May the Force serve you well

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Does it have a perfect scene of a random lady hitting zuko with a brush to stop him from trying to attack aang that wasn’t in the original

Or: More Revisions To Normal Protocol After The Ascension Of Agni's Exalted Flame, The Dragon Of The Sun, et cetera, Fire Lord Zuko

Part 1:

7. If His Majesty offers you advice regarding martial arts, camouflage, theatre, or any other subject which he is commonly known to be well-versed in, accept it gratefully. If His Majesty offers you advice on emotional matters, listen politely and then disregard it.

7.1. If His Majesty uses the phrase "silver sandwich", you are entitled to a longer lunch break. So you can take a longer bite out of your silver sandwich.

7.1.1. Please do not vandalize the handbook, even if you think it's funny.

7.1.2. Especially if you think it's funny, Chikao.

7.2. If you share something tragic with His Majesty, and he replies "that's rough, buddy", it means he empathizes with your situation.

7.2.1 Alright, maybe he did need to learn that it's not a great way to respond to tragedy. But "rough like the boulders that crushed my father?" was a bit much.

The Netflix adaptation of Avatar the Last Airbender was good actually!!!!

It’s not a one to one replica. It’s its own thing. It hits all the important story beats and (in my opinion) improves on many of the characters characterizations.

It’s ok to love both the original and the adaptations. I recommend anyone basing their decision of this show solely on the super-fans of the internet to do yourself a favor and give it a shot anyway.

It’s very clear to me that a lot of people gave it their all in making this show. The actors and actresses knocked it out of that park. The writing was decent and cohesive, and I’d be remiss to not give the effects team their due.

Please stop tearing these wonderful works down without first giving them a chance.

believe it or not this one's been in progress for months (i actually just forgot about it mid way lol)

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2. The trailer literally has Aang having a tough time accepting his position as Avatar and they have said multiple times Aang’s childishness and fun-loving side is still in there.

3. The Ba Sing Se thing was a literal joke and they're playing the bit and you guys fell for it. EDIT: The Ba Sing Se thing isnt even real! A twitter account parodying DiscussingFilm posted it as a joke.

4. It is an adaptation so they do have to shuffle things around and redo things.

5. When they said it's like "Game of Thrones" they did not mean its not for kids anymore. It was to give a little more weight to what's happening and expand the demographic from just kids to something everyone can enjoy. An all-ages show instead of a strictly kids show. I'd say ATLA already is that but they had to censor deaths to make it appropriate for very young kids. Albert Kim straight up says he put more details on the genocide in there because the original viewers, who were children and the cast like Gordon and Kiawentiio were able to see that and understand the implications in the OG so he thought okay we could show it more.

Also like, you do understand that a good reason why we ONLY see the remains of the air temples is not because of a deliberate choice but also because of censorship, right? They worked with to make it poignant and intentional rather than restrictive, but the censorship played a huge role.

6. They removed Sozin's comet to accommodate for the inevitably longer time frame over which the live action will take place in. All of them are growing older and there was no guarantee for s2. So unfortunately the series's timeline has to increase too. Sozin's commet happens in like 3-4 months on the OG. They COULD have put it in to give the kids direction and a deadline but that deadline would be like, maybe even 3-4 years from now. Like I get it, and I won't pass judgement on if it's a good or bad decision until I see the show.

6. Bryke were there for the first movie. We all know how THAT turned out.

Adapting Sokka's sexism for live-action by toning it down

Giving more time for Katara to master waterbending by allowing a greater gap between Book 1 and 2

Really driving in the seriousness of the war-- seeing the Air Nomad genocide, the Fire Nation's occupation of the Earth Kingdom, etc.

Making Aang's mastering of the elements more realistic with the timeline of the series being longer

Emphasizing how the departure of their parents influence Sokka and Katara

More interactions with Aang's past lives

Azula has more screentime so we can really see how Ozai's parenting affected Zuko and Azula differently

More humanity for key villains: Zhao, possibly Azula

A closer look into Ozai's drive to take over the world, painting him as a greater and more tangible threat

Sokka and Suki bonding over being nonbenders

Letting the story breathe since it's not contained to quick twenty-minute episodes now

Sokka is a kid that was left in charge of protecting an entire tribe, he had to hide his grief for the sake of his people.  The character is shown as sarcastic, charming, and confident; but behind all of that there is an insecure kid that wants his whole family again. He is a kid that supported his sister’s journey in becoming a master, that stood beside the avatar while he tried to figure out how to end a war, that accepted his former enemy into his team because he knew they needed him if they wanted to succeed.

Through all that journey, he also learned about himself. About being a better leader, a better fighter, an incredible smart strategist and inventor. He learned that the confidence his father put into him wasn’t misplaced, because he is actually an incredible capable kid. That was his growth!

An absolutely beautiful piece by @yarpell. If you can go commission them. It's so worth it <3

sabine wren + out of context

'I know you can do this, Nuri. Try again.'

I do not talk about these two enough, but they are so important to me. Their relationship as Master and Padawan took a long time to flourish, what with Mai's emotionless facade and Nuri's lack of control of her powers, but eventually, they came to respect and love each other deeply. Nuri would have done anything for Mai and vice versa.