I had a realllllly long flight so I used the time to watch as much of the live action Avatar the Last Airbender show on Netflix as I could and then I finished it at home today and I have some thoughts.
I like it. I think it was a pretty good adaption and I donāt think I mind the differences. Some of the scenes were a little more cgi obvious and some of the acting wasā¦ trying, but overall I did enjoy the experience. Iām interested in seeing where it goes.
I really enjoyed how they made the title screen change to whatever the nation they were in. It was a cool little detail.
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Death Note AU where hbomberguy makes a five hour long video about youtuber Light Yagami that's initially completely unrelated to the murders (Light would probably plagiarize or have really unhinged right-wing political takes if he was on youtube)
but halfway through he reveals that while researching he stumbled upon evidence that Light might be behind the Kira murders, and then spends like fourty minutes explaining the concept of a shinigami, an hour explaining how he thinks Light used one to commit murders, and then another hour explaining Light's ideology and why the concept of criminals being inherently evil is flawed
He finishes the video by addressing Light directly and telling him that he (Hbomberguy) had his name legally changed before uploading the video, to something that only he knows, making it impossible for Light to kill him
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My thoughts as I watched the Percy Jackson and the Olympians season 1 on Disney+
Episode by episode random thoughts below, but overall I loved it. The actors are really good at what they do and I love who they chose as Percy, Annabeth, Grover, Luke, Clarisseā¦ etc.. all of them were fun to watch.
Yeah I was disappointed with the ways many of the scenes were done, but I also donāt think an exact copy of the book would have been relevant now. Itās definitely been adjusted to suit the time period and just because they were changed doesnāt automatically make them all bad changes.
Episode 1:
Theyāve definitely made some changes which is obvious. They always do. But I love Walker as Percy. He does such a good job. āOkayā¦ Why?ā Was hilarious.
Somehow they made Sally even more amazing and her ādeathā even more sad. Though itās an interesting change to make Sally do a lot of what Book Percy did in that fight.
Episode 2:
Luke and Percyās relationship is making whatās coming even worse! The pat on Percyās shoulder when leave Hephaestusā cabin š¢ they are really showing how close Luke made himself to Percy.
Percyās sass! Him during the waiting time of capture the flag was perfect
I kinda wish they had kneeled when he was claimed but meh Iām still good with this.
āI am Sally Jacksonās son!ā
Episode 3:
āOh geez. You seem busy. Iāll come back.ā Poor Percy facing the Oracle
Medusaās place brings up a lot of deep questions. I kinda like the way they took this. Bringing attention to the actual horrifying truth that is the godsā cruel punishments is something I appreciate.
The conversation they have after everything is done was a nice touch. Letting us see them actually talk things out and see the bond slowly forming is amazing.
Episode 4:
The moment Percy changes places with Annabeth was perfectly done. Loved it!
Athena āmy child embarrassed me so she can die for all I careā vs Poseidon ālike hell Iām letting my son die and if that means I make a water tornado to snatch him from the air then I willā
Episode 5:
I love the popping their heads up from behind the concrete when talking to Ares.
Making it modern like Ares starting a fight on Twitter is so cool in a way. Making them ārelevantā to the modern world is such an interesting take. Iām looking forward to seeing if they do it with the others too.
āPush down a flight of stairsā is very suspicious. Thatās exactly what Percy said when choosing Annabeth.
ššPercy is completely on top of this entire park being a creepy ghost place lol though the music break was great
Grover showing off his genius with his flattery of Ares!
Hephaestus changing his mind was good but Annabeth standing up to him (and her mother) was better!!
Grover worked out who stole the bolt?!?!? This would be different than the books, but Iām still willing to see where they go with it.
Though also a thoughtā¦ we are definitely getting a lot more of the gods than the books gave us. Never saw Hephaestus and it seems like we are gonna see Hermes next episode.
Episode 6:
Oh. They were wrong about who did it. Thatās good at least. Figuring it out so early would not have been a good choice.
Annabeth stealing from the god of thieves š even if he let her do it, for those couple of minutes it was hilarious
Santa Monica was more heartbreaking than I thought. Show Percy was really expecting his dad. But the fact he was actually there is something
THEY WERE LATE!! Wow what a change!
4 pearls!!
Episode 7:
The lack of the Crusty fight is actually disappointing honestly
No DOA Recordingā¦ I loved that one. Dead on Arrival was just clever. And no pay raise conversation š¢
āOnly suckers wait in lineā showing your New York City there Percy
Oh no. Now we are down to 3 pearls. Show universe is really out here making Poseidon a better father by actually caring. First he was actually waiting to see Percy and then he gives 4 pearls.
Annabeth isnāt with them anymore š¤ I donāt like that.
āSanctuaryā for just a second I was impressed with Hades then he explained then I realized it was incredibly pragmatic of him.
Wow. I hold no animosity to show Poseidon like I do Book Poseidon. The immediate answer to Sallyā¦ Wow!
I hadnāt really realized I had animosity to book Sally but Show Sally actually did her best to prepare Percy for the world where Book Sally just ignored it.
Woo! Letās go Ares fight!
Episode 8:
And so begins Percyās absolute hate against Ares that even transcends a goddess erasing his memories.
Ares didnāt curse Percy thoughā¦
Yoā¦ Poseidon surrenders for Percy
And Show Zeus is better than Book Zeus at least for now. Heās at least willing to entertain the idea of Kronos rising.
Oh Lukeā¦ I was rightā¦ this was worse than the book
āI didnāt think youād give them to Groverā that is the most heartbreaking line
The mouthing off to Kronos is awesome. Love it āAre you kidding meā he says š
And sadly, but also thankfully, no getting rid of Gabe through Medusaās head by Sally (though still got him lol). Seems like they made him not as abusive on screen as the books showed him to be.
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All of this: yes!
These are just a few reason why I have lost track of how many times I have rewatched it!!
here's are some of my favorite little things from the OP:LA
the fact that they let IƱaki Godoy keep his lil accent even when playing Luffy like i love that so much
THE BOUNTY INTROS!!! i love how they get interacted with, Arlong's one is my favorite so far
Coby's huge bug-like glasses
Zoro's three little earrings ā they look so NICEEEE I WANT THEM
Nojiko. [ā¬
ļø Completely Infatuated]
Sanji being so sweet & kind with Luffy especially
IƱaki's acting oh my god he's so fun to watch and he has such youthful energy that's perfect for Luffy
THE ENTIRE SCENE WHERE ZORO WAKES FROM HIS COMA AND LUFFY CLIMBS ON HIM
Usopp and Nami holding hands for comfort...
The Outfits ā everybody fucking thank the costume department RIGHT NOW AND ON YOUR KNEES
Garp throwing the cannon ball
Mihawk's little head tilts that remind me so much of an actual hawk surveying their surroundings
also Mihawk's speech pattern; i never knew someone could speak cursive
Zeff saying "little eggplant" (derogatory/affectionate)
Garp and Zeff's dinner feeling like old ex-lovers reuniting bitter-sweetly like what the fuck was that vibe and can we get more of that please
Gum Gum Gatling
SANJI CALLING ZORO "MOSSHEAD"
just Sanji's temper in general, he's so funny bc he's genuinely sweet but gets riled up so fast
Usopp accidentally meeting Mihawk š
Luffy's casual touches and complete disregard for personal space
KAYA BEING READY TO SHANK KURO LIKE YOOOO
everyone's genuine confusion/horror/exasperation when it comes to Luffy's antics
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I hope people have something they love, even for a short while, as much as Iāve been loving the One Piece Live Action. It may only be because of my hyper fixation, but the is the third day in a row that Iāve rewatched this show. Even my comfort shows donāt get watched back to back like that. I usually watch one then another and only then go back to the first. I think though, that this is now gonna be added to the list of comfort shows š„°. So even if it is just the fixation, Iām gonna enjoy this for as long as possible!!
(Also, the ending song My Sails Are Set feat AURORA is great)
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