The Siege of the North, Part 1

Here the unvarnished facts: I discovered this series in 2012 and was hooked. I binge-watched. Days passed. i think it was summer. No matter. I was watching Last Airbender.

When I finished the series, I returned to the real world only to discover there was a sequel, Korra. I patiently waited until all the episodes of Korra were aired, collected them, and started to binge-watch.

And somewhere in the middle of the second season of Korra, I just gave up. And now I am watching the original Airbender series top to bottom for the second time.

Where Korra was occasionally cute, LAST AIRBENDER is consistently brilliant from episode to episode. Even the lulls in the action contain dialog so sharp it could cut you ("My father says my sister was born lucky ... I was lucky to be born") and profound spiritual lessons.

Frankly I cannot even believe the same team was behind both productions.

The original series is astonishing.