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The overall aspect of having the ability to master the elements was something we both found very interesting, and the ferocity of Zuko and the level-headedness of his uncle Iroh was very enjoyable. Anthony and I agreed that the level of comedy was absolutely perfect: you could tell that it was a show made for children, but it didn’t go over the boundary of being “super cheesy”. We thought having a first-time watcher with a superfan would be something awesome.įrom the get-go, we both loved it. My good friend and fellow nerd, Anthony, joined me in this rewatch, and we embarked on the first two episodes.

I posted a little tweet to the Twitterverse to any person who had not experienced the glory that was the Avatar world. I looked no further than my favorite show, but I wasn’t going to do this alone.
#Avatar the last airbender ep 1 y full
I had found the program I was looking for as a child, and I grew up rewatching and adoring every moment, still calling it my favorite show today.įast forward to 2021, lockdown is in full swing and driving everyone insane. At such a young age, I was not only enthralled by the concept of bending the four elements and the overall adventure, but I felt like I was learning along with the other characters, growing up with them and maturing as they did throughout the series. This show ended up becoming my favorite very quickly.

Katara and Sokka from the Southern Water Tribe The show received immense success, garnering 9.2 on IMDb and 97% on Rotten Tomatoes, as well as a massive cult following and an equally successful spin-off show The Legend of Korra. This comes with some challenges as they are chased around the world by angsty Prince Zuko from the Fire Nation, who's set on the task to bring Aang to his father, the Fire Lord. The children decide to team up and help Aang master the elements so he can complete this goal. After finding that Aang is the last Airbender, they also soon discover that he is, in fact, the Avatar, the only one who can stop the war and save the world. The story follows Aang, a twelve-year-old monk, who was discovered in an iceberg by a brother and sister from the Water Tribe, Sokka and Katara. But as tensions rise between the nations and a war begins, the Avatar disappears and isn’t seen for one hundred years. Only one person can control ALL four elements, and this is the Avatar. Most individuals from each nation have the ability to manipulate the element of their nation. In the Avatar universe, the world is split into four nations: the Water Tribe, Earth Kingdom, Air Nomads, and Fire Nation. From the opening credits to the very last words from Zuko as the episode closed, I was HOOKED and ready for more.įor those just hearing about the show, Avatar: The Last Airbender was a Nickelodeon animation created by Bryan Konietzko and Michael Dante DiMartino. Everything I was wanting in a program was right there in front of me. It was shown as something that would truly have me gripped, with fantasy animals, bright colors, comedy, and, of course, the bending. I remember the day clearly, at the age of seven, sitting crossed-legged on the floor in front of the television ready to watch the new show that Nickelodeon had been advertising for the past few weeks: Avatar: The Last Airbender. Although I enjoyed a lot of the shows on the channel, there was never anything that gripped me, piqued my interest, or let my imagination run free.įast forward to 2005. Nickelodeon was my television channel of choice growing up their shows were strange yet always guaranteed a laugh from me. I have always been a person who has marveled in imagination, often wondering as a child whether all that we are seeing on television or in films is fact or fantasy.
