#though I think GLTAS did a good job with that sense too
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No show will ever do it like Avatar because in the first five episodes we got to see:
1. The decrepit outskirt hovel town that said “It’s all UP from here” (literally, they’re at the South Pole).
2. A ruined but majestic Air Temple on a mountain peak.
3. A Fire Nation naval base.
4. A humble fishing village with several memorable characters.
5. A whole darn mountain metropolis with magical infrastructure ruled by a crazy old king and visited by an incredible gag character.
And it did all of this without feeling rushed, crowded, forced, or unsatisfying.
In five episodes.
#atla#avatar the last airbender#I know I've pointed this out before#but the pacing of that show was perfect#and it's no accident that Star Wars and Tolkein's works feel similar#at least in the starting point#but Tolkein's work is also vastly different in that he starts you off in the most comfortable of places#and then you're either trapped in a dragon's cave or limping toward a volcano#outside is scary#meanwhile star wars is just ''we're in space we're on a farm we're in a tavern we're in space we're in a fortress we're in a jungle''#and it's HARD to do that#almost impossible#and yeah shows like Batman and Superman and such can visit five different places in the first episodes#but they generally don't have the same arcs and slopes#though I think GLTAS did a good job with that sense too#maybe#it's been a while since they CANCELLED IT
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