Does Avatar: The Last Airbender get better?

[CyberCubed]

The next episode with that Earth bender held prisoner on the fire nation oil tanker or whatever it was, was OK. Do any of these characters ever come back? Or are they just one-episode characters you never see again? Katara giving a speech about people believing themselves felt like something I've seen before in a dozen other shows.

The next episode with the spirit world was a bit better, until they revealed that giant monster was a panda bear. Aang is also still kinda annoying, I think its honestly his voice and the cueball head of his.

The one character I really like is Zuko's uncle, who seems like a nicely developed character. I don't understand who we're supposed to root for. Some episodes paint the entire fire nation as evil warlords and others paint Zuko/Uncle as good guys and the Earth benders as menacing.

Is the entire fire nation comprised of evil people?

[Leofan26]

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

The next episode with that Earth bender held prisoner on the fire nation oil tanker or whatever it was, was OK. Do any of these characters ever come back? Or are they just one-episode characters you never see again? Katara giving a speech about people believing themselves felt like something I've seen before in a dozen other shows.

The next episode with the spirit world was a bit better, until they revealed that giant monster was a panda bear. Aang is also still kinda annoying, I think its honestly his voice and the cueball head of his.

The one character I really like is Zuko's uncle, who seems like a nicely developed character. I don't understand who we're supposed to root for. Some episodes paint the entire fire nation as evil warlords and others paint Zuko/Uncle as good guys and the Earth benders as menacing.

Is the entire fire nation comprised of evil people?

Woo hoo Cybs, that's the point. You don't know who to root for, not every thing is black and white in the world.

I'll give you an example that you'd be able to understand in, Karai from the turtles series.

You really shouldn't judge a character by the way they look, poor Aang

[MrTMNT2012]

EVERYTHING in these seemingly one-off episodes come back! Don't want to spoil it but they all play a bigger role later...

Glad you took a liking to Uncle Iroh. He and Prince Zuko are my favourite duo characters in any media!

[Redeemer]

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

Yeah I've heard Korra isn't as good, which is a shame because I liked the fact that a female was the lead of that one. I'm not too fond of Aang so far, he reminds me too much of all those silly anime heroes which is what he's based on.

Also can't stand the fact that he's bald, like those bald monks Krillin is based on. I really wish this show wasn't done in anime style but traditional american animation instead, I'm not too fond of imitation anime.

I actually think Legend of Korra is better.

Season 2 is were this series hits its stride, but the middle of season 1 is were it gains its steam keep watching and you will enjoy it.
The show is a little lighter than Korra, but still delivers a solid tone.

[CyberCubed]

That's what I'm noticing about these early Season 1 episodes...they're rather slow. The only thing that's happening is Aang and the group are trying to get to the North Pole, and Zuco and his Uncle are following them in every episode. But they always get sidetracked by whatever village/people they come across.

Its honestly reminding me of Pokemon. Aang and co discover a village/people to help, Zuco and his Uncle are desperately tailing them and are one step behind, and there's some new animal introduced in every episode.

Is the entire show like this or is this only the early season 1 episodes? Please tell me things pick up when they hit the North pole.

[MrTMNT2012]

Lol we have people complaining Avatar is too slow and people complaining Korra is too fast. It will never stop!

But I'd say from Episode 13 onwards is where the show really shines. The way they tied both back-stories was some of the most ingenious writing I've ever seen!

[Peanut]

Typical autistic man child comparing everything to Pokemon. Surprise!

[Prowler]

Why don't you just watch several episodes before judging the show or discuss each episode in a forum or a community for Avatar fans? From the looks of it, you sound like you want to dislike it from the head start. With that kind of attitude no wonder.

And how can you love the Pokémon anime so much when it's been the same thing for over a decade now?

[CyberCubed]

Originally Posted by Prowler

Why don't you just watch several episodes before judging the show or discuss each episode in a forum or a community for Avatar fans? From the looks of it, you sound like you want to dislike it from the head start. With that kind of attitude no wonder.

I'd rather not join any Avatar forums, I tend not to join fandoms when I know little about a series. The only reason I finally started watching this show is seeing the constant praise for it online, and I'm curious to see what the hype was about.

And how can you love the Pokémon anime so much when it's been the same thing for over a decade now?

Pokemon is a guilty pleasure for most people, mainly because of the nostalgia. Obviously if I watched Pokemon now for the first time at my age I probably wouldn't like it.

[Prowler]

Well just finish it before you decide to comment on it. And you could have easily googled such a question. I bet you're not the first person to ask this about a popular show.

Eh, fair enough about Pokémon, I guess. Although most people seem to drop it after a generation for a reason. It's just something to milk the cash cow. Personally, even as a kid, I didn't like the Pokémon anime much.

[CyberCubed]

Originally Posted by Prowler

Well just finish it before you decide to comment on it. And you could have easily googled such a question. I bet you're not the first person to ask this about a popular show. h.

I also tend not to join fandoms because of shippers. No matter what fandom it is, if there's a popular male/female pairing in the show the shippers are absolutely bat-**** over it.

Such crazy people obsessing over cartoon characters relationships, probably because they try to vicariously live through said characters because they have no real life relationships of their own. Shippers ruin every fandom.

[Prowler]

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

I also tend not to join fandoms because of shippers. No matter what fandom it is, if there's a popular male/female pairing in the show the shippers are absolutely bat-**** over it.

Such crazy people obsessing over cartoon characters relationships, probably because they try to vicariously live through said characters because they have no real life relationships of their own. Shippers ruin every fandom.

This is gonna turn into another "anime and their fans suck" thread, isn't it?

[Redeemer]

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

That's what I'm noticing about these early Season 1 episodes...they're rather slow. The only thing that's happening is Aang and the group are trying to get to the North Pole, and Zuco and his Uncle are following them in every episode. But they always get sidetracked by whatever village/people they come across.

Its honestly reminding me of Pokemon. Aang and co discover a village/people to help, Zuco and his Uncle are desperately tailing them and are one step behind, and there's some new animal introduced in every episode.

Is the entire show like this or is this only the early season 1 episodes? Please tell me things pick up when they hit the North pole.

its funny bc its sort of resemble it but the show speeds up and really hit its stride in season 2, the show gets progressively faster, season 3 is actually a little to fast paced for me.

[Netkeeper]

Originally Posted by Peanut

Typical autistic man child comparing everything to Pokemon. Surprise!

A lot of people have talked about the similarities between ATLA and Pokémon, really. In the beginning, they are pretty similar.

[But wait until you meet Tooooph]

[Leofan26]

Originally Posted by Netkeeper

A lot of people have talked about the similarities between ATLA and Pokémon, really. In the beginning, they are pretty similar.

[But wait until you meet Tooooph]

Pokemon? I've never seen any one compare these two, back when Naruto part one was going I remember fans hating on one another at some point.

If any thing, we'd get Digimon V.S Pokemon fans and still do

I'd say it hits it's peak in the season one final, than after that it keeps getting better.

Zuko is a fan favorite of the series, you might have your ups and downs with his character though as it goes on

Earth is a blast, my favorite season

[CyberCubed]

Judging only by the first 10 episodes so far, it really does resemble Pokemon.

Aang's personality is similar to Ash, Katara seems similar to Misty (especially with the water element), and while Sokka isn't that like Brock, his view of girls is somewhat similar.

Likewise all the trio is doing is traveling slowly from place to place getting distracted by villagers/people to help. Meanwhile Zuko and his uncle are like Team Rocket, constantly trailing the trio only one step behind, with them only being competent for the most part. And then there's a new animal introduced every episode.

I don't know how much this show changes overtime, but these first 10 episodes seems like Pokemon only with the humans fighting instead of their animal friends.

[Peanut]

Yeah, remember that time Ash went to Pallet town and found the remains of his mentor, then totally lost his sh*t after realizing everyone he knew or cared about was dead? Or that time he had to cross enemy lines to commune with the spirit of his past life, only to find the situation is much worse than he feared? How about all those times the things that happened to Ash early in his journey had significant impact on future events? And Team Rocket, right? Such a rich and detailed backstory! They totally evolve as complex individuals as the story progresses. Also, it does totally revolve around the unique qualities of a single animal in every episode, not used to add a unique flavour and help build the world the fiction takes place in. And even though absolutely nothing else matters outside of the animal of the week, all of that very real character development and foundation laying REALLY pay off down the line. Ash, Misty and Brock aren't the same characters hundreds of episodes later.

They're like exactly the same thing! Wow!

[Redeemer]

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

Judging only by the first 10 episodes so far, it really does resemble Pokemon.

Aang's personality is similar to Ash, Katara seems similar to Misty (especially with the water element), and while Sokka isn't that like Brock, his view of girls is somewhat similar.

Likewise all the trio is doing is traveling slowly from place to place getting distracted by villagers/people to help. Meanwhile Zuko and his uncle are like Team Rocket, constantly trailing the trio only one step behind, with them only being competent for the most part. And then there's a new animal introduced every episode.

I don't know how much this show changes overtime, but these first 10 episodes seems like Pokemon only with the humans fighting instead of their animal friends.

I guess the personalities are slightly similar and share some other common elements, but this show is on another level, but yeah them traveling at a snails pace in season one and being trailed by baddies is similar to pokemon at times

Originally Posted by Peanut

Yeah, remember that time Ash went to Pallet town and found the remains of his mentor, then totally lost his sh*t after realizing everyone he knew or cared about was dead? Or that time he had to cross enemy lines to commune with the spirit of his past life, only to find the situation is much worse than he feared?

Seriously right?? I am a sucker for sarcasm.

[CyberCubed]

Watching the next few episodes, why doesn't the fire bending cause any serious damage? Everytime I see it used it just "blows back" your opponent instead of causing serious burns.

I also don't get why they made Aang's quest of learning the elements a big deal when he picked up water bending almost immediately. So why is mastering the elements so hard if Aang was able to learn water bending in less than a minute?

Also, were those pirates supposed to be gay? They all had red lips and one of them was about to pull down his pants when he stole Zuko's ship. They were all constantly smiling too. Although I do like that there is another band of villains out there not connected to the fire nation if they return.

[BabyTurtles]

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

Watching the next few episodes, why doesn't the fire bending cause any serious damage? Everytime I see it used it just "blows back" your opponent instead of causing serious burns.

I also don't get why they made Aang's quest of learning the elements a big deal when he picked up water bending almost immediately. So why is mastering the elements so hard if Aang was able to learn water bending in less than a minute?

Also, were those pirates supposed to be gay? They all had red lips and one of them was about to pull down his pants when he stole Zuko's ship. They were all constantly smiling too. Although I do like that there is another band of villains out there not connected to the fire nation if they return.

1) why doesn't fire bending cause serious damage? Look at Zuko's face! XD

2) he learns how to waterbend quickly (it is THE quickest element he learns other than Airbending) but knowing how to do it...and mastering it are 2 different things. Later on you'll see Aang have trouble with the other elements (earth and fire) for their own special reasons.

3) They are just happy to be pirates....