Bending the Elements: An Avatar Podcast

Bonus: The Last Airbender Commentary (Re-Upload)

After finally finishing our Book One Overview, we now arrive at the final two parts of our book one coverage,  with the 2010 adaptation by M. Night Shyamalan! But before we give our official BTE review, we have to take a quick detour to our other podcast, The Novie Elitists Film Podcast. Back in the early days of 2019, we recorded our 8th TNE podcast, covering The Last Airbender. And now on this feed, we present a far better version of it, editied to remove gaps of silence and less kid friendly material, for a more streamlined experience. Fair warning, this "commentary" Contains SPOILERS for ALL SEASONS of Avatar the Last Airbender, and the Legend of Korra. If you've not seen those, tune in next Saturday for a spoiler free discussion of the film.

 

This episode was recorded on January 26, 2019.

 

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Episode 19: Book One Overview

The boys from Bending the Elements reunite to put the final capper on Book One, by going through and looking over the season in retrospect. They discuss how they felt about the story progression, which characters felt the most developed, and other highlights. And stayed tuned for next week, when we release the edited highlights from our 2019 commentary of The Last Airbender. 

 

This episode was recorded on Mar. 22nd, 2022. 

 

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Bonus: Spoiler Discussions from Episode 18

Bending the Elements returns with a little bonus episode collected from the editing room floor. Episode 18 went way overlong in it's initial form, and here we present some of those little side trails that didn't make the final cut. Right now we're experiencing a minor delay in recording for this show, but have no fear friends, cause in two weeks we will have another proper episode released! And also that re-release of The Last Airbender commentary is still in the process of being made presentable, so you can expect that coming your way soon as well. 

 

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Episode 18: The Siege of the North (Part 1 & 2)

The boys return to cover the final episode of Book One, with The Siege of the North! After over a year, your hosts are very excited to get to this conclusion and dive deep into the two episodes. What will your hosts think of this first finale? Find out now!

A little bit of a programming note, this episode went exceedingly longer than originally intended, going well over 3 hours, and so in the next week or so we'll be releasing a bonus episode with all of those extended bunny trails and spoilers we went off on. So stay turned if you're interested in that!

 

This episode was recorded on Feb. 14th, 2022. 

 

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Episode 17: The Waterbending Master

Bending the Elements once again breaks new ground by bringing on our second guest, Johnny! The boys continue their journey by arriving at the first part of this three piece season finale. What will your hosts think of The Waterbending Master? Find out now!

 

This episode was recorded on Jan. 24th, 2022. 

 

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Here's the link for the Speakeasy episode we mentioned, and go to the 1:12:50 to listen to the original uncensored summary reading.

https://open.spotify.com/episode/7cRCqrCbkQVSm7rPvYIPrC?si=nw45K4ypRQK7wee3YMpFsg&utm_source=copy-link

 

Episode 16: The Northern Air Temple

After a long journey, we are very near the end of book one, but before we arrive at The Northern Water Tribe, first we arrive at The Northern Air Temple. Things have changed since the last time your boys visited this part of town. Some new people have moved in and changed things up. How do Isaac, Caleb, or Aang feel about how The Mechanist has "upgraded" this sacred artifact of airbending past? Find out now!

 

This episode was recorded on Jan. 17th, 2022.

 

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Episode 15: The Deserter

Bending the Elements arrives at our next stop on our Air Bison journey, this time meeting up with our great buddy, Jeong Jeong The Deserter. Aang is out in search of a firebending Master, and he's got his sights set on poor Jeong Jeong. What will Caleb and Isaac think of Aangs attempts to resurrect their old buds teaching career? And will The Deserter cave to the young Avatars insistences? Find out now, in this exciting new edition of Bending the Elements! A Washed Up Old Man's Podcast.

 

This episode was recorded on Dec. 23rd, 2021. 

 

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Episode 14: Batu of the Water Tribe

After a brief Holiday inspired break from our usual uploading rate, Bending the Elements marks its return, still making our way through Book One. Now we've arrived at Batu of the Water Tribe. How does this episode stack up against some of the recent ones we've covered? Tune in now to find out!

 

This episode was recorded on Dec 23rd, 2021.

 

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Episode 13: The Fortuneteller

The boys from BTE are back yet again, and this time we're humbling ourselves as we take a trip into our pasts as we discuss The Fortuneteller! Our Gaang may be uncovering some paths to their futures, but the boys can't stop stumbling over the ghosts of old memories. What are those memories you be wondering? Hit play to find out!

 

This episode was recorded on Dec. 6th, 2021.

 

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And for the links we mentioned: 

Vince McMahon meets God:

https://youtu.be/hMGWWpyFGFU

Our recent Resident Evil commentary:

https://open.spotify.com/episode/7uSNzInroIhs4HWGSOaQYw?si=-eHulCUrSC2YvPMbg-Gecg&utm_source=copy-link

Episode 12: The Blue Spirit

The BTE boys return for their next Book One episode, this time taking a look at The Blue Spirit. 

 

This episode was recorded on November 8th, 2021.

 

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