They went all out and it shows. I'm impressed so far. We'll see how long that lasts, but yeah, the first episode definitely grabbed my attention and held it. It looks nice, it's following well and still throwing a few of its own realistic makes to it.
Gives us the history at the beginning and I'm not upset with that, it works well for the attention grabbing in the first episode instead of it being boring or anything.
Ugh, good episode. All the points coming together. Love, kindness, friendship, all important and teaching a lesson. Not just Aang and his friends, but Zuko and his importance to Iroh and their bond. And Sokka and Katara's sibling love.
I loved that Iroh meant more to Zuko than the Avatar. I loved Sokka and Katara getting their feelings out in the tunnels. Those were my favorite focuses of the episode.
Especially the former. jfc all the flashbacks of Zuko and Iroh are killing me (in a good way). Iroh said the line towards the beginning about "owing Zuko more than [he] could ever repay" and then the rest of the episode has just shown us how and why their bond is so important on both sides. ;a;
imo it's well written, it's definitely well acted, and I enjoy all the martial arts. The bending looks really good, they spent enough money and care on it to make it work imo. The fight with Zuko and Aang in Omashu was neat, well choreographed I think, and I liked it. So yeah.
Like, Katara's outfit has this beautiful water pattern and it is just gorgeous. You know that's handsewn to perfection. And Sokka has this nice combo of the pleasant water theme and some light armor. Plus both of them have all these little details like the jewelry they wear and stuff. Just. Ahh. So good.
First shot of June and Nyla!! Such a pretty pair. June is gorgeous, ofc, and her mount is one of my favorite fantasy animals. Mostly because I like badass creatures keke.
Iroh: "When, indeed."