Why Avatar the Last Airbender will never be replicated
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In this video essay I explore everything that makes Avatar the Last Airbender on of the greatest animated television shows of all time. With five elements of greatness I explore the show's worldbuilding, why bending is awesome, why it is not a kids show, character development and finally Zuko's redemption.
Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
02:32 - Worldbuilding
08:48 - Bending Is Awesome
13:35 - Avatar, A Kids Show?
18:10 - Character Development
29:20 - Zuko's Redemption
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Everybody looks at iroh's mourning scene as the tear jerker of the series but I can't watch zuko repenting to iroh in that tent without wanting to sob. Not just the pain from zuko but the immediate forgiveness from his uncle without any resentment to be found. Imagine how much good could be done just by everyone having such a loving person in their lives
Same. The way his voice breaks, just--
In my opinion zuko and iroh in the tent is the saddest part of the series
Iroh wakes up to see zuko behind him, silently sitting there. And he looks away
Zuko being speechless and not knowing what to say but having so much sorrow in his voice
Crying , thinking iroh is about to yell at him but receiving a hug, and being confused
Everything about this scene,f rom the start to the end of the scene, the emotion and the music getting louder and sadder as iroh gives zuko the hug
It is so sad and done so well
Man I feel like crying too at that scene, reminds me of The Parable of the Prodigal Son
I read somewhere how Zuko knelt, cried, and begged for forgiveness in front of his father and got brutally burned, but he knelt, cried, and begged for forgiveness in front of Iroh, and got a hug. cri ;-;
Always puts me on the edge of tears no matter how many times I’ve seen it
At age 25 I watched Avatar at least six times and it is indeed the best cartoon ever made.
I watched it everyday since I found it on Stan (my mum deleted Netflix cus it was tO eXpEnSiVe)
And when I found she was deleting Stan as well I watched it everyday, watching as much as i possible could because I know when the subscription ends it will be a long time until I have it back
The day I lose ATLA will be horrible and sad
I don’t know what I’ll do
*Best show
You need a life…. Lol jk it’s an amazing show.
Best show ever made
I watch it once every 6 months to a year.
It just amazes me how this show's fanbase is still so alive. I can't believe more than 10 years a go I watched as a little kid and didn't even know I'm witnessing the beginning of a timeless classic
to be fair, all timeless classics start somewhere, right? :) you just happened to be with it along the journey
Avatar has the best writing, world building, and magic system I’ve ever seen in an animated show.
Its honestly hard to think of shows that compare. FMA:B come to mind. And im sure theres others i cant think of off the top of my head. But not many.
The fact that you don't think "magic" whenever you see the four elements is how you know they developed a good system
“It’s not magic! It’s water bending!” Lol
Except One Piece that's on another level especially when it comes to world building
@@tatertot4457 It’s just perfect how they mentioned that in the very first episode.
Recently rewatched it and can confirm. This show holds up masterfully after almost 16 years. The world building, character development, and story arcs alone keep you invested. And the finale....oh the finale. Perfectly flawless imo. If you haven't watched it highly recommend you do. It will not disappoint.
this show literally changed my life. as a kid i saw episodes here and there but never really understood the story. when it was put on netflix i decided i’d watch it during quarantine since i was bored. i was going through a dark time in my life and really struggling with my mental health. this show taught me how to heal and forgive the world as well as myself. the show is much more than a kids show and can. genuinely teach important life lessons.
Iroh’s speech to Zuko about never giving into despair is one of the most powerful moments in the whole show for me. This show is so good. So many adult/mature themes throughout all 3 Books 💦⛰🔥
It such a good show that..
I'm amazed it was even made.
It's such higher quality than any other cartoon made for kids, I couldn't see another show making it through the corporate grinder.
Yeah, it’s crazy how many things it got right and got away with. I don’t know if we’ll be able to see a show this well put together, not because someone can’t think of something this great, but like you said, the corporation’s probably won’t let it
I agree. Although, I really enjoyed Arcane, but it has only had one season so far and it's not for kids. They could potentially ruin that show in the future, but I hope that doesn't happen.
The only competitor to the greatness of Avatar is The Clone Wars 2008
@@salem1281 Yeah.. Arcane is awesome. Not specifically for kids, but I'm sure kids that do get to watch it,
love it.
@@nemtudom5074 That was a great show too.
Maybe this is just my opinion.... but I feel as an adult that rewatching it fully since its heyday, I deeply appreciate its kid friendly gaze in general.
I think it unintentionally highlights that a story does not need to cast a sexual net on its cast of characters to create interesting and deep realistic attractive characters.
It impressed me a lot!
Yes! Modern media is such a dissapointment in that regard.
It really bugs me how so many "adult" shows are only adult because they stuff it full of sex/sex jokes and curse words. I really appreciate adult shows that are adult because they deal with real life issues, and I appreciate even more so children's shows that deal with these types of issues. I think every child moving into their teenage years should be shown this show. I was lucky to watch this show at that stage in my life and I'm a more understanding person because of the ideals that this show taught me. And even as an adult now, I still laugh at the stupid kid jokes but I also cry at the scenes when these characters that Ive grown to love are shown going through pain. I feel like this show understands me more than just about any fiction I've gone through before, and I've heard similar sentiments from a lot of people who watched this show as a young teenager
this is a year late but the fact a “kids” show takes on such “adult” topics with understanding and respect is super special. they know children aren’t dumb, and children are able to understand more than just fart and poop jokes, which can still be enjoyable when done correctly. i think that’s why the show has been able to grow up with an entire generation, including me. as a kid, i got to enjoy the powers and the characters, as a young adult, i get to all of that still with a deeper understanding of the storytelling and world building. they took their audience seriously, and that’s what allows it to continue to thrive many years later.
Right? I like TV shows/books that take a darker and more adult approach but it's nice to have a good show that is lighthearted as well
They don’t do over sexualization to keep people interested they do these sorts of things to warp your view of reality
Best show of all time 💯💯. Never seen writing come so full circle before. Every detail mattered and wasn’t forgotten. We came for Aang and stayed for Zuko. Best redemption arc of all time. The real life inspiration from the martial arts to eastern cultures. World building was unbelievable. With all the philosophy and morals discussed it definitely is not a kids show. Each character had deep character arcs and all served a purpose. Don’t know if this show will ever be able to be beaten as the best ever.
which makes sense especially since they were each others foil.
But just because it deals with heavy themes doesnt mean its not a kids show. Children are just as capable of feeling deep grief and emotion as any adult but just have more difficulty naming their pain. If anything this is what all kids shows should be; not an escape from reality but a softer way of showing it.
Ever found someone who didn't liked the show?
@@bdariamihaela Actually yes because they stopped after the first episode
@@polarl6488 me to, but they stopped at the 3rd
starts playing leaves from the vine with uncle crying..
My eyes: Times up. Let it flow.
I watched ATLA for the first time in my life at the age of 28, and it is without question one of the greatest works of art I've ever experienced. Both Iroh's picnic scene and Zuko's apology scene brought me to tears like a little girl right then and there. ATLA is something that isn't seen often in the world of entertainment.
GOAT animated show, change my mind
You should watch Cory in the house
GOAT?
@@tabaflip Greatest Of All Time
I won't
GOAT show*, don't need to add the "animated" qualifier.
Literally, watch the whole series every month... more like every two weeks... AND IT STILL DOESN'T GET OLD... I KNOW ALL THE LINES AND ITS STILL DOESN'T GET HURT!!!!!!!
Watching this show as it aired week by week on Nickelodeon was a once in a lifetime experience
so was seeing your username with my bare eyes
It has such a rich depth of spirit and emotional gravitas you're unlikely to find in other media, animated or otherwise. It's levity does not subtract from its tragedy, nor its multiple viewpoints from completing a wholly cohesive journey of friends banding together to make a difference. Do yourself a favour, let ATLA pack you an emotional punch
I watched this show for the first time about a year ago when it first came on netflix and since then i’ve watched it through three times. it’s such an amazing show and it’s become one of my faves of all time.. i wish i saw it when i was younger tbh.
This was hands down the best cartoon to be created. It's crazy how good it truly is. I remember watching this as a kid and wishing I could bend. But then I rewatched it as an adult and realized where I got alot of my own personal values from. I realized that this show kind of taught me how to be a good person. It taught amazing morals and values that I always hoped to be able to teach my own children.
I struggle with wanting more of this world, and wanting to leave it where it's at and not have it over worked.
35:16 I'm not crying, you are! Thanks, great video as always!
Just a minor correction
Zuko wasn't banished for speaking out in a war meeting that's why zuko Fought The agini Kai zuko was banished because he refused to fight his father
Real talk: I'm the most jaded, bitter and cynical person that I know but just watching that CLIP of uncle celebrating his son's birthday, gets me every time. Must remind me of someone I couldn't save low key...
You doing ok?
@UCJiHtY0x3VF3qEt8_qZ7O-g oh I’m doing pretty good minus some issues because I’m me and all and that’s good :)
I just cried the last 5 minutes trough this beautiful essay.
i love how my family watched it in our teens, and even my parents got hooked. So much so that my dad even recently, to my mothers suprise, rewatched avatar in the evenings on his tablet xD
Avatar is a pick me up comfort series, atleast for me. Whenever I feel like not watching anything or need a filler moment in my life to give me meaning ang restart my mood, its definitely a go to. This is why I know for sure it'll still be relevant and iconic even after 20 or 50 years have passed.
ps. the detail it had to differentiate the northern and southern water tribe it did? GOD STANDARD. And even though it derived inspiration from real life places and cultures and events, it still feels a whole different world.
35:25 alwais makes me cry.
36:28 that too
Bruhhhh that was the closest I got to crying watching this show
Omg, he did NOT just post a 40 min video on Avatar. Amazing.
That cool british guy with moles who he references twice has many videos over an hour long about the world building for each nation.
Well no, actually he posted a 38 minute and 19 second video on Avatar.
Man I remember everyday at 6pm I'd be watching ATLA and it's so good my mom got hooked on it too and we ended up watching it together
Bro no cap that's a grade: SSS; Childhood memory.
i can never get enough avatar content! thank you for this video
My favorite show when I was a teen. I would come home from school everyday just to watch this
The Fighting scenes in ATLA are one of the best ive ever wittnessed, The Animation and everything is so fluid and Well done, its based on real Martial Arts.
Leaves from the vine always makes me cry!
Not one of the greatest kids shows. Not one of the best shows. One of the best stories ever told.
Facts, this shit is peak fiction foreal
I'm only half way through and I'd just like to say that is a great thing you credit other channels. Not a lot of content creators are humble enough to admit they learned something through someone else's content
I never get the argument some people make when a kids movie/series is questionably good and they make remarks like, "it's not made for adults, just for kids."
I say the difference between a good movie/series and one that is GREAT, is if BOTH kids and adults can enjoy it.
Here are my brief thoughts on all of the major characters of ATLA
Aang: I see myself in him, as I often want to avoid my problems as well, but watching him overcome those issues inspires me to achieve my dreams.
Katara: How can you not love Katara? She's the most powerful water bender, can be sweet and caring one minute, but then be serious in the next.
Sokka: Comic relief characters don't often work for me, but Sokka did. Much like Aang, it is so inspiring to watch him overcome his problems and achieve his dream of being a leader.
Toff: The most moody and sassy of the group, but a fun edition to team Avatar. Plus she's the one who invented Metal bending.
Momo and Appa: Not much to say here, but I've always loved these two.
Suki: Haven't seen the show in a while, but I definitely consider her as a member of Team Avatar. Also she and Sokka are perfect together.
Zuko: No explanation needed.
Iroh: My favorite character for all the reasons you stated, so nothing else needs to be said.
Ozai: He's the character who feels the most like a plot device, so he's my least favorite story wise.
Azula: I hate her. Not because she's a bad villain, but because she's too good. She does her villainous job so well that I actively hate her and want to watch her suffer.
Mai: A little bland, but I like the mystery to her. She and Zuko are also cute together.
Ty Lee: Best girl.
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Goddamn. What an amazing video. Feels more like a fully sponsored Netflix documentary with the quality and production out into these. Keep it up!
I cant handle Iroh's mourning seen and the tent scene back to back without ugly sobbing. I can only handle them one at a time 🤧. Iroh is the uncle we never knew we needed
I was a teenager when I ran from school to catch Avatar on Nick and my favourite episode, „Tales of Ba Sing Se“ made me ball then. Today upon rewatching the series several times, as a full grown adult with a family, I still ball like a baby when Uncle Iroh sings for Lu Ten!
I can’t believe I’ve rewatched this show 3 times this year. That’s how good it is. I have to watch it a couple times a year ❤️
I would love this show to be animated to fit wide screen.
Love the video, real great work. But even though you're techically right, classically Earth Kingdom being called "Earth Nation" hurts my ears every time.
This show and the DCAU built my childhood, both we're extremely mature for a children's show. Both contain mature themes that don't pander to it's viewers, it's sad to say that it's unlikely that we'll find more shows like those in the future.
I haven't watched it, but I can already feel that Avatar's a masterpiece.....
Edit: I've almost done watching this.... and i do not exaggerate when i say, this is truly a masterpiece so far....
The ending was pretty lackluster.
@@Digger-Nick how was it lacklustre 😂😂. Did I watch the same show you did? The ending culminated to everything we could have hoped for. The final Agni Kai was one of the most if not the most beautiful fight seen I have ever seen. The final battle between Ozai in its two parts was amazing. The fact that the lion turtle gave Aang the power to energy bend made perfect sense. Since Aang never went against his own beliefs of killing someone even tho his past lives told him too, he was worthy to possess such power. His spirit was truly the light in the darkness, like the lion turtle said. His spirit was unbendable. Makes perfect sense. A perfect finale, something great shows like Game of Thrones failed at. Greatest show of all time g.
@@braxtonsmith1708 It was extremely anti-climactic. The entire show built up to a fizzle instead of a bang.
It was a good show, but certainly not a contender for "greatest of all time."
@@Digger-Nick how was the ending anti-climatic?? Everyone I know who watched it said they were on the edge of their seats the entire time. The animation was amazing and Aang being in the circle of all the elements was stunning. What more could you have asked for?
@@Digger-Nick the ending was literally perfection.
it's worth noting that aeshetically at least the fire nation also has a lot of thai and korean influence
A rated R prequel would be great. Showing the Fire nation grow into an empire.
It would get lost in its own gratuity guaranteed. I think the restriction on violence and how dark they could go is actually part of what forced them to create such powerful narrative to have the impact they wanted
The Kyoshi novels aren’t what I would call rated R, but definitely more hardcore than ATLA. Without getting into spoilers, it seems that the rise of the Fire Nation can kind of be traced back to the Fire Nation Avatar before Roku (Szeto). He didn’t do it on purpose though!
Nah not R rated
I have very little faith in this coming out good but love the idea. Thanks Shyamalan or however tf it's spelled
Why rated R. It should remain a family/kids show
Ok but the transition when leaves from the vine was playing it cut to the remembrance scene and the music synced up at the perfect time it was soooo clean
Amazing show. Iroh song will bring the hardest man to tears.
2 years too late, but who cares. I watched this series like 5 times and I gotta say, the most underrated episode is Appa's Lost Days. I cried through the whole thing and am tearing up just remembering it.
you had me in tears all over again with that last part
great video!
The best Avatar video essay I've seen. Great analysis, writing and editing!
When I first watched this as a kid, I just thought it was some random cartoon that happened to be on Nickolodeon. Saw it once through since it was on cable back then. Years later and this show has grown into such a big deal and I’m all for it. I watch the show now as an adult and I understand the deeper meaning of avatar. Great to have this community! 😄
This is wonderful. Love the focus on cultural influences on the worldbuilding.
I’ve just discovered your channel. For years I have tried to have conversations about the details of various movies and shows and what they meant to me. Typically I’m met with not at all the same enthusiasm or attention. So keep up what you are doing it’s great content man!
i always wondered why aang's tattoos glowed, speculating that it could be some sort of special ink that the airbenders could have used for one reason or another such as helping with their airbending. or that it was just a cool visual effect and the arrows represented the flow of air. after all that speculating i did a google search and found out its because the tattoos line up with qi lines in the body lol
the airbenders really are spiritual people, i can admire marking yourself with that kind of thing, i plan to mark myself with the hand of miriam after all
Toph is so anti rules and authority in TLAB then becomes a cop upholding rules and authority in LOK. This is entirely unexplained. Missed opportunity for some creative writing there.
Iroh and Zuko was the best part of the series. I’ve watched the series many many times and I still get a bit chocked up during Irohs mourning scene and their reunion 😢
Man, that ending got me right in the feels.
This wasn't just a great children's show. It was a legitimately _meaningful_ children show.
Calling it a children’s show is kinda putting it down it’s more than that
@rip_blud no it's not putting it down. Children's shows can be good and for all ages
There's an excellent video that goes into great detail about Zuko's redemption. Find it here: ua-cam.com/video/acKAJPp-xww/v-deo.html
When I was 6 to 7 years old, Avatar was my favorite one of my favorite TV shows of all time.
The air nomads also have native American elements in that they're probably nomadic due to following the Sky Bison's migration.
I was 33 years old in 2005 when Avatar The Last Airbender came out...
Justice League had ended its season and this new show had come on..
I thought to myself 'it doesn't look childish like Pokemon, I'll give it a shot'. And I very quickly noticed that they were using real martial arts!
I believe the DVD set for this cost me $90 when it first came out
I hadn’t seen it until around 2011 during its run on nicktoons but before that I had only seen merchandise and other kids reading a book in class or something didn’t look like something that would appeal to me but I was wrong
It has been about 2 years when I last watched avatar and even now Iroh’s loss of his son still makes me almost cry
I could watch Avatar the Last Airbender for the rest of my life and be absolutely satisfied
Ugh I use to hate it when my dad would say that shit. "the cartoon will come on again" I at the time I didn't know how to describe on going plot at the time.
For some reason the final agne kai between zuko and azula got me man
Endless love for this show. Job well done on this video btw
I miss avatar i remember watching it as a kid in the morning with my mom before she would go to work i would sit on the couch and look at the tv while eatting my breakfast my mom really wanted me to get the message of the episode she didn't mind the death and she wanted me to understand that people die and i would need to accept it and i would learn forgiveness
Beautiful break down man, I learned a lot
I don’t think the tale of Iroh was written because of Mako’s death given that he voices Iroh in all but one of the scenes of the vignette (the one with the boys playing ball). I think they just thought it was the best place to honor the man. It may also be that what he recorded for “the tale of Iroh” was the last he actually recorded. To my memory only there and a line in “lake laogai” is voiced by Greg Baldwin in season 2, though uncredited.
Zukos redemption is such a beautiful journey 💯
Avatar is a kids show that doesn't talk down to its audience.
Avatar The Last Airbender is Great! The Story, the plot, trama, animation, design, shots, character development, style, big scale, world building, culture, nation, politic, war, journey, balance, time, reality, focus, control, situation, humanity, emotion, consequences, choices, stakes, goals, meanings, ideas, values, honesty, brave, humble, tragedy, rage, sadness, hope, growing up, life, love, death, loss, revenge guilty, shame, scars trauma, pain, fault, redemption, faith, freedom, friendship, relationship, family, fantasy, adventure, action, comedy, terror, mystery, drama, Soundtrack. The first season is a good opening, the second is an amazing continuity and the third season is a great conclusion, And That's it, just perfect and so damn good, i watch everytime and never gets boring or bad, because you learn more everytime you see, that's what matters, that's why it was created and exist, that's what life means to be, to find ourselfs. It's Timeless, it aged so well and will always be relevant to our life, is a masterpiece and being one of the best tv show and adaptations things of all time to be ever created and exist, and always has been, and always will be.
Avatar is a well focused show, produced from the beginning to be a self contained story from start to finish, with a clearly defined end goal.
Most series don't have a clear focus, let alone a final end goal they aim to reach. Instead, series nowadays just churn out endless episodes and seasons in order to keep people watching for as long as possible. Avatar has such a well built story, taking just the time it needs to do world building, character and story progression, as well as slower paced breaks, where the viewer can take time to relax and enjoy what they see.
Amazing video! I can't get enough ATLA content :) It surprises me that each time I rewatch the show, I find something else to love.
Don't forget about the superb music scoring by Jeremy Zuckerman and Benjamin Wynn!
good detail with the background music when you said final agni kai
Did you have to end the video with leaves from the vine in the background tho??? That's like my #1 trigger. My brain has been trained to cry everytime I hear it 😭
one of my favorite moments is aang talking to the past avatars, all of them saying more than just "murder the son of a bitch", they know he don't want to kill ozai, and aang know he must to, and i love the shades of each one, roku seeing in him the redemption of his mistakes, kyoshi saying that killing and indirectly causing a death are the same, kuruk don't want to se his mistakes repeated, and yangchen trumping his arguments based in his air nomad ideolgy, with the air nomads' ideology "selfless duty calls you to sacrifice your own spiritual needs"
since i'm a bit edgy, i do salt over him finding a way out with energybending, since kid i'd like to see him killing ozai (i like shades of gray over pure white or all black), but i digress
I agree, I always found it a little Deus Ex Machina.
i think it could’ve worked if we saw Aang learning about energy bending early on when he was first talking to Roku and first learning about the spirit world, or as an extremely spiritual person it’s something he already heard about in passing by the monks. if we had seen him remember it as a possibility, or be reminded somehow, and then go to seek it out through a lion turtle similar to what we see in the show, it could’ve have made better sense and not be such a hot topic with fans. avatar always makes their characters work for their triumphs, especially Aang, so if we had seen him work to learn or be taught energy bending, maybe even beginning from when he’s opening his chakras to control his avatar state. it’s just negating the fact it came from nowhere and given to Aang with little prior knowledge
I wish he had killed Ozaï. It would've shown growth in Aang
The desert is one of my favourite episodes just for the final scene specifically where aang just releases his rage but katar brings him back and they share each other's pain, so beautiful
yes, the harry potter books get darker as the series progressed but they were still very campy and charming. I hated the dark blue filters that the movies used which just made it hard to see. The jump cuts and the edit were absolutely terrible. I'm glad that atla didnt stop adding the funny moments. it is what made the great in my opinion.
Avatar: the Last Airbender is LEGENDARY, & is a PURE MASTERPIECE!!!!
Avatar the Airbender is the greatest story ever told.
Change my mind
That bending is cool montage is soo sick
I remember that agonizingly long wait for season 3 episode 12 to premiere that took almost a year. Then the greatest news happened that the remaining episodes would premiere every day until the finale. It was so worth waiting!!
Avatar can never be replicated. That statement is extremely accurate. There have been numerous prequels, inspired shows, and remakes and yet it still hasn’t lived up to what came before it.
Avatar is one of the only shows that can do all of this and also make a grown man start to tear up
It is worth pointing out that Zuko never truly struggled with what is right, his inner demon, his constant clinging to the identity as the crown Prince of the fire nation is what's causing his struggles. From episode 1 we learn that Zuko is an honourable man, where other characters like Zhao wouldn't have waited to burn the southern water tribe to the ground after capturing the avatar, Zuko promises to not harm a single one if Aang came willingly. He never resorted to wanton slaughter, even when he had every motive to do so.
Great video, i really enjoy your content, i can see how much love behind these videos is.
Thank you and keep it up ❕
i want to add to the analysis of the fire nation cos there some context that gets left out often.
its a reflection of the US. Seen especially in the schools where the students are compelled to do a very American like pledge every day, and how Zuko talk about the propaganda he was taught as a child about how the fire nation was "The greatest country on earth and the war was our way of sharing that greatness with the world" which is a VERY familiar line to ones american kids are taught growing up. the cultural moment of ATLA being written during the height of the Iraq War and of the far right gaining more political prominance in the 2000s cant be ignored
ATLA : 35:20
Me: starts immediately crying...
That was one of the best avatar videos I’ve ever seen.
So my favorite movie of all time is Lord of the Rings, and from now on, I will try my best to determine if a show that I saw is LOTR quality. Avatar: The Last Airbender will be the first show to fit that category, because it is 3 seasons long (Lord of the Rings is a trilogy), has epic moments, has sad moments, has happy moments, has left a long lasting impression on not only my life, but for most everyone around the world, and has one helluva finale!!!!! So, Avatar: The Last Airbender, congratulations!! You are the first animated show to get a LOTR rating, which is the highest and most undisputed rating that I can ever give a show!!!
wow this video made me laugh and cry just like the show. amazing, thank you
“smite me you’ve never held back before!” Still gives me goosebumps
This show is considered one of if not the best animation show of all time and I still think it’s underrated. No words can describe how perfect this show is, can be enjoyed by people of all ages for entirely different reasons, has so many deep and meaningful real life themes, yet still manages to be so quirky and fun, and even still being action packed and awesome. There are so many layers, it’s so dynamic, and yet it is also so simple and easy to follow. No show I’ve ever seen has been able to walk the line of being both lighthearted and childish and yet also so complex and mature so perfectly, effortlessly, and simultaneously. It is a masterpiece in all respects.
If it wasn’t for the Nickelodeon intro at the beginning of every episode, you would never be able to tell the story was made strictly for kids
You can say what you want, and even try to contest it, but Iroh was the core soul of the show, giving advice to both Zuko and Aang... He, after he lost his son, learned, and made peace his priority.
Iroh and Zuko were my personal favourite characters. Iroh for some reason always bring a lump to my throat and Zuko a sense of understanding. I love Avatar. It will always be the best. It's a same korras story sucked so much
33:50 why did you have to play leaves from the vine from this point on? I cried like a baby through this whole part of the video 😭
We are in enemy theritory
Those are enemy birds
Pure gold