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  • @Chibitofu96
    @Chibitofu96 Місяць тому +48

    No way no way no way! I called this waaay back when I saw are you afraid of the dark!! I literally said she is perfect to play Toph!! My mind is blown! I don’t care she’s perfect! Her attitude in are you afraid of the dark she delivered! I know she can do a great job please Netflix don’t fumble

  • @StillOnTrack
    @StillOnTrack Місяць тому +100

    I just hope they don't water her down. Toph was straight-up mean sometimes, selfish and rude when she first butted heads with Katara, and brutal in her training with Aang.

  • @generalnawaki
    @generalnawaki Місяць тому +257

    All that I care about is that they get the character right. Toph is a multi national treasure.

    • @M.BMABAMA
      @M.BMABAMA Місяць тому +5

      @@generalnawaki yeah. I won’t give it a chance lol

    • @Caitlyn777-e1x
      @Caitlyn777-e1x Місяць тому +2

      can you lay off a bit 😂

    • @generalnawaki
      @generalnawaki Місяць тому

      @@Caitlyn777-e1x Uhm, no. Write her right or gtfo.

    • @generalnawaki
      @generalnawaki Місяць тому +4

      @@M.BMABAMA Honestly fair, its hard to capture lightning in a bottle twice.

    • @M.BMABAMA
      @M.BMABAMA Місяць тому +8

      @@generalnawaki it’s hard to recreate perfection. Because the animated show itself was balanced.. like all things should be. The live actions compared to most originals are trash. And I won’t waste my time. I sound like a gosh darn elder of our generation lol

  • @yasminewells8045
    @yasminewells8045 Місяць тому +88

    I just hope they get Toph's personality right, her sass and attitude, her dry sense of humor, and the confidence that she is the greatest earthbender. I don't want them to water down her personality like they did with Katara and Aang.

    • @AntoineBandele
      @AntoineBandele  Місяць тому +10

      Here's hoping.

    • @DarkR0ze
      @DarkR0ze Місяць тому +5

      Don't forget the other characters they butchered:
      Mai
      Azula
      Sokka
      Suki

  • @denisedarland3345
    @denisedarland3345 Місяць тому +71

    She is sooooo cute! She fits the character really well looks wise. I am happy. But what is more important is her attitude. Her no nonsense, dry witty since of humor, and sarcasm make her character. I really hope that translates well from the animated show.

    • @Caitlyn777-e1x
      @Caitlyn777-e1x Місяць тому +2

      alright, relax like lets just see it for ourselves okay

    • @AntoineBandele
      @AntoineBandele  Місяць тому +8

      Check out some of her scenes from the shows she's been in. I think she's got the Toph spunk.

    • @liamfowell8661
      @liamfowell8661 Місяць тому +2

      so you're not bothered about the fact that they're removing the biggest character train Toff has which is BEING BLIND?? it's literally the only reason she was included in the show.

    • @bar506
      @bar506 Місяць тому +8

      @@liamfowell8661 i don't think they remove that from the show but only bringing someone who is not blind to play the part of a blind girl, if you ask me its a good decision safety wise

    • @eramo607productions6
      @eramo607productions6 Місяць тому +1

      @@bar506This.

  • @NotYourRobyn
    @NotYourRobyn Місяць тому +43

    In season 2 I would love to see the blind jokes Toph does and they need to match her sass

  • @MachinegunTeddy
    @MachinegunTeddy Місяць тому +71

    She's perfect. I'm hopeful she bring out our beloved melonlord perfectly in the adaptation.

  • @joeljohansson3615
    @joeljohansson3615 Місяць тому +20

    She's perfect. I'm looking forward to see her kick ass in season two. And I can say. I know they will give her contact linces to make her look blind. Or not as not all blind people have cloudy eyes. But giving her cloudy eye linces would make her look more like toph.

    • @AntoineBandele
      @AntoineBandele  Місяць тому +4

      Yeah. Not all (I don’t think even most) have cloudy eyes.

    • @limegecko5673
      @limegecko5673 Місяць тому +2

      @@joeljohansson3615 maybe they‘ll give her light green ones as a middle ground.

    • @peterweaver7596
      @peterweaver7596 Місяць тому

      once she gets the contacts in she'll probably have very limited vision anyway

  • @melanatedcutie748
    @melanatedcutie748 Місяць тому +2

    OMG! I just received a notification from google revealing the casting choice for Toph & ran straight to here to UA-cam! I felt in my spirit that you were going to do a video on it & I’m glad my assumption was correct 😂…
    I don’t know much about the actress playing Toph but I’m convinced she’s going to do a good job bringing Toph to life. So long as they stay true to the original source material. I can’t wait to see her with the gaang & how well their energies flow together.

  • @TheSpaceMan3
    @TheSpaceMan3 Місяць тому +28

    Dude it’s been so long you need to do more streams just to talk to us

    • @AntoineBandele
      @AntoineBandele  Місяць тому +7

      Not much to talk about. But when things start ramping up again, I will for sure be streaming once more!

  • @jayjaybulldog9180
    @jayjaybulldog9180 Місяць тому +18

    I think Mia would play a perfect role in season 2 for toph, it’ll be weird if they make her see everything than actually be blind however let’s just hope that her size and persona match the character from the original so that they don’t mix up the plot especially if they have her seismic movement feel similar.

    • @AntoineBandele
      @AntoineBandele  Місяць тому +7

      She definitely will be playing Toph blind. But remember, Toph does "see" through seismic sense.

    • @elisitbon4672
      @elisitbon4672 Місяць тому +3

      According to some very shallow online searching, she’s about 4’11”, which I doubt but even if it’s inaccurate she can’t be more than 5’3”

  • @herm712
    @herm712 Місяць тому +5

    I think she definitely looks like Toph. They seem to be pretty good about finding actors that fit the visuals of the role (which is important) but more importantly, she has to have Toph's attitude and personality. Toph is hands down my favorite character so I'm really hoping she delivers. The first season was good but definitely had room for improvement in terms of the pacing, the dialog, some of the acting, the styling of some of the characters, etc. Hopefully they'll make those adjustments and Toph will shine. If they do that, season 2 will be a success.

  • @wh33l3r
    @wh33l3r Місяць тому +12

    shes about to be my favorite character

    • @Caitlyn777-e1x
      @Caitlyn777-e1x Місяць тому +1

      i love all the main characters equally

    • @AntoineBandele
      @AntoineBandele  Місяць тому +1

      Right now she's competing against Suki and Zuko for me!

  • @rachel.doremi6974
    @rachel.doremi6974 Місяць тому +4

    i love her, she’s perfect 😍

  • @disneysydneyresortvirtual9264
    @disneysydneyresortvirtual9264 Місяць тому +2

    Interesting Casting. I'm excited to see if she can pull it off.

  • @StillOnTrack
    @StillOnTrack Місяць тому +18

    I think she looks great from some of the screencaps I've seen of her other work. As long as they nail her multi-faceted character and attitude, it'll be fantastic. As for her not being blind, I'm just glad they tried. They openly encouraged blind actors to audition. If the person who fit the role ended up not being blind, that's fine. Especially as you said because of the physical demands of the role. She has to be so completely on her game that the viewers and the characters in the show forget she's blind.

    • @AntoineBandele
      @AntoineBandele  Місяць тому +2

      Check out some of her scenes as well. She's pretty good!

  • @Euphoryaaa
    @Euphoryaaa Місяць тому +3

    They need to capture Toph’s sarcasm and snark otherwise they fail

  • @MrEffectfilms
    @MrEffectfilms Місяць тому +28

    She definitely looks the part and I don't think she should be a 12 year old girl anyway. We already know they're going to have to do time skips to account for these kids growing up so Aang will likely be around 14-15 when season 2 starts and since Toph is supposed to be the same age as him then Toph should also look to be around that age.
    And fans demanding that she actually be blind is ridiculous. Actors are called ACTORS for a reason, they don't actually have to be what they're portraying.
    Do they think every disabled person in a movie is actually disabled? You think James Macavoy is wheelchair bound because he played Charles Xavier?
    C'mon people, use your common sense.

    • @AntoineBandele
      @AntoineBandele  Місяць тому +9

      I'm really hoping the time skip is a year or more.

    • @SpinfoilHat
      @SpinfoilHat Місяць тому +6

      Edit because we're having some reading comprehension issues:
      I said in this post the actress doesn't have to be blind. I was agreeing with OP. I don't understand how people are going in the opposite direction of this. I even dropped an example of Wes Chatham and Amos and how much I love his performance!
      Before I start rambling I want to clearly state I am not disagreeing with what you said, far from it because I agree; she doesn't HAVE to be blind. I would have liked to have seen the role go to someone who is blind as a disabled person myself I like it when people who actually have those disabilities get to do work in those roles. At the very least, I'd like to see the actor have poor vision because you look at the world differently when you can't see. I often "look" at the ground more than most people, I get told I am rude for it but there's no real point to look at someone if all I see is vague blobs of color. Even with glasses, my eyes are terrible. I just hope that in leu of casting someone blind that the actress get that kind of input either from someone on the team or from someone who is blind. She definitely doesn't have to be blind, but I hope that she doesn't end up losing a lot of the body language because she has sight. I LOVE seeing actors speak to people who live lives in the roles they are playing to help them act the role, it usually comes off as much more authentic and the performances end up being a lot more enjoyable for me. Favorite example of this is Wes Chatham in his role for Amos in The Expanse, and how he acts someone with some deeply rooted PTSD and did a whole lot of research for the role. he has SO many micro expressions that convey a lot of internal stuff the character is thinking/reacting to and he ends up being a delight to watch!

    • @indiedavecomix3882
      @indiedavecomix3882 Місяць тому +3

      This is ridiculous. The actors should have to be exactly like the characters they portray. That's why they had to find real benders to play the characters! 🤣🤣🤣

    • @SpinfoilHat
      @SpinfoilHat Місяць тому

      @@indiedavecomix3882 Are you ok?

    • @SpinfoilHat
      @SpinfoilHat Місяць тому

      @@indiedavecomix3882 Are you ok?

  • @tomislavnagy8715
    @tomislavnagy8715 Місяць тому +1

    We will see! I can't say until I see the 1st Episode of Second Season!

  • @blobbertmcblob4888
    @blobbertmcblob4888 Місяць тому +3

    So long as the CHARACTER is blind. Toph being blind is part of what makes Toph...Toph. But then again, they removed Sokka's sexism, which was a minor part of his character but a major of the lesson he needed to learn.

  • @ninja-mouse
    @ninja-mouse Місяць тому

    She was great in Astronauts. 🤞that they do Toph justice.

  • @coltchan7380
    @coltchan7380 Місяць тому +1

    I’ve only seen Miya in the couple of Nickelodeon projects she was in but I took a peek at her other roles

  • @agentspaniel4428
    @agentspaniel4428 Місяць тому +15

    Neat

  • @121slayer
    @121slayer Місяць тому

    She is beautiful and I can see her as Toph.

  • @coltchan7380
    @coltchan7380 Місяць тому +4

    Miya has played a lot of sassy characters over the years. So that shouldn’t be a problem.

  • @jacobg2134
    @jacobg2134 Місяць тому

    Hey Antoine! I haven't gotten an alert from UA-cam about you uploading in... well probably half a decade. Glad to see you're still posting!

    • @AntoineBandele
      @AntoineBandele  Місяць тому +1

      Well... that's a problem! C'mon, UA-cam!

  • @koonehkun6404
    @koonehkun6404 Місяць тому +4

    I really hope they don’t “tone down” her humor like they did to Sokka.

  • @wickdaline8668
    @wickdaline8668 Місяць тому +6

    Sold. For now.

  • @wh33l3r
    @wh33l3r Місяць тому +5

    Couldnt have casted it better myself i love miya cech since rim of the world

    • @Trafalgar2rd
      @Trafalgar2rd Місяць тому +3

      I knew I recognised her from somewhere!!! She's hilarious, a badass, and like literally a runaway in Rim of the World.

    • @AntoineBandele
      @AntoineBandele  Місяць тому +2

      Seems like she's a rising star, which is dope for the show.

    • @wh33l3r
      @wh33l3r Місяць тому

      @@Trafalgar2rd fr

  • @CaptainPikeachu
    @CaptainPikeachu Місяць тому +5

    While I do think the show could have found a blind actor for the role, or maybe even someone partially blind, I think in this specific case, it can be understandable to cast an actor who isn't blind simply due to the physicality of the role. But then again, I'm not in the blind community so maybe they would feel differently about it. It would have been nice to see more blind actors be involved in big projects to be honest. But I do also understand if the production might be concerned about the physical work and how that might not be as conducive if the actor is blind. Ultimately though, I just hope they are able to capture Toph's personality. I think that is most important.

    • @AntoineBandele
      @AntoineBandele  Місяць тому +4

      Also, we have to remember that Toph does "see" in most instances. So that would be better for an actor who can see as well.

    • @HelTra91
      @HelTra91 Місяць тому

      No blind actress would be able to pull this off, it only works in the show because it's a cartoon.

    • @billmelater6470
      @billmelater6470 Місяць тому

      That's like saying you need real corpses to play dead people in a movie. Their called "actors" for a reason.

  • @Kobe-su9ng
    @Kobe-su9ng Місяць тому +1

    Yo I saw you and bought your book at the book fair OC!

  • @robchuk4136
    @robchuk4136 Місяць тому

    Reminds me of the convos around Echo, which i always found a little silly. Charlie Cox doesn't need to be blind for Daredevil, so Toph doesn't need to be blind for this.

  • @heartflame503
    @heartflame503 Місяць тому

    Toph: I’m beginning to wonder who’s really the blind one around here.

  • @theskull1030
    @theskull1030 Місяць тому +1

    A blind actress would've been cool, but I understand why it would've been difficult. Not so much for the filming aspect, that can be done with good direction, but rather because that narrows the options way too much. They would've had to find a young girl, who's also of Asian heritage, who's also an actress, who's also a good actress, who's also a native English speaker (unless we want Toph to have a foreign accent), who's also blind. And that would've been a titanic task.

  • @pop-culturecinephile8144
    @pop-culturecinephile8144 Місяць тому +3

    Her movements look good. I wonder what her face looks like in the costume.

    • @AntoineBandele
      @AntoineBandele  Місяць тому +3

      The feet movements were definitely on point for sure.

    • @pop-culturecinephile8144
      @pop-culturecinephile8144 Місяць тому +1

      @@AntoineBandele, I even hope they’re shooting seasons two and three back to back so there’s no time jumps like they’ll have to be right now

    • @AntoineBandele
      @AntoineBandele  Місяць тому +1

      Yes, the previous report is that Book 2 and 3 will be back-to-back.

    • @pop-culturecinephile8144
      @pop-culturecinephile8144 Місяць тому +3

      @@AntoineBandele, I’m still satisfied by all the castings and I hope that in the next seasons will get even more improvements and they’ll be able to unleash bigger performances. I even hope the blood and violence increase

  • @jaimestivenpadillaibarguen8936
    @jaimestivenpadillaibarguen8936 Місяць тому +2

    Toph Avatar 2025 sorpresa Me gustó la niña que hacía los efectos tenía esa chispa Pero bueno ella es muy bonita , ojalá represente el personaje 2025 febrero Netflix Tohp 😍😍😍

  • @a.t.m873
    @a.t.m873 Місяць тому +1

    The casting is fine, as long as the writing does Toph/Melon Lord right.

  • @avatarkana1161
    @avatarkana1161 Місяць тому

    Very happy let’s GO!
    I hope they don’t MESS UP the order and relationship of the timelines in season 2. that’s what put most people off season 1.

  • @codyhughes1147
    @codyhughes1147 Місяць тому

    Oh god here we go. Please for the love of god girl dont let this character die too!!!

  • @coltchan7380
    @coltchan7380 Місяць тому +1

    We called it

  • @ent66
    @ent66 Місяць тому +3

    I can't wait for the blind jokes! 😆

  • @jeffreywilliams8499
    @jeffreywilliams8499 Місяць тому +1

    Go Toph 💚 🏔️

  • @spiffyswaggy8544
    @spiffyswaggy8544 Місяць тому

    I really just hope this season gives the gang character development, last season just tried to get straight to the point without no character growth or personal connection to each other. Hopefully we get more episodes and a consistent pace

  • @paulanderson771
    @paulanderson771 Місяць тому

    She absolutely looks the part and has good acting history. I'm cautiously optimistic but I'm also worried they'll completely flatten the character the same way they did Sokka. These showrunners are already scared of their own shadows and animated Toph was not a pleasant person in Season 2. She was mean, she was rude, and like Sokka's ignorance toward women, working through those character flaws helped her grow as a character and made the bond with Team Avatar feel much more real.

  • @SamJackRt
    @SamJackRt Місяць тому

    hope they nail her iconic characteristics

  • @monaeckle
    @monaeckle Місяць тому +2

    I wish they had casted someone who actually has a visual impairment... They could have just used a stunt double.

    • @AntoineBandele
      @AntoineBandele  Місяць тому +1

      Nah. For this specific role, this was absolutely the right decision.

    • @HelTra91
      @HelTra91 Місяць тому +2

      Then 90% of the shots would be a stunt double and you'd be casting someone entirely for face shots only for what? Inclusion? That would be insulting at best, casting someone solely for their visual impairment and having someone else do most of their acting for them.

  • @deandredukes95
    @deandredukes95 Місяць тому +2

    Dope

  • @micah459
    @micah459 Місяць тому +18

    I agree with you. It would be cool to have someone blind a character with that disability if it wasn't an action focus show. Don't know the actress but she definitely could pull off the look imo.

    • @AntoineBandele
      @AntoineBandele  Місяць тому +3

      Definitely got the look.

    • @edgytypebeat781
      @edgytypebeat781 Місяць тому +3

      I actually disagree! Someone who’s visually impaired or legally blind could pull it off and they didn’t discredit completely blind people from joining the cast either they actually encouraged it.

  • @justgonnacomment
    @justgonnacomment Місяць тому +1

    tbh i imagine toph took like kinda waisan but i think she fits toph

  • @after-hours
    @after-hours Місяць тому

    Looks wise she can be straight out of the cartoon fantastic casting

  • @lucidmarz3888
    @lucidmarz3888 Місяць тому +4

    how he gon learn earth beanding when he hasnt even water bended

    • @AntoineBandele
      @AntoineBandele  Місяць тому +4

      EXACTLY! LOL

    • @elisitbon4672
      @elisitbon4672 Місяць тому +5

      Since there will defneitely be a time jump, seeing as how the actors have aged, I’m guessing there will be a brief montage showing katara and aang training under oaks for a year or two in the north.

    • @EJproductionsxD
      @EJproductionsxD Місяць тому +2

      That is how they are going to explain that Aang suddenly looks a lot older - he spent a year or two learning waterbending.

    • @lucidmarz3888
      @lucidmarz3888 Місяць тому +2

      @@elisitbon4672 is it a fact that they aren't going to follow the timeline on the original show or are you just assuming

    • @elisitbon4672
      @elisitbon4672 Місяць тому

      @@lucidmarz3888 fact

  • @zeekay9941
    @zeekay9941 Місяць тому

    I hope she can blend well with team avatar and her chemistry with the other actors are on point. Hope she gets some scenes with Iroh too. I hope they don’t try to make her character all about her blindness making it like her personality is based around that. It’s not.

  • @01Danni10
    @01Danni10 Місяць тому +1

    Honestly! I didn't expect them to Cast a real Blind Girl.
    If they did then that's nice I guess but honestly... It's a lot easier to act like a blind person.
    Anyone can act like a blind person.
    Just look at Donnie Yen! He's not blind in real life, right? But Donnie Yen was casted in Star Wars Rogue One as blind guy. And everyone loves Chirrut Imwei! 😄
    So... Just because Live Action Toph isn't Blind in real life doesn't mean she's not blind in the Show.
    She could still act blind! 🙂

  • @mnmg
    @mnmg Місяць тому

    I don't know if someone have thought and shared this before, but the Ember Island Play needs to be added at least in S03 as something creatively different. I was thinking of having the original voice actors of the animation, BUT instead of just playing on stage, they must do voice acting. Because a mere cosplay just looks forced. So the Ember Island Play needs to be some kind of a traditional Asian puppet show. It's different from the animation, but basically the same thing. Then there must be a scene where the live action cast finally meets the voices behind the play. I think this kind of fan service would help elevate the show, especially the original fans.

  • @AnimeMajstor
    @AnimeMajstor Місяць тому

    Is the earth avatar in works I haven't heard about it in a wile it will release next year so my question is are they writing it/animating it

  • @after-hours
    @after-hours Місяць тому

    I wasn't a huge fan turn of the live-action series but there's always room for improvement. The cast has fantastic off-screen chemistry let's see if the writers can let them use that on screen

  • @tracey9116
    @tracey9116 Місяць тому +3

    They could always use special effects for her eyes to make it more realistic. I mean, we know the actress isn't blind, but that's what made Toph's character so amazing. Her disability didn't slow her down one bit. The casting for this adaptation has been excellent so far. Also, Kiawentiio (Katara) said boot camp is hard, and they want the hand movements perfect.

  • @natelewis2396
    @natelewis2396 Місяць тому

    if you go to avatar news and click on the three white lines up top and go to where it says live action ATLA and Scroll down a little bit you will find something that says Simu Liu to play Iroh's son Lu Ten.

  • @logicallgaming
    @logicallgaming Місяць тому

    She isn't in bootcamp... She's in footcamp with the badger moles.

  • @UnifiedEntity
    @UnifiedEntity Місяць тому +1

    Going to be very hard to beat Charlie Cox Daredevil work as a blind character cause boooooy he made me believe he was blind

  • @TheSSUltimateGoku
    @TheSSUltimateGoku Місяць тому

    I don’t like how they legitimately can’t claim that they were trying to find somebody who was blind in the casting process the person to be blind. Like it seems like this whole thing has been backwards live action they should’ve casted someone that blind but with voice actoring they should’ve brought Jessica Flowers back. In terms of what they need to get right above the characters pretty much everything that she did in the cartoon series that made her when she was. Here sarcastic nature and tough.

  • @justinchan6043
    @justinchan6043 Місяць тому +1

    I like the fact that she's Asian American.

  • @Doc_Boots
    @Doc_Boots Місяць тому

    I want to see Toph shoot a small stone through someone like Yun did to Jianzhu

  • @TheWolfman112
    @TheWolfman112 Місяць тому +2

    I love the casting and I genuinely hope she can play Toph well, but season 1 kinda ruined my hopes for the show with the weird story changes

    • @AntoineBandele
      @AntoineBandele  Місяць тому +3

      Season 1 definitely dampened my hopes for this to be great. I think it only has the chance to be good at this point.

  • @Kai-Kaci
    @Kai-Kaci Місяць тому

    There still are haters. Nothing is enough for some people. Can't we just agree on something in the world?😂😂😂

    • @AntoineBandele
      @AntoineBandele  Місяць тому +1

      There will always be haters. There will always be people who agree with each other. Just depends which corner of the internet you find yourself in.

  • @cheyennemarie7075
    @cheyennemarie7075 Місяць тому

    She looks just like toph, and I’m sure she’ll do a great job! I do wish Netflix had chosen a blind actress though. There are plenty of blind people and actors capable of embodying physicalities, they just have to be taught differently than a sighted actor. There are blind martial artists, so it’s not like it can’t be done-Netflix just didn’t want to even try, which is disappointing

    • @cheyennemarie7075
      @cheyennemarie7075 Місяць тому

      I understand it would take time to find an actor who is visually impaired, looks the part, and is good at acting, but I’m sure they’re out there. If Switched at Birth can hold a nationwide search for a hard of hearing, ginger actress who looks like a young Lea Thompson (who was already cast as the mother), I’m sure ATLA could have found a young, low vision Asian actress if they wanted

    • @Jose.AFT.Saddul
      @Jose.AFT.Saddul Місяць тому

      @@cheyennemarie7075 Given how Toph uses earth ending to see. I don’t see the need to also make the actress blind.
      Because of how capable Toph is. The Avatar gang actually kept forgetting she was blind. Which led to a funny dynamic is the show.

    • @cheyennemarie7075
      @cheyennemarie7075 Місяць тому

      @@Jose.AFT.SaddulToph’s earthbending helps her “see” and avoid obstacles, but it’s not the same as seeing. She can’t read or write, she can’t see airborne objects, she can’t see when on a surface other than earth (such as on wood, metal, or even on Appa)-her earthbending isn’t a perfect substitute for vision. There are such few opportunities for blind actors, it seems like a blind character is the perfect chance to have one.
      Sure, it’s easier to use a sighted actor, but that doesn’t make it right. The default for a blind character should be a blind actor. There’s no reason to need a sighted actor instead-fights are choreographed, spacing is blocked in advance, poses and physicalities can be taught. Toph was born blind, so there are no before and after scenes, no dream sequences, no reason to necessitate a sighted actor. A vast majority of blind people have some remaining vision, so it’s not like a blind actor would mean total blindness, as far as reasonable accommodation goes. Really any sort of visual impairment or low vision would lend authenticity to the character

  • @joshuatelem8796
    @joshuatelem8796 Місяць тому

    My issue with her is similar to the issue I had with the actress playing Azula. Toph is a somewhat jaded character, and based on this actresses past work, I'm not sure that she has the chops to effectively pull off that aspect of the role.

  • @questworldmatrix
    @questworldmatrix Місяць тому

    I was hoping for a 9 or 12 year old. Someone that can contrast her age and size with the power Toph has.

    • @AntoineBandele
      @AntoineBandele  Місяць тому

      Most important is someone who looks similar in age to Gordon Cormier. And I’d say they’ve done that.

  • @kingfishproductions3476
    @kingfishproductions3476 Місяць тому

    I don't think it's a problem for Able people to play blind people so long as they portray them respectfully take a look at Charlie Cox from Daredevil he did such a good job playing Matt Murdock that he won an award from the American foundation of the blind

  • @johnninocovers
    @johnninocovers Місяць тому

    As long as they don’t give her the Katara treatment. Goodness, Katara’s characterization (and acting) in Book 1 was so painful to sit through :(
    Especially since Toph and Katara have tough love friendship in early B2. It’s hard to imagine Toph arguing with Katara if Katara is too passive in the Live action

    • @AntoineBandele
      @AntoineBandele  Місяць тому

      I think that had more to do with writing and direction, and less to do with the acting.

  • @jikookietings2507
    @jikookietings2507 Місяць тому +3

    Another female character for them to DESTROY…

    • @AntoineBandele
      @AntoineBandele  Місяць тому +3

      Love the positive thinking there.

    • @jikookietings2507
      @jikookietings2507 Місяць тому +2

      @@AntoineBandele Yeah, I’m not gonna trust a man like you to care about the female character arcs they obliterated in the first season with your toxic positivity.

    • @AntoineBandele
      @AntoineBandele  Місяць тому

      This is clearly your first time on the channel, it seems.

  • @twicenmixx5995
    @twicenmixx5995 Місяць тому +1

    Avatatthelastairbendertoph🪨🍃🌊🔥

  • @LightninSharples
    @LightninSharples Місяць тому +1

    i hope the actress really nails toph's attitude., and the make up reflects a healthy layer of dirt (dirty face, messy hair, etc., toph doesn't care about how she looks!)

  • @ninjogo5338
    @ninjogo5338 Місяць тому

    They can just put contact lenses of her being blind, along with being barefoot, earthbending power, and aimprovementvifvthe series.

  • @jerricamraz8000
    @jerricamraz8000 Місяць тому

    I’m skeptical that she’s won’t be blind… but I feel she’d be a good fit for Toph. Hopefully the writers improve the writing of season two, season one’s writing was well to put it lightly not so good

    • @AntoineBandele
      @AntoineBandele  Місяць тому +1

      She’ll definitely be blind. I don’t get what you mean.

    • @jerricamraz8000
      @jerricamraz8000 Місяць тому +1

      Oh I misunderstood. The character will be blind the actress won’t be which I agree is the right call. Still I hope that avatar team improve the writing in season2

  • @MushadX
    @MushadX Місяць тому

    Kawaii kawaii

  • @jairusjackson7799
    @jairusjackson7799 Місяць тому +1

    She's 17?! Isn't Toph like 10 years old?!

  • @DeanneM1726
    @DeanneM1726 Місяць тому

    They have to get her tomboy tough attitude. And show that she got her skills from the badger moles not her girl power self. She needs to show love of her parents even though she is flat out disobediently running away. And she needs to know and show etiquette when she needs it and only when she needs it. She needs to be Toph. They also need to fix the other characters. They need to get some skill from any mentor. Katara needs to be more boisterous. Aang need to learn other elements. Sokka needs more of his goofy creative self; more jokes and to strategize plans and stuff. Not clown level though.

  • @mylesiswhite4122
    @mylesiswhite4122 Місяць тому +7

    Knowing Netflix they’ll probably make her act like her father wanted her to act 😭

    • @AntoineBandele
      @AntoineBandele  Місяць тому +3

      What do you mean by that?

    • @mylesiswhite4122
      @mylesiswhite4122 Місяць тому +2

      @@AntoineBandele by making her “blind, tiny, helpless, and fragile” or by butchering her character like they did with the other members of the gaang.

  • @ryanquick07
    @ryanquick07 Місяць тому

    Netflix tryna catch a hard case showing off a minor's feet this recently after the Diddy drama

  • @primeavatar0403
    @primeavatar0403 Місяць тому

    Let me guess, they will make her dramatic like they did to Katara and Sokka because of “sexism" and “overly sensitive viewers". Watching Season 1 live action made me rewatch the animated series.

  • @STARK0181
    @STARK0181 Місяць тому

    Lol. When Aang didnt even waterbend at all in season 1?

  • @TrungTH1190
    @TrungTH1190 Місяць тому +1

    They ruined Aang, Katara, Soka. I have little hope for Toph.

  • @alishamertelus1340
    @alishamertelus1340 Місяць тому +1

    She's perfect but I'm really worried that they'll botch toph's character

    • @AntoineBandele
      @AntoineBandele  Місяць тому

      So long as they don’t water her down. We gucci.

  • @a2jc234
    @a2jc234 Місяць тому +1

    Not familiar with the actress but she looks the part. And to have the actress be blind is the stupidest thing I ever heard. How many actors and actresses have been blind in movies. That’s dumb to require she be blind like that character.

  • @meezy2.089
    @meezy2.089 Місяць тому +1

    First 😢

  • @shao5136
    @shao5136 Місяць тому

    Well this is just a small detail but her feet looks a bit too soft and girly. It doesnt looks like she walks barefoot all the time which is a little bumper but i guess the rest is close enough

    • @AntoineBandele
      @AntoineBandele  Місяць тому

      You didn't see that grime between her toenails!?

    • @shao5136
      @shao5136 Місяць тому

      @@AntoineBandele well thats the least they could do but you can see the difference of people who uses their feet a lot for running, sports, etc. and people who dont. Its just a small detail as said but its clear she isnt that active on her feet. I understand that they focused on other things more like the acting or the appearance but I just hope in a action series with a lot of fighting they wont have too much trouble making them look like martial arts masters

  • @liamfowell8661
    @liamfowell8661 Місяць тому +1

    very poor decision. the whole point of Toffs inclusion is that she IS blind and in being so she's able to teach Aang about not relying on his sight when bending elements. that and justifying badger-moles. it's easy to CGI her eyes white to show she's blind but if she's not then it completely destroys the integrity of everything they've built so far. without being blind Toff has no character other than being a spoilt rich brat.
    quite frankly, if you're not going to so something right then don't do it at all.

    • @AntoineBandele
      @AntoineBandele  Місяць тому +1

      There’s a difference with Toph because she actually can “see” via mystical means.

    • @liamfowell8661
      @liamfowell8661 Місяць тому

      @@AntoineBandele agreed but her eyes don't work which is why she can 'see' through her bending powers.

  • @dagr8
    @dagr8 Місяць тому +1

    I'm a HUGE FAN of the AvatarVerse, but I'm not really a fan of the Live-Action Netflix series, I think some of Characters are a little confusing, I'll probably will watch Season 2 of the series.
    I think that, they should of had that version of Toph, from that Girl Cosplaying here, in that Short Video, that was made recently.

  • @beovulf7241
    @beovulf7241 Місяць тому +1

    I want them to start season 2 like it has retconned all the bad stuff from the first season. Just start fresh and set it right. Don't be afraid to make a drastic change in tone and characters.
    If I'm not hooked in the first few minutes and feel the change, it will be hard to keep watching with an open mind.
    I think it would be badass of them be like, "oh, you think we don't know what we are doing? Check this out." And the quality of everything is just high from the start. The martial arts, camerawork, storytelling, characters, acting and line delivery.
    I want them to feel like they are real people on the screen, not the ember island players type of acting. It is almost like I have more suspense of disbelief in the live-action than the cartoon.
    I pray that by some miracle, they have taken in the criticism and fixed 90% of it in season 2 and season 3 it's 10/10 to its own potential.

  • @meghansmith-ragle9167
    @meghansmith-ragle9167 Місяць тому

    hmmmmm... representation matters

  • @abdnasar6206
    @abdnasar6206 Місяць тому +1

    why everytime they use a girl for anng character in live action his a dude

  • @zga.rjjdhuqh
    @zga.rjjdhuqh Місяць тому +1

    Dissapointed

  • @LightBlade-wz5oe
    @LightBlade-wz5oe Місяць тому

    just hope they dont make toph fat like azula and mai. Cant understand why live action netflix avatar is hellbent upon turning female characters ugly while male counterparts are absolute units.

  • @kavonsimon4429
    @kavonsimon4429 Місяць тому

    🙄I thought Toph's actress would have gray or white eyes to symbolize her blindness in the animated show.

    • @kavonsimon4429
      @kavonsimon4429 Місяць тому

      Miya Cech may not be blind but I wonder if she has a visual impairment. 1:20 Maybe the creators can use contacts to portray Toph's blindness.

    • @AntoineBandele
      @AntoineBandele  Місяць тому

      Still could very much be the case. We haven't seen what she'll look like in the show yet. We've only seen her actor headshots.

  • @ali773n
    @ali773n Місяць тому +1

    The first season was garbage….we don’t talk about it enough.

    • @AntoineBandele
      @AntoineBandele  Місяць тому +2

      Definitely not garbage. But not good either. I talk more about that here: ua-cam.com/video/jD08ON_w97U/v-deo.htmlsi=HwGEbFr__9hOkJk3

    • @discobroccoli198
      @discobroccoli198 Місяць тому +2

      Wrong

    • @beovulf7241
      @beovulf7241 Місяць тому +2

      My emotions feel like it was garbage by the things they did get wrong but it really is not. It's just very mid and got some high highs and very low lows.

  • @sethledesma8106
    @sethledesma8106 Місяць тому +1

    Wasn't it a bad show

    • @A_Beacon_Of_Hope
      @A_Beacon_Of_Hope Місяць тому

      Not really, people were just overreacting

    • @AntoineBandele
      @AntoineBandele  Місяць тому +1

      Depends on who you ask (like most things). I personally thought it was aggressively mid.

    • @sethledesma8106
      @sethledesma8106 Місяць тому

      @@A_Beacon_Of_Hope that makes sense, I was actually seeing a lot of reviews of the show, they were ugly.

  • @OrdinaryCritic
    @OrdinaryCritic Місяць тому

    If actress ain’t blind, Toph shouldn’t be either. It would be very problematic and ableist to think that a blind girl can’t play blind girl role. The live action has already made the best changes from the problematic original, I wouldn’t mind the changing Toph’s character. ❤❤❤

  • @overknightacention39
    @overknightacention39 Місяць тому +2

    They should have just done Legend of Korra. There's a lot more that can be improved.

    • @FrandelM-zp6kj
      @FrandelM-zp6kj Місяць тому +3

      People like the Og more than legend of korra.

    • @AntoineBandele
      @AntoineBandele  Місяць тому +2

      Business-wise, that would never happen.