Merphy Napier's CONTROVERSIAL Avatar Opinions!

[@merphynapier42]

I am enlightened

[@marocat4749]

Yes very undulated :P

[@jeanclaudenord3456]

I think Merphy would love naruto

[@Nazoto]

I don't know if you'd like it but berserk is one of the greatest manga ever for me

[@pokedoctor2087]

Hi Merphy, big fan from a long way back. Seeing you become such a big part of the OP community has been great. You should pressure/invite Tim to read One Piece, he had a great video on writing Insular civilizations that I feel Oda nails on every point, so maybe it'd also be great to hear Tim's perspective and take on this.

[@Pinko-Diamond]

I bet Murphy would like the mob psycho anime

[@cursedhellspawn362]

I always love liam and Murphy banter, they get along and play so well off each other. Genuinely need a podcast between you two.

[@pegasBaO23]

Red Lemon Podcast - Liam, Daniel B Green, Merphy Napier

[@cursedhellspawn362]

@@pegasBaO23 i literally cant find that anywhere

[@pegasBaO23]

@@cursedhellspawn362 I know I was making a joke

[@IvanRSaldias]

YASS PLEASE!!!

[@WonderLady]

I hate her

[@cedarjovian7193]

This is one of my favorite friendships that we have the pleasure of witnessing publicly

[@patricknez7258]

Well said

[@crilleedara]

Besides Anthony and Ian reuniting

[@KaweerMonger]

Dyanmic duo for sure

[@gear4thcommentoman80]

Not knowing James Cameron is a lifetime achievement for a book loyalist

[@callnight1441]

Yeah, thats actually impressive. Especially since people call it James Camerons Avatar, to distinguish it from ATLA

[@femthingevelyn]

@@callnight1441 I've never heard it called James Cameron's Avatar, it's always just "Avatar, the one with the blue people"

[@MMiel-mv2pt]

The scene where Toph invents metal bending overlaid with Aang going through the chakras is one of the most amazing scenes in the whole series. It always gives me chills!

[@andrewlinehan2834]

Fun fact, in Ireland the term Bender is slang for homosexual. So imagine a late 2000s young adult movie crowd in the cinema busting a gut laughing when Katara's grandmother basically talks about the time they found out she was gay in your Nickelodeon family feature film. Best part was my brother and I forgot about that aspect and just embraced the silliness of the naming while watching that god awful movie.

[@FazartOrganization]

You two are always a hilarious chat, excited for this one.

[@patricknez7258]

Agree

[@fizzle7421]

I wonder how many egos Merphy has crushed with the phrase "I'll pretend to be impressed" lmao

[@jackjacques7495]

Im gonna guess zero, considering her opinion doesn't matter any more than anyone else's? Anyone's whose ego can be crushed by the opinions of some random person on the internet, didn't have a very strong self-image to begin with.

[@TheCrow938]

One thing I love about Suki is from the very first episode she is in when Sokka apologizes for treating her like a girl and not a warrior and she states that she is a warrior and that she is a girl too. So many people feel that to be a strong woman you have to be the tough, hardened almost butch character that is shown in media but avatar did it well showing that women can be warriors while still being women and not just women acting like a typical man being the showing of them being warriors. Suki, Azula, Ty Lee, Mai, Toph, and Katara are great examples. Toph showed it in ba sing se where she is a tough as nails girl who kicks butt, but sometimes its fine to feel pretty. It doesn't take away from who you are. Asami's character kind of added onto that as well in the Korra series.

[@raw5889]

Yes I honestly think the female characters are much better developed in tla, especially katara.

[@curtiszyr]

Lol Azula and toph are the total opposites they don’t know how to be a girl. Did you watch the show

[@HiroIndo16]

​@@curtiszyrexcept when she mistook suki for sokka and kissed her

[@curtiszyr]

@@HiroIndo16 yes but toph is originally written as a boy the writers changed it to girl last minute to balance out the gaang but still kept all character traits of boy in toph . That’s why she comes off as a “tomboy”

[@femthingevelyn]

Azula doesn't need redemption, she just needs some therapy

[@painvillegaming4119]

Dude if even Iroh believes she is too much of a psycho she is too far gone

[@_Gullible_]

​@@painvillegaming4119iroh isn't flawless. No one is.

[@painvillegaming4119]

@@_Gullible_ yes while this is truth am taking his better judgement over that of many people

[@marvinjackson3141]

Nah. She needs death

[@hirvale]

@@painvillegaming4119 Iroh said she needs to go down because Azula isn't someone you talk sense into. She needs to hit rock bottom for her to even consider change. Doesn't mean Iron thought she's hopeless

[@meganclare7]

Honestly season 3 of korra ending had me so interested in her recovery stuff and thats what i enjoyed the most in korra overall because korra changes dramatically. Also about the azula book I'm excited about it only because i love breaking down azula mind. So anything that gives me more im happy with.

[@Will-T.]

I mean the seasons of Avatar are technically called books. I think that's how they tricked Merphy into watching

[@konstantinospetrakos2536]

Did Merphy say her favorite character is 'the cabage merchant'? Im crying :P

[@weazz]

Soka is my favorite character, and the adventure gamer in me feels most emotional at.... "GOODBYE SPACE SWORD!"

[@mayankbhaskar8545]

well i would say the objectively best character in avatar for someone like merphy would be Caribou obviously

[@LiamInviteMelonTeee]

Caribou, the last mud bender

[@justaotter2085]

unironically since bending is so reliant on movements he'd be broken as he'd restrict the former

[@olonoli]

Azula is also my fav character outside team avatar and i wanted so bad a redemption for her, cause is the character who suffered the most yeah u could say zuko but zuko had iroh azula had no one ! And when she breaks in the final episode dude its so sad cause u understand why she breaks

[@laicweijnen5539]

I just heard Liam say that he is a big fan of the sakazuki romance and now I'm confused.

[@FazartOrganization]

3:55 Plethora - my favourite word. Thank you.

[@huntertuggle2667]

I'm going to say the Azula comic will be less about redemption and more of being at peace with herself. Fixing her mental issues and maybe exploring her relationship with her father and coming to terms he probably wasn't a great parent. The "probably" is more Azula saying it, not me.

[@DarkSaitama]

These was the easy listening episode dear God both of their voices are a delight.

[@SamTheGumMan117]

Congratulations on 100K dudes in a one room and always love these collabs plus Toph is best girl/character to me in Avatar but Uncle Iroh/Zuko close second

[@NeoNineOne]

I watched the movie in the theater too. I was visiting my cousins in South Carolina who weren't fans of the show and i convinced them to go watch it and had to explain after that whatever that was it wasn't Avatar. It was so bad.

[@joshmartin156]

Would really love a avatar kyoshi animated show/movie 👌

[@smul36]

Still upset that in the middle of the last season, Nickelodeon was pressured to remove Korra from the air and put it exclusively online bc parents were upset

[@MoostachedSaiyanPrince]

Everything I've heard about the Netflix Avatar adaptation (at least early on) gives me the same vibes as some of the stuff that happened with Dragonball Evolution. As with all things, I'll keep an open mind and not completely write it off, but I am pretty confident it will be a disaster.

[@steven97ful]

Merphy's energy is so pure! It's always nice to have her in the channel

[@MidLifeChanger]

I saw you posted here and grandlinereview and suprised myself that i clicked this first. I found you from One Piece, found Murphy from you, and really enjoy these dude in a rooms where you get together and just talk anime. Keep up everything you do and i appreciate all the time you put into your work.

[@xXAfroFuryXx]

I'd definitely buy an "I'm better than you" with a finger pointing forward Tshirt😂

[@ToolTalkChannel]

Kora had some really huge “highs” that I think could have trumped Aangs run… it just didn’t have the 3 season continuous story that made aangs story feel bigger to me.

[@HeadbutKneecap]

I actually enjoy them equally for different reasons. When I rewatched both series I found Korra to be refreshingly original, and filled with alot of character development, and believe that the villains in the show are superior to fire lord. But I think they represent their times and the ages I saw them. Aang being a child, forced to become an adult and Korra being a teenager.

[@lavendermarshmallowplant3229]

What's Merphy's opinion on LoK? I just started the video but I'm curious.

[@jarynlandrum7474]

Love that you man’s Merphy collab so much. My two favorite fictional pirate KZbinrs

[@imrpbtw]

Just saw the knot on Merph's earbud wire, and now I can't unsee it.

[@alphawrath1799]

When me and my mate and I went to The Last Airbender screening, less than 2 minutes in the power died. The audience went nuts. Everyone was saying how much we loved that part of the film. I'm still disappointed it wasn't actually part of the film

[@NT_Escanor]

I watched the last air bender in theatres with my dad who thought he was doing a great father move and was very confused when I was angry about the atrocity that took place on that screen.

[@carloaquino8509]

I always love the humor between this dude and murphy

[@Tarikkb]

The fact that they’re re-casting the entire voice cast other than zuko for the animated movie is a CRIME

[@naomi7918]

I absolutely love the bending philosophy and art

[@ff10fire666]

I'm shocked, I love Avatar: TLA its in my top 5 show. Korra is a fantastic follow up and easily in my top 20 shows but I'm sorry Merphy are you high, mad, a sociopath? JK I can't be mad a Merphy as she got me back into reading books again.

[@technician0096]

Listen, i fully agree with you. I think she’s a great person… but i can’t stand with her on this… it’s just straight blasphemy 😂

[@Andy-roid]

Murphy doesn't actually say LOK is better, she in fact is not a fan of LOK.

[@premiumheadpats4150]

@@Andy-roid So, it's just the clickbait that has become an unfortunate staple of Liam's thumbnails and titles?

[@Perroden]

I don't see how ppl like korra. It's meh at best

[@randomguy1928]

​@@PerrodenIMO they took a much different approach rather then doing a copy and paste. I do agree that each chapter is somewhere near a copy and paste from TLA but i find the villains to be unique even having different motives. I.E Amon and Zaheer basically. Honestly the first 3 chapters of TLK weren't great but they were far better then chapter 4.

[@pqfire0950]

Mine is also Azula lol and im super excited for her redemption ark. I personally think she deserves it. In my opinion Azula is the way she is because of her dad like Zuko is the way he is because of his mom. Now that Azula is outside of the power structure of the fire nation and doesnt have to be perfect for ozai i think shed be open to alot of change especially as she grows older and reflects. Also not everyone gets a redemption ark, Ozai will always be evil!

[@korosensei6]

Azula was the perfect antagonist💯

[@martinweyrauch4257]

There are at least 3 Boos to Avatar and a lot of comics, if you are interested in the world and different Ideas of social development in the Avatar Worl you may like them

[@Derekad55]

I saw the title and thought this has to be a joke

[@drawbyyourselve]

My Problem with fiction to reality Shows is that the writers (not the original ones) tend to rewrite the story instead of translating from book or paper to screen. It destroyed game if thrones, the Witcher and oh so many other projects, just because some idiot thought: "I bet I can make this 100x better than the guy/gal/whatever that wrote this thing, which got 100 million fans."

[@martinweyrauch4257]

Cameron had coprighted the Avatar name before ATLA, so not sueing but yeah

[@mikev4154]

Zukos father is gonna get his redemption comic next in Hell with Satan doing rock n roll perhaps...

[@Chronal-Rend]

8:44 I have to say, only one earthbender was responsible for the rock, the squad was doing a haka and the one guy that comes into frame on the left was the one that bent the rock lol

[@peyttoncass8239]

sadly the director of the blue people avatar had the right to the name avatar in 1996 i believe and when they tried to make the series they were told they needed to add something after to make it not a copyright problem. now the fact that the blue people avatar is dealing with elements now is kinda odd to me and idk how long that was part of the concept or if the guy took it from the kids show. in the end tho avatar the last airbender is better in so many ways. and the blue people avatar is just alien pocahontas with cool effects

[@konstantinospetrakos2536]

Korra ending credits was a master piece in a music perpective.

[@tylercremer1959]

This duo is fantastic 🎉🎉

[@PKMNCappy]

Can’t wait for Ozai’s redemption lol

[@majestyzx9081]

Napier? I barely know 'er! Happy belated father's day everyone.

[@vailingbow1068]

Also, I really love Merphy and Liam together! They mesh well so good! And I mean it in a professional way for all those weirdos out there who like to twist shit.

[@tigertan5]

Liam dude, you’re so cute! You’re usually so serious in your videos this is refreshing 😊

[@elijahgooley385]

Something about a live action adaptation of a cartoon is trying to capitalize on niche fanbase to create something that cannot live up to the original by sheer basis of the medium. People, who are full of life and have one, can not be as animated as a cartoon because a cartoon is the person in your head who entertains the absurd. When you put the absurd in a real setting without addressing the obvious subversion of the setting makes it a different story using the original blocks of the story to make a new story, that ultimately stands in the shadow of the original. Harry potter showed me that the book can be infinitely better because of imagination, Lord of the Rings showed me reading can be boring, but you can still enjoy something without consuming the original media, but Peter Jackson, while making the cash grab, was in a passion project, so it was good. The Hobbit was ok, but with Dragonball evolution and M Night airbender made me feel like any live representation of a cartoon is going to lose the charm of the cartoon and what made me love it in the first place. The more you see, the less you have to imagine. Like imagine every exchange between Luffy and Kaido or Luffy and Doflamingo. The manga, at least the way I read it makes these things feel like snapshots in a fight moving so fast I can't see it. The same way with Goku vs Frieza. But then a production with a schedule gets involved and animation and animators and outsourcing and corporate nonsense that I'm not going to pretend to understand the nuance, but you can always see decisions that are made in service of the story and decisions made in service of production and profit, which without, the story doesn't get heard, so it is very rarely absent. Then you add on top of that the restrain of reality, physics, paid crews and so on, it just can't be what the original was. Which is why I think live action one piece will eventually flop. There are too many moving pieces to the point that by the time they even get to the Grand line, a completely different story is likely to happen. Korra had great direction and storyboarding and horrible execution. Every villain is infinitely better than all of the protagonists in being a believable person in that world who would do the things they do. You can tell when someone in the production said, ya but what if we did this? The villains in Korra are expertly set up, but by nature of the protagonist being an idiot, and half of the plot being an idiot plot that can only exist by someone being an idiot, thus making the villain look even dumber by being foiled by an idiot. And not the good kind of idiot like Luffy who is to free to care about thoughts or having them, but an idiot who believes in the propaganda she was raised in and we as the audience know where she needs to grow and where she falls short and are ultimately just waiting for her to get there. Writing a dynamic character isn't always about make the character less than whole in some way to then make them whole. People don't work like that. When people grow, small aspects of them change. Luffy is written to be a flat character, but he isn't, he just is consistent and true to himself. The same with Goku, but in a different way, the calls to adventure are drastically different, but a call to adventure all the same. With aang's character, being somewhat inspired by a shonen protagonist has this call to adventure innate within, but it's ultimately a story about fate and responsibility, and each character, villain, hero, or side character, reinforces this theme. What is the theme of Korra? I really want to know because it feels like it doesn't have one. The villains feel like the good guys and I just want them to win and korra and the rest to lose because the only moral ground she has to stand on is deus ex because im the avatar boom. I don't like it. It feels like its trying to be Dragonball Z, but not from the story aspect, but from the insane power creep that it created in long stories of progressively villains as a means to raise the stakes. I don't know why everyone feels the need to have RPG progression in a story. The reason Goku worked in the first place is that he was based on the Monkey king, and as the world becomes a world and not a gag, having the Most Immortal of all Immortals, the spirit of fire itself, the Monkey King, as a main character has no tension. In the original Journey to the west, Monkey isn't the main character. He is support. Mostly the get out of jail when Monkey feels like it card. The tension is Suenzhang being a monk who doesn't kill people being a buddhist, and Monkey being a monkey, just kills the people he doesn't like. So we have a reason for him to grow, not in the power sense, or in a way that affects the power dynamics, but in a way that is tied to his fate and his growth, and ultimately, your (the reader's) growth. Goku not having spiritually conflicting things already puts him at Monkey's end game at the start, so where do you go from there? Thus is born the dragonball scaling problem, which I think works well until Frieza (Which i apposite that the story should have ended there, and it was planned to, but also planned to end in like 6 other places so i digress). Korra's growth, at least from my perspective, is that even though you think you can do something and you were destined to do so, sometimes you fall short and still need help. And what even is the end? Korrasami? I'm all for relationships and openness and all that, but it had little to no set up, and sets up Korra, Asami, and Mako as complete tools who have no emotional maturity or sense. Even less so than Aang who was comically awkward on those topics. Which is why it feels like there is no payoff. They didn't earn that relationship, the creator just wanted to see some pretty girls kiss, and do they even do it i can't remember the ending. Kulvira got beat somehow or something and then nothing. Granted it was a dying show on a mostly unknown platform, and Zaheer the best written character in the whole show. I probably have more to say, but this is way too long. Thank you for your time.

[@steadyeddienewk]

My favorite scene from Korra was Bolin vs the water benders at the screening for his movie.

[@zacaryb3872]

Fun fact that is surely somewhere else in the comments, James Cameron did not sue ATLA, for one they werent the first to use it, but Cameron was working on Avatar as far back as the 90's with the name as well, but wasn't in pre-production until after ATLA started. All that being said, Cameron's attempts to copywright "Avatar" did effect the Legend of Korra, as it was originally going to be Titled, Avatar: The Legend of Korra. NBD In my opinion.

[@KaineDaCharizard]

the cancelled season 4 of the original series was planned to have an azula redemption arc (the series was put on hold for the live action movie, and when it bombed the future seasons were cancelled)

[@Kato86]

Always a joy to watch you two banter. But I'd be curious about a video where merphy leads the conversation. Also, it's really sad Korra gets so little love. No, it's not ATLA, and personally I find especially the early seasons not that great but it still has great stuff in it and is for the most part a lot of fun.

[@ClearlyNeo]

Love you two together, need more!

[@samfisher6606]

The Avatar vs Avatar thing: an ATLA EP recently confirmed that when they tried to buy the trademark "Avatar" in 2004, James Cameron had already bought it. So they had to change the name of the show to Avatar: The Last Airbender.

[@RaReVapory]

That croc shirt is amazing

[@eduvaldivia7812]

You guys should start a podcast! would love to hear some Hunter x Hunter discussions 🥰

[@lqmajor]

if naga could water bend 10/10 for korra would change so much but basic and it would complete the animals like the bison air bend, the dragons firebend, and the badger moles earth bend. i know the moon but its a dog howl at the moon ya know wild polarbear wolves a naga alone episode lack of wimsy main korra problem and being stuck in the city like naga can run on water by creating a ice sheet it also implies that kiyoshi had a badger mole maybe a kiyoshi island type thats smaller shes a hamster girl rolling around in a ball goals. but i feel id rather watch a season of kora than a season of atla as opposed to the whole series of atla so if i have to watch 4 epsiodes its black sun if its a season korra then the whole series atla.

[@puddingknight]

I named my cat Azula and it fits all too well

[@donquixote2920]

Something that would be really cool would be if they just did a remaster of Avatar TLAB. Just updating the animation

[@LazyReaderKanon]

This might be funny to hear. I actually watched the 'Movie' first because my brother had it in his computer. And then I watched the Tv series. The experience was so good. I appreciated the tv series so much more. lmao.

[@SuperGakman]

James Cameron had the name avatar copyrighted as far back as the 90s. That’s the only reason the last air bender is in the title of the show.

[@purplengold983]

The one fact everyone ignores about the m night sham movie is that it was based on play they watch at the fire nation theater

[@stayalivefan]

I relate to Merphy i cannot concentrate on tv shows or movies but am a bookworm. Which can be frustrating when ppl are discussing shows

[@dweblinveltz5035]

I saw the Avatar film in cinema, too. I don't remember what I was thinking, but yeah.

[@wraith.ferron]

Have Liam and Merphy ever discussed HxH? She also read all of that and enjoyed it

[@datboiYTF]

Liam and Murphy need to start a podcast, or you guys need to have Murphy on as a guest for blue banana

[@Mana_Crow]

Expanding for the 2:30 timestamp. In the end of One Piece probably nearly everyone is team Luffy.

[@Lloyd00]

You guys are a great duo.

[@desOOOm]

Just a correction. The blue avatar movies had the name Avatar before TLA, not the other way around

[@Poup_o7]

Audio/ replay glitch @ 16:10

[@AllFlimmits]

There have been ads for an avatar gacha game that piss me off so much. I want those resources put into the 3rd show.

[@asksalottle220]

Oh I NEED to know what Liam said at 16:10

[@robertrohr6538]

As also a person who hands down fav character is Azula, I don't think Azula needs a "Redemption arc" but she needs an ending. There are so many loose threads still left to play with for Azula

[@RaroHi]

She gets an arc in the comics.

[@robertrohr6538]

An attempt at one at least

[@chrispybacon3]

Lip readers! Help us out here: what does Liam say at 16:10 ?

[@ShinyHunterSolyu]

Am I the only one who laughed every time she said “wasn’t cool” cause they were fire benders?

[@c.a.honeycutt5046]

I love how when he said “My favorite part of the movie…” and I knew, she knew it, we all knew it was the earth bender scene.

[@billyalarie929]

am i a dum-dum? why was Liam muted around 16:09? was it spoilery stuff?

[@Dontdoit_]

Fun fact: there wasn’t a law suit over the name but ATLA added TLA to its name to separate from the Avatar movie that had been in the works since the 90’s

[@ShaquanVirse]

Azula & Toph - My childhood crushes 😂 I was like 10 when I first watched series

[@c.whitney1066]

Convince Merphy to do a guest appearance on the BBPC

[@liamlopwilliams4268]

It's been a while since I've seen Avatar but I'll pretend to remember and know everything

[@theresaremsing2777]

An Azula redemption just doesn’t make sense. Even if her personality was heavily influenced by her evil father she was a very awful and evil child, who took pleasure in watching people suffer and be miserable. And her mom was a part of her life during that age. No amount of love and affection that her mom could pour into her can child an evil child. She didn’t have empathy and children without empathy are psychopaths who require insane amount of therapy in childhood to help. She is an irredeemable character and she should stay that way. Sometimes it’s ok for a character to be evil and bad and irredeemable.

[@Prilliyo]

What I really liked about Korra was how she was the opposite to Aang she was down to fight no problem fixing her problems with her fists gets mopped by Kuvira after barely getting the poison out of her system

[@durrangodsgrief6503]

nah for me its funny aang didnt want to use the hands but for the mist part beat down he best adversaries korra its the reverses she wants to use the hands but gets waxed by her adversaries

[@phoebusapollo8365]

@@durrangodsgrief6503ax, you’d think she’d be an overwhelming force (season 2 onward she has access to 4 elements and the literal *Avatar State)* that the villains circumvent and outsmart to show how her brazen and violent nature is not conducive to maintaining world balance and can be easily taken advantage of. But nah, she’s someone who’s constantly picking fights, then either gets matched or completely overwhelmed.

[@Williamjacob7789]

@@phoebusapollo8365They had to poison her to beat her. They literally had to nerf her. 😭

[@isaa1782]

I liked the idea that she is more detached from the spiritual aspect and more active. But honestly I would've liked her to be a little more like Azula. That she grew up to be the Avatar in times of peace yet lacked any knowledge and skills of politics and diplomacy felt not logical. Plus, it was tiring to see her mess everything up the same way over and over again

[@fatant5847]

congratulations on 100k subs for this channel🥳

[@benasay8279]

There was missing audio for a few seconds I'm curious what Liam said 😅

[@goosetoes98]

0:21 there are avatar books and they're pretty good!

[@davidbrillinger8774]

i don't watch avatar but I like watching you two talk so good job

[@dweblinveltz5035]

Everyone was annoyed by the love triangle and Mako, but what was interesting was how they all grew out of that. I feel like that plot development doesn't get enough credit because of the bad taste it leaves in season 1-2.

[@13vatra]

I agree. Even though season 4 wasn't the greatest story wise. I did really like seeing the post time skip character development. Without the show having to say it you can tell the characters have grown up.

[@DXDragon38]

I saw the Thumbnail and had to click. KORRA HYPE!!!!

[@andrewhamilton6519]

I am in dire need to know where Merphy got her top from, it is amazing!

[@primarybufferpanel9939]

I love how she doesn't know who James Cameron is 😂 What a pure cinnamon roll

[@jaipii1285]

No one can copy the legendary laugh's of doff and sir crocodile 😎

[@kristianstave3904]

Unpopular opinion alert: I don't think original creators of the Avatar leaving are a sign the show won't be good. Avatar is a show with a lot of mass market appeal which is easier to make good with the mainstream methods which won't translate well into other franchises. Also I do think we often put a bit to much weight on the directors or producers. The editors, costume designers and composers are incredibly important and there are rarely the one person who will make the show good. What you need is the team. Like Team Avatar!

[@Serryy]

That thumbnail did exactly what it's supposed to do. It ruined my day.