#do i wish there were things taht were more similar? yeah but whatever

[black-but-mildly-sunny]

Avatar: the Last Airbender

The Netflix show

it wasn't bad. it was definitely 100% better than the movie, but it wasn't the animated show and it doesn't have to be scene by scene a copy of the animated show.

now did they miss some crucial scenes, lines, and moments from the animated show? yeah they did and that hits hard for us OG fans. Did it make the show terrible? no, it was just different yet familiar.

I really like some of the takes they had, it was a bit jumbled together - BUT we do have to remember that it's a Netflix show so they did the best they could for an app that is notorious for scrapping shows no matter what. - I think us original fans were expecting a scene for scene remake and that was a lot to dream for. We already knew that it was gonna be the same since (if I remember) the two original writers left, we already got news that Sokka was gonna be slightly different, and it was already reported that it was gonna be darker and less fun.

Big misses:

- No four nations, fire nation attack opening for every episode

- no original titles

- Sokka is not Sokka (so really no character building)

- Zuko has not said honor yet

- Ozai reveal was disappointing

- Aang not water bending with katara

- Sokka not wearing the Kyoshi warrior outfit

- there's more but I can't write them all

Cool additions

- Zuko and his diary (love that he's an angsty teenager with a diary)

- Zuko and his whinyness (it's hilarious out he just acts around people)

- Zhou and his everything. I actually really like this version

- Azula actually looks like a child. Well you know, she looks young. I kinda feel the animated show almost made her look the same age as Zuko

- Suki was Suki and awesome!

- Zuko and Iroh touching moment at Lu Ten's funeral. And how they played the song Iroh sang softly in the background...my heart 😭

- Ozai actually spitting facts that Zuko did do the impossible and he's the one who found the avatar and rieling up Azula to act (you know crappy father time)

- Seeing Koh!!

- CABBAGES

- and there's others stuff

Final: AND LET'S BE REAL. no matter what they did accurately or creatively, there would still be people complaining about the show cause that's just what happens (it's valid but this is what we get)