Avatar: The Last Airbender

Avatar Studios: A Conversation About Avatar: The Last Airbender’s Future

By Christopher Chiu-Tabet, Paul Lai and Mark Tweedale | Mar 11, 2021 | Columns

Christopher Chiu-Tabet: During February’s TCA conference, Nickelodeon announced the creation of Avatar Studios, a new division headed up by Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra creators Michael DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, which will produce new shows and films from the world they created. The new entries are intended for ViacomCBS’s newly rebranded […]

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“Avatar: The Last Airbender—Katara and the Pirate’s Silver”

By Mark Tweedale and Paul Lai | Nov 2, 2020 | Reviews

“Avatar: The Last Airbender” takes a journey back to the era of the original television show in the one-shot ‘Katara and the Pirate’s Silver,’ making a comic that is unlike any “Avatar” comic that has come before it, and yet something that captures a specific spark from the show. Created by Bryan Konietzko and Michael […]

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Five Thoughts on The Legend of Korra’s “Skeletons in the Closet” and “Endgame”

By Nicholas Palmieri | Oct 17, 2020 | Television

Welcome back for our final Book One review of The Legend of Korra! The war is at its climax, so let’s get into it! 1. General Iroh shines! After his exciting, fan-pleasing introduction last episode, General Iroh gets a bunch of scenes to shine in these two final episodes. He seems to be proficient at […]

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Five Thoughts on The Legend of Korra’s “Turning the Tides”

By Nicholas Palmieri | Oct 10, 2020 | Television

Welcome back for this week’s Korra review! Everything is coming together as we head towards the season finale. Let’s dive in! 1. Action action action!! I criticized last episode for skimping on the action, speculating that it might have underwhelmed due to budget reasons. Well, I think this episode more than made up for it! […]

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Five Thoughts on The Legend of Korra’s “Out of the Past”

By Nicholas Palmieri | Oct 3, 2020 | Television

Welcome back for this week’s Korra review! This episode brings us some major revelations and callbacks to our original Team Avatar. Let’s get into it! 1. The forest over the trees. The last few episodes of this season all blend together in my mind. In part it’s because of the general bleakness of the episode, […]

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Five Thoughts on The Legend of Korra’s “When Extremes Meet”

By Nicholas Palmieri | Sep 26, 2020 | Television

Welcome back for a new Korra review! This week, things get mighty political. Let’s get into it! 1. The new Team Avatar. Finally, two-thirds of the way through the season, we see all four members of the new Team Avatar go out on patrol together! The prior episodes set up the character relations and stakes, […]

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Five Thoughts on The Legend of Korra’s “The Aftermath”

By Nicholas Palmieri | Sep 19, 2020 | Television

Welcome back to this week’s Legend of Korra review! After the explosive mid-season finale last episode, how does the team pick up the pieces? Let’s find out! 1. Picking up the pieces. When this episode starts, as per the title, it’s about cleaning up from the events of the last episode. Mako and Bolin need […]

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Five Thoughts on The Legend of Korra’s “And the Winner Is…”

By Nicholas Palmieri | Sep 12, 2020 | Television

Welcome back for this week’s Korra review! 1. Split down the middle. This episode starts and ends in two wildly different places, and I think that’s why it works so well. The first half is largely about the pro-bending championships, and the second half is all about Amon’s big public attack against the benders. It’s […]

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The Legend of Korra 1.05 The Spirit of Competition

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Five Thoughts on The Legend of Korra’s “The Spirit of Competition”

By Nicholas Palmieri | Sep 5, 2020 | Television

Welcome back for this week’s Legend of Korra review! This week sees us firmly enter the “middle” section of the show’s inaugural season, for better or for worse. Let’s dive in! 1. Previously on Korra: ROMANCE. On most shows, the “previously on” segment recaps either the most important parts of the prior episodes, or the […]

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Legend of Korra 1.04 The Voice in the Night

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Five Thoughts on The Legend of Korra’s “The Voice in the Night”

By Nicholas Palmieri | Aug 29, 2020 | Television

Welcome back! With this fourth episode, we plunge deeper into Korra’s psyche as more and more characters get introduced. Let’s get into it! 1. Bullied onto the task force. Not content to simply develop the existing large cast, this episode introduces a few more major characters, the first of which is Councilman Tarrlok. A representative […]

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Five Thoughts on The Legend of Korra’s “The Revelation”

By Nicholas Palmieri | Aug 22, 2020 | Television

Hey, everyone! I hope you’ve had a fun week binge-watching the show now that it’s on Netflix. As for us, we’ll be continuing the same once-a-week in-depth reviews as always. Let’s get into episode three! 1. Shady beginnings. Since last episode quickly introduced Mako and Bolin, this is the first time we learn about their […]

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Five Thoughts on The Legend of Korra’s “A Leaf in the Wind”

By Nicholas Palmieri | Aug 15, 2020 | Television

Welcome back! Now that Korra is on Netflix, I hope everyone has started to rediscover the show. Only two episodes in and I’m already having a great time, so let’s get into it! 1. Elemental opposites. A major beat in this episode shows Korra’s difficulty with learning airbending, and I think this quote from Tenzin […]

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Avatar Studios: A Conversation About Avatar: The Last Airbender’s Future

“Avatar: The Last Airbender—Katara and the Pirate’s Silver”

Five Thoughts on The Legend of Korra’s “Skeletons in the Closet” and “Endgame”

Five Thoughts on The Legend of Korra’s “Turning the Tides”

Five Thoughts on The Legend of Korra’s “Out of the Past”

Five Thoughts on The Legend of Korra’s “When Extremes Meet”

Five Thoughts on The Legend of Korra’s “The Aftermath”

Five Thoughts on The Legend of Korra’s “And the Winner Is…”

Five Thoughts on The Legend of Korra’s “The Spirit of Competition”

Five Thoughts on The Legend of Korra’s “The Voice in the Night”

Five Thoughts on The Legend of Korra’s “The Revelation”

Five Thoughts on The Legend of Korra’s “A Leaf in the Wind”

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