The Last Airbender (AKA Satan’s Own Movie) Newbie Recap
I don’t know if it’s completionism or masochism or what, but after finishing my newbie watch of Avatar: The Last Airbender–and before starting on The Legend of Korra–I had to watch the 2010 M. Night Shyamalan version. Or maybe it’s a justice thing. All the other Avatar fans had to go through their own spasms of disappointment when the movie came out. It didn’t seem fair that I would be able to avoid it.
Read MoreAvatar: The Last Airbender Newbie Recap: “Sozin’s Comet Parts 1-4” AKA The Series Finale
IT'S OVER D;
Well. There was no Cabbage Man. But I’ll deal. I’m going to have to wait until near the end of this recap to freak out about Azula. But I’ll deal. Avatar is over. But I’ll deal.
Read MoreAvatar: The Last Airbender Newbie Recap: “The Ember Island Players”
It’s finally here, and I am so ready.
Read MoreAvatar: The Last Airbender Newbie Recap: “The Southern Raiders”
The second-to-last episode before ATLA‘s season finale starts out with a heaping bowlful of “OMGWTFAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH.”
Read MoreAvatar: The Last Airbender Newbie Recap: “The Boiling Rock, Part 2”
Zukofeels!
Will Sokka and Zuko successfully rescue Sokka’s father? Will Zuko continue to be bad at life? Will Katara slap Sokka when she finds out she wasn’t invited on the prison rescue mission? Let’s find out!
Read MoreAvatar: The Last Airbender Newbie Recap: “The Boiling Rock, Part 1”
We're comin' up on the end.
Zuko’s met up with the gaang, proven himself the most hilariously incompetent firebending master ever (until he wasn’t–love ya, Zukes), and now he gets a buddy episode with Sokka. The back half of Avatar‘s third season is the gift that keeps on giving.
Read MoreAvatar: The Last Airbender Newbie Recap: “The Firebending Masters,” or “How Zuko Got His Groove Back”
I started this episode thinking, oh man, Zuko’s going to be the worst Mr. Miyagi ever. Imagine my joy when he was even worse than I could have imagined. Meet Zuko, the firebending teacher who can’t even firebend.
Read MoreAvatar: The Last Airbender Newbie Recap: “The Western Air Temple”
We start “The Western Air Temple” with everyone walking around all sad and grumpy, because they don’t know that Zuko is chasing after them in the name of GREAT FRIENDSHIP, and everything I’ve ever wanted for this show is happening, and everything will be perfect forever and ever amen.
Read MoreAvatar: The Last Airbender Newbie Recap: “The Day Of The Black Sun,” Parts 1 & 2
EVERYTHING IS HAPPENING SO MUCH.
Read MoreAvatar: The Last Airbender Newbie Recap: “Nightmares And Daydreams”
Between the ominous-sounding title and the “Previously On” featuring Zuko father/son angst, I didn’t think this episode sounded like a more chill follow-up to last week’s horrorfest at allllllllll. Oh, how glad I was to be wrong. I am 99% sure the showrunners just cooked up the plot of this ep so they’d have an excuse to make Momo and Appa swordfight.
Read MoreAvatar: The Last Airbender Newbie Recap: “The Puppetmaster”
"Aw man, this looks like another filler epis–WHAT THE FU–."
Read MoreAvatar: The Last Airbender Newbie Recap: “The Runaway”
Ice puns cometh.
We’re at that point midway through the season where old conflicts just keep getting recycled, and the plot kind of grinds its wheels until the next SOMETHING BIG happens. Whenever that SOMETHING BIG ends up being, because after all that hullabaloo about not taking detours in “The Painted Lady,” Sokka, Our Lord of the Schedule, has apparently completely forgotten that they’re on a time limit.
Read MoreAvatar: The Last Airbender Newbie Recap: “The Avatar And The Firelord”
Ohhhh Gooooddddd, another flashback episode. Because those never break 100% of my heart.
Read MoreAvatar: The Last Airbender Newbie Recap: “The Beach”
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO MEEEEE
Past Me: “Hey, Future Me, a friend of mine has been talking about Avatar: The Last Airbender, but I don’t know whether I’ll like it. Is it any good? Me: “Wellllll..."
Read MoreAvatar: The Last Airbender Newbie Recap: “Sokka’s Master”
A SOKKASODE!
After last weeks’ (in TV time—two weeks ago in me-time) Katara-centric “The Painted Lady,” this week we get something we haven’t gotten in a while: A SOKKASODE
Read MoreAvatar: The Last Airbender Newbie Recap: “The Painted Lady”
No Zuko. Sigh. But I’ll deal with it, because this episode was basically “Katara is awesome for 24 minutes and everyone else can suck it,” and I am completely OK with that.
Read MoreAvatar: The Last Airbender Newbie Recap: “The Headband”
Here's something to be thankful for!
What, you wanted more from me than stupid Photoshops of Avatar characters wearing headbands?
Read MoreAvatar: The Last Airbender Newbie Recap: Book 3 Premiere, “The Awakening”
Previously on Avatar: The Last Airbender: “Zuko, you fucked up.” That’s it. That’s the “previously on.” Season three. LET’S DO THIS, MOTHERTRUCKERS.
Read MoreAvatar: The Last Airbender Newbie Recap: Season 2 Finale “The Crossroads of Destiny”
ZUKO ISTG.
I AM SO ANGRY RIGHT NOW.
Read MoreAvatar: The Last Airbender Newbie Recap: “The Guru”
In which we meet Stepford Zuko.
One more episode until the season finale!
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