If a WOC showrunner and writers created an ATLA adaptation, it’d be cool to explore the romantic relationships more, because they’re sidelined and rushed in the original

And you could get some really compelling performances aging the characters up slightly and being able to write more honestly about trauma

There’s a cheap and crappy way to write a dark story, but there’s cheap crappy ways to write anything. Well-written darkness can make the hope shining through feel stronger

The reason "darker and sexier adaptation" sends up red flags in people's mind is because most of these are created by rich straight white men who know nothing about a) darkness or b) sex

Alternatively, produce a big-budget adaptation of The Poppy Wars