First impressions aren’t always right. Any time I need to remind myself of this, I think of my initial reactions to Avatar: The Last Airbender. If I had never given the show a second chance (or, more accurately, if I hadn’t been visiting friends while they were watching a couple of episodes), I would have continued to believe that the show was merely “okay” and might have missed out on what is now one of my favorite TV shows of the past decade.
A brief reminder: I’m going to be covering one episode of the series in detail. Spoilers abound and if you haven’t seen this episode or any of Avatar yet, you aren’t doing yourself any favors by reading the article instead. It’s your call, but I strongly recommend you see the episode before you read any further.
