The Nuance of Avatar's 'The Puppetmaster'

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Practice critical thinking and get your facts from a source you can trust by subscribing through my link https://ground.news/sloanstowe to get 40% off unlimited access with the Vantage Subscription or get started with the Pro-Plan for less than $1/month. In this video essay, I analyze Avatar: the Last Airbender's 'The Puppetmaster', in terms of character, subtext, intertextuality, themes, and narrative structure. Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sloanstowe Check out my Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sloanstowe Art by: https://www.instagram.com/joyblivion Chapters: 00:00-02:04 atla intro + spoilers 02:05-02:48 writers room 02:49-03:50 appearance vs reality 03:51-04:44 Puppetmaster recap 04:45-07:37 deliberate oversights 07:38-09:31 witch allusions 09:32-10:45 ground news sponsor 10:46-12:33 witch allusions pt 2 12:34-14:16 hansel and gretel 14:17-17:38 subtext and implications 17:39-19:39 jumpscare structure 19:40-22:45 emotional core 22:46-23:07 acting spotlight 23:08-24:39 jet parallels 24:40-27:19 katara + hama 27:20-29:29 hama’s significance 29:30-31:44 katara’s arc Sources: Big thank you to https://www.sneezypeasy.tumblr.com (Didn’t end up using their script clippings, but through them, I learned the episode was originally titled “The Dark Side of the Moon”! https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/a-brief-history-of-the-salem-witch-trials-175162489/ https://www.tamuc.edu/tamuc-history-professor-busts-myths-about-the-salem-witch-trials/ https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/learn/histories/eight-witchcraft-myths/ Grimm, Jacob, et al. Grimm's Fairy Tales. New York, Sterling Pub. Co, 2009. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/02/25/black-women-history-burned-at-stake/ https://www.history.com/news/were-witches-burned-at-the-stake-during-the-salem-witch-trials https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/articles/201912/8-truths-about-intuition https://www.apa.org/monitor/mar05/misfires https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/intuition https://www.apa.org/monitor/mar05/misfires https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/articles/201912/8-truths-about-intuition https://www.bcg.com/publications/2014/strategy-hansel-gretel-lessons-managing-crisis.aspx https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/76598/Traditional-Tales-of-Brothers-Grimm-Are-Big-in-Japan#:~:text=KASSEL%20Grimm's%20Fairy%20Tales%20are,also%20adorn%20adult%20bedside%20tables. https://www.neh.gov/humanities/2015/marchapril/feature/how-the-grimm-brothers-saved-the-fairy-tale https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/27/edited_volume/chapter/1184284 https://researchportal.scu.edu.au/esploro/outputs/journalArticle/Australian-elite-leaders-and-intuition/991012820835502368?institution=61SCU_INST#file-0 https://www.kidsacademy.mobi/printables/hansel-gretel/ https://www.englishwsheets.com/hansel-gretel-1.html https://www.inquiringmindoftheenglishteacherkind.com/shop/p/hansel-and-gretel-by-the-brothers-grimm-bundle https://screenrant.com/avatar-last-airbender-scariest-episodes/ https://www.cbr.com/dark-avatar-the-last-airbender-episodes/ https://www.cbr.com/avatar-top-scariest-moments-ranked/