Netflix's 'Avatar: The Last Airbender' Season 2 showrunners explain cutting sandbending and the drill episode
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Jordan Moreau
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Netflix's live-action 'Avatar: The Last Airbender' Season 2 showrunners explain their creative decisions, including cutting sandbending, omitting the famous 'drill' episode, and other adaptations from the original animated series. The article explores how the creative team approached translating the beloved Nickelodeon show to live-action, what was changed or removed, and the reasoning behind those choices.
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VarietyNetflix's 'Avatar: The Last Airbender' Season 2 showrunners explain cutting sandbending and the drill episodevariety.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledWe knew going in that we couldn't include everything from the original series, and sandbending was one of those things that didn't serve the larger narrative we were building.
The drill episode is iconic, but in a live-action format with limited episodes, we had to make tough choices about what to prioritize.
Our goal was always to honor the spirit of the original while making something that works for a new medium and a new audience.
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