Soiled City on a Hill: Difference between revisions

* Ba Sing Se, capital of the Earth Kingdom, was once the greatest city in the ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'' world. But over time, thanks to [[Evil Chancellor]] Long Feng and his [[Secret Police]], it has degenerated into an Orwellian dystopia where [[Brainwashing]] abounds, poor people are kept in segregated neighborhoods, and people are forbidden to even mention the war that's been raging outside the city for a hundred years. And just when Long Feng was arrested and things were starting to look up, {{spoiler|Princess Azula of the Fire Nation infiltrated Ba Sing Se, got the [[Secret Police]] on her side, and finally captured the city and the entire Earth Kingdom.}} <br />Unusually for this trope, though, {{spoiler|Ba Sing Se was never actually destroyed. At the end of the series, it was retaken by the Earth Kingdom, and the [[Secret Police]] were presumably disbanded. The final scene in the series has [[Heartwarming Moments|the heroes relaxing in Iroh's tea shop in the city, while Aang and Katara kiss outside]].}}