Ranking Every Episode of Netflix's Avatar Live Action
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 14 มิ.ย. 2024
- My honest and unbiased review of Netflix's live action adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender. I won't pretend to be some genius when it comes to writing or anything like that. I'm just someone who loves Avatar and thinks I can provide something of value to this conversation about the live action. The series definitely isn't perfect and I have a ton of criticisms..
Timestamps / Episodes
00:00 Intro
00:51 Episode 1 Aang
07:21 Episode 2 Warriors
13:06 Episode 3 Omashu
17:52 Episode 4 Into the dark
21:42 Episode 5 Spirited Away
23:45 Episode 6 Masks
28:17 Episode 7 The North
33:26 Episode 8 Legends
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7 out of 8 episodes ranging from average to amazing w/ one stinker? Yeah, that sounds about right.
I agree Ep. 5 was the weakest one. The more I think about it, the less sense it makes.
But all the other episodes ranged from solid to absolutely incredible!
Overall, I really enjoyed Season 1 and thought it was a pretty good start to the show, all things considered.
There were certainly flaws and issues I had w/ it as you've documented, but it was still a pretty solid introduction to this adaptation.
Iroh and Zuko - What more can be said, they're absolutely amazing and you can tell the writers *GET IT* w/ them!
I also personally enjoyed what they did w/ Azula and Ozai!
If, and by if, I mean when because let's face it, this show was a HUGE success, they do Season 2, hopefully Albert Kim and the team behind this show can take the criticism seriously - Add and refine what worked in Season 1 while fixing what didn't.
If they can do that - I think we'll have an excellent Season 2 on our hands!
Crazy how this is a considered glazing a show to all these comments hahah
@tarist Indeed it is!
Also, I'm gonna borrow that "A legend is told differently by each who tells it" line for future arguments while referring them to this video! That last line was *MONEY!!!*
@@TheAvatarist Considering Netflix actually listens to your opinions I would personally like it if you gave more objective (and valid) criticisms. If you liked the show, power to you, I enjoyed a good bit of it, but there are objective aspects of film & media, especially when it comes to adapting source material, and there are a lot of valid criticisms to hand out w/ this series... All expressed for the HOPE that Netflix listen for S2!
Thanks for giving me hope that people actually can appreciate things nowadays.
It feels like the "woke left" that destroys a lot of stuff infected everyone with this vibe of "everything bad, is bad, very bad".
So much negativity.
@@iAmNothingnessfuck of dont bring politics in to this
One thing that bothered me is that we don't see Aang training any waterbending at all...
Holy f*** iv been saying this I thought I was the only one
By the time they get to the northern water region katara is basically an expert ready for combat and Aang is still on Air bending
And he’s always so uncertain about being the avatar also he keeps apologizing for leaving it kinda gets annoying
@@mrmarcus8772 Also the whole thing feels like they got there in a few days, Katara somehow mastered the element out of nowhere and they had no scenes showing us the relationship between the trio.
@@max2themax exactly and they rushed it too much no time for bonding and appa screen time was too less same with momo
@@max2themaxin fairness the animates series felt too quick too, it just seemed a tad worst in the life action
A lot of the story had to be changed, shortened, retelling a story taken from animation that has so much in short episodes. They did really well, everything is so much better than what we got over a decade ago.
I find it so odd that Hei Bai even made the trailers, they got everyone excited about Hei Bai but then completely sidelined his storyline. It was just odd.
Yesss i was so disappointed too how we never saw Hei Bai turn back into his original panda form🐼😭
And they just threw in the face stealer. Its like Hei Bai wasnt even important.
We needed it 10-12 episodes that would have changed a lot ! We could have got a filler episode of just team avatar living it up and building that relationship!
12 episodes. The shit was too rushed and that’s what messed it up thus making the writing difficult.
Also the runtime should've been between 80-90 minutes
@@icry9606cuz of the writerstrike
@@SunGodNika-bi2jr A whole movie per episode is a little unrealistic.
yeah they needed to feel tighter as a group
Katara's outburst that broke the iceberg communicated that bending is deeply connected to emotions. It was world-building as well as giving us character.
Aang already knowing that Gyatso was dead before seeing his skeleton diminished the devastation and shock of that moment. (Like in Mulan singing "A Girl We're Fighting For" was an immense high right before they see the ruins of the village. Going from such a high to such a low amplifies the impact because it's emotional contrast)
Gran Gran revealing Aang as the avatar instead of Aang revealing it himself when Zuko threatens their village completely deflated the impact of that scene.
I hope Netflix takes some notes from all of us for seasons 2 & 3. I can clearly see they're trying and I'm excited to see more.
UPDATE: I want to clarify that there are changes I did like. I am all for changes as long as they add more than they take away.
I love the new scene we get with Aang talking to Gyatso in the spirit world; I always felt like that was a scene that SHOULD have been in the original.
I love that Aang is talking to the past Avatars more.
I like that Sozin is the one to personally kill Gyatso.
My OP was just about changes that I felt were plainly just poor choices that added nothing and, worse, even took away. I wouldn't mind so much but these were REALLY pivotal scenes.
All the things you mentioned are the changes in the first episode. You want the original completely remade. You shouldn't have expected that.
like how does she magically know he is the Avatar? Zuko was the one who revealed it.
Why y'all complaining on a constant note? Ew
@@SSJRadioBluth it doesn’t mean we want original completely remade and this point is getting annoying to look at.
changes are good when they work, when they don’t they ruin what already has been good with the og show. Either implement changes that work, or don’t do them at all and stick to what works best. Changes just for the sake of changing something is a very bad idea.
@@ronnies732 if you can’t accept the criticism the show clearly deserves and think its perfect, you are delusional
Katara’s temper and passion is key to her character though, like Aang’s goofiness or Sokka’s sarcasm. I semi-agree her shyness is believable, but cartoon Katara is also a lot like my sister who is very responsible and mature for her age. But also passionate and fiery
Live action Katara is lobotomized. Her fierceness and fire is gone.
I’m sure the actress is a very nice person in real life. But OG Katara especially in book 1 drives the story. Messing up such a key character is an unforgivable sin and unwatchable for much of the series.
@@austinhill2468This isn't any of the actors fault, though. Actors have to stick to the written script they're given and the direction they are given during the filming itself, otherwise they would just be fired and replaced. She did what she was told to do by the higher ups. This is entirely on the team of writers, producers and directors.
Yeah, I completely agree. Although I am amongst those who actually enjoyed the live action adaptation and liked it overall, there are some changes like this one that bug me a bit. I was waiting to see Katara's temper, her lashing out, anger, especially in the moments with master Pakku. Like I didn't get that "girl boss energy" from her yk?😅 ( she did have a few moments i liked like the final one with Jet and the one in episode 8 when she was fighting with Zuko and told him "you're looking at her" when Zuko said she found a teacher). I also miss her bossy side, the way she was kind of the leader of the gang, the mother figure.
I do wish to see more from them, I believe they can improve, and I was actually impressed in many other aspects. I want to see book 2 and 3 as well and hope to see them bring out this side of Katara more since she feels too soft and shy to me.
I don't think that would have written and translated well into live action. But what do i know.
Just imagine the faces from the cartoon's version of azula in live action. It would look goofy. I am for once glad they changed things.
I don't need to watch a live action version that is a 1to1 copy of the cartoon.
Also, this is season 1. Their character have a lot of time to develop IF twitter brains do not make them cancel the show.
It's like everyone has like "this was good, this was bad. So therefor it is bad. I said it" mentality.
her shyness is not believable. It's way too extreme and it doesn't make sense. A girl in that situation would have to grow up quickly and act like a mother as a young girl. Cultures like that don't let girls roam free. Sokka was the one who had more freedom as a child, for being a boy. That's realistic. Boys are allowed to stay childish for longer. Albert Kim said "there are gender issues in the original". That's what he meant by it and that's why they changed it-
notice how the most liked episode was episode 6, which is the episode that mostly followed the og with good changes like the 41st division backstory
which was one of two episodes written by the original creators before they left the project. this is important.
This was actually my least favorite episode. I think they absolutely butchered the storm and the blue spirit
i did not expect to tear up on that episode 4 & 6 which is crazy. XD
@@dylansarko1882 how? at least the blue spirit part was copied almost verbatim
@@dylansarko1882 and Roku
Season 2 should be divided in 2 seasons, there is more than enough material. Specially since they will probably integrate parts of season 3 into it aswell. It would give time for them to breathe and just talk, build the relationship and practice bending.
This. They really need to find a way to let the characters breathe.
If they do this, Aang will be 40 years old by the third season.
We have a live casts that grows up what r u talking about. just add some episode that's it. Side quest doesn't need to be included.
@tone They´ll already have to make changes to that. So better be a full, complete story than a "good enough because the age of the actors is more important" one. If thats REALLY a problem they can always film the two parts at the same time, then dedicate full editing time for the first one. Several studios did this successfully. And i disagree about just making a longer one, 2 or 3 more eps wouldnt be enough for season 2 if this one already felt a bit rushed. Also the editing takes a lot of time, so you´d see a later release and might get worse VFX. Edit: Longer episodes could be a solution too, then more eps on season two would be fine. It would just take more time to make, obviously.
They are going to end it when Appa is stolen at the library
Netflix really shafted the director and this show heavily by giving it only 8 episodes. Avatar is like the one story where they could add so much more story and it still wouldn't drag out, but instead they chose to remove story. Next season needs more episodes or longer ones.
Many shows have a first season with a few episodes to test if it's worth the investment. I'm sure if they decide to make the other seasons, there will be way more episodes
@@ZolaniGuyoi dont thinks so man these episodes where expensive as hell like an insane budget season 2 will prob also have 8 maybe 10 episodes
@eloyvv I hope they find a way to have more episodes, because having a whole Book squashed into 8 eps isn't ideal
@@ZolaniGuyo thats just the way it is man its an anime made into irl all animas has a ton of episodes thats just not possible
Less episodes means less writers means less money spend. These type shows will probably never have more than 8 to 12 episodes ever in the coming future
The biggest thing I hope to take away from this season is that Albert Kim and the others making the show can take any criticisms that the first season got and take them in stride for a potential 2nd season. I've been honest about this season through every step of the journey. It was an ok season that did stuff that I loved and liked but also some stuff that I wasn't a fan of but also I did get a lot of enjoyment through the entertainment value as well. I just enjoyed it for what it was and went from there. At the end of the day I am just glad to be talking about Avatar again. It has been way way too long and so again I am just happy to be in the moment.🍵
That’s the right tea 😂 fingers crossed for a 2nd season!!!
I absolutely agree, but for the next season they need better writers.
agree, at this point, it can only get better
Wise words from uncle Iroh as usual. This was an adaptation of the OG show so I also adapted my expectations. Book 2 and 3 progressively got better, so I am hoping for the show runners to take the feedback from the viewers - both positive and negative feedback - and build upon a good (not great) first season.
Who said that they’ll take it in stride?😂😂
I love how that Iroh and Earth Kingdom soldier scene was hated a lot during the teaser and ends up being one of the most emotional and heavy scenes throughout the series
That Earth soldier was waaaay too good of an actor to be some random side character. Phenomenal portrayal of emotion.
@@TheAzarak he's not a random side character. We will name him Patrick.
@@goldenduck3931 I prefer Rocky
Rocky the earth bender.
@@TheAzarak I hope he will reprise his role for next season
@@geezlouise420 There's a chance that he will be Dai Li maybe, i hope so
How she acts in the original cartoon is exactly how a teenage girl would act- the sweet docile katara is not an good character arc - love the actress but - show runners totally gave no demotion to her character her rage and vengeful character to grow into a compassionate woman was a staple of amazing writing
Honestly... Thank you. The watered down Katara is a very bad change. Made the show hard to watch for me.
totally agree with you guys! they ruined Katara for me @@Neraxleigh
That's fine if you liked the cartoons take on katara better, but in general (not just with avatar) people getting way too worked up and stating their opinions like they are fact is a big problem. Personally I really think there is no "right" answer here, I liked both, but I think the show was at its best when it did it's own thing. A lot of the creative changes they made felt good without changing the over all feel/theme. To me, the worst episode was the one where they tried to pack like 5 different cartoon episodes into one (the one with jet). It felt like they were just throwing things in there to appease fans without giving it enough time.
As far as Katara goes, I am someone who has studied psychology and mental health for 10+ years. Your idea that Katara should be a certain way because of her age is objectively wrong. Personality differences aside, people deal with grief, loss, and stress all very different. Trauma at a young age is a bit like being thrown into the deep end. Most people do end up drowning or at least struggling, but you would be surprised how many people also rise to the occasion. Either way it hurts and leaves scars. It also requires work/healing regardless, but ya, if there is one thing I've learned about mental health is, regardless of age, gender, or trauma, there is no one size fits all. The only way to be objectively wrong, is to generalize.
@@Steve-xo5pq The thing is we loved flawed characters so they can change and grow Me personally and what im hearing others say is that we saw and identified ourselves wirh katara women and queer men and even cis men alike and to see a character so strong and hotheaded and then become so powerful and helpful and sweet was a staple in our lives I do agree with some disagree with you on others ! Thank you for your dialog - it was the fact of do the show runners know their audience or do they makes changes to save face for the idea they have In their own head - do you stay loyal with your original audience or change for people that may not enjoy the craft either way
kataras actress is unbelievably bad. and thats not an opinion, thats a fact. anyone who has a bit of a professional knowledge about acting would agree.
Watching the attack on the air nomads was heartbreaking, it felt like order 66 in Star Wars. You know it’s coming but seeing how it went down is still heart breaking.
I agree. The Airbenders seemed totally overmatched. The Fire nation soldiers fly in, and start incinerating people, and the defenders can only knock over a few soldiers. I do not think the Fire nation suffered a single casualty.
@@wimpymcsteel4458 i think it’s the mentality, the air nomads are pew rule ppl. And air bending is a defensive fighting style, firebending is a heavily offensive fighting style. And the firebenders heavily powered by the comet just overwhelmed them. They could only defend for so long before the overwhelming offensive fighters trump them
I agree except for two points. I think they did Gyatso a bit dirty in favour of the woman in the courtyard, and also I think they didn't visually beef up the firebenders enough for the Comet. Visually their power appeared somewhat level with elsewhere
And you can't really use Susan because he's supposed to be the strongest firebender in the entire world
The way they handled zuko's season 1 arc and backstory was emotionally wonderful. I teared up till the end 😢
For me the best changes, is is the expanded zuko iroh ozai dynamic, especially the 41st division scene, they got my blessing for season 2.
Intertwining Zuko and Iroh’s story with Lu Ten’s funeral?! Genius!
Yess, I loved it so much! They did great.
@@silvernight7971 When "Leaves from the Vine" started playing in that scene... That got me! I was a freaking wreck!
Best element of the adaptation i think. If the whole show had the quality of the Iroh & Zuko relationship it would be entirely S tier for me.
I totally missed Yue bending after everyone lost their powers. Great detail.
It makes sense if you think about it- she has part of the moon spirit within her.
@@ragingraichu219 facts
@@ragingraichu219 I totally didn't think of that and was like... wait what?
@@ragingraichu219exactly my thought process
Because she had a piece of the moon spirit in her....
I think it would be cool if Katara says the original intro in season 2 because canonically she knows the story now because of gran gran
I AGREEE!!!!
I think my biggest gripe is that by the end of the season it still feels like Katara, Sokka, and Aang are still practically strangers. I fully understand why they needed to condense season 1 compared to the animated version, but it just felt like it was at the cost of building relationships and character development.
That's what happens when all the side quests are removed. That's where you build character dynamics and relationships. Not to mention they spent episode 4, 5, and 6 separated from each other.
The legend of Aang line at the end made me see this whole thing differently. Well done.
wait what exactly was that line lol
sooo the movie is.................
@@richardzheng2805 ”This is the Legend of Aang, and a legend is told differently by each who tells it”
there is no movie in ba sing se@@spacebreak8032
@@spacebreak8032 Told by someone skipped class the day the legend was told and just borrowed their notes from their friend who slept through it. XD
Katara was kinda expressionless
People keep saying that, however I have watched through season 1 twice now and I disagree… she definitely expresses herself and has emotional moments. BUT she is not as passionate as in the cartoon as well as the amount of irritation and even anger that is she expressed in the original.
no. she is not.
@landofrootsandflowers8140 I liked the actor, I agree she has emotional moments, but I was waiting to see Katara's temper, her lashing out, anger, especially in the moments with master Pakku. Like I didn't get that "girl boss energy" from her yk?😅 ( she did have a few moments i liked like the final one with Jet and the one in episode 8 when she was fighting with Zuko and told him "you're looking at her" when Zuko said she found a teacher). I also miss her bossy side, the way she was kind of the leader of the gang, the mother figure.
I do wish to see more from them, I believe they can improve, and I was actually impressed in many other aspects. I want to see book 2 and 3 as well and hope to see them bring out this side of Katara more since she feels too soft and shy to me.
@@babyduck22we could’ve had master pakku or haru over them putting azula in this season tbh, I wouldn’t mind seeing Ozai either but they have Ozai and Azula too many scenes just to cut other more important season 1 characters
she managed to express clearly, that acting is the wrong field of work for her. every other expression was absent though.
I feel like you're fanboying a little. I feel like sokka and kataras characters were completely botched. The writers knowing irohs arc, and then pointing at the fact that we all know it, should not be something that you praise. Sokka being not shit at fighting in the beginning just means the writers are either ignoring or completely forgot his arc where he learns the art of swordfighting LATER. Hes literally SUPPOSED to be ass at first, not to mention his childish jokes in the original are way funnier than anything in the Netflix version. And katara feels lifeless compared to the original. Zuko doesn't really come off as intimidating. Among a million other things the whole season just kinda seems like they're leaning on the original series without actually being faithful to it.
My biggest issue with the whole season is how dirty they did Bumi.. for seemingly no reason whatsoever.
This! As soon as we put up with this show long enough to watch how they absolutely destroy the character of Bumi. We stopped watching after this.
or what about making Azula fat? *face palm*
@@Aut0KAD I feel like they could have cast way better. Heck Ty Lee and May are supposed to be elite assassins. Not sure either girl they casted could do more than a couple pull-ups.
@@AddictOfLearningactress of ty lee is an competitive ballerina in real life.btw I'm not sure about mai's performance in the future.
Eh, I hated it at first but didn’t mind it at the end. It’s much more realistic than the animated series. He’s mad Aang abandoned the world and he did live through 100 years of war.
The mayor of Kyoshi island being 'disrepectful' to the Avatar is like aligned to the theme of the show, that there is this lingering or bottled-up anger amongst the people who felt abandoned, those relying and expecting that the avatar shd have helped them and fought with them
It's dumb af. When they realize the avatar is just a kid, they are not going to keep acting so resentful, especially if the mayor is a woman who are naturally more inclined to feel compassion for children
The theme doesn't translate well though. The people that were around at the time of Aang's disappearance are pretty much all dead, and more importantly, they don't know why he disappeared or how he came back. For a couple of decades, they probably thought he was killed in the ambush and was reborn as an obscure waterbender somewhere in the boonies of the swamp. When no Avatar turned up after another decade, they probably assumed it was another Spirit World mystery. If anything, the general population would have accepted the Avatar's absence and the ongoing war as a way of life and adapted to it. When he returned, they might have questioned why he disappeared, but they'd probably also hope more than anything that he'd change the tide of the war.
Yeah I think it also made sense in the context of the war and Aang being gone for so long. Most of the people have not only lived their entire lives without the Avatar but they've experienced the terrible effects of the war. To them, the Avatar was nothing but a legend that they heard through stories, not someone they were expecting to help or save them. Why should they feel any reverence toward the Avatar when he's been irrelevant for 100 years?
@@cinderbelle22 well let's be honest too, humans hold on to grudges for as long as we can even passed on to generations especially in war situations, thats reality. And the show being a live-action already has the 'human' element. It's NOT an animated show anymore where any loophole can be ignored coz it's cartoon, anything is possible. Now as audience we can relate as much coz we see real people on screen, acting. unlike in the OG that it's just the human voice on a 2d drawing.
@@unomiguel017 You're right, humans can hold grudges for generations, but it's just weird that they'd be all bitter when they literally have no idea how he vanished. To your second point, I don't see how a cartoon is any less realistic than live-action when in both mediums, the entire world is fictional and the live-action includes a heavy use of CGI. Yes, you see real actors, but voice actors can be just as compelling, if not more so.
Despite this show having more run time than the original, everything still felt rushed. We never got those moments of characters just talking so we can get a feel of their relationship. I feel like they tried to expand on a lot of things which lead to them not having time for other things. Maybe they shouldn't have tried to adapt the whole of season one but rather like half of the season. (maybe stop at like blue spirit or something). That way, there is a lot of time to expand and keep all the good stuff as well
Edit: Some of u have pointed out that the show actually has a shorter run time than the original. But that kinda validates my point. There just wasn't enough time for all the things they wanted to do. I honestly would've preferred if they removed all the azula stuff. Maybe make it 10 episodes even, instead of 8
We have A LOT of moments of characters talking and bonding. Far more that there ever was in book one.
i thought it was shorter than the first season by twenty minutes or something?
Actually the Netflix Show run time is shorter. Yes one hour is more then 30 Minutes but when adding the Runtime across the whole season (and one should as Netflix is a binge show.) the Netflix show has roughly 480 minutes while the original is roughly 600 minutes long. Funny enough adding three more episodes would improve the shows pacing.
@@almas4663lol
More runtime than the original? Did you fail elementary math? The original season 1 of ATLA was comprised of 20 episodes that were just under 30 minutes each. That's almost TEN HOURS. This was an eight episode series that were just under an hour a piece. That's just over 2 hours, or FOUR EPISODES less than the original series.
I kind of hate the whole "they only had 8 episodes, so of course they will have to rush through some things." excuse. The live action is 430 minutes spread across 8 episodes. The animated series is 440 minutes spread across 20 episodes.
There is only a 10 minute difference between the live action and animated series. I think we can all agree that the animated series used their time way more efficiently in their story telling.
And I know they took out Sokka's sexism because they felt it wouldn't land properly in 2024 (Even though in the show his sexism is always challenged and he is proven wrong), but in the live action, they portray Katara as being unable to get a handle on her waterbending until a man (with no experience in waterbending) gives her the advice needed for her to get a handle on it. which feels inherently more sexist.
Yea but more episodes makes it easier to control the pacing. You can't bounce around from village to village 2-3 times in one episode, while starting a new mini plot with a biggining middle and ending every 20 minutes of runtime. They had to have a singular story with a plot b plot for each episode which led to them needing to rush. I'm not making an excuse for them. They should've known better than to limit themselves to 8 episodes. But that was the primary problem with the season, and they absolutely have to have more than that for season 2 or it will flop.
How are you comparing animations and irl
I do miss hot headed Katara
My issue with episode 6, as much as I liked the focus on Zuko, was the urgency paradox with Aang trying to save his friends from death.
I mean, he has time to travel to Avatar Rokus temple, talk with him, being kidnapped by June/Zuko, being kidnapped by Zhao, fighting with Zuko, staying with Zuko for presumably hours to talk with him... I thought he had to save his friends? From a certain point in this episode, he doesn't appear to be urgent enough for me. He "pushes" Giatso aside because he "has no time", but is calm and nom urgent at all when sitting and waiting with Zuko. It felt so weird to me and bothered me a lot. In the cartoon, there isn't this urgency since Sokka and Katara only have a cold and need medicine, it isn't a life or death situation like it is in the LA. The pacing and storytelling was so off in this one...
I agree that’s what made me question the episode aswell and I honestly think they should’ve just left the blue spirit episode out and saved Koh for the end it felt very weird placing them there considering the stakes off the episode with Katara and Sokka almost about to die
A handful of changes in the storyline and better writing and this show would be a 10/10 banger
I fully agree. They're right on the cusp of greatness
yes it is mostly the writing for me that ruined it
it's a bad piece of film in pretty much every department. the directing is so, so, so terrible, the young actors are unfortunately not fit for the job, the script doesn't understand the greatness and the finesse of the original story, editing is lame af and its timing shows it knows about the horrible acting, the costumes look way to clean and are missing any kind of patina, the camerawork is super digital and unsuitable for a historic setting with super obvious green screens, the sets are mostly very shallow and done in front of 'The Volume', the only real location is the same forest over and over again. This is objectivels very bad filmmaking, haven't watched a Netflix show in ages, but if the broad audience really accepts this as passable it is a worrying sign for peoples media competence and the overall direction in which Netflix is developing. Anyone who praises this lacks the fundamental analytical knowledge about what makes good films.
Omg agreed, i wouldn't call super bad, some moments surprised me and very few were intriguing but overall the show is barely a mid that plays on nostalgia for the og show@@derg6222
and a few better casting choices.
They really shouldn’t have cut out the Agni Kai between Zhao and Zuko
NO WAY
Reason number 7000 I am not watching this excuse for a remake. The game of thrones thing netflix said made me mad asf
@@whole_wheat_soup9321 would you have preferred an EXACT copy of the cartoon then? Then what would have been the point of making this in the first place?
I like how there's enough change to keep me interested, while the overall spirit of the cartoon series is maintained.
I’ve watched the original animated show over 20 times by now I’m a hardcore fan. I watched this Netflix series twice, yes there were changes. Some good some bad but at the end of the day, it had heart, the actors are perfect for the roles with only more room to grow. And it has the essence of the show. They did a stellar job for the minimal time they had with just 8 episodes. I can’t wait for season 2. I loved it
I wouldn't call it minimal time when the screen time is very similar but less episodically flexible. I just couldn't shake how different the charactizations were
100% agree I believe this was great actors and fighting scenes
@@Ninja_Tudethey have similar runtimes yes but again Netflix only gave them 8 episode seasons and the cartoon had episodes of 15-20 min run times they couldn’t get as much info into the live action as hard as they tried with the time they are given, personally i dont think the filler “silly” stuff everyone is complaining about missing did as much for the story as everyone is saying it did at least imo
@@Ninja_Tudeexactly, the characterization is horrible
I asked my friend Chris why Zuko was so angry he lost his notebook. Chris watched and was a fan of the cartoons. He said "cuz Zuko's an Emo". Zuko is my favourite character
the acting was painful at times and I feel like my fav avatar youtubers haven't rlly addressed it and idk why
Well seeing as how they were literal children when they started the project versus 2d cartoon on a screen where you can’t see the GROWN A**ADULTS, who’ve had YEARS of acting, voicing the characters. So idk maybe that’s why the acting is “painful”, “wooden”….
@@Seabasstard22 still doesn’t excuse the terrible acting. There are plenty of child actors who actually know how to act. The terrible dialogue also doesn’t help either.
I didn’t see bad acting I saw some bad writing that’s it
I didn't see any bad acting , I thought they did good. We also have to remember they are still kids and they will probably have improved in season 2 and 3. Even so, I still enjoyed their performances especially Zukos, Sokkas, Ozai's and uncle Iroh's. I know Azulas performance is controversial and most hate it but I actually think the actor did a great job. The only one I must say I didn't really like was princess Yue's. That one I can agree was not the best, quite bad actually but It didn't ruin my overall experience with this show.
@@schofrenzy3444exactly
Nah that scene with MoMo damn near died got me I was not expecting that.
Literally! The way i scream cried! 😭
I like how Omashu is more of a Arab middle eastern influenced city and it shows the vastness and multicultural empire that the Earth kingdom is, I hope they do this more for other cities.
Edit: More like Persian to Indian
It’s actually more south Asian-Indian as all the actors are Indian
Obviously why you trying to put the Arabs in there
more south Asian/Indian inspired actually.
Indian not arab and not middle eastern
@@celestinahuang3483 I commmented midde eastern due to the type of uniform the soldiers have either way I love the theme
Many positive reviews mention fans of the animation series having unrealistic shot for shot expectations as if that’s the reason for so many poor reviews. This misses the mark entirely.
The biggest issue holding the live action back is the frenetic pacing and exposition, combined with weak main character performances, specifically the Aang and Katara actors. The animation was able to bring to life multifaceted and flawed characters who grow in various ways throughout the series. The live action completely fell flat here. Aang is solemn and melodramatic, completely lacking the joy and fun he strove to have in the midst of coming to terms with his giant responsibilities. Katara is meek and feeble without ANY emotion. Her face was expressionless across all scenes. The writing is much to blame. The relentless plot advancement and tendency to “tell” instead of “show” doesn’t help. There was no time for the group to bond. Rather, they had to announce how much they were a family instead of it naturally being felt. But even so, the Aang and Katara actors don’t seem able to able to hit the required range anyways.
Og fans love the animated series because of the incredible character development. With that missing, it’s simply impossible to get emotionally invested in what’s portrayed. Visuals and CGI are great for the most part. If you are a fan of spectacle than I can see you enjoying this show. However, if you’re looking for more than beautiful sets and fight scenes you will be left disappointed.
It’s clear everyone involved deeply loved the source material and their effort is commendable. I do hope the series is renewed for another couple seasons. That said, Season 2 would benefit from slowing down the plot advancement pace by only tackling half the animated series book 2 with focus on giving longer dialogue scenes where we can become more emotionally invested in the characters.
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It’s clear the child actors understandably had trouble portraying emotion on green screen sets. Hopefully season 2 has more outdoor on site scenes. This should help their acting.
The biggest concern with the writers is that they did not understand the main characters. Seemingly small changes completely alter their development arc and are somewhat unrealistic to boot (e.g., Aang going up on Appa to calmly collect his thoughts like a cool headed adult instead of choosing to process the avatar news by understandably running away. Aang learning to face his responsibilities and not run away in future scenes is not as impactful now. Or Katara announcing she’s a warrior in episode 1. We know she becomes a bada$$ incredible warrior and we love her for that along with her other courageous, caring, and positivity traits. But she was forced to fight and improve her bending by the reality of the war as they journeyed to the north. She wasn’t a warrior when we first met her).
Sokka actor was the most solid of the Gaang. He shows great humor in the behind the scenes interviews but it sadly wasn’t very prevalent in the live action. This is more confidently attributable to poor writing than on him.
Zuko was solid. He was able to emote the best of all the main characters. The change to have the 41st division bow to him as their prince was incredible.
Absolutely no reason Azula, let alone Mai and Ty Lee should have been introduced in this season. Their scenes were empty and non intimidating. It’s almost like the writers thought they wouldn’t get renewed for a second season, so they shoved everything they could into this season even needlessly drawing from book 2 (e.g., wan shi tong).
If any show writers are reading this. For season 2, please have longer dialogue scenes without music and moving camera. Identify the most important scenes in the animated series where a character learns and grows, or a audience reveal happens, expand on it, and cut the rest.
For example, when Aang’s friends cut him out from air scooters he realized everything was changing and he was feeling heavy emotion. That could’ve been a way longer scene with more buildup where we can feel the weight of his emotions. Same with him arriving at the southern air temple with the Gaang. Let us marinate in these types of scenes. In translating the animation to live action, the dialogue will probably have to be creatively expanded to make the scene more realistic and last longer but this is what we want! It will lead to much greater character depth. If the characters feel realer but it means less homage to the animated series in terms of fun but ultimately worthless cameos, I believe the fan base will happily choose the former.
Katara's face mostly looks worried even in the secret tunnel when she shouldve been scared to death
I do agree with everything but episode 3 and 4. I feel that the plots don’t aline well with omashu, especially the mechanist. I don’t get why the son was flying through the air like an airbender even if their not at the temple, so it doesn’t support well and feels forced. What really doesn’t seem right is the secret tunnels, not only because its random and doesn’t make sense there, but the fact that aang wasn’t there to be with katara alone. This was used to build the romantic plot between them, and without it, later the romance will seem forced later. Also, the freedom fighters point was to rebel against the fire nation, but they werent even in the fire nation to fight? All of these different plot lines in one were hard to follow, but were ok. Still love characters tho.
I too am a real fan of the original but I wont lie to myself and say that Aang wasnt flying in the first episode, he literally was, when gliding he can jump high and slowly fall down but in episode 1 he goes up and down and moves around like Goku would and not like a gliding airbender would
I went in with an open mind. Being a HUGE fan of the original series I took the show expecting it would be different. I absolutely loved it! Kept me engaged and I’m cool with the changes. Loved the throwbacks and loved every episode some more than others of course. I think it was amazing and I can’t wait to see season 2!
Eh.. you were a bit too kind on the show, mostly. I would have rather they just cut certain storylines instead of chopping them up to fit where they originally werent intended. Plus the tell, dont show dialogue was aggrivating. I'd say the episodes ranged from C to D across the board.. except for Episode 6. That was a flawless episode and by itself justified the existence of the entire show. I cried like a baby when Zuko returned to his crew, and the added depth they gave Ozai was terrific.
bruh he's flying
"He displays soooo much emotion" brother, THE ACTING IS SOOOO BAD!!! 💀
Bruh what?
Who noticed that Ozai could shoot fire from his mouth in the live action
Episode 6 was the highlight of season. Look up who had a hand in it and you’ll understand why. And it will explain to u why other episodes were lacking.
Nah Iroh's narration is too cringe. Why he explaining the mask analogy so much. Sokka Katara sidelined. Why continue Agni Kai, they justified Zuko's flaw and passed the character arc to the background characters instead, Koh and relic plot was lame, Roku is lame. The mixing of episodes doesn't make sense just like the former episodes.
I was able to enjoy _nearly_ everything in the live-action cuz I went into this with the goal of having fun and not being too picky.....even after having finished an OG Book 1 rewatch just before binge-ing this. The only instant head-scratch I had was those 2-ish glimpses of Hei Bai since his hostaged villagers arc was given to Koh...and he just felt useless after being featured in the teasers. Getting to re-experience the Avatarverse and these characters like it was the first time has been a blast and I think Book 2 would would be no different for me.
Kyoshi mastering the avatar state to a whole nother lever. She lived for 220 years.
That's why it was important. And it wasn't until HER DEATH did the fire nation think they could succeed
Honestly I see where they were goinggggg but I’ll stick with the animated!! But trying to stick SOOO many plot lines within a single episode…it was honestly overwhelming how many little things that altered that leads to the bigger picture!!
Please let this show get all three seasons please?
My biggest complaint is the pacing. The show would have been better if they stretched everything out a bit more with a better mix of high and low stakes obstacles, as well as relaxed character building scenes. Instead it felt like a weird mix of slow and rushed. I ended up scrolling reddit on my phone multiple times but don't remember getting distracted while watching the original (the first time through). Had they broken up the episodes a little more, using some middle-ground low-stakes conflict, it would have made it feel less like waiting for the next energy surge. Not to mention, it would make binging the show last longer..
I would do 2 changes to this whole series: split the story of the first episode into 2 episodes thus making the series 1 episode longer while also showing the first fight between Aang, Zuko, and the first time Aang used the avatar state, and, showing more how Katara learned to be a water bender. I mean, it kinda felt like Katara was a noob for 7 episodes straight, and then magically become a water bender master and teacher. Also I don't really see why they didn't show Aang even trying to master any water?
The thing about Aang wanting to immediately ride the elephant koi is that it actually plays into his character arc for the first season...in the cartoon. Hes a kid...that ran away from his responsibility over 100 yrs ago...and wakes up to find out all his people are gone...and feels guilty for it. Its probably why he entered the avatar state to begin with at the southern air temple, because the weight of everything built up and exploded at that point. Being a kid, though, means he doesnt have an adult to help guide him through his feelings, and even worse...he suppresses them until over halfway through the first season. He doesnt jump to ride the elephant koi because hes a kid who wants to have fun. Its because his coping skill, as we soon learn in the cartoon, is avoidance. He runs away. So thats what hes doing by going to these places...to have fun...avoiding his responsibility, as well as guilt. On the surface, it just looks like a 12 yr old kid who just wants to have fun. But we know the show is deeper than that, even if the creators didnt fully flesh out their own characters right away.
I watched the show not expecting it to be the same as the animated series. But I thought it was pretty good. I'm not shocked it felt rushed cuz idk how you're gonna condense 20 episodes into 8.
Well, to be fair, the animated series was ~20 minute longs for each episode, and the live action is 45-50 minutes long for each episode.
Do the math its about the same so not an argument
There's a whole hour difference from live action to animation that's counting the filers that can be cut out. So much stuff could have been cut out but they decided to added irrelevant stuff to make it fit. That's why it's rushed.
Aang literally looked like he was flying tho... Both in the air temple and in the sokka's and Katara's village
The way Katara broke the ice ball (cause it really wasn't an iceberg like in the cartoon) Aang was in was just absolutely stupid and unrealistic unlike the cartoon
Aang and Katara BARELY ever even trained together because he never tried bending water or any other element once!
What adrenaline dump?... Aang's first avatar state is a vital part of the episode and holds so much importance in the hearts of ATLA fans
Yea some of his points were not good. The adrenaline dump point I also questioned. If it has purpose then who cares if we get an adrenaline dump? Felt like an extremely lazy criticism. Aang flying also rubbed me the wrong way. Flying is supposed to be a rare feat but hes just in the air moving side to side using his whistle and floating up and down so casually. The scene at the temple I could tolerate because he was descending, but not at the southern water tribe. Its pretty stupid and breaks some rules. Aang has only stayed submerged in air when he is in an air sphere or on top of one.
@@TheRealHerbaSchmurba yes exactly, there's a lot other things he said that didn't sit well with me but I was just too pissed off to write about them
"It all comes along a little bit weird"
Please, don't hold back, it comes along very weird 👍
I absolutely agree with all your rankings and your take on the show, just hope there is enough interest in season two for us to see Toph
I don’t have beef with the show I love the passion. It’s just not good television to me. Fun creative project tho
Have you heard gorden cormier talk about you in the latest wired video
I love how reasonable you are, your level headed and insightful takes helped me enjoy this show without being unnecessarily critical
How did you not mention that the 41st division would have been sent in the war as frontlines to die and they are alive basically because of Zuko.
Yeah avatarist tripping. That was the best and most important change in the whole series.
I feel like having Wa Shin Tong there, considering he was nice and all to the Gaang, will make their betrayal during the library episode next book more impactful
Who's to say the library will even be in the next season? The point of Wan Shi Tong's knowledge seekers was so he didn't have to leave his library, but that's kind of butchered here
I don't think the library will be portrayed in the next season.
They even made sure that Zhao didn't learn about the Moon and the Water Spirit from the library but Fire Sages.
I disagree on Sokka and Suki, kind of. Basically, they were both interested from the start (I saw someone describe it as a crush on the cute foreigner and I don't think that's _quite_ right either) basically they're both from small insular communities and just don't have experience with having someone their age that they're attracted to around (it feeds into the damage the war has done to the world, both in local populations and international travel), and it leads to both of them showing off. Or trying to in Sokka's case. Then he storms off because his inferiority hit a personal sore spot that we find out in episode 5. That leads to the creeping scene, it's not spelled out but I got the impression Suki was there to... basically apologize/figure out what happened since she though the boomerang and hand-to-hand was fun for both of them. Then he goes to find her for basically the same reason since he was the one who got mad over something that wasn't her fault.
Then the training, Sokka watching and Suki putting him through it was them getting the measure of each other; Sokka figures out how hard she's worked and she figures out that he has the heart but never got the fundamental training needed.
Not sure if it's better than in the original but it is a followable development.
👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 nicely said at the end "this is the legend of Aang, and a legend is told differently by each who tell it" ❤ Great way to help change the perspective and support this version of the story.
It's like you mentioned the live action has the advantage of having a fairly complete story to work while the animated series were working as they went.
4 minutes into this review and I already feel like @TheAvatarist is not being genuine with his views towards the show right from the start. Almost like his is tempering his criticism because some actors from the show said they watch his channel. Not a good look if u ask me.
I watched the show as soon as it premiered and it took me 3 days to finish. I watched it with my mom who kinda remembered the animated show but was largely like a blank slate litmus test as a foil to me being a fan since 2005. And both of us thought this was a huge mixed bag.
The first two episodes, while not perfect, were the most entertaining for us. The pacing was better and the action was really engaging. And the emotional beats hit better, particularly anything to do with Aang and Gyatso.
Episodes 3, 4, and 5 were a slog to get through. And it’s not because I’m too attached to the original version of events. The pacing was more disjointed and slow because too many storylines were crammed together. And while I see how the combination of said storylines could work, the execution was clunky. And trying to interweave those arcs just fell flat. I didn’t care for Bumi’s new characterization for several reasons. In this new version of the timeline, Aang finds out he’s the Avatar the same day as the genocide and the iceberg freezing. So how does Bumi know Aang is the Avatar? And Bumi’s anger isn’t handled well. Yes, he’s jaded by a century of war. So he takes it out on Aang. Aang who didn’t run away in this version and isn’t goofing off. And then the anger gets immediately resolved because of the bison whistle carving and a few words about hope from Aang? It’s too convenient, and you can tell his anger dissipated because the story needed it to in order to move on to the next plot point. I know everyone is loving the Iroh backstory where they already reveal the loss of Lu Ten and his funeral. But looking at this show as if the original doesn’t exist, I don’t know enough about this Iroh to be emotionally invested in his loss yet. It’s been 4 episodes. We don’t learn he even had a son until the finale of book 1, and then toward the end of book 2 is when we get Leaves From the Vine. By pulling this story beat so far ahead, it lost impact for me. For this iteration of Iroh, I didn’t know why I should care. All we know up to this point is he’s Zuko’s supportive uncle who loves tea, food, Pai Sho, and doesn’t necessarily agree with the destruction of the war. It was too rushed in my opinion. The spirit world was oddly handled as well. It was a weak explanation for why Katara and Sokka end up in the spirit world with Aang. They could’ve still given that moment to the grossly underutilized Hei Bai and had him abduct both siblings so they could have their trauma adventures as they played out in the episode. And using Wan Shi Tong so early in the show was weird too. Literally any other spirit could’ve given Aang the same info and it would’ve served the same purpose. It’s like they were afraid they wouldn’t get a season 2, so they added in Wan Shi Tong because 1) he looks cool and he’s a character fans like, and 2) does this mean we skip The Library if there’s season 2?
Episodes 6, 7, and 8 are better than the middle ones. But I still had issues with certain story elements. I didn’t care for how harsh Kyoshi and Kuruk were towards Aang. It was very jarring that they were so aggressive with a literally untrained 12-year-old Avatar who really needs their guidance. I get that the point is supposed to be that Aang needs to forge his own path as the Avatar, but I was real tired of Aang getting crapped on. I don’t understand why Aang never waterbends in this season. I also am baffled by Katara’s arc where she’s self-taught from a single waterbending scroll and then is just declared a master because……. I have no idea why. It’s like they wanted to give her a girl boss moment when Zuko says she found a master and she says “me.” No, the gender of your teacher doesn’t matter. You do need a teacher, though. It’s most likely a flaw if the reduced 8-episode season where we don’t have enough time to show that Katara has trained with Pakku. So she just all of a sudden can hold her own against Zuko, who’s been training hard for 3 years.
I know this largely looks like a rant because I didn’t include what I liked, but I was entertained by this show to various degrees. And it’s definitely not trash. There’s so much potential here. I wanna see if they take any of the valid criticism (about pacing, writing, the dialogue, some of the acting) and use that to improve in seasons 2 and 3 if they’re greenlit. I’m still curious about what they can do. Because this could be spectacular. And for me right now it’s just not.
Leaves from the vine nearly killed me. I almost cried during that flashback. It was episode 4's highlight for me
Great video as always, do you think they will announce a 2nd season by June at the Netflix showcase? Or maybe before that?
It makes no sense that Koh is kidnapping people lost in the fog when apparently, the fog is in the spirit world. The people that went missing were missing physically. But apparently, Sokka and Katara had to be in the spirit world to get kidnapped.
The lines between the spirit world and the forest had worn thin, due to the fire-benders burning the forest down.
@@likwid_kulturedidn’t know tyvm
That was fine. What didn't make sense is why Roku pulled a youtube prank an evil and vengeful spirit with seemingly no gain?
I honestly thing they gave justice to it. If we continue to watch the live action comparing it to the animation story wise we will easily hate the entire series. (and thats the other half of the fanbase) BUT you have to understand theyre given 8 episodes to build a world and story on the first season. I honestly thing they needed like 8 more to flesh out character dynamics and etc. just like a KDrama series. They mixed and matched and added stories to the plot line to accommodate what was lacking in BOOK 1, Trajectory. Dont get me wrong BOOK 1 only got amazing in its second half. BOOK 1 was good in the animated series but to translate it into a Live Series, it will be sooooo boring.
But to make sure that the realism of a live action be interpreted well into a big screen they needed to change stuff. If you look at Netflix Live Action's take in a macro-perspective, the world, the characters, the story is beautiful. THE HEART OF THE SERIES IS IN THE RIGHT PLACE. As a fan who watched the series a million times I was so intrigued by not knowing where the story would go yet the characters and the themes FELT SO NOSTALGIC. Like some parts felt like I innately know what they are but to keep me on my seat and wonder what would happen next was an adventure. I for one, cannot WAIT to see BOOK 2. While the series has its strong flaws, it cannot take away the amount of respect that was put into this series by everyone who worked on it. Again, I say this, the heart of the series is in the right place.
PS: Having the Lu Ten reveal this early broke me. That scene was so beautiful. RIP Mako Iwamatsu.
I agree with you. I think they did a great job, and I really want to see book 2 and 3 in this live action adaptation.
.....Right, you CAN'T do the story justice in such little time, so they shouldn't do it at all, that's the point entirely. Making excuses is just COPE.
I really enjoyed the season. Watched it with my wife over 2-3 days and we were both entertained the whole time. The only minor complaint I had was that I wasn’t crazy about the casting for Azula, but I think the actress can make it work after getting feedback. I really hope they don’t end up cancelling it, I want to see how it plays out!
My biggest pet peeve was when Zuko was saving Iro and the earth nation's soldiers were just standing there while he was doing his fire aerobics. they are transporting a powerful fire nation bender so they should be more competent than to be so easily bested by a teenager no matter his powerful bloodline. None of them really did anything, like five against one and they were quickly defeated.
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im happy it exists and am excited for more. you can tell the writers love and respect the original maybe to their detriment with how things are overexplained at times. all of my criticisms of it can be improved on in coming seasons, they definitely have the foundations of a show i could really love.
I really want to see book 2 and 3 as well !
finally i was really waiting for your review i like your honest review❤
Did you see the Wire interview where Gordan says he watched your video? How cool its that! Your videos helped influence his portayal of Aang!!♡
The part where you said "this is the legend of aang and legends are told differently" doesn't give them the excuse to make a mediocre show. I liked it overall, but the live action does absolutely nothing that makes me want to watch it more than the original. That being said I want to see them finish what they started now. 8 episodes is not nearly enough. they might be able to do a better job with 10 or 12 episodes. I don't like that they are making changes just for the sake of change. The problem is that the changes they made didn't need to be made and the shows suffers for it. I hope they extend the episodes, give it a bigger budget, and stop changing things that don't need to be changed. The blue spirit episode made me realize that they could do the rest of the show 1:1 with the animated and I would much prefer that now that I've seen season 1 and did find the changes better in any way. If they want to make changes to improve the quality of the story go ahead if not then leave it alone.
lmaoooo mediocre is crazy. its wildly better than the animation.
@@Yehoshua66 animation was 100% better. animation was A tier, this was c-.
Why the hell are they making so many changes to a great story and replace it with bad writing
i think the explanation for the attack on the air nomads should have been left for later and revealed some other way. showing all these events takes a lot of tension out of the story and we don't really understand the meaning behind it (i mean i do, but what about watchers who haven't seen the cartoon?). there was no reason to change the opening like this and i do think it made the story worse. there's a reason we meet katara and sokka first and then they find aang. there is a reason the writers of the cartoon structured the story this way and it really makes me wonder if the writers of this show put that much thought into it. at this point it's not about if it's a good adaptation, it's about whether this is a good show and overall the story and character writing is pretty bad in my opinion.
I 100% agree. the Netflix opening sequence makes me mad, it destroys major narrative and emotional reveals that were told much later in the Original show. some of them as late as season 3 and they come up with this in the first 15 minutes! unbelievable!!
@@derg6222yeah and the weird change of having aang just kind of go out for a fly on appa instead of just simply running away? i see most of the main characters suffer from this kind of scrubbing and it smells of corporate overreach. katara no longer has her deep-seated rage, sokka no longer has his sexism, and aang didn't actually run away. all their flaws are gone and honestly they end up being a lot more boring. also why is katara in the old ship? it's aang who convinces her to go there and what sets things off. why make these changes? it reeks of an amateur being afraid of having their characters do questionable things because they're afraid the audience won't like them.
@@juljul184 it seems like Netflix' immense data shows that the general audience prefers to have expositions and backstory dumped straight in their faces instead of nuancedly and fragemented implementing that through the characters and over a longer stretch of the narration. It's especially strange since GoT, till this day by far the most succesfull show and kind of a blueprint for a modern fantasy show, did not follow to this dumb kind of story telling at all during it's formative seasons.
@@derg6222yeah its very frustrating cuz like you said the blueprint is right there
“A Legend is told differently by each who tells it”
No! Don’t make me cry 😭
I thought it was pretty awful. Many of the actors were terrible, especially poor Aang who seemed to be emotionally stuck in an equivalent to that scene from the Philosophers stone where Harry says "I can't be a a a wizard?!" In part the writer's doing, but he had none of his hyperactivity or longing for the freedom of childhood, instead focusing all of his energy on "the main quest" - and this is... Kind of Aang's entire character arc. 🤔 In fact the re writing had much of the character development left out, with no sincere exploration of any relationships that I noticed. Katara's actor seemed like she might have potential but was let down by the shoddy characterisation - where is her bossiness, her hot headedness, her motherly compassion? The dialogue itself was so incredibly ham and heavy handed in exposition that I almost couldn't finish the series (stomached my way to the end out of my love for the animated one, but it really did feel like it was a screenplay written by a school child). Granted, the action sequences were decent at times, some of the actors were excellent (Zuko and Sokka), and the world design was very true to the original. Though overall, a massive no from me. NB: as a minor personal point, I noticed that a number of the benders used incorrect form, which you'd think would be easy to fix given that the bending styles are based off real martial arts. They do get it right mostly, but it seems silly to intermittently fall down on this aspect in what is primarily a world-building show - this and the poor acting takes you out of the escapism imo. Overall, some good bits, many poor bits, with the main let down being Aang's acting coming off a little bit like a GCSE drama piece. 😕
Not that anyone asked for my opinion but hey ho there you go 😂 I wanted to say my bit
I absolutely agree just on one point, I think the Sokka acting and lines written for him were all botched honestly. But overall you got it right.
that ep 3 - 6 stretch was amazing
Really? 3&4 were a giant mess.
@@austinhill2468for me 3 and 4 really justify why they would even make an adaptation in the first place. great leveraging of hindsights to expand on or explore a different side of characters and weaving together separate one-off stories to convey the themes
34:50 I'd like to think that she's just using the water from the oasis and that it has immense healing properties. the same water Katara used to heal Aang when he got struck by lightning.
Honestly thank you for such a respectful review.
I knew you would sell your soul after getting invited...
Yea him saying the live action did the series justice is INSANE. It was not a bad watch for me but it should be treated like its own thing imo. In many areas the show did a disservice to the original like with Katara, Bumi, the pointless fan service and overall pacing which stunted character progression and growth. Dude is trying to stay in good graces with companies.
This version of Katara is hard to watch. Shes probably my least favorite in this right now
Genuinely refreshing to hear more of the positive comments on this show. I was incredibly excited for it but the more comments I read, the worse the show got for me. Your thoughts brought me a different view on it and now I can settle on quite a lot of things.
What did you think of the secret tunnel song being in the show?
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Immediately stopped watching when episode 1 got an A tier. You are a very easy person to please brother.
idk if anyone noticed but at the beginning of episode 4 when aang and iroh talk to eachother you can actually hear "leaves from the vine" as they talk about zuko
"A legend is told differently by each who tells it" that is a really good point. I've only watched the live action once and didn't really enjoy most of the changes (except for ep 6, the avatar kyoshi scene and a few more) but now I kinda want to rewatch it with an open mind. Great review :)
I agree with your Tier list. Spirited Away was a MESS!
Honestly, if you don't compare it to the cartoon, its good.
It still pales in comparison, but it mainly comes down to budget limitations and cramming the entire book one in one season. The episodes that get time to breathe like episode 6 are amazing if not better than the show. If they get more budget, they cn do more episodes for season two..so please i emplore people to stop shitting on it. The better its received, the better season two will be
Will they put these episodes on DVD? I hope so. Still looks like fun to watch. I hear the music is awesome from the soundtrack on TH-cam.
I watch this along with Koroto TV and he mentioned there's more novel lore in the live action adaptation and it was a pleasant surprise. So far I'm liking this adaptation, especially how they cook several events andd intertwined it together.
watching you for a while but I'm done i feel you have lied to us about your relationship with Netflix
was wondering but you wait to get this video out to take time to see how the community thought so you can give the review a balanced feel while still pandering for Netflix i thought the show was okay but i feel you where hit by the corporate world with this review
Pure Yap, shut up.
They made roku cringe asf, they did roku dirty
I almost cried hearing the leaves from the vine theme playing in the background during the Lu Ten moment.
It bugged me that the attack on the air nomads FIRE BENDING JUST LOOKED NORMAL!
20:15 i cried when "Leaves from the vine" started playing. i DID NOT expect my self to shed tears when i started watching the series. a great way to include cut content from the original, loved it
At which episode of the anime to start if i just watched the live action? I mean like to continue the story
I really like that line you said at the end about legends changing depending on who tells it.
******* Avatar The Last Airbender - Unaired Pilot episode - th-cam.com/video/18hcfdg6scI/w-d-xo.html ******** - Notable changes include; Katara's name is Kya, no Sokka humour, different voice actor for Ang. This may be the best makeover in TV history