Wow. And I thought Season One was good.
Season Two of Avatar builds on a solid foundation, adding another master bender to the crew. Toph cracks me up, she is *seriously* powerful, and she just happens to be blind. Yet the show doesn't feel the need to do the "Look! She's Handicapable!" nonsense that most American animation would do -- thank the dieties.
And for everyone who thought the Earth Kingdom were the good guys? Think again. The dark machinations at the heart of the kingdom are exposed, and some superb voice work by Clancy Brown adds a sinister edge to the Earth King's adviser.
Season Two also adds Zuko's sister as the new "big bad," if you can call her that. She and her two sidekicks are deliciously despicable -- she's lots of fun to hate.
And there are hints of what's to come, and a chance for Aang and his crew to win the war. Maybe.
Not a bad episode in the bunch. Uncle Iroh is, once again, charming and wise, and continues to be my favorite character.
I can't believe they're going to make me wait until July for new episodes.
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