Avatar the Last Airbender is Over
July 22, 2008 at 7:45 pm | In Uncategorized | 19 CommentsTags: avatar the last airbender, final, Review, sozin's comet
It’s 3:46AM and I’ve just finished watching Avatar. I’m tired but I can’t bring myself to go to sleep and do this review tomorrow … erm, later today. I just devoured five hours worth of episode, I’m beat but I’m going to do this.
If more cartoons like Avatar existed, we wouldn’t be watching anime … since Avatar has absolutely everything I loved about anime when I first encountered. The main thing, having an actual plot and ending. Anime wasn’t like cartoons that could possibly go on forever. Not that I’m saying an anime can’t go on and on too, but when I first got into anime, it was because the fact there’s a clear beginning and end.
When I first heard of Avatar I was naive and called it an anime-wannabe, but I was wrong. Avatar is a cartoon. It’s clearly American despite how much Asian culture influenced it. Really, it’s hard not to enjoy Avatar. It has a solid plot, a solid fixed goal, great characters, great music, great animation, great humor. How can you not enjoy a show with someone like Sokka in it? How can you not like Sokka? Sokka. Sokka. Did I mention Sokka?
Zuko’s and Azula’s fight was beautiful
I wrote notes as I watched the final four episodes but I get to them, I’ll condensed the Southern Raiders and Ember Island Players in a paragraph because I watched them today as well. Unlike how anime always makes my hypothesis’ wrong, Avatar made me right for once and gave us a Zutara episode. Too bad we didn’t get much Zutara moments in the episode itself but it did lead to them in later periods. What makes me infinitely sad that they didn’t become canon in the end. Sigh. At least the writers were ever so kind enough to give us enough to Zutara moments to not really care. Another sad thing has to be how there wasn’t a Zuko and Toph episode. That would’ve been the most epic thing in Avatar ever. But they got their moments too. The writers really do know how to please and compromise their fans. It’s really amazing. I think a few Japanese animation companies should take a few lessons. Honest. Then there the Parody episode. You gotta love creators who can insult their own show. Absolutely priceless. I never laughed so much since Super Mario Frustration.
Azula’s breakdown was the most entertaining thing in the final
Sozin’s Comet
Normally, when a series is too good … the ending usually sucks but I find myself overally pleased with Avatar’s ending. Of course, loving Zutara more than anything else in Avatar after “Sokka being Sokka” and Toph … well, being Toph … I was disappointed that we got the predictable and perhaps questionable Aang and Katara ending. I’d be questioning their relationship less if Aang was a just a year or two older but I guess age just doesn’t matter anymore. What I’m really happy is that the writers and creators can so easily compromise the unhappy fans when something doesn’t go their way. The diehard Zutara fans are probably still crying right now but at least they got real canon material to base their fanfics and fanart … like Zuko protecting Katara, the two hugging, Zuko taking her side and blablabla. Also, we didn’t get an awesome Zuko and Toph on a life-changing field trip like for the others but they got their moments too. My favorite one was when Toph said “I’m going with Zuko!” when Aang disappeared.
Iroh needed more screentime. Banzai Manhugs.
See, more manhugs!
My giggly fangirl moments aside, everything else with the final was flawless. The animation, the music, the pacing and even the occasional comedy didn’t distrupt the tension! Namely when Sokka tricked the Airship’s staff to the bottom of the ship saying it was someones birthday … or when they were about to fall into the ocean and Sokka decided to be funny and say “Bye bye Space sword” … Ah, it was all so exciting.
Sokka’s going to invent a Camera soon enough. You know he will.
SPOILERS AHEAD! YOU ARE WARNED!
In the end, Aang didn’t kill the Phoenix King as Ozai called himself (really, I can’t help but think the creators had too much Harry Potter. Phoenix King? Order of the White Lotus? Oof, very Harry Potter-like) … instead, he took away his bending. Honestly, I never believed Aang would kill him. He’s too nice for that. But I guess its funny he got the knowledge to do that from a Giant Talking/Moving Lion turtle … not that tops Toph’s “I am not Toph! I am MELON LORD!”
Ozai is thrown into jail. Iroh got his café back. Zuko becomes the new Fire Lord (It’s like the Return of the King). Aang gets Katara. Zuko gets Mai. Azula was last seen completely breaking down (which was extremely entertaining) … so I guess she’s in jail too. Ty Lee becomes a Kiyoshi warrior. Sokka has Suki.
The series end with everyone at Iroh’s café … and Aang and Katara wrap it up with a kiss.
I’m disappointed that we don’t get to see Zuko’s mom if he found her … because he did ask Ozai about her whereabouts. I also wanted to know whatever happened to Azula and if Jet really did die or not but then again, it’s hard to tie up all the loose ends. All in all, Avatar was a great show. I’m going to miss it. If only there were more cartoons like this.
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>What makes me infinitely sad that they didn’t become canon in the end. Sigh.
There’s always doujinshi, my friend.
Comment by Anonymous — July 23, 2008 #
I don’t care about Zutara but i’m glad you were atleast somewhat pleased by the ending….i never understood why people thought it would be canon when they were obviously pushing for Kataang from the start
Comment by Inuhanyou — July 23, 2008 #
Well said, on all counts
Comment by Sipioc — July 23, 2008 #
> I’m disappointed that we don’t get to see Zuko’s mom if he found her … because he did ask Ozai about her whereabouts.
Maybe I need my eyes checked (or I need to watch the bloody ending already) but check your screencap of Azula breaking down and tell me who do you see over her shoulder… ^______^
Comment by Arakan7 — July 23, 2008 #
@ Anonymous: Thanks goodness there is. I’d die without them.
@ Inuhanyou: I guess we were deluding ourselves. I knew Kataang was more canon but I still couldn’t bring myself to think it was true. And there was the whole “he’s just a little brother” thing going on in my mind personally.
@ Arakan: That was an illusion.
Comment by saimaisama — July 23, 2008 #
ZukAang should’ve happened. lol j/k (Not really, but..)
It gave me the jollies.
I was so happy with the ending. Most anime’s don’t have as satisfying an ending such as that. It was wonderful.
Azula’s breakdown kind of reminded me of Light’s breakdown.
Comment by meriru — July 24, 2008 #
do u guys this they can make another season
Comment by anonymous — July 24, 2008 #
i am not pleased with the ending because it was a awesome show and i never wanted it to end . This show is one of a kind and i know there will never be a show like it i know i can say jet is dead cause toph said he was lying. i know they are making a movie in 2010 but i’d rather see another season i think they might make a “spin off series” it will be better than nothing (i hope) i do agree avatar is funnier than most shows all the people they meet are so weird. the foam guy and the hill billy swamp people and sokka i think the funnyiest episode was the play
Comment by some guy — July 25, 2008 #
yeah ill miss this show. its deffinitely the BEST show i have ever seen, especially for Nickelodeon. all the other new cartoons on there are freakin retarded, (TEENick aside of course). the ending was great i have to admit, although ill really miss the show. i wouldve settled for kataang or zutara. and whats this about a movie or a spin off series? ill have to check into it.
Comment by CS — July 28, 2008 #
Loved it to death. =)
Comment by rroknedaj — July 29, 2008 #
My family and I can only hope that they will come up with more avatar shows. We would make big family night around watching these together everyone loved it. I am very sad to see it end:(
Comment by kitty — July 29, 2008 #
What a great show. I loved the ending, but i think that they left some questions un-answered purposly. I could see another season happeneing. Notice there was a water, earth, and fire book, but no Air….
I could see them having azula come back, and try to throw off the balance of things.
Also there is going to be 3 movies made based on the cartoon….unfortunately M Night Shamalon is signed to direct all 3……..If he ruins Avatar, i will be f-ing pissed off.
Comment by Shawn — July 31, 2008 #
i think the creators should do a prologue called AIR showing all the characters past’s. Including some former Avatars and Firelords
Comment by Sportgirl — August 1, 2008 #
Well I saw some article on some website saying that Nick signed on for 3 more seasons with avatar. They said they were not going to change the story they originally came up with but were going to continue the show. I think this is true because they left a lot of questions unanswered. What happened to azula?(because you know she would escape from prison). What about zuko’s mother? How is aang and zuko going to help the world from the war? That is just too good of questions to leave without any answers.
Oh and Shawn, I will be really mad too if he ruins this show.
Comment by AvatarLoverGirl — August 4, 2008 #
i TRULY have to say that that show was the best cartoon ever. I love the fact that this was an American creation. Stopped me from watching Naruto.
Comment by USDA — August 5, 2008 #
Avatarlovergirl,
do you have any proof? where is this article?
Comment by badda bing — August 6, 2008 #
First off, the creators announced in SDCC (san diego comic con) that there WILL be no continuation. And most likely no spin-off. But what they will do is too make a a few hour long episodes which might answer all the loose ends. but that is not definite. And if they make a new season (which they 99% wont), i really hope that it will be about the war and the major battles following a iroh or some soldier who rebels and does something extraordinary before the avatar returns. or sumthin like that…I think that would be chill. Just to make a season out of that
Comment by karob131 — September 15, 2008 #
Apparently, Azula isn’t in jail. She’s still psycho and she’s in some hospital under 24-hour surveillance. I think it’s somewhere on nick.com but i’m not positive.
Comment by Kristiinuh — December 12, 2008 #
Great episode, although the ending makes me think that there will be more episodes to come, anyways that was a very satisfying!! i wish there was more
Comment by Kyle Dibiase — June 21, 2009 #