Looking Back at AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER!! (Viewer Questions)
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- Опубліковано 6 кві 2017
- After a small highlight of our reactions to Avatar: The Last Airbender, Eric Shane Calvin and Aaron answer questions from our viewers about our favorite parts, themes, fights, and characters throughout the series
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Azula is a classic example of "the abused becomes the abuser," whereas Zuko is a classic example of the kid who breaks out of the cycle of abuse. They were both abused by Ozai, but where Zuko was able to break free of it, Azula became a part of it. She learned through her father that love and trust came with its own set of terms and conditions: "Do as I say, how I say it, and I will love you. But defy me, or act any less than perfect, and you will get worse than nothing." Azula saw this in how Ozai treated Zuko and behaved accordingly. And when it "worked," she applied it to her own relationships. And when that fell through, she had no one to turn to. She had alienated her friends and her family, and the one person who she thought actually loved her turned out to view her as as much of a pawn as she viewed everyone else.
Now, this doesn't excuse her actions. She's still an abuser. She manipulated people to get her way and when they didn't do what she wanted, she punished them. But it certainly explains her actions. In the moment of her breakdown, you don't sympathize with her so much as you've come to understand her better. Everything clicks into place and you realize, "Oh shit, this is why she is the way she is." It doesn't justify her actions, she's still a reprehensible person, but you can understand now why she's like that.
So for me, I love Azula as a villain, and certainly love her as a character. She's much more complex than she seems on the surface. But as a person, she's horrible, and she needed to be taken down one way or another.
To be fair to Azula though, Zuko had Iroh to set him on the right path, whereas Azula had the exact opposite of him, like you said as well, in Ozai.
When was Ozai abusive toward Azula? From what I've seen he seemed supportive of her psychopathic tendencies.
@@theblasblas I think they meant how she was raised to be like that is abusive
@@CrystalRoots102 No but they said "abused" as in she was abused
@@IsanG08 Emotional abuse exists
i appreciate Azula because of how accurate she is as a depiction of a real life psychopath, especially for a kids show
That, and I think she's the accurate depiction of what it would be like growing up as the child to a cult leader. The fire nation was all propaganda, and on top of that having Ozai for a father? Fuck, that messes with you. Not an excuse for her behavior obviously, but defiantly tragic in it's own way.
She's the accurate depiction of a real life *sociopath*. There is a difference between a sociopath and a psychopath. It's easy but dangerous to confuse the two.
Yeah, they were really unfair to her when they said she was evil even back when she had both parents. She never had both parents. Ozai manipulated her away from Ursa as soon as he saw that she was more clever and a better bender than Zuko. Azula's conviction that her own mother hated and feared her was most likely something she came up with to explain why her mother wasn't around for her as much as she was for Zuko, when in reality it was because of Ozai's influence and pressure on Azula. It's clear from the vision she has in the mirror that Azula secretly has that uncertainty going on, where she's worried that maybe her mother DID actually love her, and that the divide between them wasn't just a matter of "My mom hated me, oh well I got over it", which is conflicting for her.
Yup totally forgot. I know that psychopathy and sociopath are both classified under Anti-Social Personality Disorder, but I forget which ones which sometimes.
She's not a sociopath, she may have sociopathic tendencies but she's not a genuine sociopath.
One of my favorite revelations in the series was learning that Roku was Zuko's great great grandfather
I feel like it makes the relationship between Zuko and Aang more special
great grandfather*
And it explains Zuko's fever dreams from season 2.
How is Roku related to Zuko? I thought his grandfather was sozin...who was friends with Roku
Unoriginal Name Roku is his great grandfather from his mother’s side of the family
Toph is definitely a main character.
the lack of episodes surrounding her character development might say otherwise. What do we get 2 maybe 3 toph character development episodes in the entire first 3 books? Shes definitely a supporting main role. But isnt a MAIN character like sokka or Katara, who both get a TON of development through out the series as well as aang. Hell, when appa goes missing HE gets more character development than toph did lol Does that make appa a main character? because i can promise you he's primary supporting, not a main. Just like the Blind Bandit.
@@scoopstacey3112 actually zuko is more of main char than toph even tho i love her she's a badass
@@scoopstacey3112 I think she's meant to be such an icon of the element of earth - dependable, unmoving, reliable, that she doesn't have any larger series arc, she's pretty much the same at the beginning as at the end. Which might be partially why she is such a prodigy with earthbending (besides the heightened senses from her blindness). But I agree it makes it harder to see her as main character because of it. That, and because she's the only character among Aang, Sokka, Kitara, Iroh and Zuko to not be introduced in the first episode or be featured at all in the first season.
But, I personally like to see her as a main character, just because once she's introduced, she's a vital role in the protagonists' party till the end of the series, and has so many great interactions with all the other characters throughout pretty much the rest of the series. I don't know enough about writing to know if her being without any large arc actually disqualifies her from being main, but that's just my feeling of her, and why I'd give her top billing along with those other names.
Shes a main character so y'all can stop hating on someone opinion
@@jaymeirjackson8616 I think she was too but I don't think anyone was hating on anyone here. Its ok to disagree with people!
Avatar is just a unique masterpiece of a show 10/10 for me. One of the best tv series of all time. In my opinion anyway lol
Innershine20 can only agree with you here
Fax
It's perfect
I just dont understand why azula must be redeemable like zuko.She is just a great villian.I love every scene she is in.
Cause this is not Disney.....every body have motive in their life.....somebody is not just evil for shake of evil....the origin of every thing matters....
yubraj gurung except this is just one way to do storytelling. Villans dont have to be redeemable to be great. Read between the lines.
@@knightarmor6981 azula is broken. war broke her from a young age. zuko survived this madness because of his mother and uncle. azula isnt pure evil, neither does she have a motive, she is just mentally ill because of this war. this is what war does to children.
@@knightarmor6981
You have to watch Azula's story again. If she could see his mom (The kiss she give her before leaving" things could change. Azula is not evil because plot sake of villains. She has reasons, backstory, etc.
@@pimentx3253
Read my comment, Azula is not evil because sake of being evil.
Maaaaan.... you can't catch me off guard with Leaves from the Vine like that! I was not emotionally ready :'(
All according to plan...
I don't think it's possible to be ready for that.
blad van de boom, dwarrelt zo traag, als broze zeeschelpjes drijvend in het schuim, kleine soldatenknul, marcheer naar huis, kleine soldaten knul, marcheer naar huis.
dutch version > english version
The creators originally intended to make the search for Zuko's mother in a TV movie, but nickelodeon didn't pick it up. That's why that loose end wasn't tied up.
It was in the Comic "The Search"
Whenever you guys talk about Azula I am reminded of the old mans quote from Jurassic Park "I don't blame people for their mistakes, but I do ask that they pay for them." I think Zuko being favored by the mother and not Azula caused resentment that pushed her closer to her father and his ideals. I can see why Azula is how she is, but at the same time she made a choice to follow her father. There is no excusing what she does, but there is a solid reasoning for her choices in her mind.
She didn't really have a choice. Azula didn't "choose" to be raised by her father. So, no, she isn't excused of her actions, but you can't say she chose the wrong path, because she didn't. Shit just happened to her and shaped her as a person. She's tragic like that.
@@michaelhenry3234 the thing is she enjoyed it which is scary, she liked controling and manipulating people and the reason why she broke down in the end because she felt she can't control people anymore, she was betrayed by mai and ty lee, she felt vulnerable which breaked her she's a sociopath maybe she was born this way or made or both, i don't think she's a good person inside or whatever, I don't feel sympathy for her either but she's complex as a character specially as a villain character which something i love
I understand where you guys are coming from with Azula, but you have to look at it like this: Being the child of royalty is difficult enough, being the prodigal son/daughter is even harder. Though Zuko was the lesser between he and his sister, he was still under a lot of pressure, imagine Azula's. Azula was, at least in the twisted eyes of the Fire Nation, the living embodiment of what they stand for and expect, she was even named after her grandfather who was Firelord at the time, Azulon. She was perfect, and she had to stay that way, she was born cruel and calculating, and had to stay that way. In the beach episode AND the final two of the series finale, this is elaborated upon. At the camp fire she relayed how she feels she's always expected to be the best, to be perfect, it's why she got aggravated at a loose hair hitting her face while she practiced lightning bending. If you're perfect you will always be expected to be as such and that's a heavy burden. She talked about how her mom favored Zuko and thought she was a monster, and Azula jokes that her mom was right but it still hurt. Her mom thought she was twisted, and her father never showed her any parental affection outside of her showcasing her skills and loyalty. I think it's safe to say he saw her less as his daughter, and more of tool, I mean he burned his son for just disrespecting a general and refusing an Agni Kai and banished him. Remember when Ozai announced that he would become the Phoenix king, and Azula freaked out thinking he just forgot about her, and at this point she already lost both of her childhood friends, so she was unstable and her former friends only reinforced what she had always believed, never trust anyone, never get attached to anyone. She wailed and whined at Ozai saying she did everything he asked and was the most loyal etc, she wanted to be appreciated, to be seen as something other than a disposable tool, and when Ozai said he wanted her to be the new Firelord, she was thrilled. But it went down hill from there and she was hallucinating and having mental breakdowns, which is the reason that Zuko stated he could win, even with the comet buffing her, she wasn't her self, everything overwhelmed her and she just broke, she had a meltdown and cried while breathing fire after Katara tied her down. Her and Zuko never really had a childhood, but Zuko at least had his mother's kindness and his Uncle's support, Azula had no one. She doesn't even know how to socialize or fit in, she scared a guy away with her first attempt at socializing by spouting authoritarian despot fantasies and goals *we'd be the most powerful couple in the world!* And she was genuinely upset when he bailed. That right there, her encounter with him, just makes it obvious that her life consisted of nothing but conditioning and training mentally and physically into what she is now. She's not supposed to be a sympathetic character, she's supposed to be a tragic one. Redemption or sympathy were never in the cards for Azula, she was a dark individual by nature, but she was nurtured to keep and maintain that nature, there was never any hope for her and that's the tragedy of it all.
Very well written.
deus vult79 I do don't I lmao
Exactly. Not sympathetic, tragic.
The fact that they can't accept that Azula's mom failed Azula is sort of infuriating. Iroh had a very thin relationship with both kids until he returned from the war. He loved them but he was a general on the front lines. After he lost his son he returns and latches on to Zuko. At that point Azula was already to far gone but Zuko was not. He recognized that.
I have no sympathy for Azula or her actions. But i do find her story tragic.
Stop trying to push your liking on Azula people -_- it's okay if someone doesn't like a character
Ubsty I don't care for her, I'm just saying people should look at her character from a certain perspective. Eric is right when he says that she's not sympathetic because it's not just her upbringing it's also her nature, and my point is that's the sad part of her character, there was no hope for her, and that's tragic.
How does Calvin watch the show twice and not know how Toph's name is pronounced?
This seriously annoys me... And at some point he said ''Firelord Zhao started the war'' instead of Sozin.
Im pretty sure it's an inside joke between them all.
lmao 💀
they do it on purpose to annoy turds like u😂
Ryse no people like that mess up and they keep doing it because they’re embarrassed to admit they messed up. Also Calvin is known for giving Blind Wave misinformation. His memory isn’t that good.
T o a f
David M. DID SOMEONE JUST MISSPELL MY NAME
StygianTraveler141 Well I would but it's a comment sadly
StygianTraveler141 No but I will mental earthend
Earthbends a rock at them MENTALLY
StygianTraveler141 I wish I could go physical
StygianTraveler141 SO TRUE XD
Best line in the show by far: "I am not Toph! I AM MELON LORRRDD!!! MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA"
3 years later, I present to you:
"Happy birthday my son! if only i could have helped you."
WHY SHOW US THE IROH SCENE AGAIN!!! 😭😢😭😢😭😢😭
TheBlasian96 Are you tear bending? Cuz I am 😢😢
People will inevitably compare Korra to Avatar, but apart from them being set in the same universe, Korra is completely different in structure, tone, and what it sets out to do. They're also explore opposing themes. ATLA is the story about a boy who never wanted to be the Avatar but was forced into it by a world that needed him, and the friends who helped him along the way. Korra is the story of a girl who had always wanted to be the Avatar struggling to find her place in a world that might not need her anymore, and how she often has to deal with that alone. I'm not saying TLOK is perfect, but it will suffer if you try to measure it by ATLA's standards because its creators wanted to do a radically different show.
Alex Schrank While I get that LOK is a very different show, it's completely fair to measure it against TLA - it's a direct sequel. Aliens is different to Alien but you can still compare them since it's a direct follow up. The central themes and character journeys are actually the same in both series: the overall theme of personal and worldwide balance is massively prevalent in both and each Avatar has to deal with the consequences of their past life and redefine what the role of the Avatar is for themselves before truly becoming Avatar Aang/Korra at the end of their series. They may approach things in different ways and have different secondary themes but the core is the same. Incidentally I adore LOK but do place TLA above it overall. They're both excellent though.
Alex Schrank Sequel doesn't mean it happens a week after the original. A sequel means a continuation of the work - most of the main TLA cast show up and have important roles or at lest have a legacy that is important. Do you not compare the Star Wars prequels to the originals because there's a significant time difference between them? That kind of thinking makes no sense to me. It's the same world with a lot of the same characters (even most of the new ones are direct descendants of TLA characters) and the same central themes. Korra's arc is even very reminiscent of Zuko's: learn some humility and define your future for yourself, not for some title or position you think you have to adhere to. LOK is the sequel to TLA, comparing them is completely valid.
Alex Schrank That's fair. Like I said I would use the Alien/Aliens analogy since both are great, share a common core but are very different too. I suppose I'm used to people defending Korra's perceived shortcomings by saying "stop comparing it to TLA" which is not a valid argument for me.
The Alien/Aliens analogy is a good one. Comparisons are obviously inevitable, and I'm not trying to defend TLOK's shortcomings, I guess what I'm trying to say is whether it's Aliens, the Star Wars prequels, Fantastic Beasts, or TLOK, a movie/TV show that sets out to be something unique should succeed or fail on its own merits.
I agree that it's a sequel, but I guess for me personally it's harder to judge whether or not it's 'good at being an Avatar series' than it is for some people, mainly because of the structural differences (self contained season arcs vs. overarching narrative, 12-14 episode seasons vs. 20-22 episode seasons, heavily serialized vs. lightly serialized) that don't really exist when comparing films.
I watched the whole hour and 42 mins video and never got bored. Your discussions about tv shows are so interesting I wish I could be there with you talking about avatar all day.
Screamer99 me too! I definitely would of had a lot to say too.
Literally right as I was thinking "didn't Blindwave mention something about an Avatar Q&A video?" I see this in my subs. Talk about timing.
Also, I really loved The Legend of Korra, ultimately I think just as much as Avatar. They're different kind of shows with different kinds of characters, and there are parts I don't like, but ultimately it really pulls together to be something special in my opinion.
Love your profile pic
The Danger!!! Same
LOL I was just checking their channel to see if I had missed something, What sorcery is this?
SAME HERE
I feel the same way!
3:51 Poor Aaron he was traumatized by Lo & Li ^_^
"I _know_ you can do it Aang,
for you have done it _before_."
[Looks at Korra]...maybe not this time
Why do you keep calling Toph, Tofe? C'mon don't be an M. Night Shamallamadingdong
Ikr, this seriously annoys me. Calvin also says ''Iroh'' wrong, he had seen the series before. Love the reactions and watched all of them in 3 days but god damn he needs to be stopped by the Avatar of names.
Pear They know how to say toph right you guys know right? It’s just for fun
@@firmbooty3539 It's weird because they know how to say it. What about it is for "fun"? It just seems like their brains prefer the incorrect pronunciations so unless they pay attention they say it the wrong way accidentally.
@@Andy-roid It's just a group of friends being silly and enjoying something
@@majike0355 No ik that, my point to the person was that I don't think them saying names wrong was done on purpose to be silly. It seems like they just had trouble relearning the proper names and felt comfortable with the wrong way.
When a show has so many good well grounded character that you can't pick a favorite, you know it is in fact a good and well written show.
I will always love it.
Ozai was confirmed to be the most powerful firebender by Bryke, so he is definitely more powerful than Azula and Iroh.
za21 No way! Damn, I wished we'd seen more moments with him! He has all the potential to be a great villain, I mean, he is, but I wish we had more scenes. He just didn't wake up to be evil one day - apparently he was loving at one point. It was a buildup of Ozai's wife preferring her former lover, Zuko for being more like that said lover, and Firelord Azulon seemingly to dearly love his eldest son Iroh, and more. I don't know, I wish they went back to the past of Ozai and Iroh more. I believe both, being good characters, are capable of working off each other as foils. Sorry I went off topic, hahaha back to your comment all I can say is: the more you know. :)
Loyda Perez its crazy because ozai and iroh never been on screen together
Nope, I do in no way believe Ozai is a more powerful firebender then Iroh, Iroh has travelled the world, gone to the spirit world and fought in many wars compared to Ozai, Iroh has the skills, Iroh has the experience and the intelligence(he created a lightning counter, no one else has done that before!) to be way more powerful then Ozai.
Ozai was just the spoiled brat that was just using his political knowledge and conspiracy's to get what he wanted(true, he is a powerful bender who has gone through some hard training for sure, but that pales to what Iroh has done)
A Dragons Channel I agree
Ozai is more powerful. Iroh is more skilled.
Azula, Toph and Katara are undoubtedly some of the best benders around. I'd give Katara an edge due to her versatility and skill but they are all excellent.
"Yao Fei" LOL. Long Feng ;)
hollonUT how did Eric know who he was talking about
“The name’s Toph, because it sounds like tough!”
Screeches in the unsuspecting ears of many...”There. I gotta pretty good look atcha :D”.
Seriously how are y'all still calling her 'TOFE' and not 'TOFF' i don't get it
Krios216 I think it's on purpose
Tofe, Toff, Laurel, Yanny.... haha
It's a joke.....
All these Korra predictions have me so hyped for their reactions to the series! I don't mind a break between the shows because watching the two back to back makes it so they should be compared when in fact they are completely different.
"Every person that's like that, there's another person who rose above that"
-Eric, 2017
This was a powerful quote.
trollswillbetrolls The quote isn't universal, I agree with that. You can't use it for any person in any situation. However, there are times in life when you want to have that mindset. It's not bad in every situation. Especially for someone who is passionate about something but is on the verge of giving up, these are inspiring words. At least, it certainly inspired me. Although it doesn't always apply, there is nothing wrong with having a focused mindset.
Also, Iroh influenced Zuko and although Zuko struggled, he eventually did find his way. Iroh did have that influence. In Azula's case, even though Azula was only following Ozai's example, she has to be partially blamed, not completely, but partially
My Mondays and Fridays don't mean anything anymore since they finished watching the show
I watched this along with you and Ive got to say this extremely suprised me, I was expecting it to be really childlish but it was amazing.
This is really cool to hear. I hope you can take the time to watch all the episodes in their entirety because ITS OVER 9000 times better 🔥
Damn. Based on their answers they're gonna enjoy Korra quite a bit.
Beautiful EPIC storytelling, amazing character development, loveable characters, awesome fights, memorable soundtrack, spirituality, friendship, peace and love
I would suggest also watching the Behind the Scenes Avatar clips Nickelodeon released that explains the elements and the martial arts related to them before you do the fan video. There are different ways of doing the Earth style but the main elements of having a sturdy base is still in both Bumi and Toph's fights. I think it's more about their target while fighting. Toph aims to dismantle and trip up her opponents (more precise), Bumi aims more to take the fighter out through more brute force and misdirection (more power in each blow).
It seems like people either really hate Korra or really like it. It's strange to see the huge difference in opinions for that show. XD
The Avatar Guess I'm a fanboy then.
Wait when you said logical fans vs fanboys, did you mean it was logical to hate Korra or like it? I thought you meant hate because I actually do like Korra.
same
banks I prefer Korra but I can acknowledge overall ATLA is a better show. But I relate much more to the characters and themes of Korra then ATLA.
I like Korra, but I LOVE ATLA. It's just like most films/series. A sequel can not accomplish what the Original was.
Their discussion around 01:17:53 reminded me of One Power from the Wheel of Time series. Taking away someone's bending seemed so much like Stilling a Channeler.
i loved this video. Just seeing other people geek out over something ive loved for years means something special to me. Sure, not being the one to introduce the show to you all takes a bit away, but the love and passion is still there and that means something. I adore Avatar and I adore Blindwave, together I am guaranteed a great video. Thanks guys
Guys can we just chill with the Korra discussions no one needs to be influenced by your hatred or love for Korra. it's sad that any one of you want the crew to hate Korra. as avatar fans we should want people to enjoy all aspects of the universe not like one series over the other.
I agree!!
PREACH
Not for a while yet
Thank you, it's so annoying when people do this like just chill and enjoy the universe as it was written
+ Dark Saiyan Knight
Agreed, but the opposite is also true. BW needs to know it is also OK if they dont like it. With everyone hyping it up and the fact that a majority of the patrons voted for Korra, wouldn't you agree that BW might feel pressured into liking it while the opposite might be true? Forcing themselves to keep on watching in fear of losing subs and patrons.
These guys are so good at speculating things. The thought of metal bending back in season 1 and are already on the right track for something in Korra
Now I want to see all of your Avatar reactions again! And I already watched them so many times!! you guys are the best!!
I'M SO HAPPY I GET TO ENJOY THIS BEFORE BASIC TRAINING 😁😁😁 I assumed I was just going to miss it, but thank you so much guys!! I watched every single reaction since the beginning 😊!!
IF YOU DIDNT GET CHILLS WATCHING THAT INTRO YOU AINT HUMAN
Yeah, you guys need to watch Korra later on. 80% of the questions are basically answered
Gosh I keep coming back to this video. That highlight video was so wholesome. Avatar really was a masterpiece that popped up on Nickelodeon of all places.
The intro to this video, with a collection of your reactions from all over the series, with the remix of the main theme song over it, really gave me goosebumps all over again because...the show is SO. DAMN. GOOD! Definitely the show with the best ending...ever!
I was at a talent show a few weeks ago, and someone did a demonstration of a type of Kung fu, and it looked EXACTLY like she was fire bending, but obviously without the fire.
1. loved Eric's summary of Appa's lost days.
2. all the talk about giving and taking away powers makes me wish they'd watch My Hero Academia...
3. love their discussions already touching upon certain aspects of LoK. That talk about Toph and a city...just you wait, guys...
I've had a HORRIBLE life since I was born and I still do. I'm already an adult and have been for a long time, but my life still isn't good. I've still never had a real friend and never been loved. Yet I've never hurt a person in my life, I love unconditionally and do whatever I can to make everybody happy. I don't want anybody to feel the pain I feel. I also see the best in people and want to help them to see it in themselves. I help others to value their own lives, the love themselves. Even though everybody has always hated me and put me down. My parents tried to teach me to lie from a young age and I never went along with it, because I always had my own morals, my own personality, my own ideals about what's right. And I was always more empathetic and thoughtful than my parents or any other "role model" I had in my life. I didn't have to learn this behaviour because I always was this way. I defied my parents if they asked me to do something I thought was wrong. I never once gave into peer pressure as a child or teenager. If people did something I didn't agree with, I let them know it was wrong, even if I was the only sensible person in the room. Even if everyone laughed at me or called me names, I knew I was right and they weren't very good people so their opinions of me didn't matter because I know who I am. So yeah, no matter how bad your life is, you still have a choice to be good.
I also know some girls who grew up as part of an evil cult that kidnaps, rapes, and murders people. They were raped since they were young children, they were trained to kill, and they had friends and family killed in front of them... But they still turned into good people, even if very mentally scarred and damaged...
Why can't you pronounce Toph correctly... dammit Calvin. lol.
I feel bad for Shane. They keep interrupting him lol
All of their "what if's" that are answered in Korra just makes me so anxious for them to watch every episode of it.
just completed my binge watching of your avatar reactions. YES!
God damn I love this show I got tears in my eyes during the opening montage. thank you guys for reacting to it
Anything Avatar + any Blindwave = Awesomeness!!!
Man, they look so much younger !!
I'm just waiting for the M. Night Shamalan commentary.
I'd like to know what the heck happened with the making of that movie. Shyamalan made the movie because he was such a big fan of the show. I listened to him excitedly talk about how his daughter got him into it because she was such a big fan (back when the movie was coming out). He wrote, produced, and directed it. So. What. The. Heck. Does he really know how to make movies, or was he just lucky once or twice?
Amazing video, guys!! Honestly, I bawled my eyes out crying. But there is so much fun later with your answers to questions))Thank you! This made me to check the show fully, all seasons and can't wait for Korra reactions))YAY!!!
It was a hint about lionturtles in the library episode!!
Do a reaction to the three official Avatar chibi shorts. Swamp Skiing Showdown, Bending Battle, and School Time Shipping.
YES!! KORRA!! JUST DO IT!! the third book went so surprising good!!
FUN FACT between episodes they made small comics. In those, while on western airtemple, Zuko and Sokka dueled with swords. Zuko won, claiming he trained under the same master when he was at young age!
The blind bandit is my favourite episode, when I was 14, I used to write down long swaths of that episode from memory. Over all, I love Toph as a character, so her introduction to the show was always going to rank high. It was a really good blend of action, comedy and plot/story progression, and I feel like we get a good sense of what Toph is like in a relatively short amount of time. There’s also that great moment when the gang is with those two bullies who make fun of Aang, Katara says “hey, I got my eye on you!” And Sokka just sort of whispers “water tribe” like he’s super cool and they leave.
What is your favorite Animal combination?
Nina and Alexander the dog ^^ ( Fullmetall Alchemist)
*+Trashokahn* You heartless monster. :P
I think my favorite fight was Zuko/Azula and Aang/Katara in the cave at the end of Book 2.
Many of your questions and speculations are addressed throughout The Legend of Korra.
The fight scenes in this show, especially the boss battles, were epic.
Aang technically "died" on camera
do the thing.....?
Awesome! this is much more than i expected.
If you want to read the comics in order it's The Promise, The Search, The Rift, Smoke and Shadow, & North and South. Thanks for doing this. I love this show and I'm glad you loved it too!
I'm sorry, did you just say Azula didn't care about Mei and Tai Li unless they were helping her? That, is obviously not true. Why do you think she went all kookoo about not being able to trust people when she was firelord? She used them yes but she also trusted them as friends and when they betrayed her that made her realize she couldn't trust anyone. We only get a couple of glimpses into Azula's past but I feel like she was definitely used by her father which is what taught her how to "love" people.
Also, 14 may have been older symbolically back then but physically she's fuckin' fourteen! Do you remember what you were like when you were fourteen? I know was a fuckin' douche. I can't even imagine having the pressure of an entire nation relying on you while you're in that stage of your life.
Jerek Headrick I get what you're saying but the way I saw it was...yeah she might've cared for them to a certain extent but I believe she went crazy because in her mind it was "I've put so much fear into them they wouldn't dare betray me" and when it happened she went downhill. Like when Mei said she loved Zuko more than she feared her that's what triggered her mind to slip. And I think it was just the fact that she no longer had control of people like the hallucination of her mother said. Because fear is all that she knew.
Yeah but Azula never showed it at least not in the way we define “care”. She just wanted them around, we are social beings after all and she thought her friends loved and adored her but when that wasn’t the case she realized she was alone in the world. I think the only people Azula probably cares about, like enough to give a damn about are her family. Also you can’t really compare her achievements at such a young age to ours, because we weren’t raised in the middle of a 100yr war thank God…UA-cam and Clan of clans wouldn’t have been so feasible. Our ancestors weren’t so lucky I’m afraid :(
Azula's way of caring is very different from ours. In the firenations perspective she treated them much better than what would be expected. They were seated of high station, Mai got a way with quite a bit of sass (looking at Azula dirty quite a few times). They were not constantly at Azula's beck and call, they were pretty independent and having your lot thrown in with the princess no doubt kept their family high in the ranks. She treated them more like pets tbh, but in her mind that was the only way she knew to be a 'friend'. She actually humbled herself to *apologize* to Ty Lee when she made her cry- I'd say she feels some time of care for them.
Jerek Headrick Yeah I think she cared about Mai & Tylee alot they were the reason for her downfall along with her father leaving her behind while he tried to burn down the world. She even apologized to Tylee when she made her cry and tried to help Mai get her brother back. Like she brung them up twice in the finale which showed how hurt she was they would betray her. But Mai honestly got away with alot I think what made Azula get so mad at Mai was when she said she loved Zuko more than she feared her because she probably thought of her mom who favored Zuko. But like he said I don't pity her cause she did do bad things but I do get why she's the way she is.
+Opaque Anity Okay, but I think Tylee & Mai's parents were already favored by Firelord Azulon being generals and all, so i don't think she actually choose them she just kinda went with it, cause you know “we’re childhood friends we understand royalty we care about each other.” So I guess yeah she may care in her own way, but because of her abandonment issues she doesn't really know what that means.
Ozai already admitted that Azulon ordered him to kill Zuko as punishment for trying to oust Iroh, and that he was fully prepared to do it until Ursa intervened, offering to kill Azulon if Zuko was spared. Ozai banished her afterwards for doing "terrible, treasonous things", all of which he told Zuko all of that on the day of the Eclipse.
Azula is actually 14, I think.
This makes me want to watch their reactions again ❤️❤️
Koh the Face Stealer crossed over into the physical world through the Spirit Oasis during Avatar Kuruk's wedding and stole his wife as punishment for his negligence to his Avatar duties. Koh dragged the woman down into the water and Kuruk followed. He spent the rest of his life hunting Koh and even in the afterlife continues to search for Koh and his wife, though he is eternally eluded. (Source: Avatar Spirit World Nickelodeon game, officially considered canon by Bryke).
Damn
41:43 that was so hilarious i think i woke people up with my burst laughter.
Great video. I will miss the weekly Avatar alot but thats life!
Thank you for doing this QnA, I hope you'll also do one after korra, and I loved that you had your own opinion about azula and didn't go with what the fans said.
trust me, Korra goes a lot more in depth into the Spirit World.
A lot of people dislike Korra because they go into it wanting the sequel to avatar, but it's not. It happens in the same universe but it is very different.
What a wonderful, wonderful journey this has been. Avatar was such a big part of my teenage years, I was 11 when it first aired. Now one of the things I am hyped about is Blind Wave, your videos. So you reacting to the show I loved so much back in my teenage years was truly a dream come true. So I want to thank you for all of your time to watch this incredible show. Now you have finished it, I hope you enjoyed it as much as I have done when watching it the first time. But seeing this video and your other reactions shows me that you have become so passionate about this TV series and that world. And I am very happy to have seen that. And hopefully you'll have as much fun with Korra as with Aang, until that time I'll be watching loads of other video's from you guys. I'm excited for everything to come!
Thanks so much for an awesome reaction series! I'm very much looking forward to Korra when you guys get to it! :)
Could you guys consider reacting to Nostalgia Critic Last Airbender?
I loved Iroh so much when I watched this show. I named my son Iroh.
THAT IS SO COOL OMFG!! I plan on making my children's middle names dedicated to this show :D
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there is a comic called Relics that has Zhao captures Aang and ge captured him using the same method used by Sozin to lyre in and kill survivors of the initial attack
lion turtle was also mentioned and shown in the library for that purpose.
I feel like "energy-bending" should have called "spirit-bending" because fire, lightning and combustion are all energy based.
Wehey, that was a few of my questions answered. :D
GREAT video. In-depth discussions as well as quite a few laughs from me, so what you guys do best essentially. I'll cross my fingers for an Avatar fan film at some point in the future...maybe... But yeah. Good decision on Korra btw. Like, I love that show (and I have friends who don't) and I think waiting is a good approach. Hopefully people voting will think the same. A shorter series in between would be fun. :)
One of my favorit things coming out of this reaction series is that you turned "LEAVE" into a Blind Wave meme. Thank you.
Why do they still say Toef instead of Toph?
God damn that Intro!!! Almost got me to rewatch the series again xD
AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER needs to be game of throne treatment
I would love it if HBO picked it up, just because I know they have a good budget and I don’t think Netflix could really afford it. I don’t think a movie is a good fit for Avatar, there is just too much to do
@@demmybane i consider avatar not to be adaptable for live action, maybe they will prove me wrong but i doubt it, the original show will always be the best
@@P99s-su were right
I am honestly pretty hype for their reactions to The Legend of Korra. I know it's a controversial series compared to its highly praised and forever immortalized predecessor, but the 1st season is unanimously seen as spectacular and Amon as a villain will definitely interest them along with how the world evolved after Aang's era.
General consensus was S3 was spectacular
Lalisa T The consensus is that S3 was the best, S2 was hit or miss, and S1 was pretty good.
Grey Scott Oh, well okay then, I agree lol
Though I'll say that S2 wasn't that bad. It had a rocky start, but it wasn't as bad as a lot of people made it out to be.
I actually cannot express my love for this show in words.
Not really spoilers:
There's a canonical Avatar comic anthology called The Lost Adventures about various stories that took place during the time of the show. One of these stories talks about Fire Nation methods of finding and exterminating Air Nomads and Airbenders who had avoided the initial invasion. It was honestly kind of dark.
Also, of course there were other Airbenders living outside the Air Temples when Sozin attacked. MOST Airbenders lived outside the Air Temples, travelling the world either on foot or on their Bison (that's why they're called Air NOMADS - they were nomadic), the four temples were basically just sanctuaries and holy sites that the Airbenders could reliably return to if they were wounded or tired, and they were also where the children who were too young to travel, or the elderly who were too old, were kept safe. That's why we only ever see old monks and little kids during Aang's flashbacks to the Air Temple, everyone else was out roaming the world, searching for enlightenment.
Once the Temples were wiped out, the Fire Nation had to scour the world to hunt down the remaining Airbenders, one group at a time. They had special caves and hideouts set up to look like Air Nomad hideouts, designed to lure in the surviving Airbenders so they could ambush them and kill them; Zhao actually used one of those old caves to briefly trap Aang in one of the comics, while they were on their way to the Northern Water Tribe.
Wolf6120 And yet, there is actually no evidence to support that theory. Aang WAS the last Airbender.
What do you mean? The fact that most Air Nomads lived outside the Temples isn't a theory, it's established in the comics, which are canon. Also, it doesn't at all contradict with Aang being the last Airbender. The Fire Nation DID hunt down and kill every last Air Nomad in the world. It's just that they didn't all die when the Air Temples were destroyed, it just took a bit longer to hunt down the rest of them (and the Fire Nation had another 100 years after attacking the Air Temples to finish the job). k
+NoLaughing It is supported thanks to the Lost Adventure comics, which are canon to the series. I will not spoil it as you clearly have not read them, but you should.
1:31:59 There are lots of different responses to abuse, some people continue the cycle and become an abuser themselves, some people choose to not put anyone else through the same pain they've experienced. Trauma may be an EXPLANATION for your actions but it is not an excuse. There is always another path.
Y'all uploaded this the day before my birthday! :D
The Serpents Pass is one of my favorite episodes
Zuko Alone is another one.
Eric really needs to just read the Search already. It answers the question of what happened to Zuko's mother AND it talks more about the Face Stealer
PLEASE react to the avatar chibi eps! There's only 3 btw and they're really short
can you also react to the book 1 trailer for the legend of korra before starting the first book/season? Do the same for the rest of the books as well!
Animal guides are usually the original bending animal of the avatars birth element. Air bison for air, badgermole for earth, dragon for fire, but since they can't have the moon as their pet, waterbenders get stuff like dogs.
Thank you Blind Wave, and everyone who recomended this show to them.
If it wasnt for this channel i would never heard about Avatar,and i would lose the chance to see this amazing show.