The Last Airbender Is Such A LOVED Franchise.. Here's Why

The Last Airbender Is Such A LOVED Franchise.. Here's Why Welcome back to Recap Central. It's been 15 years since its premiere, and 10 years since M. Night Shyamalan nearly killed the franchise, but Avatar: The Last Airbender is undoubtedly the biggest hit of the summer. But no matter how good the show is today, why is the show so popular today that it continues to make the Netflix top 10? The reason has to do with what it did for the animation landscape in the mid-2000s, and how it remains so different from anything found in animation today. The Last Airbender blended its comedy (which was very much aimed at kids) with a mature and grand-scale story, resulting in a show that both kids and adults could appreciate. More than that, however, it knew how to balance episodic content with serialized storytelling. Each episode of the show, particularly in the first season, feels very episodic. Aang and the group would fly over to a new location, get discovered and in trouble, and they fight while doing something good for the people of the town, and the process would start again. But what set the show apart was that the episodes worked as self-contained stories full of sharp humor, but they also built up until seemingly one-off characters became major allies in the final conflict. These small connecting dots early on helped ease viewers into the more connected second and third seasons, even if the show never forgets the value of an entertaining individual episode. This is what makes The Last Airbender stand out today. The groundbreaking elements that made the show so special and beloved back then have become nearly commonplace today. #Avatar #TheLastAirBender #ATLA Related Videos: Why Avatar: The Last Airbender Is Such A Big Deal    • Why Avatar: The Last Airbender Is Such A B...   Why You Still Remember Avatar The Last Airbender So Well    • Why You Still Remember Avatar The Last Air...   Avatar Studios just made the BEST Decisions