Here we are, folks, at the Crossroads of Destiny. As Netflix’s live-action adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender closes out its second season, the Gaang finds themselves in the crystal caverns beneath Ba Sing Se as the second act of our grand story brings us to its “all is lost” ending. With only 7 episodes … Read more
With Aang and the Gaang back from the Spirit Library, Jet dead, and Appa taken, things are bleak for Team Avatar. Fans will know that because things played out so differently in the Netflix show, with Long Feng directly kidnapping Appa and putting him directly in Lake Laogai, there is no Appa’s Lost Days anymore. This … Read more
When last we left our heroes, Sokka had teamed up with the massively-rewritten Professor Zei from Ba Sing Se University to locate the ancient Spirit Library, in which a map of the Fire Nation and information about how to defeat them might exist. Katara and Zuko, both in disguise, fought off Jet and his gang … Read more
When we last left our heroes in Episode 3, “City of Walls and Secrets”, the story of the live action adaptation had begun to very fully divert from the source material in Ba Sing Se. I’ve been saying throughout this season that drastically altering from the original story isn’t inherently bad, and in fact it’d … Read more
City of Walls and Secrets, the third episode of Season 2 of Netflix’s live-action adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender is interestingly the only one of the seven episodes in this season that shares an episode title with its source material. In the original cartoon, this episode brings the Gaang into the Earth Kingdom capital of … Read more
Despite my great disappointment in Season 1 of Netflix’s live-action adaptation of Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko’s beloved animated show, the first episode of Season 2 was so shockingly different under the new showrunners Christine Boylan and Jabbar Raisani that it has made me hopeful that this version has a reason to exist. Episode … Read more
As a mega fan of Nickelodeon’s Avatar: the Last Airbender, it is probably of no surprise that I was disappointed with the first season of Netflix’s live-action adaptation of the beloved children’s show. I was there on day one as an 11-year-old, and since the show finished in 2008 my love for the universe has only grown. … Read more
It has been a rough few weeks for Doctor Who fans. After the recent series finale gave more questions than answers, and showed signs of some serious rewrites and deviations from the schedule, we’re now at a point where the future of Doctor Who is beyond even the TARDIS’ power. After speculating online, fans finally have some … Read more
The live-action remake of Disney’s iconic Snow White has opened to $87.3 million globally after its worldwide launch at the end of the last week. The budget of the movie was over $270 million, with several factors influencing its production including a fire on set and the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike, in which the lead star Rachel … Read more
It’s been a controversial ride for the Russo Brother’s latest movie, as the director duo’s The Electric State finds itself at a 14% on Rotten Tomatoes despite its hype and budget. A new interview with The Times has also confirmed the use of AI in the film, albeit for voice modulation. The move has drawn some … Read more