The Nuance of Avatar's 'The Puppetmaster'

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:   / sloanstowe   Check out my Patreon:   / sloanstowe   Art by:   / 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   / www   (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/histor... https://www.tamuc.edu/tamuc-history-p... https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/l... Grimm, Jacob, et al. Grimm's Fairy Tales. New York, Sterling Pub. Co, 2009. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinio... https://www.history.com/news/were-wit... https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/ar... https://www.apa.org/monitor/mar05/mis... https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/ba... https://www.apa.org/monitor/mar05/mis... https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/ar... https://www.bcg.com/publications/2014... https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/7659.... https://www.neh.gov/humanities/2015/m... https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/27/edited_vo... https://researchportal.scu.edu.au/esp... https://www.kidsacademy.mobi/printabl... https://www.englishwsheets.com/hansel... https://www.inquiringmindoftheenglish... https://screenrant.com/avatar-last-ai... https://www.cbr.com/dark-avatar-the-l... https://www.cbr.com/avatar-top-scarie...