YES. YES THEY WERE. I was seriously biting the side of my hand when the invasion force was fighting their way down to the watchtower, and all through the scenes with Azula's NINJA SKILLS. I just don't know how she could be any more crazy and fantastic. Stripped of her bending power and playing bait and the relaxed smile didn't leave her face for a single moment.

And ZUKO. I mean, I knew that Zuko was pretty close to switching sides for good, but I didn't think they were going to throw us his Big Confrontation Of Daddy, and certainly not with such masterful timing. Him teaching Aang to firebend is going to make my heart explode. I think I want to fic it.

And Sokka was all WOW, TOPH, YOU ARE MADE OF AWESOME! and Toph was like, yeah, I know.

I was interested by how they sidelined Katara during the fight. It makes me so impatient to see what kind of key role she'll play in the actual final bttle.

Also, Suki & Ty Lee = off somewhere having very bendy lesbian sex to pass the time, y/n?