Talk:Hama/@comment-166.250.66.73-20120222195017/@comment-76.1.240.66-20120222230640

This. I'm not sure how they got it past the censors either (I got the death camp vibe as well), but I'm glad that they did. The episode with Hama emphasizes two important points, that people can be twisted by horrible mistreatment, and that there will be good and bad people in any group. Hama's story was tragic, plain and simple, and her actions were just as tragic as they were horrifying. Previously, the only flaws associated with waterbenders were that the Northern Tribe had a tradition of splitting healing and fighting into women's and men's specialties, which is more a reflection of their culture than waterbending itself. I think it's important that there be both good and bad uses for all four types of bending, as part of the concept of "no nation has a monopoly on bad people", and I admire the writers for including it.