Netflix Live-Action: ATLA (S2) - Films en series

Hellooo, ik dacht, ik open even een topic want ik heb meningen over deze remake en ben benieuwd of nog meer mensen hier zo over denken. Spoilers ahead, dus lezen op eigen risico

Luister, seizoen 1 vond ik al niet per se "goed". Er kan—terecht—gesteld worden dat deze remake beter is dan de film van Night M Shamalamadingdong, maar de lat was zo'n beetje een struikelgevaar in de hel dus heel moeilijk is dat niet. Ondanks duidelijke verbeteringen, heeft de serie ook echt zijn problemen. Hieronder een paar, maar vul gerust aan.'

1) Sokka's persoonlijke groei die hij hoort door te maken, beginnend met de ontmoeting van Suki, valt eigenlijk vanaf het begin al compleet in het water. Hij hoort een flater bij haar te slaan met arrogante men-know-best shit, om daarna haar en vrouwen in het algemeen te leren respecteren. In plaats daarvan krijgen we een soort van insta-love en blijft sokka precies hetzelfde.

2) De Agni Kai tussen Ozai en Zuko is "mEeR nUaNcEd" maar ze hebben verkeerde nuance toegevoegd. We zijn gegaan van You will learn respect, and suffering will be your teacher naar compassion is a weakness. Bro. Dat was het punt niet: Zuko spoke out of turn, which humiliated Ozai's ego, and in return ozai wanted to punish and humiliate his son back. And the POOOINT is that our sweet baby zuko refused to fight his father. He kneeled down and was crying; he didn't actually engage in the fight. and even if he had, WHY WOULD YOU THINK that he'd EVER be in a position to look like he's winning??? The show makes it very clear that zuko isn't a firebending prodigy like his sister and that ozai really looks down on him for it. Even to "test" zuko, ozai would never allow it to seem like his 13 yo son bested him at a duel. Are you insane? What the fuck. The scene exists to show Ozai's cruelty, and the burning and banishment isn't something "for zuko's own good in the end" or something ozai is conflicted about. bro saw an opportunity to get rid of his failure of a son and took it. ALSO we're not supposed to see ozai's face yet! that's a big thiiiiiiing stop it i'm mad.

3) Azula is te vroeg geïntroduceerd

4) meer dingen die ik atm niet direct kan herinneren want i'm not about to do a rewatch. no. hate hate loathe.

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Dan, admittedly: in seizoen 2 zien we tot nu toe best coole stukjes van watersturen etc. Credit where credit is due; it looks cool. Het probleem met de zeeslang van de serpent's pass is op een vreemde manier geïntegreerd en het is jammer, maar okay.

BUT THEY FUCKED WITH THE PERFECTION OF 'ZUKO ALONE'?! wat? wie wat waarom why in the everloving fuck would you do that??? I mean, it's in there--i'd be organising a riot if it wasn't--but they're doing everything wrong?

Where is my environmental storytelling about the area zuko travelled through?

Why does he steal thes supplies from the pregnant couple, when it's a vital story beat that he is tempted but doesn't? We're supposed to learn that zuko, at his core, is a compassionate person. that's like, what the episode is about. so tell me why WHY he suddenly does take it now????


i am fuuuuuming, and i will keep you posted with my thoughts because everyone really wants and needs that rn

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Het roddelblad in mij zit gelijk te roepen, 'Girl, spill the teaaaa!' - Maxime

Zuko correcting the shitty earthkingdom soldiers on regulations and their uniforms? Okay, it was superficially fun to watch. Dunno how exactly he'd know, because he'd be very familiar with firenation regulations and not his enemy's. You'd think those would be different and that the soldiers would catch on v e r y quickly that zuko is from the firenation. Different cultures and such. Different military.
But no, either zuko's all knowing and got taught the regulations of earthkingdom uniforms somewhere in his education in the firenation, or all regulations across the universe are the same.

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Het roddelblad in mij zit gelijk te roepen, 'Girl, spill the teaaaa!' - Maxime

ZUKO ADMITS OUT LOUD THAT HE FEELS LOST? BRO? is this the same zuko who very determindedly broke up with iroh just a day or two before? no, no it's not. keep your fucking character arcs straight, netflix.

AND WHY DOES ZUKO HAVE SEASON 3 HAIR ALREADY?
~Heather Chandler voice: you're doing it wrong!

and i haven't seen my boi's dual swords yet, and that feels criminal.

[ bericht aangepast op 26 juni 2026 - 15:01 ]

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Het roddelblad in mij zit gelijk te roepen, 'Girl, spill the teaaaa!' - Maxime

wowowow, hold up. Waarom staat Toph op zand in de Earth Rumble arena? een van de plotpunten van de originele show is dat ze juist niet goed functioneert op zand vs een solide ondergrond?

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Het roddelblad in mij zit gelijk te roepen, 'Girl, spill the teaaaa!' - Maxime

... the gang wordt door een secretatis van de Beifongs uitgenodigd om langs te komen?

1) lill deus ex machina, don't you think?
2) de secretaris zou toph toch sowieso herkennen? bruh?
3) wat doet zo'n secretaris bij de earth rumble?
4) with that big boulder launched at her, it really was a missed opportunity for toph to make the ground swallow her up and pop out elsewhere. we zien het haar vijf seconden later alsnog doen, dus waarom niet daar? big sigh.

Toegegeven: de remake van het shot waarin een stuk rots voorbij tophs hoofd vliegt en ze niet eens knippert, was vet.

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Het roddelblad in mij zit gelijk te roepen, 'Girl, spill the teaaaa!' - Maxime

AND NOOOWW YOU TELL ME ZUKO STARTED FIXING THE ROOF ON HIS OWN VIOLITION?

broederrrrrr. Zuko is een fucking prins. Daar maakt hij zelf nogal een punt van in de aflevering hiervoor (check je character arcs, kom op) en in de originele show is het een visueel grapje waarin ze laten zien dat zuko er geen fuck vanaf weet en een beetje random in het rond zit te slaan. want hij is een prins. en weet helemaal niet hoe je een dak fixt. de vader vraagt hem mee om te helpen en het is een excuus voor zuko om wat langer te blijven en dat weten ze allebei. niet alleen is het nu zuko's eigen idee om het dak te fixen, maar hij kan het ook?

how to tell me you didn't understand the source material without telling me you didn't watch the scource material.

look at the incapable fucker. zie je al die spijkers waar ze het raster niet eens raken? bro doesn't have a fucking clue what to do. why do you fuck everything up, netflix

[edit: i will admit i'm enjoying the view of the actor's musled arms, but even there netflix is fucking up. zuko is a refugee at the moment, in hiding, hungry, worn out. the original creators made a point to illustrate how gaunt zuko's face gets, losing muscle definition and body fat. so as much as i'm enjoying the view, it still isn't supposed to beeee thereee]

[ bericht aangepast op 26 juni 2026 - 15:25 ]

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Het roddelblad in mij zit gelijk te roepen, 'Girl, spill the teaaaa!' - Maxime

Sokka, upon seeing a painting with the beifongs and kyoshi: "That's Kyoshi? That's not to scale."

now that is how you do a remake and add new things! i laughed. point for you, netflix. you're so far behind it won't matter, but; credit where it is due

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Het roddelblad in mij zit gelijk te roepen, 'Girl, spill the teaaaa!' - Maxime

not toph and aang having a full conversation about earthbending right next to her parents without them seeming to hear🙄

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Het roddelblad in mij zit gelijk te roepen, 'Girl, spill the teaaaa!' - Maxime

the whole storyline around toph joining the gaang feels so rushed bro

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Het roddelblad in mij zit gelijk te roepen, 'Girl, spill the teaaaa!' - Maxime

they "fixed" how zuko's mother seemed to only show affection for him and not for azula. which, from a superficial standpoint, i get. but if you look deeper, as always, it changes things it shouldn't. because her mother preferred zuko, azula was left with her father as the parental figure to get approval from. it's what made her fully who she is. great that you fixed the neglect there, but now whatcha gonn do?

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Het roddelblad in mij zit gelijk te roepen, 'Girl, spill the teaaaa!' - Maxime

zuko's mom gets caught by soldiers after poisoning Azulon? doesn't that like. make people suspicious ozai was in on the plan? and therefore they shouldn't listen to azulon's last command to make the throne pass to his second son? the point of a plot is that it's secret, bruvs

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Het roddelblad in mij zit gelijk te roepen, 'Girl, spill the teaaaa!' - Maxime

sokka, to suki (established bad ass who takes no shit) : "I just think you shouldn't be so reckless."
netflix' suki: "I think you know I can take care of myself."

me, an intellectual: jezus, rip suki. they really hated u, huh?

[edit]
netflix!sokka, a misogynist and manipulator: "no if you don't want to take my fear seriously..."
me: WHOOP HIS ASS, SUKI! HE'S BEING A MISOGYNIST LITTLE BITCH AND YOU DON'T FUCK WITH THAT. RITE???

[ bericht aangepast op 26 juni 2026 - 15:56 ]

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Het roddelblad in mij zit gelijk te roepen, 'Girl, spill the teaaaa!' - Maxime

katara is oost indisch blind, huh? hoe zag ze ty lee niet aankomen? hoe??

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Het roddelblad in mij zit gelijk te roepen, 'Girl, spill the teaaaa!' - Maxime

they're. they're merging... Zuko alone, Blind Bandit, ánd The Chase all into one episode? But-- how do we get the ending of zuko defending the little boy, but still being too proud and telling them who he is and getting shunned for it? How do we get that one tiny moment where the gaang ánd zuko and iroh work together against azula? how do we get the kidnapping of toph and her consequently coming out to her parents and them not accepting it and that being the stressor for her joining them? wha- what?

i am upset.

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Het roddelblad in mij zit gelijk te roepen, 'Girl, spill the teaaaa!' - Maxime

ohmygod the lineup against azula was shot SO bad my lord.
and i guess the little boy and his sister (who actually originates from another important zuko episode but ok) now saw zuko firebend, but the pain in zuko alone comes from him only firebending to protect the kid, and the kid then still hating him because of who he is. it shows us the repercussions of war and how even if you do a small good thing, people aren't just going to forgive you if your people fucking ruined their lives. this... sigh. no.

I'll admit tho: love that they kept in azula's ridiculously long nails for the "you don't see the family resemblance?"

[ bericht aangepast op 26 juni 2026 - 16:31 ]

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Het roddelblad in mij zit gelijk te roepen, 'Girl, spill the teaaaa!' - Maxime

why is zuko suddenly on the ground? consistency error

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Het roddelblad in mij zit gelijk te roepen, 'Girl, spill the teaaaa!' - Maxime