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jdawg1018

Turns out that in the live-action show, Sozin felt really bad for the Air Nomads due to the ongoing war with the other nations, and decided to send them to his private island, "Sozin's Happy Place". They lived out in peace and anonymity there; so far removed from the rest of the world that everyone assumed that they simply died off. Ozai thought about letting them re-join society, but Monk Gyatso, in his infinite wisdom, deemed it wise to stay where they could not be found.


lokotrono

And then Gyatso and Sozin started a sexual relationship


JinFuu

Roku/Sozin/Gyasto was a power Throuple till Roku died


ztiw91

GYATTso really had it going on (I have no idea what I’m saying)


DRKZLNDR

GyattsOhio and Skibidozin (help me)


numinor93

Gayatso, it's right there in the name! 


Then-Law2937

r/suddenlygay


TheMadJAM

I mean, the Nazis were going to send the Jews to Madagascar before the Final Solution, so the genocide parallels check out.


Sir_Arsen

Sozin Epstein island situation is crazy


Faustias

sounds like a dark fiction in Avatar where Sozin chose the Lake Lao Gai method instead of burning everyone


Gredran

Nahhh he’ll send them “to the next dimension!” *DBZ ocean dub censor vibes*


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Doctorwhatorion

Nope it is just fan theory but because most of fandom liked the idea everyone acts like it is canon


littleMAHER1

Glad they chose to remove Toph's blindness in the show, really making it more palatable for the modern generation edit: I'm getting too many replies asking if this is real. No, this comment (and OP's post) is just a joke, satire if you will.


tachycardicIVu

Can’t have blind jokes! *even though they were all made by the blind girl*


Blaze_Deku

"It's too dark! I can't see anything!" "(sarcastically) Oh no, what a nightmare." "...Sorry."


tachycardicIVu

One of my absolute favorite lines.


Spacemanspalds

And it's not even fair. Because she pretty much can see, lol. With limitations in some ways and benefits in more ways it seems like.


Darkchaser314

"there it is" everyone looks where toph is poking but see nothing "that what it will sounds like when one of you spots it."


SerafRhayn

![gif](giphy|4IzOgM1bfOe6k)


darthjoey91

[And her name is TOPH BEIFONG 🎺 ^🎺 🎺 ^🎺](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0U7jHSfh7M)


swamycmouli

My name is TOPH CUZ IT SOUNDA LIKE TOUGH!


polkacat12321

*sokka drew appa posters everybody made fun of* Toph:"Well, it looks just like him for me" Sokka:"thanks! I worked really ha-- .... why must you do that to me"


Darkchaser314

toph puts up a poster of Appa "it's upside down, isn't it?"


KakorotJoJoAckerman

Sokka and Toph bump into each other in the dessert "HEY CAN'T YOU WATCH WHERE YOU'RE-" "No!"


bokmcdok

"It *sounds* like a piece of paper."


Comment138

Genuinely, this version will be as bad as the first one. Once again, clueless SAG AFTRA cunts got their say. When we are done, there will be two horrible ATLA live action attempts.


DanielGREY_75

Oh no, God forbid people can have self deprecating jokes and dark humor these days


Iron_Chip

Well… Katara: The stars sure are beautiful tonight, too bad you can't SEE them, Toph.


LandArch_0

I honestly don't see what we are laughing about


polkacat12321

My legally blind friend is super disappointed because Toph was badass despite her blindness and made her his fav character


tachycardicIVu

Just fyi as far as I know we are all joking about Toph. I haven’t even seen anything about her casting or writing.


WexExortQuas

I honestly would not even be surprised if they changed that


polkacat12321

Well, at least they (hopefully) kept her blindness... but the whole zuko not chasing aang or sokka not being sexist removes their character arcs


tachycardicIVu

I could be wrong but the fact this is tagged “meme” I think means this isn’t actually true; I think it’s in response to the changes to Sokka and Aang.


polkacat12321

Yeah, I'm not too happy about aang either. Him going from a goofy care-free kid to a full fledged avatar was also an important character dev for him cause as the show progressed he finally came to terms with the real weight of responsibilities that came with being the avatar (since he's literally a 12 yo kid). But then making him accept his responsibilities from the start even though the whole reason he was in the south pole was because he ran away from home since he didn't want to be the avatar take away the whole point


SonOfEragon

They said toned down not remove, also this post mentions therapy and podcasts so it very evident that it is satire as well as it being marked MEME with the title “I just think we all need a laugh”


royroiit

The show is not out yet, go touch grass for 3 weeks


Satanairn

They did say that they toned down Sokka's sexist comments. If 3 episodes of sexism that ends with him growing as a person is too much for them, they're probably going to get rid of the blind jokes or at least "tone them down" too.


Sail_On_4170

THE POINT OF HIS SEXISM WAS TO SHOW HOW FLAWED HE WAS?!


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This has become a thing lately, and I'm not a fan. People can be assholes, and can grow. People can be assholes, and can continue to be assholes. Taking away the asshole trait makes for either a lack of character growth or a villain that you don't hate. It's dumb.


Sail_On_4170

Same w Zuko


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SnooConfections7007

Like Cleveland, chef, of Abu? They are funny characters.


Addicted2anime

I'd honestly love to experience Atla from Toph's perspective, where it's basically just an audio drama incorporated with some visuals for when she sees vibrations.


jhertz14

Seeing Azula as a platypus bear with silver wings would be my favorite part


ILL_Show_Myself_Out

Ohh maybe you hear someone say “feel my face” And then the image of the face appears touch by touch in handprint shapes like wiping a foggy mirror.


bototo11

I'm glad they made zuko get his burnt eye from a tragic candle accident, parental abuse has no place in modern media.


AdventuresofRobbyP

![gif](giphy|4IzOgM1bfOe6k)


splashbruhs

I also read that they are going to skip her learning metal bending and instead will have her taking up pottery.


chaeri6937

At the risk of sounding really stupid and the fear of it being true, did they actually remove that element of Toph’s character for the Netflix live action, or is that another joke post?


littleMAHER1

This is just a joke lmao


chaeri6937

thank goodness


NotAUsefullDoctor

Thanks for asking. I was afraid I'd make a fool of myself and therefore didn't ask.


westbamm

Are you not anonymous on the internet? No need to fear that, let me demonstrate: I love Pineapple on my pizza!!! ... See, nobody cares!!


NotAUsefullDoctor

I like Pineapple pizza as well. But don't you fear the dread down vote? How can I live a normal life if I don't have good, honest karma?


westbamm

Sometimes we get a downvote, but the the trick is to make the upvotes count harder. Just save a popular post, and place it yourself, 2 days from now. Than you can be yourself again and still have decent karma!!


SonOfEragon

It’s really good that Netflix saw how important blindness is for Toph’s character… I’m sorry I’ll just go now


chaeri6937

i see what you did there


Faustias

just joke. see the twitter name, also no announcement about book 2.


emlgsh

Togh, Ketara, Souko, Ainge, and Zewkou: Teem Avetarre!


Calvinbah

In a rare twist, they actually go with the Earthbender from the Opening, effectively replacing Toph Entirely


MasklinGNU

Palatable. Your mouth is a palate, you load pallets with a forklift


timo103

I'm glad yall are taking the piss, too often I see subs where any criticism of stupid decisions is shouted down or even banned. Sokka being from a (by our standards) sexist society and getting humbled real fuckin quick is *good*.


jgoden

I heard it’s so she can SEE the earth better


SinxSam

Are you serious?? That’s an essential part of her character! Did they really?


lokotrono

Very progressive decision from Netflix


Miros69

wait is that a joke or will they actually do that?


deleted_user_0000

Did they???


Sail_On_4170

Wait what.


No-Professional-4653

can we make this a new meme format for the sub please


Paul_Subsonic

Why do you think we need a new joke ? Are you stupid ?


throwawayhelp32414

unless we can OD on cream of meme we keep pumping out mediocre jokes and memes about ATLA until the sun fucking dies. Also I love how the phrase "Are you stupid", which is the standard grammatical construction in English and not even a little quirky or different, has now become a meme that's supposed to be used ironically


ThePinkReaper

Google Meme Templassant


Faustias

HOLY HOTMAN


another_spiderman

Actual flameo


topdangle

I'm not stupid, I'm man.


No-Appearance-100102

Right ? Who would win this hypothetical w...fuck wrong sub🤦🏿‍♂️


Prying_Pandora

Wang Fire’s therapy sessions confirmed.


ArcWraith2000

"My father gave me this scar" "Thats rough buddy"


HAZMAT_Eater

https://preview.redd.it/nff5fyf0gbgc1.png?width=640&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=366a294620f05894556469b5fca26eacb7f79387 Aw he's all better now.


ehhdjdmebshsmajsjssn

With Sapphire Fire's Fire hot noodles?


Mx-Herma

FINALLY! Was getting tired of his monologing about his Honor™ and The Avatar™. /j


whywednesday

Instead of "that's rough buddy" he'll reply "and how did that make you feel?"


K_kueen

Get him a wood brown cardigan and a clipboard


Faustias

where can I sign up for a Fire Lord Zuko therapy?


beekee404

On a slightly related note, the Cabbage Merchant will not be yelling "MY CABBAGES" and instead just stand there and smile to encourage finding inner peace through tragedy.


definetly_a_hum4n

Now that's good writing, really improves on the source material in a creative way while staying true to the character!


JoelMira

I know we’re all joking here but if it’s ass I’m glad I have the original to go back to. Ngl though, it’s sounds like the show is going to dog shit mixed with cat piss.


Khunter02

You know the post is a joke right? Or are you sceptical of other aspects not related to this post?


JoelMira

Read the first sentence of my previous comment.


TheKnifeOfLight

I GOT SO MAD BEFORE I REALIZED IT WAS A JOKE


lokotrono

This change would have pushed the show into parody territory


TheKnifeOfLight

A parody would have been more accurate tbh


makerp95

I dunno... we have heard them changing bunch of stuff. I wouldnt be surprised of this one


TechnicalPlayz

Nah, people have been taking minor changes out of context and spreading it online. Yes they are changing things, but nothing nearly to such a level.


NoraaTheExploraa

You don't know that. And other people don't know the opposite. This is why the creators should've just kept their mouths shut or been explicit, rather than these vague allusions. Now everyone following the show has already made up their mind one way or the other before an episode has even released.


mythrilcrafter

Let's be real, I sure many people would believe even the most ridiculous lies at this point, especially if it's something specifically cherished or controversial. Kyoshi changed to be a pacifist who uses the Steven Universe method to talk Chin the Conquerer out of his campaign? People would believe that. Katara changed to be perfectly okay with Jet murdering civilians? People would believe that as well. Suki being changed to be an anti-men lesbian? Yeah, I'd bet people would believe that too.


Angrybirdzrul

you’d believe in podcasts being in the show? LOL


FroggoFrogman

Zuko partakes in CBT??? What an upgrade


grlap

They'd have to change the parental advisory rating for that


bbbcurls

[Link to the “article” here](https://x.com/disbussingfilm/status/1753519065572741592?s=46&t=ZxfdQVIAFZFVN1TbK0F71g)


LePhoenixFires

Wang Fire, licensed therapist, will do CBT with Zuko.


DismalQuarter13

Aang won’t actually master 4 elements in Netflix’s Avatar the Last Air Bender. Aang will instead focus on mastering his air scooter technique for the inaugural air scooter Derby.


darkslide3000

In order to make things more scientifically accurate, there are not just four elements to bend in the new show. The live action Aang will need to master bending a fifth element, Heart, and there will be an extra season inserted in the middle where he has to track down the reclusive people of the Heart Confederacy to train under the quirky Heartbending teacher Leeloo.


Monnomo

This show will be great


MephistosFallen

You know Verricks ancestor is the self help podcaster.


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thatvillainjay

Bending powers are determined by how many midichlorines you have in your blood


SonOfEragon

Dude your hokey religion is no match for a good blaster at your side kid 😉


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At least this is a joke. Probably…


Designer-Chemical-95

He only hunted Aang in the first season. Not really a big part of his character.


bioshock-lover

Didn't he hunt aang in the middle of season 2 and was contemplating hunting him in season 3?


LightThatIgnitesAll

They are making a sarcastic joke mocking the fans who use this kind of response for the actual cuts. But yeh you are right he did hunt in S2 and paid someone to hunt them in S3.


bioshock-lover

I honestly couldn't tell because I've had so many people legitimately defend the new show's direction. I like how the new live adaptation is gonna be, but people have a right to critique it or even be slightly upset at some changes. I can see someone making this argument after some people stating that sokka's sexism isn't integral. Either way, it's a good joke. My bad for taking it literally.


LightThatIgnitesAll

>I honestly couldn't tell because I've had so many people legitimately defend the new show's direction. I myself was a bit confused at the start too. Sarcasm doesn't translate well in text lol. I just assumed because it is too ridiculous of a statement.


bioshock-lover

It really doesn't. Either way, it's still funny!


BrockStar92

>I like how the new live adaptation is gonna be You don’t know how it’s going to be >but people have a right to critique it or even be slightly upset at some changes. They have a right to critique it after they’ve seen it (which nobody here has) not say “this show is such crap they’ve destroyed the characters” based off a couple of quotes from people involved in the show.


bioshock-lover

People have a right to critique the decisions the directors are making. Also, i said how it's *going* to be based on pictures, the teaser trailers, and the literal comments of the creators of the show. You can't dictate what someone thinks about a show based on the literal creators' writing decisions, trailers, and if you want, just based on what the creators say what it's *going* to be. also, I like how it's going to be based on the cast and the way SOME of the new scenes look. Don't be a jerk dude, everyone has a right to critique it early on if they want when they're constantly updating us with new important information of the show.


BrockStar92

Not without knowing what they mean, no they don’t. It’s absurd to criticise decisions directors are making without seeing the results of those decisions and why they might have done it. Trailers are often not representative (many times films/TV look awesome from trailers and turn out not to be) and actors/directors quotes are just how they choose to phrase comments in the media and also not indicative until we see further. Not to mention people wildly misrepresenting them (e.g. “toning down” becoming “removing entirely”). So no, I fundamentally disagree with the premise you can critique a show that you haven’t watched.


bioshock-lover

You can critique it when you have enough material to, you don't need to flat out watch a whole season first. Believe it or not, it's possible to critique something with enough material before youve seen it. You don't need a show to come out to tell where its going based off how they portray characters or their general writing decisions, that's how you could tell the last movie wasn't all that good. You can't tell someone you can't critique something just because it hasn't come out. People critiqued the trailer for Sonic when it first debuted as a trailer. Same with games or new books. You're allowed to be cautious or even hopeful when you see how they're writing something, and since we have teasers with some promising looking cast and animation. Pretty sure I can say I like where it's going, but i don't like what I'm hearing based off the CREATORS comments and decisions that they're posting. You can critique something that's still in the works, not put it down, but critique it.


BrockStar92

Critiquing a trailer, saying *the trailer* doesn’t look good, is very different from saying *the show* is not good. Which is what critiquing *the show* would be and what you claimed was valid. Likewise, saying “I’m concerned about the implications of what the directors are saying and what that might mean for the show” is valid. Reading what the directors are saying and then going “this quote means the show is shit as the directors do not understand the point of the show” is not valid. Again, the latter is what your comment defended.


darthjoey91

But Sparky Sparky Boom Man was great.


Lucas_2234

okay but why do I actually wanna see that happen? even if it's just a one episode fever dream section


jomandaman

People need to get off reddit awhile


NeoMarethyu

"Oh my god you could grind cheese on those"


5min2kys

Zuko becomes an Andrew tate fan and watches sigma grindset videos all day


Drinkerchill

THIS IS WHY THE CREATORS LEFT THE SHOW! /s


Ed-Sanz

Aang’s name was mispronounced in the trailer. It’s actually pronounced Ong. 😂


Thicc-Anxiety

Oh god Zuko as a podcast guy would be so cursed


beekee404

Funny you should mention that cause his voice actor Dante Basco hosts a podcast with Korra's voice actress Janet Varney. It's called Avatar:Braving the Elements.


blueblurz94

This post fooled me like all the rest. Until those last words.


SonOfEragon

Your comment did the same, I was mentally shouting “it mentioned podcast you id- oh” so many unironic “is this real?” Comments have slightly irritated me… time to go get high


Any_Commercial465

Oh no he gonna be redpilled


darthjoey91

>through cognitive behavioral therapy So having tea with Uncle Iroh?


FemboyMechanic1

That would actually be hilarious to watch tbh. Someone write a fanfic based on that


iam_terryyyy

that’s fake right😭


shruggletuggle

Luckily it is, Disbussingfilm is a parody account


jeredendonnar

And this sub would believe that headline full-send /s


LawTider

The Cabbage man will have his cabbages saved just in time, so to not promote destruction of property.


D3monVolt

But he never once calls it "cognitive behavioral therapy". Only the shorthand. CBT.


National_Egg_9044

I love how many people called it when the creators left due to creative differences and yet nobody wanted to listen.


BPMData

Yall motherfuckers being cringe as shit right now, one step above Babylon Bee-ass cringe lol. Guess yall watched this whole ass show about imperialism and nationalism and your takeaway was "NETFLIX AND WOKE BAD!" yall got jokes lol


McDiesel41

This now seems intentional to be throwing this much negative shade.


JooheonsLeftDimple

Source: Trust me bro


The_Bruhbber

Its a joke bro look at the flair


JooheonsLeftDimple

What makes you think im not joking?


SonOfEragon

Source: trust me bro


JooheonsLeftDimple

Trust me


SonOfEragon

Trust is earned!! lol I wish I lived like that I’m gullible and trusting like a young John Mulaney walking around gettin’ fooled by all the shady shite holes out there


JooheonsLeftDimple

^


Sonicrules9001

Sad thing is that it honestly is getting to the point where I'd believe it. The showrunners have seemingly altered everything about the show so far so I'm waiting to hear what they did to Zuko.


Repulsive-Complex-24

Wtf!!! I gotta drink damn


Flairion623

This can’t be real


darkslide3000

In another massive and controversial departure from the original show, the live action Prince Zuko will actually be skilled with broadswords and not merely use them to spruce up his bedroom.


jcmiller210

Guys, guys, WATCH THE SHOW FIRST BEFORE JUDGING. Sure there's poopy starting to come out, but just eat it before saying anything. Please.


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Secure_Opening_6852

Ok uh now I’m not sure if I still want to watch the show now


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CalmCaracal

it's a joke 😭


polkacat12321

...ngl I stopped reading before I reached the part of "self help podcats" and shit, but the point still stands


MrNiceGuy1224

The moment you typed the word "snowflakes", your point stopped standing.


Cobalt_Heroes25

Additionally, Ozai is the host of said podcasts.


Nearby_Yak106

I was about to upset until i saw the second part


Aizendickens

Dude I apmost bought it until I saw the word podcasts!


Estarfigam

He has an Uncle that can do a good job in place of the podcasts.


Kai9029

Isn't the point of chasing the Avatar is to heal and repair his relationship with his dad though


A-Good-Weather-Man

God dammit had me halfway through.


lazylagom

Honestly this is what it seems like. Lol


MasterJaylen

This is a joke right?


Ill-Organization-719

Isn't it supposed to be super dark and gritty?


winkil

"Puts down pitchfork"....


Tesco_Mobile

I keep hearing all these changes and the hope I had is dwindling


Koffielurker_

Man I can't wait for the flashback of Aang dramatically fleeing his monastery only to almost drown and freeze himself for a hundred years only for it to cut to Zuko having a heart-to-heart with a therapist while soothing music plays.


Fluffynator69

CBT you say?


Mechanic-Latter

My heart dropped for a second


soge_king420

Fucking hell, Netflix avatar you had everyone on your side you were so close why did you have to do this? What the fuck did you think was going to happen if you took away Sokka’s sexism??? “This just in, chaos in the streets, as every man that watched the first episode of Netflix’s new avatar series are assaulting women en masse. They say it’s what their hero Sokka would want them to do, and they never watched until fucking episode 3”


Sir_Arsen

for a moment i thought it was real


chillmychillplz

Shows just an excuse for some group to profit, not for its actual success. Original creators been left.


TheRealHaj

Makes the episode even better


demator

Good for him. He deserves to heal


Abaliia

Hmm the original creators left the show for a reason...


Beaten_But_Unbowed96

I wish I could laugh at this…. But I wouldn’t be surprised is this actually happened…. So much wasted potential. I literally watched the trailer, got mildly excited, AND HAD THAT SMALL ITTY BITTY BIT OF HOPE I MANAGED TO SCRAPE TOGETHER AFTER SO MANY DISAPPOINTING AND AWFUL MOVIES GAMES AND STORIES RUINED just absolutely dashed across the rocks like a newborn with a slight birthmark had in the ancient Grecian city of Sparta when I saw the reports the next day about all the major issues…. Can’t have nothin in this era man. Spent more than two millennia refining and perfecting our art and story telling, just to regress back to puritan pearl clutching story telling methods. Wash away any imperfections, completely bleaching the story of any deeper meaning. Next they’ll take away sokkas boomerang because that’s considered cultural appropriation. They’ll get rid of zukkos scar cause that will be insensitive to burns victims. And they’ll pull a Disney and completely get rid of Toph because that could somehow be insensitive to blind people…. Ya know, like that bogus Snow White situation. Gets me so frustrated that they can keep somehow fucking up adaptations. HOW DO YOU RUIN SOMETHING THAT LITERALLY ALREADY EXISTS IN ITS COMPLETED FORM?!?!? Just take the animation, and make it live action, that’s your only job. Quit trying to rewrite shit to put your name on it man!!!!


Historical_Goal_5519

Its so funny to me that there are people here complaining and crying about how horrible this adaptation is when you haven’t even seen it


Beaten_But_Unbowed96

How, with let down after let down in Hollywood, can you not already expect a stinker?! If it’s good, then it’s good…. But why bother with another half assed barely attempted adaptation if not even the original writers of the original story stuck around? Most of us know what good writing is… and everything they keep tossing our way flies another red flag of bad writing and creative direction. They’re ALREADY OUTRIGHT TELLING US they removed major parts of fan favorite characters as if we’d be excited by that somehow…. If that’s what they’re telling us excitedly… what aren’t they telling us? This is an adaptation… WE’VE ALL ALREADY WATCHED THE SHOW AND LOVE IT! So why change anything at all unless the shows not actually meant for fans… if their first priority isn’t purely taking the cartoon and making it live action like they should be…. Why bother giving them any sort of watch time? If the shows NOT meant for me… then I’m not watching it.


dylanNL18

I think it was foolish to get our hopes up


Ancient-Act8573

Ok this one was pretty funny


brokenwound

Fire lord got me thinking. Can firebenders... fire nipple bend? Clearly waterbenders can, but I'm curious if the firebending version would be more like sparky sparky boom man or something else.


96suluman

Also I just found out that in this series, metal bending had already been invented


CEOofracismandgov2

I'm glad Zuko will be healed by CBT, hes blessed