Aang may not waterbend in NATLA s1, but his main character arc is to ‘change’ which what water is, an element of change.
Gyatso was his only master/teacher, he has seen what his uncontrolled raw power could do, but Gyatso was always there to check on him, Aang feels safe in his presence. Now that he has passed away, learning other bending is an important journey for him, it’s sacred, he’s not ready to accept the reality that he has to let go & move on, yet.
So meeting Gyatso in the spirit world is a turning point for Aang, Gyatso tells him to let go, to open his heart for a change, for a better future.
And his first step of the change is so accept Katara as his water bending master, the person who saved him, the person who will keep him in check, just like Gyatso did.
10yr old me at the schoolgate trying to find the courage to tell my dad i forgot my backpack after he already spent the morning yelling at me for being late
I'm watching natla and I'm sorry but... it's so bad. This is not Zuko (absolutely not Zuko). This is not Iroh. And what happened to Katara? Where is her strength and righteous rage and stubbornness? Why did they write her as so submissive and so depressed? Somewhere I've already seen such an image of Katara… oh yes, wait…
Gordon Cormier is SO good. And he has the most impressive acting of them all. He is the only one you trust.
(no hatred towards actors! It's not their fault the writing is bad. I really hope that no matter how this show turns out, it will make a great start for their careers).