Yeah I agree. I think they’re trying to make the blue flames apart of her story and they’ll come as her rage/madness increases. It’s a decent change considering in the animation they just gave her blue flames and never elaborated as to why they were blue at all.

As her blue flames slowly shows, her sanity goes down

this show showed us its turning blue when she tried to attack her teacher , but at the second he fire turn blue , mai stops her

What episode does she attack her teacher in?

as I remember its also ep 6 I dont remember exactly@@juanmartinprodanov1028

It was always there. You didn’t even watch the original show if you cant remember the flashbacks to her as a child and how insane she was

@@Drewbreesboss9 too bad her mother didnt pay more attention to her but only focuced on zuko.

​@@Drewbreesboss9 she wasn't mad until the very end. She was a psychopath before

Yeah, but we don’t see that until after Zuko leaves the fire nation in book 3, and all we’ve seen in this Netflix season is before we ever met Azula, from a much younger actress than the voice actress, who was about 30 when recording the show, and did a very cartoonish, over the top, unrealistic voice for Azula, which no ordinary people have in real life. And I loved all the Azula scenes we got here, her being jealous at Zuko, despite her being better than him, but being stuck at the palace, her helping Zhao the whole time, and her lightning bending for the first time, which is what Ozai wanted, to push her into training day and night, until she could do that, and then she was ready to be given a mission.

@@ncard00One of Azula's friends tells her that she's perfect, and Azula replies that that's not good enough, so that should tell you something right there!

@@user-gi8pk9uc7qyeah I think this version of Azula seems a bit different from the azula from the animation. In that scene I would’ve thought she’d say something in the lines of “Ty Lee, you are so right, I am perfect. Thank you”, while flicking her hair and looking away as if she’d expect Ty Lee to say that.

@@tonesgaming1012 Yeah, well, she's not Grey what's-her-name!

The Netflix show doesn’t show that

pero es arrogante, no tanto como en la serie pero es porque aún está tratando de ser perfecta, y lo logra y se lo demuestra a Ozai, la manda a conquistar Omashu y eso le sube el ego lo suficiente para ver a la Azula del libro 2 en la segunda temporada

Faxxxxxx

I feel like what we saw on season 1 is the beginning of it, only real fans know that she, like zuko, was only chasing for her father's approval as well. Only she broke because of it

That's Azula before book 2

Yeah she is different. Orange flames. And Ozai seems to actually have a desire for Zuko to be a worthy heir to at least some degree.

Exactly and the thing is, Azula was introduced as she was and I loved her from the get go, now seeing her motivations just gives her even more depth in a way, don't get me wrong original Azula had plenty of depth but seeing that even her, the perfect prodigy, had to work her but off to be taken seriously gives a whole new perspective to the character that is possibly my favourite character in the original series since I was a child

​@@diogovitor6299But we can see in flashbacks in the animated series that she was always unhinged. Always how she was in season 2. Remember her taunting if Zuko "Dad's going to kill you! No, really, he is." And her psychopathic behavior towards the turtle ducks. I understand this is their own take on the series, but I'm seeing why the original creators left for the creative differences.

Indeed these people are mean

@@YoungProfessorUtonium She’s still a psycho in this one, she enjoys seeing people burn and she would’ve killed one of her teachers if Mai hadn’t stopped her

Yes,only saw her brefily in season 1 of the cartoon so we have no idea what she was up to during that time,now in the live action we get to see that,it is hopefully building up to Azula growing to be more like her animated counterpart in season 2.

She was saved for season 2 for a reason zhao and zuko were supposed to be the main threats of book one

so what? They do not have to match everything. it is called laying ground you idiotic retard@@kei7540

lol i bet it will feel forced

@@kei7540 and they still were, Azula was not a threat to the GAANG at all during this season. I don’t where y’all be getting these complaints from.

@@jacobmiller2663 putting Azula on the show before she is a threat just waters down her character

Of all the changes the reboot made, Azula was the best. There’s no way someone like Azula would spend a whole season doing nothing, so having her work behind the scenes actually was perfect for her character.

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How can people love evil characters, no matter how well-written they are? For me, the world "love" is just unapplicable to such cases.

@@JohnDoe-il4dz Because they tend to be more interesting than heroes, it's just fiction man, they don't harm anyone, so it's normal that we like more interesting characters that aren't typical protagonists, since I'm the good guy and I do good things all the time, I like them. sacrifice for humanity and stuff, villains have more personality and authors can give them more realistic personalities, although this is not always the case, I mean, look at Thanos from the MCU or Arthas from Warcraft 3 (WoW doesn't count).

@@cirokistermann7834 , fictional or not, a bad person is a bad person. If one doesn't like bad people irl, I don't see how it's possible to like the exact same traits & behavior in fiction. It's like... imagine a person who hates spiders irl but loves watching videos of them. It's absurd.

@@JohnDoe-il4dz A spider or any bug or animal is not the same, most dislike its appearance, a villain is generally humanoid, so unless it is very ugly that usually does not affect it. Afterwards it depends on their personality and thoughts, or sympathy, although some only like them for being sexy or cool, whether they are men or women. An example would be Dr. Frieza from Batman, he is only a villain because he only wants to revive his wife, no matter the cost and that is the quickest way. Azula, for example, is sexy, cool, and you sympathize with her since she was raised by a guy who wanted the best heir, so he made them grow up in a hyper-competitive environment with her brother, plus their mother only paid attention to Zuko. Or you can just be Mrs. Dimitrescu and be an elegant and mega sexy 3 meter tall MILF.

@@cirokistermann7834 , appearance - fine. Imagine a person who hates people who litter irl and yet loves a character who constantly litters in a movie. It's absurd. Or can't stand corrupt cops and yet loves a corrupt cop character. Like....waaat?

You don't have to like the show, but shaming their appearances is just mean.🙄 Also, Asian women tend to have round faces.

thickass

Yeah, but that’s the message of the story, that honor and hard work beats out tyranny and natural talent, which isn’t always true, the hard work beats talent part, but still, you get the point,

Yeah, but the worst was excluding Aang trying to learn firebending from Jon Jon, hurting Katara, and fighting Zhao, without firing a single blow. The impatience when trying to learn firebending and hurting Katara is such an important moment for Aang, that they shouldn’t have left it out. And of course, the agni kai theme never played once.

@@ncard00 True, Aang kept having to learn the same message over and over rather than what he should have been learning.

Also I wish they had given her blue flames.

Its gonna happen, I am willingly optimistic that the writer of this show would not miss such a juicy development, it will happen. The event arrangement are clearly not the same, but it's gonna be there. It's an inevitable event, just like azula blue flame being an inevitable. Remember this is session 1, the pace are different now@@ncard00

She only went physco at the end of book 3, and all the scenes here happened during book 1, where we never saw her before, and the actress is much younger than the OG voice actress, and it’s cartoon vs live action.

The actress has a baby face, but I think she conveys Azula's manipulativeness quite well. I thought at first that she was miscast, but her innocent look makes her more dangerous because it catches people off guard. The seeds of insanity are planted and I hope to see her be more unhinged in future seasons.

@@wonderwall62 they are all kids . They are 14

Her being fascinated at people being scorched alive isn't psychopathic enough for you lol?

Well skipped for this live action 😂

Well you should watch the og too. La Azula actually looks 14, but cartoon Azula looks at least 20. Either way, she's 14.

Too soft to be Azula.

Right? And she doesn’t even remotely look like Azula too.. What a mess

@@gwjsbmgood acting can make that voice come to life, she probably never seen avatar or heard azula’s voice

Her and mai looks like appa💀​@@ragnarnyhuis6331

I hope you're not one of those dudes who's opinion would instantly change with a buccal fat removal surgery look

The blue flames do show up - her flames flicker blue suddenly during one of the exercises. I believe they're setting up some new lore about how she acquired the blue flames

And also she doesn’t even remotely look like Azula

The original did have an empathetic side just later on in the show now she’s just acting like zuko and it gets rid of the fun character interaction they had together and it’s also what made the finale fight between them so good

@@turtleboi1547 That’s what I come to realization that everything Azula and Zonai have done was to win their father’s love and approval. But Ozai is not the fatherly kind of person since he sees his children as nothing but prodigies that shouldn’t be treated with love. Hope she gets redemption arc in this adaptation.

@@turtleboi1547 She's not acting like Zuko here, though. Neither of them are. They're more defiant to Ozai, who in the animated series didn't have any serious backlash, and was able to manipulate them flawlessly. Here, both of them fight back against him. It's possible they either give her a redemption arc or make her take over as the main villain halfway through the series, but at the same time it does give Ozai moments to showcase his own personality. I did notice that Ozai was proud more than angry at Azula when she suggested he unleash her to let her hunt down Zuko, and even when she used lightning.

@@turtleboi1547 exactly. I feel like Azula shouldn’t be relatable. Some people are just bad not every one has to be a sympathetic villain

@@korsekil azula not acting like ozai ruins her character in my opinion, we get to see how his abuse effected both of his children and they were both different, she almost wanted to be like him ( in the way he ruled)she just knew to behave and do what he ask so she could get ahead, it just doesn’t make sense she saw what happened to zuko why would she act a fool? also I enjoyed how they made it seem like she was just a generic villain but failed later on and had cracks in her personality and breakdowns it helped make her more than a generic villain. It’s probably too early to get upset so I’ll stay optimistic but why try to fix what isn’t broken?

Dude the kids from harry potter movies did amazing acting. The first 3 hp movies they were so young!

You are a clown then

because you are a retard. She is gonna have a progression as a character. She won't just reach there in season 1. And the actress was great.

its the writing they wont change it

Yes she only became crazy around the end, but all through out the series, in every scene she's in, she has that commanding presence that will make you either feel fearful or submissive. This actress didnt show any of that.

On contrary, she started slipping because everything went her way. That is when her superiority complex started kicking in. She became more bossy and harsh towards her friends. Thus drove them away to the point they betrayed her. That is when she truly went crazy and started making mistakes.

All of the actors seem really fat faced I’ve noticed. Like they all heavy very very chubby cheeks and very wide faces. Not sure if it’s done intentionally but they look nothing like how they should

The original Azula has pretty much the same sob story as Zuko. The only difference between them is Ozai ignored Zuko until the day he burnt Zuko's face. It's only shown towards the end of book 3 in the og, so it's good they want to show her descent into madness. Book 2 is where you really get to see Azula in action.

@@kaveenasingsandcosplays3441 No sob stories for Azula. She had total control of her emotions until her mental breakdown in book 3.

Azula wasnt like this even when she was a child, netflix did a horrible job on azula

Azula is a girl so she have no balls

yeah she plays her role better then katara

Also the last scene....totally animated Azula vibes

@@happysaiki270the both are good 😮‍💨

At least, she ate well after casting 😅

@@lexiusugrymius9392 His face looks a little fat but his acting is still acceptable.

Also, Azula's and Mai's costumes and hairstyles just don't suit the actresses.

Because she was always insecure LMFAO Azula was a narcissist and psycho and they are probably the most insecure. Thats why she hated everyone that wasn’t her father because he was the one she wanted to be acknowledge by, she felt her very own mother didn’t love her and when zuko won it broker her Azula deep down is a little girl with mommy and daddy issues that was never truly loved or never understood the concept of love like zuko did

@@mineralgrey8332 true, never showed it tho. She later broke because of her minions decided to stand up to her

@@pittayayas don’t matter the watchers could easily see behind the facade. The adaptation was simply more humanized, like Ozai for instance actually shows a twisted way of caring for both his children by making them stronger. Ozai on the show didn’t care whatsoever and was a simply evil conqueror without any source of redeemable qualities nor any sense as to way he was like that. Anime portrays hyperboles and exaggerations, an adaptation needs to follow the blueprint but bring more dimension, connectivity and a bit of realism. Psychos aren’t simply evil mindless power hungry people

@@mineralgrey8332 sorry I didn't read the second comment. Its just not that deep to write a Bible

Or was she? She was always a talented liar. I feel like a lot of ties she used that to hide how she truly felt. She was always obsessed with trying to be perfect. She was always jealous of Zuko and so she kept trying to be better than him.

Chubby bunny

So trash bru they did us dirty

I think they will come the more powerful she gets. We kind of see it happening already.

this show showed us its turning blue when she tried to attack her teacher , but at the second he fire turn blue , mai stops her

We did get a glimpse, I guess they become permanent once she's let loose out of the palace

LOL

Ive been looking for this comment, azula mai and ty lee mustve been hanging around at the buffet season 1.

That’s not who Azula is. This live action is doing the opposite of who she is

@@Drewbreesboss9 Honestly, if anything, live action Azula is LESS subservient to her dad. Here she seems defiant, and her friends even point out that her dad is playing games with her. I mean, defying Ozai's orders AND launching lightning just inches from him? Azula from the animated series wouldn't have dared, at least not this early in the series. But live action Ozai shows admiration for that, so it seems she still is trying to make her father proud.

@@korsekilAzulas been psychotic ever since she was a small child. Remember the flashbacks in the orignal? Guess not. You aren’t even a fan

@@Drewbreesboss9 I think you're too sensitive. This pretty much is Azula and more. Azula has been crazy since she was a kid yes but they are right is saying animated Azula would not have dared to shoot lightning at Ozai. We hardly saw much interaction between them one on one, even in the flashbacks. In the end, when we actually see Azula upset with Ozai for not taking her with him during the arrival of the comet, she throws a temper tantrum like a child. When Ozai raises his voice at her, she quiets herself. Netflix Azula looked like she would fight Ozai If she had to. You can see the desperation within her. She'd do anything to prove herself worthy, even standing up against her own father with action, not just words.

​@@itsjocelynpaduaNope this isn't Azula, just becuz they made a scene where she throws a lightning close to Ozai doesn't make her what Azula really is. The fact that people like the OP is rooting for her already ruins the character Azula. Everyone who watched the real Azula would not root for her, she is set up as ruthless, cunning, Psycothic princess and she gets worse later on In the story. She is set up as someone the watchers of the show would hate.

She ate uncle Iroh! 🤣

The hell are you on about

@@lokimiguel2452she doesn’t look like Azula, but some random square faced asian girl. They did her hair not well, doesn’t suit her face. Hollywood is all about outer appearance, this girl doesn’t fit it: They should have used someone with a more long face. Her acting is good. But she looks like she’s cosplaying as well which is not her fault.

She looked so Azula when she had her evil smile ❤ i think shes perf

@@truehappiness4U there is no teenage girl that looks like the cartoon character or sounds like that. Stop it

@@lokimiguel2452 bruh have you been to Asia? Clearly not. So many Asians who do resemble Azula.

This is just the début 💀💀💀

Azula was and always will be my favorite character

@@smurf1Smurfet me too but i can think of some other actresses to play her this actress seem a little young and doesn’t give me the Azula vibe

@@MayumiC-chan9377 yes. I agree! She didn’t have the same vibe, in fact, at first I didn’t even think it was her at all.

@@smurf1Smurfet i felt like they screwed up when they casted Mai and Ty Lee too. Makes me think they were casting for a live action Turning red. My older brothers and Husband instantly made a comment about me and my 2 best friend Kasumi (perfect for Mai) and Chiharu (perfect for Ty-lee) to play these characters to a T. Casting at netflix is either dead or never seen the animated series.

@@MayumiC-chan9377 for sure. and another thing is, i feel the casting for aang was okay but he wasn’t as good at acting as the actor for let’s say zuko. i think casting for people is dead.

I'm no expert, but I'm wondering if their clothes are making them look chubbier.

@@ryangamble6697 nah. saw their red carpet and interviews. She's definitely too fat for Azula's role.

Yeah, and feel like Azula had to learn lightning bending before her flames turned blue, combined with her conquering Omashu.

I'm honestly sad at how they were only used as people Azula could talk to, they spent the whole season🧍‍♀️🧍‍♀️

We did get a glimpse at it, maybe they thought that now that she's being "unleashed and let loose" she may reach her full potential through blue flames?

That's ridiculous. The span of Book 1 is at best a few months, enough to change a person sure but far from enough to completely change her personality without enduring some super extreme experience. In the animated series we see that she's the same way even as a child. In fact, it's the reason why she eventually became unhinged in book 3; her mother thinking of her as a monster which haunted her after her only two "friends" betrayed her. Besides, Azula was confident, arrogant, intelligent, sharp, calculating etc. A born ruler without a hint of hesitation or uncertainty. She is not unhinged until part 2 of Book 3. Zuko was branded with fire and banished from the fire nation, sent on an impossible mission. Azula was the golden child, a prodigy and Ozai's favourite. She needed to prove nothing and already had his full approval, has been since they were children. I believe Zuko said that Ozai had told him that he was lucky to be born, whereas Azula was born lucky; a clear display of favoritism. Anyways, you don't banish someone, send them on an impossible mission and brand them with a permanent scar in their face if you had any intentions or hopes of having him return as a worthy heir. Only when Azula lied so that he had the 'glory' of not only slaying the Avatar, but also helping Azula conquer Ba Sing Sei, did he force Ozai to acknowledge him. There's absolutely no reason why Azula should feel jealous or inferior to Zuko. The real Azula would not become so emotional, it goes completely against her animated character, not even close. She has been looking down on Zuko since they were children, even emotionally manipulating him with ease. A psychopathic or sociopathic Azula would probably look at him as a toy to play with when she's bored. Azula is way too narcissistic to care in the slightest about Zuko, and we see this in Book 3 when she helped bring him back to the fire nation as the crown prince. Everything is more or less under her control, that's the impression that she gives until she becomes unstable in B3P2, anything less is a complete disgrace to her character.

yeah exactly you don't become a narcissist overnight, she'd have to be like this her entire life, this is just stupid and they are trying to make her seem relatable but it just makes her look pathetic

​@@Sheeya97I'm sorry, but I'm not exactly sure what you're trying to say. Could you please explain in a shorter paragraph? Also, I was just trying to respond to those comments that say they expected to see a crazy and arrogant Azula from the start, which doesn't make sense because Netflix, being Netflix, wanted to change some things and in doing so showed Azula earlier than expected. So they showed her in the past before her original appearance, probably to build character development.

@@ata2697 You're pointing out that this vastly different Azula is only different because this is Book 1 which is before Book 2 where she originally appeared, giving her time to change and develop into the Book 2 Azula. What I am saying is that it is ridiculous to think that Azula's entire personality could change between Book 1 and Book 2, which is supposed to only be a few months at best. Especially when in the animation we have seen that her narcissistic and arrogant personality has been like this from when they were still children, and this is relevant because it is directly related to her becoming unhinged in Part 2 of Book 3. What I'm saying is that this Azula is a complete disaster, and if they somehow managed to turn her into Book 2 Azula from this that it would be completely illogical and is just garbage writing.

@@Sheeya97 What you are saying does make sense, but you can still notice that this azula has some aspects of the original but not as strongly shown. I agree with the bad writing part but I thought their approach to her character made some sense. I mean they are rushing some scenes and so I thought for their adaptation they would probably show different aspects of her while growing up and isn't portrayed as strongly as the og Azula was in the beginning since they are changing quite a number of things. Thank you for clarifying your point 😊.

yes

yes

Are you a virgin who has never seen teenagers

Bad casting?

Bodyshaming isn't fun Zaddy ain't obese tho

not ty lee I think

because their hiring team is a bunch of fat feminists

because they are good actors. You are pathetic body shaming people like that

@@LauraGS564 Why didn't they cast a male to play azula then? Its not about how they look right?