CAN'T BELIEVE IT’S HERE 🤩 NETFLIX AVATAR: The Last Airbender “Aang” 1x1 Reaction & Review 

Did you notice Appa brings Aang's glider staff? He has it in his mouth first time we see him and drops it like a doggy as he lands. I missed it my first watch.

Gyatso telling Aang he will always be his friend hits even harder when you realize he was good friends with Avatar Roku during his early training years at the Southern Air Temple. "Some friendships are so strong, they can even transcend lifetimes." - Avatar Roku to Aang

I actually like that they're changing it a little bit, after so many years of rewatching the animation seeing something new is much more fun because I actually don't know what will happen next (well obviously I do aha but ykwim)

I really like the change where Aang cries in Kataras arms rather than calmly apologizes for going all Avatar. That’s how a little boy would react to everyone he loves dying

The critics said that this live action series is everything that the movie never was

I literally cried when Ang told Gyatso "Can you you keep pretending that I'm your friend" hit me so hard!! It's just too sad for me, but again this live action is very well done! I love it actually.

I’m so happy for this series it’s so good. Don’t listen to all the haters saying It’s bad fr

Can we talk about Zuko and his drawings? Between the ancient avatars doodles in his diary and this quick portrait of Aang when he just met him and did it from memory, he's really good.

The series gets better as it goes, but Katara remains soft-spoken for 99% of the show. I never watched the cartoon but was familiar with the series and premise. With that being said I can't compare plotlines or characters directly, but as a stand-alone series, this show does very well at world-building and explaining what's going on so that I'm never lost or confused like I'm missing something important that was left out.

Her water bending is unfocused so it's affecting the iceberg and her surroundings

Just finished the series and I LOVE IT!!!! I'm so happy with this, I think the hate comes from not being exactly like the original but I think the changes they have made are great and needed.

i love ur reactions!! thank u for going in open minded 😭😭 btw, u guys should totally check out steven universe whenever u can get to it, i think u guys would really enjoy it!

Enjoy the ride guys, I absolutely loved this series. There’s episodes that had me crying uncontrollably. 2 of them I thought were better than anything I’ve seen in awhile. I liked Zuko in the OG series, but Dallas made me LOVE him.

Much of the hate is from the fans' passion for the original. The live-action is separate, different,... it's own thing. You have to watch it as if it's your first time coming across the Avatarverse. No expecting, no comparing,... Which seems to be from challenging to impossible for the fans. If everyone did that the live-action would of been at the very least "Good", 7.5/10.

Most of these Actors have a Martial Arts Background.

I mean. The one gripe that i have is that they seem to kinda smooth over everyones character flaws. Aang didnt mean to run from his responsibility. Sokka has no rudimentary sexist beliefs from the watertribe culture. Katara doesnt ever really get jealous or mad at Aang for his abilities. I'd honestly rather they still had these flaws so that they could grow from them. Or atleast aang. Agree with the take on Sokka that he still has a bit of misogyny. But Aang doesnt actually run away and then proceeds to get blamed by every character for running away.

Been waiting for this since I saw your reaction to the trailers. Awesome watching passionate fans react. Loved this episode!

I did wonder whether part of the reason is that maybe child actors aren’t so likely to adlib or try to influence dialogue change. I think a lot of ropey dialogue gets managed by experienced actors who realise/know that what’s written can’t necessarily be made to sound good as is. In any case, I found that the dialogue gets much better as it goes. Episode 1 does suffer from an exposition burden, which I would argue is a necessary evil so that subsequent stories can develop the story with a lighter touch on the exposition. I think they gave us an awesome distraction while they filled our heads with info.

Fun fact: not sure if you all knew this but in the cartoon the air nomad temples were segregated by gender but this adaption seems to have that both genders can live at the same temple and I like that

Get ready for that tear bending in episode 4🙏🏻 hope you enjoy the series!

Glad you’re watching this and also can’t wait for korra! I’ve been rewatching it and my gosh that show is so spectacular seeing it again. Can’t wait to begin watching this with y’all too! One of my favorite reaction channels !!

It’s not the Actresses fault it’s the Creative Writing Team’s fault and the actress is doing the best she can. If the original creators were in charge she would be doing a better job portraying Kitara. By the way did you know the Actress playing Kitara is Native and not Asian at all.

This live action series ATLA is No.1 in the Top Ten television shows in Netflix in several countries since it started streaming

This show rocks! Very cool way to adapt all the episodes. I truly love it, and this channel! I look forward new posts everytime!!!!,

Epic Tear Bending!! Thanks for sharing your real reactions with us!

30:49 He's "Aangry" drawing! lol

Ahhh I can’t wait for the reactions! 😬 Have fun!

Yay❤ the reaction I’ve been waiting for 😊

I have finished the series and the acting, writing and everything gets better. Katara's actress eventually warmed up to her role and executed it perfectly in later episodes. I just subscribed to your channel. Love your reactions. You will love this series honestly. Netflix did well with this one

Love you guys !! 🫶🏼

She got air fryed 💀😩🤞 14:00

Yesssss, you too look great this for this reaction! I look forward to more of this!

Hey Meesh and Dee how it been. I hope you two day have been going well. The first episode was good. I like action/fighting. The Air Nomads fighting the Firenation was great. I like some of the changes that were made instead of later of getting Aang backstory. We get it right now as we see how Firelord Sozin and the Firenation kill the Airbenders in such a brutal way. Aang fighting the Firebenders was great as well. The Avatar music is playing as well the Sokka vs. Zuko was good. I like the relationship between Aang and Monk Gyatso. Which was my favorite moment of the episode. As well as the conversation with him (Aang) and Iroh. I like that they nail the personalities of the characters. Especially with Sokka not liking Aang the first time. Zuko anger. Katara is struggling to learn Waterbending. I like how they show the scenes of Aang, Katara, and Sokka arriving at thd Air Temple as it trigger his Avatar State. Even tho some hated this but I like how this episode was condensed with this episode focusing on the first three episodes of season 1. But anyway I hope you two have a wonderful day. Stay safe, take care and stay amazing.

I don't have time to watch this right now, but I WILL be watching after work. I just finished the first season last night, and can't wait to watch your reactions 😁🥰

"How could people hate on this?" Right?!!!

Katara's characterization is really a miss for me. I grew up with her as my favorite character, and it just feels like they don't understand her. Glad people are enjoying the show though and hope it draws more people to the animation. And even though I don't like the live action show there's still more Avatar animation on the way so I cant complain too much

I love your reactions two beautiful girls❤❤🔥🔥

37:16 Aang was using the air tornado to hover in the air temporarily.

LOVED THE REACTIONNN

We heard from the writers that they didnt get rid of misogyny so i expect to see it w suki. Made sense to me he wouldbt be that overt w his sister but warriors...come on thats a mans job. Havent watched 2 yet, a 9 10 and 17 year olds schedule is hard to coordinate but glad you all loved it as much as my fam did

It's just devastating to see such a peaceful people be burned to ashes during a festival of celebration of the very same Great Comet that was used by the Fire Nation to act out their first strike

I love that you two are going into this with an open mind and not expecting it to be a 1:1 remake! I'm still watching it and what I've seen so far, I'm really enjoying! I like that even as Avatar fans, we can watch this show and still be entertained and excited because we don't know what to expect 😊! I've heard that many people who are huge Avatar fans like it more during their second rewatch because they're not stuck always comparing it to the original hahaha. I'm hoping for season 2, and maybe with 10 episodes instead of 8 🤞

This is my katara, Aang actually glide in the cartoon

the little detail they inserted when katara bends going backwards in the animated series, probably bended the ice behind her instead of getting the boat. 😂

I’m so excited and so glad you guys enjoyed it!! I loved it too and is so sad to hear so many negative things about it. Yea somethings are different but the core of it is there. If people could compare it to anything it should be how much greater it is than the movie 😅 not how it’s not 100% like the show. Idk just my opinion 😊. 💙!

The way y'all were crying is the same reaction I had😭😭

I really loved it! I just completed it and for me it kept getting better, it’s just really sad to see how people are bashing the series for no valid reason! And yeah katara acting definitely didn’t feel very organic but I still do feel like she embodies katara well and that she has so much potential!

U can see sozin comet in sky

I really enjoyed this episode and think they’ve done a great job overall with the adaption and casting, so sad it’s getting hate.

Re: Sokka sexism thing. People have hooted and hollered about this, but I don't ... know if they've rewatched the series recently. Sokka's 'sexism' is almost ENTIRELY Season 1 Episode 3 (Kyoshi Warriors). He acts weirdly, suddenly, massively sexist for the episode, Learns His Lesson, and then you pretty much never see it again in the entire series. So, as far as I'm concerned, it makes way more narrative sense to drop it as a hamfisted unnecessary story beat. There are plenty of other ways to show him feeling a lack of confidence and being a bit green about the world in general without him spending 20 minutes being a knuckle dragging nitwit.

Your reactions are so good!! ❤ It's a solid adaptation for me, they made a lot of changes which was expected due to the format, some work and some don't in my opinion, but my biggest problems were a few mischaracterizations, and I don't know if is the acting or the writing, but to me a lot of scenes didn't felt organic throughout the show. In the end I still enjoyed, would rate 6.5/10 probably. And excited to see a season 2 because I know they can improve, and I feel book 2 is easier to adapt also. 😊

Katara takes a while. Mae Whitman was such a strong voice actor she could carry the emotional weight of the original and let Jack DeSena goof off. In this one, the reality of war is way more concrete and Ousley has to be more the anchor of the group at first. Katara has a different arc. She (and the actor) finds her feet toward the end.

"How can people hate ion this? This is Cool!"...EXACTLY. You going to have a Good time with this.

the box of tissuse. yeah place it ther please. Later in the series, you will definitly need it.

I really liked it for what it was, and I really enjoy watching other people react while I still kinda chew on my whole big reaction, I did a spoiler free reaction on my channel already but I'm gonna do a spoiler reaction in the near future so I will definitely be watching these reactions and others in the meantime.

Oh my goodness that's my favorite I love the last Airbender very good beautiful so much the watch enjoy 😭💗😍

Great reaction as always! One warning, this does will actually have some spoilers (arguably) for Legend of Korra… so I hope it’s not too bad since I know you’re not done with that yet. I think the first episode overall was quite good, but my biggest disappointment with it is that they didn’t really show the early connection between Aang and Katara… minorly when they didn’t have Aang wake up and show his immediate crush on her, but more importantly they left out Katara talking Aang down when he saw Gyatso’s body by saying that they were his family now. (There were some other minor issues I had, but nothing too important in this episode.) But all-in-all a solid start.

Dee Avatar The Last AirBender Animated Series came out in Spring 2005 in March or April.

Lol I love Meesh saying "Oh... interesting" every time something in the live action is different from the original animation's story. I really loved Ian Ousley's Sokka as well. He totally bodied the role. I felt some of the dialogue was a bit clunky with exposition. I watched the first 4 episodes back to back when it premiered and the woke up and finished the series. Excited to see how you two end up liking the adaptation.

Creators who walked out they changed their mind after watching the live action

I’m already here 👋 ❤

Yeah, it looks cool. But the changes made I don't like. I like SOME of the changes, but others make no sense imo. But visually, the show is awesome. 7/10 for me and I hope it gets season 2 and 3 and that it gets better!

i think that sokka needed to be sexist in the show, when i was a young boy i looked up to him and when i saw the episode about the kyoshi warriors i respected women more...it sounds weird but some young boys can learn allot about that episode, that is why sokka should be sexist in that episode.

Technically in the Animated Series Kitara was 14 Sokka was 13 & Aang of course was 12. But did you know the creators of the series originally didn’t have the.mm at this original age. Nickelodeon had them change their age.

I’m glad you guys like it unfortunately I couldn’t get past the second episode the characters acting were so bland and the changes felt very unnecessary. The dialogue felt too obvious and a little forced.

I really liked the 1st episode. Sokka and Aang are perfect. Zuko is even better than perfect. Katara is ok. Gran gran is a little flat. Uncle Iroh is very good, but I do miss his very specific voice and accent, this voice is not deep enough 😁 I kinda think they made Aang almost like flying, although he was soaring.

This one is honestly pretty hit or miss for fans but it's better than the movie for sure lol. I may not like the adaptation as much as others but I look the same way I do at the Star Wars Sequels. They're not my cup of tea but they renewed the franchise and spread it to a new generation and people who may have never given the cartoon a chance

You have been waiting 1 week for this!! Ive been waiting 16 years 🤨😒🤨😒😜😜😜

I liked the series, and there will definitely be a season two. Its viewership is ranked first in like 73 countries . Regarding the haters remember the % of people who go online to complain is way higher than the % of people who go online to praise. Also there will always be a group who will hate any changes made to the source material. You’re both too young to remember this but when Harry Potter came to theatres there was outrage because Daniel Radcliffe didn’t have green eyes. 🙄. Looking forward to watching your reactions. 😊

Show has great visual effects and design. The actors are great to for their roles. My main problem this season was the pacing and the story went all over the place. I think they should have done season 1 into a 2 parter and remain more faithfull to the source material that way. It felt very rushed.

So excited to see your reactions! I've completed the season. There were some changes or things that felt weird at first. After thinking and mulling it over, I like nearly all of the changes, I love the characters. There are even some changes that I think make the story work even better. There are nitpicks I can make, but I regard this as a sterling success and desperately hope for two more seasons.

The series is good but in terms of writing specifically some lines that are being said I'm kinda iffy about it. The acting as well isn't that top tier, buttttt there are a few that stands out. Acting can still be improve for the next season anyways soo it's fine.

Personally im finding it hard to get through. Keep hearing it gets better. Hope thats true.

MEESH how can The South Pole be cold when you can’t see their breath and their cheeks aren’t more rosie? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

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5:28 That’s the point. This is an adaptation geared towards the young adults who grew up watching the animated series as kids.

I appreciate you making me ugly cry once again 29:51

I'm glad they established how violent firebending is in the beginning, they couldn't make it brutal on Nick and it sets a great tone of fear

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Love you guys but for me it’s 6.5 / 10

I knew it was going in a lame woke direction the minute I heard Keyoshi's voice instead of Roku.

You guys are so attractive omg I love ya 😩 best reactions ever

the obvious problem i see on the show is the quality of writing just drops after the 4 epi minus the fire nation where the writing for the villans were more interesting and engaging than the main cast where there dialogue seems very stiff and uninteresting. the relationship between the main 3 is not visible it feels like they are together just to get to the north specially the relationship between aang and katatra is non existent and it really annoyed me alot. there is a lil bit of acting problems here and there specially when the heart string scenes happen but they are kids so idk. but the most disappointing thing about it is they did bumi and katara dirty just out right cxr assasinations lol. katara only becomes an interesting cxr in the last 2 episodes unlike the cartoon where she literally drives the plot. once i have that out of the way i kinda like this show the bending and CGI is phenomenal and the justice they gave to zuko and ozai is just crazy. ozai feels like a real person with his own motivation for what he is doing. he is better than i expected 10/10 for the royal family and Zhao except for azula idk what to feel about her it feels weird seeing her jealous of zuko i didn't feel her intimidating demeanor at all. so its a 6/10 show. we wanted it to be great but it ended up just being good. hope they make a se2 and drastically improve the writing and relationships of the main 3.

Love y’all’s reactions! I’m a die hard ATLA fan and you can tell they were definitely trying to respect the material. It’s not perfect, but I’m all for a season 2! Ps: unfortunately Katara’s acting doesn’t get any better 😢 I have faith she will come back in Season 2 and kill it like Sansa did in Game of Thrones. But the writing didn’t help her much either

You should watch legend of Korra!

This episode really shows what they probably couldn't show on an actual cartoon - the serious genocide of an entire class of people. They really pull your heartstrings, and it's amazing. Giving the opening monologue to Gran Gran was a genius move - she'd be the only one old enough to remember her parents telling her stories about it, and potentially experiencing Fire Nation attacks on the Water Tribe herself. I checked the Avatar Wiki and it said Gran Gran should be about 80 years old. I was REALLY happy with Katara's acting - not only did she look awesome, but she had pretty appropriate dialogue. It wasn't perfect, but it was really good. Glad you mentioned you had a Patreon - I just joined so I can watch the full length reactions :) Keep up the awesome work, you two! 😁

Dallas Liu (Zuko): He began practicing martial arts when he was 5 years old and stopped competing internationally at 13 years old. Man. He has the chops.

Dee is so cute.

Actually 1st episode not so bad, but another... Don't waste your time Still gonna watch your reaction through 😂

Someone I went to hs with worked on costumes

I finished the series and I think it was great. Obviously they only have 8 episodes so they can’t fit everything in but I love what they did with it. 9/10 on the visuals. The casting was spot on especially Sokka. Really well done I’m excited for the next season

Aang can fly now without removing all earthly attachments, smh... 👎

I'm 6 episodes in and I'm enjoying this version. I'm a big fan or the cartoon series but I appreciate the changes they've made and I don't think it needs to be a 1 to 1 translation cuz then what's the point of making an adaptation if it's beat for beat the same. Might as well just watch the original. Your reaction was fun and had a positive vibe even when your pointing out what wasn't working for you unlike the majority of reactions that just want to hate and nitpick cuz that's what is expected. Big ups to you both keep it going. Can't wait to see more.

I Love This Show ❤❤❤

The nostalgia wore off me quick with the bad acting and bad dialogue.

5/10 for me for season 1. They took out a lot of important things, changing things for the worst. The acting could've been better and Sokka's sexism is important because it shows that he grows as a person. They just took out the things that made Avatar one of the best shows ever. It's just a typical show now.

Fellow Pinoy here. I love your reactions. But I just wished you never seen the animation so the reaction will be more raw and less comparing to the animation

Episode 6 is goated

I dont think aang can actually fly like people keep thinking. When we see him for the first time he is gliding from one tower to another until he got low enough to catch himself. When he is at the south pole i think he is just hovering using air bending keeping himeslf as high off the ground as he can without his glider like hes sitting on a cyclone u just cant see it. And then finally at the air twmple at the end he is coming out of the avatar state and was floating down.