Note that what you're about to read are NOT observations made through the lens of shipping. Even if the scenes in episodes 2 and 7 were not meant to be romantic, DiMartino must've known when he wrote them that they weren't exactly a gentle pat on he back either & would be enough to get even non-shippers wondering. Especially the way blushes have usually occurred in this series & its predecessor, especially with Bolin & Opal still fresh in viewer's minds. Then there's episode 8, which is when I really started wondering "Hey, it might actually happen.". Usually when people say "You're so sweet", they're talking to their 5-year old grandkid, or