Amon's ability was explained in the Art Books. As we've seen in the last few episodes of Book 1 of ATLA, waterbenders are able to heal by using water as a catalyst. Healing is the manipulation of chi inside the body and it works by "shifting" this chi where is needed. Amon used the same concept, using his knowledge of chi blocking. He manipulates the chi and completely shuts off the chi paths by using the blood inside his victims. How metal is that?
@@anthonyvega-fujioka4464 they never said he regretted it. His entire life goal was for his sons to take revenge on the avatar and claim Republic City and he had placed all of his hopes on Noatak to accomplish that, so when Noatak left Yakone lost any hope of ever getting his revenge, but he never regretted the way he treated his kids.
Actually Yakone was worse. Ozai did at least TRY to be a good father and even saved Zuko's life at one point. But Yakone never cared about Tarrlok or Noatak as anything more than his personal avengers and practically robbed Noatak of his humanity by forcing him to relentlessly torture animals for years.
Bloodbenders can take away bending by severing their chi paths, which is something the don't explain in the show and is only established in the behind the scenes books
@KAHLEEL ROGERS That’s definitely possible and it would result in instant death. That’s also the reason that these kind of things aren’t seen in the shows, because they are both targeting young children and teenagers and killing people by freezing their blood is a bit too much to put in a kids show. Honestly there’s endless possibilities in the Avatar universe, but most of these can’t be explored in a show made for kids.
the truly tragic thing about Yakone is that he genuinely seemed happy and content, settled down with a wife and two healthy sons...... until they display their abilities as Water Benders and that reawoken the darkness inside him
I don't think Mako didn't care about Korra and Asami's feelings. He just doesn't know how to deal with his emotion. I think the fact that he had to grow up early to raise and protect Bolin is probably why he doesn't know how to deal with his emotions. This was my favorite episode of season 1.
As far as we know, and based on Mako's personality and reaction to Bolin bringing Korra the "groupie" around, this is probably his first relationship _because_ of always focusing on keeping Bolin and himself afloat. And he has still, to this day, not initiated a relationship. Dude doesn't know how to navigate _any_ of this.
The interesting thing about avatar is that the characters are not one dimensional at all... Not only they have realistic character arc but they age too. Aang gets older and becomes a father, fire lord Ozai is mentioned to have been just a cute kid (his childhood picture is in the story too), avatar Roku is shown to be a normal teenager.... And Tarrlok was a kid with a pure heart too Which is uncomfortable at first because most writers and creators don't do such a thing, the realism is weird you could say...
I mean some shows do do it but not typical for a kids show. Avatar has always done a great job of introducing complicated or more adult themes in a digestible way to a younger audience.
Well let’s be honest here, Ozai is pretty one dimensional. His only character trait is “I’m evil” and he has no backstory other than “I want power” and no motivation beyond “I need power”. He served his function well as a threatening villain for the shows climax but there’s nothing remotely complex, nuanced or detailed about his characterisation. Azula on the other hand managed to be both complicated and threatening, unlike her father was written.
@@silvereyes242 Well it isn’t far fetched for someone to behave that way, considering his upbringing as a prince as well as being the second son who had an inferiority complex simmering over the years. Comics go as far as to show him as being a psychologically abusive person( usually stemming from such a complex and ego). Besides Ozai is shown as genuinely believing in his own greatness. People can behave that way in real life if given the chance. I would say it would be unrealistic if everyone had ultra complex motives, as they say “some people just want to rule the world”.
@@ominouspuppet4556 I never said Ozai is “unrealistic” I’m simply saying he isn’t particularly interesting or nuanced. Having a villain be psychologically abusive with a massive ego? Wow how original, I’ve never seen that before. He’s just a big baddie. Unfortunately Ozai never really gets any real explanation or narrative focus to flesh out his identity, so ultimately we never find out why he is the way he is. Saying he has an “inferiority complex” with Iroh sounds like a great idea on paper, but that’s never stated or implied to be the trigger for his behaviour. We don’t get anything with Ozai. He’s a threat but he’s two dimensional.
WHO IN THEIR RIGHT MIND ALREADY DISLIKED THIS VIDEO??? First of all, they are the MOST LIKABLE people in the world. Second of all, YOU DIDNT EVEN WATCH THE F***ING VIDEO!!
Im not the one who dislikes videos, because if i dont like it i just dont watch it, but what about people who like before watching? Are they also as idiotic as those who dislike beforehand?
Zuko 👁👄👁....psycho manipulative sister,psycho dad that burnt his face just coz he spoke up at 14 and banished him with an impossible task,family that destroyed the world for 100yrs and deleted an entire nation,mum abandoned him to "save his life" which shouldn't have even been a thing but psycho dad,grandpa who hated his guts....but in all fairness he had uncle iroh and the gaang and mai and was firelord and restored the honor of the fire nation and helped heal the world so things turned for the better
Imo, Amon is Azula; had she been on the side of good with her moral center emboldened yet corrupted and Tarrlok is what may have become of Zuko; had he not been banished(allowing Ozai's teachings to consume and manifest within him).
It's been 70 years after ATLA were Zuko was 16, so he's already 86 there. I guess he had his daughter at his 20s and so will her had her children at her 20s (yeah Zuko has more grandchildren expect Iroh they're just not shown) so it makes sense
I’m gonna say my take on the whole mako thing. Mako is still very young, without a full grasp of how to deal with his own feelings. As we have seen, mako indeed loves asami and Korra. Now, loving 2 girls at the same time is very difficult and we see that constantly from mako. He can’t control the way he feels, so what happened just happened. I don’t think he’s being a player at all bc he truly cares for the both of them. It’s just that his feelings for Korra is getting the better of him. He doesn’t wanna hurt either of them so he made some dumb choices. I’m not excusing what happened, and yea it was annoying to see that. All I’m sayin is that I do understand mako. So I don’t think he doesn’t care about their feelings, he just doesn’t know how to deal with loving the both of them. Is he a loveable dumbass? U bet. But a full on player with no regard for their feelings? Far from it. I just wanted to tell y’all my take on this. I love watching y’all’s videos😁
This is SO true. The first time I watched Korra, I remember being so annoyed by him because he kind of jumped between the two, but as I've watched and payed more attention I have grown to actually love him. And for the people who hate him and bash him for his bad decisions, what did you expect?! He's just a dumb teenager who learned to grow 😂
I'll so become a Patron once my finances have stabilized. You're on the way to becoming my favourite reactors, can't wait for this episode. Greetings from a fellow (broke) student!
So, you know how qi blockers use fast jabs to neutralize bending? What happens is that the jabs block the person's qi path temporarily; in Amon's case, he uses bloodbending to permanently sever the qi pools to the qi paths and thereby causing the person to permanently loose their bending. IMO, Katara could have developed an anti-severing technique if she had developed more her bloodbending, but because she didn't fully understand it and just labeled it "dark", she just didn't. Can you imagine how much good you could do if you combined water healing with bloodbending? I mean think about it: you could literally regenerate cells in your body or purifying blood or even heal bone marrow to prevent leukemia... And.... ...Spoiler... Kyoshi did combine earthbending with semi-bloodbending to keep an "inventory" of all her cells thereby being able to slow down the aging process so she lived for over 200 years.
This is why I seriously hope bloodbending is legal outside the United Republic; seriously the SWT really could make use of a bloodbending task force for both combat and healing purposes.
That is kinda brilliant actually! But I guess it might have spoiled the shocking reveal of Tarrlok saying “Amon is my brother”. Because we don’t know any bloodbender in the show, and the title would clearly refer to brothers who were bloodbenders. Still, pretty good idea though! If the backstory was shown an episode after the reveal though, it would work splendidly.
The way Amon takes away bending is through a combination of blood bending and chi blocking. Similar to how when Azula struck aang with lightning and blocked him from using the Avatar state until his final battle with ozai.
7:25 I think In first season Atla, when the pirates tried to blow up Zuko, Zuko bent the explosion around him and away from him creating some weird semi safe bubble. Idfk lmao.
Korra's lack of spirituality comes more from her personality rather than from her natural element and yes no spirit world connection no avatar state access more or less
@Lady Seashell Bikini If you want another deep think about it. The last air Bender fits the definition of air while legend of korra fits the definition of water
Amon uses blood bending to sever chi paths, similar to how chi blockers use pressure points to block bending temporarily. But his blood bending abilities allow him to sever the chi path completely, causing permanent damage.
According to an interview I watched, Dante Basco came prepared with a specific voice he wanted to use when he auditioned for Zuko. But the voice casting people kept asking him to tweak the voice and eventually he just read the lines using his normal voice and they were like "yeah, that's perfect".
I love this episode because it follows Avatar’s theme about how even the most cruel and angry people could have started out as innocent children at one point, victim to something that shaped them.
I've always assumed that the way Amon takes away bending, is by some sort of internal chi blocking. Like a pressure point within the body that can only be reached with bloodbending.
If you can get over the illusion of the moons phases (unblocking the 3rd eye/light chakra) you can see that the moon is always "full". Bloodbending just like any other skill, if you practice it enough, it becomes second nature.
Made it to this episode to tell you - thank you, guys! In your previous episodes, you speculated "... some sort of permanent chi blocking". I was breaking my head over how bloodbending can be used to remove bending. Your words helped me see that with bloodbending, Amon clogges chi paths, same as Azula clogged Aang's flow of cosmic energy. Which raises another question - is that really permanent or will it wear out like traditional chi block, only it would take longer?
The way I always saw it, Amon uses blood bending as an advanced form of Chi Blocking, using his powers to permanently block someone's natural energy paths, therefore taking away their bending
I love how both TLA and TLOK treats their villain like a actual person. We can understand why they are the way their are, we see and relate with their struggles and motives. And this is so well done, so natural. I miss this in more shows and movies
Now that the cats out of the bag, take a look back at Katara bloodbending in S3, her hand motions when bloodbending are very similar to when Aang and Amon take away someone's bending.
I’d say that the reason why Korra isn’t able to go into the Avatar state nearly as soon as Aang is more due to the fact that Aang went through so much so early in his life. The first time we saw Aang go into the avatar state chronologically was when he nearly drowned, and that was just to freeze himself. After that, he spent 100 yrs in the Avatar state which I feel is really telling of why he is more able to accept it. He had literally spent most of his life in the Avatar state than not. If anything, Korra’s struggle is leaning more to the normal side of the spectrum, when it comes to getting into the Avatar state. Any perceived struggle could be due to her relatively chill upbringing (terrible pun, sorry not sorry) free from danger but another reason I like is that her soul is still recovering from Aang’s life, like some sort of trauma.
Side note: Republic city is more 20s/art deco style. The Satomobile is reminiscent of a Ford Model T and the fighter planes are similar to those used in ww1. Everytime Kenny says its "50s style", I die a little inside 😢
Regarding Aang's mastery of the avatar state, he was just incredibly gifted and powerful. Normally the avatar can't access the avatar state so early in development, that usually happens around 16-17, like Korra. But Aang was special in that he was so connected to the spiritual side of things, and thus more in tune with the avatar state. He couldn't really control it, but it activated when he really needed it because of all this, and when he did so, it was just the purest form of raw power because technically, the avatar state is ALL avatars coming together with their combined wisdom to do something incredible, without giving away too many spoilers.
Hey some one may have mentioned this on the patron but I will say it anyway, for the first half of the 2nd season Nickelodeon made the creators switch to a different animation studio (cause $) so in that first half the background art and fight animation will look "different." just incase you did not know. love the reactions so far.
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Can’t wait! Y’all Aman is nothing compared to season 2 and 3. People really keep trying to harm Korra. Get the tissues for the next season.
I wish I could
@@toksopeifa5413 yeah
Uhhh i didn't mean this message
Cant wait for season two !!!!!
12:45 “Did Mako and Asami just break up?”
“You know, it was really unclear.”
Lol
Thats rough buddy
Nice reference
It was from Atla in the second to last episode where Zuko said “Did Jet just die” and Sokka responded with “You know it was really unclear”.
"Wait, that was supposed to be you breaking up with her?"
"Yes. That was a break-up."
"Didn't sound like a break-up."
Amon's ability was explained in the Art Books. As we've seen in the last few episodes of Book 1 of ATLA, waterbenders are able to heal by using water as a catalyst. Healing is the manipulation of chi inside the body and it works by "shifting" this chi where is needed. Amon used the same concept, using his knowledge of chi blocking. He manipulates the chi and completely shuts off the chi paths by using the blood inside his victims. How metal is that?
It's not metal. It's blood. Ba-dum TSss
@@karlwilker579 but blood has metal in it
@@stressed_dm But he's not metal bending, he's blood bending.
@@karlwilker579 but once blood contains metal, bloodbending is metalbending in some level
@@luisfelipes.fernandes8539 metal bending is actually earthbending but in metal
You guys this whole season: is he associated with Amon?
Me: well yes, but actually no.
Same😂😂
you see the answer is yes but, no, not in that way
@@mackyronni Perhaps! I was trying to fit it to the meme!
Its yesn't
@@Nelson-lm5ik Lol!
“Yakon is the worst father ever!”
Ozai:👁👄👁
one difference was Yakone regretted what he did to his sons. and was left heartbroken.
@@anthonyvega-fujioka4464 I don’t think he regretted it at all, he was a horrible person who only cared about revenge
@@AshleyGarcia-ck2ki, when his eldest son ran away that was when he regretted everything he did.
@@anthonyvega-fujioka4464 they never said he regretted it. His entire life goal was for his sons to take revenge on the avatar and claim Republic City and he had placed all of his hopes on Noatak to accomplish that, so when Noatak left Yakone lost any hope of ever getting his revenge, but he never regretted the way he treated his kids.
Actually Yakone was worse. Ozai did at least TRY to be a good father and even saved Zuko's life at one point. But Yakone never cared about Tarrlok or Noatak as anything more than his personal avengers and practically robbed Noatak of his humanity by forcing him to relentlessly torture animals for years.
"That was not the ending I expected for Tarlok..." 😐😶😐😶😐😶😐 ummmmm.....
Bloodbenders can take away bending by severing their chi paths, which is something the don't explain in the show and is only established in the behind the scenes books
Is it? I thought it was said or at least implied that it (ab)uses the same chi-manipulation techniques that healing does.
@KAHLEEL ROGERS not all benders can use the same techniques
@KAHLEEL ROGERS That’s definitely possible and it would result in instant death. That’s also the reason that these kind of things aren’t seen in the shows, because they are both targeting young children and teenagers and killing people by freezing their blood is a bit too much to put in a kids show. Honestly there’s endless possibilities in the Avatar universe, but most of these can’t be explored in a show made for kids.
@KAHLEEL ROGERS of Course they can they just don’t do it in the show because that’s to mature
@KAHLEEL ROGERS If I am not wrong, Kyoshi does that in her books, then yes, they can
the truly tragic thing about Yakone is that he genuinely seemed happy and content, settled down with a wife and two healthy sons...... until they display their abilities as Water Benders and that reawoken the darkness inside him
So you're saying, it's his children's fault ?
"It will be just like the good old days."
Stop :'(
😐💔🥲🥲
👁 👄 👁
💧 💧
Don't make me cryyy
I am so cry.
"Thats not an ending i expected for tarrlok" Boy does the next episode have a suprise for you...😳
righttt 😳💀
@Keely Wall *explosion noise*
So true
Haha ikr that one of the parts when u rlly so if “is this even a kids show?”
@@smahadeo1 no.
No it is not
It's a test to see if you can make children mature faster
Isn't it just so cool when you realize that Amon is a chi-blocker, but because of his bloodbending, the chi-block is permanent!
Avatar: "He's a bloodbender!"
Amon: "Nu-uh!"
Stalemate.
Did you notice that baby Tarlock looks a lot like Bolin!? He even has that little hair down! 😂
The music when Tarrlok tells his story is *chef’s kiss*
😙👌
I don't think Mako didn't care about Korra and Asami's feelings. He just doesn't know how to deal with his emotion. I think the fact that he had to grow up early to raise and protect Bolin is probably why he doesn't know how to deal with his emotions. This was my favorite episode of season 1.
As far as we know, and based on Mako's personality and reaction to Bolin bringing Korra the "groupie" around, this is probably his first relationship _because_ of always focusing on keeping Bolin and himself afloat. And he has still, to this day, not initiated a relationship.
Dude doesn't know how to navigate _any_ of this.
I agree. While is doesn’t justify his behavior it definitely explains it
Still quite defining for his character unfortunately.
I think they're just stupid teens tryna explore their feelings and what not
Dark doesn't even begin to describe this episode
And the next one
The interesting thing about avatar is that the characters are not one dimensional at all... Not only they have realistic character arc but they age too. Aang gets older and becomes a father, fire lord Ozai is mentioned to have been just a cute kid (his childhood picture is in the story too), avatar Roku is shown to be a normal teenager.... And Tarrlok was a kid with a pure heart too
Which is uncomfortable at first because most writers and creators don't do such a thing, the realism is weird you could say...
I mean some shows do do it but not typical for a kids show. Avatar has always done a great job of introducing complicated or more adult themes in a digestible way to a younger audience.
Well let’s be honest here, Ozai is pretty one dimensional. His only character trait is “I’m evil” and he has no backstory other than “I want power” and no motivation beyond “I need power”. He served his function well as a threatening villain for the shows climax but there’s nothing remotely complex, nuanced or detailed about his characterisation. Azula on the other hand managed to be both complicated and threatening, unlike her father was written.
@@silvereyes242 Well it isn’t far fetched for someone to behave that way, considering his upbringing as a prince as well as being the second son who had an inferiority complex simmering over the years. Comics go as far as to show him as being a psychologically abusive person( usually stemming from such a complex and ego). Besides Ozai is shown as genuinely believing in his own greatness. People can behave that way in real life if given the chance. I would say it would be unrealistic if everyone had ultra complex motives, as they say “some people just want to rule the world”.
@@ominouspuppet4556 I never said Ozai is “unrealistic” I’m simply saying he isn’t particularly interesting or nuanced. Having a villain be psychologically abusive with a massive ego? Wow how original, I’ve never seen that before. He’s just a big baddie. Unfortunately Ozai never really gets any real explanation or narrative focus to flesh out his identity, so ultimately we never find out why he is the way he is. Saying he has an “inferiority complex” with Iroh sounds like a great idea on paper, but that’s never stated or implied to be the trigger for his behaviour. We don’t get anything with Ozai. He’s a threat but he’s two dimensional.
Azula
WHO IN THEIR RIGHT MIND ALREADY DISLIKED THIS VIDEO??? First of all, they are the MOST LIKABLE people in the world. Second of all, YOU DIDNT EVEN WATCH THE F***ING VIDEO!!
@Neo Longist101 3 clowns already disliked as of now
It was Amon, Tarlok, and Yakone
True
@@petezahut2432 YEEEEEESSSSSSS😂😂😂😂
Im not the one who dislikes videos, because if i dont like it i just dont watch it, but what about people who like before watching? Are they also as idiotic as those who dislike beforehand?
29:44 Ikr, Dante Basco's voice is like a gem in this world. It's like Zuko voicing him.
Amon and tarrlok have one of the saddest orgins in avatar change my mind
One of the saddest stories as a whole
@@CandleLight129 Exactly. Korra said it herself
Zuko 👁👄👁....psycho manipulative sister,psycho dad that burnt his face just coz he spoke up at 14 and banished him with an impossible task,family that destroyed the world for 100yrs and deleted an entire nation,mum abandoned him to "save his life" which shouldn't have even been a thing but psycho dad,grandpa who hated his guts....but in all fairness he had uncle iroh and the gaang and mai and was firelord and restored the honor of the fire nation and helped heal the world so things turned for the better
Yeah our dude zuko was able to get away from his father’s manipulation and abuse unlike tarlok and especially noatak.
@@tameramowry8810 Zuko also had an Iroh in his life
Imo, Amon is Azula; had she been on the side of good with her moral center emboldened yet corrupted and Tarrlok is what may have become of Zuko; had he not been banished(allowing Ozai's teachings to consume and manifest within him).
And he is always a few steps ahead of everyone as well, just like how Azula was. They are both incredibly calculating and precise.
Iroh II is in his mid thirties, but he’s Zuko’s grandson.
Lets say Zuko had his daughter with 20-23, and she had Iroh with 20-23, that would make Zuko ~ 75+, what kinda fits depending on how he looks.
@@griffinhatchling Zuko is 87 and Izumi is 61.
So Zuko had Izumi at about 26 and Izumi had Iroh at about 25. Those Fire Lords get to work quick.
It's been 70 years after ATLA were Zuko was 16, so he's already 86 there. I guess he had his daughter at his 20s and so will her had her children at her 20s (yeah Zuko has more grandchildren expect Iroh they're just not shown) so it makes sense
'Not the ending I had expected from Tarlok.'
👀👀👀
I’m gonna say my take on the whole mako thing. Mako is still very young, without a full grasp of how to deal with his own feelings. As we have seen, mako indeed loves asami and Korra. Now, loving 2 girls at the same time is very difficult and we see that constantly from mako. He can’t control the way he feels, so what happened just happened. I don’t think he’s being a player at all bc he truly cares for the both of them. It’s just that his feelings for Korra is getting the better of him. He doesn’t wanna hurt either of them so he made some dumb choices. I’m not excusing what happened, and yea it was annoying to see that. All I’m sayin is that I do understand mako. So I don’t think he doesn’t care about their feelings, he just doesn’t know how to deal with loving the both of them. Is he a loveable dumbass? U bet. But a full on player with no regard for their feelings? Far from it. I just wanted to tell y’all my take on this. I love watching y’all’s videos😁
I was about to tell them something similar. Great job!
@@Ironluke_2001 thank u😁
@@aaronreed2424 Your welcome.
i like mako because he has character flaws and learns from his mistakes
This is SO true. The first time I watched Korra, I remember being so annoyed by him because he kind of jumped between the two, but as I've watched and payed more attention I have grown to actually love him. And for the people who hate him and bash him for his bad decisions, what did you expect?! He's just a dumb teenager who learned to grow 😂
Best ep in season 1, my opinion
Endgame is my personal fav in season 1 but this one is amazing and it was hard to choose 😭
Yesssss
Episode 9 for me. "I am the solution" is the best line in the entire show imo
I agree
Seriously, this is a very good episode but the best one,not sure about that .
The only thing that felt like a letdown from LOK was how underused General Iroh was ...
Lol "that wasn't an ending I was expecting for tarlock" cant help but think these words will be spoke. Again lol
I'll so become a Patron once my finances have stabilized. You're on the way to becoming my favourite reactors, can't wait for this episode.
Greetings from a fellow (broke) student!
So, you know how qi blockers use fast jabs to neutralize bending? What happens is that the jabs block the person's qi path temporarily; in Amon's case, he uses bloodbending to permanently sever the qi pools to the qi paths and thereby causing the person to permanently loose their bending. IMO, Katara could have developed an anti-severing technique if she had developed more her bloodbending, but because she didn't fully understand it and just labeled it "dark", she just didn't. Can you imagine how much good you could do if you combined water healing with bloodbending? I mean think about it: you could literally regenerate cells in your body or purifying blood or even heal bone marrow to prevent leukemia...
And....
...Spoiler...
Kyoshi did combine earthbending with semi-bloodbending to keep an "inventory" of all her cells thereby being able to slow down the aging process so she lived for over 200 years.
This is why I seriously hope bloodbending is legal outside the United Republic; seriously the SWT really could make use of a bloodbending task force for both combat and healing purposes.
Thx for the Xmas present guys!
Me: rewatching Korra because these reactions gave me nostalgia.
Also me: still watching them because they're so good
This was the most shocking episode of the legend of korra especially when tarlock talks about his past it made me understand the whole season
As solid as this backstory is, I personally would have called the episode “ The Blood Brothers”. Thoughts?
That is kinda brilliant actually! But I guess it might have spoiled the shocking reveal of Tarrlok saying “Amon is my brother”. Because we don’t know any bloodbender in the show, and the title would clearly refer to brothers who were bloodbenders. Still, pretty good idea though! If the backstory was shown an episode after the reveal though, it would work splendidly.
Me seeing them sing the Secret Tunnel song: 🎶SECRET TUNNEL!!! SECRET TUNNEL!!!!🎶
Man what a great episode I almost forgot how great Kora was from my childhood since I don’t remember much
Can't Wait for their reaction to General Iroh II
The way Amon takes away bending is through a combination of blood bending and chi blocking. Similar to how when Azula struck aang with lightning and blocked him from using the Avatar state until his final battle with ozai.
LOVE YOUR REACTIONS! THE LAST EP WILL SHOCK U TO YOUR CORE!
i think we need a "letts get it, letts go." merch
General Iroh be like:
Why did we come here just to suffer..
Redirecting attacks with your mind is another level of cracked
3:08 This was 100% the only time I felt bad for plankton. Kid me was hurting. This man was eating a holographic meatloaf
7:25 I think In first season Atla, when the pirates tried to blow up Zuko, Zuko bent the explosion around him and away from him creating some weird semi safe bubble. Idfk lmao.
What a beautiful gift for the end of a crappy year 🥲
I would love to see your reactions to The Dragon Prince and Mob Psycho 100, two very wholesome shows IMO.
*The gang walking out of a tunnel*
Kenny: "Alright so we're coming out of a tunnel"
*Kenny with another astute observation moment*
Korra's lack of spirituality comes more from her personality rather than from her natural element and yes no spirit world connection no avatar state access more or less
Also the way she was raised her isolation brought her a lack of freedom which hindered her airbending
@Lady Seashell Bikini If you want another deep think about it. The last air Bender fits the definition of air while legend of korra fits the definition of water
This is the couple that is keeping me alive in 2020
This backstory really gave me Zuko and Azula vibes.
I love watching with you guys, it’s like watching it all over.
Im at work getting all hyped 😂😂
PLEASE MAKE A COMPILATION OF THE EDITS OMG THEY'RE SO FUNNY. I think the Hulk and Loki one has to be the best one yet lmaooo
The united forces vs amons planes is one of my favourite avatar fights
Amon uses blood bending to sever chi paths, similar to how chi blockers use pressure points to block bending temporarily. But his blood bending abilities allow him to sever the chi path completely, causing permanent damage.
It's a good thing I'm a day ahead of you guys. This is a perfect thing to wake up to on Christmas!
Dude imagine getting a notification about the premiere while youre watching it. Well done.
According to an interview I watched, Dante Basco came prepared with a specific voice he wanted to use when he auditioned for Zuko. But the voice casting people kept asking him to tweak the voice and eventually he just read the lines using his normal voice and they were like "yeah, that's perfect".
Fun fact in an interview dante confirmed that they told him to not change his voice for general iroh
I love this episode because it follows Avatar’s theme about how even the most cruel and angry people could have started out as innocent children at one point, victim to something that shaped them.
Thank you so so much for uploading this today!
This truly feels like a Christmas present~
you guys will love definitely love when someone is revealed later in the show 🤫🤫
6:16 OK that’s a war crime. That’s a war crime in an all-ages show.
If we were to play a Soccer match, we would need 2 teams but you two wouldn't be in neither of them because you are just Goals
I've always assumed that the way Amon takes away bending, is by some sort of internal chi blocking. Like a pressure point within the body that can only be reached with bloodbending.
“Put an end to this sad story.” He ended up doing it himself....
If you can get over the illusion of the moons phases (unblocking the 3rd eye/light chakra) you can see that the moon is always "full". Bloodbending just like any other skill, if you practice it enough, it becomes second nature.
Just subbed! Can’t wait to see your guy’s reaction to the origin story!!
Made it to this episode to tell you - thank you, guys! In your previous episodes, you speculated "... some sort of permanent chi blocking". I was breaking my head over how bloodbending can be used to remove bending. Your words helped me see that with bloodbending, Amon clogges chi paths, same as Azula clogged Aang's flow of cosmic energy. Which raises another question - is that really permanent or will it wear out like traditional chi block, only it would take longer?
If you practice a technique every single day for years, it will get refined. I dont think anyone practice bloodbending as much as they did.
Yay I’m so excited
The way I always saw it, Amon uses blood bending as an advanced form of Chi Blocking, using his powers to permanently block someone's natural energy paths, therefore taking away their bending
If I ever see people have already reacted to the series I come to this episode FIRST! Probably the most chilling backstory in both shows
I am LIVING for the rdr 2 references because that's what I thought the whole time like I really do be in saint Denis
I love how both TLA and TLOK treats their villain like a actual person.
We can understand why they are the way their are, we see and relate with their struggles and motives. And this is so well done, so natural.
I miss this in more shows and movies
24:29 OH YOU HAVE NO IDEA ABOUT TARRLOK'S ENDING LMAO
It’s my birthday today and this amazing video was like a birthday present thank you so much
Dude, you got Toph to do the intro?! Sweetness.
Sunday...just wait till you two see the finale...so many emotions. Great show
Now that the cats out of the bag, take a look back at Katara bloodbending in S3, her hand motions when bloodbending are very similar to when Aang and Amon take away someone's bending.
Montana’s hair is so cute omg! 🥺💗 also can y’all tell me where you got the appa plush?
"that was not an ending I expected for Tarrlok.." just wait.....!
The editing is always my favorite aspect and that Avengers one had me dying
I’d say that the reason why Korra isn’t able to go into the Avatar state nearly as soon as Aang is more due to the fact that Aang went through so much so early in his life. The first time we saw Aang go into the avatar state chronologically was when he nearly drowned, and that was just to freeze himself. After that, he spent 100 yrs in the Avatar state which I feel is really telling of why he is more able to accept it. He had literally spent most of his life in the Avatar state than not.
If anything, Korra’s struggle is leaning more to the normal side of the spectrum, when it comes to getting into the Avatar state. Any perceived struggle could be due to her relatively chill upbringing (terrible pun, sorry not sorry) free from danger but another reason I like is that her soul is still recovering from Aang’s life, like some sort of trauma.
Also the freedom she had was VERY limited
Side note: Republic city is more 20s/art deco style. The Satomobile is reminiscent of a Ford Model T and the fighter planes are similar to those used in ww1. Everytime Kenny says its "50s style", I die a little inside 😢
Merry Christmas guys! thanks for the early present 🙌🍻
I love how they just stoped talking to simp for General Iroh
Little Fun Fact: In German Zuko, Howard from Big Bang Theory and Turk from Scrubs share the same voice actor.
Did you noticed that young Tarrlok has the same curl on his forhead like Bolin?
that whole time you guys were discussing about Amon's backstory and everything im just focusing on the cat
I love Kenny's version of history where he earnestly believes the 1920s = 1950s. Bless him. 🌸
This was a BADASS Episode!!!!💯 MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!🎅🏼🎄
At the end of the episode, Tarrlok tells Korra to put an end to that sad story, but it's Tarrlok the one who finally puts an end to their story.
General Iroh doesn't have only the voice, but his face is the same as Zuko's
The edits are actually pretty cool :D
The Stadia ad had perfect timing.
Bloodbending is the only bending known to corrupt a bender's mental state.
Soo near to the season 1 finale I can't wait to see your reactions!!
Also Happy Christmas Eve to the two of you!!
Regarding Aang's mastery of the avatar state, he was just incredibly gifted and powerful. Normally the avatar can't access the avatar state so early in development, that usually happens around 16-17, like Korra. But Aang was special in that he was so connected to the spiritual side of things, and thus more in tune with the avatar state. He couldn't really control it, but it activated when he really needed it because of all this, and when he did so, it was just the purest form of raw power because technically, the avatar state is ALL avatars coming together with their combined wisdom to do something incredible, without giving away too many spoilers.
Did you add in the seismic charge sound?? LOL
Hey some one may have mentioned this on the patron but I will say it anyway, for the first half of the 2nd season Nickelodeon made the creators switch to a different animation studio (cause $) so in that first half the background art and fight animation will look "different." just incase you did not know. love the reactions so far.