#Netflix atla spoilers

[lovegrowsart]

on episode four of the atla live action and of all the things not to change it was oma and shu being red and blue colour coded lmao

also in episode three zuko's there and he... ran his hand along katara's BLUE SCARF in slow motion when she passed him by ???

what are we doing guys what are we doing

#i am getting that funny feeling #that funny feeling of being ship baited! #holly talks bs #zutara #netflix atla spoilers #netflix atla #like did we NEED those things #no #am i enjoying them anyway? sure am!

[biconickyoshi]

Okay y’all… I was very critical of eps 3 & 4 (especially 4) of NAtLA. Then all of a sudden eps 5 & 6 kinda slapped me in the face with how much better the show suddenly got.

Spoiler-free thoughts first:

Zuko, Iroh, and Aang have cemented themselves as the best parts about this adaptation - which is really funny considering I’m currently writing a longfic AU where Zuko and Iroh discover Aang in the iceberg right after Zuko is banished at age 13 and end up becoming the first members of the Gaang (albeit reluctantly at first lol). Episode 6: “Masks” (the Blue Spirit adaptation) was so good, I’d venture to say that it actually improved and fleshed out some things from the original series.

Episode 5: “Spirited Away”, while not as good as E6, was not as bad as I heard people say it was going to be. I think that the changes they did make didn’t bother me nearly as much as the changes they made in the last episode, and it was actually entertaining.

There were several scenes that made me cry in both of these episodes (moreso in episode 6, which I’ll get into further down in the spoiler section). These are the scenes that I feel like really tapped into the heart of the original show rather than feeling like a soulless remake.

Now for my in-depth thoughts (INCLUDES SPOILERS):

EP 5: “Spirited Away”

- Staring out, I was bummed because I had just rewatched the first two eps of the original animated series lol.

- It was an interesting choice to have all three members of the Gaang get stuck in the Spirit World, but I think it worked.

- Wan Shi Tong just showing up randomly was a bit unnecessary, but I suppose it will be kinda interesting to see him again in S2 since he’s already met the Gaang

- Hei Bai plays a much smaller role in these eps, but I strangely didn’t mind that either?

- Seeing Katara’s last memory with her mom was devastating, especially the fact that she had to witness her death and hide in the igloo with Kya’s charred body :(( she definitely has severe PTSD.

- Even Sokka’s memory made me tear up a bit

- Koh being the villain and a soul-eater or whatever was a bit of an odd choice, but I guess I can see why they did it. I do prefer him just being an asshole who steals ppl’s faces lol

- Appreciated the Fog of Lost Souls reference from the LoK lore

- Aang reuniting with Gyatso made me cry. I know some people didn’t like him being in the Spirit World, but I really liked it. Also, the fact that Gyatso was the first person to tell Aang that it wasn’t his fault the Air Nomads died, and that if he had been there he would have died too? THANK YOU! My poor boy has been berated enough for “abandoning” the world.

- We got some interesting lore about the afterlife for humans from Gyatso and Aang’s convo, which we’ve never gotten in AtLA media before. Idk if it’s just for Air Nomads, but Aang mentions that Gyatso stayed behind instead of “seeking enlightenment”. I know that the end goal in Buddhism is to reincarnate until you eventually achieve nirvana, so I wonder if that’s what they were alluding to (I’m not an expert on religions so pls correct me if I’m wrong)

- Oh yeah, I forgot June is here lmao. As a queer person I loved her (bc beautiful goth woman) but I didn’t like the weird choice to make her hit on Iroh - I guess to contrast the Iroh being creepy towards her thing in the OG series. I wish they would have just had them interact normally tbh, no weird “flirting”

EP 6: “Masks”

- Here we go y’all. The best episode in the show so far and probably the best the show is gonna get this season. I’m still pretty shocked at how good this one was.

- I think the decision to include flashbacks to Zuko’s Agni Kai was a good decision here. It felt like an appropriate episode for them and the flashbacks were very well done.

- In general, Dallas is doing a phenomenal job at portraying a Zuko who is angry and aggressive, yes, but also so very sweet and compassionate at his core. I love when little inklings of his true self shine through.

- Roku was… not what I expected. He was very much more of a lighthearted and jokey person… I didn’t hate it, it was just unexpected lol. I wonder if they did that to contrast him with Kyoshi. Which, speaking of, I’m glad Roku clarified that Aang doesn’t just need to be a merciless warrior (and that he didn’t berate Aang for “abandoning” the world like she did). But I still am annoyed about the mischaracterization of Kyoshi in general.

- RIP Shyu :/

- Thought it was kind of strange how June captures Aang at Roku’s temple lol. Like how did she get on and off the island??

- Zhao continues to feel like a completely different character to me lmao. I think this version is pretty funny, but it’s so weird to see Zhao being portrayed as so goofy and incompetent when he was such an intimidating force and the main villain of Book 1 in the OG series. Just a weird direction they went with his character.

- The Yuyan archers look cool as fuck. 10/10 no notes

- Still not sure how I feel about Azula already being this insecure and jealous of Zuko. I think it makes her feel a bit more realistically like a child, but the whole point of Azula’s character is that she is really good at maintaining this cool and calm persona on the surface, which she uses to scare and manipulate people. I can see her maybe getting to a point later on to where she hardens herself into that though. We’ll see.

- Baby Zuko asking Iroh how he looks and his little smile 😭😭😭😭 I had a physical “aww” reaction to that. THAT’S MY SON (me and Iroh shouting in unison)

- War Room scene was handled very well. No complaints. I like how Ozai tried to test Zuko with battle strategies.

- Blue Spirit break out scene was extremely close to the original, and it was really good. They adapted it almost shot for shot with all the important parts.

- Here’s probably my favorite part of the episode: Zuko and Aang’s talk inside the abandoned house after they escape from Pohuai!!!!!! Gahhhh I could gush about this scene all day. I love how they expanded it to be an actual friendly conversation between Aang and Zuko. Like we get to see Zuko’s true self coming through - the sweet, kind boy we know he is. Zuko and Aang just have such great chemistry as well, wayyy more than Aang has with either Sokka or Katara. Like I adored them bonding over painting and caligraphy!!! I think this is the best acting we’ve seen from Gordon so far, and Dallas did a phenomenal job switching back to that hurt, angry version of himself (of course a trauma response). And the fact that Aang said “sorry, I didn’t mean to hurt you” when he blocked Zuko’s firebending attack??? My sweet boy 😭

- The final flashback to the Agni Kai was really well done too. I’d already heard Zuko fights back, which I wasn’t sure I’d like, but I actually didn’t mind it. I really liked that they showed Zuko’s hesitation whenever he did actually have an opening, and that was what angered Ozai the most - Zuko showing compassion, “weakness”. Daniel Dae Kim is of course doing a phenomenal job (no surprises there), and I really liked that Iroh actually attempted to stop Ozai at one point. It also looked like young Azula had tears in her eyes, which I again actually liked because it humanizes her.

- I loved that Aang was still there when Zuko woke up on the boat 😭 he wanted to make sure he was okay!! I full on started crying when we got the “do you think we could have been friends too?” lines from him. Again, Gordon killed it. I love how you can tell that Aang knows Zuko has been hurt and that’s why he acts the way he does. He doesn’t blame him for any of it. 10/10

- the last flashback to Zuko in his bed recovering from the burn… god the tears just kept flowing. I really liked the choice to have Ozai almost give Zuko a chance to like… idk understand why he did what he did, and how compassion is “weak”?? And then Zuko’s response to give people a chance 😭😭😭 as if I couldn’t love him any more!!! And then of course Ozai gets pissed. But seeing baby Zuko just cry in his bed UGH I’m dehydrated at this point

- Of course I can’t finish this review without mentioning the 41st division. What an incredible way to expand upon the source material by making them Zuko’s crew!!! It shows just how much Zuko truly cares about others and it moved me so much (once again to tears).

I don’t have high hopes for the last two episodes, but honestly, if this is what the live action can be, it gives me a bit of hope (at least for future seasons). I really think that Dallas, Gordon, Paul, and Daniel were the stars of this ep and are a big part of what made it so good.

#atla #natla #netflix atla spoilers #natla spoilers #atla live action #avatar the last airbender netflix #avatar the last airbender #atla netflix #atla meta #natla meta #zuko #aang #iroh #ozai #zukaang

[aangarchy]

THEY MADE OMA AND SHU LESBIANS???????????

#LMFAOOOOOOO #atla #avatar the last airbender #avatar #netflix atla #netflix atla spoilers #atla live action #live action atla #netflix

[crystal-lillies]

General thoughts after watching Season 1 of Netflix's Avatar: The Last Airbender (spoilers may be present)

It's not bad. It's weird, but it's not bad.

No one asked for this.

No one asked, but we got it anyway. So what did we get?

It's not a 1:1 remake. I don't think, despite everything people have worried and griped about before the show's release, anyone wanted that either. It doesn't retain the same character arcs for everyone. Not just Sokka, but everyone.

At the same time, they still have arcs.

They're weird, they feel weird, because this show does what the Shyamalan movie doesn't, and makes an honest effort to capture the essence of the animated show, of the characters, of the world, and there is respect in its efforts.

There are musical motifs from the original. The set designs are out of the original. Many scenes are shot exactly like the original as homages.

And yet, storylines are merged together, elements from later seasons are introduced earlier, character interactions happen differently, character motivations are presented differently, and that feels weird.

We know the motions but when we the audience try to follow them, the show changes its direction and pulls a weird flex out of left field.

I won't say I agree with every major and minor change made, but I'm not enraged or disappointed in the same way as I was (and many of us were) after seeing the movie.

Instead, I'm more inclined to see where these new threads intend to go, and how the story we all know and love can be told in a different way.

Roku had barely a presence in this season, whereas in the original, he was more or less Aang's spiritual teacher. Instead, we've felt more from Kyoshi and Kuruk and Yangchen, and Aang has felt lost in his spiritual journey as well as his physical one.

Ozai, who was just a shadowy one-dimensional nightmare for most of the original first book, is now a more fleshed out figure, but one of confusing motivations. It's not the tonal whiplash of the movie, of the Ozai who legitimately worried and cared about Zuko's well being while also having still scarred and banished him, but one who is playing a 4-D chess game with his kids as the pieces and doesn't care who wins so long as one does.

I don't think it was the right call to have Zuko fight back in the Agni Kai before getting burned, but it gives a different dynamic to Zuko and Ozai's relationship that he's not the towering, shadowy Mark Hamill terror Zuko cowers before.

This Zuko seems legitimately convinced Ozai cares about him and all it takes is the Avatar to win his full love back, whereas there's still bitterness in the OG Zuko of book one. He knows Ozai favors Azula over him, he knows he's had to struggle well before being banished.

I also think not casting Dee Bradley Baker was a mistake. But they have time to correct that mistake.

All the kid actors, being green, of course do not stand up to expressive and gorgeous animation with brilliant voice acting. But they are all giving it their best, and I think they have what it takes to grow into the Book 3 Team Avatar if they get the chance.

The music got to me a number of times, particularly the instrumental renditions of "Leaves From the Vine."

Do we need this show? No absolutely not.

We have the original ATLA, and we always will. It's a timeless classic of our generation. Nothing could ever compete with it or ruin it.

However, I do feel like this adaptation is worth giving a chance to stand on its own. It may be far from perfect, but after watching it through, I legitimately want to see where it goes from here. I want to see this cast grow and change in their own ways. I want to see Toph in live action. I want to see Ba Sing Se. I want to see the new directions this story chooses to take to end up in the same place at Sozin's Comet.

But that might not happen if Netflix decides to cancel it, and I think that would be a shame.

I really do think it's worth seeing this show through, for better or worse.

Overall, as a show, I would give it a modest 7/10. (With individual elements skewing higher or lower throughout)

I don't like that it's only 8 episodes, but that's been a trend of other streaming shows also, across platforms, so I cannot fault NATLA alone for that.

You don't NEED to have seen the original to understand what's happening or get key details (unlike SOME adaptations have been doing recently). You can get a complete picture with just this. Is it as pretty or vibrant as the original? No. But it is still a whole picture (or, could be, with all three seasons).

It has great effects, sets, props, choreography, good music. It has SUKI. And JET. and JUNE. And THE Cabbage Man!

AND OMA/SHU ARE LESBIANS! I mean, I see that as an absolute win.

#flowerspeak #long post #atla #avatar the last airbender #netflix avatar the last airbender #natla #netflix atla #I do think two more episodes could have been added for breathing room and more show element inclusions that were mentioned offscreen #but that's a problem I've had with streaming shows as a whole. lacking necessary breathing room #we used to get shows with 20 to 22 episodes each season #and now we are lucky to get double digits at all per season #but overall. i truly enjoyed my watch. and i do want to see more #natla spoilers #Netflix atla spoilers

[unpersoniverse]

I picked up a detail about live-action Azula. I don't know if it's intentional or not but I couldn't help but notice how much makeup she's wearing on comparison to May or Ty Lee and it wrenches my heart.

Is like when you're a little girl and put on makeup to play-pretend you're older, that you're an adult. And in this case, I think it fits Azula's character on the live-action so well since she's so determined to prove to her Father that she's the One.

#netflix atla #atla #azula #sofiverse #rants #netflix atla spoilers

[theriverbeyond]

im sorry but this is the funniest shit i have ever seen

#netflix ATLA #when im telling you i screamed #netflix atla spoilers #media blogging #atla

[flilisskywalker]

I find it fascinating how Suki flirted with Sokka by armlocking him.

#netflix atla #netflix avatar #netflix atla spoilers #sukka #suki x sokka #sokka x suki

[theroyalsavage]

i'm only 20 mins into netflix's atla but oh BOY do i already have thoughts

showing the genocide of the air nomads on screen raises a really serious challenge that this scene doesn't attempt to wrangle with at all: the air nomads were committed to nonviolence. like the tibetan buddhist monks they were modeled on, the air nomads' teachings surround the sanctity of life. throughout the original show, aang's fighting style is primarily evasive, when he does end up having to fight rather than settling a conflict another way. the air nation's commitment to nonviolence is also an absolutely key part of aang's arc in the third season, as he desperately searches for a way to end the war without killing ozai

so, like..... hang on???? would a people whose central teachings involve nonviolence leap into Ready-For-TV-Combat as quickly as the air nomads do in this show?? would they try to flee?? shield themselves??? reason or negotiate with the invading army?? would the air nomads even TEACH combat-focused airbending? would the average non-avatar air nomad be able to go toe-to-toe with a fire nation soldier in a battle like this????? why was their first response to immediately leap into a fight???

when the genocide takes place off-screen and we only see the horrible fallout through aang's eyes, what actually happens is left to the imagination. with the netflix show, we're left with an action scene that makes the air nation feel so thin - they start to feel like props rather than a rich and unique culture. one of the things that made the og atla special was its worldbuilding and i'm just. truly left SOOOOOO baffled by this adaptation already

#netflix atla spoilers #i guess i'm just like. it's already pretty damn uncommon for media to wrangle with nonviolence as a philosophy or ethical commitment #erasing this part of the air nomads' culture is SUCH a decision #especially considering the fact that they're modeled off a real-life culture that has faced genocide/persecution based on their beliefs #sorry about the essay but as someone who has 'peace' in the title of my master's degree....... i had my Thinking Cap shoved forcibly on

[botherkupo]

i think people let nostalgia blind them a little when it comes to atla. don’t get me wrong, it’s great cartoon and i’ve rewatched it countless times but i also recognise it’s fine for the live action to make changes because that’s what happens when you adapt something. the live action is not perfect, but i had fun watching it and it feels like some people are just watching to nitpick and hate

Big agree. There are weak spots in the cartoon and also weak spots in the live action show. Are both enjoyable shows, though? Yes.

And that’s what I feel people can’t grasp. They’re like oooh they cut this, or why did they add that, or this character isn’t the same blah blah — and like yeah it’s not the same. I had zero interest in watching a replica with real people. I’ll just watch the cartoon and enjoy it

Like shows with real people have a lot of limitations, and not just because of budgets. It shouldn’t be news to people that there would be changes and a lot of stuff will get condensed, cut, or adapted in a different way. That was always going to happen.

I’ve seen people complain about Bumi and I’m like you know what I really loved the live action show Bumi. It’s a different take on it — him feeling bitter, showing obvious trauma from the pressure of ruling during a war that’s lasted this long, and being more unhinged rather than all super goofy guy like hey Aang just wait till you realise who I am. It’s different, more serious, and that’s okay. You can still enjoy cartoon Bumi. He ain’t going anywhere

Ppl complain about Katara, and like yeah I get it. She’s not as “fierce” in some aspects. But she suits this version of atla. She suits feeling more like a younger sister instead of a pseudo mum. She suits getting angry when Sokka treats her like a little girl rather than angry he doesn’t wash his own socks. She suits being paralyzed during fights at first because she has major ptsd and has been hiding her bending gif so long. It is realistic and fits the show, just as Cartoon Katara fit the cartoon and is still there. You can enjoy her. Cartoon Katara is not going anywhere

Like please will ppl stop looking for the things to complain about and instead see what we’re being given — an adaptation that is intense, funny, emotional and yes different.

We get Jet and the freedom fighters bombing places in omashu than wanting to flood a fire nation village. That’s not a bad thing. It cut out a whole lot of unnecessary stuff and also gave us an emotional scene with Jet and Katara. Did the part where she freezes him and says goodbye feel less dramatic? Yeah, honestly I would have been down to see her angrier. But I also think part of that is the limitations with special effects and waterbending (which always looks the weakest). the actress playing Katara is also dojng her interpretation of the character. (And can I just Jet was perfectly cast and I couldn’t imagine a better Jet)

So we didn’t get Sokka being with Jet? Who cares. Sokka’s story arc is focusing on different things. I loved how his interactions with Suki went. I love even more the scene where he’s listening in on Hakoda and Bato’s conversation and that line “some people aren’t made to be responsible for others lives” or whatever it was. It was so powerful.

And the cave of two lovers being resolved through family love? YES. I love that so much. Like thank you for giving non-romantic love a moment to shine. Katara and Sokka’s argument in that cave had so much weight and emotional intensity. It’s different from the arguments we get in the cartoon and that’s okay. Their dynamic is slightly different and that’s okay. THE CARTOON IS STILL THERE. YOU CAN ENJOY THE CARTOON OKAY

And honestly I could scream for days about what they’ve been doing with Zuko and Aang. I love them both so much and I love the extra stuff we’ve been getting with them. The Blue spirit stuff and that scene after was sooooooooo good. The little smile, the way they start to connect, and then Aang says t he wrong thing (bringing up Ozai) and Zuko lashes out and it’s just perfect ahhhhh

Also Zuko actually fighting back in the Agni Kai but hesitating to hurt his father was such a good choice. I love the cartoon for having him cry and beg to the end, but I also love the live actuon show for giving us something different. I WANT TO SEE THESE KIND OF CHANGES

And maybe I’m in the minority for that and I really don’t care if ppl think my opinion is rubbish. I love the cartoon. I love tye live action show

I wish ppl would understand that it’s okay they are different

#atla #netflix atla spoilers #atla live action spoilers #wooo this is long #i could keep talking about this as well but I’m hungry

[lingle-dingle]

How tf did Netflix ATLA make the show sexist by, “removing the sexism.”

😭😭😭

What is with the Suki/Sokka romance? Why is Suki immediately down for him? Immediately when she started liking him after he got humbled?

Where’s Katara’s feminist rant opening Aang? Like we miss the symbolism of Katara’s fight against sexism and for equality opening the possibility for balance in the world as a whole. Why does Katara kinda suck?

Why did Azula have her hair down for her intro? She’s never shown with her hair down except in the scene where Zuko wakes her up asking why she said he killed the avatar and in the final where she’s losing her cool. A big part of Azula is her being calm, cool, and collected. Never having a hair out of place.

Why is Azula seeming to imply she’s jealous of Zuko and resents her father for keeping her in the Fire Nation? Azula is the golden child and she’s desperately fighting to be anything but Zuko. She can’t be, “like Zuko.”

Where’s the Pippinpaddleopsicopolis scheme?

Why does Appa look like his, “Lost Days,” self all the time? Appa looks fuckin HAGGARD. Appa looks like he’s been on a hell of a meth bender.

Why does Zuko sound like he’s about to cry half of the time? Zuko was a grouchy hothead, not a spoiled brat?

Why is Aang’s staff a dowel rod with a brown cube? Why does he use it to fly like once?

Why did they do Gyatso dirty? He took out like 100 firebenders, he certainly didn’t get doodooed on by 5 unnamed firebenders.

Why are they in Omashu before the Northern Water Tribe?

Why does Zuko still have two eyebrows? That scar side one should be gone.

Why is Teo straight up homicidal? Mood, but gahhdamn.

The effects are pretty good, the fighting is cool, the casting was amazing, the acting could have been better, Cabbage Man slayed as per usu, some of the changes they made really did make sense and work but there were quite a few that just didn’t.

The final product is giving, “Really Good Student Project.”

Jett is FOIN FINE tho so there’s that.

I’m on episode 4 so there’s still more time; perhaps it’ll get better.

#text postin #atla spoilers #atla live action #atla live action spoilers #netflix atla #Netflix ATLA spoilers #ATLA thoughts #live action thoughts

[lucianalight]

Episode 4 was a nightmare for the most part ughhh. I don't even know where to begin and I don't want to. How they could butcher everything so bad I wanna scream. They're trying so much to be different and better but it's like the live action is written by someone who really hated the og show and especially Aang or understood them on a very surface level and if one more person blames Aang I'm gonna throw hands. The only good things in this ep was related to Zuko and I don't care despite him being my fave in og show. Because I can't believe they ruined the parts I loved most with Bumi and Iroh so bad. That's it. I'm done torturing myself for today.

#I'm so going to binge watch og show after this #netflix atla criticism #netflix atla spoilers

[fandom-madness69]

Things I like from the Netflix ATLA adaptation/remake

NOT SPOILER FREE OBVIOUSLY

-Anger and Fear in Gordon/Aangs eyes during his conversation with Gyatso about being the Avatar

-That we get to see this part of history at all

-THE MUSIC IS THE EXACT SAME HELLO?!?!

- Okay misogynist or not Sokka is still a dickhead. I'll take it

- Zuko's tiny ship is amazing. Can't wait for the full sized warships

- Zuko has Avatar relics?!

- Suki roast his ass!

- Suki jumpscares

- Suki showing off the fan's uses

- Spirit World was trippy

- Kyoshi jumpscare

- "Aang. It's about time." Ahhhhhhh yes "Do A Murder" Kyoshi shining through already

- Sokka's face screaming "Fuck you" when he saved Suki from Zhao

- Kyoshi taking over like Roku did during the Winter Solstice at the Fire Sage Temple?!??!

- Kick their asses Kyoshi!

- Awwwwwww kiss him Suki 🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼

- Azula's actress has Azula down

- The Ostrich-Horses are so ugly they're cute

- Mai is perfect

- Gay Oma and Shu????? (I checked they weren't originally gay this is cute and it was super subtle too 🫶🏼)

- June flirting with Iroh 🫶🏼

- Zuko's actor knowing the character development/redemption arc is coming and playing into that the whole time

- Mai still being perfect

- Yue got to break off her arranged marriage!!!!

- Hahn not being a piece of shit?!

- Ahhhhhhh at least Pakku is still a misogynistic pig (joking but come on that was Sokka's whole character development)

- Aang and Katara crying over Hahn's dead body 🥹🥹

- Mako (original Iroh) would be proud of this Iroh and I know that's a bold claim but I'm right. That spill about masking? 10/10. Made me sob. He's the only reason I'd tolerate a second season

Overall this show is a solid 7/10. Is it anything compared to the original? No. Is it better than M. Knight Shamalan's live action adaptation? Yes. By at least 50 miles (80 Km). Do I want a second season? Not really honestly.

#atla sokka #atla #atla katara #atla remake #netflix avatar #netflix atla #avatar remake #avatar #avatar the last airbender #atla suki #atla yue #atla zuko #atla iroh #atla mai #atla azula #atla spoilers #avatar spoilers #avatar the last airbender spoilers #netflix atla spoilers

[biconickyoshi]

I am still of the opinion that they will do Kataang based on the season 1 finale. Katara says, “I need you now.” And that gets Aang out of Koizilla. Plus they have these moments in the second to last episode that I’m not entirely sure were meant to be just platonic or not. Where Katara specifically highlights how Aang has helped her see the world. And they have parallels with Yue/Sokka and Suki/Sokka. I think they’re waiting for Aang’s actor to grow older. There’s definitely other ways they can develop Aang and Katara without Cave of Two Lovers. One of the biggest complaints (not that I agree) is that Aang and Katara were “forced” so I think they’re going to take their time with them.

Now that I've finished the season, I see what you mean. I was also glad to see that scene because it's the most emotion we've gotten out of Katara towards Aang the whole season, and it was nice to finally see Katara be the one to bring him out of the Avatar State since we didn't get that at the Southern Air Temple.

I genuinely hope that they do decide to go through with Kataang eventually, because their relationship (both platonic and romantic) is such an important part of the original show, and it felt glaringly absent in this adaptation. And the fact that they've been consistent with Sokka and Katara's B1 love interests so far would make me pretty ticked off if they decided to just forgo Kataang as a whole.

I also honestly have no idea why people think Kataang was "forced" lol. I was a huge Kataang shipper as a kid - I picked up on every little indication of romantic feelings between them when I rewatched the show hundreds of times growing up, and if you asked me right now I could name all of them in order (and there'd be a lot). I think some people just don't like the ship because Aang isn't a handsome older emo badboy character like Zuko. If Aang had looked like how he does in the Imbalance comic trilogy in the original show (aged 15-16 instead of 12), I think there would be a lot less complaining.

This is another one of those times where I just wish they hadn't kept Aang's age the exact same in NAtLA - I think it would have been better for everyone to be in their mid to late teens (like in LoK).

#asks #natla #atla #natla spoilers #avatar the last airbender #netflix atla #atla netflix #kataang #natla meta #atla meta #netflix avatar the last airbender #netflix atla spoilers #katara x aang #aang x katara

[lovegrowsart]

THE FLASHBACK WITH BABY ZUKO AND IROH AFTER LU TEN'S DEATH ??!

that's my fucking boy 😭

#holly talks bs #zuko #iroh #netflix atla spoilers #netflix atla

[coulsonlives]

I'm a lil late to the party, but I just saw the promotional stills for Netflix's live action Avatar series, and omg guys! They actually gave Katara her hair loopies:

Also can we just talk about how good Sokka looks? That casting is like PERFECTION.

Aang's tattoos are actually solid this time (with some really cool intricate line work) and his outfit is gorgeous!

Even Zuko looks FIRE (no pun intended):

I am excited and cautiously optimistic this will actually be good.

Edit: the pro-lifers found this post, turning off reboobs, sorry peeps.

#i don't understand the nitpicky shit with the actors' ethnicities because the og series was INSPIRED by certain cultures #it didn't literally mean katara had to be inuit (og water nation was inspired by 'inuit and other indigeneous cultures' ffs) and all that #these actors are fine none of them are even white lmfao #and i've seen some interviews w gordon cormier and he looks like SUCH a good fit for aang like srsly! #atla #avatar the last airbender #netflix atla #atla netflix #zuko #aang #katara #sokka #netflix atla spoilers #atla spoilers

[zykamiliah]

netflix atla episode one's fuck-ups:

they really killed the mystery and intrigue aspect of the first episode. we know from the first 10 minutes who aang is, so when he arrives 100 years later at the south water tribe there's nothing interesting going on. which brings me to-

too much tell, and what little "show" there is, is not the good kind.

making aang go "for a stroll" to erase the fact that in the original story he ran away after learning the truth because he (understandably) didn't want to shoulder that responsibility, it's just plain bad. to those who watched the original show it's gonna be very obvious they're following "the main character(s) can do no wrong" motto, which is just plain shitty writing

speaking of which, the characters fill so. so bland. i can't comprehend how dull was watching them interact.

that scene in the original where aang played with the kids??? gone. we don't need reminders that aang is a kid. he's a Hero now. he's Responsible. he's childish, he doesn't make Mistakes, he's Morally Correct always.

oh my poor boy sokka. what have they done to you. this blandification of the character is really the worst thing about the remake. and!!!

iroh has always been one of my faves and he's just so??? unfun??? what have they done to my favorite uncle???

speedruning the plot so that by the end of ep1 they are already visiting the aang's home/air temple-- where is the adventure??? where is the bonding?? do netflix even cares to show us these three becoming friends?

also lmao it seems they want to nip kataang in the bud. can't have aang think about romance and girls until he's 18 it seems ¯_(ツ)_/¯ Must Protect the Children From the Evil of Crushes

I'll admit that the one good thing the remake has going is the sets, the costumes, the craftmanship, the special effects and the fight choreographies-- credit where credit is due, that was pretty cool. i also feel that the casting was well done even if we've lost the comedic side of the story. that's probably a scrip and direction issue anyway

#atla #natla #netflix avatar the last airbender #GOD everyone is so boring #MAYBE with the exception of zuko he's like on Rage Mode all the time #netflix atla #spoilers #netflix atla spoilers #zykamiliah-atla