Your argument collapses the moment you use the words "pointless filler." Note: there is never pointless filler in Avatar. Every action the characters take is actually applicable to who they are, and while certain events and reactions may never come up again, they still flesh out the characters and help to define them.
And "The Runaway" was one of the greatest Avatar episodes ever. As was "The Beach." There is so much genius and subtlety throughout those episodes, it's staggering. The writing, the detail, the pacing...throwbacks to the glory days of the first season, where there was a new adventure every day as they waited to get closer to the North Pole.
Now, I don't know how much farther you want to carry this debate. Magpie and I have both provided what I think are far beyond satisfactory explanations for certain things in the series, and I'm beginning to recognize the pattern of someone who is arguing just for the sake of being disagreeable. I'm not going to waste time trying to convince someone who doesn't want to be convinced.
The point of redemption is to repay the debts from past shortcomings. In any argument, there is no way to completely defend Mai's relationship with her brother, and I don't think she would even try if she was confronted about it herself. She'd just move on and be a better sister. She got a "D" on the "Big Sister" exam there, so the most she can do now is study for the next one to bring her grade up. Fortunately for her, she aced the "Girlfriend" and "Action Hero" exams.
But, like I said. I'm not going to waste my time arguing below a well-thought-out and well-written piece of meta that really doesn't have an argument against it.
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And "The Runaway" was one of the greatest Avatar episodes ever. As was "The Beach." There is so much genius and subtlety throughout those episodes, it's staggering. The writing, the detail, the pacing...throwbacks to the glory days of the first season, where there was a new adventure every day as they waited to get closer to the North Pole.
Now, I don't know how much farther you want to carry this debate. Magpie and I have both provided what I think are far beyond satisfactory explanations for certain things in the series, and I'm beginning to recognize the pattern of someone who is arguing just for the sake of being disagreeable. I'm not going to waste time trying to convince someone who doesn't want to be convinced.
The point of redemption is to repay the debts from past shortcomings. In any argument, there is no way to completely defend Mai's relationship with her brother, and I don't think she would even try if she was confronted about it herself. She'd just move on and be a better sister. She got a "D" on the "Big Sister" exam there, so the most she can do now is study for the next one to bring her grade up. Fortunately for her, she aced the "Girlfriend" and "Action Hero" exams.
But, like I said. I'm not going to waste my time arguing below a well-thought-out and well-written piece of meta that really doesn't have an argument against it.