Previously: We watched Avatar: The Last Airbender and we loved it so much. So, so much.
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Marines: Last week, we discussed Avatar: The Last Airbender, the precious and beautiful Nickelodeon animated series. This week, we discuss the travesty that is M. Night Shymalan’s 2010 adaptation. The use of the word travesty is kind of a spoiler, but it’s a neat episode to listen to even if you haven’t seen the movie, mostly because we have such strong feelings of dislike for this as a movie and as an adaptation.
Contrary to what was said in this podcast, no Ceris were hurt or kidnapped during the making of this episode, but we are joined again by Ceri Riley, writer and editor for SciShow and Crash Course Film, editorial assistant for Monstress.
As a note, I made a comment about colorism in regards to Shaun Toub as Iroh. I ended it by using the term “whitewashing” in regards to Toub, who is an Iranian-American actor. I just wanted to clarify that my point was indeed about colorism in terms of the brown aggressor trope and the most sympathetic villain. I apologize for any poor word choice there!
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As always, thank you to Stefan Chin for our delightful theme music.
For those of you watching and reading along, here is our planned upcoming media in the order they’ll be released: Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Thor, Thor: The Dark World, Thor: Ragnarok, The Last Jedi, A Clash of Kings and Brooklyn 99.
And finally, here’s our media mentioned:
Avatar: The Last Airbender (Nickelodeon, 2005-2008) (Podcast)
A Wrinkle in Time (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, 2018) (Podcast)
A Game of Thrones (Bantam Spectra, 1996) (Podcast)
Fansplaining
Teen Titans (Cartoon Network/The WB, 2003-2006)
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