AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER (Netflix) 1x6 "Masks" Reaction & Discussion!
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- Опубліковано 22 сер 2024
- The live action adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender is finally here! What did they get right? What did they get wrong? Does it work?
The live action show stars:
• Gordon Cormier as Aang
• Kiawentiio as Katara
• Ian Ousley as Sokka
• Dallas Liu as Prince Zuko
• Elizabeth Yu as Azula
• Paul Sun-Hyung Lee (The Mandalorian, The Book of Boba Fett, Robocop, Rainbow Six: Vegas 2, Total Recall 2070, Ahsoka) as Uncle Iroh
• Daniel Dae Kim (Hellboy, Lost, The Legend of Korra, Saints Row IV, Spider-Man 2, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Crash, 24, ER, Star Trek Enterprise, Hulk, Angel, Star Trek: Voyager, The Practice, Seinfeld, The Pretender, NYPD Blue, Law & Order, The Jackal, Walker Texas Ranger, Cradle 2 the Grave, The Divergent Series) as Fire Lord Ozai
• Ken Leung (Rush Hour, The Family Man, Vanilla Sky, Saw, Inside Man, X-Men The Last Stand, Star Wars Episode VII, The Blacklist, Old, Inhumans, Joker: Folie à Deux) as Commander Zhao
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I love the change that the 41st division is the crew that Zuko saved from being sacrificed. I think this is one of my favorite episodes of the series
But shouldnt that come in later? Like I feel like he is already nice.I hated Zuko in book one and half of book 2 .here I sit and go Aww.there is no plottwist.
@@Cloudetower Nope, The Zuko and Aang backstories came during Book 1 in the episode titled "Storm", where Zuko's crew finds out how kind he actually is and earns their respect. In book 2 Zuko was without any crew because Zhao had taken over his crew and Fire lord had declared Zuko a fugitive after the events of book 1 finale.
@@Cloudetowerrewatch the cartoon
Ditto
Agreed! It was incredible! Absolutely incredible! 🙏🏽💪
The fact that they gave the crew back story. Zuko got treated like a leader.
It was all just perfect
Right ??? I don’t understand the hate towards the show😢
I just finished ep 6, that was a very intense episode and Daniel nailed Ozai's intimidating personality, also showing a bit of his hurt too as to why he is how he is (Zuko's mom). I also agreed with Zuko about the war plan, yes sacrifice is apart of war but if it's preventable then they should avoid it. (Seem's Ozai's ego was hurt when his was plan called terrible) Also concerning the 41'st division I sympathized with the lieutenant because Zuko was treating him poorly especially, and he should've known better knowing what that's like. I hope now that Zuko has been shown respect despite his past actions he'll respect his crew more as well.
@@KevinDavidG It's more about the wardrobe, pacing and consistency.
@@coloraturawhite892 the wadrobe is fine i mean it’s accurate isn’t it? Maybe it’s lil bit over saturated because of the Color grading , Pacing ? I can’t complain about it cause it’s netflix 8 episodes I think what we got was more than enough so hopefully next season it’s getting better in all aspects
I mean, the show isn't exactly perfect. I agree with u on this change being great, Actually, this episode as a whole was just amazing. probably the best episode in the the show. but still, The show itself has a lot of problems. For example, the pasing of the show is really fast, and sometimes, it's so fast that it ends up causing some of the most iconic and important moments not to hit as hard. and essentially ruins the moment. i think the reason for this weird pasing is all of the original changes and expansions that they made. although I love all of them I think the expansions on the story were great, like the one u were talking about for example. But ultimately, All of that extra content ended up not leaving enough room for the stuff that actually mattered. Overall, It was a great show, but with some serious issues that I hope will be fixed in future seasons.
Some of the changes hit a lot harder with the human emotions and Dallas is really doing a great job conveying them. And Monk Gyatso coming back for seconds with the heartbending.
Idk...This might have to be my fav episode out of the bunch. That Zuko backstory was well done.
It is the best episode of the S1
Ikr! Ozai yelling at Zuko to rise will never not be scary/intimidating
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Still I have one gripe that it's shown that Zuko's abilities were somewhat on par with Ozai as he could have land punches on him,I think that's make Ozai less of a threat to aang
@@kashutosh9132 pretty sure ozai was holding back in order to see what zuko would do. He even gave him an opening to land a blow. The hesitation was exactly what he was looking for
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I don't think what you state is show in the show
Let's hope that's the case or something similar to it - and this could work too since we see Ozai testing his children in the show
The reason Dallas got into martial arts in the first place is because he was a huge fan of Avatar when he was a kid, adapting the style of the fire nation because Zuko was his favorite character. You can even search in youtube and videos of him performing as a kid will appear. Like Daniel said, Dallas skills are just insane that he makes it seem effortless. Even the stunt team had to nerf him because of it.
New here, who's Dallas?
@@franky.378actor who plays live action Zuko
nerf 😂
@@nishijaja1113 I mean, those were Ian's words, not mine
"He's basically an asian mom" is such an out-of-pocket reference to describe the Fire Lord XD
Do you have an Asian mom like we do?
HE IS THOUGHT...THOUGH LOVE IS WHAT MOST ASIAN MOM DO TO CHILDREN XD
Asian moms would be harsher. "It took you 3 years to find the Avatar!? Why not 6 month?"
Dallas is the real MVP of the series. As a huge ATLAB fan since the very beginning, I believe no one could do a better job than him. The acting, the martial arts, stunts, etc. Its all him! And the depth the creators have given Zuko this first season is so well written and acted. Just imagine how cool it would be to see his whole arc until he becomes part of team Avatar! I really hope Netflix picks this up for a 2nd and 3rd season, the whole crew deserves it
Truly, what an episode! The 41st Division was a fantastic change
Hands down the best episode of this season. I love the changes they made. Seeing Gyatso in the spirit realm and hearing from him that it wasn't Aang's fault and that he couldn't have done anything about the attack is really what Aang needed, I am so glad they made that. And the story of the 41st Division coming full circle, damn, that made me cry, great wrap up to zuko's banishing backstory.
achara and jaby are true fans, watching the whole thing with us 🤣finding out that it was 41st division made me cry.
Frfr I loved that change
I had chills with that reveal. Makes it more believable that his crew would continue following him.
Same, Zuko saved the 41st after all 😭
@@to0muchtoan truly a great addition! first the motivation of his crew was sympathy with zuko in animated show. but this here his sacrifice and the respect he has earned with his crew.. truly legendary
That change was amazing!
koh as the son of the mother of faces is canon to the comics. im glad they addressed her as koh's mother in the new show
Me too
the fact they're including stuff from the comics makes me so happy!! i loved seeing the mother of faces!
Isn't mother of faces related to story zuko's mother right?
@@gsintampalam yes it is!
Dallas Liu is killing it
12:39 "If we knew each other back then, do you think we could have been friends?"
Perhaps, _and maybe some friendships last more than 1 lifetime_
Zuko is amazing, I'm loving this show. Ozai's expansion of character is fascinating as well. This was my favourite episode.
This might sound crazy but Dallas made me LOVE Zuko after watching this episode. I’ve always liked him in ATLA especially in book 3, but I love him in this.
Him laughing at her emotions is me with my friends 😂 @16:22
Hahahhaa that shit was so funny
😂😆.. Jaby is a cute ass 😂
There we go, the best rated and most people's favorite episode. They did alot things right in this one including expending the lore and Dallas Liu performance was next level. ❤
really good episode.. and i really enjoyed Iroh's Monologue at the end.. went very well with the scene
Oh snap zuko and aang having a heart to heart right there back. They didn’t do this talking at this point in the story. What sucks is the last time zuko showed comparison he got burned and scarred.
I enjoyed seeing that moment
casting Aang is tricky since you need a child with significant martial arts skills and also needs to be able to act well enough to carry the show.
The way ozai broke those chains. I love that iroh stepped up and said hold on. Zuko didn’t get up in the cartoon and at least dogged here out up a good block even through some hands I give them credit
This was definitely my favourite episode. I was sceptical when they had Zuko fight in the agni kai instead of refusing, but having thought about it a couple of days I actually don't mind too much. Also, the change with the 41st division was a great addition.
The way dude plays zhao is more sutble not over the top and aggressively angry
That statute is mother of faces in comic she's the one zuko mom went to change her face and wipe her memory after leaving. She gave new face to people and wip their memories but i am surprised she's koh mom never new that.
THEY BOTH HAVE A THING FOR FACES, ONE MIGHT THINK THEY'RE RELATED
In comics its mention, koa is looking for her, she is koa mother.
Here’s a comic panel of Aang meeting her and she mentions Kho is her son. He has mommy issues. 😂
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Funfact: The mother of faces spirit is canon. It comes in book 4 of ATLA which was unaired in anime... there's a arc where zuko searches for his mother.... turns out after she left the palace (she was exiled for helping ozai poison the firelord azulon) she went to meet her ex (she had a lover before she was brought to palace to marry the firelord) and they together went to the mother of faces who's mother of koh and has the ability to give new face and identity to people, but it consumes their past memories. She then starts a new life and has a daughter with her lover (zuko's not crazy, kind step sister).
Arden Cho is doing an amazing job!
Achara is why I watch these honestly. Love the goddess. I’m really liking this series so far.
Yeah, I really noticed that about Zuko’s actor from the very first episode. He’s what I like to call a “face actor” and he’s fantastic at it. What I mean by that, is the micro-expressions and subtle movements and twitches that give real depth to reality, and it’s so often missing even with some of the best actors out there. Robin Williams was another one of those face actors, and it’s why he always came across as so genuine and real in every role he played.
16:23 That's the laugh of Vatuu when he broke out of the prison during Harmonic Convergence damn 😂
By far the best episode, the most emotionally taxing, most well written, and the one that focuses on character building for Aang, by proxy, and effective at doing it.
thank you, Achara and Jaby , for always having a genuine excitement to discuss in depth, nothing but support for you and the Cinepals
I didnt like dallas liu casting at first but hes making me love him like crazy. This kid is amazing. He is zuko, omg
Aang reuniting with Monk Gyatso is the closest we will get to a live action kid Goku reuniting with Grandpa Gohan.
YESS!!
In the eyes of Ozai, Zuko's sense of "compassion" will result to the end of the fire nation.
The 100yrs of tyranny has caused vengeance running down generations of their enemies, hence every successive firelord necessity to ruthlessness.
The moment you take your foot off the tiger's neck, you give chance to attack your ( citizens, territories, resources or allies)
Zuko's incapacity to that level of cruelty, unlike Azula is very concerning, to him.
This was by leagues my favorite episode out of the bunch. Dallas is absolutely wrecking my tear ducts with his Zuko portrayal. If we never get anything else from the live action, I will always hold his performance here as the best thing we got from it.
PS: If you've never read the comics, you should. They actually pulled the Mother of Faces from The Search.
13:54 bro said oh he saved them. I had Goosebumps all over my body after the lord said that
They did a pretty good job here. "The Blue Spirit" and "The Storm" are two of the best episodes from Book 1 of ATLA, so all the beats are there. And I don't think we missed too much by combining some things. As cool as June and Nala are, the Bato episode is pretty inconsequential. So having her be the one to find him, works fine. The scene with the 41st bowing to Zuko might be the most powerful scene in this series, though it seemed a little rushed. I think they were trying to play it off as Iroh was telling Jee the story of what happened to Zuko throughout the episode, but that didn't really come across much, until Jee went "The 41st? but *we're* the 41st."
That statue of the mother of faces hits different when you either read the comic or watch the video recap of what happened to Zuko's mom. Big "oh shit!" easter egg right there.
16:24 that laughter caught me off guard xD
I’m so glad I was not the only one who was crying over these moments. I love it
Its so cool how their tying in korra and the books into the show
who's cutting onions! shows been so good so far
I always wondered who where the people on the ship with zuko and I loved that really
This live action made me cry so hard. Whoever say the show is not good, have no idea what they are talking about.
There are manny things i missed that they didn't show but they handled it very goood!
I can't tell you how happy I was when I found out the High Sage is the actor that voiced Sensei Ishikawa in Ghost of Tsushima 😂
Poor Achara. The show is bringing in the feels pretty hard. Eyes have been sweating too. haha
Your reactions are so beautifully pure, I'm crying all over again with the two of you watching it again.
If you put on the subtitles, and do a re-watch later, there's some fairly inaudible dialogue that happens in the background of a few episodes that refers to storylines in episodes of the cartoon that didn't make it to the live series. It's a lovely little secret kind of tip of the hat to those of us who adore the source material. I love it.
Yup was waiting for this one to drop….absolute banger of an episode
Daniel Kim is such a beast playing Ozai. Unlike that Indian King actor from Syhamalan movie
He’s not even Indian, he’s from New Zealand 😭
🤣🤣🤣
My god, this reaction made me bawl again 😂😭
I was sobbing with this episode... 😢😢😢😢
This reaction was fantastic. Trust I was in my feelings also with this episode.
WORK ETHIC!!!! THANKS for all these videos, Achara and Jaby!!!!
Also, imagine how heart breaking it would be, when Zuko betrays uncle at the crossroads in the crystal mines since we already starting to like him more
Thanks for explaining the training. I can see what you are seeing now.
There must be a tear bender on the loose because I was bawling throughout the episode.
We didnt get the mother of faces until the comics
Avatar Kuruk was the one who defeated koi for taking his wifes face
They put so much heart into this show... the tears just keep coming
Round of applause for your whole intro spiel. It’s well practiced clearly and just rolls off your tongue with great speed 👏🏻
Cried again this episode too 😢 such a good episode
It never made sense as to how Zuko's own crew didn't know why he got the scar yet some random Earth Kingdom guy in Zuko Alone did.
Dang Jaby, that laugh of yours is amazing. I got a flashback from the first time I saw Michael Jackson's "Thriller" music video and heard Vincent Price's laugh. You have that same iconic level to yours. If you haven't started doing voice acting you really should. I think you and Achara will be excellent voice actors.
I enjoyed seeing Aang and Zuko teamed up. If Zuko was able to use his powers in combination with Aang they would be a problem. I've thought of a few power combos that would be so badass for them.
Achara's right about how they've hit you in the feeling seen episode 4. Episode 4, 5 and 6 got me at different levels, Basically, episodes 4 and 6 came closest to getting tears because of the Zuko and Iroh stories. However, I didn't get actual tears until I saw the reaction when Achara or both of you cried. I get hit harder when other people cry especially when I see women cry since I was a kid. I had to work on that because there are women that are not nice who will use that against you.
This show keeps getting better and better for me. I'm definitely going to be watching Season 2 and 3 if Netflix continues making the show. They'd have to start really messing up on the show to change that.
The theme of the episode about everyone wearing masks in their life to protect themselves emotionally is true. I know that I tend to use comedy to deal with a lot of messed up stuff in my life. When things tend to suck or I'm just not happy I prefer to do things to make myself feel better and making myself laugh or others laugh always works for me.
Personally, the Fire Nation isn't my favorite, but they're interesting. The nation I like is the Airbenders, but they were killed off. I'd love to see a spin-off Season 1 called "Nomads: Chronicles of the Airbenders" that tells about the Airbenders before Aang was born. Maybe even about the previous Airbender Avatar. Most likely won't happen, but I can dream.
This show keeps getting better and better for me. I'm definitely going to be watching Season 2 and 3 if Netflix continues making the show. They'd have to start really messing up on the show to change that.
Enjoyed the reaction 👍👍✌ out.
Roku making Aang hop on one leg is as out of character if Kyoshi, Kuruk or Yangchen made him do it too. He is the Avatar whose actions (or lack of) led directly into the conflict of this show. He should be showing regret that this is the Avatar who is only a kid has to shoulder this burden. He is the Avatar who should be raising the stakes.
I feel like they mixed young pre Avatar title Roku with old fully realized Avatar Roku. It felt out of place in that moment.
Avatar Roku was the one who interacted with Sozin the guy they decided to show in the first fifteen minutes of the live-action version. Roku is finally meeting the Avatar who has to shoulder his burden for the first time in over 100 years and sees that it is only a kid. He should feel a huge pit in his stomach the moment he saw Aang.
It's kind of adorable that they have music night
I really appreciated hearing about Jaby's background in casting - it helps me understand your analysis more and it put words to how I felt about Gordon's acting, he's doing a good job and he really got better the deeper into the season we go. And you're both right, his best moments are when he's quietly observing, this episode when he's being dragged away in the cart, and he looks back to Zuko and Iroh really tugged at my heart. And he works best with Gyatso and Zuko's actors so far for me, maybe it's a comfort thing or something with those two. Overall, ep6 is my fave episode, so much depth and so much packed into the run time but it didn't feel stuffed the way some of the earlier episodes did. And I must say, I actually appreciated time away from the water siblings - those two are fine and I do enjoy them but I think the real heart of this show is Aang, Zuko, Gyatso and Iroh, and these two episodes (5-6) show us why.
Idk if its just me, but after seeing dallas with longer hair, i feel like he would play a good liu kang
Incredible episode. Ending monologue got me in my feels
It's so validating to know I'm not the only one who's ugly cried through this entire season lol
An accurate blue spirit mask I like it!!!! Not that scary ass shit from the movie
Ikr in that movie it was so ugly
Shame they swapped out Avatar Roku's scene at the temple for Avatar Kyoshi. Though they could have still shown her badassery liberating her people from the mainland. Splitting the continent and pushing it out to start a new land against a tyrant would have made for an awesome live action scene a better realization of power.
🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩The way you guys are zooming through these episodes.
Daniel did 2 voices in the animated series and killed it. Now he's back as Ozai amd killed it 2. I hope Mark Hamill is watching this. Seeing as how he was the original voice of Ozai.
Btw that mother of faces Roku gave to Aang is canon in the comics
I love this episode
I have the same pet peeve about doors not closing in movies. Also, not closing draperies in rooms when either going to have sex or are in hiding.
Best episode imo.
This LA was good. People should stop hating the show just because they didn't see it how they wanted it to be. Coz if they do, it will definitely affect the rating which determines whether there'll be another season or not.
Funny thing is, they will also be the ones who will complaint if the show didn't get another season.
Did general Zhao so dirty😂😂
How 😂
Blue spirit baby!!!!
We feel you, Achara!
I love the live action versions of ozai, more depth and more layers
best episode of the season for me.
The Mother of Faces is actually in the Avatar comics. Aang meets her and finds out Kho has mommy issues. 😂
I absolutely love this series your reactions are fantastic the changes are great and make so much sense absolutely incredible series 😊❤🎉
1 of the few things I can say the Netflix series did better than the original Nickelodeon series was expanding upon Ozai & Iroh's relationship as brothers. In the original series they never are on screen together, but here there are multiple times they interact with each other, which adds more to their backstories & character developments. Also, having the 41st Division be Zuko's crew was a nice detail that I'm glad they included.
seeing Overrr Reacting 😭
I remembered a viral meme in which a girl standing on a stage gives a smile in between when she is crying. But her acting of crying looked real.
Some people don't like the casting at all, I think it's good the only pick I don't like is Azula's actress, I don't think she's bad she's just not threatening in the slightest imo
I feel you on that. I think she’s a good actress as well but didn’t make sense to me for this role. But that’s based purely on bias.
Yall have to remember azula is playing the good school girl. Over achiver in season 1. I dont even remember azula much in season 1 animated version. So yall are expecting too much from her rn. In season 2 she starts going crazy and become a sociopath. And in season 3 she completely looses her mind.
Monk Gyatso is a heartbender
The 41st crew change is WAY better than the shows version
They did outstanding job making zuko's backstory we feel bad for him this time around, Achara's heart is not ready for it someone will like to give Achara a hug 🫂🌹😘
This show is great why is every other youtube channel hating on it baffles me...
Now that I think about it. Zuko's mom haven't been cast in season 1. So season 2 is getting me hyped up for how they'll break it down. Plus it's OK for me that Ang grows older each season. I feel like season 2 will focus on Ang's training with water and earth bending. Plus don't tear bend CINEPALS or you'll make me tear bend. I NEED MEAT!!!
That ending, ouch 😢
Zuko and Iroh are stealing the show so far❤❤❤❤
I waited so long for this live action to come to netflix! I will say, as an og fan of the animated series I did'nt quite enjoy my binge. I really wanted too but I didn’t, idk maybe after a second watch I might enjoy it more...
I think they wrote out a handful of core character narratives that come into play later down the line which is what made the original so great! Because of that I think the LA is a 6/10 for me, and not because of the visuals, the visuals are great! At the end of it all, it all comes down to how it was written. 6/10
So did u enjoy some parts and what parts did u not enjoy
@@hassansulaiman3848I did enjoy some things. The action Choreography was really good and the visuals. I liked the portrayal of zuko too but that’s it. They did a lot of exposition dumping and thats just bad writing. Hey, it’s like Sokka said… “at least the effects were decent…”
@@temtoonnefertem4131 I mean u can just stick with the original show
@@temtoonnefertem4131 That's not even close to bad writing, for you it might come across as such, because you already know the world, this show is meant for og fans and new people. Exposition is necessary
@@sheogorath979 exposition can be necessary at times but to much is just lazy writing in my opinion. Ever heard of show don’t tell, showing something rather than explaining it has a greater affect on the story
I think every actor in this show should be a huge fan of Avatar, like when hiring you should ask the actors ”how much of a fan of Avatar are you?”
AAwwww Achara is such a SWEET SOUL. Another banger ep so far all of them have been at least GOOD to Great!
This show is doing a lot of things wrong, but it's doing some things right. The 41st change is a great idea. And there's nothing stopping it from being canon in the real show as well.
You’re pushing it… its great
adding to Jaby's comment on how aang was not accessible in the earlier episodes when he was with Katara and Sokka , one could say he was being 'watered' down