#Atla filler episodes

[zukkaart]

#choose wisely #Atla #avatar the last airbender #sokka #zuko #sokka avatar the last airbender #Katara #aang #toph #Atla filler episodes #filler episodes #Suki #Azula #Ty Lee #Mai #Atla polls #a:tla #aunt wu #piandao #the painted lady #Kyoshi #atla kyoshi #boost this

[beansterpie]

rewatching LoK, i'm being reminded how much I dislike the.... the brothers, mako and bolin, yanno? they're such underwhelming characters on basically every level. it'd almost be impressive if they weren't in every episode and didn't annoy me so much ugh

#bean talking into the void #also this show in general is very flawed lol #cool things about it but the choice to structure it more like a #prestige tv show #as in each season follows One Story #is... i wouldn't say it was a bad choice but i feel like you can see the growing pains #switching over from the episodic structure of ATLA #s1 while flawed is solid #it knows what it's trying to do even if it doesn't always stick the landing #season two feels like a season-long filler episode LMFAO #which is hilarious because a lot of world-building stuff happens #but tonally it's all over the place #serious political plots interspersed with the B Plot following Tenzin and his family #on vacation??? #so fucking random #but anyway back to roasting the brothers #i find bolin just annoying in general his brand of comedy totally doesn't work for me #but at least he has like #a personality that's consistent #mako is sooooooo blah #the writers have no idea what to do with him and he comes across as having a strikingly boring personality #with no defining traits other than being wishy washy (and a boot licker) #it FEELS like he was meant to remind viewers of Zuko #at least in appearance if nothing else #another broody pretty boy to latch onto #but he has literally nothing interesting to actually get invested in #sure he's got his tragic backstory and he's the 'older brother who took care of his younger brother after their parents died' boo hoo #but that's all just exposition and it's barely shown in a way that feels illustrative or emotional in any way that matters #(other than him comforting bolin in s1 after he KISSES THE GIRL HE KNEW BOLIN HAD A CRUSH ON lmfaoooooo) #(what a good big brother lmfao)

[shitpostingkats]

I hope whoever animated this episode knows just how much I appreciate them

#worlds most SHAPED found motorcycle family #lowkey love the cartoony low budget look of 'filler' episodes in animation #yugioh #yugioh 5ds #ygo 5ds #yusei fudo #crow hogan #jack atlas #bruno 5ds

[ploppythespaceship]

One thing I don't get about Netflix ATLA is when people say the adaptation is so much shorter than the original. But the thing is, the total runtimes are about the same. Twenty 20-minute episodes and eight fifty-minute episodes both come to 400 minutes, or about six and a half hours.

If you want to be nitpicky, there are five episodes of the original season one that weren't adapted at all -- "Imprisoned," "The Waterbending Scroll," "The Great Divide," "The Fortuneteller," "Bato of the Water Tribe," and "The Deserter" -- while an episode of season two, "The Cave of Two Lovers," was. So if you adjust the runtime to account for what was directly adapted, the Netflix version is actually an hour longer.

The reason the Netflix version feels so much shorter is because the writers insisted on making it much more serialized and combining all the stories together. The original feels like a series of adventures all woven together to develop these characters and their friendships over time, while the new just feels like some kids who knew each other for a week.

#personal #atla #natla #avatar #the last airbender #avatar: the last airbender #honestly the change from episodic with light serialization to full-on serialization #hurt the series more than the change from animation to live-action did #why are modern showrunners so terrified of filler i do not understand

[zukosdualdao]

i know there’s a lot to be said about the ember island players in general, but the whiplash at the ending is SO intense in such an interesting way. katara brings up the fact that it might not be a good idea to go, but they insist it’ll be fine and even when they’re upset with the performance for the insecurities it brings out, it’s all still very mundane upset.

but in the scene where zuko gets killed by azula, suddenly, everything shifts. they all look HORRIFIED. it is a stark reminder that they are in enemy territory, surrounded by people who would cheer their deaths. i think it’s actually very notable that zuko dies first, too, and that this is what triggers the change in tone, because he is FROM THIS NATION, HE USED TO BE THEIR CROWN PRINCE, and now, because they see him as a traitor, because he is on the other side, his death is something celebrated. if that’s how they think of HIM, what will they do when it’s everyone else’s turn?

the answer: nothing good. people are similarly celebratory when aang dies, and then there’s actor!ozai’s whole big speech about how nothing can stop him now and the fire nation’s glory and burning the world to ash, etc. and once again, just, sheer horror on all of their faces. which, fair! who wouldn’t be horrified in their shoes?

it’s also a reminder to our heroes (and, in fact, to the audience) of how deeply-ingrained the proganda in the fire nation is. because that’s fundamentally what this play is, despite the silly overtones. entertainment isn’t actually the point, even before the ending. it’s a byproduct, certainly, but if you look at how every character and interaction is performed, there’s a very clear intention: make these people look incompetent and ridiculous. why the hell would you want to root for these guys when you could root for the honor and glory of fire nation victory? is the point.

the arts can be used this way, to spread dangerous propaganda that warps information, as much as the lessons we see in a fire nation school aang goes to in “the headband.” there are kids YOUNGER than even aang or toph at this play, all internalizing these messages early. and it’s been this way for a long, long time.

it’s, imho, very important to understand that these are the stakes the characters are ending on before the finale.

#i’m back on my ‘the ember island players disgusies itself as a filler episode’ agenda #atla #team avatar #the ember island players #meta

[thatssroughbuddy]

The thing about The Great Divide is that not only is it a useless episode plot wise but it’s also like. They have Appa. Aang just bought a bison whistle. Appa can literally take everyone out of the canyon so there’s no need for this whole journey

#i’m just saying #not that every episode needs to be useful to the plot but u know what I’m saying #we love a filler episode when it’s GOOD #gaang #avatar #avatar the last airbender #atla #the great divide

[uservaulty]

no pirates episode for us i guess 😭😭😭😭😭

#maybe netflix thought it was a filler part that wasn't worth it to film it idk #but pirate ep was needed to show and remind the audience that katara's character ain't just abt gentle soul/warm heart 24/7 #she's passionate and stubborn; and bc she's young and inexperienced her actions will lead to unexpected consequences SHE HAS TO FACE #like in that episode she was jealous of aang being a fast learner than her; she stole a scroll from pirates and didn't tell no body; #she thought she got away with it until she was caught red-handed like whyyy they skipped this episode they had the budget for everything!!! #personal #atla live action #atla netflix #1x02

[applecherry108]

Guess I’m starting a tag bc I cannot be stopped.

The AGONY of the faint leitmotif of “leaves on the vine” while iroh talks about how he owes Zuko 😭😭😭😭😭😭

#I’m on episode 4 now and GENUINELY do not understand where all the hate is coming from #no it’s not as good as the source material and that’s fine #that doesn’t make it bad #I think theyve made a lot of very smart decisions as far as adaptation goes #like centering multiple plots within Omashu. that’s smart as fuck! #and sure there’s not as much breathing room for filler but the characters?? are still?? having mini side quests??? #ffs TAO is here. that in and of itself is shocking #also they are straight up burning people alive on screen on the regular. #I think this adaptation has already justified itself by casting literal children and just. letting them face the horrors of war #it’s easy to forget how young these characters are when animated but it’s fucking hard NOT to be constantly reminded #when watching actual 12 and 14 year olds. #azula hasn’t done much yet but fuck dude. THATS A CHILD! THATS A MIDDLE SCHOOL CLIQUE! #also maybe I’m overly forgiving of the younger actors being a little stiff and awkward. but like. they’re kids. it’s okay. #apple talks #apple reacts to Netflix atla

[shokuto]

Hear me out. Azula in the spirit temple. Aang is the bridge between the spirit world and the human world. Azula granted him the arguably ultimate spiritual occurrence of his life by making him undergo death itself. Every positive interaction between them is exclusive to atla's comic material. Ergo Aang is going to grant Azula the ultimate spiritual occurrence of her life in turn. Are you getting this

#Hope it's a redemption arc. No one besides atla's original writers room has what it takes to make her an interesting villain #Eh who am I kidding it's probably filler between episodes in the original series #Maybe she'll tease a napolean complex some more and I can get my jokes off #azulaang

[oriocookie]

all my friends do is tell me to consume new media that they know id like

and all i do is say no and cycle through old hyperfixiations

#anyway im half a season through rewatching phineas and ferb hru #before it was lolirock and god damn i forgot how fuckin sick that show was #that show definitely was the precursor to my jatp interest #i watched gravity falls four times while i was sick #for a week #jatp is probably next tho i could end up rewatching rise #if i end up rewatching toh thats good bc i never finished s2 #i could watch milo murphys law again..... #i gotta finish it #i got to my favorite episode and just kept rewatching that one lmaoooo #OH thats right people want me to get into amphibia #theres just so much Filler its a little boring lmao #currently my friends are dying for me to watch arcane dead end paranormal park haikyuu toh #and amphibia #but my brain says #no. watch atla again

[veggyble]

hiking filler episode goes wrong

#this whole thing felt like an atla filler episode 😭 #the sims 4 #ts4 #atwood #gen 2 #amos #rocky #sota #nikolai #rockyposting

[mettywiththenotes]

People who have learned that every single action, line and thought bubble needs to serve the plot - forget that. It doesn't have to. It really doesn't have to. Sometimes you can just have fun with these characters. They can go to fucking McDonald's and they don't have to die, fight each other, hold hands or fight the big bad just for that to happen. They can just hang out

Something horrible can happen to a character and it doesn't have to serve anything but the character's development. There is nothing wrong with that. I mean even THAT can serve the plot in the long run, but it doesn't have to

I PROMISE you, you don't have to fuck around just for plot to happen. Not everything has a big purpose. Sometimes its just about having fun and playing with dolls

#Every Episode/Chapter Of A Series MUST Serve The Plot crowd please be quiet #of course i believe that sometimes a plot is needed to keep things interesting #but if ALL you're looking for is plot and ur pissed about smthg like filler episodes #then idk go watch/read smthg else #go watch atla or smthg #practically every episode has SMTHG going on for the plot so go watch that its good #mettys posts

[aehr-canter]

Tales of Ba Sing Se>>>

#you cant deny this #uncle iroh's part was the ultimate episode #i cried so hard #anime #anime characters #anime charecter #meme #anime memes #atla #toph #katara #avatar the last airbender #sokka #zuko #toph beifong #aang #the gaang #uncle iroh #and the fact that it is supposed to be a filler of some sort like #best filler ever #actually #the only filler i have ever watched #and re-watched #a million times #can u blame me

[rainbow-recipe]

beach day filler episodes need to be brought back because i need to know how my pookies will act when they're at the beach w their gang and so i can see what kinda fits they wear and learn about if they hate the beach or love the beach and see what shenanigans they get into so i can learn a deeper part of their personality and also so they can make me giggle

#beach filler episodes are the absolute best and i wish tv shows had more than just 8 episodes nowadays #atla book 3 #atla #filler episodes

[starz-n-stuff]

Okay so I just managed to finish watching the new live action ATLA series and all I see is people getting mad about changes and this and that but I’m here to talk about my FAVOURITE change made.

The 41st division that Zuko saved being his crew on the ship. I L o v e that to no end. Just the fact that Zuko saved their lives entirely and yeah they’re kinda banished with him but they would be dead otherwise and ahhhh my gods it’s amazing. I think it’s an amazing addition to the story and I’m glad it was put there.

Sure I didn’t agree with some of the other changes but keeping in mind that it’s difficult to adapt cartoon to live action and that a lot of the original episodes when the show was coming out were fillers I think they did well including as much as they could even if it was put in the background. Like that one pub scene you can hear a patron mention that the avatar defeated the canyon crawlers or something along those lines.

Cabbage man was incredible as always 🥬✨

#avatar the last airbender #atla #avatar the legend of aang #live action #live action adaptation #netflix the last airbender #avatar #zuko #prince zuko #changes #41st division addition

[sjbattleangel]

If people talked about ATLA the way they talk about Steven Universe, Star Vs. TLOK and She-Ra.

"So Aang just ran away and froze himself at the bottom of the ocean, leaving innocent people to be conquered by the Fire Nation? What a selfish coward! He has blood on hands!"

"Ugh! The stupid chauvinistic crap Sokka says! The creators are misogynists!."

"Man, Katara is such a Mary Sue! The way she grew into a waterbender was so unrealistic. Bad writing!"

"Toph is blind? But how can we tell? A blind person can never do THAT! Nope, sorry. Not good enough. Doesn't count as real representation."

"Zuko is an irredeemable, imperialist brat, too easily forgiven. He doesn't deserve a redemption arc. He should've been killed at the beginning. The creators clearly have a thing for "Draco In Leather Pants".

"The King of Omashu, Imprisoned, Jet, The Deserter, The Cave Of Two Lovers, Avatar Day, The Tales Of Ba Singh Se, ect. Pointless filler episodes with nothing to add. More examples of sunk-cost fallacy."

"Azula is a powerful young woman who slowly goes insane because Mommy and Daddy didn't love her enough? The creators hate women and want them back in the kitchens!"

"So we're shown that there're innocent people in the Fire Nation who don't support the war yet the Fire Nation are still the bad guys? Trying to earn woke brownie points much?

"Aang doesn't kill the Firelord but drains him of all his powers, ultimately sparing him!?! THE CREATORS ARE FASCIST SYMPATHIZERS!! OFF WITH THEIR HEADS!!!"

#avatar: the last airbender #atla #avatar the last airbender #steven universe #star vs foe #star vs the forces of evil #tlok #the legend of korra #svtfoe #su critical critical #svtfoe critical critical #jokes #double standards #she ra #spop critical critical