#oh they're gonna meet azula then lol

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Netflix's ATLA initial thoughts, ep 8: Legends

Honestly love Katara joining Aang in attacking the ships. I still wish he could waterbend too. Oh Sokka is here! Teamwork :')

Awkward CGI ftw. I had to mention it at least once.

Iroh giving Zuko advice makes more sense! That's the kind of thing I wanna see! That said, "Lu Ten woulda been proud" is not as strong as "You are like a son to me." Whack dialogue strike 74.

Bringing in the airship early is...a choice. And oh man Iroh, you will find out what job soon enough.

WHY HAVEN'T WE SEEN AANG WATERBEND

I GUESS WE'LL SEE ALL THESE WOMEN FIGHT INSTEAD I'M NOT CRYING

Sokka and Yuuue sitting in a...on an ice block

Master Katara seemingly as earned in this show as in the OG. Which is extra points against this show lmao you're supposed to improve upon the flaws you stupid remake!

Fucking fire sage traitor ass bitch. I don't mind the sages having this information; makes sense. I also like that the ocean and moon spirits appear rarely instead of BEING mortal. That is the kind of flaw improvement I like to see.

I don't love the super powerful being (Aang) seeing things others don't. It's giving hallucinations for plot purposes, which I hate.

Momo came here to nearly die, I see. I'll allow it. There's a push and pull (heh) between realism and fantasy and they are leaning toward realism. It works if Yue has powers and needs to save someone in an oasis that is not just a 10 by 10 island.

I love seeing the adults act. They're so believable lmao.

Katara Zuko fight! Lmao and Aang telling her to go easy on him. I wish that was earned.

"Yes. You're looking at her." PERIODT! I...wish that was earned.

Zhao wanting firelord is bullshit. Also how do you know which fish is the moon? Must... not... nitpick... final... episode.......

I will say Zhao's actor ate this whole season. He came to the Netflix buffet and had his fill and then some.

Color grading, I kiss you on the mouth.

So many water tribe warriors would have died in the wake of the death of the moon spirit. I'm glad they showed that. It hurts to watch but I didn't sign up for this live action remake to have my hand held.

I finally believe this kid as Aang and it took him about to go kaiju. Maybe because I couldn't see his eyes.

Speaking of kaiju!!! Fuck it up, kings! We BIG mad with the Avatar and ocean spirit!

He's a small man! Who's gonna meet a small end!!!

Okay. I love Azula in this. They made a good choice here. Actually no. They made many good choices here. They brought her forward a season and they made so many compelling choices with her character. Incredible.

Yeah keep throwing fireballs at a water kaiju you dumb fucks.

Sokka and Yuuue... and then just Sokka...

Katara, he can't hear you. Stfu.

I love seeing the aftermath except I don't. Fuck the aftermath. Have I not cried enough?

NOT THE GUY WITH THE DIMPLES

You don't! Have to be a warrior!!! To be a hero!!!!!!

A man needs his rest!!!!!! And a me needs their CRY

Chemistry between the trio in the literal last scene of them lmao.

Azula helping conquer Omashu? Under the shadow of the siege of the north? Brilliant.

NOT AZULA BEING A WEAK SACRIFICE.

Yeah what the FUCK is next, Azula?

G-give...me season 2? Now. I want it now.

More thoughts coming....well I have a lot of work the next few days but this will be front of mind anyway lol

[cviperfan]

SO “Legend of the Fire Princess,” huh

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ATLA MixedUp! AU part IV: Friend n°1

Masterpost

It might be someone that was travelling with Azula? Or someone the (small, for now) Gaang meets later on? In any case, this is gonna be one of the Avatar's allies/bending teachers, and the next person she meets!

Yue!! Oh my god. I only get girls xD I'm not super happy to get her, I'd like more info on the main characters siblings first?? Plus I don't know how I feel about them meeting her that soon... As a reminder, Yue is gonna stay royalty and probably not join the main gaang no matter what. What's her element?

Earth!! Damn. We only get earthbenders xD ...At least it stays in the same area...? Book 1 is def gonna be Earth lol. Does she have any subbending?

...Sand. Goddamit. We got ourselves a Sand Princess Yue.

Yes, there are two versions of this, one with the face covering and one without. I tried to keep the... Relatively unluxurious style of the Sand benders. So I know it doesn't really make sense they would have a princess, but... Maybe she's just their leader's daughter? Idk. Anyway, she is dressed for the desert, with wide fair clothes and wrappings everywhere to not get hurt by the sand. Yue is still looking a bit more classy than your average sandbender, but nowhere near what she looked like as the Northern Princess. Also, no dress, it's not practical at all. And she got pearls! I figured that's the most practical jewelry that still looked expensive I could give her. Plus it fits the style. Idk.

Now for the story!! Well, I think the gaang is gonna have to get in the desert?? Maybe Azula and Katara, after nearly escaping Suki (the swampbender that's chasing them), ended up at the Oasis and met the professor. Then they decided to go to the library to see if they could find anything about Airbending, since to their knowledge no Airbenders were available to teach the avatar (it's a surprise the cycle still continued without them, btw, but shhh that's a surprise we're gonna explore later). Katara's priority at this point is more to learn all the elements and less to defeat the Fire Nation, since she's still kinda... Conflicted about her native country. So they're not searching for a way to defeat the fire nation, just about airbending. They won't discover the incoming eclipse is what I'm going at. (We still might need to have it happen. Maybe Katara already knows about it since she's a firebender, or Suki might tell them because she's very spiritual (bc swamp). We'll see, I don't even know if I need it to happen) And since they're just here for learning purposes, they obviously won't get chased by the giant owl, and the library won't sink, and that's a good thing because Toph isn't there to hold it.

So, they manage to reach the library (don't ask how, since they don't have Appa) find what they were serching for (or not?? Idk. We'll see with how the rest of the story writes itself) then lowkey get lost in the desert. Thankfully, Azula and Katara are both responsible middle schoolers and no cactus juice is ingested. They fall on the sandbenders, who don't steal anything to them this time, meet Yue, who is still a compassionate and super nice princess, she helps them get out and promises them her people will be there should the Avatar need them.