Season 1 – Avatar: The Last Airbender

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Nigel H Not sure why this is rated poorly by the critics. I watched this with my tween son, and we thoroughly enjoyed it. In a sea of alternative shows that are full of gore or adult themes, Avatar offered great live action and entertaining fight sequences. Was the dialogue corny sometimes? Sure. But the story line and character conversation mostly made up for it. It might not be the best show for a 20 year old looking for the next Game of Thrones, but it was full of heart and fun, and that was plenty good for me. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/26/25 Full Review Eugene K I tried really hard to watch this all the way through but the dialog was extremely bad. I'd rather just watch the cartoon. Graphics looked pretty good but the dialog was so medicore it ruined it Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 12/19/24 Full Review Kayla K Really good show can't wait for Season 2&3. Hope the actors all the best 👍 👌 Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 12/18/24 Full Review Scott N Quick summary: Underwhelming and disappointing. The rushed story telling leaves the characters growth and mission feeling flat and nothing man than a quick trip to defeat the fire nation as if it's not really that big of a deal. TLDR summary: This series is a poor attempt to re-capture the magic and inspiration of the original series. it takes a more cartoony approach at telling the story than the cartoon itself with extremely rushed story telling. If the original cartoon did not exist to fill in the blanks the gaping holes in the storyline would be insurmountable. The costume work and writing for king boomy being the first really big disappointment. Creative attempts are made to inject new content that original from the cartoon series in order to stretch time but it comes off as mostly unnecessary and doesn't further the plot. The best one of these scenes being Lo Ten's funeral. Perhaps one of the worst insults to the original content is the removal of emotionala nd societal growth opportunities between the protagonists and antagonists. Sokka doesn't learn to grow up and respect his peers. Katara doesn't get the chance to break societal norms in the Northern Water tribe. And she spends literally one day training with the master before being declared a master herself. Once again a bi-product of overly rushed story telling. Just like the Live action movie, Iroh is the best part of the series. If you're a die hard ATLA fan I can only recommend you watch it out of curiosity. If all you care about is seeing some somewhat cool sets with effects that are sometimes great and sometimes a 3/10 then go for it. If you want to keep your love for the series pure, i'd recommend a pass. Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 12/18/24 Full Review Ryan W Aang isn't played by a Full Asian actor. That gripe aside, Avatar is too silly for live action, and comes off as ridiculous at times. Feels cash grabby to an extent. Lee Sun-Hyung is a good Uncle Iroh though. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 11/30/24 Full Review Michael T They basically took the source material, shuffled the dialogue, removed character development, inserted their own nonsensical character "development", and sucked out the few moments of joy the characters had in the original that showed there was something worth fighting for. Overall, it just ended up being a bland attempt at an adaptation. The film was far worse, but it was so bad that it was memorable. The show is so "meh" that it winds up being totally forgettable. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 11/29/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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