I wanted to review this show after re watching shows from the past. Just as the Title says, this one has a bloated rating, and does not hold up. In the past I do recall preferring to watch Avatar, whenever it had aired on Nickelodeon. But it never quite stuck with me. I did also recall Upon viewing it I had become bored with its less that satisfactory elements. To contrast some other cartoons i have revisited were; Codename KDN, Spongebob (seasons 1-3), Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy, Ed, Edd, N Eddy. and all these were great cartoons when i was a child, and still feel entertaining to me as an adult. all with a charm that makes them what they are. but Avatar feels more bland like a Camp Lazlo. as I reiterate, something that I would tune in to, but never stuck with me. Parts that didn't work was the pacing of the show. it just felt sluggish, dragged out and not going anywhere fast. this show, unlike the others i have listed was a story about a journey. going from point to point. they had to go somewhere and do something. it relies too much on way too campy childish jokes, and conflict where the threats and stakes didn't feel compelling enough to serve as good sub plot. i know that death doesn't make it a better show, but playing out that the fire nation commits genocide, and no one dies on the good side that makes any of the fights feel like the stakes are high or that Aang "Will save the world". I also wanted to note that the fights were nothing to write home about. the build up wasn't good, and the pay off neither better. which once again going from point to point on this journey feels slow. Though I will always have fawned memories of watching in the past. there are way too many shows that were more special and set the bar higher in Animation, sound effects, story writing, and those shows deserve the watched, reminisced over, or viewed for the first time. it would be great if your in the age range of 7-12 that want a diet love, fight, good vs evil, story.