ReWatchable: A TV Re-Watch Podcast

ReWatchable is back for Avatar: The Last Airbender season 1, episodes 19 and 20, "The Siege of the North," parts 1 and 2.

Superfans: Donya, Mitchel and Michal. Newbies: Brittany.

Avatar: The Last Airbender season 1, episode 19, “The Siege of the North, Part 1”:
-How do we feel about Yue and Sokka?
-Han is a douche.
-Can you marry the moon?
-Sokka’s snow gives us feels.
-Iroh has perspective, but Zhao is crazycakes.
-Octopi, man.
-It’s tough to watch Aang struggle against the Fire Nation.
-Mitch: The Netflix Avatar.
-“Is there wifi on this flying bison?”
-Iroh and Zuko give us ALL THE FEELS.
-What was Iroh doing in the Spirit World?
-Katara verseu Zuko! It’s a very different kind of fight.
-For some reason we mention the movie... calm down, Donya.
-INNUENDO TIME!
-Favorite scenes and lines.

Avatar: The Last Airbender season 1, episode 20, “The Siege of the North, Part 2":

-Donya shook her TV.
-Koh the Face Stealer!!!
-Do you die if your face is stolen?
-We want to know more about that stolen-faced Avatar.
-“The Moonslayer” is like a terrible villain name.
-It’s satisfying to see a bad guy go through with his threat.
-How to be a Villain, by Admiral Zhao
-Obligatory Dragon Ball Z reference
-Aang is pretty crazy as Koizilla, but it doesn’t work for everyone
-Is it a titan ex machina?
-How much does this story take away from real-life conflicts and villains?
-We get a little deep for a while.
-Don’t store swords underneath your mattress.
-More Harry Potter parallels.
-Zuko has a sister... and she looks badass.
-Brittany has predictions for the future.
-Favorite scenes and lines.

Listener feedback - Send us your children!

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ReWatchable is back for Avatar: The Last Airbender season 1, episode 17, "The Northern Air Temple," and episode 18, “The Waterbending Master.”

Superfans: Mitchel and Michal. Newbies: Brittany and Arianna.

Avatar: The Last Airbender season 1, episode 17, “The Northern Air Temple”:
-The show’s title is still not a lie
-Flying is a metaphor
-Teo and representation are cool
-Is it okay to destroy the old to make way for the new, even if the airbenders are gone?
-We are conflicted
-The Fire Nation has fire in the sky!
-Sokka is growing
-Sisters are mean, it is our job
-How do we feel about Teo and the mechanist’s betrayal?
-Is Katara not snow-bending a plot-hole?
-Slime!
-The science of gas.
-Favorite scenes and lines.

Avatar: The Last Airbender season 1, episode 18, “The Waterbending Master”:

-Beyonce gets a shoutout in Arianna’s flaming recap
-Does Appa have rights?
-Four seasons of Love
-What language do they speak in Avatar-land?
-The pirates return!
-Did we think Zuko had died?
-Legend of Korra tangent about death!
-Boo on Northern Water Tribe traditions!
-Is Master Pakku a villain?
-Healing is cool, though.
-How did we feel about Katara’s fight?
-What about the betrothal-necklace resolution?
-Katara gets her BAMFness from Gran-Gran
-Iroh is amazeballs
-Favorite scenes and lines.

Listener feedback - what kind of benders would we be?

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ReWatchable is back for Avatar: The Last Airbender season 1, episode 15, "Bato of the Water Tribe," and episode 16, “The Deserter.”

Superfans: Natalie and Caitlin. Newbies: Brittany and Karen.

Avatar: The Last Airbender season 1, episode 15, “Bato of the Water Tribe”:
-Ariana's synopsis SLAYS this week.
-Did our feelings about Sokka change after his backstory?
-Did we think Sokka and Katara's dad was dead?
-Are we excited to meet him?
-What did we think of Sokka's man-test?
-Sokka knows a lot more than we initially thought he did.
-If you're going to eavesdrop, Aang, at least fully commit to the task.
-Was it fair that Sokka and Katara decided to leave Aang?
-What are the water tribe people up to?
-What did we think of June?
-Is June Team Zutara?
-Why was Iroh so creepy this episode?
-There was some nun disruption.
-Was the fight sequence too long?
-And let's not forget about the animal's fight, too!
-And then we talk about the ending.
-How important is Katara's necklace?
-Favorite scenes.
-Favorite lines.

Avatar: The Last Airbender season 1, episode 16, “The Deserter”:
-It is really stupid to go to the fire festival when everyone is looking for you.
-What do we think about the fire nation people, rather than the army?
-That one dude is very forgettable.
-Controlling fire is so different from controlling the other elements.
-Brittany would use her fire powers for very honorable reasons. (Not really.)
-What about the rest of us?
-Can Roku be wrong?
-There are some serious Kung Fu Panda parallels here.
-Did we realize the order of learning the elements was so important?
-Were we surprised Aang wasn't ready?
-Did we think someone was going to get hurt because of Aang?
-Katara has a healing ability!
-Did Aang really learn his lesson?
-Haha, Admiral Zhao is so dumb.
-Favorite scenes.
-Favorite lines.

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ReWatchable is back for Avatar: The Last Airbender season 1, episode 13, "The Blue Spirit," and episode 14, “The Fortuneteller.”

Superfans: Donya. Newbies: Brittany, Ariana, and Karen.

Avatar: The Last Airbender season 1, episode 13, “The Blue Spirit”:
-Yay for consequences! Wait, what?
-We may all be crazy cat ladies...
-Never get on Ariana's bad side.
-What do we think of Ba Sing Se so far?
-Were we surprised that Zuko saved Aang?
-He has mad skillz.
-Is Zuko's resolve waning?
-Does he even have a home to go back to?
-Favorite scenes.
-Favorite lines.
-And that's why you should be reading Hawkeye!

Avatar: The Last Airbender season 1, episode 14, “The Fortuneteller”:
-Aang gave Katara a necklace. Is his crush weird?
-Is it bad to have Zutara feelings?
-We need some grown up Aang.
-Did we learn anything new about Katara and Sokka?
-Will Katara outlive everyone?
-Should Aang stay innocent and naive, or should he grow up?
-Brittany is basically Katara.
-And then we argue for a bit.
-Is the fortuneteller right or wrong?
-Favorite scenes.
-Favorite lines.

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ReWatchable is back for Avatar: The Last Airbender season 1, episode 11, "The Great Divide," and episode 12, “The Storm.”

Superfans: Natalie and Mitch. Newbies: Karen and Brittany.

Avatar: The Last Airbender season 1, episode 11, “The Great Divide”:
-Most of us on this episode have met IRL!
-Is this the worst episode of Avatar?
-Did ANY of us like it?
-What did we think of the different animation styles?
-Some of us really, really dislike Katara.
-Should Aang have lied about the two groups' ancestors?
-Favorite scenes.
-Favorite lines.
-It Takes Two or The Parent Trap?

Avatar: The Last Airbender season 1, episode 12, “The Storm”:
-This episode is the opposite of "The Great Divide."
-Did we realize Zuko would be such an important character?
-Zuko is a...hairbender?
-Do we care more about Zuko after this episode?
-How do we feel about Aang now that we know more about him?
-What is Ozai's end goal?
-Is it Aang's destiny to be alive now?
-Did Zuko let Aang go?
-Bad poker faces. Again.
-Favorite scenes.
-Favorite lines.
-We discuss some feedback.

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ReWatchable is back for Avatar: The Last Airbender season 1, episode 9, "The Waterbending Scroll," and episode 10, “Jet.”

Superfans: Donya, Michal, and Mitch. Newbies: Karen.

Avatar: The Last Airbender season 1, episode 9, “The Waterbending Scroll”:
-Karen and Donya have a public falling out.
-Michal and Mitchel have lots of feelings about The Legend of Korra.
-Is it believable that Aang is so good at waterbending?
-Was Katara right in stealing the scroll from the pirates?
-Do we like that the show can be a little morally ambiguous?
-Is Katara too open about her abilities?
-What did we think of the pirates?
-Why is there so much sexual tension between Zuko and Katara?
-We start talking about shipping and get a bit off track...
-Then we talk about Appa!
-Favorite scenes.
-Favorite lines.

Avatar: The Last Airbender season 1, episode 10, “Jet”:
-Do we believe Jet's backstory?
-How do we feel about him as a leader?
-Why have people latched onto these Lost Boys so much?
-Do we ship Jet and Katara?
-Are the romantic aspects of the show that important?
-Sokka really got to shine in this episode.
-Aang, on the other hand, took a bit of a back seat.
-Favorite scenes.
-Favorite lines.

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ReWatchable is back for Avatar: The Last Airbender season 1, episodes 7 and 8, “The Winter Solstice.”

Superfans: Natalie and Mitch. Newbies: Ariana.

Avatar: The Last Airbender season 1, episode 7, “The Winter Solstice, Part 1”:
- Zuko is Draco Malfoy or Logan Echolls. Or both.
- Iroh is Yoda.
- Natalie isn’t into earthbenders. Arianna thinks they’re boring.
- The show’s title is not a lie.
- “Earthbenders are sheep.”
- The Fire Nation are feisty evil dictators and overdramatic idiots.
- How to train your panda alien spirit
- Obligatory Miyazaki reference
- Is Avatar a children’s show? (Part 1.)
- Cartoon sex! Sort of.
- What do we think of the Spirit World?
- Dragon or Flying Bison: Which would you pick?
- Spirit animals are complicated
- Favorite moments and lines
- Harry, Ron, and Hermione are not Lannisters.

Avatar: The Last Airbender season 1, episode 8, “The Winter Solstice, Part 2”:
- Appa is precious.
- But we do not like Zhao.
- DO NOT TALK ABOUT THE MOVIE.
- Pin the Star Princess
- If the evil Fire Lord hates Zuko, what does that make Zuko?
- Zuko’s dad is not Lucious.
- (But Zhao is. Literally.)
- The Fire Nation has changed
- Riff-rat, street Bumi
- Contacting your past lives is hard.
- “It would be nice to be the chill Avatar.”
- Evil Avatar? Ooooh.
- Favorite scenes and moments again!

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ReWatchable is back for Avatar: The Last Airbender season 1, episode 5, "The King of Omashu," and episode 6, "Imprisoned."

Avatar: The Last Airbender season 1, episode 5, “The King of Omashu”:

-We discuss the animals on the show.
-Aang really loves being a kid.
-Does Aang actually understand the gravity of his situation?
-How did the newbies feel about this episode?
-Will we be getting to the point of this season soon?
-We force Donya to say Aang's made-up last name.
-We love Cabbage Man. We don't get him, but we love him.
-There's a cosplay for every character.
-What did we think of Bumi?
-So many references that we get.
-Were the tasks pointless?
-Never underestimate your enemies!
-What did we think of our first real look of earthbending?
-Did we miss Iroh or Zuko?
-Favorite scenes.
-Favorite lines.

Avatar: The Last Airbender season 1, episode 5, “Imprisoned”:

-Is it weird to find Haru attractive...?
-Why did Katara feel a connection with him?
-Do we blame the old guy for turning in Haru?
-Katara's "earthbending" was pretty terrible.
-George Takei is not Shang Tsung.
-Good speech. Katara, but it isn't going to happen.
-It was nice seeing Katara's faults in this episode.
-And it was also nice seeing Sokka's strengths.
-Are we supposed to like Zuko at this point?
-Someone says Zutara and it gets awkward.
-Favorite scenes.
-Favorite lines.

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ReWatchable is back for Avatar: The Last Airbender season 1, episode 3, "The Southern Air Temple," and episode 4, "The Warriors of Kyoshi."

Avatar: The Last Airbender season 1, episode 3, “The Southern Air Temple”:

-Donya’s sexy voice is gone and we are sad.
-Ariana writes the best synopses.
-Karen’s not so sure about the Harry Potter parallels.
-Ariana has seen this episode about 100 times.
-We take a moment to reflect on how we feel about Avatar so far.
-What do we think about Katara and Aang’s relationship?
-We commiserate about our convention food troubles.
-We reminisce about Zaboomafoo and teach Donya a few things.
-Though Caitlin throws down, and it might start a rivalry.
-We have to work on the superfans’ poker faces.
-What would Iroh do?
-Foaming at the Mouth Guy.
-We have some Veronica Mars revelations.
-Favorite scenes.
-Favorite lines.

Avatar: The Last Airbender season 1, episode 4, “The Warriors of Kyoshi”:

-We love the girl power in this episode.
-Has Sokka learned his lesson, or will he revert back to his old ways?
-What age range is this show geared toward?
-Do we want the Kyoshi warriors to come back?
-We’re so impressed by how forward-thinking this show is.
-Favorite scenes.
-Favorite lines.

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ReWatchable is back for the first Avatar: The Last Airbender episode recapping season 1, episode 1, "The Boy in the Iceberg," and episode 2, "The Avatar Returns."

Avatar: The Last Airbender season 1, episode 1, "The Boy in the Iceberg"

-Brittany was a little lost. Especially during the intro. Wow, that was a lot of information, right off the bat!
-A:TLA is drawn in a style similar to anime, but is a Western cartoon. We're glad their mouths match up to the dialogue in this show!
-Caitlin tells us all about some of the differences between Western and Eastern animation.
-Watching the show again, even the superfans were surprised at how quickly the show moves in the beginning.
-It's definitely a lot easier to appreciate this show's intro scene retrospectively.
-We're able to understand Sokka and Katara's relationship in the first moments that we see them.
-How odd that we don't know that Aang is the Avatar in the first episode!
-The character growth we're going to see in this show, especially for Sokka and Katara, is going to be tremendous.
-Brittany thought that everyone on the show was going to be able to bend!
-Yeah, let's just get this out of the way. This show really isn't strictly a kids show.
-No one's age is revealed in the show, so Brittany gives her best guesses (and is pretty close).
-Sokka's "sexist" comment was pretty intense for the first drama scene of the show.
-Katara tends to see things through rose-tinted glasses, especially about her discovery of Aang.
-How cute was Aang as he asked to penguin sledding right as he woke up!
-Brittany still doesn't know what the Avatar really is.
-"Zuko" will always be followed by "no comment."
-And amongst the love of the Firebender from the superfans, the newbie "just wants to slap him."
-But then we all agree that it's okay to hate on Zuko this early on in the game.
-Newbie Brittany thought that Zuko wore facepaint every day. Instead of having a burn scar.
-Gran gran is understandably protective of the last South Pole Waterbender.
-Okay, we admit it. Katara does say the word "hope" a lot.
-Bending isn't meant to be a magical thing, rather more in line with nature.
-Aang becomes a lot of Katara's world, very quickly. Is this because of her missing out on being around any other benders?
-We almost sort ourselves into our respective bending types. But then we don't. No comment!
-The animal hybrids of this world are the best! How cute were those penguins?
-Aang seems to snap into the frozen world that he's in without any hesitation.
-Iroh gave us a really neat description of how bending happens this early on in the show.

Avatar: The Last Airbender season 1, episode 2, "The Avatar Returns"

-The first epic battle between Zuko and Aang showed off some great choreography.
-Firebenders could be compared to the Slytherines of the A:TLA universe.
-Do we even have time to think of the ships this early on in the show?
-Yeah, the A:TLA fandom can get pretty in depth when it comes to ships.
-Watching this show right after a show like Spongebob will really not set you up properly for this show.
-The animated characters in this show is as real to Natalie as real people characters, due to their awesome complexity.
-Sokka goes for the eye of the tiger, armed only with a spear and his trusty boomerang. Also, his moment against Zuko gives him a good reprieve from his less-than-favorable previous presentation.
-Arrogance is a common flaw in many characters in A:TLA.
-Brittany pretty much hits the head on the nail about what the Avatar state is.
-Was it okay that Aang wanted to have so many fun adventures, when such an important mission was already at hand?
-What are the events we're looking forward to seeing, in concept, for the remainder of this epic journey?
-Aang definitely isn't processing the consequences of his current situation quite yet.
-What number re-watch are the superfans on for A:TLA?
-This is the first show that hasn't been cancelled that ReWatchable is covering.

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