I got 30 minutes in but stopped. Its just lacking the nuance of the animated series. Why is Aang just divulging his self doubts about being the Avatar in the very first episode? That was something that we had to wait until 'The Storm' to find out and even then, he was ashamed to admit it aloud to Katara. Why rush it? The dialogue was very heavy handed and is about as subtle as a tire iron to the head. Dont even get me started on the acting.

WRITING. WRITING. WRITING. Why is it that so many shows have such a tough time with this? If not good writing, then at least make it sound natural! I have no idea how it's possible to have something in production for FOUR YEARS, have the highest Netflix budget ever, and still end up with a script as mediocre as this one is.

How they portrayed bunmi is laughable

I don't understand why there are so many positive reviews. This is literally worse than I thought it would be and I had the lowest of low expectations. Finally an honest review.

Honestly thank you for this because I felt like I was going out of my mind seeing all of the praise for this remake.

I gave up when they did The Cave of Two Lovers and had Katara go in there with SOKKA 😒😒😒

I will FOREVER say this. Animation is just as good as live action. Avatar did not need to be live action; people don't respect animation so they always mess it up when it becomes live action; just watch the show in its original format.

The acting was just a cringe fest it was giving Disney Channel original movie

Amazing how they had a perfect example of everything not to do when adapting this for live action, and they still turned the characters into exposition-spewing robots.

they completely ruined and SABOTAGED Kataras character WTFFFF!!!! Im so annoyed she was my fave take no bullshit characters in the cartoon who is this new character ?? completely reinvented her to be a 1 note random support character

Chile they got ang flying like Zaheer

Katara steering Appa after being acquainted for 2 business minutes was the last straw for me. The script and direction is terrible and I don't foresee the series getting better with everything they've fumbled in the first episode alone. It's visually nice and I think there are great actors in the show but the script, editing and direction destroys any performance on screen. It's such a shame.

I knew it wasnt gonna be great solely based on the Showrunners backhanded comments about the original series. You can tell he viewed animation as the lesser art form. He kept referring to it as a childs cartoon, minimizing character arcs while using content from future seasons to attempt to make the characters more 'fleshed out' like congrats you used plots and character dynamics that werent revealed in the first season and you think that makes your depiction more adult and raw. He implied the creators were just making up shit as they went along but hes relying on material that was created by other men. Its laughable.

Yeah, I was dreading this. Especially the presentation of Katara. She may have been the "team mom" of the group, but she was far more than that, and they even deconstructed the trope itself in the cartoon. It seems like they're going to play it straight here, and that's an insult to the character. No thanks.

"Ya'll did not give a fuck about the show" Preach brother, felt like I was taking crazy pills looking at fan sentiment online.

UPDATE: I finished it last night and what I took away from the series is to write your movie, short film or tv show because there are people out there that’ll heavy support garbage regardless This show is ABSOLUTELY TERRIBLE! I stopped on EP. 5 I will have to ask GOD for the STRENGTH to power through the rest because the moment I saw the owl I was DONE! Over it The acting, pacing, directing, and writing is so damn bad it was laughable! The constant exposition and lack of KEY moments and story arcs omfg Don’t get me wrong it was definitely things I liked the visuals, the bending, some changes in terms of sokka blaming aang for his dad not being there, kyoshi taking over aang on kyoshi island etc. I’m shocked at the mostly positive reviews I am seeing this show is ass!

I don’t get how people can like this show

the word yikes sums up my thoughts on this first episode lmao.

Aang was flying like he was in Neverland he looked stupid asf

I finished watching the show. It might be nice looking show but it’s bad in my opinion. There’s so so so many defects in the story. They keep pushing the story without reason and logic. Lots of things don’t even make sense especially if you’re watching this show only for the first time.

I took the day off and watched the entire series. Almost all the actors are bad, adults included. It's completely rushed. The plot changes in massive ways. The characters are not faithful to the originals, especially Zuko. I was so excited to see the Agni Kai with Zuko and Zhao, but instead they made him RESPECTFUL to Zuko initially? And the worst part is the MENTION of episodes like the canyon crawlers. They could have at least shown snippets, just 3 second flashes to the gaang doing all the stuff background characters were talking about. Can't believe I let myself get excited for so long and waste my day off.

I watched 2 episodes and I liked it thought it was good. The actings is little cheese however.

The acting is what threw me off too hard to watch

once the creators of ATLA left the project, should've seen that coming ngl, but I'll still have to give the show a watch eventually, just can't rn lol

I couldn’t even get through the first episode

Seeing this kid's poorly acting as Aang is like watching baby Tommy Wiseau. 0 talent.

They packed 3 episode sTory arches in the omashu episode it threw me off. Last air bender is what my animation professor used to teach us about A B And C story’s 😅 and aang looks like a bald headed bretman rock 😂

Trim that boys eyebrows 😭 FOR THE LOVE OF GOD PLEASE

Every character just looks at the screen and yaps exposition for 40 minutes straight 🙄🙄

Admiral Zhao sucked and his death, instead of being drowned by the Ocean spirit and refusing Zukos help is instead being burned alive by Iroh???!!!!

why aren't people this harsh on the new super mario bros movie? THAT is something that's NOT GOOD!

Bro it’s impossible to have everything within this condensed form. I’m actually enjoying it and believe they are getting the main parts right

This video had me crying for 20 minutes straight!! 😭😂

Agree 100%. I’ve only seen the first episode as of right now, bout to watch the next but I wanted to look for a video like this cause I need to see someone else say what I was thinking. The writing is so bad. The dialogue is horrible and generic as hell. They try to make everything so intense and there’s no fun light heartedness to anything so far. I really hope the entire season isn’t as bad as this first episode

Anyone saying this dumpster fire is good were not true fans on the animation. There’s this thing called “continuity” that this Netflix series lacks. Like most production studios in this era, they think they can wow the audience with these CGI effects but I’m not impressed. My favorite episode is Aang going to the Temple and meets Roku and has to fight his way out using his avatar State. For them to gloss over that and highlight Kiyoshi instead. BYYYEEEE

Terrible script and acting... bro... completely agree. It's so trash

The main character is Avatar but in the whole series he says I can’t, I don’t know calls the other avatars to fight instead of him, really awful @Netflix 🤢🤢🤢🤢

Finally someone calling it like it is and not pretending.. it wasn't good 😑😐

11:5 appa was frozen next to him when the camera pans u can see his shadow still in the ice

They get a F for EFFORT from me!

Oppa was frozen with aang, thats why the ice cracked in that last part of the scene when kitara and sokka take aang back to the village

NO BREATH AT THE WATER TRIBE LOCATIONS!!!! LMAO Yup I checked out right away

I liked it a lot (and yes I did watch the cartoon series twice, first more than 10 years ago and again recently)

The acting is an atrocity. I stopped at Episode 3

When I tell you this review has me in TEARS!! 😅😅😅 theres too many qoutes in this video I cant lmfao

I agree about the on location scenes. The air nomads temples could have been shot in Tibet, the fire nation in China, the water tribes, Antarctica, and the earth benders in the desserts/north east Africa. Also, they could shoot in New Zealand which has so many terrains!

I'll still say I wished you watched them all but because this review was spot on and hilarious and I would have wanted more of it .

The Appa situation was atrocious. What I like about one of the changes is that they showed how the air nation was taken down as the fire nation took advantage of the extra energy from the comet. I feel that is something that was done well and shows another time the power of the comet was used for conquest.

Suko had the staf because He stole ist Form aang 2 seans prior...

I enjoyed it. Cant wait for season 2

Honestly to me, the best part is the guy that played sokka, he did a great job with what he was given

They crammed so much shit into Omashu. Jet, Bumi, Teo & dad, and secret tunnel hippies just all meet up in one location.

I've never struggled to watch a show so much 🤦🏾‍♂️ I'm glad they'll never take the anime away from our hearts❤

Can anyone tell me if Xerexia has good black/dark skin female representing? I'm thinking about buying it.

Surprised you say Sokkas acting was bland, when Katara and Aang have the exact same delivery every. single. line. To me the best actors of the season were Sokka's and Zuko's and the water tribe avatar. And this isn't to say that their writing wasn't shit, it was, but they actually added nuances to their performances with emotional depths. I don't blame the actors for this though, they're young, I blame the directors for letting them give every line the same boring ass wooden delivery that made me dissociate every time they opened their mouth

Interesting. Most people who didn't like it watched only the first episode. The worst one lol First episode has so much exposition is crazy

Guys those who just stopped after Ep 1. just don't stop watching, I know how they made Aang fly with his Air Bender in the first ep. but he doesn't even do that next eps anymore and just uses his kite or whatever how he uses his kite to fly.

Wow replaced roku with kiyoshi. Chubby azula, chubby mai, chubby Tai lee got me. I stopped watching midway through the second episode. I was hoping to hear zuko yell out honor 20 times. That didn't happen

well i was very drunk while watching and enjoyed it. Not sure if I'll go back to watch while sober though.

I’ve been waiting for your take 😂

It feels like a barely better amazon rings of power.

It is just plain to see that the show runners had no respect for the show and they were not true fans. $15milliom dollars per episode only for it to end in mess.

lol yeah they said it was a surprise attack in the cartoon

You better than me Adrian cause I only saw a few clips on social media that pissed me all the way off & that was all my Black self could handle. Also to all the ppl being like “oh it’s good if you ignore the original & stop comparing it. If you make a direct adaptation of a book/video game/movie/etc. into another form of media & the only way to enjoy it is to act like it’s a standalone unique thing, that ain’t the win you think it is. Like if Netflix & the showrunners for this adaptation had been upfront WAY earlier, maybe I’d be less critical. But they waited too long before saying that ol dumbass “it’s a remix not a cover” statement about the changes.

I don't remember very well the "anime"/cartoon...but why "everybody" calls a 8-9yo a coward???!

Totally Agree. This is a PARODY At least during the play in the original cartoon the writers emphasized & highlighted ESTABLISHED characterization of Each character. This terrible remake is soulless full of empty plot points w absolutely no heart or soul. And HONOR? What’s that! How’s that important! Strait up INSULTING! A full season in WITH NO ESTABLISHED THEME?! I’d be furious if I’d been the original writers! To be forced to witness the MESS they’ve made of WELL WRITTEN CHARACTERS has to be the eighth circle of hell. Respecting the source material is not filling the plot w MEMBER-BERRIES! I’m offended they try to pass off these hacks as the Avatar characters.

The water bending is fuckin terrible tho..

638 LIKES AND 683 COMMENTS?????

I have not seen the anime and I knew nothing about Avatar before watching this. I think the Netflix live action is very very good. I will watch the anime now that I've seen the live action.

I enjoyed it! Cried a lot over the bond between Zuko and Iroh and the same with Aang and Gyatso. Do I think some of the scenes were rushed and was there a lot of plot armor? Yes. Will I watch season 2? Yes. Do I think Princess Yue’s wig was terrible? Yes.

I didn't like the first episode either 😂

You should watch the whole series before giving a full review but hey that’s your opinion …

That's by far the best review out there. Please review all the other episodes aswell. As a die hard fan I can't stand the positive reviews, that show is such garbage.

This is my first view of anything Avatar Adrian, & I am instantly hooked! Hearing the creators walked out & seeing the trailers told me all I needed to know. Strangely, other reactors seem terribly solicitous about this show. One even appeared to "shush" & drown out their own spouse when she cackled at the stupidity of the dialogue & delivery. Husband then went on to make a totally uncharacteristic, long, impassioned speech about how great the episode was (Which the wife questioned -- "What is this? Where is THIS coming from?" -- & was again talked over.) So, more balanced reactors (as opposed to the ClickHate channels), are handling this with kid gloves. Hearing Avatar Adrian was like clearing away the cobwebs. The adoration for the original show is clear & the criticisms are honest and on point. I'm sorry for Avatar Adrian's blood pressure, but the righteous indignation gave me life. 😂😂😂 That said, I would adore if Avatar Adrian would suffer for art just one more time & review episode 2. I need AA's take on all things Kyoshi. 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

looks like one of the meme african action movies from yt.

Bro your feedback and criticism is the same way i felt... on the spot...

Girl watch ep 2 if not for kioshi

Yes I gave up after episode1. And those who are giving it 10/10 are paid reviews

Well I enjoyed the series

it was exactly as bad as I thought it would be

This is the worst review lol

It was good to me, cant wait for season 2 and 3

We DONT CARE!!! Your opinions don’t move the world

It was good everyone should admit it

The acting is kind of cringe during some parts , the way they deliver the lines . But there were some high moments for me , especially in episode 2

I agree all that clunky exposition in the first 25 minutes completely took me out of it definitely giving screenplay vibes. The acting is not good constantly seeing the actors wheels turning in their head trying to make emotion come out. They’re always standing around waiting for the next line, it’s textbook like freshman year screen writing 1 oh1 level mess ups. It’s very frustrating not to mention. I don’t like the casting either. I don’t like the character of Aang in this adaptation he’s not charming like boyish or gleeful at all he precocious in a way that’s annoying and he has this thing that could be just a speech impediment, but it makes a lot of the lines fumble plus, I am not happy that Katara is not a dark skin Asian woman like where is the dark skin Asian representation honestly the whole thing could’ve been more Asian no East Asian music it’s just too westernize for me but what did I expect from Netflix, no emphasis on him being a monk no emphasis on spirituality. It’s just nothing.

Showrunners have zero respect for the original show and creators... It's disgusting 🤮

Its almost like they had a checklist of moments so they can say look we did all the things. Also cartoon humor doesn't trans late into live action

Huh. I thought it was great🤷🏾

You deserve a follow for how you just preached

if you're gonna have the nerve as a company (as netflix) to see the creators of the original cartoon walk away from your project and still have the arrogance to go through with it, it better be the best piece of media that has ever graced our f**king screens... it better be the most iconic that we've ever seen... the cartoon was groundbreaking when it comes to cartoons... this should have been groundbreaking when it comes to live action... and i'm grading y'all really hard because y'all pissed in the original creators' faces... I'm grading y'all extra hard... And babe this was fucking garbage... felt like a stage play with very bad actors -Avatar Adrian

Yes I will agree that not everything needs to be live action some of the episodes yes they have their doll moments that they don't have that same animated sparked wood yes when you do animated to live action that will be some things that are lost in translation , but I will say this there is I think one or two episodes that kind of touches on some story lines from the animated that I didn't appreciate like how zuku got his burned eye the live action kills more into it like you actually see what happens The animated does touch on it I don't know if they go fool into death like that you show the fighting scenes but I actually do appreciate the live action actually going one death in it and there's some more background to how he got his crew which I do appreciate that , and just like one piece yes you're not able to adapt almost the whole book in just a couple episodes so yes it does feel like a lot of the episodes fell smushed in and writing kind of felt a bit weird but again it's to each his own a lot of people will like the live action and there are some who will hate it but we still have the original one to enjoy

So real on the flying part

The first few episodes drag a little bit, however the other half of the season is actually very good. There are some questionable changes, and the pacing isn’t the best. But there are also ones I quite liked. People crap on it because it is a remake of a masterpiece. It’s lightyears ahead of the first remake, and I actually enjoyed it. I believe it’s was worth watching. And funnily enough, I am quite exited for the next season. (If it will come, JK Netflix) It has a little soul, it’s worth a watch if you have the time and patience to sit trough the first episodes.

12:37 man it gets worse after the first ep

Caricatures of characters is exactly what it's giving and i wont be watching either. What confirmed it for me that it was bad was when i saw how ridiculous king bumi looked. Cosplay looking asses lol. And i so agree that they be having too much money to be just filming in a studio. It looks so cheap it's hard to take seriously. Apa not being frozen with Ang makes absolutely no sense. We've already suffered a poor attempt from shayamalan. Id think someone making a second attempt would at least try to do better lol. But it seems netflix just wants as much content cranked out as possible no matter the quality.

I finished the season and it gets better. It’s definitely rough at the start. Waterbending looks horrible and the kids acting is sub par. It’s definitely a 6/10

I like it but im also not one of those who can rewatch a show and see the same shit 100 times so i like the bending the way theres more details the bending

Alot of people ive commented on saying "no wonder why the creators left" have said the OG creators were going to "ruin" it by changing things...... Make it make sense.... they are singlehandedly the reason why this show and fandom exist.... Netflix changed things and got it WRONG. I like the show don't get me wrong. but people saying the OG creators didn't have the "vision" Fkin kills me.... they made the show. They probably were going along with some of these changes yet were trying to piece it together to make it work. Katara and sokka in the cave in omashu in season 1? thats a season 2 episode and obviously is important to the kataang story arc. Bumi admitting that he's bumi right off the bat without adding the suspension that aang doesn't know who he is. theres a whole bunch of dialoge that feels off. You need to know the cartoon to appreciate the dialoge.... people watching it without the context of the animation would likely see it all as rushed. azula and ozai in season 1 like bruh, we get it... you need to introduce some things to get the story moving.... but you could have done the entire season 1 with all the stops and stories along the way without rushing the main plot. The only reason its good, is because the movie was so bad.... we've seen how bad it can be, and just accept that it isnt as bad as that. Sokka (like i knew he would be) is now just comedic relief.... there is no learning how to be a warrior or how to respect women.... he just is those things already. The first episode won't make you like it.... the other 7 makes it an entirely different show, its not bad.... but its not ATLA as we know it to be. wasnt expecting it to be.... but to put katara and sokka the the secret tunnel is where I knew it was going to be entirely different. what is aang gonna do when he goes to the guru ? unblock his love for who? he isn't interested in katara, well at least it doesn't seem like it. they can still make it work. It's probably the best live action we will get out of this animation....

the og creators argument is sooo tired. 😂