Well. They said they were gonna do it. And they made good on that threat. And WE said we’d be here for it. And we…have paid for our hubris. The time has come for your boys to discuss the first two episodes of the 2024 live-action Netflix series, Avatar: The Last Airbender. As you might expect, we have opinions. Episode 101, “Aang” opens on a literal genocide. Did we need to see that? Episode 102, “Warriors” sands the adolescent sexism off of Sokka. Does that have unintended consequences for Suki’s arc? Can a sophisticated, mature take on a beloved animated property actually come off as MORE cartoonish than its source material? Who could possibly know?!
We do, in fact, manage to find some positives in all of this. However, STRUCTURE and DIALOGUE are the watchwords of this review, so buckle up, benders!
NEXT: Oh lawd, he comin’! Live-action Bumi is about to happen, and we bear witness in episodes 103, “Omashu” and 104, “Into the Dark.”
THE MUSIC
Episode 54 - The North / Legends (Netflix)
Episode 53 - Spirited Away / Masks (Netflix)
Episode 52 - Omashu / Into the Dark (Netflix)
Episode 50 - Don’t Call it a Reincarnation
Episode 49 - The Avatar Returns Returns
Episode 48 - The Legend of Korra: Turf Wars, Part One
Episode 47 - North and South
Episode 46 - Wrap Party
Episode 45 - Day of the Colossus / The Last Stand
Episode 44 - Operation Beifong / Kuvira’s Gambit
Episode 43 - Reunion / Remembrances / Beyond the Wilds
Episode 42 - The Calling / Enemy At the Gates / Battle of Zaofu
Episode 41 - After All These Years / Korra Alone / The Coronation
Episode 40 - Smoke and Shadow
Episode 39 - Long Live the Queen / The Ultimatum / Enter the Void / Venom of the Red Lotus
Episode 38 - Original Airbenders / The Terror Within / The Stakeout
Episode 37 - In Harm’s Way / The Metal Clan / Old Wounds
Hiatus Announcement
Episode 36 - A Breath of Fresh Air / Rebirth / The Earth Queen
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