‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ Bosses on Cutting Sandbending, ‘The Drill’ Episode and Other Season 2 Changes: ‘There’s Only So Much We Can Fit’

Netflix's live-action adaptation of 'Avatar: The Last Airbender' is back with Season 2, but showrunners had to make some tough cuts from the original animated series. According to Variety, the production dropped beloved elements like sandbending and 'The Drill' episode. The creators explain there's simply only so much they can fit into a live-action format—a reality of adapting an elaborate fantasy world for television. Season 2 still follows Aang as he learns earthbending from his young mentor Toph Beifong, picking up the core story even as some fan-favorite details hit the cutting room floor.

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