Netflix’s Live-Action adaptation of the American animated fantasy action television series by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, Avatar: The Last Airbender has successfully taken over the fans. It has managed to reignite the love fans had for the original series and is making waves on the internet.
The series premiered a successful first season which showed the epic battle between the Northern Water Tribe and The Fire Nation and now fans are waiting for the second season. Although the original series had a lot of successors that portrayed the story of other Avatars too, Netflix’s adaptation might only focus on the battle between Aang and the fire nation.
However, the series has also brought back some sad memories from the original show that proved to be quite a difficult moment for fans. The worst one among them was the death of Aang and his ally/friend Sokka. Fans recently expressed their sadness about the death of their favorite characters on X(Formerly Twitter).
Aang and Sokka Had To Die in Avatar The Last Airbender
Aang and Sokka’s death was portrayed in the sequel series of Avatar, called The Legend of Korra. Although Avatars typically had much longer lifespans than ordinary humans, Aang’s actions, which included fleeing and freezing himself for a century, resulted in his early death in the series.
He uses the Avatar State to stay in suspended animation for extended periods, which leads to issues developing as he approaches the conclusion of the middle years of his life. Aang passed away at the age of 66, leaving behind Katara and three children. However, Sokka rose to become the leader of the Southern Water Tribe.
It has been determined that when Sokka was 74 years old, he and the others defended Korra, the next Avatar, against an organization called Red Lotus, which may have resulted in his death. Although their deaths were necessary to move the story further, they still had a major impact on the fans of the series.
Fans Still Have Not Moved on From Aang and Sokka’s Death
Recently the X(Formerly Twitter) account @aangdaily shared a post where they criticized the writer for killing Aang and Sokka, two comic relief characters for the further development of the series. This instantly brought all the Avatar fans together and they expressed their opinions about the death of their favorite characters.
While some understood the point of letting the story move forward and develop a new dynamic, some fans have still not moved on from the deaths of Aang and Sokka in the sequel series.
I mean aang had to die for kora to exist. But sokka on the other hand that’s crazy
— BATO (@itz_bato) March 6, 2024
The fact that Sokka was the non bender of the Gaang and wasn't kept alive to talk to Asami, the other non bender, is insane. Imagine a little subplot where she feels inadequate like in Sokkas Master and he gets to give some advice and talk about his experiences. Wasted potential. https://t.co/n4SJWBAKrf
— Clampheed (@clampheed) March 6, 2024
They turned Aang into a depressed kid and Sokka into a boy with emotions! EMOTIONS! https://t.co/eF4dZSZK10
— hero jason (@herojayseen) March 6, 2024
No because I understand why Aang was dead but why did they have to off Sokka too https://t.co/rmKsYTlhgS
— CHIGO of GEN J 🔥👑 (@chigolarry) March 6, 2024
we went into it knowing aang was dead, so that wasn’t as bad, but… telling us sokka died then not elaborating at all was so, so wrong. should be ashamed of themselves for butchering my goat. https://t.co/ime9cV78yM
— yager (@hunbrikay) March 6, 2024
They said the funniest and most loved of the group will go sooner 🥲 https://t.co/HqU5z4MsUF
— 💐 (@denisa_andria) March 6, 2024
Fans shared their anger towards the writers for killing off two of the most interesting characters of the series. While Aang’s death was still understandable, Sokka could have had some kind of major impact on the series. He could have helped Korra understand her powers as he saw Aang struggling with them initially.
You can watch Avatar: The Last Airbender on Netflix.
