Talk:Aang/@comment-98.198.193.122-20120611175653/@comment-98.200.164.35-20120612044809

Do you mean he was biologically a little boy from beginning to end? Hahahahaha. Very true. I fail to see how that's a moral failing though. Or a failing of any kind.

And, actually, Aang matured a GREAT deal during the series. He remained goofy, yes, but he matured a lot. One of my favorite scenes is right before Aang has his showdown with Ozai, when he's standing on that pillar of rock in front of that massive firestorm from Ozai and his comet-enhanced firebenders. It's just Aang against the end of the world. He sends his pet away, takes a few deep breaths, and awesomeness ensues. I love it because, at the beginning of the series, Aang is cornered in Zuko's room with Zuko throwing fireballs at him, and you can see how scared Aang is: he's breathing hard and his eyes are wide. (It looks like he's never been in a fight this serious before--but he still handles himself incredibly well.) Flash forward to Aang getting ready to fight Ozai in the middle of a gigantic apocalyptic forest fire: he's calm, collected, ready to do what needs to be done. And you can tell he's thinking, "I don't want to do this. I'm scared. This is nuts!" But he masters any fear he feels, and steps up like a boss. If that's not maturation, I don't know what is. (Troll. Hahaha.)

And when Ozai's airship crashes and he's got this "What the fuuuuddggeee?" look on his face, Aang just gives him this look like, "Yeah, man. That's what's up. I just wrecked your airship and you can't do nuthin' about it."