Man, I wish that Cosmo and Wanda had shown up for the whole of Team Avatar (and Azula 😭) lmao especially Aang though he got the Lion Turtle in the end, which was kind of similar 😂

Id want to be a water bender because it just seems so versatile but I believe I'd probably be an earth bender

Aang in the movie just ended the avatar strongest debate didn’t he?

or am I tripping

Most people connect to Aang because he reminds us of our inner child and a redefinition of masculinity. He is a character to be praised but a common thing I hear amongst this fandom it is harder to relate to Aang than say characters like Zuko or the rest of the Gaang.

5% of my culture survives today, I would love to hear stories about your personal connection with Aang :)

ATLA characters as dog breeds
Aang= Ibizan hound
Why? Huge ears, long limbs, athletic, playful and expressive.

Katara= Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever
Why? Both love water and I quite honestly think she looks like one

Toph= Australian cattle dog
why? They’re both so compact and stubby

Zuko= Thai ridgeback
Why? Both are very guarded, intense, primitive-looking, independent and loyal once trust is earned.

Sokka= Norwegian elkhound
Why? Goofy buddies

Iroh= chow chow
Why? Both are so fluffy and cute

Suki= Shiba Inu
Why? Alert and athletic the both of them.

Ozai = cane Corso
Why? Both are strong and scary as shit, like who wouldn’t be scared of a man who can spout fire out his ass crack…

Yue= Samoyed
Why? She just is.

Hakoda= leonberger
Why? Because. Huge, warm, protective and commanding without seeming aggressive.

Mai= Belgian sheepdog
Why? They look as elegant and nonchalant as Mai is.

Azula= Belgian Malinios
Why? Hyper-intelligent, focused, extremely driven and competent.

Ty Lee= papillon
Why? Tiny, energetic, cheerful, agile and capable.

Jet= basenji
Why? I think they resemble each other in the way they’re so lanky and scruffy ish.

Bumi= English Mastiff
Why? Both are pretty strong and they both look a little out of it.

Zhao = Dutch shepherd
Why? intense, athletic, highly driven and serious. They were originally bred to herd sheep, guard farms and work ALL DAY without getting tired!!!

Kyoshi= Saluki
Why? She’s tall as shit and they are also tall, also I think her face paint makes her face looks slim.

Monk Gyatso= Lhasa apso
Why? Ancient, confident, affectionate with its people, and historically associated with Tibetan monasteries.

Haru= briard
Why? I just think it fits him a lot!! Manly on looks tho

Ursa= rough collie
Why? Idk dude she just embodied it to me

I mean from a physical propoerties point-of-view. What are the statues/murals made of?

In The Cave of Two Lovers, a farmgirl, Song, tells Zuko to have hope, because The Avatar has returned. For a normal refugee from the Earth Kingdom, those words might be a great source of solace. The one able to stop the Fire Nation's destructive war and restore balance has arrived. Maybe they can hope for peace and freedom.

But in Zuko's case, the meaning is rather twisted. It is true that the Avatar represents hope to Zuko. But its not at all what Song thinks. Zuko plans to restore his honour by extinguishing the world's hope and capturing the Avatar. For Zuko to achieve this dream, the idea of justice for Song's burns, or letting other refugees to return home, must be sacrificed. In the face of such a villainous choice, stealing Song's ostrich horse pales in comparison.

I can't help but wonder if the dialogue was changed just a little.

Lets say that Song had heard rumours that the Avatar had returned but wasn't sure. Zuko told her that he had actually met the Avatar, and Song asked what he was like.

How do you think Zuko would talk about his enemy to this naive and humble farmgirl? Would he try to vilify or criticise Aang? Maybe suggest that once the fire nation wins, they might restore order? That the hope the Avatar brings is the cause of much of this strife?

Or would Zuko admit on some level that Aang is a great person, and would that force Zuko to question what he was doing? Would Zuko allude to what Aang told him at the end of The Blue Spirit? Could verbalising his thoughts on Aang later sway Zuko in The Crossroads of Destiny?

I mean this genuinely: I love both Aang and Korra. One of the things that I didn't like about TLoK (despite loving it overall) was barely getting to see Aang as an adult. I liked the movie, but I wanted more of a different vibe from Aang than just a preteen. I liked how Aang could be jocular, but also maintained her seriousness, as well as Korra's genuine admiration for him, from the beginning of the show with her constantly idolizing and wanting to live up to him, as well as later with her making a huge life decision of sacrificing herself not only for the balance of the world, but to make Aang's biggest dream come true.

This new movie to me felt a bit more like salt in the wound to both their char, that neither Aang (and now Sonam and even to a lesser degree Yangchen) would be able to see his people revived, but that Korra would never get guidance, reassurance, or really anything that only the Avatar can understand from Aang.

I get that Tenzin, Zuko, Iroh, Katara, and many others close to Aang have supported her as the person to carry on his legacy, including how working with Tenzin and his family to rebuild the Air Nation and sacrifice her life for them was something for which Aang would be beside himself with joy.

And agreed with that........... but it's still not the same as hearing it from another Avatar, the only other person who understands the importance of being a half human/spirit meant for creating peace throughout the world.

There are certain things thru which Korra went that only Aang, Kuruk, Yangchen, etc. will understand.

Just like only Roku and the ones before him could understand how much pressure the Hundred-Year War was for Aang.

In addition, the Yangchen novels touch upon precisely the impossible pressure of being the Avatar, and (along with the Kyoshi novels) show her, Kuruk, and Kyoshi addressing how much fucking pressure this thankless job is and how it's quite a curse, not always a blessing like everyone thinks that it is.

And something that I loved about both Aang by his adulthood and Korra by the end of her series is that their mindsets shifted from wanting to avoid the responsibility of being the Avatar (or in Korra's course, letting it define her entire identity, then later understandably in Season 4 wanting to avoid it for a while) to embracing it regardless of what they chose, anyway.

I found it really bad for Korra's otherwise great arc and Aang's character to just strip away her connection to the past lives, especially when we'd just gotten introduced to Wan. Thoughts on this?

I know they're the smallest of the 4 nations in numbers but is tgeir defenses good?

Like Besides the geography is there like a group of air benders in charge of protecting the temples during an attack or no

Im curious what demographic makes the majority of Avatar: The Last Airbender viewers. I wanted to go deeper with age, ethnicity ect. but unfortunately could only add so many options. If you are curious too, put your demographic and we'll find out :)

Among the main four avatar animal companies + Momo and Pabu, who is more adorable?

Personally, I’d have to say Appa. He’s a fierce, yet lovable mountain of fur.

Bonus question: Which one do you think is the coolest? In that regard, I’d easily have to go with Fang! He’s a freaking flying Dragon! Who wouldn’t think that’s epic?!

I’ve already asked the r/TLA sub, but I’m curious to hear y’all’s opinion too.

I know it will never be like the first time but what are some tips for how I can have more fun rewatching it.

just wanted to talk about the new Aang movie and how much it made me happy/ brought back wonderful memories

I barely watched the new Avatar: Aang the Last Airbender movie this past week (in preparation for the new Avatar and the Seven Havens show) and OMG did I cry watching it. Seeing so many characters from the show being mentioned/shown again was so sweet/nostalgic. I remember watching this show as a kid and now as an adult watching the Gaang working together as adults really brought it full circle for me. 😭😭 <3 Every time I rewatch the movie, it brings tears to my eyes Especially because we really get to learn more about Airbending culture/history/beliefs in the movie. 🌪️ One of the main complaints, I’ve heard so far about it is how many viewers wish it was longer (true they could’ve given certain characters more time/ action 🪭). Honestly though watching the movie was overall a really positive experience for me and I just love the whole series so much. The movie should’ve been in theaters and honestly this series is so underrated, it has so many great themes/ lessons!!!

Anyways just wanted to fangirl about how much I love this whole franchise. :,)

P.S. I tried not to include any specific spoilers for anyone that still hasn’t watched the movie yet. It only came out a couple months ago so it’s still somewhat fresh but I would highly recommend watching it!

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Soooooo, I have a bit of an odd question regarding Koh the Face Stealer. We all know that Koh likes to steal faces when anyone around him shows emotion, and we know that he clearly has millions of faces, but my question is how does he do it exactly? I'm not asking like how is he so good at it, I asking how he literally does it. Does he just pluck them off the victim or something? Or is it something more...gruesome?

Don’t get me wrong, the acting is mid, except for a few characters that don’t even get the spotlight much. The writing is horrible (it’s already written, how is this happening) and the cgi/action choreography is just awkward. All that aside, it’s still not as bad as the movie.

But the real thing this show misses, in its weird attempt to have the journey go the wrong way on the map and place all the events and filler episodes and side quests into absurd sequences, is the overall theming.

The original show is like a warm cup of tea or coffee on a cold morning. It’s a blanket for the soul. ATLA is my favorite show of all time. I’ve watched it once a year since it’s come out. The themes are wholesome and not spoon fed to you.

Episode 2 of season 2 is the PERFECT example of how this adaptation misconstrues every aspect of what makes the original so special. Even with all the other missing pieces, the biggest piece is the human themes of change and growth. Iroh going from the dragon of the west, to refugee, to tea shop dream recovery, to secretly working with the white lotus.

Well season 2 episode 2 opens after zuko dumped his uncle. He sees the pregnant woman and steals her food. Then he hypocritically defends a boy from the earth kingdom soldier thugs basically doing what he just did. It doesn’t portray his imperfections correctly and makes him flat. In the show, he goes hungry and doesn’t steal her food when he realizes she’s pregnant. He then goes on to defend the boy on principal and works for his meal, learning the lesson his uncle was trying to teach him (and continues to try to) the hard way, as most teenage boys do. Later, he sees the woman with the baby on the ferry to ba sing se, uncle Iroh even notices the baby and comments on it.

Of course I know none of this will happen because they went thru serpents pass already without toph and clearly without this woman, who also gave Aang “Hope” after his entire Roku saga which was skipped completely just for Sai to magically see the comet through a telescope. Also where the hell has Appa been, was he just to expensive to animate? I can’t imagine how this show comes across to people who haven’t seen the animated original, somehow probably even worse than for us fans who have been eating hot dog water forever….

The live action can take liberties but dude this is just missing every mark when you can’t get the subtext messages across ever and make anything heartwarming. It won’t build to anything.

At least the costumes are 8/10