Netflix Avatar: The Last Airbender 1x1 "Aang" | Reaction/Review 

Love everyone’s comments! For anyone that is gonna watch the reaction but not watch the outro and leave a comment about us comparing this to the original, just go to 26:44 before your comment

I understand why they cut the Avatar State at Zuko's ship. Aang literally can't go into the AS twice in the same day. At Zuko and at Gyatso and they prioritised Gyatso which is good imo.

tbh i like that they change or add scenes up not just a carbon copy of the cartoon. people who don't accept changes might dislike it but it makes anticipating watchers like me to view the next episode to see what other change/add they made.

Finished the entire series and loved it from beginning to end. I always love adaptions and seeing how they add new things, it makes it fresh and interesting for established fans. I remember when LOTR fans hated Peter Jackson for the movies. GOT fans hated the show at first. True Blood, Harry Potter, and the list goes on. Expecting a carbon copy is foolish. What matters it the essence of the show and characters remain and I think they nailed it.

expecting it to be 100% shot by shot like the original is unreasonable

6:19 reminds me of “but the effects were decent.”- Sokka, Ember Island Play.

What helped me going into the show was how i wasn't wanting it to be a shot for shot remake of the original show. I'm 2 episodes in right now and i really have liked both episodes

My biggest issue is how one dimensional some of the characters feel... they took away their flaws and it just feels off. No short temper for Katara, no real immaturity from Sokka, and Aang didn't run away? Like its weird changes that I don't see the point in. That being said the show is absolutely beautiful. And I love the brutality of the firebending. I can enjoy the show as a separate entity at the very least

I really appreciate the way that you guys talked it out and chose to approach this show with a positive attitude and not compare it to the animated show. I did the same and I absolutely loved this adaptation. It definitely is better as a package and difficult to process one episode at a time when you're a fan of the OG, but so well done and incredibly beautiful character moments. Great job guys

Our prince has returned -commander of 41st division

I have watched the whole thing already and I loved it. I also loved the original, yes somethings that changed shouldn't have and I didn't like some of it some I tolerated but I still loved the whole series I hope it gets a season two and three so we can see the whole thing, they would need to film fast that way Aang doesn't look to old in later seasons.

The thing about this series is that it focuses on instances/events that may have happen or that we didn't see. So it being frame by frame the same as the original show won't be the case. I actually just finished the whole thing. If you keep your mind a bit more open, I think you guys may actually take a liking to it in your own way. I didn't hate it, but it's definitely different. There is likely one bit though that you will hate, and you will know it when you see it lol

aang didn't run away he just wanted to be alone for a minute

I like how more realistic it is and love the bending effects!

Didn't watch this show yet. Still traumatized by "My name is Ong" from the movie.

I really appreciated the way you guys talked through this! I don’t get some of these comments since I think you approached it the same way all of us life-long atla fans did-with wary excitement (especially after the unnamed movie). Approaching it like a different show is definitely the way to go, since a lot of the animated effects can’t translate over to live-action like you said. I can’t wait to see what you all think of the other episodes!

Wow, I've watched it already, and it's amazing! Fantastic live-action adaptation! I can't wait for the next season! It's action, drama, fantasy, and comedy-all in one! Amazing cinematography, amazing special effects, those animals, spirit animals just amazing, and their powers, the visuals look great and the backgrounds look fantastic! They're all amazing! Gordon is a brilliant actor for his young age, and he is so cute; he has a million-dollar smile too. Dallas is a versatile actor, he's amazing actor. Kiawentiio and Ian are amazing too. Paul, and Daniel are very good too. All the cast members are really doing a great job.

When you guys gonna start to watch The Legend of Korra?

Realistically, not having the Avatar State on Zuko’s ship is because of budget constraints. The majority of their budget went to Koizilla in the finale and the bending effects. Albert Kim confirmed this.

I think I understand why Aang didn't run away. He did mention that he wanted to stay in the temple with his friends, he didn't want to go to his training, "running away" is basically the same as going to his training, at the end in both cases he was going to be far from home. Maybe thats why the director decided to make that change. Aang wanted to return.

I've never seen the animated version and I absolutely loved this show.

I think going forward, it’s probably better to look at this show as a completely different thing because you won’t enjoy it at all if you keep comparing the differences and changes. It’s impossible to copy and paste the animated show into live action because of the episode differences and pacing. They made a lot of changes but were probably thought out in terms of how they can fit the same general story into 8 episodes.

I understand having to make changes. What I kept asking was whether the changes improved, detracted, or were neutral. So far, I agree about not liking Iroh. Episode 2 I struggle with the changes. I just don't understand why they made some of the changes they made. I am still on the fence.

Least favorite portrayal for me is Gran Gran. SHE'S SO WEIRD BRO, THE OLD INTRO WAS SO FORCED

I liked your reaction and especially liked how honest you guys were with your feelings about the live action, I was a little bit surprised to about the changes but they actually did a really good job 💖💖

I'm 3eps in. It's good. Visually and acting. The only thing some folks have a concern with is the enormous weight of the cartoon. If shot for shot copy is what one is looking for, you won't find it. It's the original moments between characters that we never saw in the cartoon that to me is hella cool.

I’m shocked about the amount of differences tbh . But not to mad about , or least trying my best not to be . Just taking it as it is and enjoying it for what it is

Even as its own show, this episode damn rough. Cannon brought up a good example when he pointed out that Aang wasn't even running away when he disappeared. At the same time, a lot of the first episode is about responsibility so the moral doesn't resonate as well as it should.

watching this before korra should be illegal

I saw it last night with my better half. As a fan who watched the animated series in the late 2000s, this live action version totally ROCKS!!! I love it.

Imo some actors are not quite delivering. Katara's grandmother even if 1 episode cameo should had delivered a killer line of "the avatar disappeared" but the woman is almost dying the most iconic line in the series had 0 impact, Iroh just looks silly and cant express his sage yet funny advices. Sokka is also quite meh, no fault of the actor tho since Netflix gutted the character. Some crucial character moments were also skipped, mainly for Aang. Kids didnt want to play with him after he was declared the Avatar had a big impact in him not accepting his role at first but Netflix just skiped that.

I'm sure this has been mentioned by others, but I wanted to bring it up as well. Seeing as your channel is about reacting to anime, there is something that I think is a standard entry for newcomers to watch. Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood is a MUST.

Look at it this way. If it's 1:1 then you'll get tired of it. If u come to it as it's own thing it's like seeing it for the first time all over again. Not knowing what to expect makes you focus on it more. It's like falling in love all over again.

Man, I had to stop 10 min in the first episode. As a long time Avatar lover it was painful.............however, I gave it another chance and thought about it as a different show. A different perspective/take on it and once I did that it was actually pretty good. I ended up binge watching it too and can't wait to see what they do with season 2.

the live adaptation gradually became better throughout the episodes. the first episodes felt like a polished rough sketch. episode 2 is more promising, and then from there it keeps getting better and better.

Where are the ladies?!

you need to do korra with the whole group

We felt exactly the same as you guys, glad to see lol

Yes the comparing will be your enemy. I had to watch it and accept it. You guys had, at least, each other to bounce your excitement. It was me and the monitor and I was Psyched from beginning to end. My faves are Sokka and Iroh. How it felt for me was I get to see the show like it was my first. They brought it together more and filled the empty spots the animated left open. More an adjustment than a change is how I look at it. This is my first video I watched from you boys. Good reaction. Each had great points. Thanks:)

For those like myself who can’t get into it, it sucks because people will just say “you don’t like change”. Change isn’t bad, bad writing/dialogue and bland characters is bad.

“Why are you falling? I thought you can fly??” THANK YOU

What piss me of was that they change the first scene where katara,aang and soka met 🫠

“He really fumbles man when the world needs him most” hahahahahhaha

TBH…I really enjoyed it…coming for an og atla fan…like OFC it’s not the same but it’s inspiring and I cried multiple times seeing my childhood come to life, but it did skip past plot points and combined multiple plot points, I wished it was slower but with how fast the actors are aging it makes sense

It will be awesome if Addie and Maddie join you again for this new ATLA journey

I feel like they rushed the sh*t out of the first episode just to get to the air temple a few seconds later and make one of the most emotional scenes of the show happen in less than 5 seconds. Katara talking aang down and talking about found family is a highlight of the air temple scene and instead aaang brushes everything off in like 5 seconds.

I’m sooooo buzzing that you guys are reviewing the new live action! I loved your OG series so much and just finished the new one so I can’t wait to see what you think of it!

Gyatso was the most convincing role to me. I’m fine with Aang, Katara, Sokka and Zuko. I think the dynamic between Zuko and Iroh is different because Zuko seems more likeable here which makes Iroh less stern and more kind right off the bat

27:00 exactly. It's so hard not to compare every literal shot of the shows. But really, it's not that bad. It's a pretty fun show and some of the changes are actually great and some even improve on the story. There are some changes that don't make sense, but I think this show is like 51/49 good/bad. Like, there's a lot of both, but it's entertaining enough to look past some of the bad and still enjoy watching it. It's a tough one, but I think they have a great chance at improving for seasons 2 and 3.

25:23 yeah they really cut out a lot of Katara and Aang's relationship...

Aang DID run away. I’m not sure why they changed that as it is a big part of his character growth/development throughout the show. Same with them taking away sokka being sexist. Some of the casting choices and acting is questionable to me. Like sokka’s actor lying about being native to get the part. Katara’s acting fell flat most of the show. Surprisingly even when she was telling Aang about the fire nation attack on the village/her mother. Seemed more like she was reading off a script rather than ACTING. Also, her saving the gang from Zuko’s fire attack?? He’s a skilled fire bender and she never was able to waterbend correctly before? But you’re telling me, she was able to conjure up a move like that? They took the kid out of Aang. There’s no way a little boy stuck in ice for 100+ years would be able to pull himself out of the avatar state and also come to the epiphany that he needs to master the elements to save the world. Aang only realized the weight of that when Roku told him he needed to do it by summers end otherwise there won’t be a world to save. The story pacing is also really quick and I dislike how serious Iroh is in this 😭 it is def a step up from M night Shitupon’s live action but it could def improve in a lot of areas.

Remember Zolzin & Roku”s friendship was destroyed when Zolzin wanted to use Roku”s power to expand the Fire nation. Upon Roku”s death Zolzin attacked.

It's going very well, for being the first episode, at least here they didn't invent showing Toph, like they did in One Piece with Garp...

ive watched the "anime" and the live show season 1 and like the live show a lot. maybe its also because fortunately i forgot a lot of stuff that happened in the "anime" because it was a long time ago i finished it.

I don't care what people say about not comparing it to the OG show. It's an adaptation ... of course I'm going to compare it. If you want me to treat it like an original, then MAKE AN ORIGINAL story....At the end of the day it's meant to adapt the OG show. I understand how adaptations aren't exactly the same and that's ok... but to change things that I think are fundamental to the show i.e character stuff (Aang not running away and being a playful silly kid, Sokka not being sexist, Katara being so dull when she's feisty and passionate and head strong in the OG and small character moments) It doesn't need to be the same. I just think it should be better than this. I enjoyed seeing dark exciting action scenes but? It's missing a balance of light heartedness and joy that makes the darker themes impactful. I personally wanted a more faithful adaptation with ADDED stuff (not changed and rushed) and able to go darker/more adult in the ways the OG couldn't because it was on Nickelodeon. Somehow, even though it showed people getting cooked alive, the dialogue and heavy-handed exposition felt more childish than the OG ?? I feel like even the kids show knew to let the story and visuals tell most of the story/let the audience learn and grow to understand yhe world+ characters without constantly directly saying it in unnatural dialogue. The scene with Gran gran was irritating because while its supposed to be a cool call to the OG show, all I could think was "why didn't they just use this as the beginning intro?" It sounds awkward in the context of the scene. Aang slowly realizing he had been gone for 100 years was more impactful IMO I really really hope the next few episodes get better. I've only seen the first 2 episodes 😢

im glad they had made these changes. because they had worked on tjis with Avatar Studios w nickelodeon, i just seen this show as a different version of the story

28:38 That's a hot take. I love the new content, but I think they should've kept the info revealed in the order it originally was. I guess it made a stronger hook, but I think the mystery and finding out about the genocide as Aang does is better because it gives you questions to be answered. Like "why was he in the iceberg for 100 years?" and "What happened to the other airbenders?" and then the reveal when you see the skeletons and learn how they were all murdered, it's more intense. Compared to knowing everything that happened, so it's not as strong/emotional when you see aang finding out because you already knew the answer. They should've put the flashback to him freezing himself when he was dreaming in the tent, and they should've put in the rest of the flashbacks to the genocide and time with Gyatso when they're at the airtemple and Aang is remembering Gyatso and finding out about the genocide. It was awesome to see more of what happened, but the order in which they reveal information is very important and they kind of messed that up.

This is my favorite part🤯 13:28

As someone who loved the animated show growing up and as someone who binged the whole series last night, I think the fact that it's not a carbon copy of the original is a good thing, especially for live action. If you're going into expecting a one for one of course you will be disappointed. The changes are understandable in the end and the product does justice to the original show. You'll just have to wait and see.

This show is like Dr. Thunder soda, looks and tastes similar to Dr. Pepper but something is slightly off. Just the uncanniness of it being close but not makes it a struggle to watch.

I actually like the added gore and the action scenes but the writting is just not hitting

Know that the creators were on board with M. Night Shyamalan's movie. They were even onset with him during filming and that didn't turned out good. Them not being involve may be a good thing.

Would love to see what y’all think about Korra

"he looked so much older"... waiting to see there reaction on azula xDD

The changes are what makes it exciting because it's gonna be a surprise. What's the fun in knowing every single thing that's gonna happen? Like, why even watch it if that's the case? Just watch the cartoon. I love the live action and I can't wait for the next season.

I watch your reactions because i love your socks..sorry..just being blunt..lol

Omg where are the girls??

I watched all eight episodes as soon as it dropped! I'll be honest i liked it but some parts kind of a little iffy but still good!

I'm a big avatar fan. I think that this rendition is pretty good. There are a lot of differences but they do give a lot of Easter eggs to the original which I could absolutely appreciate. Just continue watching I do think you'll be disappointed.

I'm already at Epi 6 on their first day of release and man wow! I'm impress with how they integrate and weave the story in Epi 4! It just gets better so I recommend all to just keep watching! 🙂

So many people hate and love the live action. I personally liked it overall but I wouldn’t say I loved it. I didn’t like some of the changes and it’s hard to not compare when you’re a huge fan of the original. I personally think they miscasted Mei and Azula. I will look forward to season 2 regardless though. Season 1 gets a 7/10 for me

Watch all 8 episodes and Iyro will be your FAVORITE character.

Glasses and T-Shirt are really bothered by that mattress moment not being in it 😂😂😂

i dont have netflix anymore but just based off of what im seeing here, the show looks enjoyable. of course it's not going to be a copy and paste, as it should. but so far, unless there is some drastic change to the story or characters in future episodes, i like it.

Uncle Iro”s history as Zolzin’s first born usurped by his brother. Iro’s membership with the white tea group & his saving of the dragons. Iro has been working against his brother’s nation.

The middle boy in grey shirt is so entitled as a fan that he keeps shoving what's in the cartoon on this adaptation. Seems like one of the four guys wants to punch him whenever he speaks.

If I may... The live-action "Avatar" Is the definition of... "mid."

Are guys not reacting to korra?

I don't really have much to say about but that maybe the fact i just role with thing i like both shows and yes some parts need to be better and some of the pacing if off but over all i like it and thats my opinion 😅

I feel like we have to keep in mind its not supposed to be a 1:1 remake. Like some of yall said, think of it as its on thing loosely based off the original series, and it becomes fun to compare and enjoy the new things. They also intended it to be a more mature version so theres a lot less goofing off, and some things were changed bc it wouldn’t be like as realistic. I will say some of the acting and writing could use some work though.

Overall, the first episode is really solid. I try not to compare it too much to the original, I don't think that ever benefits any remake or sequel to compare it to any original work, and overall, I think the first episode works fairly well. I'm not sold on the chemistry between the three main leads yet, but I'm not going to judge that on one episode, let's see how that develops. I think the pacing is a bit off, it feels a bit rushed at times, but I wonder if it would feel rushed if I wasn't already very familiar with the original series. The first episode has a lot of exposition it needs to share, so we'll see if exposition dumping becomes an issue in the series as a whole. I do love the chemistry between Zuko and Iroh, which I think are two of the most important characters to get right. The kid playing Aang is really solid too. I see some complaints online about the CGI, but honestly, I think it looks decent. I think the world looks really good too.

The graphics look sick and I am excited to see what they animate that we didn't get to see. Not a huge fan of just how much it deviates from the actual story, and as some of the other comments said a lot of the characters feel a lot less flushed out and seem like they've lost a lot of their personality. Should be an interesting watch regardless

I really enjoy the first 2 episodes, the changes made were really cool if not even better... I mean, we saw the Airbenders Genocide and the cruelty of fire nation, we saw Sokka lasting more than half of a second against Zuko (still losing tho), we saw that GREAT representation of the avatar cycle, and I personally like more the fact that Aang didn't use the avatar state on the boat, I feels like it would cut the tension for the next scene 2 avatar state scenes in less than 10min... And especially I really, really, really enjoy the Gyatsu screen time here, the fact that Aang controlled himself bc of Gyatsu words and his bonds with his tutor is WAAAAY better than controlling himself bc of a girl that he met like, today in the morning saying "bro stop plz 😔"... Gyatsu is way more important to Aang... And Katara did her part too there, she held him after that moment, but she wasn't the main motivation to calm down him... Zuko and Iroh are great too, but they get more attention a few episodes later so... Keep going guys

I give it 8/10 only because of the bending and pronunciation of their names lol (and costumes; they are spot on so idc what ppl say about them lol 😂) it’s not a copy of the series, I feel like they gave us more backstory to many things that weren’t In the 1st season and made up cutting some storylines that we all thought were very important to character development. I don’t hate it; it’s not perfect but it’s good! I enjoyed it and I even cried lol I gave it a chance and I’m a big atlab fan!

Episodes back to back pretty please!😶

My main issue was with how some of the characters felt, mainly Katara. I feel the best interpretation from the cartoon characters to human was Sokka and Zuko. I felt like the actors were able to bring a lot of the original characters to life. But I felt like Katara lost a lot of her personality, and I don’t really blame the actress because while watching the series I felt like they cut out/ didn’t include a lot of Kataras cartoon scenes where we learn more about her character. Aangs character also felt a little off, and towards the end of the series Aangs character starts to improve, in my opinion. But the relationship/ connect between Aang and Kataras character never fells like it’s there. There is no chemistry between the two and that is what made me kinda dislike a specific Scene at the end of the series. BUT, overall the casting for the characters (look wise) was on point. The cgi is pretty good and they did bring to life a lot of scenery quite well. If Netflix does release a season two I think they need to work more on the character/ the portrayal of the characters.

are they going to watch korra

See for me I love this show, I havent actually watched the animated series ive only seen the movie… so compared to that its amazing, but I now wanna watch the animation because of the hate people are giving 😅 I think for bending looked amazing, the castings visually are great, but I do appreciate sometimes the acting wasnt 10/10 but I guess it can be a trade off trying to get accurate depictions

The story is different than the animated one. I can see why the creators left, because they fundamentally change a few of the characters and it’s not really the story they wrote anymore. But it’s close and it’s still good.

I went into this with an open mind but still a little skeptical since Bryan Konietzko and Michael Dante DiMartino left because of creative differences. So far I’m kinda on the fence as I’ve only seen the first ep. For me Iroh was the biggest miss and that’s not a reflection on the actors ability, it’s just he didn’t have same energy as the Iroh we know. It’s hard to explain but it’s almost like he doesn’t have that same warmth that we know and love (at least so far) but other than that I thought it was pretty solid other than the fact that they rushed through the aang vs Zuko on the boat scene and I think Sokka will have to grow on me. But otherwise I’m looking forward to seeing you guys react to the rest

I like it when things don't go exactly like the original. I love not knowing what will happen.

I've watched all the episodes and I think it was good that not everything happened in the same way as in the animation, because this would have been too boring to watch. Of course there were things I didn't like, but not everything can be perfect and people have their own opinions on different things. I liked this one and I want seasons 2 and 3. (Just my opinion)

Difference list I noticed: - Aang already has the whistle, instead of buying it at the port village; - No penguin sledding; - No Appa snort gag with Sokka still in the iceberg; - No Katara getting Sokka wet; - The village kids around Sokka and Katara's age exist and Sokka leads them, he's not a nanny like in the original; - Sokka put up a fight longer than 2 kicks and a boomerang gag; - No "I'll show you he can fly", and accidental "yip-yip" from Sokka making him surprised they are flying plus Karata smug face silently saying "I told you so, you were the one who didn't believe it"; - The war started after Aang left instead of the monks hearing about the war in the earth kingdom and rushing Aang's training from 16 to 12 years old which caused him to panic and run; - The air nomads died in the same day Aang left, which in the cartoon there's no set time between Aang missing and Sozin's comet day; - The attack happened in a single place instead of all temples and nomad traps like in the original canon; - No damage to the ship when Aang flees for Zhao to question later when Zuko's ship stops at a port for maintenance. Let's hope the port village and the pirates still exist.

I’m three episodes in and I also have some issues with this adaptation. I do however have to acknowledge why they change the order of things or cut things out. For example, if they had Aang go into the Avatar State on the boat, just to do it again 3 minutes later, would be weird. You would have to cut one and it makes more sense to leave the one where Aang is in extreme emotional distress. My general problem with the show that persist though is the acting. It’s generally stiff for many characters. I know for many of them, they are more fresh to the acting scene, so I hope they improve throughout the show.

2nd episode pls

maybe I'm not that invested into the original show as much to mind the differences. I thought it was fine. No adaptation will be 100% so that's probably how you guys will have to approach this otherwise Jack and Carter will be miserable.

are you going to watch the anime "Monster"?

So this is how I see remakes in general: they should NOT be a shot for shot remake of the original. To me, that is pointless. A remake should bring new, unique, and varied things to what the original had. What should remain the same is the feeling, the enjoyment, the "soul" if you will. If it is made with appreciation for what the original brought, then it's got a chance to be great. Each endeavor should stand on its on, it shouldn't only be worth watching because of something else entirely. It's not perfect, nothing is (not even the original though I love it very much). I seems respectful of the original, and is done very well. I'm happy to see it and I'm excited to see what they do with the best the original has to offer (season 2 and 3). If they keep the spirit of the show while making those, I'm confident they will be worth watching.

My biggest issue isn’t the fact that they changed some scenes, it’s that they missed the point of what makes ATLA great. They reveal the information in layers right at the time when you need it to keep building on the story. Here they just info dump half the first season into 1 episode. It just feels clumsy.

i went in very cynical, but i was pleasantly surprised. some of the acting and writing is a little so-so, but it was definitely worth doing.