An Important Note from What SHOULD have Happened in Avatar the Last Airbender

Ok, guys, no need for an intro or anything else, just me giving you guys a low down on a few things. I am done with the Sozin's Comet and it is all ready to go, but I want to make a few small requests that I think I've earned.


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Request #1

As you might've imagined, the Sozin's Comet portion of this satire is large. To put it into perspective, the Book 2 finale, combining The Guru and Crossroads of Destiny, was about 20 pages long on the writing program I use. Sozin's Comet is over 150 pages.

Yes. That's a lot.

It's so large, in fact, that I've broken it up into several chapters. Don't worry, they'll all be posted at the same time next week. The reason why I'm doing this is because so many of you are going to comment on so much of it, I figured it'll be easier on everyone if you didn't have to do it all at once.

So, my request to you is that you review each section of Sozin's Comet one part at a time. Please! Please! Do not go onto the next part until you've said what you wanted to about the part you're reading at the moment. Don't worry about me, I'll have plenty of time to respond to everything.


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Request #2

WATCH THE ENTIRE AtLA SERIES AGAIN!

I know I've said it before, but by the time this whole thing is over, you'll be glad you did. This is what I've been warning all of you about. This is going to change the way you view this show forever and you'll be glad you went through it in bliss one last time. So, if you haven't done a marathon run of it already, do it.


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Request #3

Take your time writing your response to the last section of Sozin's Comet.

Most of the chapters of Sozin's Comet are going to be normal for this satire. A scene from the show is going to be set up, someone will point out something weird, and there'll be a humorous conversation about it that may discusses possibilities for it and why those are also weird.

The last part is going to be different. I'll get into more detail later on in this note, but for now, I want you to know that this is the chapter that's going to undo everything about AtLA for you and you guys are all going to want to take the time to go over it again and again to see if I got anything wrong. Right off the bat, I want to tell you that it's all facts and deductions taken straight from the show. I used no comics, no fan theories, no interviews with Mike and Bryan or anyone else, no fanon rules about how the characters act or what their 'history' was; just the show. You DO NOT want to respond to this one right away and then regret forgetting to mention something.

What I recommend is that, before you get to the last part of Sozin's Comet, get up from your seat, stretch, go to the bathroom, get something to drink, and grab a couple really big pieces of notebook paper. I'm serious. As you're reading, take little notes on things you don't agree with and why you don't agree with them. Don't forget also to crossout something if the in-story explanation convinces you of my point of view.

This might be asking a lot, but because of the format for the last part of Sozin's Comet, there's a lot of points that are talked about more than once, brought up again, put on hold, and referenced later. If that already confused you, definitely get the notebook paper. It'll help us both. You'll be able to keep track of what you agree and don't agree with, therefore, not have to write as much to me. And it'll be that much less for me to respond to among the hundreds of pages of responses I get for the last part.


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Request #4

If the response you want to give me about a chapter breaks the character limit for reviews, just send me a private message or two or three. Just make sure the last sentence of your review mentions that you ran out and you'll be sending me a pm.

No elaboration needed. But you may want to do yourself a favor and write your response out in a word program. It'll be easier if you just copy and paste your comments if you're afraid they'll break the limit.


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Request #5

Don't miss the forest for the trees in the last section.

Here's what I mean by that: The last section goes over a lot. However, I didn't want to give you guys some boring essay that's in some standard format that you would fall asleep reading. Instead, it's two AtLA characters having a long and animated conversation. I won't say who, you'll find out. What you'll also notice is that both of them will seem to have selective omniscience.

It'll seem as though both characters were, with few exceptions, always in the right place at the right time to see something, overhear something, read some report, talk to someone about something, etc. You get the idea.

Don't get too hung up about their seemingly infinite knowledge. It's just an excuse I'm using to allow them to have this conversation. I do not actually think that either one of the characters is that in-the-loop about everything.

Once again, pay attention to what the two are saying, don't worry about how they know it. How they know it doesn't matter.


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Request #6

In the last part, take my word that if something happened in an episode, it happened.

I don't mean just blindly take everything I say as true. Argue it and analyze it if you'd like. What I mean is that I don't want to have to interrupt this section at all with a pair of bolded brackets that tell you to watch whichever episode the characters are talking about. If I did, it'd be happening every two or three paragraphs.

So, for example: If I say a pickle was in Sokka's lap during events that happened in Tales of Ba Sing Se and he started planning Aang's death because of it; argue the fact that he was planning Aang's death, believe me though that a pickle was in his lap.


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Request #7

Last one.

There's going to be more chapters after Sozin's Comet, so stick around for the third and final special treat.

You guys know how I do things, so this should come as no surprise. However, I just want to make sure you all remember. I'd hate for you to think that I wasn't going to do anything after Sozin's Comet and then you miss out on a chance to participate in the special treat. Yes, it will be a reader-participation treat.


That's all the requests, so, as I say:

That's all for today, folks. Hope you enjoyed it and be sure to join us next week for Book 3: Chapter 18, 19, 20, 21 & the last day you'll look at AtLA the same way again.

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