topic speculating about wether or not Jet died

Lots of posts on this already, but most people seem to agree that Jet died.

I don't like the thought but I think he died as well. *sniff*

Zhao-type death, we don't see it outrgiht due to younger viewers but older viewers can understand.

Yeah there's a lot of these posts. Yet I still post. But zuko as hit with almost the same attack although the other guy was probably weaker and the earth he used to fight with might be less dense.

I belive he did die?? the question is did longshot put him out of his misery or not

Herbert0 makes a good point. Zuko was hit with a similar earthbending move that Long Feng used to kill Jet. For some reason, the creators were able to make the move used on Zuko not to look fatel, while for Jet it actually does. Also during that battle with Zuko, Zuko took a boulder to the chest, I think that would have knocked him completely out or make him throw up.

Yeah, I think Jet died..and as a pro KataraxJet Shipper, it is really sad..but he was trying to protect aang.

I actually don't think he died.?? If the writers were going to kill him, they would have had him die right then and there.?? However, I do think he's permanently injured.?? Of course, we didn't actally see where the rock hit him.?? If it caught him under the chin, it probably would have broken his neck.?? If it hit him in the torso, the force might have broken some vertebrae.?? Either way, I think he's most likely paralyzed.

Hue said death is just an illusion. So his depends completley on state of mind.

Sigh... This discussion will never end until the actual show says he's dead or not.

The arguments of those thinking he may die are:

- Long Feng stating 'He has chosen his own demise.'- just because he says so doesn't make it true, especially since he's plainly much too confident in his own power.
- Katara saying 'This isn't good." - of course, it isn't good... he's seriously injured. But he IS still alive.
- Toph saying Jet lied- Jet lied about being fine; but he isn't fine, he's seriously wounded. This doesn't mean he's going to die.
- Smellerbee crying; this looks bad, but it may also be just Smellerbee getting emotional at seeing her leader and someone she obviously loves seriously hurt.
- Smellerbee 'closing' Jet's eyes... this is false; she is NOT closing his eyes, she is rubbing his forehead to comfort him (the motion is repeated, not a single motion).
- Longshot apparently readying to give Jet a 'mercy killing' arrow; This is RIDICULOUS. He is getting ready to defend them from any Dai Li who may approach.
- Katara being tearful and sorrowful at the end... of course, she is feeling guilty since she was so hard on Jet, and then he proved to be a better man than she thought. And of course, she's worried for the guy over the rest since she DID have a crush on him, which is made pretty obvious.
- Tons of reasons involving internal injuries and all that jazz.

Arguments for those thinking he may live...
- The revelation of the Rough Rhinos being the ones who destroyed Jet's village; this opens up the possibility of his future being eventually getting back at these villains. This wouldn't be just revealed and then just have Jet killed off unless the creators have a sadistic mean streak.
- Characters have gotten seriously injured before and recovered- Iroh took a terrible injury and was speculated to die for a long time before he was revealed to be alive an episode later.

Jet was hit hard by an earthbending attack, and it was made dramatic, perhaps indeed for the reason that he is indeed marked to be killed off. But whether he does indeed die after the episode, is still uncertain. I am just saying that there's a plain chance for Jet to be alive, given that the cliffhanger for his character is great for drama and keeping fans uptight. It also serves as a way of keeping the burden of the series finale squarely on the Aang gang, and not having to involve too many supporting characters.

For the record, I hope he lives since he's proven himself?? redeemed and I want him to continue and find the new life he and his freedom fighters were looking for. That's worth more than 'dramatic effect' for me. Good karma for the good.

it is insinuated that jet dies at the end of the episode. Since nick can't really openly show someone dieing they have to imply it.

Why is it assumed Nick can't show death when Nick has shown cartoony violence in Spongebob, Invader Zim, Danny Phantom, and such. I have to agree, CDRipper, who makes an overwhelming case to be open-minded about Jet injury or imply death. Whatever the case, it has gotten ton of reaction and really shows how popular(or unpopular) the character Jet is.

Also, speculating...could some ppl want Jet to be dead to make room for Aang or Zuko ships for Katara? Its seemed to me Kat still cared for Jet more than she was willing to admit and her fighting hard in their first meeting in Ba Sing Se was NOT ONLY about Jet betrayal, but her feelings as well.

I agree that the producers will clear this up and then we'll all know.

i thoght that longshot killed but he was just protecting him
??

I think that the creators are going to leave it open for US to decide. They only have 3 episodes in the season left...I doubt they're going to go into his death or survival in detail.

I believe Jet died. As much as I don't like the thought, I can tell they were seriously implying it. Though it is possible he could be crippled for the rest of his life, but I don't like that fate for Jet. It's worse than dying there, IMO.

Does anyone know what nation Jet's village was in? It looked like he had the clothes associated with the FN. The whitish-pink outlined with the faded red...A lot of citizens in FN territory wore those. It would add to his fury if his village was a FN village and was destroyed by the FN gov't.