Yeah that Zuko and Iroh scene honestly took me to a place I wasn’t ready for 😭😭😭😭 And when you think about it Zuko was Uncle Iroh’s second chance at being a father and Uncle Iroh was Zuko’s second chance at having a good father. This damn show 😭😭😭
I think one thing the Live Action did incredibly, and it just shows that it's meant for older audiences (like those who grew with the animated version and are now adults) , is reminding us constantly that this is a WAR, and Wars are cruel and not funny, and not sugar-coated the stakes placed on a group of kids. That's why some changes here work so well, for example going to Kyoshi island looking for Kyoshi instead of a giant fish.
The Zuko-Iroh stuff just hurt my feelings in the best way. I like that the 3rd episode even had elements of The Grear Divide. They’re really keeping the ideas of the original while also showing that 100 years of endless war actually isn’t cute or funny. It would damage everyone.
@@MysticVokkai I’m glad I mentioned it because I wondered if I was reaching. I thought it was a nice subtle nod to an ep that isn’t… loved? It’s funny because they reference the canyon crawlers in an episode too.
I'm not sure the power of friendship was quite what Bumi was trying to teach. In fact, quite the opposite. Bumi, embittered by an entire lifetime of war, was trying to teach Aang that he has to learn to make difficult choices, such as choosing who to sacrifice, in order to defeat the Fire Lord. This Bumi is very different from the original Nickelodeon one; though I feel this version makes a lot of sense, especially given the darker and more horrifying tone of this series.
This Bumi feels a little more realistic. He made it clear that Aang has to make hard choices and may not be able to save everyone because Bumi has been alive all this time having to make difficult choice after difficult choice while Aang barely even feels any time has passed by. Imagine you are the ruler of a large, prosperous city, but then all of the hardest decisions have to fall on you on whom to save, whom to prioritize, etc., during a war that has been going on for 100 years. It must have been very hard.
A lot of people are calling episode 3 lazy but oh my god i genuinely enjoyed the way they weaved all those plotlines together so cohesively it was super impressive to me like a big crossover
I always get soft when they play "Leaves from the vine," and I suddenly get all teary-eyed. But in this episode, during Zuko and Iroh's talk and intro of the music, it hit me hard. They were able to capture as to why Iroh is very close to Zuko and why he cares so much.
I'm glad you came around the changes they did with these merged stories and with Bumi, because I honestly thought they worked too... it was smart and realistic :D
I think the bitterness probably comes from thinking Aang dies with all of the Air Nomads, only to find out he has returned after 100 years. I can see how the first conclusion Bumi might form is that Aang ran away from the war and that he is avoiding joining the fight, just like Sokka assumed in the first ep. What I think is clever about this is that we get a good morality tale playing Aang's response about only saving the world by relying on his friends, with the Mechanist relying on his friends, neighbours, and king when he chooses to admit what he's been doing and help them uncover the Fire Nation spies. The Mechanist felt like it was his burden to protect his son alone. In the end, coming clean becomes a matter of trusting those around him to help him keep his son safe. I think these two episodes really sold the show for me, and I'm so glad they got the clunky dialogue more or less sorted. I've seen the rest and if they keep this up, I think Season 2 will be awesome. I think Netflix would be stupid not to give this 3-4 seasons.
I’ve never cried in movies before because I’m not much of a cryer but the scene with Zuko and Irohs flashback stopped that 🫶🏽😭 Also as soon as I saw jet I had the same reaction as Monica lol❤
The way I see it King Bumi has become bitter yes, but he is also deep inside still a friend - he is trying to show Aang what it really means to fight this war, he has lived through it, and as he says at the dinner table: You might be a 100 years old, but you haven't lived for a 100 years.. - He is basically schooling Aang into his world - giving him a speed course into life as it is now, in return - his lesson is: If you want to lead, you will have to make impossible choices. And you cannot trust anyone. Aang proves him wrong in his mistrust, showing him the lost power of friendship.. All in all, this adaptation is one of the few, that managed to capture the DNA of the original but yet give it a swing to something a bit different. AMAZING, every episode I watch is better than the last.
24:43 People tend to forget that adaptations can have different audiences than the original. This is the reverse of how people feel about adaptations made for younger audiences. Like Frozen being from the The Ice Queen. It's funny that people keep bringing up the show not being lighthearted or silly enough, but the show isn't necessarily just for kids now, it's for people who grew up and older audiences. I didn't personally vibe with the original Avatar from what I saw, but I am much more interested in this slightly more serious take. It's just different sensibilities.
I totally agree although I enjoyed the original I really enjoyed this version it's darker and a bit more realistic and I don't mind the subtle changes.
16:37 I also was shocked at first when I heard the Omashu story. I don’t mind it it’s just surprised me sm that they made that little change. I had to play it back to make sure I wasn’t buggin😭🤣 It kind of makes their story cuter
I’m a 24 year old dude who grew Up as the OG aired and has considered ATLA my favorite franchise EVER for pretty much my entire life. And DAMN, the way I was bawling like a baby when leaves from the vines started to play WASNT fair 😭🙌 got me all up in my feels
Never been a big fan of the hippie jam band, but love that they found such elegant ways to weave elements of SO many episodes together across this two episode arc! And yes, all the tears at the Iroh/Zuko flashbacks! 😭
Something to keep in mind, bumi was there before the war obviously. He also knows the last avatar died for his pride, too attached to his friend to see the monster he became. Bumi isnt a bad king he wouldnt leave his kingdom with no leader this wasnt a death match. Her just wanted to know that aang COULD have dropped the boulder on him if he needed to. Obviously bumi isnt gonna go out by gettin hit with a rock. He jsut needed to know aang wasnt going to be a blind fool like roku was for so long.
7:05 I love that you said this because on her instagram the comments are calling her chubby ot too big or even obese and some of the commenters are grown men and she is 16 😢
I’ve seen them and honestly I’m disgusted. They’re literally children??? The only thing that should matter is their acting ability and so far they’re doing great.
But also Aang’s clothes are functional. There are flaps that catch the wind which is probably how he’s “falling with style” in episode one. Shooting gusts into the flaps to keep themselves aloft.
Episodes used from original and incorporated plot points: King of omashu - the gaang enter omashu and aang gets arrested for vandalizing. Northern air temple - thinkering of sokka and mechanist about war ballons. Jet - jet wants to sacrifice innocent earth kingdom citizens to free themselves from fire nation colonization. The great divide - katara and sokka argues about who's telling the real story. Bato of the water tribe - aang and zuko versus battle.
So about that scene at Lu Ten's funeral. Paul Sun Hyung lee killed the role of Iroh and im 99.9% sure he's seen if not experienced himself what its like to be a parent who has lost a child. His performance in that scene is traumatically accurate. How do I know? Lets put it this way. When I saw Iroh sitting in that chair with that faraway stare, the fire gone from his eyes, all I could see was my grandfather at my uncle's funeral. He had the exact same facial expression. That scene broke me.
Here we have alot more back story with Zuko and Irohs realationship. He sits with him at his sons Funeral. The show never showed us that. Also Aang having a deep talk with Iroh didnt happen until Toph with the crew. I think the end of season 2. Azula on her spy shit. We get her and ozai early on here. We dont have Katara getting jealous of Aangs ablity of great water bending. The engineer was not in Omashu he was at an air temple. We get Jet here as well. Unfortunately we dont get the Aang vs Jet fight I really wanted to see that.
Well I really enjoyed these two episodes especially when cabbage guy finally said MY CABBAGES. Such an iconic line but I understand where Boomi was coming from and the changes in the cave was cool it's still love nonetheless. And that powerful moment between Iroh and Zuko was a nice touch and playing that iconic song from the animated series definitely gets you emotional. Awesome reaction Monica ❤😍💯👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
12:44 Best thing here is that the actor is the same voice actor of the original, whom I feel they must have referenced for his design in the original. Haha
You're the only reactor I've seen thus far that twigged the subtle canon change to make Oma and Shu a cross-cultural lesbian couple when the animated series referred to them as woman and man, respectively.
While I think it's fine for adaptations to make changes, and it isn't inherently a bad thing, I think it's important to ask WHY a change was made. A lot of instances, it's because of time-constraints, budget-constraints, feasibility... sometimes it's to attempt to improve upon something, or to just aim for a different flavor/goal entirely. For Bumi, I don't know why the change was made. There was nothing about the lesson learned (relying on friends) that felt it was necessary for Aang to learn. Aang already knew this. Bumi is the one learning this lesson, but he only appears in this one episode, so why change the source material to give him an arc for twenty minutes? What was wrong with the lesson he was imparting from the show (outside-thinking is the way to defeat conventional-thinking)?
We get Mai and Ty lee early as well. Jet get that goddamn wheat out your mouth!!!!!!!!!!! lol Dallas that plays Zuko is cooking no pun intended,. I saw some of his fight training in the behind the scenes man he was working!!! BUMi is bitter from his days of war. Honestly I think this way it makes more sense I''m not made at it. SECRET TUNNEL!!!!!!!!!!!!! Oma was the woman and Shu was the man in the show. Monica was scared there was gonna be some Leia and Luke skywalker shit going on lol. Iroh dropped a flip flop not his lotus tile. Aang was never caught in the rock candy it was Katara and Sokka. Zuko hit that 540!!!!!!!! No singing to the Badger moles hmm i guess. I bet they will do it in Korra if they do it.
It's made with different kind of mindset. It's not bad, but I don't think it's as noble as the original. The combinations of the episodes was clever. I think there will be a better live action in the future, that will be the one we remember. But this good enough, considering the expectations and all.
*Spoiler*The whole of season 1s theme for Aang seemed to be that he doesn't have to do it all on his own no mater what everyone--past avatar's, Bumi etc are telling him. I think this version of Bumi as well as a lot of the changes suit more of an older audience's adaptation, something that would seem realistic to us.
I agree I think the acting and liens were a bit stilted and corny in the first couple episodes but it gets soo good as the episodes progress! I really loved the series I think they did a fantastic job overall
I also love your reaction … And I love heard Omashu story sometime in the cartoon they the character toph but they don’t have toph in the live action and it’s kind a bug in me … But I just love more character development in the show … Sokka is good character … it’s kind of making their story more intriguing….
I know the show has been divisive and I can’t speak to the story because of never seen the original but it can’t be said that the sets costumes fight choreography and the acting isn’t on point in this show
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THEM PLAYING LEAVES FROM THE VINE DURING ALL THE ZUKO-IROH SCENES SHOULD BE A CRIME
It’s those dang water bending ninjas. They keep jumping in and making tears flow out of my eyes whenever that music starts.
the message is very diff
That song brings tears to my eyes every. Single. Time.
BRO I WAS SOBBING EVERYTIME
Ngl a lot of water bending was occurring around my eyes during those scenes, I was definitely under attack
Yeah that Zuko and Iroh scene honestly took me to a place I wasn’t ready for 😭😭😭😭
And when you think about it Zuko was Uncle Iroh’s second chance at being a father and Uncle Iroh was Zuko’s second chance at having a good father. This damn show 😭😭😭
I think one thing the Live Action did incredibly, and it just shows that it's meant for older audiences (like those who grew with the animated version and are now adults) , is reminding us constantly that this is a WAR, and Wars are cruel and not funny, and not sugar-coated the stakes placed on a group of kids. That's why some changes here work so well, for example going to Kyoshi island looking for Kyoshi instead of a giant fish.
The Zuko-Iroh dialogue was hitting hard. And I like the way the stories were woven together as well.
The Zuko-Iroh stuff just hurt my feelings in the best way.
I like that the 3rd episode even had elements of The Grear Divide. They’re really keeping the ideas of the original while also showing that 100 years of endless war actually isn’t cute or funny. It would damage everyone.
Oh damn, I didn't even think about Katara and Sokka's argument as being a nod to the great divide. Good call!
@@MysticVokkai I’m glad I mentioned it because I wondered if I was reaching. I thought it was a nice subtle nod to an ep that isn’t… loved? It’s funny because they reference the canyon crawlers in an episode too.
I'm not sure the power of friendship was quite what Bumi was trying to teach. In fact, quite the opposite. Bumi, embittered by an entire lifetime of war, was trying to teach Aang that he has to learn to make difficult choices, such as choosing who to sacrifice, in order to defeat the Fire Lord. This Bumi is very different from the original Nickelodeon one; though I feel this version makes a lot of sense, especially given the darker and more horrifying tone of this series.
This Bumi feels a little more realistic. He made it clear that Aang has to make hard choices and may not be able to save everyone because Bumi has been alive all this time having to make difficult choice after difficult choice while Aang barely even feels any time has passed by. Imagine you are the ruler of a large, prosperous city, but then all of the hardest decisions have to fall on you on whom to save, whom to prioritize, etc., during a war that has been going on for 100 years. It must have been very hard.
Leaves on the vine & MY CABBAGES! in the same episode how epic
A lot of people are calling episode 3 lazy but oh my god i genuinely enjoyed the way they weaved all those plotlines together so cohesively it was super impressive to me like a big crossover
I agree 100%
💯💯💯💯
I always get soft when they play "Leaves from the vine," and I suddenly get all teary-eyed. But in this episode, during Zuko and Iroh's talk and intro of the music, it hit me hard. They were able to capture as to why Iroh is very close to Zuko and why he cares so much.
I'm glad you came around the changes they did with these merged stories and with Bumi, because I honestly thought they worked too... it was smart and realistic :D
I think the bitterness probably comes from thinking Aang dies with all of the Air Nomads, only to find out he has returned after 100 years. I can see how the first conclusion Bumi might form is that Aang ran away from the war and that he is avoiding joining the fight, just like Sokka assumed in the first ep. What I think is clever about this is that we get a good morality tale playing Aang's response about only saving the world by relying on his friends, with the Mechanist relying on his friends, neighbours, and king when he chooses to admit what he's been doing and help them uncover the Fire Nation spies. The Mechanist felt like it was his burden to protect his son alone. In the end, coming clean becomes a matter of trusting those around him to help him keep his son safe. I think these two episodes really sold the show for me, and I'm so glad they got the clunky dialogue more or less sorted. I've seen the rest and if they keep this up, I think Season 2 will be awesome. I think Netflix would be stupid not to give this 3-4 seasons.
I’ve never cried in movies before because I’m not much of a cryer but the scene with Zuko and Irohs flashback stopped that 🫶🏽😭
Also as soon as I saw jet I had the same reaction as Monica lol❤
This episode and episode 6 are some of the best episodes in the entire Avatar universe. This Zuko makes me actually love him more.
The way I see it King Bumi has become bitter yes, but he is also deep inside still a friend - he is trying to show Aang what it really means to fight this war, he has lived through it, and as he says at the dinner table: You might be a 100 years old, but you haven't lived for a 100 years.. - He is basically schooling Aang into his world - giving him a speed course into life as it is now, in return - his lesson is: If you want to lead, you will have to make impossible choices. And you cannot trust anyone. Aang proves him wrong in his mistrust, showing him the lost power of friendship.. All in all, this adaptation is one of the few, that managed to capture the DNA of the original but yet give it a swing to something a bit different. AMAZING, every episode I watch is better than the last.
24:43 People tend to forget that adaptations can have different audiences than the original. This is the reverse of how people feel about adaptations made for younger audiences. Like Frozen being from the The Ice Queen. It's funny that people keep bringing up the show not being lighthearted or silly enough, but the show isn't necessarily just for kids now, it's for people who grew up and older audiences.
I didn't personally vibe with the original Avatar from what I saw, but I am much more interested in this slightly more serious take. It's just different sensibilities.
Exactly.
I totally agree although I enjoyed the original I really enjoyed this version it's darker and a bit more realistic and I don't mind the subtle changes.
when "Little Soldier boy" was played in the background, I started crying. My sister caught me in that emotional state and thought someone died.
16:37 I also was shocked at first when I heard the Omashu story. I don’t mind it it’s just surprised me sm that they made that little change. I had to play it back to make sure I wasn’t buggin😭🤣 It kind of makes their story cuter
Azula, Mai, Ty Lee, Jet, Pipsqueak, Smellerbee, Longshot, The Duke, Teo, The Mechanist, & “MY CABBAGES” in one episode is awesome❤️
Mai is ADORABLE 🥰
I love that they actually got the og voice actor of the cabbages guy for his role in here, legendary.
I’m a 24 year old dude who grew Up as the OG aired and has considered ATLA my favorite franchise EVER for pretty much my entire life. And DAMN, the way I was bawling like a baby when leaves from the vines started to play WASNT fair 😭🙌 got me all up in my feels
Definitely the episodes that sold me on the show and got me hooked. Really hoping for a season two!
Never been a big fan of the hippie jam band, but love that they found such elegant ways to weave elements of SO many episodes together across this two episode arc! And yes, all the tears at the Iroh/Zuko flashbacks! 😭
Every scene with Zuko and Iroh got me crying, I love episode 4 and 6 so much man.. best parts of the show hands down!
Zuko and his uncle relationship is just amazing and soo sweet bro😢😢
Something to keep in mind, bumi was there before the war obviously. He also knows the last avatar died for his pride, too attached to his friend to see the monster he became. Bumi isnt a bad king he wouldnt leave his kingdom with no leader this wasnt a death match. Her just wanted to know that aang COULD have dropped the boulder on him if he needed to. Obviously bumi isnt gonna go out by gettin hit with a rock. He jsut needed to know aang wasnt going to be a blind fool like roku was for so long.
17:37 in the original it is actually just the glow crystals to find the way out (also the badgermoles with music)
The moment you hear the song of Lu Tens, oh shoe… they nailed it!
The guy at the beginning that you found familiar is Osric Chau. He's played Kevin Tran in Supernatural and Ryan Choi in The Flash!
...and the young monk in 2012!
It was good to see him even if it was only for a moment
The first time we see Azula in the animated series is in the storm episode in book 1 not at the end.
seeing jet, honestly...... i suddenly get it, katara LMAOOO
😁😁😁
7:05 I love that you said this because on her instagram the comments are calling her chubby ot too big or even obese and some of the commenters are grown men and she is 16 😢
I’ve seen them and honestly I’m disgusted. They’re literally children??? The only thing that should matter is their acting ability and so far they’re doing great.
But also Aang’s clothes are functional. There are flaps that catch the wind which is probably how he’s “falling with style” in episode one. Shooting gusts into the flaps to keep themselves aloft.
I cried out of joy at times and when it got emotional. When the air nomads were destroyed, hit hard. So sad.
Katara mother was killed in the animated series they just couldn't say it that's why she said "she was gone" instead of dead.
Episodes used from original and incorporated plot points:
King of omashu
- the gaang enter omashu and aang gets arrested for vandalizing.
Northern air temple
- thinkering of sokka and mechanist about war ballons.
Jet
- jet wants to sacrifice innocent earth kingdom citizens to free themselves from fire nation colonization.
The great divide
- katara and sokka argues about who's telling the real story.
Bato of the water tribe
- aang and zuko versus battle.
It honestly took me almost to the end of the season to get used to they way Zuko looked 😂 no hate obv
whats wrong with the way he looks
Her mom was killed in the og too just not in front. He tells her mom im not taking prisoners
So about that scene at Lu Ten's funeral. Paul Sun Hyung lee killed the role of Iroh and im 99.9% sure he's seen if not experienced himself what its like to be a parent who has lost a child. His performance in that scene is traumatically accurate. How do I know? Lets put it this way. When I saw Iroh sitting in that chair with that faraway stare, the fire gone from his eyes, all I could see was my grandfather at my uncle's funeral. He had the exact same facial expression. That scene broke me.
I wasnt ready for the Zuko/Iroh scene..i was NOT prepared
Here we have alot more back story with Zuko and Irohs realationship. He sits with him at his sons Funeral. The show never showed us that. Also Aang having a deep talk with Iroh didnt happen until Toph with the crew. I think the end of season 2. Azula on her spy shit. We get her and ozai early on here. We dont have Katara getting jealous of Aangs ablity of great water bending. The engineer was not in Omashu he was at an air temple. We get Jet here as well. Unfortunately we dont get the Aang vs Jet fight I really wanted to see that.
Awesome reaction of my favorite episode of Avatar The Last Airbender!!!!!!😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊
Well I really enjoyed these two episodes especially when cabbage guy finally said MY CABBAGES. Such an iconic line but I understand where Boomi was coming from and the changes in the cave was cool it's still love nonetheless. And that powerful moment between Iroh and Zuko was a nice touch and playing that iconic song from the animated series definitely gets you emotional. Awesome reaction Monica ❤😍💯👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
After Fate: The Winx Saga, I didn't have much faith in this live action remake, but I did very much enjoy this like I did One Piece.
12:44 Best thing here is that the actor is the same voice actor of the original, whom I feel they must have referenced for his design in the original. Haha
Omg you shoulda put poom pooms in your hair like Toph! That woulda been cute! I bought a Chun-Li costume for Halloween and it had poom pooms.
I was surprised that I still cried when that funeral scene came. it's just so heartbreaking lol
You're the only reactor I've seen thus far that twigged the subtle canon change to make Oma and Shu a cross-cultural lesbian couple when the animated series referred to them as woman and man, respectively.
Yo when they get to season 2 and they have this man sing it… I won’t be able to breathe
Episode 4 hit me hard too 🥹
Jet scenes bored me to no end. Just like in the original. I love it.
I love your reaction so very much.
Ugh Iroh crying I can’t 😭
THAT scene
Mai she is adorable 🥺🥰
While I think it's fine for adaptations to make changes, and it isn't inherently a bad thing, I think it's important to ask WHY a change was made.
A lot of instances, it's because of time-constraints, budget-constraints, feasibility... sometimes it's to attempt to improve upon something, or to just aim for a different flavor/goal entirely.
For Bumi, I don't know why the change was made. There was nothing about the lesson learned (relying on friends) that felt it was necessary for Aang to learn. Aang already knew this. Bumi is the one learning this lesson, but he only appears in this one episode, so why change the source material to give him an arc for twenty minutes? What was wrong with the lesson he was imparting from the show (outside-thinking is the way to defeat conventional-thinking)?
We get Mai and Ty lee early as well. Jet get that goddamn wheat out your mouth!!!!!!!!!!! lol Dallas that plays Zuko is cooking no pun intended,. I saw some of his fight training in the behind the scenes man he was working!!! BUMi is bitter from his days of war. Honestly I think this way it makes more sense I''m not made at it. SECRET TUNNEL!!!!!!!!!!!!! Oma was the woman and Shu was the man in the show. Monica was scared there was gonna be some Leia and Luke skywalker shit going on lol. Iroh dropped a flip flop not his lotus tile. Aang was never caught in the rock candy it was Katara and Sokka. Zuko hit that 540!!!!!!!! No singing to the Badger moles hmm i guess. I bet they will do it in Korra if they do it.
It was a key in the waterfall in the original one.
It's made with different kind of mindset. It's not bad, but I don't think it's as noble as the original. The combinations of the episodes was clever.
I think there will be a better live action in the future, that will be the one we remember. But this good enough, considering the expectations and all.
*Spoiler*The whole of season 1s theme for Aang seemed to be that he doesn't have to do it all on his own no mater what everyone--past avatar's, Bumi etc are telling him. I think this version of Bumi as well as a lot of the changes suit more of an older audience's adaptation, something that would seem realistic to us.
I agree I think the acting and liens were a bit stilted and corny in the first couple episodes but it gets soo good as the episodes progress! I really loved the series I think they did a fantastic job overall
I love your new hair style.
I also love your reaction … And I love heard Omashu story sometime in the cartoon they the character toph but they don’t have toph in the live action and it’s kind a bug in me … But I just love more character development in the show … Sokka is good character … it’s kind of making their story more intriguing….
Toph comes in season 2 of the animated show so she’ll probably be introduced in season 2 of live action show too
@@KoKo-ps4iu your so right….
MY CABBAGES!!!!!!!!!!!!
Okay but where was Flopsy 😢
Damn sneaky netflix, trying to sneak cool lesbians past me, even I didn't catch OmaShu on my binge, thanks for pointing them out❤
You skipped the little Zutara moment at 11:19💔
Ngl if your not a fan of zutara then your not gonna see it as a romantic moment. They are just gonna see it as them just meeting that’s it
❤❤
he lost he's son
Filipina ka pala. Kabayan!
daddy ozai is so hot! i mean why did they have to cast daniel dae kim!!!
I cried as well, watching this adaption replace humor and spirit with needless boring explanation.
I know the show has been divisive and I can’t speak to the story because of never seen the original but it can’t be said that the sets costumes fight choreography and the acting isn’t on point in this show
I wasnt ready for the Zuko/Iroh scene..i was NOT prepared