Unpopular Opinion.

For the last couple of weeks I've been watching (yes, for the first time) Avatar: The Last Airbender.

Apparently, I've been hiding under a rock, go figure! 😂

TBH, I'm currently watching it ( I'm on Book 2) and about to finish it to go on to Book 3. 

And, before you ask, yes, I've had heard of Avatar, but somehow it really never peaked my interest, or maybe I'm just too lazy. Either way, since I've been watching, I just can't seem to understand why the series gets SO MUCH hype.

Don't get me wrong, it is a GOOD series. It is enjoyable and I understand the appeal to it, but what I don't understand the over-hype it gets.

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The characters are well rounded, with engaging backstories, and growth throughout the series, the characters are well developed. You start growing attached to them (specially Iroh, Momo and Appa). The audience can understand their motivations, struggles and you feel like they're real. Which is a plus.

The story is creative (but not unique enough, the last remaining person who is the only one that can restore, balance and destroy the evil villain, where have I heard this before???), it also has good pacing and story-lines, but at times, it is also predictable. I get that this originally aired on Nickelodeon, and it's lightness is due to the fact that it is a children's network, so the creators couldn't get too intense. But at times, it feels like a story that we're too familiar with and despite the well roundness of the character development, there were a couple of times were I could see and predict where the story line was going. To me, that isn't a deal breaker, but it does affect how I view the rest of the story. There's not a lot of surprises, in which I can say that I was shocked so far by the events. It is the typical under dog story, with the help of his/her friends, is able to accomplish whatever this person needs to accomplish.

This might sound a tad bit silly, and despite that I fully understand that this series takes place in ANOTHER universe, so not everything in our universe translates exactly to theirs, I can't wrap my brain about all the different cross-breeds, for example, Platypus-bear?! C'mon!! Yes, it is a bit silly to get over worked over a Platypus-bear, but think about it?! How in the f**k would a platypus and a bear mate?! I know, I'm petty. 😁

Don't get me wrong, I'm really enjoying the story and by no means I'm saying that it isn't a good series, it's fresh, light, it has all the elements of why it is and continues to be a loved series, but I guess, I don't understand why it has so much over-hype, specially that the original creators of the series announced that they are in works to make a live-action Avatar movie (sans, M. Night Shyamalan), so it was been brought back to our collective radars.

I might just be an anomaly, who knows! And before you guys lynch me, I haven't finished the series, and I haven't watched Legend of Korra, so, perhaps I should have reserved my judgement for AFTER.

Perhaps it would benefit me to read the comics? That may help to change mind about things.

I would like to think that I can't be the ONLY one whom thinks like such, right, right?!

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