*Avatar The Last Airbender* is INCREDIBLE!!! (Book 1 - Part 1)
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this show is, without exaggeration, one of the best pieces of television ever written. im jealous you get to watch this for the first time lol
I honestly think it's the best show ever made, all video media included.
@@Deorman fan fic movie not included
@@deathshadow660 I've read hundreds of avatar the last airbender fan fictions and honestly comparing that movie to them is just wrong even romance fan fics were better written
@@alanscott6005 That's because the people who wrote those fanfics actually know the characters and care about continuity LOL.
@@Deorman you wont get an argument out of me lmao
Episodes 1 and 2: goofy kids doing goofy things. Episode 3: Aang finds out the fire nation committed genocide on his entire civilization.
Oh! And finds his father figure's skeleton, as Zuko said "being raised by monks, you wouldn't know of fathers" before having a psychotic break at 12.
Not only did that episode set the tone for the story, it also did one of my favorite things about ATLA: it showed the Avatar State not as heroic, but terrifying.
@@lyrebirb83 And we get the first indications of Zuko having been physically abused and scarred by his father
@@pabloc8808 what tone lol
And in the next episode it's goofy and childish again
ITS ABOUT TIME YOU STARTED THIS!
😁
The reason Aang can always stay positive is because he's essentially a buddhist monk. He can accept the world as is and he can accept when he doesn't have the power to change things.
Also, a bit of not-in-the-show trivia: his arrow tattoos symbolize his status as a master airbender at only 12 years old. The kid is a once-in-a-generation genius when it comes to his birth element.
It's as natural to him as breathing. The way he knows what form of airbending to use in situations and almost always using non-lethal airbending (though lets be honest, there's very little of those) and him doing it like the very air is an extension of his body.
Get ready to cry so much. This show has some really emotionally heavy moments. Uncle Iroh is GOAT.
Everyone needs an Iroh in their life.
Leaves in the vines, falling so slowly, little soldier boy marching home
dont spoiler people !
@deathshadow660 Pretty sure it's "leaves *from* the vine."
@@curtisberard7831 tomato tomatoe
So a quick break down of everyone’s ages if you’re curious. Aangs 12. 112? 12. Kataras 14 Sokka is 15 and Zuko is 16 years old.
9:46 His mom was killed. His dad left to go to war. He was told it was his responsibility to take care of everyone left behind.
Sokka's character arc is a work of genius.
First "kids" show i remember seeing that respected its audience. Got laughs and emotions, oh and action and good characters.
SOOOOO EXCITED you're starting this journey!!!! ATLA is firmly in my top 5 favorite shows.
A detail not explained in the show; the arrow tattoos Aang has are only given to master airbenders, and Aang was the youngest to ever receive the tattoos.
emotional carnage is an understatement. there are some episodes in this that give amazing wisdom, sadness, laughs. it’s probably one of if not the best kids shows of all time i’d say
you can take out the word "kids" because it is one of if not the greatest show ever made
11:51 To be fair, he’s 12. He hadn’t fully realized that everyone he knew was dead in that moment
Well technically speaking He's 112
@@laurickcoriveau1488umm actually ☝️🤓
I’ve watched a lot of people react to this show over the last few years…I don’t think there’s been anyone as perfect to see watch this for the first time than you, this is about to be a match made in heaven! Enjoy
I love your reviews at the end of each episode. You're going to love how the show progressively reveals the world building, develops the characters and just makes you fall in love.
"He's supposed to be this big bad dude"... If you say so 😅
"Why did that hurt to watch?" So.. That's avatar. IMO more kids shows now a days should be like this. It teaches morals and lessons. It teaches you about real life things and emotions, in this fictional world
20:23 each element is dangerous in its own right.
Fire: for obvious reasons
Earth: again pretty obvious
Water: there would be more then just mild discomfort. Imagine being at a beach and you get hit by a decently big wave and it knocks you off your feet, now have someone control that water into a more focused/dense flow, would be like getting hit by a truck or make it thin enough with far greater pressure behind it and now your chopping off limbs.
Air: same principle as water. Controlling the pressure of the air you can make a raging tornado or a thin limb chopping blast. Not to mention pulling the air right out of someone’s lungs
To be fair, early episodes haven't really found the tone of the series yet, so it's easy to assume most elements are soft like that.
It's not until much later, especially book 3, when you learn to be absolutely terrified by waterbenders
Fun fact: Each Nation in this show is based on real cultures.
Air Nomads- Tibetan monks
Water Tribe- Inuit
Earth Kingdom- Chinese and a little bit of Indian
Fire Nation- Japanese empire, with the royals being centered in drive and honor, as you just witnessed
Honooooor!!
This show is one of those masterpieces. You think "Oh Nickelodeon show... this will be for kids".
This is a once in a lifetime show. The journey and the growth from these characters are PEAK ANIME!
It's sorta believed that Monk Giyatso killed those firebenders surrounding him by sucking all the air out of the area suffocating all the fires and everyone there trying to protect the temple and others using a move like that was kind of outlawed by the airbenders
It's akways believed by some thst Momo is Gyatso reincarnated.
@@curtisberard7831 Im pretty sure that was a real thing but the producers changed last minute.
Who said Christmas was coming next week?? We got a early gift today, yay!! 💗💗💗💗
I was 15 when this show came out and it still remains one of my favorites and most watched shows. My cat is named after one of the characters. ❤
If your cat isn't named Cabbages I'm rioting
@@smexijebus im guessing momo, but thats genius
@smexijebus **cat gets lost, comes back on its own after a week**
The owner: MY CABBAGES!!
@smexijebus But what if it’s Miyuki?
@@davidbeer5015 Miyuki, did you get in trouble with the Fire Nation again?
YES FINALLY! you are in for a treat, and the community surrounding this show is so wholesome and supportive
“What a way to be defeated.. and in the least lethal way” well yes! Aang is a monk
Top tier show amongst all genres.
And so the ATLA journey begins!! I'm glad you pay attention to things and love characters and lore because this show has PLENTY
34:17 you haven't begun the sadness episodes 😊
I anxiously await her viewing of Tales from Ba Sing Se. 😂
Looking forward to seeing her react to Appa’s lost day’s episode 😂
😢
@kingpearlshine i can't watch this without spending days reflecting afterwards 😢
I don’t know if you're a fan of Harry Potter, but Jason Isaacs voiced Zhao, who played Lucius Malfoy. Also, this episode shows that even though he’s banished, Zuko has more honor than anyone in the fire nation because Zhao attacked after yielding, a dishonorable thing. Zuko also, in the last episode, Zuko also kept his word when he agreed to leave the Southern Water Tribe alone. And Momo means peaches in Japanese, so Momo is literally named Peaches because he was eating a peach at the end of this episode. And Momo was initially going to be a reincarnated Gyatso but they eventually dropped that idea.
The intro for the first episode is slightly different from the intro of every other episode.
Aang doesn't get cold. They don't explain until much much later but air benders learn a technique to use their breathing to regulate their temperature.
Fun fact, Appa and Momo have the same voice actor. He does nearly all the animal noises in the show.
Literally the best show and animation ever created no contest
Uncle Iroh is the best and most wholesome Character
LETS FUCKING GOOOOOOOO this was the first series I ever got into, being like 7 at the time, and i didnt even realize i was watching the episodes as they were coming out until i was in my 20s. One of the best examples of how kids shows can be for everyone
One of the things that make this show so great is that it doesn't talk down to its audience, even though that audience is meant to be children. All the characters have more depth to them than it seems at first glance, and the writers are not afraid of addressing some very heavy topics. Some of the humour may be a little childish at times, but it's a children's show!
They also had a plan for the entire story, beginning to end, before they started work on the first episode. They didn't follow that plan exactly, but having it meant they could keep the whole thing very coherent thematically and have the characters grow and evolve in a very believable way.
There's a lot of shows written for adults that could learn a few things from how this show was made. The Netflix live action version of Avatar, for a start!
C.S. Lewis said something to the effect of "If children's entertainment can only entertain children, then it's not good entertainment." This is a show that I think is the pinnacle of what he would have wanted for children's entertainment.
Compare that to what M. Night Shyamalan said when he was making the live action movie to explain why people didn't like the movie. (I can't find the exact quote, but I remember him saying something to this effect). "You can either make it for adults and throw in a lot of sex and violence, or you can make it for 10 year olds. I chose the latter". This one quote is exhibit A as to why he was the absolute wrong person to be in charge of the project
Oh yeah, it’s all coming together 🙌
The lore in this show is so good and expertly presented to the audience. Look forward to your questions being answered at exactly the right time.
Also keep an eye out for hybrid animals. So far we’ve seen penguins crossed with otters, lemurs with bats (Momo), and bison with manatees (Appa). Some of the later hybrids are more obvious.
"I didnt expect it to be heavy like that"
Lol.
Lmao even.
15:50 It's already been explained a few times in episode 1 that the adult men of the Southern Water Tribe have all left to fight in the war....
Fun fact: The reason Aang isn’t cold in the tundra is because Airbender have the ability to change the temperature of the air around them, so they never get too cold or too warm
this show was a big part of my childhood and my teen years as well, this show taught us a lot about Element Bending and the techniques to bend them
Lots of morals too.
@@vincenzobonadonna4556 that too
THIS SHOW IS MY CHILDHOOD IM SO GLAD YOURE WATCHING IT (its a bit slow and convoluted at first but I promise it gets AMAZING)
New to the channel, just ended up in my feed cause... avatar. Just watching this video has signed me up to watch the whole thing here. You understand the gravity of the situation. Mentioning that its "just kids". The writing is insane and you can see it just in these episodes. Example from these:
Sokka: Fun? You cant fight the fire nation with fun.
Aang: You should try it sometime.
The next time Aang is seen, he slides in on a penguin and trips Zuko. LITERALLY FIGHTING HIM WITH FUN! You mentioned how silly Zuko got defeated, well.... Aang is having fun!
Just simple things like that. There are many more in just these episodes that I could rattle off. Enjoy the ride. I'm jealous you get to experience it for the first time.
I watch a wide smattering of reactors (basically anyone who watches media I truly love), and some drive me kinda nuts but are watchable, whereas some others really seem to care about understanding and appreciating the media they're consuming. This reactor has always been one of the latter, especially when it comes to powerful emotional storytelling. I'm really stoked she's watching this series, and I'm positive you're going to love her reactions :)
I was 11 when this show came out and was so hyped for the initial release special, which was the first 2 episodes back to back. I think it was near the finale that I caught a couple re-runs with my dad, and he started getting into it, too. By far, one of both our favorite franchises.
Rated 7th out of 250 tv shows of all time on IMDb. Don't underestimate this show.
This is basically the Bluey effect but back then with a bit of difference since it’s older kids but still. A kid show with that much impact on adult watching, I just love it so much
Best. Show. Ever. Welcome to this journey, it’s life changing.
1:24 “Everything was peaceful until the fire nation attacked.” 😂
grew up watching it and love it
YES!!! ❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉
My favorite animated show of all time. 😊
Zuko is my fav character ❤
He had the best story arc.
YESSSSSSS!!!!!! THE GREATEST SHOW EVER MADE! THANKS VEE! ❤
This show is LIGHTNING IN A BOTTLE! I would love to see your journey through this series.
They don't really touch on it in ALTA but air-benders (especially masters) can passively maintain control of the air around them, so Aang can dress however he likes in the arctic and not be cold so long as he's conscious.
Appa flies using airbending, the flying bisons are the original airbenders si he controls the air currents arround him just like Aang does to fly with the glider. And in the second episode when Katara freezes the guards she addapts like water when she tries the second time, its a detail I love!!
20:25 "water hits you and you're alright " made me laugh 😂
Oh man, you are in for a treat. This show was my childhood. Easily one of THE best shows ever
Look, another Vkunia v-OH MY GOODNESS
My exact reaction. 😂
7:42 they don't ever mention this, but Airbenders can control the Air around their bodies naturally allowing them to stay warm in the cold or, cool in the heat, so he doesn't need more clothes than what he is wearing which is more symbolic then practical like the coats sokka and Kamara wear.
sokkas character development is so great throughout the show
Honestly, among the best but underrated character development arcs.
All characters have an amazing arc and power crawl :)
I'M SO STOKED YOU'RE WATCHING THIS! I'm a video binger only (just how my brain works) so I'll be saving this and coming back to watch your reactions a season at a time or so, but I had to pop in to comment that I'm so so happy you're going to watch this show! It's truly, no hyperbole, one of the all-time best sagas ever told, in all of human literature, in any medium. Please watch it at a decent pace so you don't forget things along the way, and please consider making notes about any interesting observations or unresolved loose ends, because there are setups and payoffs ALL over the place, and some of those span nearly from the beginning to the end of the whole series! Pay close attention to small details; a lot of the lore drops are implied through subtext, and there are many visual easter eggs that are only catchable on a second viewing. It's such an amazing story. I truly believe humans will be studying and discussing this story for as long as our species exists and preserves any cultural works. Welcome to the fandom, you will be changed by it!
V this show SHAPED me as a child, yes it's emotionally HEAVY but it helped me to identify my feelings and process them properly. This show is literally the therapy children need as they grow up, it's crazy. It was called too smart for children's television, and I wholeheartedly agree but it was totally necessary.
"like with water... if it hits you... it's just slight discomfort, right?" Girl, you'll be surprised xD.
You’re finally watching Avatar the Last Airbender! Yes!
Oh you're in for a treat! 🙂 You'll laugh, cry, cheer for the villain, and by the 3rd episode will have you emotionally invested in the characters. I can't wait to follow you on this journey. There's a reason it's consistently at the top of nearly every chart for best TV series.
Really hyped to watch the rest of your reactions to this, ATLA is a rare gem of a show and I'm glad you were sucked straight in by it.
Im so happy you're starting this. It's my favorite show of all time
Already know it is gonna be on your top 5 tv shows of all time list.
Boomerang, MVP. Also, Appa is an airbender, that's how he flies.
Airbenders control temperature of the air around them so aang literally never wears extra layers of clothing cause he's always using Airbender subconscious to keep body temperature at optimum level
Book 1 simply establishes main story and moves a little forward with it. The rest is introducing recurring characters who will have a significant impact in later seasons. The trilogy of seasons is LOTR meets Star Wars meets Game of Thrones (in a family friendly way of course)
Zuko IS the primary antagonist of the show, but _not_ necessarily a villain! A great example of a show that demonstrates the difference between the two.
AtLA is a classic. And don’t listen to the haters, let me preemptively let you know that the sequel series, The Legend of Korra is JUST AS GOOD (it is a hill I will die on).
We don’t talk about the movie
While Avatar the Last Airbender is indeed the best show Nickelodeon has ever made, the best and fleshed out franchise Cartoon Network has ever made is Ben 10 (Classic).
16:00 they said in the first intro and Sokka again mentioned in the first episode talking to the kids that all the men left 2 years prior to fight in the war.
Captain Zhao is voiced by Jason Isaacs, Lucius Malfoy!
You blew my mind I must blow you
I still love the fact that Aang recognized Gyatso as the world's greatest Airbender, not because of his combat skill, but because of his baking abilities. Because honestly if you've ever tried baking you've wished that you were an Airbender.
JUST IMAGINE THE PEAKS YOU COULD GET ON EGG WHITES
20:22 air bending has some scary implications when you think about how lungs work!
Fun fact: Jason Isaacs plays commander Zhao. The same actor who played Lucius Malfoy in Harry Potter.
This show really is one of the best Nickelodeon gems ever made. Who wouldn’t love it? 😆
Yay!! I’m excited for this! I love this show ❤ You know, the writers made it so that the first word spoken here in the first episode is the word “It’s” & the last word spoken in the last episode is the word “perfect” & it really is!
Sokka: You can't fight firebenders with fun!
Aang: *Spends the next 9 months fighting firebenders with fun and winning until the whole fire nation is defeated*
I was both! Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network! Eventually I thought Cartoon Network was better!
Mainly because of both Teen Titans, Ed Edd Eddy, Adventure Time and my favorite of all: Ben 10!
Still hoping that one of these days, it goes back to actually being Cartoon Network and not 'Teen Titans GO and A Few Other Shows We Don't Really Care About Network'.
@@slashermaster28 Gumball takes more of the schedule than TTG nowadays
Also, for the OG fans, "the worldbuilding is done" she says 😅 she's about to take the master class in "the worldbuilding is done"
You are in for a ride. One of,if not the best written animated series I've ever seen. The character development is amazing, and the introduction of later characters bring additional depth to the series. Enjoy.😊
Even adults loved this when it came out. Impressive world building & story telling.
was an adult when this came out, can confirm
I believe the ages of everyone are about:
Aang: "12" (although actually older)
Katara: 14
Sokka: 15
Zuko: 16 or 17
Iroh: late 50s or early 60s
Appa is an Airbender so he doesn't need wings to fly. And Zhao actually has a point when he told Zuko that his father doesn't care for him. I mean he sent his son on a wild hunt for a guy who wasn't seen for 100 years so the Zuko was basically set up to fail which means he was never meant to make it home again.
As a 30 year old guy I’m almost embarrassed at how excited I got to see this video. Atla will always be my favourite show of all time. And watching people react to it is my second favourite.
So glad you're diving into the Avatar Universe. You're in for a treat!
Avatar and Teen Titans were my two favorite childhood shows!
I watched this show when it was first coming out and still have the complete series on DVD. Welcome to the fandom. This series is amongst the best in television history and the closest Western animation can get to Anime.
•So Aang is biologically 12 (chronologically 112), Katara is 14, Sokka, is 15, and Zuko is 16.
•Airbenders can warm their bodies with breathing techniques, allowing them to be in colder climates without winter clothing.
•In Sokka's defense, with the men of the tribe away at war, the responsibility of defending the rest of the village falls on him, a 15-year-old boy trying to fill a man's shoes without someone to teach him what it means to be both leader and man.
•Cultural Inspirations:
Air Nomads - Tibetan Buddhists
Water Tribes - Inuits and Asiatic Peoples of the Russian Far East
Earth Kingdom - Asia, but mostly Ming and Qing Dynasty China
Fire Nation - Imperial Japan
•Each bending style is drawn by different martial arts
Airbending - Baguazhang or Circle Walking, known for constant circular movement, evading all attackers and getting around them.
Waterbending - Tai Chi, soft and breath that can build up and be harder than aggression.
Earthbending - Hung Gar, known for strong stances and rooting to the ground. Think of Tiger or Crane styles of Kung Fu.
Firebending - Northern Shaolin, strong and dynamic style using powerful hand and leg movements, good at long range, wide stances, quick advances and retreats, kicking and leaping, rolling circular blocks, quickness, agility, and aggressive attacks.
•I think they're using Commander to mean Commodore, as Commander is under Captain. That being said, both live action attempts failed to capture how menacing Zhao is. Course, it helps that Jason Isaacs is voicing Zhao.
•As with many franchises, there is an official Avatar cookbook.
Absolutely timeless series here
The story, the characters, the music, the animation
Can’t wait to watch a new journey through it all
One of my only 10/10 shows of all time. I got my mother to re-watch it with me and she got HOOKED. Truly grateful for that experience.
Avatar is a classic masterpiece, I say, not least because it demonstrates that one can make a show which is appropriate for children but which adults can thoroughly enjoy as well. It is wonderful. :)
Quite possibly my favorite show of all time. Getting a tattoo for it and everything dead center of my back. You're going to love it
Momo is Japanese for peach! So when Momo grabbed the peach from Sokka, that's where Aang got his inspiration to name him Momo 😊
A lot of work was put into this series. A small example is that each of the bending techniques is based on a real martial arts form. That aside, I have one very important question for you, Vicky: Are you REALLY a GT Racing Ace? 🤔
More animated kid shows should be more like this. The kind that isn't afraid to reach the same levels of emotion and maturity as live-action.
Best show of the 2000s right here. I'll gladly re-watch it on this format with ya😁
I used to watch this with my kids all the time when they were little. Great show for the whole family.
This is one of the best shows ever made. Its very well written and has amazing character building. You'll gonna love this show. Oh expect also some emotional moments so tissues are mandatory.
OMG, I was not expecting this but I am so excited that you are starting your ATLA journey. I first watched this several years ago and it is my favorite animated show ever, it's an insta-click as soon as I see it on a subbed reactor's channel (gone through it with Funny Lil' Gal, Natalie Gold, Gallifrey Gals, Kat & Sonny and many others...)
You're not wrong in that it goes pretty hard pretty quick...it deals with some very heavy themes for a kids' show (though for that reason they have to dance around certain things and leave them vague at points). Fair warning...the emotional damage will not be any less after these first three episodes...but it's SO worth it. Looking forward to being along for this ride! I know you're gonna love it 😄
Woohoo ! Get ready for the BEST animated series ever devised. And yes, better than Arcane. Hands down a blue print of phenominal characters, story arcs, world building, and perhaps one of the best redemption arcs ever written. Also, you will probably start drinking tea in a whole new light.
I am here for this journey!
The background music during your discussion is absolute fire.