I have been excited for the Avatar: The Last Airbender live action adaptation ever since it was announced in 2018.
This was in large part because it seemed like everything required to make a good adaptation was there, namely the original show’s creators, Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, being involved.
However, my excitement for the show dimmed slightly when the creators announced that they were leaving the adaptation.
Still, I remained optimistic, since it seemed like those behind the adaptation were at least getting the casting right, with actors being hired who looked the part.
Seriously, we did not need another The Last Airbender situation where the main characters were changed to be white when the story is set primarily in Asian culture. 

After seeing the teaser for the show released today, I can say with absolute certainty that this show is going to better than the notoriously awful first adaptation.
The teaser begins by showing something we have never seen before, the Fire Nation’s attack on the Southern Air Temple at the beginning of the Hundred Years War.
This attack was only something we saw the aftermath of in the original show so it is exciting to know we will see a flashback of the attack.
After this, we see the scene from the very first episode, where Aang is discovered in the iceberg.
We hear the ice cracking as Katara and Sokka look on and, I have got to say, both Kiawentiio and Ian Ousley look great as the characters.
Along with them, the environments also look fantastic, with the next shot of Omashu having excellent CGI, which really brings the city to life from its animated counterpart.

The teaser then reveals Dallus Liu as Zuko, whose scar is thankfully visible in this adaptation, and Paul Sung-Hyung Lee as Iroh.
They seem to be boarding their ship, with the Fire Nation soldiers giving Zuko a salute which I am pretty sure is show original.
Although I have liked how all of the characters have looked so far in the teaser, it is the next two characters who are shown whom I think look the best.
The first of these characters is Ozai, played by Daniel Dae Kim.
Not only does Kim look exactly like Ozai but he also appears intimidating, a complete contrast to his lackluster version in the Shyamalan movie where he was just… a regular guy.
Ozai’s angry expression in the shot makes me wonder if this is when Zuko criticizes the Fire Nation general, leading to his scarring.
The second character who I think looks the best in the teaser is Suki, played by Maria Zhang.
The makeup for her Kyoshi Warrior attire is absolutely spot on, and the brief shot we get of her with Sokka makes it appear that the two have good chemistry, which will be important.

We then get another great CGI shot, this time of Aang heading to Crescent Island.
This is most likely so he can meet with Avatar Roku to learn about Sozen’s Comet, which we also see at the beginning of the trailer.
Throughout all of these shots, there has been narration over the teaser stating, “Time… time is a funny thing. The past, the future, it all gets mixed up. There’s only one way to keep it straight. Always remember who you are.”
I am pretty sure that this line is adaptation original, and I have heard some people speculate that it is Monk Gyatso saying this.
It would make sense for him to be telling Aang this because the Avatar does have a lot of past lives and an uncertain future, making time “mixed up.”
Another thing which supports the theory that Gyatso is saying this line to Aang is that our hero is in the next shot, with Gordon Cormier finally being revealed as Aang.
Just like every other actor in this teaser, he certainly looks the part.
The teaser then gives us a series of shots showing Aang in the burnt forest, Zuko and Ozai’s duel, Aang entering the Avatar State, and even Azula.
Azula is played by Elizabeth Yu, and I hope the way she appears in this trailer stops all of the weird criticism she was getting because of one still image released a while back.

The final big moment of the teaser, shows Aang, Katara and Sokka taking off on Appa.
The CGI for Appa and Momo appears excellent, as the GAang head for Kyoshi Island, which is made evident by the statue of Kyoshi in the distance.
And so the teaser comes to an end by showing off the symbols for different forms of bending, followed by the show’s title.
Overall, this was a great teaser that did its job of hyping us up for the show.
The actors look the part and the CGI looks great.
I am already looking forward to seeing more trailers before the show’s release on Netflix on Febuary 22nd.