At a certain level, air-benders shave their heads. Hairstyles, even in men, is extremely important in the Avatar world. It denotes culture and rank in a number of ways. I'm keeping it general on purpose as I don't want to give anything away. It's also important in our real world.
Katara in the fortune telling episode wasn’t disappointed but coming to the realization that Anng could be her destined partner from the fortune telling
Blue Spirit is one of my favorite episodes. Zuko rescued Aang because he can’t have Zhao bringing him back to the fire nation, but they ended up making a really powerful team, and Aang escapes him later. I just think it’s a really interesting episode to show the realtionships between Aang and all of our villains.
Aang learned waterbending this season but I mean... Welchy can now say "girl" so I think we all know who deserves the respect today! But seriously, as someone with a lisp I know how hard it is to unlearn to say stuff a certain way, so I'm proud of you!
Seeing a lot of comments about future events, people, or guessing his thoughts. Just saying he deserves to go into this completely blind and form his own thoughts and without hints, jokes, sus emojis, or swaying
the air temple episode pissed me tf off and still does to this day. i hate how they made it “feel good” and “you need to not take it so seriously” when they’re erasing the history and culture of a genocided people….like. NOOO. Imagine just bulldozing machu picchu or the pyramids or other sites just because it was “an empty shell.” And the people of those cultures are still alive! Still livid.
Well I think it's more about prioritizing the needs of living people struggling over tradition just for the sake of conserving tradition, even though I agree that there should've been some kind of middle ground in this case.
They really shouldn't have glossed over them destroying the Air Nomad culture like they did. Like, it's all and well for refugees to use a ruin as a shelter if they have nowhere to go, it'd be like using Angkor Wat or Chichen Itza as a new home, but the show really should've emphasized the importance of preserving the historical and cultural value of the original inhabitants. It'd be like destroying the statues of Ramses II outside of Abu Simbel because "we need room for other stuff"
Yessss I love the season 1 finale! I was very young when this show was originally airing but I think the creators did such an amazing job showing a child audience how serious the last 2 episodes were. I love the way everything turns red when Zhao steals the fish and then goes completely black and white after he killed them - everything except Yue’s eyes, which remain blue to symbolize that a part of the spirit’s life still lives on inside of her. Color is such a genius way to convey emotion and intensity to kids!!
Tbf, there really WAS no harm in simply going to the festival. Katara isn't dumb. It's just that they're kids and they do stupid shit. If Katara had said no to the demonstration, or Aang just airbended so she moved aside just a tad faster instead of exposing himself, NONE of this would've happened. Whereas Katara has common sense, Sokka has the knowledge to know that Aang doesn't HAVE common sense, or, at the very least Aang doesn't do "subtlety".
@@kylahicks7054 Agree, but here's when we need to remember that Aang is 12, imagine being 12 and seeing a fire dragon coming towards your friend's face
@@anab25 And especially when the ONLY firebenders they had met before at that point were actively trying to kill/capture them, after already genociding an entire culture of people. Aang's reaction was unfortunate but understandable.
4:22 Zuko didn't want to like "rescue" Aang, he wanted to kidnap him and take him to the fire nation himself (You know, he's na outcast, bringing the Avatar would allow him to return to his country).
23:18 If you watch this part slowed down at 0.25x, you can see Zuko protect himself in a ball of fire. It’s only due to this that Zuko survives the explosion. Really cool detail you might not have noticed on the first watch!
Your reasoning about Zuko freeing Aang is completely correct. Zuko's HONOUR is completely dependent on him capturing the Avatar. If Zhao gets that glory, he lost his last chance of redemption. Especially considering it's very clear that Zhao won't give him any credit for the work that he has done in finding and tracking Aang down.
No one tell him *anything*, I wanna watch his Season 2 ride with him blind to what's coming. ;) p.s. no that's not an intended pun, I was referring to S2 E16. If you know, you know.
Sokka was raised as a Warrior, he is one step ahead of everyone because being even a little slow on the uptake could get him killed, it's also why he seems to fall in love so quickly.
THANK YOU! I've been staring at that poster trying to work out what it was for the whole time I've watched this channel. All my questions have been answered
I'd say both your theories as to why Zuko saved Aang as the blue spirit were correct; he did need to be the one to bring Aang in "to restore his honor", but he also hates Zhao and I'm sure he'd love to one up him.
YOU GOT ME. I was doing my makeup and I heard you say “that’s it for this one, I’ll see you in next episode for finale.” I stopped doing my eyeshadow and said “what!!!”
Idk if you recognize his sister but she's been in the show briefly before. When they show the flashback to zuko getting his scar it cuts to iroh being appropriately horrified but azula is actually sitting next to him in that seen looking VERY HAPPY HER BROTHER IS GETTING MAIMED
ahahahhaha Ang is essentially a monk, therefore, he shaves his head. It's also a part of officially becoming an airbender, you shave the hair so they can give you the arrow tattoos. You can then grow it back or keep it shaven.
Welchy... all i have to say is.... enjoy literally every MINUTE of this amazing show like seriously after you have finished this you'll be like "what do i do with my life now?" and you'll wish your memory was erased so you can watch it again trust me, even tho this show is already so hyped up, i still feel like its underrated cuzz it should be CROWNED as THE most AMAZING show EVER man :') and no im not exagerating, i cant find the goddamn words to describe how awesome this show is, i swear i'd do anything to erase my memory and watch this whole thing again, im so jealous of the people that havent watched it yet and still have the chance to enjoy this show without knowing anything about it :') i swear after every word spoken on this show gives me goosebumps idk why, its just amazing, idk what to say, this show gives me life so much that it ACHES
Could you please watch Atlantis: The lost empire? It's my all time favorite Disney film and the art style and soundtracks in it are absolutely incredible! You won't be disappointed 🥺
I just noticed an animation glitch with Katara's eyes around 11:48 I just checked it on Netflix (which is around 16:53 in the episode) and it's there too!
I loved seeing how much you hated Zhao as much as we do. I remember the first time I watched this season I was constantly yelling profanities at my tv screen every time I saw his stupid face 😂
I love Aang dealing with the volcano. It's such a great moment and I feel like sometimes people forget about it. I remember that after the show was over I completely forgot about this episode...except for that moment.
@@allison8654 To be fair the village made an entire trench to collect a lot of the lava and Aang just dealt with the overflow, and Roku was actually dealing with 2 volcanos at first by himself. He was able to handle the first one right after waking up still in his pjs. Aang even said to Roku "This is amazing! You're battling a giant volcano and winning!"
My friend named her daughter miyuki so I sent her a meme of a scene w the old lady and her cat saying ‘miyuki, did you get in trouble w the fire nation again?’
I always liked the detail that when the moon is gone, the only source of colour is the light blue in Aang when he merges with the Ocean Spirit in the Avatar State, and in Yue's eyes.
“If Katara and aang have kids would they have hair or be bald” welchy. Aang has hair. He shaves it lmao
Science
Tis a monk thing. Lol.
Tenzin reading this: 🧍
Watch the legend of korra 😀
@@dinoschreck4719 I did lol
About the hair thing, it's not really a spoiler so I'm telling you, Aang CHOSE to be bald. It's an airbender thing.
He shaves his head
@@Harrypotterfan334 well ... Yeah. I thought that was implied ? Was I confusing ?
I thought it was a Monk thing
@@missa5361 both technically, since all the air benders were monks before.
At a certain level, air-benders shave their heads. Hairstyles, even in men, is extremely important in the Avatar world. It denotes culture and rank in a number of ways. I'm keeping it general on purpose as I don't want to give anything away. It's also important in our real world.
Katara in the fortune telling episode wasn’t disappointed but coming to the realization that Anng could be her destined partner from the fortune telling
Years of watching ALTA and ATLA reacts.....I believe Welchy is the first to ask, "do you think Zuko shits fire?"
Truly a LMAO moment. Thank you!
Fire comes from the breath. Would a really beanie fart work? And, you know that fire bending kids are lighting farts on the regular.
Blue Spirit is one of my favorite episodes. Zuko rescued Aang because he can’t have Zhao bringing him back to the fire nation, but they ended up making a really powerful team, and Aang escapes him later. I just think it’s a really interesting episode to show the realtionships between Aang and all of our villains.
blue spirit is a top 3 episode i’ve ever seen. the fight scenes are so good!
My favorite book 1 episode
I can’t wait until Welchy meets Toph😁😁
He is going to LOVEEE TOPHS HUMOR
@@andreisymedina6929 that’s what I’m saying!!!😄
"I'm TOPH, cause it sounds like TOUGH!"
i didn't know DopeOrNope watchers where here. That's overkill
@@mecdouble9436 well said😂
I love how you correctly characterized Zuko's sister from the 10 seconds she appeared in.
Welchy: There's no way that the pirates just killed zuko.
Also Welchy: *seriously contemplates the possibility*
he looked so concerned
9:00 She isn't disappointed, she is in awe of his power and she had a realization that Aang might be more than a little brother to her.
9:55 I think Sokka might be the smartest character in terms of creativity/ ingenuity. Uncle Iroh is more a wise- type of smart
yeah that's also what they show in the episode in which he learns sword fighting
You stressing about Appa is the sweetest and funniest thing ever
Welchy: *Unless, he hates Zhou*
Me: Oh, he does, he SO does 🤣
Who doesn't
Everybody does!
@Lily Whetsell "we'll take out this Admiral _Zhou_ in no time!"
It was a two-fer; neener Zhou, and capture the Avatar for himself~
16:01 “if Katara has healing abilities, does that mean she could put her hand on Zuko’s face to heal his scar” that’s an interesting thought
She almost did
Only with the spirit water @@blcksvvan
Welchy: Appa getting hurt is too much to handle
Me:
We've all been there
Still shedding tears😭
Who's gonna tell him 😬...
@@samm5511 Toph
@@samm5511 Ssshhhh.
Aang learned waterbending this season but I mean... Welchy can now say "girl" so I think we all know who deserves the respect today!
But seriously, as someone with a lisp I know how hard it is to unlearn to say stuff a certain way, so I'm proud of you!
Seeing a lot of comments about future events, people, or guessing his thoughts. Just saying he deserves to go into this completely blind and form his own thoughts and without hints, jokes, sus emojis, or swaying
the air temple episode pissed me tf off and still does to this day. i hate how they made it “feel good” and “you need to not take it so seriously” when they’re erasing the history and culture of a genocided people….like. NOOO. Imagine just bulldozing machu picchu or the pyramids or other sites just because it was “an empty shell.” And the people of those cultures are still alive! Still livid.
Well I think it's more about prioritizing the needs of living people struggling over tradition just for the sake of conserving tradition, even though I agree that there should've been some kind of middle ground in this case.
They really shouldn't have glossed over them destroying the Air Nomad culture like they did. Like, it's all and well for refugees to use a ruin as a shelter if they have nowhere to go, it'd be like using Angkor Wat or Chichen Itza as a new home, but the show really should've emphasized the importance of preserving the historical and cultural value of the original inhabitants. It'd be like destroying the statues of Ramses II outside of Abu Simbel because "we need room for other stuff"
I love the energy you bring to these reactions. Im glad you love appa and iroh, they really are the best.
The really are
Who doesn't?
Yessss I love the season 1 finale! I was very young when this show was originally airing but I think the creators did such an amazing job showing a child audience how serious the last 2 episodes were. I love the way everything turns red when Zhao steals the fish and then goes completely black and white after he killed them - everything except Yue’s eyes, which remain blue to symbolize that a part of the spirit’s life still lives on inside of her. Color is such a genius way to convey emotion and intensity to kids!!
And the blasts of colored fire in the otherwise colorless setting, beautiful
Tbf, there really WAS no harm in simply going to the festival. Katara isn't dumb. It's just that they're kids and they do stupid shit. If Katara had said no to the demonstration, or Aang just airbended so she moved aside just a tad faster instead of exposing himself, NONE of this would've happened.
Whereas Katara has common sense, Sokka has the knowledge to know that Aang doesn't HAVE common sense, or, at the very least Aang doesn't do "subtlety".
Or just not interuppeted the demonstration. It was obviously just a show
@@kylahicks7054 Agree, but here's when we need to remember that Aang is 12, imagine being 12 and seeing a fire dragon coming towards your friend's face
@@anab25 thats true, like a magic show a kid might think is real.
@@anab25 And especially when the ONLY firebenders they had met before at that point were actively trying to kill/capture them, after already genociding an entire culture of people. Aang's reaction was unfortunate but understandable.
1:51
Zuko: *practicing his firebending*
Me: cool moves
Welchy: you think he shits fire?
Me: *W H E E Z E*
Words cannot describe how much you will despise Azula with every fiber of your being.
I wish you luck for Season 2, my friend.
Imagine what would happen if we recommend him Shield Hero. That show makes me want to sell my soul for a revenge that doesn't even exist in reality
I know, right. There is any character you could possibly hate in this season, and then there's Azula. No competition who is always worse.
@@h_e_salian Nah I always hated Zhao worse than Azula
4:22 Zuko didn't want to like "rescue" Aang, he wanted to kidnap him and take him to the fire nation himself (You know, he's na outcast, bringing the Avatar would allow him to return to his country).
23:18 If you watch this part slowed down at 0.25x, you can see Zuko protect himself in a ball of fire. It’s only due to this that Zuko survives the explosion. Really cool detail you might not have noticed on the first watch!
When Welchy reaches the desert episode...
Thank you for recognizing Appa's MVP status.
Omg this was posted 3 minutes and I can't wait to see your reaction.
-Sincerely, someone who watched ATLA 6 times over
6 times?? Those are rookie numbers, you need to bumb those numbers up!
Pfft. Still a single digit figure? Weak
Six??
At least one of us can count theirs😅
And I just started all over again yday😅
Rookie numbers indeed, I watch reaction videos to have an excuse to rewatch atla again. I might have rewatched it 50 times!
Haha only 6? You gotta have a bit more than that! (Im just kidding dont be offended.)
The genuine anger Welchy felt when the ardvark thing attacked Appa is everything
SPOILER DO NOT READ...
Welchy: Aang does not have hair
Me: 😶 actually... Not yet.
Reminds me of Spongebob
You’re on-point on thinking that Zuko’s sister is worse. Just wait.
worse? she's FANTASTIC
@@gingerlemon865pretty sure they meant When it comes to you know, How bad she is
Your reasoning about Zuko freeing Aang is completely correct. Zuko's HONOUR is completely dependent on him capturing the Avatar. If Zhao gets that glory, he lost his last chance of redemption. Especially considering it's very clear that Zhao won't give him any credit for the work that he has done in finding and tracking Aang down.
welchy: seeing appa get hurt, it was too much to handle.
me, immediately: lmao season 2 is about to FUCK you up.
No one tell him *anything*, I wanna watch his Season 2 ride with him blind to what's coming. ;)
p.s. no that's not an intended pun, I was referring to S2 E16. If you know, you know.
that will destroy him
@@IamnotfromUSA We've all been destroyed.
Oh my god I can't wait to see his reaction to THAT scene
Sokka was raised as a Warrior, he is one step ahead of everyone because
being even a little slow on the uptake could get him killed, it's also why he seems to fall in love so quickly.
Just wait for season 2, it keeps getting better!
Season 2 is like next level television
9:00 She isn't disappointed; she's just speechless at both his power and the realisation of her destiny.
What makes this so enjoyable for me is that he was SO ADAMANT about this show being over hyped.
Now look at him. Stressed lmao.
"Appa getting hirt stresses me out"
Honey, you've got a big storm coming 👀
THANK YOU! I've been staring at that poster trying to work out what it was for the whole time I've watched this channel. All my questions have been answered
7:03 aang regularly shaves his head
Appa's arc in book 2 is something... can't wait for your future Avatar reactions
That's a possible spoiler. Delete it please.
"Seeing Appa get her put way too much stress on me" :-| But we all know what's coming...
Aang's not bald he's shaved
Haha... 11:46 "now he's avatar the lonely bender"😂😂 that killed me
*Sees a new welchy avatar episode titled “I am stressed”
Me: yeah that about checks out
I'd say both your theories as to why Zuko saved Aang as the blue spirit were correct; he did need to be the one to bring Aang in "to restore his honor", but he also hates Zhao and I'm sure he'd love to one up him.
YOU GOT ME. I was doing my makeup and I heard you say “that’s it for this one, I’ll see you in next episode for finale.” I stopped doing my eyeshadow and said “what!!!”
Trust me, keep watching this show and you'll WISH you had something Avatar-related on your wall.
🌊⛰⬇️🔥🌪
Welchy: She's gonna be worse isn't she?
Me: ...
Idk if you recognize his sister but she's been in the show briefly before. When they show the flashback to zuko getting his scar it cuts to iroh being appropriately horrified but azula is actually sitting next to him in that seen looking VERY HAPPY HER BROTHER IS GETTING MAIMED
Welchy screaming "kill him" at a boy who was raised by monks & doesn't believe in taking a life xD
I am seriously so excited for season 2, that’s when the show becomes a masterpiece
“seeing appa get hurt is too much to handle”
*laughs in book 2*
I love your reaction, also if you go back to the episode The Storm, you could see Azula, Zuko's sister cheering on as Zuzu gets burned by their dad.
"Can your science explain why it rains?" "YES! YES, IT CAN!"🤣🤣🤣
30:55 When a kind soul shows true rage even The Devil shakes in fear.
This video series is great. You are funny and I enjoy watching
Welchy: "Is he gonna become the fish?"
Me: "Well..."
Damn you got me for a second 😂😂😤
Welchy's love for Appa and how worked up he get whenever he's in trouble 🥰😂
ahahahhaha Ang is essentially a monk, therefore, he shaves his head. It's also a part of officially becoming an airbender, you shave the hair so they can give you the arrow tattoos. You can then grow it back or keep it shaven.
Season 2 is when this show goes from good to _insane!_
If he’s so stressed out with appa being hurt. Wait until season 3.
Forget season three. He won’t survive season 2
If Zhao hands in Aang, Zuko has nothing left, that's why he rescued Aang from Zhao
He hates Zoah but he also wants to turn in Aang so he can go home.
I can´t wait to see your reactions to the whole show, such an amazing show!
OMG I cant believe how much I enjoy watching you react to ATLA. DONT YOU DARE STOP THIS SERIES. :D
Season 2 is going to rock this guy's world and I am looking forward to it
Welchy... all i have to say is.... enjoy literally every MINUTE of this amazing show like seriously after you have finished this you'll be like "what do i do with my life now?" and you'll wish your memory was erased so you can watch it again trust me, even tho this show is already so hyped up, i still feel like its underrated cuzz it should be CROWNED as THE most AMAZING show EVER man :') and no im not exagerating, i cant find the goddamn words to describe how awesome this show is, i swear i'd do anything to erase my memory and watch this whole thing again, im so jealous of the people that havent watched it yet and still have the chance to enjoy this show without knowing anything about it :') i swear after every word spoken on this show gives me goosebumps idk why, its just amazing, idk what to say, this show gives me life so much that it ACHES
Holy Sh*t I cant believe I never realized meng and toph have the same VA
"They look very similar"
He says as they have different hair color, eye color, skintone and facial features.
I can't wait until you watch season 2. Appa gets alot more focus😁. It's so wholesome.
" To see Appa getting hurt ... Its too much to handle " Our man is not ready for THE episode
Fr 👀
Could you please watch Atlantis: The lost empire? It's my all time favorite Disney film and the art style and soundtracks in it are absolutely incredible! You won't be disappointed 🥺
When zukos ship explodes you can actually see him make a fire shield if you look hard enough
Whenever Welchy is confused 👌🏾 those are my favorite parts
Welchy: this week we are watching the Waterbending Master.
Me: sooo are you ready to hate the patriarchy?!
I just noticed an animation glitch with Katara's eyes around 11:48 I just checked it on Netflix (which is around 16:53 in the episode) and it's there too!
I loved seeing how much you hated Zhao as much as we do. I remember the first time I watched this season I was constantly yelling profanities at my tv screen every time I saw his stupid face 😂
Can we just appreciate this man for watching few episodes each reaction 🙏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Honestly at this point you might be my fav youtube creator :)
I SWEAR when he started singing fireflies………
Iroh is my favorite character. He only gets more awesome!
I love Aang dealing with the volcano. It's such a great moment and I feel like sometimes people forget about it. I remember that after the show was over I completely forgot about this episode...except for that moment.
aang basically singlehandedly saved a village from a volcano, something that roku (a fully realized avatar) couldn’t even do
@@allison8654 To be fair the village made an entire trench to collect a lot of the lava and Aang just dealt with the overflow, and Roku was actually dealing with 2 volcanos at first by himself. He was able to handle the first one right after waking up still in his pjs. Aang even said to Roku "This is amazing! You're battling a giant volcano and winning!"
@@nathanielreik6617 that’s very true
I just had a thought...imagine when he gets to leaves from the vine!
Love your reactions to this. 😂 So funny. I'm glad you're enjoying it
It's traditional to be bald for airbenders, but it's not actually required, but with a bald head they can better read air currents around them
CAN'T WAIT FOR SEASON 2!!
I love watching you experience Avatar and enjoying it for the first time. Like it just feels my heart with so much joy.
My friend named her daughter miyuki so I sent her a meme of a scene w the old lady and her cat saying ‘miyuki, did you get in trouble w the fire nation again?’
Did anyone else try to be emotionless when they played the Koh scene?
You laughed at Iroh's singing this time, I bet next time it will make you cry. ;)
What the fortune teller episode taught me was that Sokka would absolutely ruin an anti-masker.
I love how Zhou is beaten by everybody taking advantage of his hair-trigger temper in some way.
Iroh is also voiced by the same man who played Aku from Samurai Jack
4:23 Don't worry; you're not alone. I think that was the majority of us when we first watched it. Lol.
Love this. And if you think season 1 was a rollercoaster... it has only just started XD
Check how big your channel has grown man!!! I remember when it was still small!
CONGRATS
The Fortuneteller is a smart as hell episode. Re-watch it a few times and you'll see Aunt Wu isn't really all that crazy.
I’ve never been this early!!!!! still so excited that you’re reacting to this gem of a show!!! this show only gets better and better!!!
I always liked the detail that when the moon is gone, the only source of colour is the light blue in Aang when he merges with the Ocean Spirit in the Avatar State, and in Yue's eyes.