I'm loving this series so far with how they've been so closely following the show but letting the actors bring their own charm. I loved Zhao in this episode too, he was a really good live-action version. But regardless of that, the fact that Sokka just blindly liked Suki and everything kind of worked out felt cheap. His actor said it was a choice in part because they wouldn't have time to do every side story, but I harshly disagree. There was a lot of time in this episode devoted to Suki and Sokka, but none of it had any tension.
Sokka being sexist is the main driver of his character growth at the start of the series, it gives him a satisfying arc early on, and leaves more to be desired with his relationship with Suki. Instead, there is no tension, and Sokka and Suki fall for each other, just because. The Kyoshi warriors in this context merely exist because the Avatar used to be one of them, no other reason. The animation told this story in 20 minutes, and the live action seems incapable of having the same heart in Sokka and the Kyoshi warriors after an hour and 50 minutes. Really poor decision making on this, I don't feel as invested as I should.
This isn't to disparage the other characters, I think Aang is done well so far, same with Iroh, Zuko, and somewhat Katara, but overall theres a lot of little misfires right now that may stack up later on. Still looking forward to the rest though and I'm really excited.