Ooh, now the ball's in Cisalpine's court.
So, I got the Box set over the weekend, (which, unless I miss my guess, makes me a demi-god in your eyes,??and if it doesn't, then i'm out of ideas.)??and I just watched this thing after (well technically more like a couple hours after.) I read this. Aside from learning an important lesson about myself??, namely that no matter how hard I try to keep interested, I ultimately end up hating audio commentary and I wishing I could hear what was happening in the show/movie/whatever's on the dvd, some highlights:
(My apologies if is??this news only to myself.)
Katara's name was originally Kya.
Zuko and his boys killed the serpent and brought his head to that fort as a trophy.
That messenger hawk was apparently Zuko's pet.
They already had the idea for the singing gophers at this stage.
It was easier and less generally dangerous for Aang to enter the Avatar State.