This was a pretty good opening episode. It introduces the character's well, giving them immediately identifiable character traits, such as Aang's child like nature, introduced in his opening line about penguin sledding, or Sokka's uptight nature, shown in how he constantly doubts Aang.
As an opening, it's nothing particularly special. It doesn't subvert expectation, and the plot isn't anything special. However, the characters are engaging enough to keep the viewer interested, and to watch the next episode, with the episodes after being consistently better than this one. Therefore, by itself this is a weak episode compared to other Avatar episodes, but still good in of itself.
As an opening, it's nothing particularly special. It doesn't subvert expectation, and the plot isn't anything special. However, the characters are engaging enough to keep the viewer interested, and to watch the next episode, with the episodes after being consistently better than this one. Therefore, by itself this is a weak episode compared to other Avatar episodes, but still good in of itself.
