We revel in this slice of Kyoshi Island awesomeness and discuss the changes to Sokka's character in this episode! Hit up Patreon.com/SeanTanktop to watch the UNCUT Full reaction to S1E3 & 4 of for $5 or $8 RIGHT NOW!!
Here’s what’s hamstringing my enjoyment of this show: I spent high school watching Zhang Yimou movies, which pins my hopes for the animist/elemental mysticism outrageously high; and maybe I just expecting too much out of the dialogue, especially after “Blue Eye Samurai” I’m sure it’s doing fine at worst, but I’ just too crusty for it to really sing to me
@@hellfish2309 The shows dialog is very expositional and amateurish at points. It sometimes has that 90's sitcom feel in terms of writing and delivery. But in a non-sitcom environment.
If you remember from the og show, Aang, turns into Roku in his temple in book one ep. 8. So turning into Kyoshi at her temple isn't something far fetched.
As was shown in a clip Kyoshi does manifest in the animated series but it was in a random town for the trial. It makes so much more sense for Kyoshi to manifest on the island that a shrine was dedicated to her and that she would want protected instead of town she wasn't deeply connected to.
ppl who are a fan go to the books becuz the show is so good and can know all the rules in avatar. the show doesnt explain half of whats goin on thats why it seemed like a giant lion turtle came ''outta nowhere'' around the end of the show but its reasons to it
Yeah, I saw a vid by a scriptwriter/fan, “The Sword and the Pen Reflections” here on YT, and she discusses script changes and why they might be good/ necessary. She points out that it was kind of a loophole the animated left open that there was no explanation for why Aang couldn’t just channel an earlier Avatar from the outset to do all the fighting; so making an explicit rule lets them do stuff like this early on without folks wondering why Aang can’t just go straight to the final boss. Seriously, check out her videos though. I think they give great insights into things that might confuse fans relating to how they’re dealing with the material
well.. really depends.. 6.5, 7, there are multiple data on that.. just for good measure , Chin the conqueror was 4'5 (142cm) so compared to that even 6 foot looks tall...
Personally, I liked the changes the show made to Sokka and Suki's relationship dynamic. I feel the show provided clearer reasonings what drew them to one another; particularly in Suki's case. Sokka appreciated Suki's strength and determination as a warrior. Meanwhile, Suki appreciated Sokka's courage in leaving his village to take an active role in the wider world. Each saw traits in the other that they valued and viewed themselves lacking, as well as inspire them to pursue those areas.
Fun fact: the note Gran Gran made to Katara regarding the waterbending scroll was written in one of the languages of the Inuit people. Which is a really cool attention to detail and real life reference for the show
@@SeanTanktop When I heard that line I was totally convinced, that he is the perfect Zuko. The desperation and frustration was captured beautifully in those two words. 😅
Well, the aspect of Aang channeling older Avatars has happened in the original show as well. First with Roku who obliterated his own temple after Aang first contacted him to help the Team escape Zhao. The second time was when Aang was accused (as a new incarnation of Kyoshi) of murdering the conquerer and he channeled Kyoshi who gave her account of what happened back then.
I love how Daniel Dae Kim, who plays the fire lord was also the Voice for the general in the OG show who tries enducing Aang into the Avatar state forcefully by fighting him and trapping Katara underground
He was also Hiroshi Sato in Korra, which was an even larger role! His voice was always legendary in each show, and I'm so glad they brought him into this to play OZAI!! What an upgrade!
@CurumoTheGreat first it was Commander Zhao, then he was promoted to Admril Zhao. But yeah im talking about the Earth Kingdom General who suggests speeding up the end of the war by forcing Aang to go into the Avatar state while he still has no control of himself while in that state.
So if Daniel Dae Kim is playing Mark Hamill’s character in the Netflix!A:TLA…🤭what if Mark plays Hiroshi in a Netflix adaptation of The Legend of Korra for giggles & shits?
This was a great reaction! I totally forgive ya'll for not remembering Aang turning into Kiyoshi and Roku; that was a whole covid ago! But i appreciate the fact that you all were OPEN to new stuff. This show has been getting a lot of crap. Im an ATLA super fan and i dont have any issues with what theyre doing. I think this is great! Obviously it isnt perfect but i think theyve done as well as they possibly could. Plus i LOVE this cast.
As a fan who read both of the Kyoshi novels, I turned into that “Leo DiCaprio pointing with a beer” meme when Katara talked about how Kyoshi was an orphan who got adopted by a wealthy Earth Kingdom family. And snorted when the mayor of Kyoshi Island claimed Kyoshi always benefited from the kindness of strangers. (She got manipulated by a LOT of powerful people.)
Just finished the show the other night, and as someone who has seen the original over 30 times, plus all the reactors I’ve seen, someone who loves this show more than any show on this planet, I can honestly say that it was pretty good, in its own right. It was definitely an adaptation, but I was never one to expect a 1v1. I didn’t want that anyways. Some of the changes hit hard at first, but the more I thought about them, the more I was ok with most of it. Even all the characters grew on me. Moving forward, less exposition, more showing. Also, I see your Korra references writers, and I’m here for it.
24:26 lol. Love this cut scene This was a great episode. Loved the Kyoshi appearance. Enjoyed your reaction as usual. Kenny The Editor great job as usual.
About Aang becoming one of the past avatars, happened in the animated series. Two times with Roku (his temple and with Jeong Jeong) and Kyoshi in that Avatar Day episode. But I loved that they limited to specific temples (for now). I hope that Aang becoming more enlightened, He will not need to be in a Temple to connect and talk with his past lives.
19:32 Glad someone else pointed that out lol I remember thinking if that makeup could stay that good through all the sweaty fighting, then wipe off that easily, it's gotta be the best makeup I've ever seen lmao
I heard somewhere that the Kiyoshi Warriors take their makeup off with a mix of turpentine and paint thinners. But seriously, that's a good question. Assuming that theirs is similar to medieval-age cosmetics, what's it made of and how easy (or hard) would it be to clean it off irl.
I love the writing for this Live version of Avatar. The writers cut out all the unnecessary world building. Eliminated much of the fluff and focused the story on the action. It's great stuff. And after seeing this scene with Kyorshi, I am so jazzed to see a live action Korra. Korra is the closest Avatar to Kyoshi in mindset that we have seen. She's an ass kicker to the core.
Probably an underrated touch from the editor but y’all always have absolute bangers as your intro music. Always incredible add-ins and clips but hot dang it feels like y’all pick fantastic music for every series
24:07 It's not a new thing, he can temporarily summon the spirits of previous avatars, but only if he is at their temples Furthermore, it wouldn't be right for him to invoke the spirits of previous reincarnations to solve a current problem, he is the avatar now, not them, he has to learn how to solve his own problems Kyoshi made an exception because there was no time and he couldn't solve it alone, but in the case of the fight against Ozai he DOES have time to learn how to win on his own
38:30 I was fine with that line not being included. It worked really well for a strong female character in 2005, but in 2024 it’s kind of outdated, cuz the implication is that being a girl means being interested in boys.
Zhao is the best character in this adaptation. He and Zuko feel like real people in this world. Everyone else feels like they're reading lines. But Suki is great too. I love how awkward she is. And godddddddamn is she ever sexy. Good lord.
I'm surprised to hear *Sean* praise the writer's room process, while bashing the process of a single creator with a single vision. If the history of entertainment has taught us anything, it is that one style doesn't necessarily work better than another. However, having said that, many recent projects have been deemed garbage precisely for having been created by committee. I suppose, off the top of my head, the happy medium would be a singular lead voice open to outside ideas…and chocolate. Afterall, I loves me some chocolate. 🍫
I’ve asked several times and never gotten an answer. Are the uncut reactions on Patreon with the show footage or do we have to sync the episode from elsewhere?
hmmm, sorry. Yeah, it has a timecode and you hit play when we say "GO!" to synch it up. That way you can have subs, different languages etc if you want
Just to nitpick, I HATED when Suki's mother said they could stay for 48 hours. Not one watch or clock in the show but they know what hours are? Should've said 'two days' or 'two sun cycles' instead. Little stuff like that drives me nuts. Overall I enjoyed the show a lot and can't wait for Book 2 & 3. They better get the Rock to play the Boulder like they originally planned.
Two days would have been more realistic, but I also buy that a clearly very regimented warrior culture would keep accurate time. Sundials and something similar to the candles we see the following episode could do the trick.
I think Gran Gran being the one to give Katara the scroll makes a lot of sense because the village would have artifacts even if there are no other waterbenders.
Not only that but Gran Gran being the one to tell the intro in the first episode made sense especially since elders in a village in many are often ones to pass down oral traditions of their culture as well as stories of the world like in a lot of native cultures today
I think the Zuko actor is solid, but they made him too vulnerable and whiny early on instead of straight up angry and focused. Half the time he looks like he’s fighting off tears
in the anime when aang visited the fire temple roku took over aangs body to help him escape from all the fire benders this isnt anything new except it was kyoshi not roku that did it
You should see the backlash this got online cuz the mom wasn't telling her daughter to remain "pure" and stay away from Sokka haha. I love concept. If it was a king and his son no one would blink twice at the "have fun but don't get attached" sort of attitude, why should it be different here?
Sokka's sexism lasts for 3.5 episodes in the cartoon. The total screen time of actual sexist comments probably doesn't exceed 2 minutes. Then there are 50.5 episodes after that with no sexism. It doesn't define him as a character. There was no arc. No real development. He got beat by a girl and it was done, just like that. Instantly. Sexism over. People whining were just the anti-woke crowd looking for the next thing to cry about. They've moved on to X-Men '97 since Rogue doesn't have enough cake. Obviously the entire series will be crap now.🙄 I think it would have been pointless and feel silly and forced. Here it would have been 1.5 episodes. I agree they might as well just remove it unless they actually wanted to make it a season long actual character arc thru him seeing his sister's growth and he opposes the sexist traditions of the northern tribe at the end.
Okay, everyone repeat after Sean. Combining plot lines and making 'mash-up' type plots might not seem that great at first, but it's economic as shit, because they've gotta cram as much of it into 8 episodes as they can, and if they had completely focused on one or two threads, people would complain about it being too different, for not having this, or this, or that. But we get SO MUCH of it, and it has to be in 8 episodes. If they had set out to write, cast, script, shoot, CG, ADR, etc. an exact 1:1 live-action remake of the original series... the bending would've looked like M Night. If they had spread this story out further, the production value of it would suffer. Live Action can not do everything that animation can. Animation can do more than live-action can.
False Dichotomy - I don’t think this shoe us terrible, but your arguing ‘economical’ and ‘efficient’ are the same thing; even Sean thinks they burnt through these arcs way too quickly and wanted 12 episodes, and he’s not wrong The amount of CG is fine, but the show needs more useful screentime… y’all are insisting “animation can do more than live action”, but failing to recognize all that live action and camerawork can do that animation doesn’t
@@hellfish2309 - Wait, you do realize that "economics" is about money, right? It's a matter of budgeting... maybe S2+3 will get a bigger budget, but they wouldn't be able to AFFORD to do that. Literally. You DO realize, they have to pay everybody, right? The amount of CGI is "fine" because they had enough money to pay for eight episodes worth of CGI. ..... if they had done more, the CGI would've become a problem, financially. Little annoyed at how quickly everybody jumped to "wrong" instead of "different" though. Then we can't judge the merits of an idea itself, it's just trash because they didn't do it exactly like the cartoon...
@@reflectionist you’re talking about thinning out the content to meet the time content but more critically the character drama to fit screen time constraints, itemizing like a rubric that had to citable in like a spreadsheet; efficient storytelling is delivering 600 words in a line of 6 words because the production has dramatic performers, cinematography, set/location character, music, props, costume, staging , and in sum total mise en scen such that the composition is much more than the sum of its parts Just watch “Blue Eye Samurai” and consider how much more potent the dialogue lands with nearly the same screentime, likely a much more modest budget, and the around the same number of characters; granted it is animated, but then that contradicts the thesis of animated dialogue directness and shallowness, doesn’t it? If “Blue Eye Samurai” were live-action not only would it be less expensive (because bending and battles can balloon budgets); but I guarantee it still gives actors fantastic opportunities to dramatize the dialogue… I don’t think it’s unreasonable to expect more of that from a property as celebrated and storied as ATLA It feels like Etsy writing, not professional; it didn’t have to be… and just to be clear, nowhere did I argue that the live action fails to stack up against the cartoon - I don’t have that basis of comparison
One Piece netflix adaption was great because they kept in the FUN! The ATLAB animated series was FUN. I’m now of the belief that ATLAB animated series was a masterpiece that maybe can’t be replicated or duplicated.
The writing and storytelling is so bad. "We need to get to the northern water tribe because something terrible is going to happen, something only I can stop."
The original had cheesy lines too, it just doesn't translate well to live action because it feels so cartoonish. Sokka ends up being one of the best written characters because if you pay attention from now on, he rarely says why he feels something, he emotes. Maybe it's an age thing for the actors? But over time I got over it, but at first it also felt so tell not show to me haha.
I will afford them the charity of reminding you all this was written amid a brewing and imminent writers strike, LIKELY working with teleplay writers whom Paramount scouted, and Paramount ain’t great They likely paid them peanuts, shoved them in a closet for 12 hours and took what they got and ran
@@Saphthings I honestly don’t think it has anything to do with the acting. If they had good lines and good direction, the acting wouldn’t be so rigid and terrible. It’s like watching the live action Lion King - soulless and lifeless like watching a stone emote.
We revel in this slice of Kyoshi Island awesomeness and discuss the changes to Sokka's character in this episode! Hit up Patreon.com/SeanTanktop to watch the UNCUT Full reaction to S1E3 & 4 of for $5 or $8 RIGHT NOW!!
Here’s what’s hamstringing my enjoyment of this show: I spent high school watching Zhang Yimou movies, which pins my hopes for the animist/elemental mysticism outrageously high; and maybe I just expecting too much out of the dialogue, especially after “Blue Eye Samurai”
I’m sure it’s doing fine at worst, but I’ just too crusty for it to really sing to me
@@hellfish2309 The shows dialog is very expositional and amateurish at points. It sometimes has that 90's sitcom feel in terms of writing and delivery. But in a non-sitcom environment.
dallas is killing it as zuko the voice cracks and the entitled brat attitude is perfect
If you remember from the og show, Aang, turns into Roku in his temple in book one ep. 8. So turning into Kyoshi at her temple isn't something far fetched.
RIGHT! I think it just FELT brand new in the moment!
As was shown in a clip Kyoshi does manifest in the animated series but it was in a random town for the trial. It makes so much more sense for Kyoshi to manifest on the island that a shrine was dedicated to her and that she would want protected instead of town she wasn't deeply connected to.
ppl who are a fan go to the books becuz the show is so good and can know all the rules in avatar. the show doesnt explain half of whats goin on thats why it seemed like a giant lion turtle came ''outta nowhere'' around the end of the show but its reasons to it
@@KevinDPomeroyshe showed up because Aang wore her wardrobe during a day strongly connected to her spiritually, the creation of Kyoshi Island
Yeah, I saw a vid by a scriptwriter/fan, “The Sword and the Pen Reflections” here on YT, and she discusses script changes and why they might be good/ necessary. She points out that it was kind of a loophole the animated left open that there was no explanation for why Aang couldn’t just channel an earlier Avatar from the outset to do all the fighting; so making an explicit rule lets them do stuff like this early on without folks wondering why Aang can’t just go straight to the final boss.
Seriously, check out her videos though. I think they give great insights into things that might confuse fans relating to how they’re dealing with the material
*I BELIEVE IN A 7 FOOT TALL MOMMY SUPREMACY.*
yeah canonically Kyoshi is 7ft tall.
Das a YuuuUuuuge bijj!!
The largest feet of any Avatar!
well.. really depends.. 6.5, 7, there are multiple data on that..
just for good measure , Chin the conqueror was 4'5 (142cm) so compared to that even 6 foot looks tall...
We're getting books 2 and 3! WE'RE RUNNING THE FULL GAUNTLET BOYS! LET'S GO!
Personally, I liked the changes the show made to Sokka and Suki's relationship dynamic. I feel the show provided clearer reasonings what drew them to one another; particularly in Suki's case. Sokka appreciated Suki's strength and determination as a warrior. Meanwhile, Suki appreciated Sokka's courage in leaving his village to take an active role in the wider world. Each saw traits in the other that they valued and viewed themselves lacking, as well as inspire them to pursue those areas.
Fun fact: the note Gran Gran made to Katara regarding the waterbending scroll was written in one of the languages of the Inuit people. Which is a really cool attention to detail and real life reference for the show
Your freakin' Zuko-Succession joke was masterful
I wasnt completely sold at the end of the first episode. This is the one that did it for me ^_^
*Kyoshi, serving up some Avatar swirlies.*
*Momo: Oh, we fightin'? I want in!*
💅🏼HE R A N !!! 💅🏼
people that see that line as a read against the show and not perfectly S1 Zuko are wild.
@@SeanTanktop When I heard that line I was totally convinced, that he is the perfect Zuko. The desperation and frustration was captured beautifully in those two words. 😅
having it be kiyoshi instead of roku is the ultimate fan-service that I AM HERE FOR
honestly, it's a brilliant way surprise the hell out of everyone early on.
The blending/condensing of anime to live action is some damn fine script bending.
Sokka's got the boomerang, it just stuck in that melon that he was using for target practice.
Kyoshi @ the Fire Nation: fuck around and find out. i dare you.
Well, the aspect of Aang channeling older Avatars has happened in the original show as well. First with Roku who obliterated his own temple after Aang first contacted him to help the Team escape Zhao. The second time was when Aang was accused (as a new incarnation of Kyoshi) of murdering the conquerer and he channeled Kyoshi who gave her account of what happened back then.
10:40, considering Okinawa is probably inspiration for Kyoshi Island, was a cool move casting Tamlin Tomita (Kumiko in Karate Kid 2).
I love how Daniel Dae Kim, who plays the fire lord was also the Voice for the general in the OG show who tries enducing Aang into the Avatar state forcefully by fighting him and trapping Katara underground
He was also Hiroshi Sato in Korra, which was an even larger role! His voice was always legendary in each show, and I'm so glad they brought him into this to play OZAI!! What an upgrade!
Wasn’t Jason Isaacs the voice of Zhao in the OG show?
@@CurumoTheGreat They mean the Earth Kingdom general
@CurumoTheGreat first it was Commander Zhao, then he was promoted to Admril Zhao. But yeah im talking about the Earth Kingdom General who suggests speeding up the end of the war by forcing Aang to go into the Avatar state while he still has no control of himself while in that state.
So if Daniel Dae Kim is playing Mark Hamill’s character in the Netflix!A:TLA…🤭what if Mark plays Hiroshi in a Netflix adaptation of The Legend of Korra for giggles & shits?
Probably pointed out already, but just in case others missed it.... Zhao is played by Ken Leung, from Rush Hour and Lost
I really, really like this take on Zhao! He has this weird menace to him. Big fan!
This was a great reaction! I totally forgive ya'll for not remembering Aang turning into Kiyoshi and Roku; that was a whole covid ago! But i appreciate the fact that you all were OPEN to new stuff. This show has been getting a lot of crap. Im an ATLA super fan and i dont have any issues with what theyre doing. I think this is great! Obviously it isnt perfect but i think theyve done as well as they possibly could. Plus i LOVE this cast.
WRAP IT UP KYOSHI.
That got me cackling.
As a fan who read both of the Kyoshi novels, I turned into that “Leo DiCaprio pointing with a beer” meme when Katara talked about how Kyoshi was an orphan who got adopted by a wealthy Earth Kingdom family.
And snorted when the mayor of Kyoshi Island claimed Kyoshi always benefited from the kindness of strangers. (She got manipulated by a LOT of powerful people.)
It was cool to see how the Air benders were wiped out of existence just about. I do like the additional lore that's in here Frfr
Boomerangs only come back if they miss. If they hit, they don't. We haven't seen him miss with it.
Just finished the show the other night, and as someone who has seen the original over 30 times, plus all the reactors I’ve seen, someone who loves this show more than any show on this planet, I can honestly say that it was pretty good, in its own right. It was definitely an adaptation, but I was never one to expect a 1v1. I didn’t want that anyways. Some of the changes hit hard at first, but the more I thought about them, the more I was ok with most of it. Even all the characters grew on me. Moving forward, less exposition, more showing. Also, I see your Korra references writers, and I’m here for it.
24:26 lol. Love this cut scene
This was a great episode. Loved the Kyoshi appearance. Enjoyed your reaction as usual. Kenny The Editor great job as usual.
This episode was soooo hype!!!! I loved it sooo much!
Avatars Kyoshi and Roku both took over Aang body 3 different times in the cartoon where people would see them and not him.
24:08 no this is not new, he did this in the original with Kyoshi n Roku
About Aang becoming one of the past avatars, happened in the animated series. Two times with Roku (his temple and with Jeong Jeong) and Kyoshi in that Avatar Day episode. But I loved that they limited to specific temples (for now). I hope that Aang becoming more enlightened, He will not need to be in a Temple to connect and talk with his past lives.
19:32 Glad someone else pointed that out lol
I remember thinking if that makeup could stay that good through all the sweaty fighting, then wipe off that easily, it's gotta be the best makeup I've ever seen lmao
I heard somewhere that the Kiyoshi Warriors take their makeup off with a mix of turpentine and paint thinners.
But seriously, that's a good question. Assuming that theirs is similar to medieval-age cosmetics, what's it made of and how easy (or hard) would it be to clean it off irl.
Think the music choice for when Kyoshi comes to the village is absolutely perfect
Zhao is so f---ing good. I love this whole cast but Zhao really brings it. Ahh gad this is my favorite episode I think.
I love the writing for this Live version of Avatar. The writers cut out all the unnecessary world building. Eliminated much of the fluff and focused the story on the action. It's great stuff. And after seeing this scene with Kyorshi, I am so jazzed to see a live action Korra. Korra is the closest Avatar to Kyoshi in mindset that we have seen. She's an ass kicker to the core.
@19:30 what do you mean? You can't take off full face makeup and replace it with new makeup in one wipe?
If it works in Mulan, it can work in Avatar!
Aang did turn into other avatars in the animated series. In season 1 episode 8 he turned into Roku and in season 2 epsiode 5 into Kyoshi.
Probably an underrated touch from the editor but y’all always have absolute bangers as your intro music. Always incredible add-ins and clips but hot dang it feels like y’all pick fantastic music for every series
The bag joke in the beginning had me dying 😂😂😂
In the show it was Roku who took over Aang, to help him escape the fire temple; so this is not a new concept, we just got the chance to enjoy Kioshy
The cast is really good. I like to think that this is an abridged version of ATLA.
As someone from a land of boomerangs, they only start to come back after a certain distance. He was a bit close.
That is the boomerang, but it won’t come back if it gets stuck on the fruit.
24:07 It's not a new thing, he can temporarily summon the spirits of previous avatars, but only if he is at their temples
Furthermore, it wouldn't be right for him to invoke the spirits of previous reincarnations to solve a current problem, he is the avatar now, not them, he has to learn how to solve his own problems
Kyoshi made an exception because there was no time and he couldn't solve it alone, but in the case of the fight against Ozai he DOES have time to learn how to win on his own
The firelord makes me question my sexuality.
All will bow before the DDK
@@SeanTanktopValar DaeHaeris
the title made me cackle
You guys make me laugh so much!
Turning into a previous Avatar isn’t a new thing.
Aang turned into Roku and Kyoshi in the animated series
New reaction well yip yip
idk who said it but Sokka truly is the first backbender
31:20 I love you, Sean. But please let Morgan finish a thought. 😂 It happens SO MUCH. 😢
THIS THE BEST EPISODE EVER IN AVATAR THE LAST AIRBENDER...MY Rating in Epiosde 2 Avatar the last airbender is 1000/10.
I really wish they had the foamy mouth guy 😂😂😂
Avatar just got renewed for season 2 and 3!!!!
38:30 I was fine with that line not being included. It worked really well for a strong female character in 2005, but in 2024 it’s kind of outdated, cuz the implication is that being a girl means being interested in boys.
Sokka not cross dressing is part of the Katt Williams effect on male cross dressing in Hollywood 😅
this was shot and scripted years before that pod, lol
Zhao is the best character in this adaptation. He and Zuko feel like real people in this world. Everyone else feels like they're reading lines. But Suki is great too. I love how awkward she is. And godddddddamn is she ever sexy. Good lord.
Aang channels both Roku AND Kyoshi in the cartoon
I'm surprised to hear *Sean* praise the writer's room process, while bashing the process of a single creator with a single vision.
If the history of entertainment has taught us anything, it is that one style doesn't necessarily work better than another. However, having said that, many recent projects have been deemed garbage precisely for having been created by committee.
I suppose, off the top of my head, the happy medium would be a singular lead voice open to outside ideas…and chocolate. Afterall, I loves me some chocolate. 🍫
I’ve asked several times and never gotten an answer. Are the uncut reactions on Patreon with the show footage or do we have to sync the episode from elsewhere?
hmmm, sorry. Yeah, it has a timecode and you hit play when we say "GO!" to synch it up. That way you can have subs, different languages etc if you want
It's funny how 90% of reactors are forgetting about Badass Roku moment in his shrine lol
Just to nitpick, I HATED when Suki's mother said they could stay for 48 hours. Not one watch or clock in the show but they know what hours are? Should've said 'two days' or 'two sun cycles' instead. Little stuff like that drives me nuts. Overall I enjoyed the show a lot and can't wait for Book 2 & 3. They better get the Rock to play the Boulder like they originally planned.
Two days would have been more realistic, but I also buy that a clearly very regimented warrior culture would keep accurate time. Sundials and something similar to the candles we see the following episode could do the trick.
Off topic, but are you guys not reacting to Fullmetal Alchemist anymore?
on the way!
I think she was gonna say the thing that they were gonna use to execute John Smith with, or was it cocoum...
I think Gran Gran being the one to give Katara the scroll makes a lot of sense because the village would have artifacts even if there are no other waterbenders.
Not only that but Gran Gran being the one to tell the intro in the first episode made sense especially since elders in a village in many are often ones to pass down oral traditions of their culture as well as stories of the world like in a lot of native cultures today
wish this was a 16 rated show cause she would´ve killed this guards in such a awesome way😍
I think the Zuko actor is solid, but they made him too vulnerable and whiny early on instead of straight up angry and focused. Half the time he looks like he’s fighting off tears
It’s funny you think those are different vibes
in the anime when aang visited the fire temple roku took over aangs body to help him escape from all the fire benders this isnt anything new except it was kyoshi not roku that did it
Would probably be my fave episode if theyd didnt give aang a dumb revelation about the northern water tribe getting masacred. Such a dumb decision
Did you drop Brotherhood?
No way. They are at the most exciting part and it's one of their best reaction series. I'm sure they'll explain what's going on with it soon.
Had some hold ups on editing, back on track in the next day or so
Where is JJK, I'm gonna cry 😤😭
Kyoshi stole the show.
You should see the backlash this got online cuz the mom wasn't telling her daughter to remain "pure" and stay away from Sokka haha. I love concept. If it was a king and his son no one would blink twice at the "have fun but don't get attached" sort of attitude, why should it be different here?
Blah, blah, blah..."why can't girls do what guys do?"
@@oaktree1626 Exactly! Glad we've learned the only reason is ignorance : )
Sokka's sexism lasts for 3.5 episodes in the cartoon. The total screen time of actual sexist comments probably doesn't exceed 2 minutes. Then there are 50.5 episodes after that with no sexism. It doesn't define him as a character. There was no arc. No real development. He got beat by a girl and it was done, just like that. Instantly. Sexism over. People whining were just the anti-woke crowd looking for the next thing to cry about. They've moved on to X-Men '97 since Rogue doesn't have enough cake. Obviously the entire series will be crap now.🙄
I think it would have been pointless and feel silly and forced. Here it would have been 1.5 episodes. I agree they might as well just remove it unless they actually wanted to make it a season long actual character arc thru him seeing his sister's growth and he opposes the sexist traditions of the northern tribe at the end.
The actor who played Gyatso should of played Uncle Iroh. The american accent isn’t doing it for me
Suki's mom was the girl from Karate Kid Part 2. Don't know why that didn't hit me until I saw this reaction.
Okay, everyone repeat after Sean.
Combining plot lines and making 'mash-up' type plots might not seem that great at first, but it's economic as shit, because they've gotta cram as much of it into 8 episodes as they can, and if they had completely focused on one or two threads, people would complain about it being too different, for not having this, or this, or that. But we get SO MUCH of it, and it has to be in 8 episodes.
If they had set out to write, cast, script, shoot, CG, ADR, etc. an exact 1:1 live-action remake of the original series... the bending would've looked like M Night. If they had spread this story out further, the production value of it would suffer. Live Action can not do everything that animation can. Animation can do more than live-action can.
False Dichotomy - I don’t think this shoe us terrible, but your arguing ‘economical’ and ‘efficient’ are the same thing; even Sean thinks they burnt through these arcs way too quickly and wanted 12 episodes, and he’s not wrong
The amount of CG is fine, but the show needs more useful screentime… y’all are insisting “animation can do more than live action”, but failing to recognize all that live action and camerawork can do that animation doesn’t
@@hellfish2309 - Wait, you do realize that "economics" is about money, right? It's a matter of budgeting... maybe S2+3 will get a bigger budget, but they wouldn't be able to AFFORD to do that. Literally. You DO realize, they have to pay everybody, right?
The amount of CGI is "fine" because they had enough money to pay for eight episodes worth of CGI. ..... if they had done more, the CGI would've become a problem, financially.
Little annoyed at how quickly everybody jumped to "wrong" instead of "different" though. Then we can't judge the merits of an idea itself, it's just trash because they didn't do it exactly like the cartoon...
@@reflectionist you’re talking about thinning out the content to meet the time content but more critically the character drama to fit screen time constraints, itemizing like a rubric that had to citable in like a spreadsheet; efficient storytelling is delivering 600 words in a line of 6 words because the production has dramatic performers, cinematography, set/location character, music, props, costume, staging , and in sum total mise en scen such that the composition is much more than the sum of its parts
Just watch “Blue Eye Samurai” and consider how much more potent the dialogue lands with nearly the same screentime, likely a much more modest budget, and the around the same number of characters; granted it is animated, but then that contradicts the thesis of animated dialogue directness and shallowness, doesn’t it?
If “Blue Eye Samurai” were live-action not only would it be less expensive (because bending and battles can balloon budgets); but I guarantee it still gives actors fantastic opportunities to dramatize the dialogue… I don’t think it’s unreasonable to expect more of that from a property as celebrated and storied as ATLA
It feels like Etsy writing, not professional; it didn’t have to be… and just to be clear, nowhere did I argue that the live action fails to stack up against the cartoon - I don’t have that basis of comparison
If you think Kyoshi is hot here just wait until you see Jun.
there wasn't a dry seat in the house when Jun showed up
One Piece netflix adaption was great because they kept in the FUN! The ATLAB animated series was FUN. I’m now of the belief that ATLAB animated series was a masterpiece that maybe can’t be replicated or duplicated.
You guys totally forgetting him becoming Roku and Kyoshi...
You totally breezing past the top comment where this has already been said, dull afmf
So no growth arc for sokka? Well, I'm sure this won't effect impressionable young minds. 😅
please no.. please dont bring 2024 year stuff near Avatar, the series wasnt conceptualized like that, so dont spin current year based fan fiction.
The writing and storytelling is so bad. "We need to get to the northern water tribe because something terrible is going to happen, something only I can stop."
WOKETARDS who has low i.q who feels like a minority 😂
The original had cheesy lines too, it just doesn't translate well to live action because it feels so cartoonish. Sokka ends up being one of the best written characters because if you pay attention from now on, he rarely says why he feels something, he emotes. Maybe it's an age thing for the actors? But over time I got over it, but at first it also felt so tell not show to me haha.
I will afford them the charity of reminding you all this was written amid a brewing and imminent writers strike, LIKELY working with teleplay writers whom Paramount scouted, and Paramount ain’t great
They likely paid them peanuts, shoved them in a closet for 12 hours and took what they got and ran
@@Saphthings I honestly don’t think it has anything to do with the acting. If they had good lines and good direction, the acting wouldn’t be so rigid and terrible. It’s like watching the live action Lion King - soulless and lifeless like watching a stone emote.
@@hellfish2309 the scripts were written years before the writers strike. They were def in post when the strike hit.