YMMV / Bring Me All Your Elderly!

• Aangst? What Aangst?: A couple of examples:
  • At one point, Aang briefly starts to have an existential crisis about whether or not any of them, as fictional characters, actually have any volition at all, or whether they're all just puppets being controlled by the author... But both he and Katara quickly handwave the question.
    Katara: I know it's tempting, but you can't get into a deep philosophical ramble about the meaning of life right now. This is supposed to be a funny story!
    Aang: Oh. Oh yeah. Heh heh... Existentialism.
  • When Awng discovers Movie!Zutara, he gets over it remarkably quickly, saying that Katarola was too needy for him anyway.
• Big-Lipped Alligator Moment: Although the entire fic is chock full of random, there are a couple of particularly out-of-nowhere moments that have little-to-no effect on the actual plot or the other characters:
  • The part where four anonymous Waterbenders appear out of nowhere, kill Zhao, and then decide to go out for sushi. That this actually happened in the movie (minus the sushi part) just makes it even better.
    • And in the next chapter, Zhao's corpse has mysteriously vanished. Presumably because the Author didn't want to deal with it. The characters never speak of this again.
  • Katarola and Z-Patel just stopping in the middle of their big fight, realizing that they're attracted to each other, and suddenly making out. They continue to make out in the background while the rest of the characters just move on with the story, doing their best to ignore them.
• Ham and Cheese: Movie!Zhao, big time. Did he tell you about the Secret Spirit Library he found??!?!!1!?
• Harsher in Hindsight: Many of the jokes made at Shyamalan's expense became far less funny when it came out that most of the problems with the film adaptation were the result of Executive Meddling from Paramount. While Shyamalan is far from innocent, he had little creative control over the final product and shouldered all the blame when the film tanked.
• Hilarious in Hindsight: At the end, Awng takes away Lord Shyamalan's credibility as a writer, ensuring that the film's sequels will never be made. Awng then suggests that Shyamalan rethink his life, and maybe go back to film school, start over, and make better movies in the future. Shyamalan would eventually manage to undergo a sort of Career Resurrection with Wayward Pines and The Visit.
• Squick:
  • Katara does not take it well when Sockson, the live action version of her brother, starts coming onto her with bad pickup lines.
  • In a similar vein, Aang is squicked out by Katarola's sudden attempt to make out with him, questioning how it's even possible since he's animated and she's not.
    • It does lead to a fun little bit where Katara squeezes and fusses over him while he's shivering from squick...
      Aang: I... I just feel so... Violated!
    • ...and later a bit of smugness when he realizes that he had two Kataras fighting over him.
      Aang: ...Flameo!
  • Most of the Animated!Characters are pretty weirded out by Movie!Zutara.
• Wangst: Most of the movie-based characters, at least when they’re not in Dull Surprise mode. But special mention must go to always-on-the-verge-of-tears Katarola, angry-all-the-time-for-no-reason Sockson, and of course, emotionally-tortured Z-Patel.
  Z-Patel: You just don't understand! I did not throw a tantrum! I'm a tragic character with lots of issues!
• The Woobie: Awng may be badly acted, but he's a ten year old kid who's completely in over his head, isn't entirely sure how to act, and was saddled with bad material on top of everything else.