Ok, yes Zuko is literally one of the greatest characters in the history of media. But I feel like because of this, people can sometimes underrate Aang as a character, and the things he goes through. I honestly do think that ATLA is equally about Aang and Zuko. Zuko isn't the 'true main character'. They're equals in the show.

Humor is subjective. I think Zuko and Sakka poking each other is gold.

I can't wait for the next 58 parts of this series! Sarcasm aside, I actually am very excited.

I don't think the light tone of the earlier episodes are a bad thing. I actually think they make the show easier to get into and add more weight to the the later episodes as it puts a really effective emphasis on emotional scenes and events that raise the stakes.

one thing that's made me look at "the warriors of kyoshi" in a new light is thinking about the last time aang had a group react to him being the avatar. the southern water tribe village didn't get much time to react to him being the avatar, rather than an airbender, however, at the southern air temple, aang was shunned by the other kids because of his newform status, so of course all the positive attention he receives from other kids/girls his age because of him being the avatar is going to go to his head a bit. it doesn't fix your issues with the episode, obviously, which is fine, but i do think it's a bit of an interesting level to look at the episode from, in terms of providing more depth to aang and katara's plotpoint, which as you said, is mostly light througout 1x04

There's this episode in the big bang theory where that one guy is called out for his sexism. Instead of thinking about I and apologizing he sulks and the girl apologizes to him. In the end nothing changes. How is it, that a show for children is so much more mature than one for adults? 😔 During the episode with the kiyoshi warriors I was so happy when sokka wholeheartedly and honestly apologized. He started his journey on becoming my favourite character there 😊

Lowart I feel as though, after watching most of your FMA series as well as this, that your emphasis on seriousness might be detracting your ability to either see the purpose in or enjoy the comedy in what you watch. Not that you have to agree with it, just that of you are seeing it you sure aren't addressing it. Much like in fma mangahood and hxh 2011, avatar TLA starts off quite goofy and fun and gradually becomes more serious over time. And each in their own way. Episode 4 highlights Aang's childish way of dealing with his responsibility by turning a serious journey in search of teachers into a fun filled adventure. Effectively, he's ignoring it and trying not to think about it. I agree that there wasn't enough development for Suki or her relationship with Sokka. And as far as the making fun of the dress bit I think that is to say that you can be embarrassed by a uniform's sillyness while taking pride in what it represents. To better point out my feelings on contrasting humor with the seriousness of the situation or certain developments (emotional developments, character developments,or otherwise) I'll bring up hxh's hunter exam arc. While surrounded by death and being threatened by it at every turn there is a consistent sense of humor throughout. And at no point does it feel like the danger isn't real for them. Certainly lessened, but only really for those not paying attention. In reality what this serves to do is hint at later darkness. These contrasts are important as they allow for foreshadowing and a greater intensity in the moments when it changes. Without Puck, a small fairy (techically elf), to add humor you would not feel the poignancy of the depravity in Berserk. This is quite prominent in the early part of the manga of FMA. When it feels mostly like an adventure shonen only to hit you with Nina or Hughs. It turns something that hurts into a gut punch. Essentially, the jokes DO have a purpose beyond just making you laugh. Though I think one of the scenes where Aang is being a goof for attention could have been spent showing Sokka and Suki hanging out while not training. Thus showing their development. Even though I disagree with some of your thoughts I like most of what you have to say. Love your work. Keep it up.

Maybe I'm thinking too deeply about this, but I like the quick romatic developments in Avatar. Without fail such kinds of developments all involved either Sokka or Zuko. Young man of fighting age and with fighting skill, born in a world of conflict, that has not known peace since their great grandparents…….. People like that don't tend to have a long life expectancy. Sukki was a warrior, she knows what war is. Sokka likely was one of the few male warriors her age she has ever met, and she liked him. So why shouldn't she kiss him? After all, there's a real possibility either or both of them would die that day, or if not then, maybe the day after. Yue made perfect sense to me aswell. Sokka was probably the first guy her age that didn't treat her as just a princess. And he was funny and charming in his own way. Then the threat of the fire nation comes to their door. Life becomes uncertain, and bigger romantic risks are taken.

Great vid man. Southern Air Temple is one of my absolute favorites of book one. It subtly but strongly conveys a lot of the themes we see throughout the show from Aang and Zuko. IMO, one of the overlooked episodes of the season. Also love the quote from Katara that helps calm Aang out of the Avatar State: "Aang, I know you're upset. And I know how hard it is to lose the people you love. I went through the same thing when I lost my mom. Monk Gyatso and the other airbenders may be gone, but you still have a family. Sokka and I, we're your family now." It really speaks to Katara's character overall, as well as the family dynamic the gang shows throughout the series. It's demonstrated early and often.

Lowart, are you okay man, lot's of losing the will to live jokes, Great video though

Did you know that originally Momo was supposed to be the reincarnation of Gyatso? Kind of messed up when you think that Aang found his body while chasing Momo.

Now I wonder how your watch of avatar abridged went Sokka: 1 Katara: -4 Iroh: 2000

0:22 Oof. 0:29 Editor, *takes out loaded water gun and points at him* go play Spider-Man. 0:41 It's a new thing called a sleeping bag. 0:48 Holy shit his eyes are pink. 1:01 He's right. Everyone who doesn't have pink eyes is imperfect. *single tear rolls down face* 1:52 That thing that's there for less than a second, is that your doing Editor? Or was it the show (I haven't watched this show in a long time)? 2:50 Your responsibilities can wait. You have Spider-Man to play. 3:04 Oof. 3:16 *puts fist in the air* Ye! 6:07 Your food. I want it. And I shall take it. 8:13 *takes off glasses and squints* You're damn right. 8:46 Me. That's me. 8:56 [insert Senpai notice me meme] 9:18 Don't worry, Editor. You'll find it, eventually. *moves bag containing his will to live behind back* 8:36 FIIIIIIREEEEE!!! HOT HOT!!! 11:14 ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) 15:33 That's what I looked like when I first killed someone......I mean...uh.......I love you, Editor! As always, wonderful video Lowart! EDIT: OH HOLY SHIT I JUST REALIZED THE THING AT 1:52 IS LOSS.

Im rewatching avatar right now

The memes in this episode are top notch. Shoutout to your editor. You’re bending straight fire in these episodes.🔥🔥🔥

1:52 I see what you did there

zuko is one of the most well written characters I've ever watched develop

I cant wait for Viacom to copyright this series just wait

this was great and the realization that you are actually going to talk about all sixty episodes actually fills me with excitement because initially I thought you would skip if you had to but now that I know that you are not kind of gets me even more excited to watch this series cause now I know it will be nice and long and I am so ready for that also that foaming at the mouth bit still makes me laugh way to hard to this day love that bit!

The fact that he’s unpacked so much in just the first few episodes of the series is a testament to the insane once-in-a-generation brilliance of this show

Man I absolutely get what you’re on about with the goofs. I’ve always felt that the show gets much stronger later on when it stops relying to strongly on that kind of humour so much

I’m really looking forward to this entire series. This was one of my favourite series growing up.

The text you added to some pictures made me realize what you said about it trying to be funny in serious moments. Whenever they would pop up my mind straight away went to “stop I’m not here for humor, I’m here for a serious character and scenes breakdown”

This is going to be a long series. I look forward to watching it all. Keep up the good work

Yyyyyyyooooooo!!!!!!!!! My ears!!! Dude, the change in audio destroyed my ears!!! Still, Im loving this

Fun fact: Suki wasn't initially going to become a reoccuring character. However, the creators saw how much the fans liked her and decided to bring her back and eventually make her a part of the main cast. I think that's why her character feels too sparse in the Warriors of Kyoshi episode.

Just realized that aang and zuko both have facial markings that represent his past: aang as air nomad, zuko as fire prince

I think originally Suki wasn't intended to be a recurring character, so because of that it makes sense she doesn't get a lot of development in her first episode.

Weird, I felt the exact opposite way about the sound effect gags. I was just thinking about how well chosen the sounds are. I think it gives the whole show its distinctive character and whimsy.

subbed for this series :) I rewatched avatar for the first time since I was about 8 and I’m obsessed

I love your videos! Idk why but I was so distracted by the jazz music lol

I sensed some of the same issues here, but at different points. For example, I was confused/shocked (in a bad way) when Sokka suddenly humbled himself to the Kyoshi warriors. I also noticed that weird slide effect earlier when they introduce Gram Gram

Love it dude. Subbed! I only just watched this show for the first time ever not even a month ago. i like you missed it when i was kid. i dont know why. it came out right during my age bracket when i was 11. and after watching it for the first time ever and re-watching it twice since then, it's one of my biggest regrets ever. But at the same time, I don't have any nostalgia for it to cloud my judgement when I say this, that Avatar TLA is one of the greatest shows I have ever scene. It's as close to a perfect show as I've ever scene, next to Breaking Bad. But I still wish I could go back in time and watch it as a kid because I know i would probably love it even more, if that's possible.

When Aang found his teacher, his body was in a sea of fire nation armor. Gyatso went out like a fucking boss

I think I like this setup more then the Teen Titans one, I enjoy how you spend more time going more in depth and detail on each individual episode in this series.

I'm stoked to see you cover all the episodes if you're gonna do that haha

I think the gags you pointed out actually work very well with the story, reminding us they are still kids. Also, I don't think it takes away too much of the seriousness, but that could just be a personal thing.

You're getting way better in presentation now. You still have the same calm tone, but it's more engaging than before. Glad I subbed back during the Teen Titans series.

I took my time to read all the notes in the video and most of them say smth like me searching for a meaning in life or me vs responsibilities. Now I don't think that you are having an existential crisis but I wanted to let you know that I appreciate the videos you are making, great analysis you and your life has a meaning at least to me. My... that was overly dramatic :D

Despite the episodes failings, the dynamic between Sokka and Suki that gets established here and Sokkas overall arc are honestly one of my favorite things about the show. Suki is such an awesome character, and Sokka becomes one partially through her help and the help of the other Kiyoshi warriors. I also love the asthetics in their uniform and the overall icronography of the island.

I'm glad I am not the only one who had a problem with the kiss at the end. I mentioned this in my comment on your last video, so I won't go into too much here, but that kiss shows one of my biggest problems with avatar; the lack of development for its romantic relationships. This is one of the aspects I think truly was designed just for children, and doesn't reach all ages like many other things in the show do. Also, I'm glad that you're doing two episodes per video! It must be easier for you to work on, and I think a shorter video leads to higher quality in the end.

your editor really is just the best

All right, so I agree with most of your criticism and what I say does not detract from your criticism, but only to provide context for the reason why it happened. Suki in the first season was originally meant to be a one time character and not planned to return in the later seasons, so she was written as such. However, due to fan popularity, she returned in later seasons. The underdevelopment came because the writers did not intend for her to return.

This was very well put together. Cant wait for when you cover the storm

One thing about the stick poking scene with Zuko i took it as something interesting but i don't know if I'm just looking too deep into it Zuko clearly has the physical and bending capabilities to defeat Sokka and seriously hurt people, but he chooses not to. When a "warrior" of a foreign land charges at him, he chooses to disarm (and mildly humiliate) him instead. That could be an early subtle hint about his character, the part that doesn't want to hurt anyone he doesn't have to, especially if he can avoid it.

In case you guys missed it Lowart play's Stephen karl Stephenson's last song 6:40 he plays another song over it so it may sound a bit hard to hear

I agree with all the parallelism you mentioned about Aang and Zuko, but on the bonus disk for ATLA Book 3, Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko stated that they think of Katara as the deuteragonist of the series, as well as the "person the story is being told through".

In Aang's defense, that jab about the dress is a nice case of irony since it's a similar attitude to the one he had towards the Kyoshi Warriors before he learned more about them (albeit with a more goofy tone).

Youre doing a great job with delivering your script. Ive noticed a choppy delivery in other vids but in this one youre doing great!

Awww the quick cuts are so much better than last video

Zuko AKA The true main character. ;)

I can't wait for you to touch on the episode where his dad goes to war. That's my favorite episode for Sokka's development

damn youtube was not notificating me of your videos... i just saw that you made a ton of videos i didnt watch... e_e well, at least i can watch them now

That thumbnail is amazing i remember that episode

Also love the idea that emphasis on the self is destructive

When you have the audio up for the last video and autoplay hits your ears like a brick

Uncle Iroh didn’t give Zuko the compliment he wanted, instead said something about food

This is really well made. Well done tp you good sir

This was such a well done episode, man! I hope classes are going well!

I like to think of ep.4 as kind of a breather episode. Ep. 1, 2, and 3 leaned a little more on the serious side, interspersed with comedy. Ep.4 kind of serves to set the style of the comedy for the rest of the series. As far as Suki and Sokka, I actually think it was handled pretty well. People who encounter dangerous situations or combat frequently tend to live a little harder and faster than peaceful civilians. Speaking from personal experience, exposure to a lot of violence ages a person quickly, and a person becomes quicker to push the envelope on certain things. Suki's peck on the cheek is flirtatious rather than anything more serious, and I do think it was more a "moral of the story" moment, namely that girls can do anything boys can.(As an aside, there's also a pretty even mix of Male/Female antagonists going after the Gaang.) Within the context of the whole series, or at least the first season, ep.4 achieves what it set out to do, and was entertaining if nothing else. If nothing else, at least its no "Great Divide."

There's also that while Aang is returning home, Zuko is reminded that he is unable to do so because of his banishment.

Loving this series I really thought I would get bored of your voice (nothing personal just found it monotone in the beginning) but I find your voice quite relaxing 😌 now

Hey, guys, so this editing style is still kinda new to me since it's using images instead of video clips so if you guys could tell me where I can improve and make these more entertaining for you that would be very much appreciated :)

Damn man, you hit 32k subscribers! I'm so happy for you, your reviews are some of the best out there. I'm also really glad you're a comparison on Teen Titans, and Avatar, both of which I love. I gotta ask though, when will you make another FMA comparison video? Or will you go back to it after finishing Avatar?

The Avatar Train continues to chug along. These little meme edits make me want to watch the screen, even though I primarily just listened to these vids, though. Not necessarily bad tbh.

I love that you are willing to actually, unapologetically, critique Avatar. So much ATLA analyses either exclusively praise it through the roof, or make a million disclaimers about how they still love the almost-perfection of ATLA despite making their tiny, tiny criticism. I love ATLA, and I'm glad to find someone pointing out things that weren't perfect, and who has original things to say.

As much as I enjoy Avatar, I totally agree that having humor undercut serious development can often take me out of a story, its sort of one of the primary reasons I prefer F.M.A 2003 over F.M.A Brotherhood, because the humor didn't clash with the serious moments of the story as often.

Just a note on your idea of developing the relationship between Sokka and Tsuki. The Warriors of Kyoshi were not originally meant to return. They became recurring characters because of popular opinion among fans and the writing staff.

just got to point out something that I don't think i've ever seen mentioned by reviews of ATLA which I find weird. I'll also preface it by saying that I consider ATLA a masterpiece, one of my favourite tv shows of all time in fact. the thing in question is the massive inconsistencies in artstyle from episode to episode when switching between the show's two studios. For those not in the know, the animation of ATLA was rotated episode by episode between two studios, JM Animation, a Korean studio that would later partially reform into Studio Mir (responsible for Legend of Korra and Voltron Legendary Defender) and DR Movie a japanese studio known more for doing supplementary work to support larger studios such as Pierrot and Madhouse) While DR movie do an excellent job with action sequences throughout the series, such as Zuko's Agni Kai with Zhao, The Blue Spirit episode, and the battle with the Drill at Ba Sing Se's walls. their ability to draw the characters outside of the action is somewhat more... suspect... with eyes that sometimes shift towards bug like, odd jaw structure, less detail on facial features such as the nose and brow, no shoulder structure to speak of. and a general lack of attention paid to staying on model. look at the difference between Sokka and Katara's faces at 2:21 (a screenshot taken from the first episode produced by JM Animation) and their faces at 2:39 and 2:42 this wouldn't be that bad by itself, but it's part of a a larger problem, while that screenshot of JM can be used as a good example of how JM generally draws these characters, the two DR Movie screenshots absolutely cannot... the characters faces morph in composition quite drastically, sometimes looking like a completely different face in subsequent shots., 4:18 is a great example. is it just me, or does that look more like Katara's face drawn on Aang? all in all, it's something of a distraction, nowhere near enough to spoil the series, but definitely enough to remark upon. maybe I just notice it more because I vastly prefer JM's artstyle to any of DR's... 57 or so of them.

If you do an analysis of every episode or two like this, I will watch and like every one. If you go beyond five, I’ll support you on Patreon to keep going.

You know though I do appreciate your analysis of ang and katara in ep. 4 I tend to think that there is a bit of a, chosen one/being famous inflating the head, and seeing, how literally, trying to keep that almost bragging nature to either keep or inflate the head more leads to disaster, and katara representing a family member watching this occur, and in the end saving Ang from his over bloated ego with her own skill and humility. As with pacing and ur issue with humor, I can see where this is coming from, but in my opinion some humor to lighten a very serious mood does wonders to keep the viewer attracted instead of either 1 getting bored or 2 just getting overloaded with a too serious outlook: a perfect example is during ep. 2 with those funny sound effects 1st when the tribes lone warrior gets his but kicked, and now the entirety of a people is exposed, then ang showing up and trips Zuko, and then at the end when Soka does the same thing to Zuko, can say that he's a quick learner and is a point of great fun to break up the action/The Avatar state powers. If you want to see another example watch Gravity Falls episode "The bunker" and Sues's reaction after the main character witness a reaction of his own death. He'll Gravity falls is pretty much the epitome of at least of this technique done very well to lighten some downright horrible and terrifying things in a wierd world.

Dude, are you going to do like 2 episodes a time? Man you are going in deeeeeep!

I liked how they brushed off such a serious moment only because I feel like that's how it is in real life. You learn about yourself and you accept yourself, quite commonly right away you'll be expected to laugh it off. Sokka is a sort of ambassador for real life and reasoning throughout the series albeit in a comedic way. I thought it was fitting and charming to have the short arc end that way. That's just my opinion though :3 I also understand why it would be annoying. I'm only trying to point it out because like, IF I HAD A DOLLAR FOR every time I HAD A REALLY DEFINING MOMENT AND SOMEONE RUINED IT TO POKE FUN... I'd have enough money to afford the therapy that would have prevented me from writing that last bit in all caps tbh aha.

I absolutely love all the random memes you add throughout this. It's honestly amazing xD

i like hearing your commentary - i liked your teen titans videos and so far i really like your avatar ones... any chance youd wanna do three eps a video though... ^^;;

1:52 the mad man

I love these videos, but i can't wait until we get to the really good stuff in seasons 2 and 3

Aang and Katara are still young, so I think it makes sense that they would have this falling out. We already know Aang likes Katara, but as a young boy, he likes the attention from other girls, too. She was also preoccupied in the beginning, so he turns his attention elsewhere And I think the moment Aang saying "nice dress" shows that Sokka's self-consciousness will take a while to be subverted. Sukie's empowering words beforehand were nice, but there will be people who make fun of you for doing things that are "out of the norm"; whether it's loved ones just teasing you or people who are genuinely disgusted. And that does hurt one's feelings; and that's okay But I do still agree that sometimes, this show's humor can undercut other stuff; another example of Book One being more rough around the edges. But boy do they step it up in Book Two!

I love these videos and I really do enjoy your analysis, I just want to ask why you use images instead of clips as the background footage. I think it could be more visually engaging and provide more information to people who haven't seen the show in a bit. Other than that, great work man!

What always seemed off was why it took this long for Aang's presence to be noticed by the world. He was using the Avatar State a bit before, but no one noticed it then. There doesn't seem to be particularly any explanation for this.

Your channel is gift to my life ❤ amazing as always

I love your editor

"You could shred cheese on these abs." lol

My thoughts on the scene when Saka is in the warriors garb then anag tells him "nice dress". I feel its a moment of Karma, He was looking down on the warriors in that same way, only to accept they are valid fighters and stronger than him, only in the moment to get a small taste of how it feels, even if it was only in jest, i feel it adds to the moment with a "what goes around comes around"

3:00 holy shit at this picture...

I didn't really mind the comedic moments in the more serious scenes, mainly because these comedic scenes usually were on screen for only a few seconds at most.

You called Suki decent important while she made sure Sokka and the other could get out of prison and she saved his and Toph's life in the end. Agree about the underdeveloped thing though and quite much everything else. I think the humor centered scene I dislike the most is when Toph searches with Zuko for Aang, while he is with the lion turtle, and Toph talks to him about her complicated childhood and Zuko just roughly brushes her off. That scene could have made a lot better, getting some bonding over their lives as Rich and (to different degrees) isolated children that did not get enough love from their parents and were undermined by them. Both of them also had great potential that was tried to be taken away by their parents. When I'm talking about parents, of course I don't include Ursa. We don't see Toph opening up that much and easily throughout the show, she really must have felt safe to tell him all that and it must have been really awful for her that he just didn't give a damn

Good Stuff Lowart!

I think the part where aang says "nice dress" is not only meant to be comedic but it is also a way to show saka how much he needs to grow (yes he is wearing the warriors uniform but he is embarrassed at the closest sign of mockery which goes against the pride of wearing it) he is still a man who considers any thing feminine as a negative

One of my favorite book series The Young Samurai, specifically book 4 has our MC taken in by a shinobi village and taught partially by a female warrior. I really wish the introduction of Suki and her role was more like the female character in that book series, cause it's one of my few gripes with TLA.

This will be a ride... nice video anyway

Super loving the series so far! Yeah, Episode 4 suffers a little bit when it comes to tone, though at least with Aang a certain amount of levity does fit with his general approach to life and conflict. I too was wishing that less time was spent on the Aang/Katara conflict, or for that time to have been given a stronger arc. I always prefer characters demonstrating what they have learned and how they have changed rather than just apologizing. Also, the animation is... not my cup of tea in many spots.

Could anyone tell me if Aang used the tail of his glider as a combat tool BEFORE Keoshi Island? If not that's VERY interesting to me because it suggests that he immediately picked up on how useful a fan can be with air bending while using Keoshis fans - and that that part of the story kind of gets over-looked o-o

Whens the new fma vs fmab commig?

you didnt slip that damn meme past me.

This is gonna be a long one if we keep going 2 episodes per video. But I'm down to watch it all

Man I love that KZfaq is so shit that I don't get notified for your videos

This is going to be a very long series.... I love it

I think the Aang and Katara stuff was meant as build up too them Getting together at the End of the Series

Comedy and character building can be mixed and to me, Avatar is the best at it. This is a kids show after all and the comment "Nice dress", does establish a connection with Soaka and Anag. It's something that doesn't really happen a lot in the series. Both characters do end up with good finish, but it feels like they should've had more time to build a friend ship.