Netflix's Avatar The Last Airbender Episode 1 is a GREAT Start!!
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- Опубликовано: 13 июл 2024
- The Netflix live action Avatar The Last Airbender has FINALLY released and we are going to talk about it today here with regards to Episode 1 of the season which was a great start. We are going to discuss it, review it and break it all down in this video! Enjoy!
Avatar: The Last Airbender is an upcoming American adventure fantasy television series. It is a live-action adaptation of the animated television series of the same name (2005-2008). The series is scheduled for a 2024 premiere on Netflix and will consist of eight 1-hour-long episodes.
0:00 Intro
0:39 Episode 1 Breakdown
1:05 The Opening of the Episode
2:42 The Shows Intro Cutscene
3:17 Aang
4:16 Gyatso
5:05 Southern Air Temple Genocide
6:40 Sokka, Katara and Southern Water Tribe
7:16 The Iceberg Scene
7:59 Zuko and Iroh
8:17 Characters Meet
8:36 Gran Gran Monologue
9:13 Weird Dialogue
9:41 Other Scenes with Katara and Zuko
10:06 Southern Water Tribe Fight
10:37 Iroh and Aang Conversation and Ship Fight Scene
11:26 Southern Air Temple Sequence
12:51 Credits Music
13:06 Final Thoughts
13:28 Outro
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I apologize I forgot to mention that I was a bit saddened by not seeing any penguin sliding let alone just the penguins showing up so that was a bummer, and then also I thought the actor who plays Sozin was GREAT for just the few minutes he's on screen! If they adapt two more seasons I would love to see him return for the scenes his character does have in the cartoon.
i agree
My jaw dropped when I saw sozin with his white beard. The presence he has is honestly more than ozais, and ozais presence is amazing so that’s saying something
I think you can actually see the penguins when they discover aangs iceberg. They are in the background.
I actually like they left out the penguin stuff. They're already on a time crunch and I'm loving the more serious tone the live action has.
There were penguins in the background, while Sokka and Katara is still in there canoe. And I don't think that, that particular scene in the cartoon wud translate very well in the live action.
That wud have to be pretty large penguins in order for them to slide on it.
I really like how it is Gyatso's words that calm Aang down.
Because the original "We're your family now!" was always WAY too quick....Guys, you two know him for less than a day, those words do not feel earned just yet....
She does say it in the (SPOILER) though, which is a lot more of an appropriate point in the story - They've been through much, they have traveled the world for months...A true bond stood the test of time, and so her saying that he is their family does feel genuine and earned
And another important detail that I adore - I love the scene of Sokka "passing the torch" to the oldest boy in the village, so it won't stay unprotected and without a leader.
It always bugged me how Sokka tried so hard to protect his tribe, and yet left it...
In Live Action - he finds a worthy person to take his place as the men of the tribe
They flipped that to the end when Aang merged with the ocean spirit
@@KaypainBeats 1) He said no spoilers in the comments, dude.
2) That's literally what I just said
in the og they probably had to fly a fair bit to get to the southern Air Temple so i dont really think its "way too fast" if you consider these three have been traveling for a bit because the Air Temple was a distance away
@@nope19568 A southern Air Temple is located in the south, relatively close to the south pole.
Calling someone you know only for a day and a relatively short flight - your family...Is as wild and unrealistic as marrying someone you met this morning, or last night, because they are your "true love"
I like this change that Geyatsu calms down Aang and not Katara because in the end Geyatsu is Aang's best friend and Katara has only known him for 5 minutes so it doesn't make sense to me that she would have more influence on Aang than Geyatsu
Man this show has so many mixed reactions with people loving it and people hating and people saying its mid and im in from the people who loves it as a person who watched the animated series its as good as one piece live action adaptation for me
Yea,you need to be open minded to watch this
comparison is thief of joy, we compare live action to animated but in truth nothing can top the animated series, it was truly a masterpiece. I personally enjoyed the story being told “differently”. I feel like a child again. So i’m grateful.
@@BytesizedL Better than the Movie, still hot garbage.
Awkward inexperienced acting
Poor character development
Poor chemistry between actors/characters
Poor ability to condense story
Replacing Roku's relationship with Aang and giving it to Kyoshi which was extremely important to the progression of the story was a huge mistake (maybe for DEI reasons they had too?)
Actors don't have an understanding of characters context and history leading to stale emotionless responses
It's as if the writers and directors received a summarized explanation of the show and made that the meat and potatoes
The play from Episode "The Ember Island Players" was more accurate than this adaptation
They did Katara wrong, she has nearly no personality and barely any lines.
They made Commander Zhao a emotionless manikin, which is unfortunate considering hes suppose to make your blood boil and he has the demeanor of a CVS Pharmacy cashier. Just occupying space waiting for the clock to tick to the end of their shift while they pray you use the self-checkout.
If you know nothing about the anime, it's probably not bad although there's contradictions throughout the episodes.
For instance, When Aang and the crew are approaching Omashu he states Omashu is known for it's delivery system through the city. Once they meet Teo, Son of the Mechanist; he states his father (presumed age 40s/50s) is responsible of the cities delivery system. In the show he was responsible for the refugees camp at the air temple and the technology developed there. If you're going to condense the story, perhaps not say that someone created a delivery system for the city that was developed over 50 years prior to his birth.
Confused why they made Shu female when it didn't add to the story other than making Oma and Shu a lesbian couple for the sake of DEI. If you're going to do that, at least highlight that in the story between the two villages to give value to the story. They could have made it meaningful and state that a same sex union was frown upon in the villages. Make it reflect the Oma and Shu story changed the views on same sex unions and created a more acceptance when the two villages combined to created Omashu.
As episodes continue to find more contradictions in the writing and additions that don't progress the story telling. If I were to point out every writing mistake, it would be a novel in itself, the show doesn't have to hold scene for scene with the original but at least don't make as many mistakes and contradictions.
@@BytesizedLatp I'm convinced the majority of the hate is just for the sake of being hateful. LOTR was bashed to oblivion when the movies first came out but now they are revered as one of (if not) the greatest adaptation, while still being wildly different from the books. twitter makes everything so much worse because people just want their hate posts to farm for engagement.
@@60bangz I watched the cartoon more times than I can count and this show was fire, you just nitpicking
Give us a season two. All the actors' hearts are in the right place. I've mostly enjoyed the series so far. Sure there were some unnecessary changes, and some of the dialogue tends to run on, but this is a kid's show at the end of the day. As such I can understand why the writers felt the need to elaborate on or explain some things a bit more. This does lead to some awkward moments, but I am absolutely willing to look past them. I believe the casting for this adaptation is near perfect, and it is for this reason I remain hopeful we will get a season two.
I think they'd learn from the mistakes of season 1. Also, season 1 of the animated series was the least focus. Tons of jumping around. Which does not translate to live action well
I'm all in for a second season, but I think it needs to be ten episodes at least - eight episodes is just too short, especially as season two really steps it up a notch.
@noneofyourbeeswax01 yeah agreed. Although I'm now 5 episodes in and I think its way better than negative reviews give it credit for. I get its not even remotely close to 1:1 of the original but it's really growing on me. The whole spirit world episode was impressive how they brought a bunch of stories together that spanned multiple episodes in the animation.
@noneofyourbeeswax01 one thing that I'm really bothered by though... no agni Kai between zuko and zhao... they better be saving it
I wouldn't be mad if they recasted Azula and her friends tho
You get the air bending tattoos cause you are one of the most skilled and talented air bender. You are basically a master, Aang just happened to get them at a very young age. So having Aang doing these stuff shouldn’t be a surprise. People hating on this cause they probably didn’t listen to the dialogue clearly. Gyatso, surprisingly was one of my favorites even though he barely got any screen time. The short time that I saw him I knew I was gunna like him. Appa personally looks great, that’s the big fur ball I love. The genocide was emotionally impactful cause it was an ambushed. Just seeing his friends and teachers getting burned to a crisp brought tears to my eyes. I’m kinda glad the fight didn’t get dragged on between Gyatso and Sozin, just to show how ruthless he is with the power of the comet on his side. Okay, when Gran Gran said those iconic lines my smile honestly dropped, because that’s just a missed opportunity. I was actually kinda wanted to see Aang to go into the avatar state when he fell into the water. I don’t want to say it but this reminded me of the movie, I was eager to see it here so it was kinda a let down. That’s just my opinion. In the southern air temple I’m glad it was Gyatso that calm him down it was a nice change. Overall this episode I’ll give it a 9/10 it’s actually one of my favorites out of 8.
You echoed a lot of what I think
So I’ve pretty much watched it straight though, then did a second watch skipping all the dialogue to watch the bending scenes only with my surround sound at max volume 😂. I’m looking forward to season 2 because if we all remember season 2 is actually better than season 1 in the animated series.
This!! I've been saying the same thing. Season 1 of the animation isn't exactly mind blowing stuff, I think a lot of people are clouded by nostalgia lol
Season two definitely needs to be ten episodes and not just eight.
I agree and actually I think that of the 3 seasons, 2 might be the one that can translate the best to live action. Bc over half of the episodes in book 2 take place in ba sing se and the writers would have an easier time incorporating the different stories. But for season 3 idk, there’s a lot of side adventures in the first half of the season, then you have the day of black sun, then Zuko needs to join the gang, then we need the Zuko field trips, and then the finale …idk book 3 might need to be split into two seasons fr 😅😭
Episode 1 is 7/10. . I will say that the visual fx, set and Woadrobe absolutely killed it
I think this show, and the Percy Jackson show needs to improve in the 2nd season, since Disney+ has already renew PJO for a 2nd season, I hope Netflix renew Avatar for a 2nd season.
I actually really really liked Percy Jackson Season 1 but ya some stuff can be improved there too
Percy Jackson was absolutely terrible. It was unwatchable. I have been a PJ fan since 2009 and the show did such a terrible job. Netflix did such a better job here with Avatar. It actually made sense and the actors were well cast.
@@roberttrevino62800Percy Jackson was just a whole series of exposition. Why did Percy know everything all the time and all the tension of every scene was diffused with the gang already knowing what was gonna happen. And wtf did they do to Annabeth like she was just annoying all the time. The show was the opposite of show don’t tell.
@@lolgyllenhaal agreed. Idk how Rick Rioardan single handled ruined his own creation. That’s why it’s good the creators of avatar dropped out of this show. They would have changed things for the worse I’m sure.
Amy: You can fly???
Aang: No. Jump good.
I feel they have much more to show us the show was really good though especially the bending good job Netflix
show is salvageable if they knock it out of the park in s2
Issue is they aren't just going to get a s2. If it gets the go ahead. They are going to do 2 and 3 back to back to prevent too much aging. So, it might be a little harder for Netflix to renew it. Even with the bad reviews, though, I think it's gotten enough traction for a renewal. Especially if the producers/writers come out and promise they will try to implement solutions to some of the criticisms
I swear people have no concept of how wildly different the method of media used to tell the story: live action of eight 40+min episodes that's released as a whole VS a cartoon of 20 episodes of 20+ mins each released weekly. Two very different methods that require unique methods of execution. Also people forget how exposition heavy the cartoon actually was and how the cartoon hinted and implied a lot of heavy concepts for a kids show, but couldn't actually show or explain them in the detail required to flesh them out because it was precisely made for a kids network television company.
The show is streamlining the themes, events while explicitly delving into the ideas that the cartoon only elaborated on in vague and unexplicot ways. Again because it was made for 16 and younger kids, not 12 year old to older people which this show is rated for. TWO TOTALLY DIFFERENT MEDIUMS.
The actor who plays Iroh had the right idea when he said that it is not a copy, nor a remake, but a REMIX because he understood the medium of the story (form of media used) is inherent to its method of portrayal.
Again people wildly overestimate the cartoons handling of the more mature concepts - the fact they were even alluded to or just plainly part of the narrative was enough to warrant the fact it effectively delves into those things because ot was for kids explicitly and how it had to exposition dump in different ways because it was for children. The nostalgia simping and hindsight 20/20 musings of the show that everyone has had for 20+ years is blinding everyone to the extremely creative adaptation.
It is not as good as the cartoon, but it isn't wholly trash TV. If we, as geeks and nerds, can mostly agree that the Revenge of the Sith is a masterpiece despite its obvious flaws in dialogue and story telling, then we can at least try to appreciate the live action adaptation of our beloved ATLA. The cast and crew obviously have love for the original work. That being said, it could have been another Witcher fiasco. The showrunners had no love fpr the source material. The makers of NATLA simply do not have that same contempt for their own source material.
I appreciate you bringing this forward because I have had many fans come to me with reasonings behind why certain things are the way they are in the live action for them to like it but maybe someone like me was not as on board with them originally. The media formats definitely offer a different look on how to execute certain things.
It makes sense for Aang to not be surprised, Aang knew the attack considering he when it got under way. Aang could safely assume since it was a sneak attack of a highly trained military under the command of a ruthless Firelord at the peak of their powers. I like the change to Aang entering the Avatar State at the Southern Air Temple due to that being the sight of his strongest emotional pain.
Episode 1 and 4 are probably my favourites. I'm looking forward to season 2,because it could improve the show. Mostly I enjoyed what we got.
Episode 4 was so shit. It was so bad. I really loved episode 1 and 2 but 3 4 5 were so bad.
@@VRay5999 Episode 1 and 6 were written by the original creators and you can tell. Episodes 1,2,6 are good. 3,4,5,7,8 were ok to bad. I wasn't expecting it to be great but after watching the first two episodes I had very excited to only to be let down pretty hard.
@@bumpin0 bro bumi was revealed to early. He was so mean. And y TF was secret tunnel in season 1 with sokka and Katar. It was ass. And y did they fast forward iroh plot. It was nice but should have been saved for season 2. Sad for no reason. Azula gang also so fat.
imo 4 was the worst, 6 is the best. 1,2,7,8 is fine. 3 was bad. i dont remember 5 lmao
3 was really nice the way they used Jet and The Mechanist as the two grey characters where Sokka and Katara pick sides just like they did in The Great Divide, loved that Easter egg
Great review, I found it also a stellar beginning. Currently at ep. 6 and that is easily my favourite. The second part of ep. 6, I only could cry... Don't get those hateful reviews that complain about lack of emotion, man, I had joy, laughter, awe and sadness in almost every ep. except 3... And yes is think that the OG is one of the best stories ever, I rewatch it every year! This version is a great homage. Can't wait to see your review of the rest!
I'm only two episodes in and I liked 2 more than 1. So glad there's another episode that's better!
They were clearly going for a more mature retelling of the story, which makes sense given that the people who grew up watching the show as kids are all adults now. I think it's important to remember that most of the main cast are teenagers. And teenagers swear a lot more than a couple uses of minor curse words. I think it's entirely forgiveable, and allowed one of my favorite Sokka & Katara moments in a later episode.
Given the show also is set during a war I guess I can understand that too
Yeah but we love it as adults. The reason is because the show was very mature and realistic. Its realistic to have the silly moments and levity and the la did not do good at that as well as chemistry. If they had the same chemistry on screen as they did in their interviews about the show it would have been much better and more realistic. 🤷♀️
Yeah I love the more serious tone personally. It's an unpopular opinion but I really think a lot of the humor and light heartedness should stay in the animation. And they didn't get rid of all of it. So I enjoy this change
They truly made the ember island players. Except the ember island players was great in the way that it was actually realistic to war propeganda while also having the charm we all loved avatar for. Taking out moments of levity dosnt equal realistic. It just kills the characters development and what made the show a CULTURAL PHENOMENON.
@@codyhughes1147 the characters really aren't that bad imo. Different, but not horrible. Only gran gran was awful but that's because of the exposition.
Thanks for a good review. I've watched the first 4 episodes (and will probably finish the rest today/tonight)...but as requested I'll keep my comments focused on EP1. First...the production value looks very good. The CGI is done well (for the most part) and I really enjoyed the earth bending at the start. I feel they pretty much nailed the bending. Surprisingly I thought the character that was best "re-created" was Soka...he just seemed to give the aura of the carton version. I thought the other characters were fine...and did adequate jobs with their parts. Visually I pretty much like them all. Uncle Iroh was probably my next favorite...although I miss the gravelly voice of Maco but know they probably decided there would be problems with that. The cadence of Iron's lines were delivered well. Zuko was fine...I actually like what they did with the scar/wound. The changes to way things are introduced and play out was fine. The opening was very good. However (there's always a however)...I'll echo what my wife said as we watched. "A good show...but doesn't really "feel" like ATLA". They seem to have lost all of the humor and fun....and jumped start into the "dark". I know they are trying to make this more real/gritty...but I agree with her...other than a couple lines from Soka....there was NO fun. In short (after all those words) "a good well produce episode...with scenes added that improve the story flow....but...the spirit of ATLA Season 1 seemed missing to me.
Fair enough on all of these points thanks for the feedback!
Thank you for doing episode-based reviews instead of one review for the whole series!
My favourite was episode 2, gave me goosebumps
Surprisingly one of my least favorite but it was still decent
Only real critique I have is that they didn't show how Katara and Sokka figured out the command for Appa to fly. That for me was like a minor inconsistency.
Besides that I really enjoyed the first EP, purely watching as a massive fan of the original and with an open mind.
Most important thing for me is that I really needed to see that the creators of this adabtation respected the source material, and to me it really showed!
I feel like Gran Gran doing the intro is going to hit better if they let Katara monologue it in the intro of season 2. If this show gets a season 2
I loved this adaptation! It hit harder for me on the emotional parts then the og series at some parts, and the acting and visual effects were great to me. The music and some of the remixes from the og was on point!
I’m excited for season 2 if it happens.
"Thats not flying, its falling, with style" Sheriff Woody
I’ve seen this a lot on Twitter lol
It irked me at first to be honest but just trying to have fun with Avatar stories in a different medium
My girlfriend pointed out that it could be an issue that aang didn't really run away in the live action, but he just wanted to take his mind off by having a ride on appa. It feels more like a coincidence that he ended up in the iceberg and in the original, it's a pretty big deal that he feels guilty and ashamed that he ran away so that's really surprising that they changed that.
But other than that, I feel like they mostly did the show justice so far. I don't mind the (younger) actors being a little bit awkward or that the show is more adult now and less goofy. I just hope they don't change the core messages too much.
I still personally believe the essence of the world of avatar is there even if some things didn't sit well with me
The actor playing Gyatso is Lim Kay Siu
I agree the Airbender genocide gave Order 66 especially the one with the kids.
I just finished watching the whole season and personally this episode and 6 were my favorites!
I would agree, the first episode was a strong start imo! My biggest nitpick was how many times they reiterated the Avatar cycle - we hear about it first from Sozin’s advisor, then in an homage to the original intro, again from Gyatso, and then a much weaker, near verbatim homage to the intro from Gran Gran. That was definitely the weakest part of the episode for me, but man did it start out strong with the Earthbender spy! I’m 5 episodes in and that whole chase sequence is still my favorite scene, right next to ***mild spoiler alert*** the chase/fight scene in Omashu
They really needed sokkas makeup tho seriously with the grey and that
I laughed pretty hard when Iroh said he'll have jasmine tea brought to Aang. Classic Iroh 😂
Glad to see a (POSITIVE) video on this show i get people prefer the original or don't like the changes in this show and i agree with some but i personally really liked it and i think people are saying it's worst than it really is unlike a certain previous movie.
Lol you'll have Twitter really trying to convince you the movie is better and it's laughable
I think the disadvantage this show had in season 1 is that Book 1 of Avatar was very weirdly paced at times and sometimes things didn’t connect, and that doesn’t translate well to live action. Im sure Season 2 and Season 3 will be automatically better just because those seasons are better suited as a continuous story than Book 1 that has a lot of messing around and not a lot of progress.
counter point: “messing around” was providing bonding and screen time of the gaang actually getting to know each other, plus having adventures *together.* Not Aang going to Roku’s temple on his own, or playing Bumi’s game by himself. (Literal reason why he played along Bumi’s rules in the show is because Bumi threatened his friends)
I’m a little weird about some things being translated in season 2 that I’ll discuss in later videos
@@legendarymemer1095 Yeah I know but when trying to adapt something to 8 episodes, adapting all those little episodes would have hurt the pacing of the show a bit and spread too much budget/time away from the bigger and more important moments, so I understand why a lot of changes in the story timeline had to be made, and why a lot of events had to be blended together (eg: Omashu also having the mechanists and the freedom fighters, which I actually liked since it added more importance and depth to Omashu) they do only got 8 episodes. But almost every episode in Book 2 and Book 3 are more focused on making progress towards the goal so it will be easier for the studio to adapt without changing too much for time constraints. One thing that this does tell me though, is Netflix seriously needs to rethink their 8 episode limit on original shows if they want to continue with One Piece and Avatar, its really making it harder on the writers and directors of these shows, 10 would be perfect.
@@prinzdenax the mechanist combined with Jet was nice for Netflix budget and time wise for sure, and I didn’t mind it at all. What pissed me off was the addition of “The Cave of Two Lovers” story line as well, as there’s only explanation I have as to why Netflix decided to mash 4 episodes into 1, and that is to please fans with Chong’s Secret Tunnel song. Sure, was a nice surprise, but at what cost..
It's getting so much criticism of that opening intro of Aang , I personally didn't like how it was written but I do actually understand how he is "flying"
Ya again I probably wouldn't have done that but still
If that episode stopped after 20 minutes with the genocide I’d rate this 10/10, Zosin was such a mighty mfer, the first 20 minutes were peak cinema. I think they showed how much more epic they can make fight scenes in this, season 3 will be insane with their VFX.
I would hope the show would get more budget for everything but ya the first 20 minutes is spectacular
i very much agree with you uncle iroh's tea shop this is one of the best episode. Even without watching the rest of the episode its a 7.5/10 and i must agree with you on Gyatso he played the role perfect and we get to see their bond with aang well but the bending was great
I loved the new adaptation!!
Best moment for me was when Aang did the ice bubble save, still gave me tingles when he did XD
Only blah for me was Gran Gran too
Absolutely killer start no pun intended, sorry air nomads 😢….. but I loved the back story start with sozin! The fact this show says in the first 2 minutes this isn’t Nickelodeon!!! this is a mature show…. Sozin burns a guy to death!!!!! And shows the genocide of the air nomads!!! Which was insane! Gran Gran was abit stale with her delivery, sokka cracked me up and I think he’s perfect for the role, katara was so relatable and aang plays a great innocent young child. Zuko and iroh are going to be special in this show… and firelord ozi couldn’t be more spot on…. Absolutely fantastic first episode, I teared up multiple times….i give it 5 monk gyatos mustaches out of 5!
Lol that's a fantastic rating system
It is far from perfect (what is perfect though?). I enjoyed it from start to finish, but not ignorant to the flaws.
Some changes I dislike (not hate) and question just why!? The opening, it is so iconic in the original that to not include it to me is questionable.
Changes they made were still made with great respect for the original compared to what a lot of adaptions do. Sure there were things I would have loved to have seen adapted but nothing I hated. We were done out of the "yipyip" scene and Appa Ignoring it, but I genuinely enjoyed "Sky Bison! Sky Bison!" scene just as much in this version. I think we should have seen Penguins BUT actual Penguin sledding would look weird that would not fully translate to live action quite as much as well as some people think. Plus, it would have been a filler scene more than anything.
It was not (thankfully) shot for shot recreation of the original but it was still very much The Legend of Aang as opposed to being a twisted and mutilated version with an Avatar TLA skin and name like with most other adaptations are.
I really liked what they did here. I think the changes they made added to the motivations of all the characters.
Watched the whole show through. Episode 1 alongside episode 6 is my favourite by far. Hence why I don’t have much to say, or at least critique.
Mostly, it was a silly writing mistake to make Aang not actually avoid his responsibilities of becoming the Avatar and leaving for good and only leaving a letter to Gyatso (important regarding to his grief and guilt), but just go on a ride on Appa to clear his head, then decide to come back, and just accidentally get into a storm which basically nullified his fault and erased Aang’s main flaw during season 1 - avoiding responsibility and being a goof.
This fact also makes some conversations in the following episodes rather questionable, such as Bumi guilt tripping Aang? I feel like I watched a different cartoon from that producers of the live action did when learning about the source material..
I still think the showrunners care about that show but not everything works like Bumi for example. I’ll address that in my episode 4 review.
@@uncleirohsteashop yeah, I didn’t mean they don’t care about the show. It’s obvious they did have best intentions at heart (at least I hope so), but sometimes it is better to not push your luck too much and just stick to what works best, and I’m looking forward to your breakdown of episode 4. Please tell me you also felt The Cave of Two Lovers was unnecessary there.. Or at least the way they implemented it.
@@legendarymemer1095 lol you could definitely say as much on that
I finished and I loved it but there are definitely things the can improve on like some of kataras and irohs delivery are seem a little forced. But there are just nitpicks and things the could easily fix
I loved a lot of things in that show, opening scene, flashback stories, Zuko and Iroh line, cgi (mostly) and more more more. But there were also things I did not like. Suki was creepy weird girl, she just met Sokka and they almost had s**, that all was too quick. Yue’s line being already a spirit and everything about that was unnecessary. And I hated everything about Bumi! Just EVERYTHING! Then, they didn’t have any trainings with Pakku, but I hope they will show it in the next season. Would be cool if they will do like the team was in The North Pole for a while, and the comet will arrive in 2-3 years, not few months. That would make sense for Gordon growing up because they filmed it more than 2 years ago and the next filming is not even planning yet. How is that gonna look? And, please, somebody, tell Aang’s and Katara’s actors to get some acting classes before they film the second season!
But, in the end, it was all more good than bad, I’m definitely a fan.
My only real critique is that some of the acting is a little stiff in places, but I also temper that with the fact that this is a first time gig for the kids, so I expect some flaws there; I do feel like their hearts are in the right place, and experience will get them on track, so I'm not overly worried.
Absolutely agree with the "Order 66" vibes during the genocide, that whole sequence was pretty harsh. One thing here that I actually appreciated over the original: the fact that all the Airbenders were arriving for the Comet Festival shows that Sozin's Comet is a well-known occurrence, while in the original, it's kind of treated like an anomaly, in a way. Sozin was well aware here that the Firebenders get a boost from the comet, so it's likely fairly common knowledge, at least within the Fire Nation, that that's normal, and just no one was expecting them to start a war with it this time around, so I liked that added detail.
Not gonna lie, that little exchange between Iroh and Aang on the ship was a plus for me. It kinda shows that Aang is good at reading people, because he's picking up that Iroh isn't quite what he seems in terms of being supportive of the war.
Altogether, I enjoyed it, Imma say 8.5/10, and again, I think that's down to the kids being inexperienced. If we get a Saeson 2, I feel like they'll be more natural and in character.
Ya I can't really be harsh towards the kids given how young they were when they filmed all of this
The best❤
I agree with your assessment of this episode, although the changes didn't bother me. This was a great start to the series, and if we had just this episode alone we could say it was a thousand times better than the entire 2010 movie. I have issues with some of the other episodes - especially episode 4 and what they did to my man Bumi - but episode 1 was fantastic in my opinion. Sad they left out the penguins just like you!
Regarding the intro in my personal opinion was great as it is, I mean it's nice to see a different take on a memorable intro...for me it made me feel Im watching something different and yet it is still familiar, that IT IS Avatar The last Airbender, but in a different tone and interpretation, w/c is the main reason for an adaptation.
Fair enough way to look on it I just think that use of CGI and glossy look took me a bit out
@@uncleirohsteashop well if the cartoon had its intro using silhoutte of different benders, the live-action has its CGI.
Tbh, i don't see any other way for the live-action, its that or nothing I guess
@@unomiguel017 the bending obviously has to be CGI but the people don't have to be is what I am saying
I ended up accidently binging the whole 8 episodes, I'd planned on trying to do 1 a day. My reaction throughout the entire season was humming and hawing because whilst they gave a faithful, if rather altered in places, adaption of the original story, there was always something missing that I couldn't put my finger on until I saw some reviews abs comments. It lacked the heart of the original, and I genuinely hope that they address that in season 2 because overall, the castings are more or less perfect apart from some of the chemistry not quite hitting the mark at times, it's just some of the direction and delivery that needs work tightening up and maybe the score could use some tweaking to provide an even better live action adaption than what we have. Having said that, it's already miles better than the 2010 monstrosity.
In regards to the episode itself, I actually didn't miss Sokka's sexism and actually found it jarring and a little out of place in the original, given how the women must have had to take on "men's" roles within the village given that the village was small and after the men had gone to war leaving only the women and children, making Sokka the closest thing to an adult male in those final years before he and Katara found Aang. I liked how the tribes felt different, whilst in the original the North felt too much like a carbon copy of the South except mostly untouched by the war due to the South being much closer to the Fire Nation border than the North is. A lot of the dialogue felt stiff, forced even and tonally could have done with being more natural.
I agree that the monologues at the beginning could and should have been switched. For me, like the season overall, the first episode was a bit of a diamond in the rough.
I think its getting way too much hate but man what drags it down so much for me is the dialogue. How does the cartoon dialogue manage to sound more natural and real? The acting is good too, but it the dialogue is so on its face and direct, there's no sublety what so ever. I mean literally gran gran just randomly monologues the cartoon intro when we already heard an altered version of it at the start. Super jarring.
I think a lot of it can come from the writing of the dialouge but also the directing of the dialouge. The actors do with it with what they can and I can't blame some of them especially the younger actors who are still learning and growing.
I haven’t finished them yet, I’ve only seen through 6, but so far I think 6 is the best followed by 1 (the beginning was so good) and then 5.
Episode 1 was great for me I love the way they executed it
I literally devoured the entire season in one go. And yes.. some sequences where way to rushed and I felt that a lot, some dialogues where completely off and they kinda ruined some moments (it felt like watching two shows cut and mixed together)
I haven’t minded any of the changes to be honest because it’s been quite sometimes since I last watched the original show so I approached this now as new ❤
I’ve loved the bending scenes, and yes the cruel parts where a knock off but they truly put us in the mind set of how powerful the benders are and how dangerous they can be.
The only thing I really displike the most is the CGI part of the weird intro in the first episode. That was unexpectedly ugly and disappointing 😗
For the reset of it I’VE LOVED IT and now I’m so looking for Toph to show up (best character EVER haha 😆)
there be alot of avatar state if you want aang block zuko ship in this episode
I guess the Avatar State in the scene with the escape from the ship was cut because of dramaturgical reasons... the avatar state scene at the air temple in the end of the episode wouldn't have as much of an impact if it happened directly before already.
I still prefer that be the first time he goes into at the temple
I heard somewhere that the original creators wrote episode one.
They wrote episode 1 and 6
Damn and 6 is my favorite episode 😂@@uncleirohsteashop
Im two episodes in. I thought the beginning of episode 1 was really good. The rest was bad. The exposition from gran gran was awful. Part with aang escaping zukos ship was awful. The temple part was rushed but i didnt mind it.
Episode 2 was much better than 1 imo. I actually enjoyed the live action Kyoshi island arc more than the animated.
The show 100% deserves criticism. Some of the directing and writing choices are just plain bad. BUT with that said, the more i dont think about the animated version, the more i really like this show. Even with its flaws its better than a lot of people are giving it credit for.
My one problem with the series is that the storytelling sometimes is all over the place. The cgi on animals and visual effects are very nice but sometimes I feel like they rely on it a little too much. Overall, I do like the series so far (am into episode 6). It definitely does have a lot of good aspects
The only ep when i felt that was with the spirits
How about episode 1?
really love the avatar
i thought it was a rocky ep. first 5 min were cool but the exposition was rlly too much for me. also the genocide basically being a battle completely missed the point of the ambush
Yes the first five minutes was enough and great. Better leave the genocide to imagination. It wasn’t handled as good and lessened the earth bender being killed. It’s like make a good change and stop. Don’t over explain everything
I don't agree with that at all I think they showcased it amazingly
Maybe you should rate every episode so we can see aside from your remarks how much you liked or disliked them.
I also thought ep1 was pretty cool. It got me hyped for the story brouht back memories from the original!
Episode 1 was a 9/10 for me and then episode 2 is a 6/10 I forget to mention it in my commentary for the next video coming soon
I watched the all episodes it good I like it and you might to uncle iorh sorry I spent it wrong
Never watched any Avatar until this Netflix series. Love it. Got a new fan! will go get the animated series as well but will avoid the movie. That looked terrible.
Haha welcome new fan! Definitely watch the original cartoon and AVOID that awful movie.
I pray they don’t make a second season. I’m not even a crazy avatar fan- but it is a beautiful story, and this rendition makes it seem like a preteen goofy joke.
And clarify, I understand the original show is for kids - but the dialogue and pacing elevated it. This version waters down the dialogue and all over the place pacing thus hurting the elevation aspects of the original material - making it for kids primarily, - but they add fight scenes to re “elevate” the material away from just for kids - which doesn’t make it mature, rather it just makes it edgier. IE: preteen/teen.
@@DragonBoyAC don't know if I necessarily agree I still want them to continue making it
🤓"he shldnt be able to fly cuz in korra, blah, blah, blah" we will not be taking korra lore as law in this household thanks. the fact someone on X said this i just smh. i didnt mind it. sorta reminded me of him at the southern temple chasing momo down the moutain.
Lol I don't mind Korra but I get it isn't perfect
The main reason I don't like him just being able to fly is that it weakens the point of the glider, and removes any suspense from falling. Not really a big deal, lots of great shows/movies have problems like that. It just adds to the growing list of minor annoyances.
I too will not take korra lore as law, it worsened most things it tried to expand on.
@@uncleirohsteashop yeah im one of the few who despises korra. cnt stand it. this is why when the og creators left this project i was one of the few who didnt care cuz these were the same idiots who made korra. mike and bryan might have created the idea of the show, but aaron ehasz and his writing team MADE the story we all know and love!
@@mineton1293 i had that same thought at first abt the glider being kind of pointless but then i thought hes just falling with style lol. its kind of a nitpick for me at least but we dnt see him do that continuously so for me its fine.
@@sk1ttlez0 lol I mean hey to each their own on that then
The show has shown us a genocide and even Sozin burning people alive, seems that u're just okay with 'em but then got bothered with a 'swear word' ? Whuuut?!😂
Lmao I guess you have a point there. I should've just imagined it as a nitpick instead.
I’d say this show is a 4/10 5/10 not bad but too many changes to original writing isn’t great but it’s not bad definitely like the 41st backstory with zuko that is the greatest change they made sokka COULD NOT BE ANY BETTER! actor is on point with that he’s wonderful zuko is definitely a little different from original but I like him gives a good performance Iroh is lovable just like original tough with him because we are all in love with OG Iroh so no one could ever do full justice but he’s excellent
We just needed a few changes Anng needed to learn water bending 🤦♂️ then the tale of 2 lovers is season 2 they even threw in 2 lesbians secretly in the love tunnel there names didn’t even make up omanshu 😂, we needed katara to be a lot more vocal !! Intro should have been katara and it should be next season ❗️❗️we needed 10-12 episodes like at the minimum! Besides that it’s 7/10
It was good he didnt tho, they can use the time jump for a 2nd season stating he trained with Katara. There is nothing in book 1 worth showing with Aang learning water bending
Any thoughts on episode 1 which is what this video is about?
@@superbobomario8849 they should have showed it at least once or twice
They neutered the writing. The dialogue is mostly exposition, and every character is depressed. This is supposed to be a fun adventure with dramatic moments, not a whiny high school play. A swing and a miss.
Don't necessarily agree with all of that but they did seem to go for the more grittier and mature approach to the world
@@uncleirohsteashop I dig the gritty frosting. It's the cake underneath that doesn't support it.
@@mck1632 I mean hey to each their own
The new live-action show hurts to watch due to significant changes in the storyline. Although the script is written well, there is not enough emotion displayed through their tones and actions that are taking place in the live-action would never happen in the original.
U don’t like the swearing bro?😭. Damn and ass and shit are barely swear words🤣 it makes sense for soldiers to not talk like children
To be clear the swear words don’t bother me it’s just the unusual nature of hearing them through this show
This season 1 is ok. Period! People don't have to be hater for no reason. This only the first season as was GOT
Netflix is a joke there's no difference between the normal fire bending and power of the comet
Not sure I would agree with that, yes sure there's not a MASSIVE change with how much bigger the fire is but you can definitely feel the power of which the fire benders have when they decimate everything in their path
@@uncleirohsteashop well there’s isn’t enough fire to make us feel they’re blessed with such a great power that will wipe out an entire nation.
@@abduljalloh5777 I don’t agree on that
It’s all downhill after this episode.
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.
Cry harder and go back the animated series, clearly this isn't for you.
Lol I don't agree with a lot of what you said but thanks for sharing your thoughts
LOOOOOOVED THE INTRO !!!! Made me CRY 🥹 IMMEDIATELY 😍😍😍 So I guess we all can be smart of what they should have done differently, but I would not go as far as calling it better ! What is better for you, is might be worst for me, or others ! This team got payed 15 mill / episode, I am sure they found the team that knows what they are doing 😉