drosselmeyer

[ogden-gossip]

august 28th, 2023

happy first day of classes, ogden !!!

did you think that just because you were off campus, it meant you could get away with keeping secrets ?? i won't complain that you all STILL don't seem to get it, because at least i was ever so entertained by your...ANTICS.

and now you all can be too !!!

SPOTTED THIS SUMMER:

this girl next door indulging far too hard in her girl's nights out. bonus if anyone has any more political-career ending pictures to send in.

this proud elite proudly skiving off at the internship handed to him by his father. can you still put it on your resume if you walked out ??

an exchange student travelled to a location previously unexplored for her - the hospital. though ODing over vacation is hardly treading groundbreaking territory.

it's safe to say this erudite stoner's reputation may take a hit, considering he was dumb enough to get caught sexting someone who was very distinctly not his boyfriend of the time.

a shame this scholarship student's scholarship doesn't have extra money allotted to pay off all the parking tickets he kept racking up over the summer.

this drag along spent all summer dragging themselves to audition after audition but received nary an offer.

could anyone really blame this homegrown hero for needing to go to therapy this summer ?? well....seems like she blames herself.

a puppetmaster found a few new toys to play with - and this spoiled sweet hardly even seems to realize they already had a boyfriend when she was added to the roster.

after losing all her money in a gambling bender with a himbo as her partner, it's no wonder this femme fatale resorted to robbing a truck stop to make up the cash.

a social butterfly who wasn't feeling very social to her almost-baby-daddy. though he was hubristic enough to think he could actually be a father, so who can blame her ??

this trusty sidekick apparently can't be trusted to pick up the phone when his family calls.

a certain wallflower exploring the art of ....de-flowering, you could say.

this bruiser's soft center apparently is soft enough to offer a place to stay to an ex-girlfriend. actually - the understudy did pay for it. way to take center stage this summer.

you know....we're going to have so much FUN now that you're all back on campus with me. i can hardly wait.

xoxo....

#gossip blast #the girl next door #the proud elite #the exchange student #the erudite stoner #the scholarship student #the drag along #the homegrown hero #the puppetmaster #the spoiled sweet #the himbo #the femme fatale #the social butterfly #the hubristic #the trustry sidekick #the wallflower #the bruiser with a soft center #the understudy

[theowritesfiction]

‘The Puppetmaster’

Obviously, as a Katara centric episode I love it, even if it's not at all happy for Katara. Also, it's the closest to horror that this show ever gets, and especially for a kid's show, this was pretty damn metal. The group exchanging spooky stories over a campfire set a really nice tone to the whole episode. Also, Katara definitely has a talent for telling scary stories.

The whole introduction of Hama and the setup of the mystery is just so well done here. Also, I notice that Sokka has completely stopped complaining about the schedule... that was just something for 'The Painted Lady' episode, which was very strange. The double fake-out with Sokka becoming suspicious with Hama right away, and the Gaang discovering her secret... but not realizing that she has more than one secret? Yeah, that was very nicely done.

I'm going to give Aang 20 more Jerk Points for his continued disrespect of Water Tribe culture and cuisine. Take that.

Of course, seeing Katara develop this kind of bond with Hama and becoming so trusting of her was a red flag, but I remember how on my first watch of this episode I really hoped to be wrong about where this was heading. Katara's compassion for Hama and her willingness to learn... I kind of hate the cruel path the episode took. It was like seeing Katara's heartbreak a mile away and not being able to stop it.

Hama's backstory is obviously horrific. She has been in the Fire Nation for 60 years, which is just crazy to think about. The conditions of Hama's imprisonment are some of the worst I have seen or read about in either history books or fiction. (Also, they are pretty much copied by the supposedly 'good' guys, the White Lotus in LoK, go figure) I can't help but admire Hama for her discovery and development of bloodbending. I know we're supposed to be horrified by it, but as someone who loves playing Blood Mage in Dragon Age, I have always been fascinated by this creepy and terrifying concept. Sorry but not sorry for thinking bloodbending is cool.

I'm really not a fan of the creative writing decision to have Hama wreak her revenge on innocent Fire Nation villagers. I think twisting her into this kind of evil monster felt unnecessary and wrong. I think it would have been far more understandable and realistic if she had been terrorizing Fire Nation soldiers, maybe in some nearby military outpost or soldiers on shore leave. Although I understand it would have been harder to set up - or make the Gaang care. And like... is the whole idea of the persecuted becoming the persecutor as soon as they are given the least amount of power unrealistic? Not at all. I've been listening to a podcast about the French Revolution, and this sort of thing happened all the time, resulting in bloody purges with every regime change. But still, I feel like they didn't have to push it so far with Hama, I mean they made her look absolutely deranged evil at the end, I mean just look at this shot, it's so ridiculously over the top.

Hama looks more dehumanized here than they ever showed Ozai to be, and that's just fucked up.

Still, Katara defeating Hama without having to resort to bloodbending was another epic Katara moment. And sure, Katara is forced into using bloodbending and she's horrified by it, but... eh, to me Katara being a bloodbender just makes her even cooler <3

So, do I give Hama Jerk Points for all the horrible things she ended up doing in this episode? I feel like I should, but at the same time I am reluctant to do so. I would feel better giving those points to the writer of this episode. Also, Hama is only ever in this one episode anyway. It doesn't really matter if I give her points or not. :)

Jerk Points for Book 3:

Zuko - 410 Aang – 190  Roku - 100 Hide, Sokka - 80 King Kuei - 60 Toph - 50

#my atla rewatch #atla book 3 #the puppetmaster

[the-badger-mole]

is there an episode of atla that, to you, is flawless or close to it? like you wouldn't change a single thing about it? conversely, if you could rewrite a single episode from the ground up which would it be? either for narrative purposes to make the story better or just for fun cuz you have a cool idea for it?

The Southern Raiders is as close to a perfect episode as ATLA got (and that's actually saying a lot). It was a side plot, but it drove the overall story forward and had great character development. It also gave us The Hug😩👌🏾. Aang (and Sokka's support of Aang) was the worst part of the episode, but he plays a small enough role that I can mostly ignore it, or interpret it in a way that makes more sense.

I've already stated that I hated both the Headband and The Beach, but I don't think either is worth the effort of rewriting. Just scrap them altogether. I guess if I was going to rewrite an episode it would be The Puppetmaster. Hama wasn't treated fairly at all, and frankly, neither was bloodbending or any of the other lessons she taught Katara (that flower trick would have been incredibly useful to Katara for the rest of the war. Don't give me her being sad about some plants dying a bit earlier than expected). I don't know exactly how I would have done it instead, but for sure Hama would have been more upfront about what she wanted to teach Katara to do. I don't know if I would have gone the route of making her more morally grey by only taking Fire Nation citizens that were directly involved in perpetuating the war, or if I would have had Katara be more understanding (though not supportive) of Hama's anger towards the Fire Nation in general. Either way, it wouldn't have ended with Hama being taken back to prison to be tortured some more.

#atla #zutara #The Hug!!!! #the puppetmaster #justice for hama! #hama deserved better!

[shihlun]

Hou Hsiao-hsien on the film set of “The Puppetmaster“ (1993).

#hou hsiao hsien #侯孝賢 #the puppetmaster #戲夢人生 #taiwanese film #taiwan new cinema #taiwanese new cinema #台灣新電影 #1993

[inksandpensblog]

I saw someone in a YouTube comment questioning why Hama didn’t use her bloodbending to end the war and instead stuck to terrorizing average smalltown Fire Nation citizens, and I accidentally connected some dots in my head in an effort to counterargue. So here’s my hypotheses:

Hama was a regular Southern Water Tribe villager who happened to be female and also a waterbender. The southern tribe may have been more progressive than the northern tribe in that they allowed their women to do battle with their waterbending instead of restricting them to just healing (and heck Hama probably had some serious fight-training instead of having to self-teach and may have even been considered a warrior in her own right), but if Sokka’s sexism in the first few episodes of the series is anything to go by then the southern tribe clearly still had some outdated ideas about a “woman’s place” being at home, rather than on the battlefront. Regardless of how Katara might chafe against those confines if faced with them, though, it seems that Hama was perfectly content to remain with the village for the sake of protecting the home front; however, this means that her skillset as far as strategizing and tactics go is better suited to taking out those she perceives as trespassers on “her territory,” and wouldn’t be as applicable towards efforts such as infiltration or storming the capital.

Plus, the whole reason she discovered bloodbending in the first place was because she was desperate, so once she broke out she was probably more concerned with finding food and a defensible shelter and water she wouldn’t have to innovate new forms of bending in order to use. She was exhausted while she honed bloodbending and she would’ve still been exhausted after escaping prison. She needed a break, so it makes sense to me why she wouldn’t think to take out the big, overarching threats of the series at first. As far as why she doesn’t do it later…just because she’s a force to be reckoned with against hapless Fire Nation villagers doesn’t mean she’d fare as well against an alert army of firebenders or a whole palace’s worth of guards. Aside from her needing a full moon at night to access her full potential as a bloodbender, she legitimately might be hesitant to place herself in that environment again, after her experiences in the prison. Plus, there’s what I said earlier about her waterbending experience from before prison priming her to be excellent at defending territory but not so adept at invading enemy territory; it wouldn’t surprise me if it legitimately never crossed her mind that she might be capable of doing something like assassinating Fire Nation leaders.

On top of all that, Hama always makes the whole thing about what the Fire Nation did to HER; even when she talks about how the tribe was harmed or how she wants to pass on her legacy to Katara, it’s always framed as how those things affect HER, not anyone else. She’s not tutoring Katara for Katara’s sake, she’s doing it for her own; she’s avenging her tribe because she wants to, not because she thinks they would’ve wanted her to. She’s very selfish about it all, and I’m not saying whether or not she has the right to be after what she’s been through, nor am I speculating on whether she was always like this or whether it was a mindset she developed during imprisonment, but it would explain why her terrorism is so geographically localized and geared towards self-satisfaction instead of being anything that might truly aid the war effort.

#avatar the last airbender #avatar the legend of aang #atla #the puppetmaster #analysis