Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-4830106-20140725003808/@comment-4830106-20140803014304

Well, a lot of shows do a really good job of balancing lighter and softer with darker and edgier. In Avatar, for example, a lot of the single-episode subplots were relatively lighthearted. But the accompanying character development, and any kind of backstory (especially Zuko) could be dark as hell. And even then, by having silly stuff imposed with serious stuff, it made the serious stuff stand out more. Like when Aang--the freakin' ultimate pacifist--cut a retreating buzzard wasp in half, everyone knew that for a character like him to make a calculated use of deadly force was a big fucking deal.