i've talked about this with my friends ad nauseum but bringing buffy's actress to play daphne was such an excellent choice. redefining daphne as the strongest fighter in the mystery inc while remaining so feminine without shame is one of the best things about the live action
all this tells me is that the direction is terrible. they don’t know the characters or their arcs well enough and they don’t know how to work with kids, which sets up young actors for failure
this happens to Aang as people mistake his kindness and joy for stupidity all the time. and aang's optimism gets overlooked as naïveté when it's actually one of his greatest strengths