The Single Line that Changed Avatar the Last Airbender

Katara's single line that changed Avatar. #avatar #avatarthelastairbender

[ericthompson]

"I'm just a guy with a boomerang I didn't ask for all this flying, and MAGIC" -Sokka the first time they were on Zuko's ship.

[marxel]

Sokka changed the world by pissing Katara off so much that they found the avatar by accident.

[samyrandome]

That's called a hard magic system fantasy. It's really great at that. One of the most iconic and coolest ones.

[chrissypendergrass]

"One fantasy aspect" he says about a show with past life ghosts, flying bison, and a chick who TURNED INTO THE MOON

[Dark_Coffee_]

“If the Painted Lady cared, she would use her spirit MAGIC to blow up the factory”, Sokka, in the Painted Lady

[mew.]

Actually the single line that changed avatar the last airbender is "NO, MY CABBAGES!"

[lawnmower]

It makes sense that in-universe they'd make the distinction, since magic can be defined as unnatural abilities that can break the rules of the universe, and the rules of the avatar universe include bending. But from our perspective as human viewers on the planet earth it's literally just magic

[Internal_shiver]

That one girl who said magic defies the laws of
.. avatar really should have a name for its own planet.

[voximperatoris]

in polish dubbing, there were difficulties in translating "bending", so they went with "magic" instead. so waterbending would be "magia wody" (water magic). the only exception was when they would say "bend" in the show as a verb, then it would be translated to "tkać", which means "to weave". just a bit of trivia nobody asked for c:

[PrimeTime__]

The little girl calling it magic also gives to the fact Katara was the only bender in the tribe. And Sokka called it magic on Zuko's ship. He had to grow and accept it as something different too.

[aurancrash]

Meanwhile in Legend of Korra:
*Laser Beam go

[teathion]

For a kids show, the first introductory scene was perfect in providing exposition for the magic system in this world. Sokka calls it "magic water", prompting Katara to correct him causing Sokka to interject calling it an "ancient art unique to our culture". In the first 5 mins of the show we are told that Katara isn't using "magic" but bending which is unique to a culture (although it doesn't say bending, sokka tells us what bending is), and that this is natural to the point where even a teenager is dismissing it.

[kwisatzhaderach]

Last Airbender is such a timeless master piece. It started off a bit slowly, but by the time you fall in love with the characters and world it's hard to want to go back and watch again every few years.

[colabunga]

I feel like because they treat it more like a science it feels more grounded. Everybody in the Avatar world knows about bending, and just like in our world, some trust it, some don’t, some study and embrace it, some write it off as witchcraft, etc. I think that fact that the writers treat every supernatural or magical element in the show in a logical or scientific way is what drew me in. Not a whole of fantasy or sci-fi media feels as grounded as Avatar does, to me at least.

[i.cbeauty]

My siblings and I still get together every year to bond over this show...

Can't express my love and gratitude enough for getting to know and experience the show. People might not have realized it but, it made life livable for kids like us that were really going through it 🥺

I just love being anywhere this show is being watched or simply analysed. It truly is one of the best memories of mine and my siblings entire life. Made our childhood a lot less difficult simply by getting lost in the show. It's something I will forever cherish and I'm so grateful i got to experience the emotions of being an ATLA superfan.
I say a prayer for the creators. God bless them as they have blessed me ❤️

[anntakamaki]

Why call it magic if it’s established part of the world from the characters’ perspective?

[isaac_aren]

Katara's follow-up line calling Sokka sexist was also pretty big. You'd barely see kids' shows today say it so blatantly. Really sets up Katara's character really well

[darkstarplays]

Bending falls in the hard magic system which has rules and consequences for use of the magic. The Magic System most commonly used is Soft Magic System, which has either none or vague rules

[MattDoesNothing]

Also Sokka, if he got lost in our universe: “You guys watch my life through that MAGIC light box?”

Us: it’s not magic, that’s light bending- I mean, television.

[silverwolfzs]

I like how they disproved bending being magic twice just to really drive the point home