Netflix missed the point of Avatar

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Replacing fake sexism with real genuine sexism is like a super high depth social commentary of the last 10 years.

Cant wait for tophs entire character to be about how shes blind and how hard her life is because of it 🥺😢

You didn‘t even get to the part where azula is now written as insecure and „lashing out“ instead of a calculated, cold-blooded and highly competent psychopath …

The fact that the original show runners WERE working on Netflix with it but then left due to creative differences which we clearly see here in this adaptation is extremely sad and upsetting.

Katara being called a “Master” after obtaining 1 water bending scroll and having no training with an actual Master is as Disney/Marvel as you can get.

When execs hear “strong female character,” their only interpretation is “you mean strong like punching, right?”

This show feels like it was written by people who just like reading cool little tidbits on a fan wiki. The characters aren't individuals who go through events and struggle and grow. They're a bulleted list of traits.

When Gran Gran said the name of the 4 elements I literally cringed so much my soul left my body and reached the avatar state.

its interesting how netflix seems to think of animation as mindless and for kids and then goes out of their way to make a mindless version of it... but for adults

As someone who worked in TV development and left because it is run by soul sucking ghouls, I can almost assure you the reason the exposition is so repetitive and ineloquent and the characters are lacking flaws and are flat, is because some dumb executives didn’t understand what they were reading when they got the first draft scripts because they didn’t do their homework by watching the original series and won’t let the creatives cook. In notes sessions, they probably asked a bunch of questions (questions that get answered in time) and wanted to sound smart and like they had good notes so they told the writers to answer them sooner. I’d say you’d be shocked at the lack of media literacy in those rooms, but studios and networks keep churning out shows and movies that are like this, so you already know. The writers strike showed us the state of the industry and how little higher ups value the work of creatives.

Studios are forgetting more and more about “show dont tell” ITS ALL TALKING

this was very effective. literally the moment your video ended i opened my laptop to start watching the animated series for the first time

From the second Aang said "I like to play airball, eat banana cakes & goof off with my friends" I knew we're going to be in for a bucket load of "tell, don't show".

The fact that they felt the need to simplify the plot/exposition of a CHILDREN'S SHOW. Like they literally assume their audience has a shorter attention-span than a 7 year old

The visuals were exactly what I hoped they would be and the rest was exactly what I feared it would be, extremely disappointing

in the Netflix remake of "the emperor's new groove" kuzco is a philanthropic ruler who spends his days working with the peasants & is in the process of dismantling the monarchy when he's turned into a llama. He's the world's nicest guy and they ruined his life for no reason.

Critics: "at least it's better than the movie" Drew: "yeah, I sure hope it does"

A small thing, but the idea that Zuko could beat his father is more insane when you remember that he is a lack luster fire bender. Everyone in his family were better benders then him, his strength was sword fighting.

Also, even though Zuko is the only character they sort of did right in this, they didn't give him enough rage. In the first half of the season the only 2 emotions he shows is anger and annoyance. Right off the bat they showed softness in him, forgetting that in order to have a villain-turned-hero arc, the audience has to believe him as a villain first.