#jshdhdkdjd

(mostly the finale but some things apply to other episodes too)

Context for those who haven't seen ATLA: the main characters go to see a play based on rumours about their own adventures during their time hiding undercover on Fire Nation territory (the Fire Nation is the big bad that starts the war in ATLA) and it's absolutely ridiculous

(Click on the pictures to get the full view, I just combined some of them so the post isn't too long)

Characters don't exactly look/behave like themselves

Plot points are completely skipped, character arcs overly simplified, some storylines just very confusing last picture with Jet's death is El's death lowkey

Random inconsistencies

Sloppy meat (dick) jokes

THE ZUTARA MOMENT. IT'S LITERALLY THE MILEVEN KISS. (AND PROBABLY THE SHOWRUNNERS SUBTEXTUALLY MAKING FUN OF PEOPLE FINDING EITHER ROMANTIC) AANG IS THE DEVASTATED BYLERS DO YOU SEE IT

"Friends? No thanks! Best friends😃👍" ahhh energy (real Katara and Aang are slow burn friends-to-lovers in the show, they get together at the very end)

We have some fans immediately coming up with better rewrites

We have the GA being dismissive of the true fans' criticism (sorry Toph you're cooler than the ST GA but it just fits too well jshshdjsjd)

AND IT ENDS WITH THE EVIL SIDE WINNING. Because they're the ones putting on the play and the real story isn't over yet!!!

Everything basked in Mindy red and conformity orange . . .

Need I say any more?

I rest my case.

(Obviously this doesn't mean it's intentional but the parallels are just too fucking funny holy smokes. Then again, Avatar is undeniably quite a legendary show and at least someone in the writers team full of film and tv nerds must know it. It's the kind of show that rubs off on one easily and never gets old) (if you haven't watched it this is your sign to go do that right now!!!)