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reasons aunt wu should be in the white lotus include but are not limited to: a) they need more women and b) she can continue to ruin the life of her greatest nemesis, sokka

do you have any favorite sokka episodes (aside from boiling rock and sokka's master, which i saw someone call a filler today?) sorry if you already answered this :)

okay, a totally underrated sokka episode is “bato of the water tribe.” sokka has a lot of great moments in this episode. 

first, sokka manages to identify what happened during a battle just by the direction of some arrowheads, some scorchmarks, and footprints. this moment subtly demonstrates sokka’s keen sense for strategy and warfare. 

then, he has a scene of quiet introspection by the fire while katara and aang are asleep, as he remembers being left behind by his father. this flashback really fleshes out & informs later motivations; i find it crucial in understanding sokka as a character. 

then, he goes ice dodging, earning the mark of the wise. this scene really demonstrates how sokka is coming into his own as a leader, and how aang and katara trust his guidance. 

then, he calls zuko stupid to his face, which demonstrates how sokka thinks zuko is stupid and has no problem telling him as much. (i know this seems like a joke, but genuinely i find it interesting how sokka has no respect for zuko, not for his intelligence or his power. he doesn’t seem to be intimidated by anyone in the fire nation?? he seems to be of the mindset that they’re all violent brutes who take part in war not out of necessity, but because it’s the only thing they’re good at. contrasted with katara and aang, and later toph, this is an interesting position to hold.) 

it is also sokka, remembering how he felt when watching his tribe leave him behind, who insists that they go back for aang even if aang betrayed them, being able to empathize with aang’s hurt at the thought of being abandoned. sokka knows that he has the chance now to be there for aang in a way hakoda couldn’t be for him & katara. 

finally, it is sokka’s idea to subdue nyla (june’s shirshu) by overwhelming its nose with perfume, which really puts (what piandao calls) sokka’s defining traits on display: creativity, versatility, and intelligence.

what was sokka’s relationship with his mother like? did she, like ursa with zuko, encourage him to feel safe transgressing gender norms? did she patiently coax him into talking out his problems, letting him know that it is safe and healthy to express himself? did she marvel at his drawings just as much as she did at his handcrafted fishhooks and harpoons? did she tell him stories from kanna’s childhood in the north pole, sparking sokka’s interest in other lands even before he knew she was talking about another land? did she read to him? 

when he started to become a leader among the kids his age, did she take care to watch his mood to make sure he wasn’t burning out from the responsibility? when he devoted himself to protecting katara, did she make sure he knew that he was equally important? did she say it with enough conviction that he believed it in spite of the evidence to the contrary? 

when she bandaged his scrapes, did she stop him from brimming with pride over the injury? did she make certain he understood that violence and defending others weren’t what made him strong? 

when he lost her, did sokka try to keep her lessons in mind even as the mounting need for a strong military defense began to take over their village? what was it like the day sokka resolved in his mind that it wasn’t appropriate for a warrior to draw or read or feel?

WEAK HERO

You guys need to read Weak Hero on Webtoons. It centers around a kid named Gray who hands bullies their asses. But he is not like and underdog. He is a goddamn OVERdog. Like the thing is BEAUTIFUL and y'all should check it out. Read the description yourself and get into it.

Here’s a concept that’s been living rent free in my mind for a month: Aizawa and Mic own a nursery and these are the kids that attend

Sokka says “Suki!” with the exact same inflection and level of enthusiasm as he says “Boomerang!” and that’s really all you need to know about him as a person

The White Lotus Group Chat

Pakku: (post picture of him and gran gran)

Bumi: Ohhhhh!! SoMEONe just got hitched! 🤪

Jeong Jeong: I wish you joy. Love is so rare and difficult to find, protect, and cultivate.

Iroh: What a blooming bride! 😊

Piandao:

Piandao: I think your new grandson just showed up at my house for sword training

Piandao: he doesn't know shit

Jake…..why didn’t you wait for me? 

Adventure Time: Distant Lands “Together Again” 

It kind of saddens me to see that not many people talk enough about Sokka's pain and sadness. Everybody knows Aangs pain of losing everyone he every knew and loved, his friends and family. His culture, his people, his very way of life.

Katara everybody knows as well. She mentions it rather often. Which is understandable, she lost her mother at a young age. Anyone would be hurt and traumatized by that. And I'm not saying we shouldn't talk about either of them, or try to lessen them in any way. Both felt much pain and sadness and both should be allowed to feel it and I'm so super honored to be able to share in their adventures.

But Sokka also lost his mother. He doesn't show as much pain or sadness as Katara. But I believe this has to do with him be a family man more than anything else (something I will discuss in a future post so forgive me if this point seems short at the moment).

Sokka and Katara father left them and they BOTH felt it, they were both hurt and betrayed. They both reacted differently and I think both reactions are justified according to their culture and personality.

Sokka was also in charge of taking care of Yue. Who became the moon spirit. This isn't touched on often but we do get scenes where we see this hurt him terribly.

He thought he had lost Suki, and this also cut deep at his heart. He lost so many people to this war, in one way or another. Yet he rarely ever shows it.

He always laughs and jokes and keeps things upbeat. When he's gone the team has a hard time staying energized. But more than that, he has become their emotional center and I think he knows it. They all feel pain and sadness and they need to keep tabs on one another constantly to make sure their alright. But no one really does that for Sokka, because he's determined to make sure they don't need to. They have to much else to worry about.

We see one clear example of this in the swamp. Katara see's her mother and Sokka sees Yue. But while Katara lingers on this for a moment, Sokka immediately brushes it off but we saw just a scene ago that it does pain him. But his sister and his best friend are in danger, so he brushes off his own feelings and reassures them their is a solution and explaintion.

One of the few scenes we ever get where we see his passion seap through is when Azula mentions Suki and implies she been hurt, and/or killed. Sokka cries but again shakes it off, perhaps not easily but much more so than most people possibly could.

Even his need to have an explaintion for everything shows hints of trauma. He believes in science, not faith. He needs a logical answer for everything. We see this often in our own world. People who have had loved one's die, or had to experience great trauma tend to look at one of two things. Faith and spiritual beliefs (which can be healthy), like Katara. Or science and pure logic (which can also be healthy), like Sokka.

Both siblings are in pain and both are looking for ways to be healed and to help others. But we see and understand Katara. Sokka however does his best to remain hidden. Katara looks to others. Sokka trusts others, but only really looks to himself.

Katara and Aang had each other. Even Zuko had Iroh. Sokka only ever wanted to have himself. Not because he didn't love his sister or his friends, not because he didn't trust them. But because he did love and trust them, and never wanted to burden them. He understood someone needed to keep them focused and even distracted. Or the pain could very easily consume them. We know this, because it's what he does for himself too. Keep things funny, keep things on task, don't be distracted.

Sokka like so many others in the show is an amazing character and I'd love to see more people talk about him on a deeper level. He deserves that, after all he did for the team, and for the audience.