Why should I watch Avatar?

Because it’s good. Really good. Unlike other cartoons on Nickelodeon, Avatar: The Last Airbender was not written and drawn just for the pre–teen crowd. While there’s no doubt that at heart it’s still a show targeted towards kids (all the major characters are kids themselves), Avatar rises above the fray by deftly dealing with plotlines and issues typically not dealt with in this kind of show. Love, death, betrayal, and sacrifice are all examined within a serious context providing much welcomed gravitas to the show. On the animation side, Avatar continually impresses in its ability to combine western and eastern design sensibilities to its drawings. Its riffs of anime are never overdone and it manages to maintain the kinetic fight sequences often seen in eastern animated shows with the fluidity often associated with their western counterparts.

All in all, it’s good and you should watch (if you aren’t already).