On this episode of the podcast our hosts Cody, Tierra, and Tim take an in depth look at episode ten of the first season of the animated shoe Avatar: The Last Airbender. In this episode our hosts explore the themes revolving around manipulation and remind everyone that you can’t fix people who don’t want to be fixed and that its ok to get rid of the toxic people in your life. They also discuss a wide range of other subject matter including: the use of light and shadow within the episode to drive home narrative points, how actions speak louder than words and just because someone is nice to you does not mean that they are a nice person, building people up in our minds when to shield ourselves against the realities of people, warnings against charismatic leaders, the wrongs of the individual do not equate to the wrongs of the entire group, how war brings out the worst in people on all sides, just because you feel your cause is just does not make it right, how it’s nobodies job to fix anyone elses morality, breaking the cycle of trauma and not hurting people in the same way you’ve been hurt, and at the end of the day hurt people hurt people and love and compassion can make all the difference.