ATLA Book 1 thoughts

[dammitmasa]

Since I finished canon reviewing it, I just have some thoughts about the three central protagonists. I wrote this on Plurk first, so it's a bit disjointed and rambly.

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[waterunder]

/raises hand.

I read this and it's cool.

I think you point out the thing I like most about ATLA (and why it will always be one of my favorite series period, not just "animated" or "TV series") -- in that the writers had the balls to make them unlikable, sometimes. Not unlikable as in we're-trying-to-make-a-Coolkid-to-appeal-to-the-demographic-but-really they're-just-annoyingashell, but immature. They're real kids, and it does the story a lot of credit.

I do especially like Jet's episode, for the same reasons, too-- it was before everyone is officially thinking of Sokka as The Plan Guy, when his strengths first start to assert themselves.

[dammitmasa]

Well I'm glad someone read it! Maybe I'll do this when I finish up Book 2. Though those episodes are more fresh in my mind, so I dunno if I'll have as many thoughts on them.

That's one reason, I think, Shira and I are able to play them as siblings so well. They both have their flaws and that makes for a more realistic relationship. We're both working with some excellent material and just expanding on what's already there.