Is ATLA as great as I remember it? No...it’s even better.

Avatar is proof that just because a show's target audience is children doesn't mean a show should lack depth or quality.

Ok...but did anyone notice? One of the FIRST successful waterbending moves Katara does in the first episode is freeze those 2 firenation soldiers on Zuko’s ship before they escape. Even though it was clumsy, she found a way to make it work. And the LAST waterbending move she does also involves freezing. She uses it on Azula during the agni kai fight in one of the last few episodes of the show in order help Zuko, but this time the way she uses it is so much more advanced and creative. It was tricky, but she still found a way to make it work. It’s interesting that she decided to freeze her opponent like she did in the first episode, because it shows how far she’s come in the series as a waterbender and I never noticed it before.

`I know this show is as great as I remember. I'm just here for the ad roll.

Avatar is one of these that isn't as great as we remember. Because as a kid you can't truly appreciate how great this show actually is.

zuko's face is me looking a the video title

I hope this is just 14 minutes and 17 seconds of the word "YEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS"

I swear if this becomes a 20-ish part series you will make my entire life

The answer is no. It's actually better

What's fantastic about ATLA is how people of all ages can appreciate the show on different levels. As kids, we may not truly appreciate or understand just how deep or great something is, but when we grow up a bit and mature, we'll definitely start to see that. So how I see it, it is as great as we remember it, but it gets even better as we grow up.

Imma keep it real with you chief... Yes.

I'm watching Avatar TLA with my friends every weekend and I'm liking it a lot for my first time through. Im pumped for the review

When I saw this video, I made the face Aangs makin. But soon as I saw the "premieres in 20 hrs", my face instantly dissolved into that Zuko face

Going off on how this show exemplifies "show, don't tell," is how we first are introduced to the character of Sokka. His opening lines of dialogue genuinely give away what kind of character he is, or for lack of a better term, wants to be. For instance, when the character says 'it's not getting away from me this time. Watch and learn Katara, this is how you catch a fish." I love it. It perfectly establishes his character as being stubborn ("it's not getting away from me this time"), looking to impress an audience ("watch and learn katar") and as being a bit arrogant ("this is how you catch a fish"). These foundations of his character are only expanded upon from here on out. I can't quite remember a children's cartoon that was able to have this kind of characterization right in his first piece of dialogue; because, this foreshadows Sokka's entire arc throughout the series. His arrogant exterior actually covers up a lot of insecurity about his own self-worth that was bread from being the only "man," left in his village when his father and the other men left for war. There is so much more I could about Sokka and the other characters from this opening episode, but then I'm afraid this paragraph will quickly turn into an essay haha. Anyways, great start of a review for a great series! I look forward to the next part.

even the most subpar episodes (like two? ish)episodes of ATLA are still well written and well directed and entertaining in their own right which is still a lot more than what most shows cartoons or live action can only dream of having.

Man, Avatar: The Last Airbender will forever hold a very special place in my heart. It's just such a joy to watch the characters develop and grow through the series, through their successes and failures. The melody that plays when Aang does something heroic sends chills down my spine to this day

Pheonmal Video. Despite seeing a lot of analysis and vids on Avatar,the things you pointed out to me were still new and fresh which goes to show both the talent of you and the staff behind Avatar. Avatar is one of my favorite shows. I hate how a lot of shows feel the need to be unnecessarily edgy or mature for older audiences. Avatar strikes a perfectly balance,ironically as one of the themes of the entire shows is balance as you pointed out. You have serious if not heartbreaking scenes and episodes like Zuko Alone,The Southern Raiders,The End of Bitter Work,etc. However,you also have Sokka calling a assassin "Sparky Sparky Boom Man" and other such lighthearted whimsical occurrences. I am really curious to see your opinion on the rest of Season 1. While I like Season 1,it definitely felt like the writers were getting there footing for the most part on what they wanted for the show. They did find it on quite a few instances such as the Storm,The Season Opener,The Siege of the North,etc but then they lost it with such things as "The Great Divide". I would rate Season 1 Avatar as a good show with some great episodes,and Seasons 2 and 3 as a amazing show with a once in a blue moon dud.

ps. zuko best character development ever.

Hey there, folks! I didn't know how this new "premiere" feature works so I decided to try it out. Now that I know that it apparently sits in people's sub boxes the whole time, I definitely won't ever be putting such a long wait time again. The most I would do is a couple hours, just so I could chat with you before the video. Anyway, sorry if anything about this "premiere" thing annoys you; now that I know how it works, I can see why it would tick some people off, and as I mentioned I won't be doing such a long wait time ever again.

One of the things I appreciated about your Teen Titans series was your lack of hesitation towards criticizing the show. I found it refreshing to see someone take a serious, critical look at the show beyond any sort of nostalgia or fear of backlash. I hope you're able to continue that going into this as well. AtLA is one of my favorite shows, and I've been outspoken about really appreciating the first episode. However, I personally thought the second episode ended up being a little off tonally. I felt it took a step too far into the realm of comedy, and ended up underplaying potential dramatic beats(specifically in reference to Aang vs Zuko). As for some of your specific points... -I would've liked you to go further into the idea that Sokka, Katara, and Zuko represent the world's perspective on the Avatar. Like, pointing to a group of people who feel the Avatar is more dangerous than helpful, as you say Sokka represents. -"There's room for interpretation, which generally makes us feel closer to the characters and more invested in them. As we're able to guess, just like a person in real life, of their intentions, wants, needs, and motivations". I'm a bit unclear on how this idea works, or if I'm maybe misinterpreting what you mean. While I can see an argument for a mysterious character to be appealing, "closer" wouldn't be the word I use to describe it. I find myself feeling "closer" to characters the more I learn about them, not the opposite. -There are a couple points in the video where you allude to lesser shows employing certain narrative techniques that you don't see in Avatar. Stuff like an inner monologue. Without some type of example, these sort of feel like baseless complaints used to elevate AtLA to a point it may not necessarily deserve. Show don't tell is a fairly known principle that I'd imagine finding in most competent stories, not just great ones. Not to mention the fact that the previously mentioned exposition dump at the beginning of this episode kinda contradicts your praise. All in all, I'm looking forward to this series. I think AtLA is a genuinely great show. But I also feel that fans tend to hyperbolize exactly what is worth praising, and just regard every single frame as literal perfection. Which is something, I think, to be avoided.

Fun fact: For some reason whenever my cat hears Lowart's voice she starts purring *really* loud. So I usually edit his videos while my fiancée is at work so I can play it through speakers and she can relax and purr

Avatar was my childhood. I watched every rerun on Nicktoons as a teenager

Having re-watched this recently, the answer is yes, but I am excited to go on this journey with you to review this amazing series

Loved your Teen Titans 2003 series. Also, really loved Avatar the Last Airbender as a child. So much so that I went back and watched it a few months ago and I was just as much in love as I originally was. The story and the characters are memorable and astonishingly well paced. This isn’t to say it’s perfect. It has faults, and some episodes lack compared to the many amazing ones, but I wouldn’t say there’s a single episode in this series that is bad.

The show was very well planned with tightly knit narrative structure, and satisfying character arcs (Jet and Fire Sage mmmm watchya sayyayay.)

YESSSS

Ugh it will be a long wait but I just can't wait until you get to Toph. I love Toph.

Starting at episode 12, it's better than we remember.

as someone who's watched it every summer since I was 12 (I'm now 17 and turning 18 in February) I can say for certain that it is one of my favorite cartoon's. Also I like ur vids

Yes. Yes it is. Now let's watch Lowart talking about it!

I saw that sneaky boomerang edit!

There's my boy back at it again! Love your work, Lowart :)

Just finished rewatching it - it is!

Check out the cajones on this guy

Now I am glad that I recently bought all three seasons from Target. I liked the Teen Titans reviews, so this will be great. I wonder though: How much money did the Cabbage Merchant lose through three seasons?

I watched this show as it aired with my dad. It was a big bonding thing for us. I rewatched it with my mom and sister just last year, and it absolutely holds up.

After rewatching it over this summer, I can already not only say yes but that I appreciated it even more than I did as a kid.

As I said on the last part of the Teen Titans review, I’m so excited.

Oh Lowart no. I'm going to be obsessed with this for the next several weeks/months until it's over But this opens the way to so many more of these kinds of analyses!!! Codename: Kids Next Door jumps to mind? Code Lyoko, which I never watched, but I think was also a more continuity-based series? ChalkZone? Or even getting into some recent series, like Wander Over Yonder (though that might defeat the purpose of being as great as we remember from when we were kids?) !!!!! DANNY PHANTOM IS AN OPTION TOO?

Looking forward to you going over one of the best character arcs ever put to animation in Zuko's arc

One thing I love that the series premiere hints at is Katara’s inner rage. One of the first big moments for her is her breaking the giant iceberg while ranting about her losses and responsibilities. She’s my favorite character (ever) and I just love how quickly they set up her arc.

From beginning to end The Last Airbender wanted to set out to tell a story, and it did so perfectly. I'm interested to see how you felt about the show.

It's one of the greatest shows of all time. An easy rewatch.

This is ballsy

I am so ready for this. Although, I gave the show a rewatch last year, so I think I already know the answer to the question. 😏

I don't think I could be more excited for this!

I'M SO EXCITED!!!! Finding this video on my notifications list absolutely made my day!!! I can't wait to see your future videos!!!

Reminder Set. 👍

Whoa! You went above and beyond with this in-depth two episode retrospect. This really makes me want to watch the series again. It's been about 10 years for me.

I am so hyped for this series. I really loved how you talked about Teen Titans and I can't wait to see how you talk about avatar!

I have nothing witty or interesting to say. I'm just looking forward to seeing the rest of this series. Love you, mang

I had no idea that this was a feature! Can't wait to watch!

In my language "apa" means "water" and the only reason I didn't watch Avatar as often as others (tho I still watched it quite alot) was because I'd get thirsty lol.

Goodness, I am rewatching the show now because of your series... the last time I watched it was when it first aired, so when I was a kid. And good lord, my perspective has changed. I loved the show then, and still love it now... But I always used to think Katara was the voice of reason; or at least, that's what I remembered. Rewatching it now... she always seems much more unreasonable to me than Sokka. Of course, they make Sokka out to be the clown, but more often than not he's the one who is right and she is the one who is wrong. You're right when you mentioned that Katara is hopeful and that is nice, and you also talked about how they justified Sokka's concerns... But watching it now (started after I watched this video), I didn't realize how much my experience would differ! I get the creators' choice of making him goofy for the sake of the kid perspective (honestly, really cool and smart choice, as kids are less likely to relate to him vs. Katara)... But I feel so bad for him!!! He's almost always right, and I almost always agree with him every time. Katara seems very immature, even if her flexibility and empathy is better. So fun to see this change in my interpretation of the show... Wouldn't have happened without you! I look forward to your future videos!!

Loved this series on the Teen Titans! I'm excited to see this one too!

It’s a good thing I finally decided to rewatch the entirety of A:TLA days before I saw this

Oh gosh so apparently the chat closes on its now after these live stream premiere things :o Sorry about that. Thank you to everyone who came around to watch it though! I hope everyone enjoyed/will enjoy the video ^_^

Let’s go lads!

I'm legit so hyped

I can't wait to hear you talk about Iroh and Zuko's relationship and development. They're some of my favorite characters ever

I cannot wait for this entire series and i really hope you keep this depth for future episodes.

I am constantly amazed by this series! I watched all of the teen titans series and I am sooooo excited for this series! You do an amazing job explaining characters, scenes, character development, animation, fight scenes. Your amazing! These are two of my favorite shows. Thank you so much for your time making these. Hope you see this comment because I really appreciate you and your content. Keep up the amazing work!

I’m catching up on the series yet again and am so happy your channel is covering this! Awesome video! Great narrative structure

I’m so excited to hear your analysis of this series, its one of my all time favs.

Idk why, but the "and who can blame him?" at 5:33 made me laugh. It was like that one otter-penguin was commiserating with Aang. Great video, btw, looking forward to the rest! :) Any and all conversations about ATLA make my heart happy, and I love your insights.

Oh my! I hadn't checked up on your channel for a while but today I get notification that this is out :) Here he we go, tnx!

Dude I revisit this show every half a year at least. I'm pumped for this series of yours and I'm looking forward to any new discussions you could put on the table. :D

I just know that this going to be the best review of the series that i've ever seen!

I turned notifications on in anticipation of this video

Interesting how you made a review of Teen Titans and are following up with Avatar the Last Airbender. Teen Titans was my favourite show but then it was surpassed by Avatar the Last Airbender. I don't watch many shows so it's interesting how you're catering to my interest. I also like the way you analyze things because you aren't too harsh nor are you too tolerant of flaws.

I just rewatched the 1st episode and even it’s easily my twentieth time or more maybe watching it is still exciting and capturing.The story, the music, the jokes everything it’s so refreshing

Like always, I adore your work, the narration is on point, and I can wait to listen to everything you have to say. Keep on doing what you're doing, because is working, I hope that your channel grows as much as it can! Greetings from Chile.

For some reason... I keep rewatching episodes here and there even tho i finished it like 3 times allready. EVERYDAY I keep watching... Im obsessed with it, and love it So SO much. that I just NEED MORE OF IT

I really loved this and it makes me happy to see people still analyzing this amazing show in 2018. Keep up the great work.

Just finished ATLA like a week ago, so excited for this series! Great first vid man, I never even thought about how Katara, Sokka and Zuko reflect how people see Aang. Can't wait to see more!!!

I love this series so much. I just rewatched this series over the course of 3 days and I gotta say. It’s really different when you watch it that consistently. It’s seriously my favorite series

I rewatch ATLA every couple years, it's one of my favorite shows of all time. I enjoy talking about it and listening to people talk about it sooo much! Great video! I will be watching all of this series, as I did for teen titans.

I just finished my third full watch through of the show (I revisit it every few years) and still think it’s fantastic. Probably my favorite show of any kind. I’m well into middle age and I’m looking forward to introducing this show to my nieces and nephew when they are a bit older. For me it’s the perfect balance of fantasy action, drama, silliness, and character study that’s told in a way that’s fun, educational for younger viewers, and genuine. This “cartoon” has fully realized character arcs (even Appa gets an episode to himself) and builds upon itself in each episode and from season to season. Most “adult” live action shows fail at that way more often than not. When people write it off as “just a cartoon” I point out that most cartoons don’t tackle issues like PTSD, war, genocide, parents dealing with the death of a child, critical thinking, sexism, racism, authoritarianism, refugee crisis, platonic and romantic relationships, etc. Uncle Iroh is definitely my favorite character but what I found interesting on this watch through was realizing how important Ozai’s entire family is to the show even though (even in title) its main character is Aang. Aang’s story certainly is compelling and well told but I find Zuko’s redemption from the mental abuse him, his sister, and mother were put through by Fire Lords Ozai and Azulon the most satisfying; along with the tragedy of Azula’s opposite track which leads to failure and a mental breakdown. It really gives the show added weight and connection to the characters that I felt TLOK was lacking (among other issues.) I really enjoyed your thoughts in this first video and will definitely be checking out the rest you post 👍

I rewatch TLA every year or so and it absolutely holds up every time.

I remember catching the beginning of avatar with Katara and Sokka on the canoe and being a bit skeptical of this new show. But by the end I was completely hooked, it is like you said one of the best and most effective introductions to a series. Even more impressive considering how vast and layered the world is in Avatar.

Hopefully each video in this series isn't just going to be 10+ minutes of praise. I was hoping for you to be critical like in the Teen Titans series.

Oh boy. Right after i finished the whole series again. This truly is great timing

I am THRILLED that you are doing this series next. I really really hope you are able to show some animated clips, because some of the dialogue and exchanges the characters have simply can't be summed up, even by you. I'm seriously looking forward to this, thanks again for the quality content my dude :)

man this was so good and worth the wait! we always talk about how good this series is but very few are able to put into words why and on top of that do it cohesively I look forward to future episodes so much Teen Titans was good but I can already tell this is going to be even better keep up the good work buddy cause you are killing right now!

This is a thoroughly enjoyable recap and analysis of the series. The only thing I don't care for is the added memetic captions to a lot of the scenes. They're distracting from your message, and I have to actively ignore them to focus on what you're saying, else I lose your thread as my mind focuses on trying to decipher the captions quickly enough to catch them before they're gone.

New to your videos but I just got through your series on teen titan and can't wait for this one. Solid analysis mixed with mad nostalgia :') you have earned yourself a sub

I'm surprised I hadn't subbed you during the teen titans series review you done. I love the Last Airbender. Its such a great series and looking for to the rest of your explanation :)

it's been so long since I've seen the show

This is pretty cool. How do you think the new premier feature turned out? And honestly, despite you just starting the series, my initial thoughts is that yes it is as great as I remember. And that's just from my recollection of rewatching it last year. I think I've rewatched ATLA at least ten times.

Yes. Yes it is. Next question

I can’t wait to see more! The show is great and your analysis helps me see more of why (and just more in general).

Great video! The first time I watched the show at the age of 13 I don't think I realized just how good this show is. Luckly I rewatched it like 80 times since then. I look at tv shows for kids today, non of them deliver the same energy nor delivers messages about things like war and war politics, racism (in its own beautiful way), diplomacy, sacrifices and "means to an end", self improvement and self discipline, religion (Buddhist and Hindu groups mainly) and I can keep going... And it's so beautifully animated and character development are genious as you said. Anyway, can't wait for the rest of the vids and glad I can see my name on the list at the end!

Amazing analysis of one of my favorite shows of all time. Can’t wait to watch the whole series of videos as you release them!

These videos are so good, man. If I were to write any kind story, I would definitely want to hire you to help with the writing.

As someone who not only watches it every couple of months, I'm also watching it right now for the first time with my dad every night, 1-2 episodes a night. We just watched the Fortuneteller, my dad liked the Zuko twist in the Blue Spirit.

Nearly spit out my drink when I saw your first video on this. ATLA and Lowart: Two legends united at last.

I am so happy you are doing this because there are a ton of complexity with in the characters. I'm super excited to hear about what you have to say about them and your dislikes about the show as well to have a big discussion over. Uncle Iroh tho is my favorite character in the whole thing. UWU

It is far and away my favorite piece of animation of all time. It came on air when I was 10 and it took me away on a fantastic journey.

I so happy that you are making this series, but I can't wait for all the episodes to come out! Edit: Wow, Lowart noticed me!

I remember when it first came out. I was skeptical, so I immediately dismissed it as potentially bad. But then one day for some reason I decided to watch it. The first episode I ever saw was episode 3, the “Southern Air temple”. I was super impressed with Zuko (he became my favorite character). Then I watched the next episode “The Warriors of Kyoshi.” I loved it. This was all in 2005. For some reason I couldn’t watch every episode. I only caught glimpses of a few, but I did see a good majority. Book 2 was incredible, and I couldn’t believe the way it ended. I never got to see Book 3 because it was such a long wait, that I practically thought they were showing new episodes at like 3am or something. It was only about a year in which I saw the entire series, all seasons. And I gotta say, I wish I were back in the early 2000s. It was a perfect era for a childhood. The best, both the time period and this show. I just hope the Netflix adaptation is as good 😅 🌊 ☄️ 🔥 💨