Avatar: The Last Airbender - 3x5 The Beach - Group Reaction

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  • @SnowyWolborg
    @SnowyWolborg 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3563

    Zuko and Azula's relationship is *extremely* complicated. I think at the end of the day, they do have love for each other, but due to how they were raised, it's impossible for the two of them to coexist with one another.

    • @nataliaborys1554
      @nataliaborys1554 6 ปีที่แล้ว +354

      I think they love eachother but they both acknowledge that they have to put it aside due to their ideals. Zuko and Azula just can't both be on one side and so they fight eachother, no matter how unconfortable for them it is

    • @carlosalejandroalvarenga4913
      @carlosalejandroalvarenga4913 5 ปีที่แล้ว +364

      I feel like they are genuine times between the two. Like when azula tells zuko not to visit Iroh and be careful, I feel like she actually meant that based on her body language.

    • @zee4125
      @zee4125 5 ปีที่แล้ว +350

      In the comics it was made clear that Zuko loved Azula very much, and it was implied that Azula may have returned a little bit of affection towards Zuko but was just too broken to express any of it.

    • @NoOne0527
      @NoOne0527 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Carlos Alejandro Alvarenga I think she only said that because she knew that Iroh could change Zuko and get him to join the Avatar.

    • @guess6635
      @guess6635 5 ปีที่แล้ว +146

      @@NoOne0527 well the fact that she said "Be careful dumb-dumb" implies that she knows he might continue doing so and didn't talk him out of it and only for him to be careful not to get caught by anyone.
      Kinda like a sibling telling another to be careful when they sneak out the house. And since she gained Litterally nothing for people to believe that he's conspiring with Iroh is a good enough example that she was genuinely trying to keep him out of trouble

  • @michaelhenry3234
    @michaelhenry3234 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1913

    This episode singlehandedly made me want a series with Zuko, Azula, Tai Lee, and Mai.

    • @jimmyenevoldsen192
      @jimmyenevoldsen192 6 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      Michael Henry Same

    • @cadmallard
      @cadmallard 4 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      Michael Henry I know this is old I’m sorry I can’t help it, but *Ty Lee

    • @Ravenclaw75908
      @Ravenclaw75908 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      More like a sitcom or a gossip show-the good kind, obviously

    • @kasianucha2603
      @kasianucha2603 4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      The Kardashians but with psyco princesses and hothead princes. It would fit with the whole spoiled rich kid vibe 😂

    • @drezarom3627
      @drezarom3627 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The Kardashians? Haha

  • @SylviiTea
    @SylviiTea 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4331

    Azula trying to socialize is the greatest thing ever. It's the best kind of cringe. xD

    • @staticshotaop561
      @staticshotaop561 7 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      Chai Tea my name is Carl wheezer

    • @stevenbanks1548
      @stevenbanks1548 5 ปีที่แล้ว +131

      One of my favorite bits of the whole series. It really makes me feel sorry for her.

    • @stevethea5250
      @stevethea5250 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@staticshotaop561 ALMOST in sync 10:40

    • @SirMarshalHaig
      @SirMarshalHaig 5 ปีที่แล้ว +58

      Suddenly she´s just a teen who doesn´t know how to talk to people. Very human and lovely to put that in for the main antagonist.

    • @ohmnesia
      @ohmnesia 5 ปีที่แล้ว +59

      @@stevethea5250 Dude, WHAT?

  • @AxleBoost
    @AxleBoost 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2368

    I love how Mai explains that she’s basically Toph if she hadn’t taken control of her life.

    • @Plingdom
      @Plingdom 4 ปีที่แล้ว +185

      Wow nice observation!

    • @Ravenclaw75908
      @Ravenclaw75908 4 ปีที่แล้ว +320

      Which is exactly why so many people reject her character. If you take the time to read between the lines, you’ll find she and Zuko actually have a lot more in common than you realize.
      Remember, they’re both teenagers. Kids. I don’t really see anyone encourage true emotional attachments in the Fire Nation, or at the very least, show affection externally to their significant others. Keep in mind that Zuko’s mom didn’t want to marry Ozai in the first place, she was forced to. Even if Ursa had grown up with him like Mai had with Zuko, she still would not have wanted to marry Ozai.
      The teens, especially Mai and Zuko, have been repressing their emotions down because they’ve been told it’s not appropriate or seen as scandalous. And since Mai’s father is a well-known political figure, a scandal about his only daughter caught in a romantic trist with the crown prince definitely looks bad on his part.
      Does Mai still have her problems? Yes. But nobody is perfect. Especially when you’re from the most hated nation in the world. Neither are Ty Lee or Azula or even Zuko. They all have their quirks and pet peeves. But more than that, they’re human as well.
      This is my opinion, so keep it kind pls and thank you.

    • @rngsus4002
      @rngsus4002 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Ravenclaw75908 And after the war they split hahaha your comment is dumb

    • @justicea3579
      @justicea3579 4 ปีที่แล้ว +86

      The creators confirmed they get back together and have Izumi

    • @rngsus4002
      @rngsus4002 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@justicea3579 source?

  • @IbbyB.
    @IbbyB. 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2794

    This is one of the best and most underrated episodes of an animated series imho. The development of the "villains", revealing their emotions and delving more into the psyche of Zuko. Just urgh, love this

    • @MrShaiya96
      @MrShaiya96 7 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Broccoli Rocks "of an animated series." Guessing you haven't seen too many animated series...

    • @ViniPessoal
      @ViniPessoal 7 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      i don`t thik is the best, but even when they do it wrong, they do it right(like "the great divide", i don`t think is a bad episode). It has his cringe moments, but there are fucking hilarious moments. The best part is defenetly the firelace one. The development to that scene could be better and more natural, but just for that scene, it compesates. (Sorry for my english, i`m from Brazil :P)

    • @megatron6579
      @megatron6579 7 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      +MrShaiya96 what are u saying?? Avatar is considered by lots of audiences and critics the best animated show ever most critics put avatar at number 1 for animated shows so what do u mean by "u haven't seen that many animated shows then"

    • @IbbyB.
      @IbbyB. 7 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      MrShaiya96 I have seen way too many animated series to count 😅😂 Its just my opinion, I think this ep is one of the most underrated and one of the best of any series I've watched. Just my opinion tho! 😊

    • @MrShaiya96
      @MrShaiya96 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Mega Tron RESPOND..
      Anime are animated series, too, bro. And avatar doesn't even break the Top 10.

  • @journey9411
    @journey9411 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1198

    10:48 That scene between Zuko and Azula made me a fan of Azula. Not like a fan that hopes she wins and defeats the Aang gang, but a fan that finally understands her character. She's a terrible person without a doubt. But for a few moments, her voice is soft, almost sad, when she says, "I thought I'd find you here." She listens to what Zuko says and even looks at the house for a moment as if she's remembering it all. "Come down to the beach with me. Come on, this place is depressing." Something can't really depress you unless you have feelings about it. Then, the whole "my own mother thought I was a monster". This episode does a lot to humanize the villains. That's why I can't hate it as much as some people. I know for many, this was a terrible episode. Not for me though.

    • @nicholassingleton6488
      @nicholassingleton6488 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @32287489543 it can feel a little forced, and the cringey teen angst is strong with this one. I like the episode, but even so, rewatching the bonding sesh at the end can feel like rushed development. It all happens so fast, with problems brought up and resolved soo quickly. It just feels like a bunch of insufferable teens whining at each other. Because it is. It's still good tho, as it does bring context to ozais angels. The best part of the episode is zikos angry at myself bit tho, because that was a problem that has been festering for awhile, so it's satisfying when it's resolved. I loved this episode the first time I saw it, and it's lost its luster with each viewing. Unlike the rest of the show with is amazing every time.

    • @NoOne0527
      @NoOne0527 5 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      Nicholas Singleton I like this episode, the only episodes I skip when I rewatch the series is the great divide (obviously) and the fortune teller.

    • @Narine360
      @Narine360 5 ปีที่แล้ว +72

      This is my favorite episode! Not only humanizing the enemy but showing that truly you are a product of your upbringing. Everybody was who they were because of the easy their families were built. People complaining about teenage angst, they had no childhood. They were warriors, and political elites that even as children had to act appropriately, something adults struggle with. It shows that even in a country attacking the rest of the world, the children are traumatized in their own right, at a young age Azula had to excel well beyond everybody else to get even a bit of her father's approval. Growing up that amplified, and built her entire personality especially her ruthlessness and perfectionist attitude. This is more explored in the avatar mangas.

    • @AJ-te6tf
      @AJ-te6tf 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      And this is why Azula is one of my favorite characters.

    • @gryotharian
      @gryotharian 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      “Of course she was right, I am a monster”

  • @Mark.mp3
    @Mark.mp3 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1571

    This episode alone has more character development then like every cartoon out right now

    • @theavatar9191
      @theavatar9191 7 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      Gabriel Tzukishiro I do, and he's right.

    • @megatron6579
      @megatron6579 7 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      +Gabriel Tzukishirk why u getting mad?? He didn't say anything wrong if anything he's right

    • @babehunter1324
      @babehunter1324 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Not really, plus this character development was done in big part through exposition, which is less than ideal.

    • @theavatar9191
      @theavatar9191 7 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      babehunter1324 Unless it's done perfectly, which it is here.

    • @babehunter1324
      @babehunter1324 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      "perfectly"
      Yeah, that's not subjective at all. Don't get me wrong I liked the episode, but I would argue it's more about characterization than actual character development of the characters.

  • @SailorSag
    @SailorSag 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1586

    I just realized how much Ty lee was dragged in this episode : ((

    • @maryjanelover
      @maryjanelover 7 ปีที่แล้ว +417

      her circus ass got *S N A T C H E D*

    • @swallow_skyla3602
      @swallow_skyla3602 7 ปีที่แล้ว +163

      "circus ass"

    • @appledough3843
      @appledough3843 7 ปีที่แล้ว +238

      I'd be all up in that circus ass.

    • @theberrby6836
      @theberrby6836 7 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Dragged?

    • @bglambo
      @bglambo 6 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      THE Berrby roasted, but make it gay

  • @Mokkari77
    @Mokkari77 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1883

    If "The Headband" was based on FOOTLOOSE, "The Beach" is based on THE BREAKFAST CLUB.

    • @TheAdamSmasherMultiverse
      @TheAdamSmasherMultiverse 7 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      Mokkari77 lol you mean The power 105 show?

    • @Siegmeyer.
      @Siegmeyer. 7 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      TheAdamSmasher Multiverse Yeah Azula is clearly Charlamagne

    • @mazdak500
      @mazdak500 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      footloose is cringey and shit for a femela or betamale

    • @666melodeath666
      @666melodeath666 7 ปีที่แล้ว +58

      Also The Guru = Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back

    • @nickfederico99
      @nickfederico99 7 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      Mazdak Amirani What the fuck are you talking about?

  • @ninatravis7791
    @ninatravis7791 7 ปีที่แล้ว +833

    Ursa loved Azula, she just didn't understand Azula. She also didn't put up with a great deal of Azula's shit.

    • @Ash-cb2li
      @Ash-cb2li 6 ปีที่แล้ว +175

      Nina Travis i don’t think anyone in zuko’s family was perfect. Azula was born a bit off, but Ursa neglected her and left her for Ozai to twist her into a sadistic fighting machine

    • @alexschwarz4749
      @alexschwarz4749 6 ปีที่แล้ว +131

      Also the comics reveal a lot about how fucked up the parents relationship was, that heavily effected the children as well.

    • @morrisonscott1139
      @morrisonscott1139 5 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      That could also do with Ozai constantly going between Ursa and Azula

    • @__silver__
      @__silver__ 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      I kinda blame her because of that but I also understand that it must be hard for her to put up with Azula assuming Ozai already set her up to be what is

    • @issyyourboo2848
      @issyyourboo2848 4 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      Honestly that's the only thing I can't justify in Ursas favor. She really did neglect Azula and so very clearly played favorites between her two children which is something you should never do. She said things like "what is wrong with that girl?" As if "that girl" wasn't her own daughter. She could have reached out more and tried to be a positive figure in Azulas life.

  • @Joey-se1mk
    @Joey-se1mk 7 ปีที่แล้ว +411

    Fire nation Stiffler: "It's a great place... if you like sand"
    Azula: "I don’t like sand, it’s coarse and rough and irritating and it gets everywhere"

    • @samibrady6018
      @samibrady6018 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Joey Deguelle 😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @gumballwatterson5037
      @gumballwatterson5037 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      where does that phrase come from?

    • @bruh-fw7op
      @bruh-fw7op 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@gumballwatterson5037 Star Wars: Attack of the Clones.

    • @miraak6265
      @miraak6265 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Take a seat young fire bender

  • @masonguthrie1257
    @masonguthrie1257 4 ปีที่แล้ว +245

    Best line ever “ my own mother thought I was a monster... she was right of course, but it still hurt” made me laugh but understand Azula so much more.

  • @marche800
    @marche800 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1313

    Zuko was loved by their mom meanwhile Azula was loved by their father. The only problem is their father is super evil and callous so it only makes sense that Azula would follow suit. Especially since the more loving parent was incredibly hard on her. Plus you have to remember Zuko didn't turn out great either a lot of why he has good in him is due to his Uncle's influence on him otherwise he probably wouldn't have turned out that different than Azula.

    • @rickj5180
      @rickj5180 7 ปีที่แล้ว +93

      Marche800 How was Ursa incredibly hard on her? She reprimanded Azula when she said something messed up. She acted like a parent.

    • @AnnekeOosterink
      @AnnekeOosterink 7 ปีที่แล้ว +73

      Her father was the more 'loving' parent I thought, and he doesn't really do love. Her normal parent (mum) did not love or trust her kid, all that makes for f-ed up kids. All in all, I don't think many children could have survived a childhood like Zuko and Azula had, and still come out okay at the other end. The only reason Zuko is not like his sister is because of his mum caring for him and making sure he was normal-ish, and his uncle trying to keep him on the straight and narrow. Azula being a such a good firebender is what made Ozai pay attention to her, and inflict his 'parenting' on her. It's at least in part what made her who she is.

    • @MrWillsonx
      @MrWillsonx 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Marche800 he would have turned out different than azula - remember 1x3 or 1x12?
      Azula is a psycho bitch...and much, much worse than zuko ever was

    • @101MrSenior
      @101MrSenior 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Azula is a textbook psychopath. Pretty simple really.

    • @Meh-uo3fb
      @Meh-uo3fb 6 ปีที่แล้ว +111

      Ozai never loved azula he _favoured_ her. There's a difference

  • @janvi.suresh
    @janvi.suresh 7 ปีที่แล้ว +388

    "my own mother, thought I was a monster" ..i felt pretty bad for her :/
    i really love the emotions in this episode
    I love the point that Nahid brought of them humanizing azula. A lot of people believe she's a black and white, storybook villain, but to me this episode really separates her from a lot of other villains.

    • @rickj5180
      @rickj5180 7 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Janvi The fact she's a sadist who gets a thrill about killing and hurting people and is also a sociopathic liar cancels out any sympathy she would otherwise deserve.

    • @joelsasmad
      @joelsasmad 7 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      Rick Jones I don't think the purpose is sympathy as much as opening the question of if she could have been, if not a product of her upbringing, worse for it and giving her an element of humanity that hints at her ultimate end.

    • @rickj5180
      @rickj5180 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Gabriel Tzukishiro Why? Because I'm not some crybaby bitch who whines that Azula had such a hard life and nothing is her fault? Dumb ass.

    • @ingenjannik
      @ingenjannik 7 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      +Rick Jones
      Well, she is a sociopath via nurture rather than nature. As a kid she was indoctrinated and emotionally abused by her father, while her mother left her in the dirt to care for Zuko.
      She is still only 14 years old for fuck's sake. Azula is a victim of her upbringing. I believe that qualifies her for sympathy.

    • @rickj5180
      @rickj5180 7 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      ingenjannik I love this idiotic argument that Ursa basically neglected her. There is NOTHING in the series that says that. The only thing that's actually stated or shown is that Ursa was closer to Zuko because his dad was PHYSICALLY abusive and ACTUALLY neglected him, and she thought Azula was a monster, which she was. She tortured animals for fun. There is NOTHING to suggest Ursa didn't try and help her too. And where does it end genius? Ozai's father was an evil man who favored Iroh and wanted Ozai to murder his son, his own grandson. So does Ozai deserve sympathy? Because it's almost the exact same situation. When do personal responsibility and choices come into play? Yeah, Azula had an evil man for a father. Did it help her? No. But no, it's not all her parents fault she was a sadist from a young age. And again, if Azula deserves soooooo much sympathy, Ozai does too.

  • @edgarretana8377
    @edgarretana8377 7 ปีที่แล้ว +647

    This episode really shows Azula knows nothing about being a normal teen. This girl is 16 and her life is training to be a fighter fighting the avatar being royalty. Kinda sad.

    • @ingenjannik
      @ingenjannik 7 ปีที่แล้ว +180

      *14

    • @megatron6579
      @megatron6579 7 ปีที่แล้ว +108

      She's 14

    • @rickj5180
      @rickj5180 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Edgar Retana How was she trained to fight the avatar when until just a few months before Ozai and everyone thought the Avatar was gone forever?

    • @dasia2345
      @dasia2345 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      shes 14

    • @django7762
      @django7762 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      BabyMoon185 nice

  • @666melodeath666
    @666melodeath666 7 ปีที่แล้ว +516

    Book 2 EP 19: The Guru = Empire Strikes Back
    Book 3 EP 2: Headband = Footlose
    Book 3 EP 5: The Beach = Breakfast Club

    • @_stayoung_
      @_stayoung_ 7 ปีที่แล้ว +88

      Book 3: The Avatar and the Firelord = Star Wars Prequels
      Book 3: Southern Raiders = Kill Bill
      Book 3: Ember Island Players = The Last Airbender Movie

    • @micaandy1975
      @micaandy1975 5 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      @@_stayoung_ Excuse me... Ember Island Players is 10x better than the movie

    • @_stayoung_
      @_stayoung_ 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Age old joke, the Gaang hated how they were portrayed in the play/movie.

    • @NoOne0527
      @NoOne0527 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Mica Andy fr at least they knew how to pronounce the names.

    • @gumballwatterson5037
      @gumballwatterson5037 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      no, empire strikes back is the crossroads of destiny

  • @maxmustermann9058
    @maxmustermann9058 7 ปีที่แล้ว +333

    I like that unlike Blind Wave and with the exception of Nahid, they got that Azulas moment of weakness was genuine and how her upbringing affected her. As funny as Azulas cringe moments are they also show how she sacrificed all basic social skills to become the perfect daughter for her father, in pursuit of affection.

  • @vinayakchavan3941
    @vinayakchavan3941 6 ปีที่แล้ว +422

    Zuko : You like him, don't you?

  • @TheSvmurai
    @TheSvmurai 7 ปีที่แล้ว +658

    Combustion Bending...

    • @kazirroberts7870
      @kazirroberts7870 7 ปีที่แล้ว +246

      No...
      It's sparky sparky boom bending

    • @kimhanna5100
      @kimhanna5100 7 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Wtf is this comment a month ago? Do they post their reaction episodes on patron that early??

    • @MetaLatias5
      @MetaLatias5 7 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      it's blowing-things-up-with-your-mind-bending
      in short: Mindblowing XD

    • @thepatriottz9205
      @thepatriottz9205 7 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      combustion bending is a type of firebending done by concentrating your chi from your mind and letting loose the power of bending it's like bending with your mind, how do I know it's a type of fire bending well it's fire duh and second firebending is always done by breathing in the power of firebending comes from the breathe not the muscle
      it is an effective form of bending but combustion bending is very dangerous bcos it's fire like jeong jeong said fire is alive it needs control

    • @RememberRox
      @RememberRox 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +Kim Hanna they're 6 episodes ahead on patreon (uploaded part 2 of black sun today)

  • @windwalker5765
    @windwalker5765 7 ปีที่แล้ว +818

    Zuko is *not* emo. Emo is pretentious, melodramatic, and self-centered. Emo wears a 'uniform' of black, but it's trendy black from Hot Topic. Zuko has legitimate reasons to feel as he does. He was punished for doing the right thing, then praised for doing the wrong thing-and he knows it.

    • @NoOne0527
      @NoOne0527 5 ปีที่แล้ว +73

      Being emo has nothing to do with the color black. That’s being Goth.

    • @NoOne0527
      @NoOne0527 5 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      Pieces109 by definition, Emo literally has no connection with the color black. I’ve had to tell people this my whole life, apparently I’m the only one capable of a google search 😂

    • @Graphaeli
      @Graphaeli 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Michael Jordan L

    • @birb7672
      @birb7672 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Violet and black are my favorite colors. I’m not emo, I just think black is a cool color. But I’m not obsessed on being crazy and depression.
      These colors symbolize something for me. Something that feels special. Violet because it was my original favorite and because it symbolizes royalty, Rome, Morgana in Merlin, a lot of other characters, and the greatest of them all-Reyna Avila Ramirez-Arellano. Black because my hair is black and my eyes near close to that color. Black because I love nighttime and it’s not so colorful it burns my eyes out. It’s hard to explain, but those colors are really important to me. Not to mention darker shades of colors look like a pretty cool theme. I love all colors though.

    • @ProcrastinationQueen
      @ProcrastinationQueen 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      When I use the word ‘emo’ I mostly, if not only, use it as an abbreviation for emotional.

  • @kaitlinquintero5209
    @kaitlinquintero5209 7 ปีที่แล้ว +233

    "She can firebend without flaming" 😹
    That's Azula for you

  • @ciryataur1248
    @ciryataur1248 7 ปีที่แล้ว +398

    I don´t think Zuko is an typical "emo". He is just in a deep phase of discovering what he is and what he wants. He is not emotionless, in fact he clearly has emotions and shows them. Mai has more likely an emo-personality...
    Anyway, great episode, great reaction and i´m exited for what is coming next.

    • @ohkeziah
      @ohkeziah 6 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      emo means emotional.

    • @pelonp3691
      @pelonp3691 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      You literally got it backwards.

    • @amykarr6163
      @amykarr6163 6 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      zuko is emo. mai is goth. get it right

  • @umaryousaf6318
    @umaryousaf6318 7 ปีที่แล้ว +347

    ALL ABOARD THE 'AVATAR AND THE FIRELORD' HYPE TRAIN!!

    • @brandonhernandez371
      @brandonhernandez371 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Umar Yousaf here

    • @huddaman9972
      @huddaman9972 7 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Can't wait to see their reactions to the puppetmaster too.

    • @codeblack9407
      @codeblack9407 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Huddaman are they Mexican

    • @stynershiner1854
      @stynershiner1854 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      +k milton They're Indian, but the girl, Rana, is Arab

    • @holstfly1
      @holstfly1 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      CHUUUU FREAKIN CHUUU BASTARDS!!! ( Those are train noises)

  • @StopReadingMyNameOrElse
    @StopReadingMyNameOrElse 7 ปีที่แล้ว +188

    Micky- "O i don't think its gonna be R and R on the beach"
    Me- "Oh yes"

    • @StopReadingMyNameOrElse
      @StopReadingMyNameOrElse 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Also 2:47

    • @RSIVIonsterism
      @RSIVIonsterism 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      wait what's R and R

    • @HumanLikeButton
      @HumanLikeButton 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      whats R &R?

    • @demiser21
      @demiser21 7 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      R & R means rest and relaxation. So Micky didn't think it would actually be them just hanging out at the beach.

  • @kaeceythepanda1564
    @kaeceythepanda1564 7 ปีที่แล้ว +188

    The firelord took Azula under his wing much more than Zuko because she was a firebending prodigy. Zuko wasn't. Ozai saw power in azula, and he used it, and I feel like he twisted her into a sadistic person. Wouldn't be surprised if he was seeing his own dynamic with his brother in his children, and it's plain to see Zuko was more like his mother Ursa while Azula was more like Ozai. He was grooming her for the throne since she was a small child, shaping her to fit his idea of power and strength. TL;DR: Azula's disposition isn't because she's naturally a evil (sociopath perhaps?) it's a result of the way she was "raised", though I hesitate to use that term

    • @SWTobito0702
      @SWTobito0702 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Kaecey the panda No. TL;DR would rather be "Azula's not a psychopath but sociopath."

    • @momobec1
      @momobec1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      If she was a prodigy then who won the agni ki? Zuko would've won if Azula didn't cheat. What happened to Zuko is a result of Iroh in a way since Azulan (Ozai's father and the firelord) wanted ozai to pay the same price Iroh did by losing his son in the war. Ozai, with no regrets, punished Zuko as a result of his thirst for the throne and his father demands. It's probably why Ozai went through with Ursa's plan to poison Azulan and become firelord.

    • @SeraphSeph
      @SeraphSeph 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@momobec1 I read this a few days ago.
      Azula is the kid that at 4 or 5 years old is told they are gifted. Their parents push them because they believe they're special. Then around 15 or 16 when the kids that work hard can catch up they start hitting their first walls while trying to still be better than everyone else, while everyone else is use to walls. So its extremely hard for them to break through.
      Basically when she started running into the gaang in book 3 she wasn't special anymore, or the strongest. The agni kai loss was just the cherry on top. Zukos hard work finally paid off.

    • @LycanFerret
      @LycanFerret 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@SeraphSeph 100% accurate. It's a really fucked up experience to go from thinking you're the best at a young age, then suddenly you hit like 13-15 and you get outclassed and hit all these walls of things you just don't understand. Social skills, happy life experiences, and more normal kid bondings that you just threw away at a young age in pursuit of the perfection you were always told you were. Then you see those you looked down upon handling these things with ease while also surpassing you at what you prided yourself in and it stresses you out inside, but to look cool you just turn that stress into hate and you push everything including your future away. And like with every character that has ever described me - I hated them as a kid. I could see their imperfections because I knew mine and hated them as I have/had no idea how to fix them.

    • @tehdipstick
      @tehdipstick 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Zuko won because he was a firebending prodigy as well at that point. He became much better at firebending after learning the more pure form/technique that wasn't fed by anger and ambition.

  • @goodjobinc.2532
    @goodjobinc.2532 7 ปีที่แล้ว +502

    ok so since game of thrones is over, can we PLEASE go back to two episodes a week??

    • @nickfederico99
      @nickfederico99 7 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Good job inc. Never gonna happen, best tear that band-aid off now.

    • @JohnCena-rr1jm
      @JohnCena-rr1jm 7 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      Sorry but they can't. They have to milk this for the patreon revenue.

    • @Troglodytarum
      @Troglodytarum 7 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      John Cena This is the sad truth for this and blind wave. They fell to the dark side. They know the avatar fan base is VERY devoted and give alot on patreon to watch the videos early.

    • @youngrootv
      @youngrootv 7 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      HacaPotato lol what dark side? They have lives outside of TH-cam and these videos are very time consuming to make so they have every right to make money off of them if people want to pay to watch them early

    • @ManiacsWord
      @ManiacsWord 7 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      HacaPotato Blind Wave didn't switch to one episode a week. They kept doing 2 episodes. They just didn't go up to 3.
      They didn't even want to do 2 in the first place, so only one for Korra.

  • @may83195
    @may83195 7 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    I feel so bad for Mai, man. She's pretty neutral as characters go, not bad, not great, exactly as important as Ty Lee, but people hate her solely because she gets in the way of their ship

    • @MetallicaRules
      @MetallicaRules 7 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Preach it. I'm not going to say Mai is an amazing character, but she was a cool one, and to see the amount of hate she gets because of shipping is ridiculous.

    • @Ravenclaw75908
      @Ravenclaw75908 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Yeah, totally. If you look beyond her constant silence and sarcastic demeanor, she actually has just as much depth as the rest of the characters.

    • @jagerzaku9160
      @jagerzaku9160 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      What ship??? Zuko is canonically with her. There is no other ship

    • @af3897
      @af3897 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@jagerzaku9160 probably zutara they were a pretty popular ship

  • @AngemonHD
    @AngemonHD 7 ปีที่แล้ว +168

    I was laughing non-stop! (+Azula only said, that her mother favored Zuko, not that she didn´t love her.)

    • @BARALover96
      @BARALover96 7 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      Angemon well she did ignore her and the fact that the show tried to paint their mother as a saint which she isnt at all.

    • @theavatar9191
      @theavatar9191 7 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      She did say that her mother thought she was a monster, and that it still hurts her.

    • @rickj5180
      @rickj5180 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      The Avatar She was a monster. Better to realize that than to pretend Azula was some perfect little angel.

    • @timeyinsholaye9169
      @timeyinsholaye9169 7 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      her mother WAS a saint compared to the family around her.

    • @BARALover96
      @BARALover96 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Timeyin Sholaye she wasnt really.

  • @Mayhemm007
    @Mayhemm007 7 ปีที่แล้ว +94

    I think the "Terminator" guy is using some sort of super-specialized Firebending. Remember, Iroh said Firebending comes from the breath and this guy always inhales before he fires a shot. Maybe the tattoo helps to focus the blast or something?

    • @Strongtower23
      @Strongtower23 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Mayhemm007 a year late but it has something to do with imperfect lighting bending like when Zuko tried it and he kept blowing himself up

    • @urinetrouble0543
      @urinetrouble0543 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Covered in ash dude this isn’t canon stop sharing this

  • @theavatar9191
    @theavatar9191 7 ปีที่แล้ว +124

    YES! MY FAVORITE EPISODE! ZUKO AND AZULA ARE THE BEST!

    • @airanator1212
      @airanator1212 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      The Avatar I fucking hate Azula. But it's not like I think her character sucks, it's just that they did such a good job creating a villain out of her that I hate seeing her on screen lol. I don't know how to explain it. I feel she the perfect bad guy, but I hate seeing and hearing her.

    • @katrinalace6673
      @katrinalace6673 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      airanator1212 Omg yes I can completely agree with you, she is a great villain but I hate her soooo much, like she was already a devil sense a little kid.

  • @productplacementadz24-73
    @productplacementadz24-73 7 ปีที่แล้ว +76

    I believe ty lee and azula had something going on. At least once.

    • @bmgmist273
      @bmgmist273 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      What

    • @bryanbrosta9816
      @bryanbrosta9816 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I'd wanna know and see it. They sweet.

    • @issabellefiona3417
      @issabellefiona3417 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@bmgmist273 lmaoooo this comment and your reaction was everything

    • @bruh-fw7op
      @bruh-fw7op 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wtf

  • @Labinzel
    @Labinzel 4 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    This episode really shows how much Zuko and Azula are a product of their environment. As a young child we saw that Azula was kinda cruel but not more than some normal kids then Ozai favored Azula and twisted her into a weapon. Zuko on the other hand was punished for doing the right thing and was very isolated however eventually he left the sphere of control of his abuser (ozai) and iroh managed to guide him. Azula did terrible things but she also never got the help that she needed.

    • @pcrassen4975
      @pcrassen4975 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      True. Albeit she was definitely a mean kid so to speak, but a good deal of kids are more mean than the others but eventually, with right teaching from parents, grow out of it and can even turn out as very empathetic people in life. But instead of that, she had Ozai to praise her for bad behavior and for looking down on others, which shaped her into the bloodthirsty cold person that we know. Someone obsessed with being on top and convinced that fear is stronger than love.
      She crumbled when that worldview was not just challenged, but proven wrong. She believed fear was the only way, cuz that's what she saw. Her grandfather, her father etc. Her uncle crumbled during the war on ba sing se because of his love for his son and his grief. She believed her mother feared her and didn't love her. Then Ursa killed Azulon and went into exile because of her love for Zuko. She left both of them, out of her love for Zuko as far as Azula would've been concerned (even though we know she was going to take both of her children away from Ozai to save them, she DID love Azula, she just didn't understand her and didn't know how to respond to her the way she did with Zuko).
      But then comes the final blow. Mai's betrayal. "you miscalculated. I love Zuko, more than I fear you". To Azula this is the exact situation that her mother did to her. Since she believed that Ursa feared her, to her thinking that she loved Zuko more is a logical conclusion. And now Mai threw those ideals straight in her face. And then seconds later, Ty Lee displayed the same thing because she saw Mai standing up to Azula for the first time in their lives, and it would make Ty Lee see that they don't have to fear Azula. They don't have to obey her. And the moment Ty Lee saw that, she stood by her actual friend's side as well.
      Two people whom Azula tried to control through fear, just proved her entire worldview wrong. Which started her downward spiral. She kept clinging to that ideal, yet she kept sending away every one of her followers, the dai li, everything, out of paranoia. Even if she denied it, she knew now, that no matter how much she makes people fear her, it isn't a guarantee that they'll obey her anymore.
      And so.. in the end she was alone. Her father threw her to the side. Her friends chose each other and Zuko over her. Zuko had strength, had friends, had love in the end. He was lucky to be born, yet he had everything in the end, while she had nothing.

  • @cheslerpark7223
    @cheslerpark7223 7 ปีที่แล้ว +127

    The Beech: Legend of Rana

    • @staticshotaop561
      @staticshotaop561 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Chesler Park have fun being arrested broski

    • @theberrby6836
      @theberrby6836 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Chesler Park lol XD

  • @sasha5081
    @sasha5081 7 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    Zukos.....speech.....was.....everything!!!!😍😫😍😫😍😫

  • @camilaibarra1929
    @camilaibarra1929 7 ปีที่แล้ว +95

    Zuko and Azula are so mean!! They burn without their powers.

  • @jonmercano1138
    @jonmercano1138 7 ปีที่แล้ว +209

    Things I remember most from this episode in descending order: Ty Lee in that white swimsuit, Ty Lee in that white swimsuit, Ty Lee in that white swimsuit, Ty Lee in that white swimsuit, Ty Lee in that white swimsuit, that really compelling deep stuff in the end, 8:24-8:33, and that man who made quite a _boom_ with his entrance, built up with some _sparks._

    • @MetallicaRules
      @MetallicaRules 7 ปีที่แล้ว +96

      I think you forgot to mention Ty Lee in that white swimsuit.

    • @jonmercano1138
      @jonmercano1138 7 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      SHIT THAT'S RIGHT!!!!

    • @VariantJD
      @VariantJD 7 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      Jon Mercano Believe it or not Tai Lee, Mai, and Azula's swimsuits were originally drawn to be even more revealing, but they decided it would be too much for a "kids show" plus somewhat out of character for Mai and Azula.

    • @SultanOfAwesomeness
      @SultanOfAwesomeness 7 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      +Jonathan Dean *mandatory 'This isn't a kid's show' comment*

    • @jonmercano1138
      @jonmercano1138 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Jonathan Dean Are these original designs available anywhere?

  • @xXTheXXMrMasterXx
    @xXTheXXMrMasterXx 7 ปีที่แล้ว +282

    The third eye is a form of fire bending where you can blow things up with your mind if have said thing in sight :D + sparky sparky boom man

    • @lilpoteto6486
      @lilpoteto6486 7 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      If it's one thing, these guys don't even read comments and are already far ahead in the series. Check some of these comments that are a month old. Thanks

    • @xXTheXXMrMasterXx
      @xXTheXXMrMasterXx 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      They wanted to know in the episode how sparky sparky boom man could do what he could do, just elaborating :3

    • @renatosinoski
      @renatosinoski 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      In fact, it is a subcategory of fire control, when it has master air and fire genes

    • @eduardoarmenta9232
      @eduardoarmenta9232 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      renatosinoski I personally consider that technique as more of a imperfect lighting bending energy separation (just like the one Suko had in season 2, when Iroh was teaching him how to create lighting but he failed and it exploded on his face).

    • @luminaryprism75
      @luminaryprism75 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      renatosinoski Not true, it's a style of firebending

  • @Kunumbah1
    @Kunumbah1 7 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    Zuko was loved by his mother but he desired his father's attention. Azula was adored by her father but deserved her mother's attention. I think it al comes down to Azula not getting enough love.

  • @wilhemtehlynx
    @wilhemtehlynx 5 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    When Combustion Man first attacks, absolutely no music is playing. It’s pure SFX.
    This just gives me the feeling of, “Oh shit.”

    • @manas8298
      @manas8298 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I prefer sparky sparky boom man

  • @lalaechart5444
    @lalaechart5444 7 ปีที่แล้ว +73

    FUCKING FINALLY

  • @Cameron.O-W
    @Cameron.O-W 7 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    I remember the first time I watched this episode I cried during zukos rant , the emotions man

  • @Crick1952
    @Crick1952 7 ปีที่แล้ว +177

    So is Rana Ty Lee now instead of Katara?
    If so then Sokka x Ty Lee is now confirmed! (in a roundabout way)

    • @tsogobauggi8721
      @tsogobauggi8721 7 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Rana looks like June.

    • @paula7630
      @paula7630 7 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      she'll be back at katara when things between her and zuko start lol

    • @MRocky323
      @MRocky323 7 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      +P M so never?

    • @paula7630
      @paula7630 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      3x16

    • @MRocky323
      @MRocky323 7 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      P M That's not "starting anything" mate.

  • @aeris44
    @aeris44 7 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    "[Azula] is a product of her upbringing...her mom didn't love her."
    This episode provided the first hints of a deeper Azula. :D
    Even if her moment around the bonfire was very short and followed by humor, it still was real. ;) Azula isn't naturally "evil." She is her father's daughter.

    • @SirMarshalHaig
      @SirMarshalHaig 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      And by what I heard a redemption story for her had been planned originally. So yes, certainly a change for her was possible. And still is, if the Netflix series is great.

  • @MasterofFates
    @MasterofFates 7 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    "Ba Sing Cray" That's going with me to the grave.

  • @donellebullock7404
    @donellebullock7404 7 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Bending works through your Chakra. The guru named each one and their flow. This metal guy uses an advance form of bending. It is like lighting bending, but uses the Chakra in your stomach directly instead of having energy go through it like redirecting lighting. He gets the energy through his breath, then forces it out through constricting his stomach.

  • @DonEkz21
    @DonEkz21 7 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    "She can fire-bend without flames" My favourite quote of this videos 😂😂😂😂

  • @adieboy4732
    @adieboy4732 7 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    Normies are the best! After you guys finish watching Avatar, please start watching the next gen! #LegendOfKorra

    • @kazirroberts7870
      @kazirroberts7870 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Adieboy I prefer blind wave but normies are good too

    • @codymiller4792
      @codymiller4792 7 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      kazir roberts What does that have to do with The Normies reacting to Korra?

    • @luminaryprism75
      @luminaryprism75 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Adieboy #Trash

    • @bruh-fw7op
      @bruh-fw7op 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@luminaryprism75 Nah

  • @RedyyChuu
    @RedyyChuu 7 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    I'm sure many have pointed this out but I'm too lazy to read the comments lol. The combustion man is a firebender, combustion bender if you will. It's a sub-element of fire, just like lightning, but extremely rare. All Chi is located in the forehead, where his third eye is. The third eye is just a tattoo but that's where he creates the explosions. I think it was comfirmed that he can't firebend normally.

  • @CapeEniEer
    @CapeEniEer 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Zuko had a nurturing mother, and Iroh as a wise father figure meanwhile Azula only had a cruel dad who liked her power and a mother who saw her as a monster.

  • @starchmarch3466
    @starchmarch3466 7 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    That explosion bending is a sub level for fire bending.

    • @starchmarch3466
      @starchmarch3466 7 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Kind of like how metal bending is a sub level for earth bending.

    • @SlashDashPro
      @SlashDashPro 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Starch March also like lightning

    • @SlashDashPro
      @SlashDashPro 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I think it was made by a fire ender learning techniques from a Airbender just like how fire benders discovered lightning from water

    • @lorenzobaxter
      @lorenzobaxter 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@SlashDashPro actually no. Its just from an overdeveloped chakra. His third eye was overgrown, and his fire bending manifested through his third eye.

    • @bruh-fw7op
      @bruh-fw7op 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      subtype*

  • @meximoan
    @meximoan 7 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Ive always loved the fight when the metal man attacks, how its quiet and they just jump into action

  • @gingerlemon865
    @gingerlemon865 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    this IS a kids show. nowadays everything is so censored and sugarcoated for kids that it's ridiculous. the classic tom and jerry's were so great, but now they half ass it.

  • @ManSeekingMeaning
    @ManSeekingMeaning 7 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Hilarious and yet subtly moving episode, anchored by Zuko's agonizing realization that he royally fucked up. I wouldn't call him emo, though. That seems misplaced and dismissive of the characters very believable inner turmoil. He's angry, so very angry, and mayhaps the Normies can't quite grasp how alone and conflicted he really is at this point in time. He's been full of rage for years.. That being said, I love their reactions and hope they post more of these videos than just once a week.

  • @Zarola
    @Zarola 7 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    Normies, I am not sue about your feelings about parenting but a mother showing that much distain for a child is appalling. Azula was a bad egg and thrived on getting on Zuko's case all the time. She would bug him and he would complain to his mom who already wasn't too keen on Azula. Azula was a prodigy when she was a toddler and Ozai abandoned his son as soon as it was clear Azula was better than Zuko. But for Ursa to show that much dislike, that her child grows up thinking of herself as a monster, thus feeling she might as well fulfill that label, was wrong. So she kept getting closer to her father and trying to emulate him in all things, including making Zuko's like miserable. Also Azula was jealous of Zuko being a boy, thus was more likely to gain power and the throne.Ursa and Ozai wee not seeing eye to eye over their children. So they grew up as rivals instead of siblings. But to be honest I still feel, all these years later, that Azula doesn't always lie. Azula wants to put Zuko down to make herself feel better and she will throw him under the bus if needed, but a few times in the series her advice for him wasn't bad.

    • @blazingexil4003
      @blazingexil4003 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Zarola Ursa did care about Azula. She thought of Azula the way she did because of Azula‘s actions. Naturally she is going to give Zuko more attention because he already was neglected by pretty much everyone. Don’t try to paint Ursa to be the bad guy when there is nothing we can go off on. From what we know Azula already had these tendencies from a very young age. You make it sound like Ursa made her a monster wich ain’t the truth. I know your comment is old btw.

  • @gaius5901
    @gaius5901 7 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I have to say, "The Terminator" has got to be my all time favorite very minor character in the series. I just love how everything just combust around him, with a loud boom and sparks just start flying, man. 😉

    • @janvi.suresh
      @janvi.suresh 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      i agree! him and guru pathik just cause..guru pathik is amazing!

  • @benlong9431
    @benlong9431 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I fucking loved this episode especially the beach scene

  • @julioi.3166
    @julioi.3166 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Azula wasn't a bad egg from the beginning. Their mom was forced into the marriage, she thought Ozai was a monster and tried to protect and love Zuko, but this led to her not being able to give poor Azula enough attention, drawing her to Ozai and making her feel like a fighting machine instead of loved :(((

  • @BlueDivez
    @BlueDivez 7 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    Love zuko and Mai together.

  • @gisole98
    @gisole98 7 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    God this episode had everything. Funny-angsty-teen stuff, those sad Zuko flashbacks + the "I'm angry with myself", the lowkey epic fight against crazy metal man... I loved it. I can't wait to see your reactions because it only gets better from now on.
    Also: 9:34 "Zuko is emo as shit" thanks Nahid for voicing my thoughts throughout the entire episode lmao (also #2: Rana is me everytime Mai and Zuko are near each other ew get that away from me)

  • @mak3yasmiil3
    @mak3yasmiil3 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Combustion bending is an extension of fire bending

  • @forgemakesstuff2734
    @forgemakesstuff2734 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    The whole time I was watching this episode for the first time, I was going “AZULA NO-“

  • @amykarr6163
    @amykarr6163 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    first time watching these people and the girl is so annoying. also leave mai alone

  • @jenniferbirdshead2072
    @jenniferbirdshead2072 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I’m a zuko and ty lee shipper 🥰

  • @islaythejabberwokky
    @islaythejabberwokky 7 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    I am disappointed in how the relationship between Zuko and Mai is handled. For a romance involving one of the central characters, they really did not bother to develop it much besides the "emo and the goth"-- and that's just an insult to Zuko's character in my opinion. It's frustrating, because there really is potential for a good romance there! But it's just so forced and out of nowhere, and there's no believable resolutions in their fallouts. Like at the end of this episode, after being at each other's throats and basically breaking up, all we see them do is go "yeah but i love u tho" and kiss and make up as if the entire conversation didn't happen. And this is not the only time, either; pretty much every other conflict/resolution with Zuko and Mai works out that way. There's nothing real or any deep connection actually rooting them together, so their back and forth "i hate you/jk i love you" seems awfully unhealthy and not at all what a character like Zuko needs in a romantic relationship. That's the kind of emotional conflict that he's trying to get away from. Making Mai and Zuko endgame without making a significant change to their relationship dynamic is undoing all the growing up that Zuko goes through in book 3. Like I said, I do see potential in it, but there's not enough there to support a believable and positive romance.

    • @Gamelover254
      @Gamelover254 7 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      I think the boiling rock part 2 made it believable enough to me. Also their interactions in the Nightmares and Daydreams episode.

    • @firefly4873
      @firefly4873 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      The whole way the relationship works out you could also suspect that Mai was just power hungry like her father and wanted to become the next fire lady! You know, she cannot marry Azula to get that: ) She doesn't show any interest in Zuko as a person. He tries to be a good boyfriend but she doesn't care.
      I could imagine the writers originally planned for Zuko to be mocked cause of his scar...it's a beach full of teenagers and I don't find it realistic that throughout the show nobody ever gives him pitying looks or looks disgusted because of it. But the creators messed a lot with the writing in book 3 and they favoured Aang over Zuko. They werent happy about the fact that Zuko was more popular then their self-insert creation Aang(Di Martino seems to see himself as Aang). So they didn't support writing that would have made people sympathize more with Zuko. The relationship with Mai seems like a punishment...IMO

    • @rgirl1243
      @rgirl1243 7 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      stardust-moth They hinted at the Mai Zuko relationship in a previous episode When they were little kids.

    • @luminaryprism75
      @luminaryprism75 7 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      stardust-moth I always thought it was to comment on how Zukos life should have been perfect but it wasn't.
      He had everything he could have wanted, his father's love, his honor, he was the heir again, a hero, a pretty girlfriend.
      It was really meant to be shown as a false image of a relationship like Zukos false image of a life.
      Of course they did like each other for real but their relationship until later this season is really a commentary on a rhinestone like falsehood

    • @islaythejabberwokky
      @islaythejabberwokky 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      LuminaryPrism75 Oh, for sure. But if the intention was for their relationship to be unhealthy in the beginning and not right for him like the rest of the lifestyle that he was living back in the Fire Nation, they didn't do a good job of improving upon it to a point where keeping it endgame makes sense. I totally believe they could have turned it around by the end. In The Boiling Rock, for example, [spoiler alert] instead of having Mai yell at him for breaking up with her via a letter and call him a traitor and such, resulting in Zuko shutting her out because she refused to understand his motives, it could have gone just slightly different and have a bigger impact. Mai could have still been upset that he dumped her and ran off without saying goodbye in person, and she could still not fully understand his decision to betray the Fire Nation, but if we are to believe her line "I do care about one thing... I care about you", I think there should have been a little more to that conversation. Maybe if Zuko had said to her that he didn't tell her face to face because she rarely even attempted to understand his personal struggle with his destiny, she'd always brush it off as unimportant and change the subject, and he thought she wouldn't support his choice. Maybe if Mai had shown a small bit of remorse for that, maybe been annoyed at herself that despite everything she was supposed to believe-- that he is an enemy now that he betrayed their Nation, that she should be furious at him for dumping her, that she shouldn't care-- she DID care about him and was hurt that he didn't trust her. Just giving that moment a clearer turning point would have made Mai's betrayal and her line "I love Zuko more than I fear you [Azula]" more believable. It would have been so easy to improve this particular subplot and give it some resolution, and that's what frustrates me the most I think.

  • @rickyricardo9710
    @rickyricardo9710 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Azula's arc in Season 3 is only rivaled by Zuko's in Season 2. So excited to see it play out.

  • @chrisp.9385
    @chrisp.9385 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This episode is one of my favourites because it shows how the villains react under non-threatening situations and how they interact with the normal world

  • @tylerwatkins2923
    @tylerwatkins2923 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    My own mother.. thought I was a monster.. She was right of course but it still hurt. -Azula

  • @lohanmicahtv6684
    @lohanmicahtv6684 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    am the only person that likes this episode a lot? for some reason all the reactors i see watch this episode don’t like it

    • @queensaharaice7376
      @queensaharaice7376 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      You're watching bad reactors👀😂 Most people I see like or love this ep

    • @lohanmicahtv6684
      @lohanmicahtv6684 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      QueenSahara Ice i watch blind wave, normies and Imon_Snow put me on to some new reactors please

  • @shadow162z9
    @shadow162z9 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I like Ty lee, she is my first favorite character in the avatar the last Airbender.

  • @gumballwatterson5037
    @gumballwatterson5037 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    3:54 the guy’s voiced by Scott Menville, who voice’s Robin in Teen Titans original and awful remake

  • @fanoffun9648
    @fanoffun9648 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    With Azula, I feel that she has more depth that what we have seen of her (I have watched the entire series 3 times, and I love Azula (Toph also)). From this episode, you can gather that Azula and her mom had a very strained relationship. So without her mother who would she have gone to, oh right, the other member of the family that encouraged her (her father). If her father burned Zuko for just speaking out, not even directly to him, imagine what he would do to his daughter if she did not live up to his expectations, she is a 'prodigy' after all. Also look at how Ozai acts and then look at Azula, if she was raised mainly by her father, who acts very cruel, dangerous, powerfull, etc. You would see a lot of similarities, Ozai raised her from a very young age to be a weapon. So seeing her trying to act like a normal child makes me feel pity for her.
    I promise, once you get to the end of the series you will feel sorry for her. (Then again I am a huge Azula fan)
    Also I love your reactions.

    • @jimmyenevoldsen192
      @jimmyenevoldsen192 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Fan Of Fun Agreed Im a huge fan too

    • @Emily-om6mg
      @Emily-om6mg 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Azula is such a kween omg

  • @117dragonking
    @117dragonking 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    "She can fire bend without flame" easily the greatest comment about any show in the history of ever.

  • @091696g
    @091696g 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    The normies are not really "woke" or that open minded in terms of Combustion bending. Most of us who watch it when it first come out, knows it is some sort of fire bending, hence combustion. Even blindwave able to figure it was combustion. This might be my least favorite reaction from them

  • @Jungkith
    @Jungkith 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    14:57 Do the photoshoot just reverse the gender Rana can be Zuko and so forth

  • @MythicalPhoebe
    @MythicalPhoebe 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    we have finally achieved maximum zuko hair.

  • @kirillsokolov8548
    @kirillsokolov8548 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I counted about 15 times Nahid says Terminator or Cyborg and Micky have yawned 11 times I think.

  • @knowyourhistory
    @knowyourhistory 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Next time you guys should bring the momo and appa plushies. Without them this is some bullshit!

  • @pittayayas
    @pittayayas 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Ty lee loved the bonding with her friends. I really wanted to see her at Korra :(

  • @aubreycrowder3903
    @aubreycrowder3903 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Ty lee is definitely the hottest girl on the show

  • @LydiaIsSweet
    @LydiaIsSweet 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    14:00 rana expressing my exact feelings about mai(ko)... such a meh relationship.
    otherwise this episode is one of the messiest but still so funny to see a POV with the "bad guys" gang.

  • @rickastley4993
    @rickastley4993 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Combustion bending is another variation of firebending similar to lightning generation

  • @miepmiep4010
    @miepmiep4010 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I don't think her mom didn't love her. Her mom scolded her when she did something wrong, her dad praised her for it. That's why she leaned more towards her dad and felt like her mom never loved her.

  • @IbbyB.
    @IbbyB. 7 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Got work at 8am, stayed up till I got this notification. It's nearly 1am. Worth ittt

    • @juliansmit3770
      @juliansmit3770 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I had the same and I live in the netherlands

    • @IbbyB.
      @IbbyB. 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hey Babe I'm now at work! 😂 I'm in England 👋

  • @TBoring
    @TBoring 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Something that's recently occurred to me is Zuko is what Jon Snow would be like if he were raised as a Targaryen Prince.

  • @ScienceOnBears58
    @ScienceOnBears58 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    He's combustion bending which is a very rare and advanced form of fire bending.

  • @cici2138
    @cici2138 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Feels like I’m the only one that ships Zuko and Mei🤧

  • @kiierbk2017
    @kiierbk2017 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This by far my most favorite episode of all time

  • @amykarr6163
    @amykarr6163 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    i love azula im an azula apologist

  • @madjacks1177
    @madjacks1177 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    One of the best episodes of avatar EVER!

  • @phosphoros60
    @phosphoros60 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    "Nothing ever happens in this remote location"
    - Literally every fire nation guard who's about to spot the Avatar

  • @mermanaladar4680
    @mermanaladar4680 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    12:24 what ty lee means by six sisters that look just like her it’s because she is a septuplet and she hated being apart of a matched set

  • @__dane__
    @__dane__ 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I wish you guys would release two episodes for Avatar a week. It makes sense with new shows like Thrones or Rick and Morty being weekly but Avatar has been done for years and even Kora has been done too.

    • @blizzfreak
      @blizzfreak 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      They still have to edit the episodes. It takes time. Stop being so entitled.

  • @syrusangi8743
    @syrusangi8743 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nahid was right though. Ursa (Zuko and Azula's mom) loved n cared about Azula but because she was Ozai's favorite, he paid more attention to her n bred her to be ruthless even at a young age. This would've made it hard for Ursa to connect with Azula since their parents are polar opposites in personality and it wouldn't be surprising if Azula reached out for her dad more since they think alike n he would agree with most, if not, everything she said n did. As for Zuko, he was his mum's son so that's one of the reasons why Ozai didn't appreciate him because of his 'weak' nature.

  • @cnote459
    @cnote459 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    2:46 officially not a kids show. 😰💀💀

  • @ThatBrunetteFromCali
    @ThatBrunetteFromCali 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    I know this episode seems silly, but it's to show a "redeemable" side to the villains of the show to let us decide in these last few episodes if we want to root for them or not

  • @LadyVenomWay
    @LadyVenomWay 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Rana does have the best face lmao Great reaction as always!

  • @adw8451
    @adw8451 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    He is right. Azula was personally coached by Ozai to be a war machine from the very beginning whereas Zuko was ignored by Ozai as he thought Zuko wasn’t his.

  • @foreverloving5565
    @foreverloving5565 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Azula was born evil she inherited her fathers mentality

  • @inferno9554
    @inferno9554 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I want that last shot on a shirt.

  • @eliezerdelacruz5340
    @eliezerdelacruz5340 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Its cumbustion bending, just like metal is to earth this is connected to firebending