Reminds Me Of The Old Aang Post

Reminds me of the old aang post

ATLA where everything is the same but Aang’s an adult.

Katara (still 14, no Kataang obviously) and Sokka (still 15) find this adult in the iceberg who initially seems like a very powerful godlike figure but ultimately turns out to be this hyperactive soul with the powers of a god. They realize that they need to accompany him to help him on his journey but there’s the additional factor of him looking after them because they’re teenagers and he’s supposed to be the responsible adult.

That said:

“Sokka, Katara, wake up! You two are about to witness one of the greatest airbending techniques that has ever been created!”

The whole show develops a Doctor Who feel with this god-in-an-adult-body putting himself on the line to defend humanity one moment before tripping over a fez display the next.

The first time Katara and Sokka are in danger, they look up in awe and see:

And then the very next scene has this:

“Welcome to Kyoshi Island! Incidentally, one of my regenerations was called Kyoshi, probably not related, come on over here, come on, check this out, these koi fish are some of the largest fish in the world, known to be very docile creatures but they have the tendency to emit poisonous stingers if they’re touched and I—” *Puts hands on hips* “—I’m gonna ride one.”

“…What?”

“Gonna ride one!”

There’s that whole Ice Age 2 subplot where Sokka and Katara have to find Aang a suitable wife so that he can help repopulate the airbenders. 40-something-year-old Aang sits down and listens to 15 year old Sokka give him a speech on how to woo women. He takes notes. There’s a running gag where Sokka and Katara just keep picking horrible candidates.

*Being reluctantly pushed towards that old woman from The Blue Spirit* “Uh, guys, I’m not—”

“Look, man, do you want to save the airbenders or not?”

“Come on, Aang, she has a cat, you like cats.”

Zuko’s still a 16 year old kid who like comes up to Aang’s chest and constantly challenges him to Agni Kais for the sake of honor and Aang’s just like:

Toph’s still a 12 year old blind girl who kicks Aang’s ass.

By the time Book Three comes along, Aang’s storming into Ozai’s palace holding a baby chain with like twenty adopted kids.

There’s potential here.