The Blue Spirit Redux - This one didn't do a whole lot for me. I liked Aang's note about what he'd rather be doing back on the ship (did Gyatso get swapped with Iroh?) but otherwise it didn't feel like I learned anything significant about the characters. And did Zuko leave the frogs behind? If he did, it was unclear.
Above it All - Nothing to say since the first reviewer said it better.
War Games - Short and cute. I liked how Sokka figured out how to exploit Toph's limitations in order to defeat her. After reading "Above it All", though, I can't help but think about how Toph must feel inside.
Mechanical Marvels - Interesting insight into Yagoda, both in her role as a healer and as someone affected by the NWT's sexism.
The Shadow Falls - Interesting take on Ty Lee. It really dug up the terror we saw Azula visit on Ty Lee in "Return to Omashu"; how Azula effing crushes Ty Lee when she tries to quietly resist Azula's orders.
Hands and Feet - Nice Ty Lee/Zuko moment.
To Become - I once wrote a lone one-shot about Kyoshi's life that got torpedoed for me by a reviewer's comment. He pointed out that Kyoshi was 42 when she killed Chin, which raised the question of what she was doing in all those years before he rose up and claimed his empire. I figured there were two possible solutions: either Kyoshi chose not to interfere with the civil war until Chin threatened her home village, or she didn't start training as the Avatar until well after the customary age of 16.
With Her - And then, at the end of everything, they split up and move far away from each other.
Humming - I got nothing for this one.
Pieces - I dig post-war Iroh/Azula stuff. Nice to see them vaguely normal with each other, with full understanding of who and what the other person is.
Editing Out - A neat summation of the difference in Ty Lee's and Mai's outlooks on life. Ty Lee runs away, forgets, and starts over anew. Mai sticks with her lot in life and manages the best she can.
She Bends - A nice little bit of crack yuri for Toph. The line about bending rocks and the Moon was a good Toph-ish boast.
Back to Normal - Chopped up ostrich-horse for food! Good imagery. I can't think of another Zuko/Song reunion fic that deals with the original stolen ostrich-horse.
Left - Playful Ty Lee yuri. Nice to see her paired with someone besides Azula. Even having written TyZula, I generally agree with your assessment of their relationship in the other comment. It's something that either has to be brutally dark or outright comedic. Middle-of-the-road Gen TyZula falls into the pot hole of Ty Lee being frightened of Azula in canon.
Stop Spinning - Good Mai drabble. A lot of post-war Mai stuff either ignores her reaction to changes in Zuko or uses it as a springboard for breaking them up. Combined with "Editing Out", this gives the sense of Mai being inwardly desperate that everything will work out if she stays.
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Date: 2011-04-19 06:49 pm (UTC)The Blue Spirit Redux - This one didn't do a whole lot for me. I liked Aang's note about what he'd rather be doing back on the ship (did Gyatso get swapped with Iroh?) but otherwise it didn't feel like I learned anything significant about the characters. And did Zuko leave the frogs behind? If he did, it was unclear.
Above it All - Nothing to say since the first reviewer said it better.
War Games - Short and cute. I liked how Sokka figured out how to exploit Toph's limitations in order to defeat her. After reading "Above it All", though, I can't help but think about how Toph must feel inside.
Mechanical Marvels - Interesting insight into Yagoda, both in her role as a healer and as someone affected by the NWT's sexism.
The Shadow Falls - Interesting take on Ty Lee. It really dug up the terror we saw Azula visit on Ty Lee in "Return to Omashu"; how Azula effing crushes Ty Lee when she tries to quietly resist Azula's orders.
Hands and Feet - Nice Ty Lee/Zuko moment.
To Become - I once wrote a lone one-shot about Kyoshi's life that got torpedoed for me by a reviewer's comment. He pointed out that Kyoshi was 42 when she killed Chin, which raised the question of what she was doing in all those years before he rose up and claimed his empire. I figured there were two possible solutions: either Kyoshi chose not to interfere with the civil war until Chin threatened her home village, or she didn't start training as the Avatar until well after the customary age of 16.
With Her - And then, at the end of everything, they split up and move far away from each other.
Humming - I got nothing for this one.
Pieces - I dig post-war Iroh/Azula stuff. Nice to see them vaguely normal with each other, with full understanding of who and what the other person is.
Editing Out - A neat summation of the difference in Ty Lee's and Mai's outlooks on life. Ty Lee runs away, forgets, and starts over anew. Mai sticks with her lot in life and manages the best she can.
She Bends - A nice little bit of crack yuri for Toph. The line about bending rocks and the Moon was a good Toph-ish boast.
Back to Normal - Chopped up ostrich-horse for food! Good imagery. I can't think of another Zuko/Song reunion fic that deals with the original stolen ostrich-horse.
Left - Playful Ty Lee yuri. Nice to see her paired with someone besides Azula. Even having written TyZula, I generally agree with your assessment of their relationship in the other comment. It's something that either has to be brutally dark or outright comedic. Middle-of-the-road Gen TyZula falls into the pot hole of Ty Lee being frightened of Azula in canon.
Stop Spinning - Good Mai drabble. A lot of post-war Mai stuff either ignores her reaction to changes in Zuko or uses it as a springboard for breaking them up. Combined with "Editing Out", this gives the sense of Mai being inwardly desperate that everything will work out if she stays.