Watching Avatar and I love that this fuckin moody teenager ass Zuko not only thinks he’s ready to, but is also 110% down to throw hands with a 112 year old
“I imagine you wouldn’t know about fathers, being raised by monks” ???? Do air nomads not have a family structure? What does Zuko know about air nomad culture and how? Does Zuko understand where babies come from? I have so many questions
If I’d been allowed to watch this as a kid I would have 100% thought I was Katara, but as a half-adult I think I’m just Uncle Iro
“What brings you to my harbor?” he asks, as they stand in front of a CLEARLY fucked up ship
I don’t know if I’m emotionally prepared to watch this 12 year old learn that all his friends are dead
Avatar ROKU? Like the thing you plug into the TV? This show really was ahead of its time
Zuko get some fuckin self control challenge god damn
“You losing literally your entire culture and everyone you ever knew is like when my mom died” like nice sentiment but it really fuckin isn’t my gal
Wow. Sure would hate to get captured by a society of hot lady warriors. That sure would suck.
HIS CABBAGES!
Why are all these adults so eager to fuck up a kid?

“Oh he’s the AVATAR” bitch he’s 12 get him a juice box
I appreciate that they named the lemur after Momotarō
I realize these characters are literally 12 but how are they so stupid
“Aang? You seem unsure” yeah he’s 12
Ba Sing Se! There’s no war there (except I think there might be a war there)
Not to be controversial, but I think Appa should have seat belts on him
“This group who should be about religion has become too politicized and is on the wrong side” might be one of the messages much parents didn’t want me to get from this show
I’m no expert but I think Uncle Iroh might be gay
No straight adult man is as emotionally intelligent as Uncle Iroh
I absolutely love that Aang’s water ending is so clearly influenced by the fun of his airbending
HIS CABBAGES
Zuko doesn’t get enough credit for his ability to track a flying bison around the world
Aang airbending smoke away, then pulling it back, is the funniest thing that’s ever been on TV; I don’t know why we’re still trying
These kids are gonna need so much therapy. Like... at least 5, probably more like 7
What is this Jet/Katara bullshit. As if a Robin Hood character could ever be straight.
Oh Katara’s “instincts” tell her Jet’s good. Well, my instincts tell me he’s a manipulative asshole.
“Aang can do it! He’s the Avatar!” He’s TWELVE
Ooh, a Sed Festival reference! Nice!
I do appreciate that no one ever questions Aang when he’s like... “I know this; I was there!”
Why doesn’t Aang have any bedding
Hell yeah backstory
Fuck every monk at the air temple except Aang’s dad
Gyatso is the only valid Air Temple monk
Someone get Aang some therapy ASAP, PLEASE
This goes for Zuko too; boy needs hella therapy
I appreciate that the air bender and water bender, the two best benders to have in a storm, let their non-bending friend go out on a boat in a hurricane and were like “yeah that’s fine”
Why does the fight music from this show sound like Jumanji drums
This old lady with her cat and her plants is my future
Just realized Zuko can literally go somewhere to blow off some steam
Why does the fire nation think arrows/projectile weapons will work against someone who can control air
I like this blue mask dude. I like to think he made that mask himself. Just some paper maché and stuff idk I haven’t taken mask class
Could Aang pull the air out of someone’s lungs?
Like ethically, and based on his moral code, Aang can’t bend the air our of someone’s lungs. But theoretically, I feel like he could
Why did this kid just roast Aang’s ears the moment she met him
I don’t know much about fortune telling but I feel like this means Aang’s fucked
Sokka’s giving Aang advice and said something about “nice boys like you”, which implies that Sokka doesn’t think he’s a nice boy.
“These people in trouble because they trust religion over science” might be part of why my parents didn’t want me to watch this show
Holy shit I forget how OP Aang is
Wow, a weapon made with a whale’s tooth. Near water. I wonder which people group this belongs to.
We’re there ever avatar impersonators? Like did people just start claiming they were the avatar every 10 years or so?
This show really nailed the hot lady villain aesthetic
I want an entire spinoff series about this old lady and her cat. She just asked if the cat got into trouble with the fire nation again. Again.
I get naming the lemur after Momotarō. I do. But that’s a Japanese story, and Air Tribe bending is based on Chinese martial arts. And Aang matches Tripitaka’s MO so well.

All I’m saying is, the lemur should be named for Sun WuKong
This show feels like a D&D campaign and I really appreciate that
“Oh yeah we’ll totally leave if something bad happens!”
I feel like fire has the most in common with the other three elements. It’s fluid like water, and it has a similar helpful/ destructive balance. It needs Earth and air to exist, but earth can put it out.
If this child takes his fun, carefree airbending approach to fire bending he’s going to kill someone
Can you imagine if the Earth Kingdom was the imperial power? Like the planet can recover from fire, but if you had Earthbenders fucking shit up? That’s irreparable
Kinda just want Katara to go ape shit at some point
I love that there’s just casually a kid in a wheelchair here
I wondered how Zuko kept finding them but honestly Aang being the only person in the world wearing orange might make it easier
Avatar said fuck mistreatment of cultural sites
Oh yeah flammable gliders. I’m sure those will be great against the fire nation.
Why are there so many waterbenders in the North Pole and none in the south? Also why is the North Pole a whole ass city and the South Pole a tiny village?
Oh my god wait is that the girl who turns into the moon
I feel like announcing to your whole village that your daughter is of marrying age is a little creepy
How’s Aang supposed to save anyone if he keeps taking breaks all the fucking time
I understand why this show has sexism in it but I kinda wish it didn’t.
I love how well Iroh knows Zuko
“Because I’m engaged” to the moon?
Katara would be a better avatar than Aang I said what I said
Yeah I’d say it raining soot is a good indication that the fire nation is close
The waterbenders get power from the moon and so do I
GET 👏🏻 AANG 👏🏻 SOME 👏🏻 THERAPY 👏🏻👏🏻
I can’t wait for Zuko’s redemption arc
The way the arrows on Aang’s hands point at each other when he meditates is A+ character design
Child Hannah definitely would have had a crush she refused to acknowledge on Katara
If the water tribe is powerful at night and the fire nation is powerful during the day, when are Earth and air powerful?
He's going to STEAL THE MOON! I love Despicable Me
What happens if Aang loses his face in the spirit world? Hoes his human body lose its face?
I feel like things would happen a lot more quickly in this show if Katara would share the brain cell sometimes
Did Aang just turn into the moon? I thought Sokka's girlfriend turned into the moon?
Oh my god she actually turned into the moon.

That's rough buddy.
This show's lighting design is fucking incredible
“Do you want to talk about it?”

“Nah, [heres a full rundown of it]”
This massage is what Iroh deserves
I like that this dude listed Momo and Appa as heroes before Sokka and Katara
Why does lightning count as fire
I like that they were like “give Aang coffee and maybe he’ll go into the avatar state”
The only reason Azula’s nails are so long is because this is a kids show
Do you think Zuko has hearing in his bad ear?
“Let’s try to murder this child in hopes of turning him into a weapon” seems like a great and definitely heroic option
Character re-design: it’s Azula and everything is the same but she has the lesbian manicure
Oh FUCK the hair cutting. Shit.
One of the ways that Manchu colonization asserted their dominance was by forcing Chinese men to cut their hair. It was a massive disrespect and destruction of culture
I’m a big fan of these hippie nomads
Is this a blend of American music and Chinese instruments, or do all travel songs sound the same
I would die for Appa
Why would you go somewhere as fugitives without a backstory made up already?
“The tunnels, they are a-changin” wasn’t a reference I expected but here we are
FUCKING FINALLY Zuko’s starting a redemption arc
I would watch an entire show in the watercolor style ATLA uses for history
“What if we kissed in the tomb of two lovers? Haha jk... unless?”
Iroh canonically sparks joy and I appreciate that
Bitch the thing said to trust something that “shines brightest in the dark” just put out your light
Oh fuck it’s the moles who know earthbending
Aang has ONE (1) friend left and if this show takes Bumi away from him I’ll riot
I feel like the gaang should maybe get some red/black clothes
GIRL GANG?!?! Is Azula gonna get a girl gang?
You think if I say “nothing ever happens” into a mirror three times something will happen and force me out of quarantine?
Hi I’d die for Tai Lee
Momo Kidnaps a Child wasn’t the subplot I expected, but I do enjoy it
Tai Lee has the exact same energy as a character from Les Mis and I think that’s beautiful.
The nature of humanity is that every few years, someone invents Jehan again
I’d watch a multi-season spinoff show about Azula’s girl gang fucking shit up
Bitch if you want to learn to bend earth maybe listen to the earth
My favorite thing Aang does is when he just YEETS his way up something tall in like three hops.
Seeing Sokka react to fear by lashing out while Katara cries and Aang distracts himself is so cool
If I say “there’s nothing magic here” into a mirror three times think something magic will happen to me?
How can Aang be like “the swamp led us here!” and then not trust the person the swamp led them to
I absolutely adore the swamp birds who just scream
Spiders Sokka, who swallows 10,000 spiders a year, is an outlier and should not have been counted
Why is this man just ready and willing to accept foreign currency? Why didn’t they convert their money?
I like that the Roku and Kioshi avatar statues look serious, and Aang’s has a massive fucking grin
Aang is the personification of “If One Person Dislikes Me I Will Die” and I love that
Big fan of Robin Hood Zuko
What the fuck kind of clues are there going to be 370 years later
DONT TOUCH MUSEUM SHIT DUMBASSES
Aang getting a pep talk in jail is perfect
Sokka calling Aang “A” is the cutest shit
ZUKO BOUGHT IROH A TEA POT I love him
I just want a nice gay uncle to take me in and love me no matter what my parents think of me
NO. NO. ZUKO YOU FUCK I WAS STARTING TO TRUST YOU
I really appreciate how casually they treat Aang and Sokka wearing the costumes of the women of Kioshi
THE BOOMERANG!
Don’t just LEAVE HER FANS AND CLOTHES those are CULTURAL RELICS
Imagine your whole town is in the process of celebrating the avatar, and his friend says you’re the worst place they’ve ever been
Bold of Katara to act like flirting will work when these boys are clearly gay and dating
I like that the whole gaang almost got killed by a bolder but also refused to move to a place where they would maybe not be smashed to bits
YEET
Momo in Sokka’s bag is so cute
TOPH!!! I know a guinea pig named after her!
Also, the DISABILITY REP we stan
Aang giving zero fucks about gender norms is iconic
ATLA said fuck the infantilization of disabled folks
“The avatar came over for dinner, called me a dumbass, and argued with my daughter”
Toph never looking at quite the right spot is such a nice touch I love it
A remake of this show where everything is the same except “bending” is called “yeeting”

Avatar: The Last Airyeeter
Let Toph Fuck Shit Up
Toph straight up lying to the gaang is iconic I love her
Zuko give your horse a break what the fuck
This is why you should have stayed with Iroh
Zuko being really shit at helping but still wanting to help is the cutest shit I love it
Turtle ducks! I’ve heard of them!
Why are these children literally playing with fire. Who allowed that.
I know he doesn’t, but I kinda just want Zuko to have a nice life with this sweet family forever
This “mash two animals together” design style is perfect and I love it
Azula playing the court politics game at age 13 is supposed to be a sign that she’s evil or something but tbh it’s just iconic
Can you imagine if Iroh became firelord?
Turns out giving a child a knife might be bad. Who could have guessed.
Zuko using swords, based on skills he learned playing with a knife from Iroh, instead of being dependent on bending, is beautiful
FUCK ARE THEY GONNA KILL ZUKO’S MOM
God Zuko you really are stupid
WHAT THE FUCK cute domestic family
Wearing white at fire nation funerals because ash is white is so cool
Aang just blowing open a tent is cute
Why can’t they sleep on Appa
GIRL GANG
“Blue fire”? Do you mean lightning?
Does Appa fly by bending? Does that mean animals can bend?
Toph and Iroh is the duo I didn’t know I needed
He can teach her to make friends
Jesus lizards!
Iroh following Zuko so he can be there if Zuko needs him is beautiful
I love Zuko’s villain decay as a predecessor to his redemption arc. Like yeah he’s still kinda bad, but Azula is so much worse it almost doesn’t matter
Naming a lemur in a show inspired by Chinese culture after a Japanese mythological symbol of unity, only for that lemur to constantly cause problems, is so funny
Zuko making shitty tea is the cutest thing.

“Subtly throws something out because it’s gross but made with love” is my favorite trope
Aang and Zuko learning neutral bending styles in the same episode, which is also an episode where we hear about yin and yang being in balance? Poetic cinema
I love how much sense the avatar cycle makes.
Airbenders have the fluidity of water
Water benders have the solid constancy of earth
Earthbenders have the discipline necessary for fire
Firebenders have the emotional connection to bending they need for air
Iroh arguing that you can become stronger by being multifaceted and understanding other people is perfect
“I can’t save your life; it would be awkward” is a whole mood
“Lightning hitting your heart could be deadly” feels like foreshadowing I don’t want
Zuko this yelling at the sky shit is why you can’t lightning bend
It’s been like a year since I’ve drunk jasmine tea because it’s kind of a pain, but I’m breaking it out for Iroh
Why don’t they just sit still for a hot sec
GOD I love this anthro prof
“WE NEED TO FIND THE LIBRARY OF ALEXANDRIA” — this prof
I love this prof not even considering Aang might be the avatar
I love Toph so much
Toph “libraries should have accessible collections” Beifong
This owl is a shitty librarian. Knowledge should be accessible, asshole
This library looks like the Scottish National Portrait Gallery
I want pet foxes who bring me books
I ALSO WANT A ROOM THAT SHOWS ME THE NIGHT SKY
Sokka: I promise not to use this info to fight

Sokka, moments later: IM GOING TO FIGHT THE FIRE NATION
Also like... Sokka, in a library: “fire is destructive; let WATER BENDERS in, because WATER is definitely NOT AT ALL harmful to books.”
Iroh’s dramatic ass moaning is a mood
I recognize the character building significance, and I understand he doesn’t have access to all that many options, but why the fuck would Iroh opt for Jasmine
How much upper body strength does Aang have to use his glider
CACTUS JUICE! THE QUENCHIEST!
My dramaturg ass is DESPERATE to understand the significance of the white lotus in Pai Sho
Apparently the white lotus can form a harmony with any piece on the Pai Sho board. Iroh argues that it’s often overlooked, but is the most important piece on the board, establishing the value he places on communication and peace. In this essay I will...
Also you win Pai Sho, Iroh’s favorite game, not by fighting or capturing or killing, but by forming harmonies.
I don’t have a good feeling about this “peaceful ferry ride”
Check your classism Zuko
Where does Jet keep getting this wheat stalk
HIS CABBAGES
Sokka shut the fuck up
Why do people keep calling on Aang for the most minor shit. He’s the avatar. Let him do his job.
Aang playing baseball with fireballs will never stop being funny
Zuko TIED A BOW on top of the food they were stealing that’s so cute
Please, PLEASE give me Iroh adopting Jet, Smellerbee, and Longshot. Please
Why doesn’t Toph just bend them a better path through the Serpent’s Pass
Where can I get Suki’s setting spray because DAMN
This lady being like “wow the baby’s coming!” and then the baby coming moments later is such an idealized version of childbirth what the hell
“Ignoring my feelings didn’t make me strong” is such a beautiful take
The font for this show’s text is Papyrus.

The title of the movie Avatar is also Papyrus.

I feel like there has to be some sort of conspiracy here but I don’t know what it is.
Putting fields inside the walls of Ba Sing Se is fucking brilliant
“Fight this tank by hitting its pressure points”? What the fuck Toph why the hell would that work
“We need schematics to make sure we take it down” bitch just start slashing
Iroh. I understand the significance for your character. But Jasmine? JASMINE? Of all the tea in the world, Jasmine?
“Let’s collapse it from the inside!” Bitch YOU’RE on the inside
“You need this water more than I do” no, he really doesn’t. He’s an AIRbender. You’re a WATERbender. Keep your water
The Ba Sing Se train tracks look like famous Scottish train tracks
That bison whistle is proof that impulse buys are a good choice
THERE IS NO WAR IN BA SING SE
Internal walls to “maintain order” sounds like classism
“This tea is just hot leaf juice!” Yeah if it’s FUCKING JASMINE no wonder it’s shit
Okay to be fair. Jasmine isn’t shit tea, I’m just not patient enough to make it.
Sokka assuming the black market is a place is great
The king’s bear is actually just a gay lover
I hope Toph and Katara had fun getting dressed up together. I hope it was like getting ready for a school dance.
Zuko no. This is how you get fired.
Aang why are you so stupid. “Don’t shout; it’ll cause a scene! I’ll just blow a massive blast of air at you.”
“The king has no time for politics” sounds like some bullshit
What is this Big Brother bullshit
WHAT THE FUCK WHAT THE FUCK WHAT THE FUCK WHAT THE FUCK WHAT THE FUCK WHAT THE FUCK WHAT THE FUCK WHAT THE FUCK WHAT THE FUCK WHAT THE FUCK
Sokka shaving with his machete is a power move
Is Toph going to get a chance to be feminine? A day with pre-dance vibes? Please? It’s what she deserves.
Imagine you’re trying to comfort your crying baby and this random old man comes up singing a song about war like what the hell Iroh
An old man giving someone a moral lesson after he tries to mug him is something that happens in Les Mis, too
Oh Iroh baby
“You look hungry. Let me stick my hand in your cage” — Aang, a dumbass
HIS CABBAGES!
Aang: I can’t let these people think I did something bad.

Aang, like four episodes later: “oh I’ll just real quick make a stampede through the middle of a city”
Sokka counting haiku syllables on his fingers is a big mood
Zuko having no idea what to do when a pretty girl talks to him is a mood
HIS UNCLE DID HIS HAIR that’s so cute
Saying you juggle is the WORST LIE dumbass
Zuko baby no
This is what happens when you don’t get consent before you kiss someone. He gets uncomfortable and leaves and has every right to do so.
MOMO SLEEPS IN SOKKA’S BAG
How are there so many Appa-shaped clouds
Appa!
How much guilt do you think Toph dealt with after the lost Appa
Are they finally going to acknowledge that everyday citizens of the fire nation don’t want war?
I love this little fire nation boy
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