Blue fire is the hottest part of the flame. "Azul" means "blue" in Spanish and Portugese. Azula's fire is blue because she is so good, so powerful, that her fire burns hotter than normal. If you watch carefully, you will notice in some instances in future episodes where she shoots blue fire, and after a moment or two it cools down to a more normal orange-red color. Brilliant animation detail, and an example of the things that make this show so good. Aaaaand she can ALSO use lightning.
@uncleiroh765
Жыл бұрын
@somecallmentim2112 wow did not know that about Azul name blue in Spanish in Portuguese 😅😅😅😅
@karlwilker579
Жыл бұрын
Nah her fire's blue because she's salty.
@racoon6803
Жыл бұрын
@@karlwilker579 lol
@Kickinthescience
Жыл бұрын
And according to alot of teenage boys she’s hot too
@OMamifero
Жыл бұрын
Waiiit I appreciate someone who points out that it’s Portuguese and not just Spanish 👏🏽 if you another trilingual king I support you. Português merece mais amor com ctz pero español es guay tmb hahaha
@kaijingarou6526
Жыл бұрын
The Wednesday Adams of the Fire Nation is without a doubt the best description of Mai I've heard so far in all of my rewatches 🤣
@ArasRud
Жыл бұрын
True :)) even though I think Mai is more like Morticia than Wednesday, or Wednesday when she a bit older.
@JadenGregg-su9no
Жыл бұрын
@@ArasRud2 REPLIES
@user-ji3sx9gz8k
11 ай бұрын
I totally agree! I am shocked no one else, myself included, has seen this!
@johngreen6521
10 ай бұрын
So dead on I'm mad I didn't think of it
@Great_Olaf5
Жыл бұрын
Just to clarify, Azula also uses blue fire, she's not exclusively shooting lightning. Re: Jings, there's positive jing and negative jing, there see no good and bad jings.
@Hoidds
Жыл бұрын
yes blue flames are supposed to be stronger
@sammylane21
Жыл бұрын
You got to re-edit the 2nd half because it makes no sense my guy.✌️💗
@Great_Olaf5
Жыл бұрын
@@sammylane21 That better?
@Dracounguis
Жыл бұрын
Well there are 85 of them. We only know of three. So it's not impossible that there is a good and bad. But I would be surprised if there were. 🤔
@Dracounguis
Жыл бұрын
@@Hoidds yes I watched the video someone did about Azula. She's a perfectionist and a blue flame combust more completely? So it's more perfect. And there's a nice video from Hello Future Me, that does an excellent job of breaking down her psychology. [Insert obligatory big spoiler warning here] 😆
@kateorgera5907
Жыл бұрын
What fascinates me is the message in "Return to Omashu" that the Resistance retreat and NOT fight for their city. Sure, they say it's to fight another day, but I feel like it's so rare in media like this to have a resistance do anything less than fighting an oppressive power tooth and nail treated as a good thing. Bumi being treated as a coward until he talks about neutral jing also highlights this - there is value in waiting and assessing a situation, even though action may feel more empowering in the moment. I suppose Thor Ragnarok comes closest to this conclusion, realizing saving the people is more important than saving the place.
@michaelshigetani433
Жыл бұрын
I agree. Taking the time to asses, and in this case; realize that NOT fighting the Fire Nation here; in Omashu ; is the right move. I don't know what Bumi saw that made him decide to wait; but Bumi wouldn't do that for no reason.
@123Shado321
Жыл бұрын
“I don’t like Mai but I like Mai” basically the entire fandom😂
@ultimateninjaboi
Жыл бұрын
I hate how correct this is. XP
@Jabberwocky415
Жыл бұрын
There was actually no time I can recall when I didn’t like Mai.
@Dracounguis
Жыл бұрын
Mai is awesome. She's not the I'll fight to the bitter end bad guy. Half of the time we see her, she just capitulates because it's not worth the effort. 🫡
@Ezlife1997
Жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣
@kaijingarou6526
Жыл бұрын
I definitely straight up like Mai from the beginning.
@MrWhatdafuBOOM
Жыл бұрын
Pentapuses are basically octopuses, but with five tentacles instead of eight ('octo' = 'eight', 'penta' = 'five'). Another example why I wish they had plush toys of more Avatar animals other than Appa and Momo. 😔
@eileensnow6153
Жыл бұрын
I would KILL for a fire ferret plushie!
@OrdinaryCritic
Жыл бұрын
Turtleduck
@JadenGregg-su9no
Жыл бұрын
@@OrdinaryCritic3 REPLIES
@kobeepe
Жыл бұрын
Give me platypusbear
@borjankosarac3645
Жыл бұрын
Gimme a plush Canyon Crawler, or nothing! ;-D
@Dracounguis
Жыл бұрын
Having such a constraint on the Avatar state is a great plot thing. It makes entering the Avatar state something you have to think about doing, and it not being just a generic "I win" button.
@funnylilgalreacts
Жыл бұрын
I actually love that. It would be very easy to make Aang invincible. Instead, it makes him vulnerable.
@borjankosarac3645
Жыл бұрын
Yep; it’s a fantastic Achilles’ Heel that keeps it from being without drawback. :-)
@kaijingarou6526
Жыл бұрын
Lilgal: "I love Aang's good at heart and I'm sure all the avatars were" Avatar Kyoshi: "Nice sentiment, fitting for a weakling" 🤣
@mranima748
Жыл бұрын
“I killed him” - the one who didn’t kill him
@pabloc8808
Жыл бұрын
@@mranima748 "Personally, I don't really see the difference"
@silentassason
Жыл бұрын
@pabloc8808 "if I had killed him it would've been done that way" OJ kyoshi
@Thelaretus
Жыл бұрын
Avatar Kyoshi *was* good and moral. She just preferred to achieve good by strength and force rather than mercy and sympathy. That's a valid (and actually more realistic) way to do it.
@kaijingarou6526
Жыл бұрын
@@Thelaretus I'm just joking. She's definitely rough on the edges and good at her core. But boy you're not surviving her edges 🤣
@helenduarte4341
Жыл бұрын
Azula's fire bending is blue, she can use lightning but mostly she just uses blue fire.
@jarmandog413
Жыл бұрын
17:41 flopsy is adorable in his own special way.
@saiyasha848
Жыл бұрын
I love that Mais Family is giving us a first hint of the deeper nuance of this world. Her Parents are, for all intents and OPurposes, not good people. They are high-ranking Firenation aristocracy and they had no problem enslaving a whole City. And yet, they love and cherish their child and were willing to give up nearly anything for his safe return. These people are never just 'good' or 'bad, there is always depth
@michaelgarrett139
Жыл бұрын
Well loving your child is so innate that i wouldnt call that a good moral qualifier. But more or less yes ur right
@saiyasha848
Жыл бұрын
@@michaelgarrett139 But that is what i am saying: It is _not_ something that makes them good people. But it makes them _human_ as opposed to monsters
@michaelgarrett139
Жыл бұрын
@@saiyasha848 very fair take. I like it. Another reason why atla was written so well.
@Kickinthescience
Жыл бұрын
@@michaelgarrett139well there’s plenty of parents who treat their children horribly
@Thelaretus
Жыл бұрын
Ozai doesn't treat his children in a remotely acceptable way at all.
@SorryImFromOhio
Жыл бұрын
Your aura has never been pinker!
@MCGreggy28
Жыл бұрын
You win!
@bluecoin3771
5 ай бұрын
I’d see a doctor about that. It might be malignant.
@EldritchFunky
Жыл бұрын
Glad you mentioned how special the name of omashu was. Didn’t fully understand as a kid just how evil the renaming of the city was, mostly because it’s so real. The cold brutality of imperialism attempts to sever all ties to its victims’ traditions and culture.
@bluecoin3771
5 ай бұрын
As a kid, I did get it. It was the equivalent of the school bully taking your clubhouse and calling it his (or in this case hers).
@robhall9346
Жыл бұрын
I love the trio of Azula, Mai and Ty Lee. Not only is it fun seeing how three wildly different personalities bounce off eachother, but I find it really cool that Azula's the only bender amongst them, yet Mai and Ty Lee hold their own with the fighting styles they bring to the table.
@torpidinput
10 ай бұрын
It's a testament to how powerful the avatar state is that no avatar has been killed yet after thousands and thousands of years. It also means each new avatar will be more powerful than the last.
@BGTitanAvatar
Жыл бұрын
And at last we get the formation of what the fandom calls Ozai’s Angels. I love this trio so much. As far as Azula’s definition of friends goes, Mai and Ty Lee are it. Two powerful Nonbenders with exceptional skill. Mix that with Azula and her Cold Blooded Flames and we got a recipe for an epic antagonistic trio. So good.
@destroyerofnirn3537
Жыл бұрын
I was a fan of the nickname Sean Tanktop and Co. came up with
@patrickmcisaac3142
Жыл бұрын
I've been watching them for Vox Machina, what did they end up calling them? @@destroyerofnirn3537
@Kickinthescience
Жыл бұрын
They’re the Mean Girls remix
@borjankosarac3645
Жыл бұрын
I always hated that name, it sounds as if Ozai actually gave a damn about his daughter’s little trio. Besides it *is* Azula calling the shots with those two. :-)
@TheMrPeteChannel
11 ай бұрын
I think it's a lame fan name too. Ozai had basically no interaction with Mai & Ty Lee.
@saiyasha848
Жыл бұрын
Keep Irohs response to the Man here in mind and rememeber that he was once tasked with capturing Ba-Sing-Se. Irohs view of the world is very, _very_ nuanced.
@ghostbeetle2950
Жыл бұрын
So much YES!👍
@MidoriyamaRArekusu
Жыл бұрын
I am literally buzzing with excitement for the next two episodes!
@Jcewazhere
Жыл бұрын
It'll quench ya
@MidoriyamaRArekusu
Жыл бұрын
@@Jcewazhere I can’t wait for that, either; but that’ll be in the video after the next one. It is the quenchiest, though.
@Saphthings
Жыл бұрын
We all are lol. Wait, are they up on her patreon?! If so I'll sub right now lol
@MidoriyamaRArekusu
Жыл бұрын
@@Saphthings probably, sure she mentioned uploading them in advance there. I often plan to join people’s patreon but I always forget to actually do so
@andispensable
9 ай бұрын
yep! Two bad-ass ladies from the Earth Kingdom!
@dl8241
Жыл бұрын
The Dangerous Ladies have always been one of my favorite trios in media. They have an incredible arc.
@The5armdamput33
Жыл бұрын
33:37 It's rare to find someone who falls for all of the jumpscares in Avatar... It's not even a horror show (though there are horror elements, particularly in this episode...) I'm glad you're so immersed...
@Drudenfusz
Жыл бұрын
The girl power is through the roof in the series, I am a huge fan of Mai and Ty Lee. Azula has no idea how lucky she is to know them. Party time, I also love to rock out with the outro, which is why I re-watch the show always on my DVDs and not on some streaming service that would skip then to the next episode.
@LetsPlayCrazy
9 ай бұрын
"Who knew that they would play such a huge role in this episode" Everything always does. Even small minute details... like how Aang found out clouds were made out of water and air after jumpting through them... which helped them shape them for Aunt Wu... or like a thworaway line in a library... or... In this show, basicially everything has a purpose! It is absolutely awesome!
@charlie6673
Жыл бұрын
I love Azula's trio! Seeing their interactions is really interesting and very telling about Azula's mindset as a villain. All three of them have a very great arc, as you will see! While it's super cool to see Azula and her fighting style since it can be contrasted to Zuko really well, I also love how we see some really badass non-benders kick ass (even against master benders like Katara). In "Return to Omashu" we were also introduced to chi blocking, which temporarily disables someone's bending ability. Really cool. Also, it's just so cool how many amazing women and girl fighters are in this show. Especially because even though they're all amazing fighters, we can still see differences in personality and worldview. The women/ girls' strength is not proportional to how many traditionally male traits they have. SO GOOD!
@samfisher6606
Жыл бұрын
If you're wondering where Zuko got the Blue Spirit mask, there was one on the cart that passed them in the first scene. The mask is from a very famous in-universe play called Love Amongst the Dragons.
@melkor3496
Жыл бұрын
These avatar reactions always make my day better after a stressful day at university. :)
@kaijingarou6526
Жыл бұрын
15:54 This guy's a good leader. He immediately rolled with the plan to leave the city when he saw it was the general wish among his soldiers. I mean, leaving aside the part where he tried to murder a baby to get his parents one scene ago...
@destroyerofnirn3537
Жыл бұрын
Sometimes you just gotta kill a kid
@kaijingarou6526
Жыл бұрын
@@destroyerofnirn3537 Good point 🤣
@remo27
Жыл бұрын
21:32: Those three girls: "Ozai's Angels" is one of the fan names for the trio :)
@saiyasha848
Жыл бұрын
Btw: Zukos original Blues Spirit Mask got burned with his ship. But as Zuko and Iroh sit on the ground, a Cart passes them and on the site hangs a Blue Spirit Mask. It is little details like that that make this really awsome. Also means That Zuko probably did not _invent_ the Blue Spirit, it seems to be a Carneval or Theater Character
@gerardlacroix6015
Жыл бұрын
It is said in his wanted poster that it is a traditional earth kingdom theater character, iirc. But I really like his little vigilante's errand here and there. Seeing Zuko as an anonymous and faceless champion of justice feels right. I like it. As soon as he cast away his past, you can see the true core of his personality untempered by history. It's nice.
@TheMrPeteChannel
11 ай бұрын
So the poster says it's an Earth Kingdom mask but in the novels/comics the mask is from a Fire Nation play called Love Amungst The Dragons.
@CodeWeaver
Жыл бұрын
The temptation to binge-watch everything with a huge pot of coffee must be excruciating. I admire your restraint whilst adoring watching this series with you. So much fun.
@ryanakers1372
Жыл бұрын
Lilgal, "Azula is part Sith." Me, "Only part? If she could wield a Lightsaber, Palpatine would be dead and we'd have Sith Lord Azula, lol."
@tofu_golem
8 ай бұрын
Yangchen, the previous air avatar, was ruthless and brutal. That's why the water avatar after her didn't have much to do. That in turn set the stage for Kyoshi, arguably the greatest avatar ever. Certainly the longest-lived.
@Matuse
Жыл бұрын
Avatars are people. People with extraordinary power and huge responsibilities. I don't know if any of them were outright evil, but there are at least 2 that we know of who were not what one would call "Good people". Ruthless and unmerciful would be the more accurate description. Their goal was good - peace between people and balance in the world; but their methods could not be any more different from Aang's approach.
@borjankosarac3645
Жыл бұрын
Also having a better understanding of Eastern philosophy with reincarnation; the Avatars are all distinct individuals who happen to share the same spirit across time and are inherently linked.
@lilbitx496
Жыл бұрын
I love the color gradients for outfits. We’ve seen Sokka and Katara with the blue but we don’t realize how faded and probably outdated the outfits are than the Northern Water Tribe. Their blue was darker. For the fire nation, we see Ty Lee in pinkish peach, Azula in bright red and Mai in a dark maroon-ish color
@JordanWylde_
Жыл бұрын
Ty Lee is adorable. She’s also one of the most powerful nonbenders. Azula is horrible. She threatened to hurt and kill her if she refused.
@zippomage
Жыл бұрын
ty lee should not exist.
@mranima748
Жыл бұрын
@@zippomagewhat?
@JordanWylde_
Жыл бұрын
@@mranima748 what does the comment say, please? I can’t see it for some reason.
@streamspoart2671
Жыл бұрын
Well hello fellow man of the culture 🖐
@remo27
Жыл бұрын
It wasn't really HER that she was threatening: Remember, Ty Lee will probably not fall into the flaming net: She's too skilled. So the flaming net is just as much a threat to burn down the circus tent as anything else. Then there is releasing the animals. The animals are on the ground dozens of feet below Ty Lee. They threaten the people on the ground. Basically Azula's message was: come with me or I'll make so much chaos and put in play so many nasty threats to their lives that your coworkers here will either die, be injured, or leave the circus and the circus will be ruined. Who needs charisma, when you are Azula?
@davibr
Жыл бұрын
Hearing your monologue about Zuko's fall but not hitting rock bottom yet, made me realize something about him. Thanks for your insight, and when it's not a spoiler I'll be back to share in the comments.
@saiyasha848
Жыл бұрын
Interestingly enough, "he Swamp" shows how SOkkas Logic is simultaniously his greatest strength and can be a big weakness. He has a hard time believeing in things he can't see or touch or prove, which is a bit difficult because Aang is very attuned to things like that. It reminds me of Hermione from Harry Potter, who is amazing with logic but has a hard time dealing with things that aren't very tangible or can't be explained by books
@patrickmcisaac3142
Жыл бұрын
Hermione and Sokka, the atheist power couple
@DisneyLover258
Жыл бұрын
@@patrickmcisaac3142 And their son: Edward Elric
@TheMrPeteChannel
11 ай бұрын
Sokka was on Atheism Overdrive in this episode.
@cloudyheather3770
Жыл бұрын
The Avatars are essentially reincarnationions of the same soul, but are different people by personality and how they handle things. Some have been more ruthless than others and have made mistakes, but ultimately I think all of them were good people.
@kryptonianguest1903
Жыл бұрын
Same soul but different genetics, brain chemistrys and circumstances make for very different personalities
@cloudyheather3770
Жыл бұрын
@@kryptonianguest1903 Yeah
@sirmoonslosthismind
Жыл бұрын
@@kryptonianguest1903 SPOILERS for _legend of korra_ . . . . . it's not as simple as "same soul". what the avatars all share is the avatar spirit -- the part that reincarnates -- they still seem to have their individual spirits as well, which are not shared.
@kryptonianguest1903
Жыл бұрын
@@sirmoonslosthismind Pay attention to what one of those people says to the other the first time they do the thing we're talking about.
@mew2.025
Жыл бұрын
So, while Azula does have access to lightning, what she was using in this episode is actually blue fire. Blue fire tends to be more intense than red fire. I bring it up because she shot the blue fire and I heard you call it lightning.
@Great_Olaf5
Жыл бұрын
A lot of reactors mix those up at first, I have no idea why. Maybe it's because I'm a mostly auditory person, and it still has the fire sound effects.
@codybarnes1531
Жыл бұрын
Ozai's Angels - Azula, Mai, and Ty Lee Azula name is based off the color azure meaning blue cause she is a psycho whos fire bending burns so hot its blue. Also she is named for her grandfather Azulon. Mai and Ty Lee are non firebenders who round out the team with knife throwing and chee blocking. Ty Lee can hit peoples preasure points and take away there bending for a little while like she did to Katara. Also Lava bending is a earth bending maneuver.
@hkpew
Жыл бұрын
"So officially the first episode that I was irritated by Sokka." Okay, I admit that I don't really remember for sure, but I can't believe the you weren't irritated by him in the first episode.
@elfbreath
Жыл бұрын
That giggly girl in the fancy dress is, imo, the best character in the show! Can't wait till you meet her!
@Wilahelm2
Жыл бұрын
One of the fun thing about this season is how they start to explore the sub-bending elements. We've seen fire benders like Azula use lighting and now the water benders use plant bending. Looking forward to seeing how you react to the others that show up.
@charlie6673
Жыл бұрын
4:21 lava bending would actually be a sub form of earthbending, but in principle, YES!
@ieyke
Жыл бұрын
Mai and Ty Lee are awesome. Ty Lee especially is one of my favorite characters in all of Avatar. She's cute AF and happy and adorable, and also an unstoppable badass and a chi-blocking master. Her ability to completely shutdown benders (and anyone) almost instantly with a few taps to pressure points is just NUTS.
@Zhilbar
Жыл бұрын
Huzzah, what a great set. Azula, Mai and Ty Lee; Ozai's Angels are so much fun to see in action!
@borjankosarac3645
Жыл бұрын
Oh Gods, I thought that dumb nickname died years ago… O.o
@JordanWylde_
Жыл бұрын
Now that you mention it, Mai does look and act like Wednesday Addams. Wonder if Wednesday was inspiration, wouldn’t surprise me.
@SunWarrior155
Жыл бұрын
A lot of reactors tend to confuse Azula's blue fire with lightning. Lightning bending has a different sound effect, different stances and is animated quite differently. In episode 1, we see Azula lightning bend on two occasions: 1) during training (when we get the "almost isn't good enough" line, since one hair was out of place); and 2) at the end of her fight with Zuko - which uncle Iroh intervenes in by redirecting the lightning. During the fight, just before she lightning bends, Azula grabs hold of Zuko and launches a blast of fire bending at him (which I believe is the first time we see her fire bend). And if I remember correctly, Azula doesn't lightning bend at all in episode 3. It's just fire bending. In-universe, we have no explanation as of yet as to why her flames are blue, but it's safe to assume that it's connected to her name being 'Azula', seeing as 'azul' is spanish for 'blue'.
@TheMrPeteChannel
11 ай бұрын
It was pointless that Bryke gave her blue fire. Originally it was supposed to "look cool" & make her "stand out". Only latter they discovered that a blue 🔥 means a hotter fire. She stands out with he lightning. Blue flame was not needed.
@KingApeiron
Жыл бұрын
Someone who waits and listens... *excited screaming*
@codewordbw3340
Жыл бұрын
The cutting of the hair in last episodes does have a certain symbolism/significance. The Fire Nation's military draws inspiration from the Imperial Japanese military, and often the cutting of hair is meant to symbolize a loss of station or the end of an era in their life, and usually a drop in social status. It is also said to be symbolism for purification and renewal after terrible misfortune. So the cutting of the hair is meant to be a symbol of their decent to becoming fugitives of their nation, no longer royalty, as well as becoming new (and possibly better) people going forward
@Kickinthescience
Жыл бұрын
Azula,Mai and Ty Lee is like Mean Girls remix
@hunacean
Жыл бұрын
There is a fascinating thing going on thematically with Azula's blue fire. In animes, which Avatar takes a lot of stylistic cues from, the characters are often colour-coded with a mostly red themed protagonist, a blue themed antagonist and a green themed deuteragonist/other hero. Other western animations also like to use this scheme, for insatnce you might still remember Arcane where the three kids from the Undercity Vi, Jinx and Ekko fit into this red hero, blue villian, green secondary hero setup quite nicely. What is very interesting in Atla, is that while Azula, with her blue flames and name that literally means blue, is obviously the antagonist, however it is Zuko that get's the traditional protagonist red and Aang is the green hero other.
@kentbarnes1955
Жыл бұрын
No spoilers...you are SO gonna love the Earth-bending teacher they find...
@pyroblast3000
Жыл бұрын
The cutting of the top knot is showing they both are no longer considered royalty. The top knot in Asian culture mainly Japanese I think is a show of wealth and belonging to the royalty or the privileged class. So basically both Zuko or Iroh both lost the title of Prince.
@Tul-rak
Жыл бұрын
The book titles Water, Earth and Fire refer to the seasons Winter, Spring and Summer in which the action is taking place, because as Roku told Aang he needs to complete his mission before the end of Summer. It's basically just the timeline of Aang's journey. Jeong Jeong already taught Aang some firebending in book 1 after all, so the book titles aren't really tied to what Aang is learning.
@Mythlorrr
Жыл бұрын
Fun fact, there is a real life tree that's considered one organism just like the swamp tree in this episode. If you look up "Pando Tree" you'll find it. It's pretty amazing.
@JiReyAnimation
Жыл бұрын
11:50 an octopus-like creature but instead of octo (8 tentacles) it's penta (5 tentacles)
@Drummer4President
11 ай бұрын
We haven’t seen any evidence that Ozai wouldn’t have accepted Zuko bak if he’d caught the Avatar. He sent Azula out after him because he was FAILING to do it, very publicly, repeatedly. He was an embarrassment to the Firelord so he wanted him out of the way.
@testytest69420
3 ай бұрын
Well, the biggest piece of evidence is that he sent Zuko to find someone who hadn't been seen in 100 years.
@Drummer4President
3 ай бұрын
@@testytest69420 doesn’t mean the avatar wasn’t out there somewhere. It was a difficult task, but not necessarily an impossible one.
@EN-Fitz
Жыл бұрын
Calling Mai the Wednesday Addams of the Fire Nation is genius.
@MCGreggy28
Жыл бұрын
Ah yes, the episode where we’re introduced to Pentapox. Imagine watching this for the first time in the middle of a real-life pandemic. 😂🐙
@Sinewmire
Жыл бұрын
Pentapox? I'm pretty sure I've heard of that...
@TheMrPeteChannel
11 ай бұрын
Plague! Plague!
@Thelaretus
Жыл бұрын
Can't wait to see your reactions to what's about to come. Oh, boy, I'm looking forward to it...
@ghostbeetle2950
Жыл бұрын
YES! Say it with me: blindbanditblindbanditblindbanditblindbandit!;)
@kaijingarou6526
Жыл бұрын
Whenever Aang says "I have a good feeling about this", that's your cue to start panicking 🤣
@nachofilament294
Жыл бұрын
There's so many implications behind the "if you die in the Avatar state, no more Avatar," rule. When an Avatar dies, they're likely in a position where they really need the Avatar state. When an Avatar dies, they have to be in a situation that is absolutely hopeless and have the wisdom to know they will not be able to prevail. Every past Avatar that didn't die of old age had to die in a state where they've "given up," and have accepted death, otherwise there would not still be an Avatar. And knowing that rule, that is something every Avatar has to be looking for in their own future - knowing there's a situation coming where they will need to give in to death or else that is the end of the Avatar line, and that has to be on the front of their mind constantly.
@thiagohayashi9936
Жыл бұрын
Nerding about Japanese culture here: - About the ponytails: I think this idea comes from samurai. To cut your ponytail use to mean retirement, or giving up the "samurai way of life". To this day, sumo wrestlers still follow this custom. When they retire, there is a very emotional ceremony when they cut their hair short.
@sylver8494
Жыл бұрын
You are adorable and wholesome and so I've subscribed. I love Avatar have watched a million people watch it, I love your reactions and thoughtful comments and vulnerability. You remind me of my best friend who gets very emotional about things, and its always beautiful. I'll probably be on the Patreon soon as I have zero patience, glad I caught this later into the show.
@iminumst7827
Жыл бұрын
To clarify, Azula is shooting blue flames but she also knows how to lightning bend, most of the time she's shooting blue flames not lightning. Lightning requires more focus and time to create than fire.
@DaDunge
Жыл бұрын
4:00 Roku used lava but Roku was an avatar. Lava is molten rock, it would more likely be a subset of earthbending. A firebender could bend the heat from the lava though.
@robinlinh
9 ай бұрын
when I watched this eps the first time, I laughed at how Bumi earthbend himself and the prison back to the captors. It shows that he is in full control, he just waiting for a perfect oppotunity to drive the firebender out the most effectively and no casualty. That's why he did it on the eclipse.
@jpdiana8985
Жыл бұрын
Your predictions and observations are always so so on point. You are one of the most thoughtful reactors out there. Keep doing what you do! It’s awesome!
@golanperez6337
Жыл бұрын
Actually Azula didn't use lightning this episode, her fire is blue because blue fire is considered to be hotter.
@Gamer026
Жыл бұрын
@funnylilgalreacts you briefly see Azula use 💙🔥 when she fights Zuko on the ship in episode 1.
@Wright805
10 ай бұрын
Not just considered to be. Blue fire IS hotter than orange. That's a scientific fact.
@zandylovesrisk
8 ай бұрын
@@Wright805 Well when looking at the universe blue starts are hotter than red or yellow stars.
@BrendonChase_2015
Жыл бұрын
You probably won't, but if you do read this (slightly OT) message.. Saw your stellar Firefly/Serenity reactions, which convinced me that you'd thoroughly enjoy a 1999 movie called "Galaxy Quest". Surely there's room for one more legendary space ship back there? Bit surprised actually that you've managed to miss GQ all this time, but trust me: you need that little gem in your life right now. Cheers from Amsterdam! 🚀
@charlesbaldwin3166
Жыл бұрын
Oh yeah if she hasn't seen Galaxy Quest she needs to see Galaxy Quest. The cast of that movie is amazing, I'm pretty sure it was the movie that introduced me to Sam Rockwell.
@wombat5334
Жыл бұрын
Azula's team are awesome... You will love watching them do their thing. (Its season 2's version of Zhao)
@Mindstormer
Жыл бұрын
“Cool down zuko” Literally a second later “im with you zuko”
@robertmckenna3994
Жыл бұрын
What shocked me the most was that Azula had friends.
@evilwelshman
Жыл бұрын
8:00 You could say that Iroh is the spoonful of sugar that helps the Zuko medicine go down. 😁😁
@ZheToralf
Жыл бұрын
Sokka is a sceptic in a world full of magic. Sometimes he's right, sometimes he's wrong.
@biglc034
Жыл бұрын
The way Azula manipulates poor Ty Lee really shows how damaged she is.
@beesmith5379
Жыл бұрын
Firebenders can’t lava bend but earth benders can. Roku was able to lava bend because he could earth bend.
@somecallmetim2112
Жыл бұрын
No spoilers, please, even if it's from Korra. There's just no reason for this.
@mistingwolf
Жыл бұрын
@@somecallmetim2112 Is it really a spoiler, though? Lava is molten rock, it's not fire.
@johnsmooth1229
Жыл бұрын
@@somecallmetim2112 that's more of a spoiler buddy.
@beesmith5379
Жыл бұрын
@@somecallmetim2112 That isn’t a spoiler Roku lava bent in ATLA Season one. What I towed was clarification which does not take place in this series. We also saw Kyoshi lava bend in this series so again it odds not a spoiler.
@somecallmetim2112
Жыл бұрын
@@beesmith5379 We've seen avatars do it, yes, but it was not explained. Anything that gets revealed in the show doesn't need to be explained. Let the reactors get there on their own. Revealing things early detracts from the reactors' experience and, ergo, OUR experience, so just...don't.
@Yugiohfans11
5 ай бұрын
Hundreds of years ago, a group left the Northern water tribe and eventually settled in the South Pole. However, on the journey, some of the group was lost in this swamp. The Swap benders are descended from that group.
@natidevalle2385
Жыл бұрын
I really hope you plan on reacting to Legend of Korra when you finish this. I'm enjoying reliving this series with your perspective and I'm looking forward to more.
@kryptonianguest1903
Жыл бұрын
Seasons 3 and 4 of Korra are. So. Good.
@sirmoonslosthismind
Жыл бұрын
i like the idea of _legend of korra_ much, much more than the actual execution.
@RodgerJoyboy
Жыл бұрын
Jamming out to the outro is a favorite pastime 🎉❤🎉❤
@OMamifero
Жыл бұрын
I’m only halfway through this video and I’m assuming you’ve figured it out by now, but it’s driving me crazy that you haven’t realized Azula’s firebending is blue hahaha yes she can lightning bend but she hardly ever does it. It’s just that her fire is so hot it’s blue. It’s honestly surprised me because you’re by far the most attentive person in a react channel I’ve ever seen. No hate, all love, thank you for your videos. This isn’t a criticism at all I just thought it was funny
@destroyerofnirn3537
Жыл бұрын
Next batch she let's us know she's aware. Just a little brain fart
@Jabberwocky415
Жыл бұрын
I’ve seen several other reactors get that wrong as well. Honestly while it didn’t confuse me, I can see how it might not be obvious at first.
@sirmoonslosthismind
Жыл бұрын
this is partly a mistake by the show creators. they're not as visually distinct as they probably should be.
@TheMrPeteChannel
11 ай бұрын
@@sirmoonslosthismindThey should of had her flames start as orange then turn blue like in the real world.
@Frostbite08
Жыл бұрын
11:50 "What's a pentapus?" It's like an octopus, but... penta.
@danielthjuegos6586
Жыл бұрын
Cuando te gusta Avatar... el fandom literalmente 26:05 ya se sabe la musica del final de cada capítulo...
@KonKaji
Жыл бұрын
Someone may correct me if I'm wrong but I believe in some ancient Asia cultures, cutting of hair symbolizes being banished or bring shame to their honor or home. This shows takes a lot of Asian culture inspiration so that could be some kind of connection why Zuko and Iroh show emotion when cutting of their hair. Well at least that's how I always thought of it.
@TheJokerAkaCirque
Жыл бұрын
I missed, have you noticed yet that the benders in the opening for each element are characters from the show? With the exception of Earth, for whom an abandoned character design is used that doesn't remotely match the character that eventually ended up in the show. But otherwise, it depicts Pakku bending the water, Azula bending the fire and Aang bending the air.
@punpundit5590
Жыл бұрын
I like Ty Lee a lot. She's in my top three of ATLA characters I like as people.
@JimAW63
Жыл бұрын
Remember when Ang said, "Everything is connected"? That's your message to watch Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency. You'll love it!
@anthonydean1743
Жыл бұрын
Mei & Ty Lee are in my top 10 favorat characters in Avatar. Mei was my series crush even though I have other female characters that I rank higher on my list.
@donnie1725
11 ай бұрын
Hahaha, loved the ending!
@whoarocket
Жыл бұрын
"I have a good feeling about this." --says the most naive character.
@1lots
Жыл бұрын
What I really love about this show and what I'm missing from the modern cartoons is that it makes you think A LOT and it teaches you important life lessons. Even as an adult I've learned so much from it!
@maschenny28
Жыл бұрын
just found out your channel reacting to ATLA, ATLA is my comfort series so when i see it i subscribe, simple as that
@doolicious
Жыл бұрын
seeing these videos in my feed always gets me excited :) keep up the good work
@danilopapais1464
Жыл бұрын
Angela: "She is twisted!" Me: "Zuko's Twisted Sister."
@bluecoin3771
5 ай бұрын
Azula has the brain of a politician, the precision of a mortician, the vitriol of a serial killer, and the madness of a demon.
@bloomwiththestars
Жыл бұрын
It's been a treat watching you watch this show! You have probably been informed by now, but the voice actress who plays Azula also voices Delilah Briarwood in Vox Machina. She's amazing!
@shakingaspen1526
Жыл бұрын
The voice acting is fantastic, loading with talented stars. My favorite might be Mark Hamill as the fire lord (Hamill is awesome...love his Joker voice acting as well ha ha ha).
@bloomwiththestars
Жыл бұрын
@@shakingaspen1526 Truly! Lucius Malfoy as Zhao! So many goodies.
@Russell_Crockett
Жыл бұрын
I don't know if it was ever explained, but my belief on the matter of the topknots is that they are symbolic of royalty so once they are fugitives, they cut themselves off from the family and nation.
@RyanBennis
Жыл бұрын
If not for Appa, team avatar (and in the swamp episode momo too) would've been dead ten times already. Appa is the absolute GOAT of this series whilst he doesn't even have to try. Love the heck out of the mad lad, even have a plushie of him😂❤
@MyBlackandRedCZ
7 ай бұрын
It seems that no one has said this yet, so I will. The reason why Zuko was angry at the guy with the swords in the beginning wasn’t because of how the guy was treating Iroh. It was because Zuko recognized the swords the guy had. Those were the same swords Zuko used as the Blue Spirit. After the pirates tried to kill Zuko, they must have recovered the swords and sold them to the jerk that made Iroh dance. The swords rightfully belong to Zuko. And that’s why he took them back at the end of the episode.
@tofu_golem
8 ай бұрын
Someone did same amazing video analyzing the politics of the Earth Kingdom in both shows. The main thing to understand is that it is simply too large to be properly ruled before the development of telecommunications, and even then it's not easy.
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