Avatar: The Last Airbender
Eyyyy, obviously it’s been years upon years since Avatar first came out (season one was released in TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE, wow) but during lockdown I have finally seen it. The whole thing! And it’s really good. Full of wonderful character development and not-talking-down-to-children and some of the most beautiful animation I’ve ever seen.
I loved Zuko’s redemption arc (I already knew that it was considered one of the best of TV history) but I think my favourite character was Sokka. When he took a level in badass I practically cheered.
I’m watching Legend of Korra now but it’s not quite as engrossing, I have high hopes it will get that way soon though. (I do love that we get to meet everyone’s children, and I also love that it transpires Aang was a flawed parent.)
It’s a good thing there was never a live-action movie! Imagine what they might do to it!
April 20, 2020 @ 12:12 am
Welcome to the fandom! Glad to have another Sokka enthusiast on board :)
I look forward to reading your thoughts on Korra. Perhaps you could do a comparative analysis of the two shows?
April 20, 2020 @ 9:37 pm
Aww thank you very much! Yeah that definitely sounds like the sort of thing I’d like to do! I think Avatar is virtually like, the gold standard when it came to character development. It was like watching people you personally knew grow into adults, it was amazing. Korra still hasn’t clicked in the same way yet but I think it probably will…
April 20, 2020 @ 9:57 pm
I know, the characters were so well-made that it was almost painful to part with them at the end of the show!