Avatar fans demand live-action crossover for infamous episode
As Netflix’s live-action Avatar The Last Airbender series approaches, a fan is demanding an outlandish crossover of controversial proportions, grabbing the attention of fans to figure out how an infamous episode would be handled if reached.
Avatar: The Last Airbender is a beloved animated series that puts other anime to shame with a quality story, memorable characters, remarkable animation, engaging combat, and hilarious comedy. Though Avatar is only an honorable title in anime, it stands out above most ongoing series from Japan.
While we wait for Netflix’s live-action series with tempered expectations, one fan has proposed a crossover within the series if it reaches a certain point in the story, bringing the most controversial piece of Avatar: The Last Airbender media back into the limelight. If Netflix doesn’t do it, they’re proving their cowardice, apparently.
Avatar fans demand controversial crossover over for Ember Island Players episode
Though many fans want to forget about M. Night Shyamalan’s live-action take on Avatar with The Last Airbender movie, u/Ok_Mud2019 has demanded a very controversial crossover that would include the universally panned film.
To add context, there’s a once-in-a-blue-moon filler episode during Avatar: The Last Airbender Book Three: Fire (Season 3). The gang finds out that a group of performers is putting on a show of their adventures up to the end of Book 2: Earth, all from the warped Fire Nation propaganda point of view, bringing lame caricatures of our heroes to the stage as hilarity ensues.
The controversial part here is that this fan demands that if Netflix ever reaches this episode, they should employ the actors from M. Night Shyamalan’s “The Last Airbender” to perform as the Ember Island Players in the act of transcendental meta humor, poking fun at combining what’s known as one of the worst Avatar episodes with the worst Avatar product. Fans in the comment section give their two cents with u/DarkArcher_ stating:
Having the original voice cast would be an excellent nod to the animated series that started it all. Since the live-action movie only covered Book One: Water, barely involving the casting of Fire Lord Ozai and Azula, this leaves out the world’s greatest earthbender, Toph. Have no fear, as u/Realshow suggested a solution to this issue.
For context, the Ember Island Players portrayed Toph as a large, musclebound man’s man, to which the small Toph commends them for accurately portraying her attitude. It gives M. Night Shyamalan a chance to shine in the spotlight in a fake muscle suit. However, our pick would be Dwayne Johnson if he’s available; he’s literally called “The Rock,” which is perfect for an Earthbender.
The likelihood of this episode happening in the first place is very low, with Netflix’s track record of cancellations. However, the live-action One Piece series was a pleasant surprise (to say the least) – but that did involve series creator Eiichiro Oda having the final say, something the Avatar live-action series has lost. On top of everything, the actor’s performances in The Last Airbender movie were panned – so, even if the series gets that far, there’s little hope of the live-action movie cast making an enthusiastic return.