They are not the same. Zuko is a prince of a empire. By refusing to fight that was weakness and if became fire lord they would overthrow him because he would be weak. Also be a prince he represents his father by default, so he cant be expect by shawn they wont be consistencies. Futhermore he said his is his loyal son, he said to rise and fight so the generals and all the elite of the empire see he is not a weakling because he is a prince. How empires have made in history you think?
Interesting parallel I just noticed. In Aangs backstory, he runs from his responsibility; he just wants to be a normal kid. Zuki, on the other hand, chases it. He wants to be in the war-room, to be part of the talks. He wants the responsibility and weight of his title, the "prince." Both scenarios end in shame/bitterness for each character.
The worst thing about Zuko's exile is that his dear old dad clearly intended for it to be a permanent one. Remember, it was explained back in the first episode that previous generations of Zuko's family tried and failed to locate the Avatar..... so how great were Zuko's own chances of succeeding in comparison? No, he was pretty much condemned to an eternal wild goose chase, had Aang not awakened from that iceberg......
The weight of the world is placed on the back of these two young men. One makes the right the decision and gets punished. One makes the wrong decision and gets punished. Yet, no matter what they do the weight of the world is still there.
11:33 absolute masterpiece of a scene. Zuko's face from being full of live transformed to an angry one full of rage and hatred, with a scar from his father
In a lot of ways, this is where the series begins. I was fully bought in with The Winter Solstice Part 1, but for many first time viewers this is the episode that got them truly invested. We get a lot more key information about our tragic characters, and particularly Zuko development.
The Airbender tattoos are a better argument for Aang being more skilled than the others. He already had them when he found out he was the avatar, meaning he had gotten them before getting the extra training the avatar is expected to get.
It's crazy how much of book 1 and 2 I watched on repeat on Nickelodeon and this might be the most important episode of the show for making it feel so serious and mature in comparison to other animated shows.
Interesting detail, thay may not be necessarily true, but I always just thought about it watching this episode. So Aang in the past and Aang now basically ended up in the same situation, but the result was different.100 years ago he froze himself, and I think it's something, that his Avatar state did on purpose, bc he wanted to escape responsibility so much, that even his defense mechanism just decided to let him escape for a long time. And in the present he saved his friends bc that was his wish. I just think it's an interesting detail, that Avatar state can kind of change behavior based on what Aang want, it really adds the feeling that its his past lives doing, helping him out the best way they can think of
Zuko's apology to the Fire Lord = permanent scar and exile
Zuko's apology to uncle Iroh = loved and accepted
There's so much there
They are not the same. Zuko is a prince of a empire. By refusing to fight that was weakness and if became fire lord they would overthrow him because he would be weak. Also be a prince he represents his father by default, so he cant be expect by shawn they wont be consistencies. Futhermore he said his is his loyal son, he said to rise and fight so the generals and all the elite of the empire see he is not a weakling because he is a prince. How empires have made in history you think?
Interesting parallel I just noticed. In Aangs backstory, he runs from his responsibility; he just wants to be a normal kid. Zuki, on the other hand, chases it. He wants to be in the war-room, to be part of the talks. He wants the responsibility and weight of his title, the "prince." Both scenarios end in shame/bitterness for each character.
The worst thing about Zuko's exile is that his dear old dad clearly intended for it to be a permanent one. Remember, it was explained back in the first episode that previous generations of Zuko's family tried and failed to locate the Avatar..... so how great were Zuko's own chances of succeeding in comparison? No, he was pretty much condemned to an eternal wild goose chase, had Aang not awakened from that iceberg......
I'd hate that old man for being so mean to our crew, but he's too witty with it 🤣
I love how you get to see a certain character when uncle looks away
I love the dichotomy of this episode. A big connection is hope. Aang provides hope to everyone, including Zuko
Arguebly the most important episode of the franchise
The weight of the world is placed on the back of these two young men. One makes the right the decision and gets punished. One makes the wrong decision and gets punished. Yet, no matter what they do the weight of the world is still there.
The Storm has to be one of the most important episodes in the Avatar universe.
11:33 absolute masterpiece of a scene. Zuko's face from being full of live transformed to an angry one full of rage and hatred, with a scar from his father
imo best episode of the series so far
In a lot of ways, this is where the series begins. I was fully bought in with The Winter Solstice Part 1, but for many first time viewers this is the episode that got them truly invested. We get a lot more key information about our tragic characters, and particularly Zuko development.
good catch on the Jet stuff, the show creators had a really good sense of timing and well thought out plans and attention to details
The Airbender tattoos are a better argument for Aang being more skilled than the others. He already had them when he found out he was the avatar, meaning he had gotten them before getting the extra training the avatar is expected to get.
It's crazy how much of book 1 and 2 I watched on repeat on Nickelodeon and this might be the most important episode of the show for making it feel so serious and mature in comparison to other animated shows.
Interesting detail, thay may not be necessarily true, but I always just thought about it watching this episode. So Aang in the past and Aang now basically ended up in the same situation, but the result was different.100 years ago he froze himself, and I think it's something, that his Avatar state did on purpose, bc he wanted to escape responsibility so much, that even his defense mechanism just decided to let him escape for a long time. And in the present he saved his friends bc that was his wish. I just think it's an interesting detail, that Avatar state can kind of change behavior based on what Aang want, it really adds the feeling that its his past lives doing, helping him out the best way they can think of
The Storm is probably my personal favorite episode of season 1
Yes! One of the best episodes in the series!!!
this is when shit gets real
One of my favorite episodes
This one is a classic
Please react to Akuma No Ko by Ai Higuchi(Special Ver) Aot. This is a humble request
Why "bold"?
Can you PLEASE react to Bleach!!!! Best anime oat you'll like the journey!
Avatar yayyyyyy
In my mind : where's fruit basket 😖
Me tooooo!!!
Same here T_T
7:32 Just let them play on the same team FFS 🤣