I think details like the water tribe marrying age being 16 and the sexist discrimination in the northern tribe shows how dedicated the writers were to representing ancient cultures, even the parts that don't conform to our modern morality. It makes the show's world feel so much more authentic. I also think it was very important that Katara loses that fight, shows today would just have the girl boss defeat the master first try, which they think is empowering to women, but in reality it's condescending to the struggles real women face by making the solution seem easy. So having the conflict be resolved by getting to the emotional core why Paku feels the way he does, instead of just kicking his butt, I think is incredibly mature story-telling.
@seansilence2697
7 ай бұрын
I like that they did show her doing well, despite losing in the end. Like, it wasn't completely one-sided. But I agree, I think that she lost actually made her doing well even more impactful.
@dbv8600
7 ай бұрын
I agree. I often found it a problem in shows that they have good intentions empowering women. But instead they actually come off implying that a women is either perfect or useless with no in between.
@00square1
7 ай бұрын
“I’ll be outside if your man enough to fight me!” Yeah, Katara is one of the best written female characters not only of this series, but in western animation.
@bernardocunha50
7 ай бұрын
23:14 Actually, I believe Pakku changed his mind about teaching Katara because he found out the love of his life ran away from him to escape cultural costums, so, he understood that these rules can be very harmful and bring a lot of unhapiness if followed blindly. Katara's gramma bravery by not accepting that just because of culture is inspiring for him to do the same. I feel like this episode, like the last one, is dealing with the theme of tradition and change (that is also one of the main themes in the entire series), but from a differrent perspective. The show often discusses about how destructive it is to disrespect culture, but in this episode, it is acknowledging the fact that sometimes, when there are people hurting, we should reavaliate these traditions. A deep discussion, indeed, with many sides to consider and to me the show does a good job trying to balance them.
@dbv8600
7 ай бұрын
Yes that expands on something I just realized all these years latter. When Paku picked up the necklace he didn't just realize that she was the grandaughter of the woman he loved. He also realized that she never got rid of the necklace and that it became an important part of their family. So maybe he realized that she might have loved him after all but that she was just like Katara and ran away only because she rejected the North's traditions. Plus the healing teacher was her friend, knew she was engaged, and still didn't know why she left suggesting there was no obvious problems with who she was engaged to but just that she was being forced into it. The healling teacher even said that Katara looked like her grandmother so maybe Paku saw the resemblance after he saw the necklace..... WAIT it just now occured to me Paku didn't just refuse to teach Katara; he gave Katara a dirty look before she even knew she was not allowed to learn water bending. Could it be that Paku DID see the resemblance and treated her like that because he was bitter that his love had a family with someone else?
@thenerdytiger9306
7 ай бұрын
Technically sokka is right when he said he's kind of like a prince back home. His dad is the cheif of the southern water tribe.
@amethystsavage4018
7 ай бұрын
Fun fact for anyone who didn’t read the books: this is actually the capital of the Northern Water Tribe and it’s called Agna Qel’a, which roughly translates to “shining lady”
@maestrulgamer9695
7 ай бұрын
Why is it even called a tribe? Is actually bigger than some countries!
@amethystsavage4018
7 ай бұрын
@@maestrulgamer9695 idk. Why are they air nomads when the vast majority of them lives in temples?
@linakherfan8710
7 ай бұрын
@@amethystsavage4018probably bc they travel around but have homesteads. They didn’t have to stay there
@JasperDStar
7 ай бұрын
Oh, that's some foreshadowing
@p.anthony_xpert1013
7 ай бұрын
Technically Sokka wasn’t lying about being a prince since his father is a chief, but he isn’t correct either since the Southern Water Tribe has multiple minor chiefs that would report to the main chief of the Northern Water Tribe.
@donovan802
7 ай бұрын
I gained more insight to Katara’s conflict with the Northern tribe leaders from one of Tim Hickson’s (Hello Future Me’s) recent Avatar videos. She knows virtually everyone in the Southern Water Tribe (I think BY NAME too) and is rightfully considered a prodigal girl among her people for being the “last” waterbender. Now that she realizes she’s not and confronts a group of people who looks down on the idea of women carrying importance to a nation, let alone the idea of women being competent fighters, I get flashbacks to how Sokka initially perceived women. It really does drive home how painfully frustrating it had to have been for women to have a say and gain equivalent importance to the men, especially given how Katara loses the fight, which I actually love. Katara is NOT weak, but for the sake of conflict, the subtext of the situation, her effectively losing to prove them wrong later through emotions (something she’s arguably better at than physical combat) is perfect! Katara’s been a favorite animated character of mine for a while, and her representing those struggles is a key reason why.
@njivwathomassilavwe2056
7 ай бұрын
Thanks to Overanalyzing Avatar I noticed Zuko put up a shield of fire to protect himself from the explosion and that's really cool
@Jeremy_theGent
7 ай бұрын
Katara is an icon. That's it. That's the comment.
@hannahburke7328
7 ай бұрын
Yes She Is! 😆
@njivwathomassilavwe2056
7 ай бұрын
She's a legend and she is the moment
@donovan802
7 ай бұрын
Indisputably, my friend. She is a LEGENDARY icon!
@p.anthony_xpert1013
7 ай бұрын
Fun Fact: The Water Tribes were originally one settled in the North Pole, until a group migrated to the South Pole forming the Southern Water Tribe.
@mck1632
7 ай бұрын
I tell myself that the necklace thing pushed him over the edge, but before that the fight with Katara did challenge his views. You see it on his face in the ice disk that almost slices off his nose. He learned. He just needed time to process. Ps I adore your hair.
@dbv8600
7 ай бұрын
I didn't think it was possible but when I 1st watched this episode it made me love Katara even more! Besides the fact that it told me that she was the only female warrior waterbender in the world, she was strong standing up for equality. But at the same time she was not so prideful or jelous that she would allow Aang to lose a teaher because of her. She became almost as good as a master despite being self taught, and she apperently passed the healing lesson too. I used to think that the bad portrayl of Katara in the priate episode was a mistake but now I think it may have been needed to prevent Katara from being too perfect.
@freakda96
7 ай бұрын
At least she is for the main tribes, we later see that the swamp dudes are not sexists
@dbv8600
7 ай бұрын
@@freakda96 Careful with spoilers. I was just stating what THIS episode told me (at the time).
@MohamadNadi
7 ай бұрын
Can we jump give props to dante basco. You can hear the hear the fear in his voice during the explosive people forget he's only 15. Also he does change
@lightningg252
7 ай бұрын
Doesn't detract from the comment, but he is actually 16 at this point. Iroh said so in episode 8.
@dbv8600
7 ай бұрын
WAIT! All these years latter I just realized something. The healing teacher said that Katara looked just like her Gram Gram so when Paku realized who she was and looked at Katara; he saw someone who looked just like his love say how much she hated their traditions. That is probably the wake up call he needed to rethink things since with hind sight it seems like he was the MOST SEXIST person we saw this episode regardless of culture. I know from stories my mom told me that even when change starts to happen sometimes older people refuse to act like there has been any change at all. In this episode the cheif didn't want to force their best water bender to do something but he also didn't seem at all upset that Aang was teaching a girl water bending. So if Paku rethought things then it would be hard not to realize that HE specifically was being a hypocrite. One moment he says he won't give Aang special treatment because he was born the Avatar and the next he says he will treat Katara differently because she was born a girl. BUT IT GOES EVEN DEEPER! Paku is probably obssesed with tradition because he thinks breaking it causes pain. He was clearly in love and thinks that if tradition was followed he would be happily married but it wasn't so he was heartbroken. He doesn't say why he instantly dislikes Aang but the Avatar disappeared for 100 years breaking tradition and a war started. Then even though he says he doesn't like Katara's attitude Zamber pointed out that he was pointing Katara towards healing classes suggest they would be happy to take her; it is like he thinks following tradition will make Katara better. But now Paku needs to think about why Gran Gran left. Obviously if she valued tradition she would have married him so there are only 2 possibilities. 1st she didn't value tradition and she hated him which would force him to realize that it is his own fault and his own behavior that drove his love away. But the 2nd possiblity is that Katara is just like her grandmother; she didn't have anything against him and ONLY left because of the way the tribe treated women. There are many clues that it is the 2nd. Paku clearly had deep feelings and put a lot of care into making the necklace and Gran Gran didn't get rid of the necklace suggesting it is one of the few things about her old life she didn't hate. She actually encouraged Katara to go to the North Pole with Aang calling her "my little water bender". But the thing that stood out for me the most was that the healling teacher was her friend, she knew she was engaged, and yet she said "I never understood why she left" suggesting there was no obvious trouble in paradise. Paku may have realized that his traditions may have been the ONLY thing that drove the love of his life away.
@iridescent28
7 ай бұрын
I know that it seems like he only made an exception because Katara was Kanna's Grandkid but Katara did say that the reason Grangran might've left was because she wouldn't let the Northern Water Tribe's stupid customs run her life (which I think they should've highlighted more) but I get it, a lifetime of sexism won't be fixed just like that so easily, Katara's probably just the catalyst for Pakku to change
@annikazehm6589
7 ай бұрын
I don't know, I sort of imagined his decision to teach her could've been attributed to realizing that he lost someone he loved so dearly because of the consequences of his own actions. Maybe he never understood why she left until her granddaughter slapped him in the face with "She left because of you. Losing her was the consequences of your sexist behavior and of loving your tribe more than her." They never specify, but that's what I pictured. Sometimes the greatest lessons in life are learned from the consequences of your own behavior.
@C3DMRFJ
7 ай бұрын
I actually think Paku and Kana were deeply in love, just that staying in the north would mean she would let her family and life be trapped in this place with no freedom. She probably knew she was pregnant, and left before she could marry him, keeping the only piece of her homeland and love, the necklace he carved her. Living out her life apart from her home but with her family happy. Clearly, Paku devoted himself to the tradition and overall culture, as an escape, since he didn't have the woman he loved all that was left were the rules, laws and teachings of waterbending and the North. Only to be brought low that the woman he loved still kept the piece of his heart with her and passes it down to those she loved too. He is stubborn but not adamant, what else could thaw a frozen heart.
@rebekadoczi2136
7 ай бұрын
8:26 Looking back on this now with an adult head, I think he still had some residual respect for general Iroh or he maybe didn't want to kill in his assasination attempt on Zuko the firelord's brother. He already knew here that he will kill Zuko, but gave a chance to Iroh to not be on the ship when it will happen.
@Amina-fq3cs
7 ай бұрын
Unrelated to the video but I’ve been watching ur vids since I was 13 give or take. I turn 21 this year and still get excited when you upload! So excited to watch this..much love Zamber!💕⚡️
@IAmZamber
7 ай бұрын
oh my gosh!!!!!!! :D that's honestly wild! I'm so glad you are still here with me!!!!
@johnhayward998
7 ай бұрын
Sokka got some rizz
@midoriya-shonen
7 ай бұрын
Hmm, interesting. I've always interpreted Paku's change of heart towards Katara to be because she made him realize that his misogyny had already cost too much. Like, he's always followed these customs without question, but coming face to face with the fact that following them cost him someone he cared about dearly made him realize that maybe this wasn't the way things should be. He seems to have a lot of regret towards his lost love, and I've always thought that that regret sobered him enough to realize that he was acting rashly and that he needed to stop. So still not as selfless as it could be, but sometimes people need that personal connection/consequence for the lesson to land, you know? Not defending him at all. He's still an asshole. That's just how I've viewed his character.
@hannahburke7328
7 ай бұрын
22:08 Thank You Pakku! For Being Understanding. 😊
@mybestself5816
7 ай бұрын
Katara was serving!!!! YAAAAASSSS QUEEEEEN
@AJ94688
7 ай бұрын
Please look forward to the next episode That's truly epic
@HenshinHeroesMedia
6 ай бұрын
I get pakku changes later, but he is still my least favorite bending master on the show. Yeah, even jeong jeong is higher and I like him as a character and master. Plus, while harsh with aang/teaching him basics, the breathing thing really comes into play. Even iroh says breath is fire
@midoriya-shonen
7 ай бұрын
AAAAHHHHHH ONE OF THE MOST ICONIC FIGHTS IN THE WHOLE SHOW LETS GOOOOOOO
@tylerconnelly5142
7 ай бұрын
Suki left the chat😅
@derykjames620
7 ай бұрын
21:56 Even though he's 112.
@ultimxtemiracxler
6 ай бұрын
No wonder Katara'a grandma ran away from him, I'm sure she's much more happier in the icy desert than spending a life with him.
@lightningg252
7 ай бұрын
Hmm... I actually think above all things Paku is prideful, he values tradition but he seems to value skill and practicality more but was blinded by his pride. I think once he let go of it he realized that maintaining tradition just for its own sake can be a detriment. He lost the woman he loved, and was about to lose the opportunity to teach a promising student and the fricking Avatar. Also, if Pakku told the Avatar of all people not to expect special treatment, he's not gonna give Katara special treatment for her lineage. Katara absolutely earned her right to be there, Pakku's change of mind was a combo of acknowledging her skill and deciding a change of tradition was needed. Not saying he wasnt being a sexist ass and likely still has those sentiments, but he's at least taking those first steps to change.🤷♀️
@Cayds_
7 ай бұрын
Cant WAIT to see your reactions to the live action!
@johnhayward998
7 ай бұрын
Oh the water tribe has a new ship
@linakherfan8710
7 ай бұрын
I think he is their grandfather. Just because they never officially got married doesn’t mean that kanna didn’t love him or that she wasn’t pregnant
@Donbett1974
7 ай бұрын
Yue is Sokka's true love/soulmate.
@maestrulgamer9695
7 ай бұрын
7:09-I mean,he doesn't have much of a choice BUT to give him preferential treatment! Aang doesn't have as much time as the other students.He will need to leave and learn the other elements too. 7:45-Leaving the swords on display was a bad idea. 14:37-Of course you do. 15:48-Better wait to leave the tribe before that. 16:40-What part of needing to save the world did they not get? Their conditions are petty compared to this! 17:36-But everyone already knows Katara can't win! This will just have the opposide effect! 22:06-This change coming from finding his necklace feels kinda off,but ok.
@user-cf1cv7ts3p
7 ай бұрын
You know I would not blame him for the customs I would blame the people who made the customs and then taught other people these customs.
@maryo274artworks4
6 ай бұрын
I had a feeling you were gonna freak with Paku being a sexist. Can't blame ya though. 😅
@TheNegotiator
7 ай бұрын
You are definitely hitting some long time feelings I've had on some of Avatar's episodes. The handling of certain political/cultural topics within the series, I'm not against what the creators stand for but they certainly handle politics in a very hand wavy and over simplified way that don't always match the emotional maturity of the rest of the show. And it's a problem that isnt exclusive to JUST this first show of theirs.
@zflick
7 ай бұрын
Zamber finally met the most sexist character in ATLA 😂 Ladies and Gents! PAKKU!!
@vistatrista7
7 ай бұрын
I can think of some rather sexist characters in Book 2 that give Pakku a challenge for the title
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