my issue with that is what they did to Bumi. Combining was smart but also they had to do it to condense 20+ ep per season to 8 and stay true to the original. And why did they have Kyoshi do the opening narration? Either Katara or Roku would have made more sense.
budget issues....to make one episode need more money than to make the whole animated series. Because this is just the first season they need to keep the budget very tight and make sure its spent equally, the producers and the investor didn't care about the series they just want to make profits, the creators and the directors might care but they can't do anything without MONEY. So they wont invest much in the first season. If this series goes well they will give more budget for season 2.. Maybe after this they will have enough money to make season 2 much better.@@alecstevens8467
@alecstevens8467 in this episode we've only seen Bumi for 2 seconds and he looks fine. Also, I like the transition to Kyoshi for this show- she fits the Vibe much better. And Roku wouldn't have made any sense- he probably isn't going to be introduced until season 3, because going into the Fire Nation to get to his shrine doesn't make any sense. Even in the cartoon, they had to contrive a reason, whereas Kyoshi was right there on the way. And does Katara actually make more sense, or are you just wearing your nostalgia goggles?
@@roaaoife8186 it makes far less sense to have kyoshi do the narration. Roku was the previous Avatar, he should be the one guiding the current Avatar. Wake up to the corporate pandering dude.
@alecstevens8467 Kyoshi is the first Avatar that's introduced in this one. And she fits the tone of the season much better. What exactly is being pandered to by having her do the intro? If it was pandering they'd have Katara do it.
In my eyes combining Omashu, Jet and Teo was a really smart decision. The other option would have been to delete these out. In the cartoon, many adventures are their own episodes simply because they are on separate places. So, this here is the way. And putting together the story of a rebel fighting fire spies and someone who is not a simple traitor but is forced to work for the fire nation with the question who's evil, who's to trust really works well.
I think it’s one of the best decisions the show made, instead of taking out stories, this shows that they’re looking at these episodes deeply and seeing how what parts can work together into a cohesive narrative without losing the elements of those different episodes. It’s very clever.
zuko says "unless you read my notebook!" like aang discovered his tumblr. i loved the little addition of zuko having his avatar slam book and crime board like a pintrest girlie. i also really liked the fight between aang and zuko in the market.
I love Katara in this live action more than I did in the animated series, where she seemed like the hard-to-please, I-told-you-so, mother figure. It was probably intended for her character to be that way, but her stubbornness was a little annoying compared to this Katara. I love here how she was as gentle as the water while keeping her strong character.
I kinda like that Ozai starts to praise Zuko after it comes out he found the Avatar. It was supposed to be an impossible task, and he actually did it. It makes sense a person like Ozai would see that as a worthy accomplishment
Can't believe the fire nation didn't utilize Azula, Tai Lee, Mai, the archers, and whatever else they had, as soon as possible. At least giving them non risky assignments, that wouldn't put their lives in danger, they could've achieved so much so much earlier. Even the fire lord himself, he could've done as lot of work to help things along. And also can't believe the white lotus waited so long to do something, they're such a powerhouse of benders and warriors. Hate when shows have unrealistic writing, plot armor, and just does things that makes no sense, just to tell at good story. Why I love Andor so much, cause most of good the characters are doing very dark and shady stuff, that they don't wanna do, but have to do.
@@ncard00 yeah but that would have ended the story and thered be no more episodes lol. Also i Iroh had really wanted to catch Aang, it wouldve been over in 1 fight. Iroh was just distracting Zuko to have more time with him. The White Lotus tile he "loses" in the show then finds in his sleeve is proof he didnt want Zuko to pursue the Avatar and probably wanted Aang to defeat Ozai from the moment he met Aang.
I think Teo and The Mechanist were moved to Omashu, because even back during the original show, fans didn't like how they'd seemingly desecrated a temple, while insisting on selling out to the fire nation to protect said temple
this is when i got really excited about the show. like you, i've seen the original a ton of times. this episode was like a remix of my favorite song. love sokka getting validation for his ingenuity early on. jet was so much more compelling (and gorgeous, holy). fantastic casting for all the freedom fighters, honestly.
The actor playing Azula might be the most talented performer on this whole show. Just tremendous casting. The “my cabbages” thing was a bit over the top from my perspective, but I get why they did it and it’s awesome they got the original VA to play the character in live action. As always, watching your reaction helped me enjoy this ep much more :)
Nah that did not make sense tbh almost all changes in the first 4 episodes have been awful with the exception of the iroh one in the 4th and the grnocide one in the 1st the show only starts getting "good" for me after the 5th one
Blending all these separate parts together and in one place is a pretty good idea. This was a good episode. And to see Sokka tap into his curiosity and his intellect in this episode is what makes Sokka a well rounded character. Just reminds me that he's not just only a warrior. This episode was very well done 👏🏾👏🏾. Awesome reaction bro 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
I think one of this show's biggest strengths is its ability to blend separate plots points into one in a way that is actually both cohesive and coherent!
I enjoyed/liked the other episodes but this is the one episode I truly _loved_ . I thought they did an incredible job with Zuko's back story and tying that into the mask theme. I also think this episode did the best at allowing the emotional beats to really land. In the other episodes I felt that aspect of the story was a bit rushed, but here I felt like there was more time for the audience to just sit with the emotion. Aang's scenes with Zuko too I thought were very well done, the two actors played off each other really well
I still like Jets actual storyline from the animated series. But for what they had to do to include all of these stories, they did it so well. It all worked. Like someone else said, this show got better with each episode. Are there a ton of changes, sure. But they all feel worthy and still give me the feelings of and has the same spirit of the animated series. Cant wait for the next few episodes from you!
I really think it’s a dialogue writing issue not a delivery issue with Aang. His lines are so on the head, no subtlety. If anything Kataras line delivery is a little wooden at times but they are both talented! Sokka is spot on 😂
I like how Ozai uses the fact that Zuko did the impossible by finding the Avatar to push Azula's buttons. Her need for perfectionism drives her further which Ozai again uses to make her the weapon he wants her to be.
Makes you realize what a luxury the animated series had with time to build everything. With less time and much higher production costs, they are taking the best parts and blending them beautifully. (Though I'm guessing we won't see Habai)
The only thing I don't like about this episode is that I feel like 2 episodes is too long in one place for a season where we are supposed to be travelling the world. Which, is not actually a problem with this episode and more an issue with the structure of the season as a whole and if that is my biggest complaint, I am happy. I absolutely loved the way the Mechanist and Jet were threaded together. Two people driven to extremes by the war. So good. I have been uncomfortable with all the hate this season has been getting because I don't understand it. I enjoyed the experience of watching this show and want to see more. That is what a good show needs and is the point of making it. Good job creators!
I have to say, this ain't bad. They can't be too predictable bc we all know the og story. Did I want to see them cause chaos like in the original? yes. Should they do some episodes where we do not see Zuko or Zhao but know they're somewhere looking for them? yes. Should they scrap the Great Divide? Absolutely!. I like how Zhao is playing nice right now, but you know he's a scum bag.
@@annaj6512 threefold reason... First, for the jet storyline, no pirates and in that episode in the original Iroh teaches Zuko more political stragegy and manuvering (we get that elsewhere in the remake though). We also get more time for Jet and Katara's attraction to develop and for Sokka's sniffing out of Jet's bad nature. Second, with the mechanist he's more wise and interesting in the original; I think he was even older. We get to see Sokka's admiration grow for the mechanist and Sokka use his engineering skills to thwart the assault on the air temple in the original. We also get the storyline of Aang being frustrated with the desecration of the temple and his dissapointment in discovering that the airbender's didn't survive there either. Third, I don't like the changes to Bumi. We got more background of him and Aang's friendship in the original and I don't remember Bumi being angry with Aang in the original for dissapearing but rather being more concerned with challenging him to prepare for the fight he had ahead in the original. The other plot changes in the other parts of the show I don't mind. I like the show overall but I just didn't like what we lost from the original with these three storylines by lopping off parts of their original forms to wedge them together into a plot for times sake. Add more episodes or just break book one into two seasons. Lord knows they would have prolonged viewers subscriptions to Netflix for ATLA if they had. Most shows get 6 seaons before concluding.
@@paulthebohemian first, there's too much unnecessary characters to include, pirates are not really that intergral part 2nd again, unnecessary scenes that can be set-aside or modified that can show same gravitas. It was already established in the first episode of this live-action that ALL airbenders were present at the genocide because of the comet festival. 3rd, Bumi's anger is valid, why? coz in his mind, Aang abandoned them and he has been fighting and surviving the war for a century. Realistically, it's human nature to have this bottled-up anger and that's what this show is showing us. Bumi's 'goofiness' is effective in the OG coz it's a cartoon, having that same level of character in this live-action which we all know from episode one is with a more serious theme cud just make it cringey . All those changes are needed to make this show more 'realistic' and less animated. We have all seen the one with a lighter tone, what's wrong in having a version that gives us a feeling of something different but is still very familiar. And lets be honest, this live-action is not just for kids anymore.
Yes, this episode made me decide to keep watching this series. I too liked the ‘remix’(as so many people are calling it) of the original stories in ep 3, which made me want to see what other changes they have made. Not bad at all. It also helps that I really like this version of admiral Zhao; the actor’s been my favorite part of this series so far. Also also, I know I’m repeating myself here but I like the way they keep accentuating prince Zuko’s teenager-ness mixed with his understandable obsession with honor. (Man, every damn time think about Zuko and his honor, the stupid song from anthpo’s ‘every episode of avatar’ video automatically plays in my head lol!) I like the set design as well. The incorporation of the Japanese style in Suki’s village in the last episode was quite beautiful in my eyes, and knowing that the original Avatar series took inspiration from many cultures in Asia, I was intrigued to see the set designs for the other parts of this fictional world in this live action series… which was why I was a bit sad when I initially decided to stop watching the Netflix series. The other reason was that I won’t be able to rewatch the remaining 6 episodes with you, fyi. But I’ve been pleasantly surprised, and I’m excited to watch the fourth episode now. I should also thank you, because your commentaries and very thoughtful review are what really motivates me to watch the show myself first and try to appreciate the good parts without going “EHHH! This bad, this cringe, I’m outta here!”.
Just my perspective as someone who started and stopped the original series like 6 times but never really got into it, after watching this whole season…This ep was one of the strongest examples in the whole series of the pitfalls (from my perspective) of trying to condense 20 episodes (plus more, with certain elements from later books + the flashback/prequel stuff that wasn’t in the original show) down into 8 episodes. The Omashu storylines all could’ve hit so much harder with, like, 2-3 episodes to let the story from this one ep to unfold. More time to breathe and get immersed in all of this, more time for the Jet and Sai/Teo characters to mean more, all that.
If firefighters fight fire and Crimefighters fight crime, what do Freedomfighters fight just some food for thought thanks to the late great George Carlin
I have to say the actor who plays Aang. Is not good. Every line he delivers sounds off the page and un natural. Takes me out if the show every line he has. Idkbif I'll be able to finish this series. Which makes me dad.
This show doesn’t have shit on the original. Some of the castings are fantastic, and others are HUGELY miscast. We got discount Katara instead of a girl who knows how to act. We got characters that were teased at the end of season 1 or even introduced in season 2, that are introduced almost straight away in this first season… Azula in episode 3?? The fuck!? 🤦🏻♂️ They couldn’t even wait and just had to show firelord Ozai in episode 3 as well?? Instead of teasing him and building towards his reveal at the end of the season….That’s what was great about the og cartoon, they built him up and teased him in the background, but here there is no buildup or anticipation. It’s just bam there he is, right next to Walmart Azula. What she gonna do, foodbend her way to victory? 🤦🏻♂️ That actress does not embody the character at all, looks nothing like her and acts nothing like her, I bet a cosplayer could deliver better acting… terrible miscast. Don’t even get me started on Ty Lee and Mai… oh god what is that actress doing playing Mai? 😩 The three of them couldn’t act their way out of a paper bag, and they look THE LEAST like their animated counterparts. Why bring them in a whole season early anyway? Rather than take the time to cast those characters properly. It’s crazy how people will acknowledge the excellent casting of Aang, Zuko and Sokka, but won’t acknowledge the horrible miscasts of some of the female actresses. 🤦🏻♂️ Even commander Zhao sucks ass, has no intimidation AT ALL. He feels like he belongs in the live action movie. 🤣 Iroh looks the part, but unfortunately does not act the part. Honestly they’ve changed things that did not need to be changed, and have NOT improved the story by doing so. Aang meeting Kyoshi before Roku? Why? Downgrading part of what made the OG story work so well. This is the kind of crap I’d expect from the Disney channel. Sorry but I wont be watching season 2, which hopefully it doesn’t get the green light for anyway.
the 3 fire nation girls are hardly the only ones who don't really look like their CARTOON counterparts in this whole series. Also imagine thinking Ozai was literally anything but a bland bad guy. Threatening? Sure. But he was bland. And who cares that Aang meets Kyoshi first? The show made good of him meeting the past avatars in a order. This show is easily only one or two steps behind the one piece live action. This is just being sour that it's not the cartoon, but guess what, it wasn't trying to be, but you couldn't even understand that lmao
The Cabbage merchant was the voice actor for the Cabbage merchant in the animated show. THAT"S why they made it a moment lol XD
I liked the blending of the Omashu, Mechanist, and Jet subplots, and the buildup to the "MY CABBAGES!" line was hilarious. XDDD
my issue with that is what they did to Bumi. Combining was smart but also they had to do it to condense 20+ ep per season to 8 and stay true to the original. And why did they have Kyoshi do the opening narration? Either Katara or Roku would have made more sense.
budget issues....to make one episode need more money than to make the whole animated series. Because this is just the first season they need to keep the budget very tight and make sure its spent equally, the producers and the investor didn't care about the series they just want to make profits, the creators and the directors might care but they can't do anything without MONEY. So they wont invest much in the first season. If this series goes well they will give more budget for season 2.. Maybe after this they will have enough money to make season 2 much better.@@alecstevens8467
@alecstevens8467 in this episode we've only seen Bumi for 2 seconds and he looks fine.
Also, I like the transition to Kyoshi for this show- she fits the Vibe much better. And Roku wouldn't have made any sense- he probably isn't going to be introduced until season 3, because going into the Fire Nation to get to his shrine doesn't make any sense. Even in the cartoon, they had to contrive a reason, whereas Kyoshi was right there on the way.
And does Katara actually make more sense, or are you just wearing your nostalgia goggles?
@@roaaoife8186 it makes far less sense to have kyoshi do the narration. Roku was the previous Avatar, he should be the one guiding the current Avatar. Wake up to the corporate pandering dude.
@alecstevens8467 Kyoshi is the first Avatar that's introduced in this one. And she fits the tone of the season much better.
What exactly is being pandered to by having her do the intro? If it was pandering they'd have Katara do it.
In my eyes combining Omashu, Jet and Teo was a really smart decision. The other option would have been to delete these out. In the cartoon, many adventures are their own episodes simply because they are on separate places. So, this here is the way. And putting together the story of a rebel fighting fire spies and someone who is not a simple traitor but is forced to work for the fire nation with the question who's evil, who's to trust really works well.
It's well thought out, but the nostalgia blast hurt my head lmao.
Agreed~ A lot of people didnt like it but I personally thought it worked out great
Yes, I loved it so much. The different character arcs from the original series blended together so well
I think it’s one of the best decisions the show made, instead of taking out stories, this shows that they’re looking at these episodes deeply and seeing how what parts can work together into a cohesive narrative without losing the elements of those different episodes. It’s very clever.
Is Jet trying to kill King Bumi? I've never seen anything more stupid. And funnier
zuko says "unless you read my notebook!" like aang discovered his tumblr. i loved the little addition of zuko having his avatar slam book and crime board like a pintrest girlie. i also really liked the fight between aang and zuko in the market.
Fun fact: That cabbage vendor actor in the live action is the same guy who voice the cabbage vendor in the animated series.
I love Katara in this live action more than I did in the animated series, where she seemed like the hard-to-please, I-told-you-so, mother figure. It was probably intended for her character to be that way, but her stubbornness was a little annoying compared to this Katara. I love here how she was as gentle as the water while keeping her strong character.
Same!
I also agree, I think that Katara and the other characters are more grounded, and they have more depth in the live action.
I loved the way Aang and Teoh played off each other. The Zuko fight was great too! Jet was great too. And i agree the combining worked really well.
I kinda like that Ozai starts to praise Zuko after it comes out he found the Avatar. It was supposed to be an impossible task, and he actually did it. It makes sense a person like Ozai would see that as a worthy accomplishment
Can't believe the fire nation didn't utilize Azula, Tai Lee, Mai, the archers, and whatever else they had, as soon as possible. At least giving them non risky assignments, that wouldn't put their lives in danger, they could've achieved so much so much earlier. Even the fire lord himself, he could've done as lot of work to help things along. And also can't believe the white lotus waited so long to do something, they're such a powerhouse of benders and warriors. Hate when shows have unrealistic writing, plot armor, and just does things that makes no sense, just to tell at good story. Why I love Andor so much, cause most of good the characters are doing very dark and shady stuff, that they don't wanna do, but have to do.
@@ncard00 yeah but that would have ended the story and thered be no more episodes lol.
Also i Iroh had really wanted to catch Aang, it wouldve been over in 1 fight. Iroh was just distracting Zuko to have more time with him. The White Lotus tile he "loses" in the show then finds in his sleeve is proof he didnt want Zuko to pursue the Avatar and probably wanted Aang to defeat Ozai from the moment he met Aang.
@@ncard00 Ozai doing literally nothing is straight up from the cartoon lmao
Yes but that would require Ozai to have a shred of humanity
It was an empty praise. In order to fuel Azula's motivation.
I'm so glad you enjoyed the mashup storylines in this episode, cause I really liked too !
I think Teo and The Mechanist were moved to Omashu, because even back during the original show, fans didn't like how they'd seemingly desecrated a temple, while insisting on selling out to the fire nation to protect said temple
Zuko was all like “MY DREAM JOURNAL!!” 🤣🤣
It's funny when u said 'north pole' instead of North water tribe, made me think what Santa's bending discipline be...wrapping gifts?😂
Nah, he'd be an avatar.
this is when i got really excited about the show. like you, i've seen the original a ton of times. this episode was like a remix of my favorite song. love sokka getting validation for his ingenuity early on. jet was so much more compelling (and gorgeous, holy). fantastic casting for all the freedom fighters, honestly.
I will forever feel proud that I knew it was jet from when he decided their story was that Katara was his wife.
The actor playing Azula might be the most talented performer on this whole show. Just tremendous casting.
The “my cabbages” thing was a bit over the top from my perspective, but I get why they did it and it’s awesome they got the original VA to play the character in live action.
As always, watching your reaction helped me enjoy this ep much more :)
In my eyes, the one sin of this series was casting Osric Chau and only having him in the show for 2 minutes.
NO HONESTLY LIKE OH MY GOD??
It's crazy how they managed to merge 3 arcs in a way that makes sense.
Nah that did not make sense tbh almost all changes in the first 4 episodes have been awful with the exception of the iroh one in the 4th and the grnocide one in the 1st the show only starts getting "good" for me after the 5th one
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Blending all these separate parts together and in one place is a pretty good idea. This was a good episode. And to see Sokka tap into his curiosity and his intellect in this episode is what makes Sokka a well rounded character. Just reminds me that he's not just only a warrior. This episode was very well done 👏🏾👏🏾. Awesome reaction bro 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
I think one of this show's biggest strengths is its ability to blend separate plots points into one in a way that is actually both cohesive and coherent!
I enjoyed/liked the other episodes but this is the one episode I truly _loved_ . I thought they did an incredible job with Zuko's back story and tying that into the mask theme. I also think this episode did the best at allowing the emotional beats to really land. In the other episodes I felt that aspect of the story was a bit rushed, but here I felt like there was more time for the audience to just sit with the emotion. Aang's scenes with Zuko too I thought were very well done, the two actors played off each other really well
I still like Jets actual storyline from the animated series. But for what they had to do to include all of these stories, they did it so well. It all worked. Like someone else said, this show got better with each episode. Are there a ton of changes, sure. But they all feel worthy and still give me the feelings of and has the same spirit of the animated series. Cant wait for the next few episodes from you!
Are you kidding? It did not work at all. They butchered this story big time. It’s too rushed and crammed. 🤦🏻♂️
I’ve only watched three episodes atm but I’m enjoying it so far and your reactions !!! This is making me want to rewatch the original series after ❤
Brother Omni, your "awwws" & giggles during this reaction really made my day! 🤣👍
This was a rlly smart combination of episodes. It's not my favourite but a very good one.
For me, it seems to be getting better each episode.
I really think it’s a dialogue writing issue not a delivery issue with Aang. His lines are so on the head, no subtlety. If anything Kataras line delivery is a little wooden at times but they are both talented! Sokka is spot on 😂
I am definitely excited now how they would ahndle the siege on Ba Sing Se!
I really liked how they did like 3 or 4 episodes that mostly didn’t take place in Omashu. It worked pretty well.
I like how Ozai uses the fact that Zuko did the impossible by finding the Avatar to push Azula's buttons. Her need for perfectionism drives her further which Ozai again uses to make her the weapon he wants her to be.
I started to count the “awe” 😂 then the “Hmmmm”
7:41 I got Jet vibes instantly!! I thought you did too when you mentioned wheres the pip’s at !
Cabbages!
My cabbagesss!!! 😱
Katara=you don't know anything about losing your mother
Aang=don't know his parents
Zuko=i father dont even love me
Sokka=she was mine mother too
23:05 can't believe it's the same guy who voiced the character in the animated series
My...my...MY CAAABBAAGEEEEEESSSS!!! 💢💢
It is Ryan Choi 😂😂 my first reaction
Can you bend the water and rocks using airbending? cause it's basically telekenesis
Prepare yourself for episode 4. 😭 Some great moments for sure, but also, I almost didn’t watch episode 5 (which was great).
I didn’t realize the boy with the wagon was Jet at first….😂
I was hoping katara would have discovered her healing abilities in this episode. She could have help the wounded people from the explosion.
Thank you, this reaction made me appreciate this episode so much more! 😊
My cabbages!!!!!!!!!
Makes you realize what a luxury the animated series had with time to build everything.
With less time and much higher production costs, they are taking the best parts and blending them beautifully.
(Though I'm guessing we won't see Habai)
Wonder why you would think that
@@gualacheesesteak because they seem to be cutting "side quests" and I don't think that story is necessary.
@@vincegamer I was referring to you saying you don’t think we’d see Habai
@@gualacheesesteak I know. I was answering that. I thought they would just skip Habai because I didn't think he added much to the overall story
@@vincegamer oh okay makes sense
The only thing I don't like about this episode is that I feel like 2 episodes is too long in one place for a season where we are supposed to be travelling the world. Which, is not actually a problem with this episode and more an issue with the structure of the season as a whole and if that is my biggest complaint, I am happy. I absolutely loved the way the Mechanist and Jet were threaded together. Two people driven to extremes by the war. So good.
I have been uncomfortable with all the hate this season has been getting because I don't understand it. I enjoyed the experience of watching this show and want to see more. That is what a good show needs and is the point of making it. Good job creators!
Can't wait for you to see the spirit world episode with Koh
I have to say, this ain't bad. They can't be too predictable bc we all know the og story. Did I want to see them cause chaos like in the original? yes. Should they do some episodes where we do not see Zuko or Zhao but know they're somewhere looking for them? yes. Should they scrap the Great Divide? Absolutely!. I like how Zhao is playing nice right now, but you know he's a scum bag.
Slimey Zhao ftw
I like the show but the change that bothered me the most is the combining the mechanist, jet and Omashu's stories.
Tbh it was bound to happen the show is only 8 episodes and if they hadn’t combine them we wouldn’t have gotten Jet or even mechanist
The eps are longer and fewer, so it was either combine things or delete them
@@annaj6512 threefold reason...
First, for the jet storyline, no pirates and in that episode in the original Iroh teaches Zuko more political stragegy and manuvering (we get that elsewhere in the remake though). We also get more time for Jet and Katara's attraction to develop and for Sokka's sniffing out of Jet's bad nature.
Second, with the mechanist he's more wise and interesting in the original; I think he was even older. We get to see Sokka's admiration grow for the mechanist and Sokka use his engineering skills to thwart the assault on the air temple in the original. We also get the storyline of Aang being frustrated with the desecration of the temple and his dissapointment in discovering that the airbender's didn't survive there either.
Third, I don't like the changes to Bumi. We got more background of him and Aang's friendship in the original and I don't remember Bumi being angry with Aang in the original for dissapearing but rather being more concerned with challenging him to prepare for the fight he had ahead in the original.
The other plot changes in the other parts of the show I don't mind. I like the show overall but I just didn't like what we lost from the original with these three storylines by lopping off parts of their original forms to wedge them together into a plot for times sake. Add more episodes or just break book one into two seasons. Lord knows they would have prolonged viewers subscriptions to Netflix for ATLA if they had. Most shows get 6 seaons before concluding.
I agree those changes really threw me off. I understand why it was necessary, but it makes everything feel so much more rushed.
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first, there's too much unnecessary characters to include, pirates are not really that intergral part
2nd again, unnecessary scenes that can be set-aside or modified that can show same gravitas. It was already established in the first episode of this live-action that ALL airbenders were present at the genocide because of the comet festival.
3rd, Bumi's anger is valid, why? coz in his mind, Aang abandoned them and he has been fighting and surviving the war for a century. Realistically, it's human nature to have this bottled-up anger and that's what this show is showing us. Bumi's 'goofiness' is effective in the OG coz it's a cartoon, having that same level of character in this live-action which we all know from episode one is with a more serious theme cud just make it cringey .
All those changes are needed to make this show more 'realistic' and less animated.
We have all seen the one with a lighter tone, what's wrong in having a version that gives us a feeling of something different but is still very familiar. And lets be honest, this live-action is not just for kids anymore.
Yes
I don't know how they did it, but they managed to make Jet an even shittier person than in the OG cartoon. And he was already terrible.
Yes, this episode made me decide to keep watching this series. I too liked the ‘remix’(as so many people are calling it) of the original stories in ep 3, which made me want to see what other changes they have made. Not bad at all. It also helps that I really like this version of admiral Zhao; the actor’s been my favorite part of this series so far. Also also, I know I’m repeating myself here but I like the way they keep accentuating prince Zuko’s teenager-ness mixed with his understandable obsession with honor. (Man, every damn time think about Zuko and his honor, the stupid song from anthpo’s ‘every episode of avatar’ video automatically plays in my head lol!)
I like the set design as well. The incorporation of the Japanese style in Suki’s village in the last episode was quite beautiful in my eyes, and knowing that the original Avatar series took inspiration from many cultures in Asia, I was intrigued to see the set designs for the other parts of this fictional world in this live action series… which was why I was a bit sad when I initially decided to stop watching the Netflix series. The other reason was that I won’t be able to rewatch the remaining 6 episodes with you, fyi.
But I’ve been pleasantly surprised, and I’m excited to watch the fourth episode now. I should also thank you, because your commentaries and very thoughtful review are what really motivates me to watch the show myself first and try to appreciate the good parts without going “EHHH! This bad, this cringe, I’m outta here!”.
Is that Abed from community?!
Also Prophet Andy from "Supernatural".
Yup! I didn’t recognize him at first but then it suddenly hit me and I had to rewind to where we meet him. 😂
Totally agree... Many changes.. Many combined story.. But for me it works...if it didnt for you.. Then sad to say but for me.. It works😊
Bro wanna eat a horse that bird is a horse
Just my perspective as someone who started and stopped the original series like 6 times but never really got into it, after watching this whole season…This ep was one of the strongest examples in the whole series of the pitfalls (from my perspective) of trying to condense 20 episodes (plus more, with certain elements from later books + the flashback/prequel stuff that wasn’t in the original show) down into 8 episodes. The Omashu storylines all could’ve hit so much harder with, like, 2-3 episodes to let the story from this one ep to unfold. More time to breathe and get immersed in all of this, more time for the Jet and Sai/Teo characters to mean more, all that.
Everything is great at this point, the other episodes not so much u.u
If firefighters fight fire and Crimefighters fight crime, what do Freedomfighters fight just some food for thought thanks to the late great George Carlin
I have to say the actor who plays Aang. Is not good. Every line he delivers sounds off the page and un natural. Takes me out if the show every line he has. Idkbif I'll be able to finish this series. Which makes me dad.
Trying to insult someone when you can't even spell one simple word 😂
@@madison-Roccoa-Mason-drakeSad verses dad. Oh dear. One letter. It’s almost as if typos exist and auto-correct can be an asshole too.
This show doesn’t have shit on the original. Some of the castings are fantastic, and others are HUGELY miscast. We got discount Katara instead of a girl who knows how to act. We got characters that were teased at the end of season 1 or even introduced in season 2, that are introduced almost straight away in this first season… Azula in episode 3?? The fuck!? 🤦🏻♂️ They couldn’t even wait and just had to show firelord Ozai in episode 3 as well?? Instead of teasing him and building towards his reveal at the end of the season….That’s what was great about the og cartoon, they built him up and teased him in the background, but here there is no buildup or anticipation. It’s just bam there he is, right next to Walmart Azula. What she gonna do, foodbend her way to victory? 🤦🏻♂️ That actress does not embody the character at all, looks nothing like her and acts nothing like her, I bet a cosplayer could deliver better acting… terrible miscast. Don’t even get me started on Ty Lee and Mai… oh god what is that actress doing playing Mai? 😩 The three of them couldn’t act their way out of a paper bag, and they look THE LEAST like their animated counterparts. Why bring them in a whole season early anyway? Rather than take the time to cast those characters properly. It’s crazy how people will acknowledge the excellent casting of Aang, Zuko and Sokka, but won’t acknowledge the horrible miscasts of some of the female actresses. 🤦🏻♂️
Even commander Zhao sucks ass, has no intimidation AT ALL. He feels like he belongs in the live action movie. 🤣 Iroh looks the part, but unfortunately does not act the part. Honestly they’ve changed things that did not need to be changed, and have NOT improved the story by doing so. Aang meeting Kyoshi before Roku? Why? Downgrading part of what made the OG story work so well. This is the kind of crap I’d expect from the Disney channel. Sorry but I wont be watching season 2, which hopefully it doesn’t get the green light for anyway.
the 3 fire nation girls are hardly the only ones who don't really look like their CARTOON counterparts in this whole series. Also imagine thinking Ozai was literally anything but a bland bad guy. Threatening? Sure. But he was bland. And who cares that Aang meets Kyoshi first? The show made good of him meeting the past avatars in a order. This show is easily only one or two steps behind the one piece live action. This is just being sour that it's not the cartoon, but guess what, it wasn't trying to be, but you couldn't even understand that lmao
@@darknessknows1235you SPILLED!! hats off to you king !