EVER
the fall of azula is one of the best written story arcs in cartoon history and i will stand by this comment forever
you know another thing i really love about this scene? despite knowing their martial art and acrobatic prowess, azula still underestimated and looked down on mai and ty lee. the audience knows mai has the precision to cut and kill—and she was ready to do it. but ty lee chose to disarm and temporarily paralyze azula with the one tool she always has at her disposal (firebending) with two unsuspectingly swift hits. those skillsets are terrifying. people kept saying they (nonbenders) were mediocre compared to benders but atla made sure non-benders could be just as much of a threat as any bender.
The non-benders of this show were like the best part of it.
Nonbenders were some of the most impressive people in the series. Mai with her blades and accuracy. Ty Lee with her ability to take away bending, somehting only the avatar and a blood bender have also been seen to do. And hell, she can take down anyone. Even Sokka was impressive before he took up sword fighting because despite how it was sometimes played for laughs, he was still skilled with a boomerang. And the sword fighting made him more awesome. Asami took a weapon from the peopel they were fighting and ended up using it throughout the entire series. She also built fucking mechs. Nonbenders are just as dangerous and impressive as benders.