Aang SNAPS!! | Avatar The Last Airbender Book 3 Episode 18 Reaction

[@Dressyone223]

If anyone can control Azula it’s Ozai. He’s been controlling her since she was a child.

[@joshuaking3731]

His is the only approval she craves.

[@Mayeur000Donz]

@@joshuaking3731 I think on some level she wanted the validation of peers. She wanted genuine love, which is why losing Ty Lee and Mai messed her brain up so much. imo, Ozai's validation was important to her the same way online strangers are important to someone obsessed with getting a big twitter platform. Sooner or later, she'd have grown beyond him. Cast him aside like a blunted tool.

[@joshuaking3731]

@Mayeur000Donz I agree completely. That validation is why she's so messed up. He has a standard she has to live up to from her father, as the princess of the fire nation. But she does care for her friends, too, but doesn't know how to process that. She also knows that validation through fear isn't really validation and craves something real. But Ozai's manipulation knows at the back of her head, not letting her know what to believe or want.

[@bthsr7113]

He's not the only one whose approval and validations she's craved, but he is the only one she can get it from now.

[@KingsBard]

I love how belittling what Ozai did was, he gave her the title that meant everything, and then made it mean nothing.

[@In-The-Zone]

"My daughter you will now be President!" "...really papa?" "Well, more like an important Mayor"

[@CrownofMischief]

Hey, even the Supreme Overlord of Everything has gotta delegate

[@LabMatt]

He's gonna be president and she's gonna be governor

[@Mrryn]

Ozai: "You've done so well, Azula, and you have a point. So I'm giving over position of president to you." Azula: "Really? So I will have rule after all this time?" Ozai: "Yes. Also in my last act as president, I'm officially accepting a promotion from myself to God Emperor, a position I also just created." Urien from Street Fighter: "Not this shit again..."

[@ChevaliersEmeraude]

I don't know... as someone who plays a bit of Crusader Kings 3, being a king (or queen) is still great even if there's an emperor title above it, which is kinda what this situation would be like in a way.

[@ahumanbeingfromtheearth1502]

17:22, it's not just the fact that it would it go against everything he's been taught, but another point is that Aang is the LAST airbender. If he kills someone, then it'll feel to him like a part of the whole air nomad culture will have died.

[@JaelinBezel]

Yeah, even Yangchen advises him to smoke Ozai and feel bad about it later but reading the novel about her, she was something of a maverick among the nuns, happy to play fast and loose with rules and customs if it served the greater good.

[@afterdinnercreations936]

@@JaelinBezel The thing is, Yangchen wasn't the LAST Airbender.

[@valeria262]

​@@afterdinnercreations936and irrelevant in the face of mass genocide but hey it's a kids show, parts are gonna be shit

[@rjai5003]

Ozai is probably the only person who can control Azula. She cares about his approval as much as Zuko did, but in a completely different way. While he was desperate to be acknowledged, she’s desperate to not lose that acknowledgment

[@sharkdentures3247]

Complete abusive parent style manipulation. I wouldn't be surprised if he (subtly) "played" Zuko & Azula off against each other as well. After all, if they genuinely cared for each other, trusted each other & relied on each other, they would not be as emotionally "dependent" on HIM.

[@JamesJones-ts5fl]

Well said

[@bthsr7113]

I mean.... they weren't his kids, but apparently evil mustache Austrian deliberately fostered feuds to keep his underlings limited and so that he'd be the final voice when their deliberately overlapping fields clashed.

[@samuelvincent557]

I'm curious to see if my interpretation of that scene with Ozai and Azula matches with anyone else's I always thought that Ozai changed his mind because of what Zuko said to him during the Day of Black Sun. When he told him about Azula lying about Zuko killing the Avatar and giving credit to Zuko, Ozai realized that he couldn't trust his daughter to be loyal to him either. She lied and hid the fact his greatest threat was, possibly, still alive to gain his favor. And giving Azula the position of Fire Lord was going to be an empty title. Because with him as The Phoenix King, she would still be serving under him and she would never really rule. And he didn't dare take him with her, because he didn't know if her lying about the Avatar being dead was a trap and if she would turn on him at the last minute.

[@blackcated5755]

The way Sokka casually cuts off the melon I always saw as him having no regrets regarding killing the Fire Lord. If he was the Avatar, he'd actually do it without hesitation.

[@murciadoxial8056]

he'd probably squash the firelord's skull with gloves made out of rock

[@LordHaragnok]

​@@murciadoxial80561, he's not an earthbender so he wouldn't be able to hold the gloves together, 2 I think the goofiness wouldn't show up at that moment. Sokka's the man when he needs to be

[@murciadoxial8056]

@@LordHaragnok I don't think you read the main comment.

[@Mayeur000Donz]

Yeah probs. He was raised admiring the warrior lifestyle.

[@LordHaragnok]

@@murciadoxial8056 Dude, I'm talking about the rock glove comment, get off your soapbox

[@BGTitanAvatar]

I think the thing to keep in mind is that Azula hasn’t done all of this because she has her own ambition. No, she’s done all this because she wants to keep Ozai’s approval. Because that’s how things worked in their home. “You can’t treat me like this. You can’t treat me like Zuko!” Azula is still reeling from Mai and Ty Lee’s betrayal, something she could never have calculated. So for her father to change plans and essentially leave her behind at home while he goes off an enacts the plan she came up with… she felt discarded. The Azula we’ve come to know and fear up until this point would never have spoke that way to her father otherwise. It’s also the first time she actually sounds small. You know, like the 14 year old she actually is.

[@barbaros99]

Like another reviewer said, we start off by looking at Azula as a tiny Ozai, but in reality a tiny Ozai is what she *desperately wants to be* . I mean, that "Really?"...

[@wessltov]

You know...every time I'm told these characters' ages, I feel weirded out. These might be the only characters Alicia calls babies where she's within 10 years of being right

[@DirtyDan-qk5bu]

​@@wessltovalso fma

[@princefarron5484]

Without spoiling anything, something about Aang's struggling about killing hit me years later. I remember watching the premiere and thinking like you, killing is tough but Ozi needs to go. But years later rewatching something clicked and had been a running issue for Aang the whole series. He has and always sees himself not as the Avatar as much as he identifies as 'The Last Airbender'. The last of his people. The last of his culture and history. If he stopped "being" an Airbender then they are truly gone. Of all the lessons he learned as a monk, the biggest was conflict avoidance and mercy. It's how airbenders fight and his first instinct. So the act of killing anyone... Murder... the complete abandonment of his monk teachings committing the cardinal sin of his people... Aang sees this as the final death of his people. He is the last one and wouldn't be a true Airbender anymore. The kids sadly can't understand just how abhorrent what they are asking of him is to him and why he only ever gets so angry about his people. Love the content and happy I got to share my perspective.

[@olgabutorina4156]

I'm kinda sad that people think that being an Airbender is more important than morale and love and life itself...

[@ben-toboxent.7958]

@@olgabutorina4156 it’s less that it’s more important than life, it’s that the final genocide of his culture would be on his shoulders. Even if he killed Ozai and rebuilt the air nomads, no matter how hard he preached against killing, the cornerstone of his victory would be a death he directly caused. The air nomads could never truly be reformed

[@EldenRingplayer407]

@@ben-toboxent.7958Even if killing did become the cornerstone of his victory, he could’ve just done what Katara did with bloodbending: Become a hypocrite. Preach against killing while being a killer, like Katara preaches against bloodbending while being a bloodbender. …Fr, tho. Katara did something she didn’t wanna do, for Aang. Aang should be able to do the same for the world. Maybe if Katara reminded Aang about what she did to Hama, Aang would listen

[@valeria262]

He's selfish, but understandably so. Not that that excuses the genocide he finds preferable to tainting his culture

[@tigerwoods3729]

i love the fact that the show isnt trying to communicate that killing people like ozai is the wrong thing to do, it isnt taking a stance against that, its purely about aang's own personal values and beliefs

[@tennoyamamoto1800]

25:24 Yes he can and he does, The amount of emotional leverage and control he has over his 14 years old daughter is absolute and disgusting, This is Ozai the worst father in the history of fathers, the -Gaslight- Phoenix King

[@bthsr7113]

I've seen contenders who could rival or surpass him.

[@Fleetedblade64]

Shou tucker

[@dearikj90]

You don't think Ozai can control and manipulate Azula? He has been gaslighting and manipulating his entire family since the series began. Where do you think she learned to act like that? She watched how he treated Zuko and their mother. It's why she lashes out here, feeling like he's "treating her like Zuko." Despite that he still sweet talks her into doing what he wants and makes her think it's what she should want. He is the one person in the world who holds Azula's leash. He created that monster.

[@soulstealer5625]

He doesnt have kids, he has tools for his war machine to be discarded whenever he wants.

[@BiasFree]

Honestly wasn't expecting to get to the last four episodes already, this is going to get wild!

[@murciadoxial8056]

she ain't ready for the next episode

[@kayden2119]

well hopefully she is doing korra so we might not be close to the end afterall. Maybe I have just not paid attention but I do not know if she has said if she is watching it or not. Hopefully she forms her own opinion on the show and not what the haters say.

[@danielvalentim91]

5:05 you can see the scar on aang's foot from where the damn azula came from, the details and attention they give to everything is incredible

[@NoSoulJoel177]

When Azula said she was being treated like Zuko that shows how he treated Zuko, Ozai would deliberately treat Zuko like shit just to torture on Zuko’s mom. Deliberately mentally torturing Zuko just to torture Zuko’s mom.

[@thunderflare59]

It shows that she made the same mistake Zuko made: earning daddy's love. Ozai loves no one but himself.

[@samfisher6606]

I love the detail here that when Zuko attacks Aang on the beach, the first thing that Sokka mentions is Zuko destroying his sculpture of Suki and how he is fixing the sculpture instead of going after Zuko. It proves that they trust Zuko and don't think he's relapsed, again. Also, the teams they split up into to fight the Melon Lord are the same teams they split into for the final fight.

[@AugustoEL]

The last part is kinda spoilery, you should cut it or make is after the read more.

[@Spyko-]

well don't go and spoil the final fight like that ? although I assume she already finished the serie but still

[@Ragingknight12]

Yo bro edit your comment please, she doesn't want to spoilers and the very end of your comment has a bit of spoilers. If you want her to read comments do not put any sort of spoiler.

[@starkid910]

@@Ragingknight12 I think she's ahead on Patreon, likely finished. I finally got paid, so I'm about to find out lol

[@noah509]

I really appreciate that you're defending Aang. I have watched far too many people react to Avatar and be confused or angry that Aang won't kill the fire lord.

[@WicketParakeet]

but he is a hypocrit he has killed befor the fly in the desert the fire nation on the mounten when he made a avalance and the water spiret in the norther water tribe

[@WicketParakeet]

he can kille them but not the worse of the all ok

[@saibot7962]

With the water spirit in book 1 thst wasnt him. The spirit was using him to exact its vengeance ​@@WicketParakeet

[@chaircheck2424]

The funny thing is, Azula literally got Ozai's cast-off title after he didn't have a use for it anymore. It's like someone telling you they're going to share an ice cream bar with you, and then giving you the stick after they've eaten all the ice cream off it.

[@ninjaboy4831]

Or worse...giving you a plate of chicken after you've peeled and eaten all the skin 🍗

[@edscarlet865]

Two things I really like about this episode are, and only noticed when I read it online: 1. When Zuko attacks Aang on the beach, the rest of the crew is like "Zuko went crazy!" instead of "Zuko turned on us!". That just shows how much they gained actual trust in him. 2. Azula spoke "out of turn" and that is the only moment in the series where she is actually *terrified* of someone/something. Can you just imagine the million thoughts crossed over her mind fearing she did all of that for her father, but still ended up as Zuko for one teensy tiny mistake?

[@yougonahaveanoratime9726]

The fact that Alicia got It right with the whole island thing is just nuts

[@bthsr7113]

shhhh

[@Norbert_Sattler]

That it is Kitara of all people who tells Zuko to join the group hug is really symbolic, since she was the one most against letting him joint them.

[@QueenKate1203]

Katara*

[@Norbert_Sattler]

@@QueenKate1203 They very clearly say Kitara, so why is it written with an a?

[@kiwistuff4237]

@@Norbert_Sattler A short a in the middle of a word sounds very similar to an i in the same place. It's just how language works. Her name is Katara

[@JamesJones-ts5fl]

@@Norbert_Sattler it’s Katara, but sometimes the short “a” in the beginning sounds like “i” or “uh.” Just a pronunciation quirk.

[@qeinz]

i love how scared aang in this episode. showing how he's just a kid with massive responsibility on his shoulder. just like u always said,, he's just a baby

[@ben-toboxent.7958]

Azula is just as much a victim of abuse as Zuko. Her scars are invisible, but undeniable and deep. She controlled Mai and Ty Lee through fear because she herself is ruled by fear.

[@Brutebandit]

Gotta say even though ive seen this show like 5 times over the years, rewatching it and see your reaction to everything makes it feel like im watching it for the first time again cause of all the thoughts and theories you have about the show all throughout just reminds me of the similar thoughts that went through my mind the first time I watched it. Its such a great show and your reactions to this show are awesome!

[@tennoyamamoto1800]

17:07 not only that, he's the last Air Nomad, if he intentionally kills someone part of his culture also dies

[@huntersmith1943]

Think about it it makes sense toph wouldn’t notice momo missing as quickly because momo flies a lot.

[@jlofty9598]

Aang telling everyone else they don't understand the position he's in is crazy when you think about the fact zuko is literally asking him to kill his dad

[@NA1c158]

He clearly had come to terms with those feelings long ago. His "dad" died to him a long time ago

[@soorian6493]

I mean, Zuko isn't the one who's going to have to do it. Neither position is good, but I think it's fair to say there's room for mutual misunderstand

[@fishiefish6179]

It’s not crazy at all. None of them are the last remnant of their culture like Aang is. And the air nomad culture was all about conflict avoidance and the sanctity of life. Aang can’t turn against those ideals because it would be the final death of the air nomads.

[@saibot7962]

Not really since they aren't required to kill him Plus they were all being flippant about so the outburst was justified

[@huntertezz]

Gotta respect Sokka's character development in this episode. He started out trying to eat Momo and now he trying to save him from being eaten.

[@realKhalilG]

The Avatar actually is allowed to kill in the name of keeping balance. We see this with Kyoshi killing Chin the Conqueror and Roku threatening to kill Sozin. Aang's struggle is based on being an airbender. The last airbender. Pacifism is deeply engrained into the culture and the culture is all he really has left.

[@AugustoEL]

It is more because it goes against the air nomads phylosify of no violence, pay attention at how he fights mainly when airbending, it is a very dodge and defense fight style, for the most part avoiding harming people. So killing goes againts one of the main things of his culture, and as someone said it is almost like abandonig his culture and he is the *LAST* airebender.

[@olgabutorina4156]

uh... you guys really don't know what morale principles are, do you?

[@austinthorup1157]

Suki’s entire relationship with Sokka: He’s a dumb dumb but he’s MY dumb dumb.

[@natezabinski5615]

You're right, Aang's just not that guy. But Sokka is.

[@liamcostello8314]

Expanse reference?

[@bthsr7113]

@@liamcostello8314 Amos would absolutely be fine with strafing, bombing, and even nuking the Fire Lord. Oh, sorry, Phoenix King.

[@liamcostello8314]

@@bthsr7113 Imagine Amos as the Avatar

[@bthsr7113]

​@@liamcostello8314 I'd rather not, though he would absolutely put Ozai down. And Azula. And rando firebenders. And season 1 Zuko. And the Rough Rhinos. And basically any and all hostiles in his way

[@liamcostello8314]

@@bthsr7113 Amos the Avatar is exactly what a specific character in LoK was afraid of lol.

[@groudon1326]

Toph couldn’t even see when standing in sand but now after the appa incident she can use that much precision

[@declanmckenna6854]

I like to headcanon that she powerleveled her sandbending after that because of the thought "Never again"

[@dudeman47731]

In aang's defense he had 1 year to master 4 elements to face a super powered fire bender. His Chakra got blocked by azula's lightning and can't enter the avatar state.

[@kaijingarou6526]

26:00 Azula has proved herself over and over and she's Ozai's favorite. She speaking out of turn here isn't such a big deal. With Zuko, he was kinda waiting for the opportunity to punish him as severely as possible because he never liked him.

[@soulstealer5625]

I mean in the illustrated book for this scene, she has genuine fear that he will burn her face so being the favourite only insulates you from harm for so long.

[@Herpestidae]

At least they follow through with the established Team Avatar tradition of not telling the new guy a damn thing.

[@starcaptain9320]

I'm so excited for you to finally get to this point because Azula in these final episodes is phenomenal! They really hit me in the face with the reminder that she is still a 14 year old child desperately seeking the approval of an incredibky oppressive and strict parent with high expectations.

[@CrazeeAdam]

Yeah, I mean Zuko is right at the beginning. I think having grown up with his father, he knows just what kind of person he is. He's the only one that personally knows how cruel and bad he is, so it's the most real to him, even more so than Aang. Kind of good he's the one that snaps people into gear Also Ozai is the one person who can control Azula because he's been her abuser since she was a child, same with Zuko, she just hasn't realized it or maybe has and just accepted it, while Zuko has rebelled against being abused by his own father. So yes.. he can and does control her.. sadly. I mean that's the sad thing about Azula, she's a manipulated and abused child, not some world conquering mastermind. She may think she is, she may come off as that, but at the end of the day she's like what, 15 or 16? No, her father chose to put her on the front lines where she could get hurt repeatedly, and warped her mind about right and wrong.. Zuko had Uncle, Azula doesn't have anyone..

[@bthsr7113]

14. Azula is 14.

[@Flweem]

In another world, there might have been room for the nuance that Aang's struggle here deserved. As the last airbender, if Aang compromises on the airbender way of life, then it could be said that the airbenders really would go extinct, even if Aang were still alive. But, unfortunately, this is a kid's show, subject to all the censorship and executive meddling that entails. Hell, iirc back in the day they actual took the show off the air for the last part of season 3, making it internet-only.

[@reasonpeason847]

17:53 The thing with Aang’s refusal to kill, specifically to go back on all of the teachings of the Air Nomads, is also part of the other big thing on his shoulders that he won’t be able to deal with until after the war is ended: Being the last of his people alone to rebuild and preserve his culture. He s in a position where straying the core principals of his culture s letting the genocide of those people be completed. No Avatar before him has had the weight of restoring the entire existence of one of the nations the way he’ll have to spend the rest of his life doing. On top of that, it’s the nation most steeped in the spiritual side of their world. For the way what happens in the material world and specifically to the Avatar has a tangible effect on the balance of the world, to kill and not be able to preserve the foundation of what it means to be an Air Nomad would have a profound negative impact on the balance of the world. If anyone else killed the Fire Lord, I wouldn’t be mad. Shit, I don’t think Aang would be mad. I think he would mourn that was how things had to be, but I think he’d accept that it had to happen bd that he would then have to do his job to restore balance. However, doing it himself would be akin to locking himself from being unable to go into the Avatar State only it would be something he couldn’t come back from. He could never undo the blood on his hands, even if it wasn’t the wrong thing to do for the world. At the end of the day though, and in the episodes after, I think the balance Aang finds that we don’t see in the Avatars he consult in the balance between himself as an individual and himself as the Avatar. He can fulfill his duties while not compromising or denying himself and who he is. The Avatars he speaks to talk about their regrets, things they should’ve done, thing they say they had to do no matter what they felt, but very single one of them says what they do with their own lives and experiences being what informs it. I’m trying to ignore the input of their own lives and experiences, they favor the duty of their role as the Avatar. Aang chooses the harder path that is a constant balancing act. The best interests of the world without losing who he is. There is a reason the Avatar isn’t an immortal or lives forever like many f the spirits we see. They live many lives because to be a human is what they need to be. Even with the whole world, everyone he loves, every authority he looks to for guidance telling him thy what’s left in him of his entire civilization needs to be abandoned for the greater good, he holds onto his principles without abandoning the world.

[@gachagamer536]

20:18 bruh I think you still didn't realize that Ozai's VA is Mark Hamill, a.k.a Luke Skywalker and the Joker. I didn't realize it at first too despite many rewatches, no joker laugh and an intimidating voice really caught me off guard

[@Davx_87]

Sometimes I swear on god Alicia has seen this, just because how accurate her call outs are😂

[@goodenoughright5433]

Whenever I rewatch the series the end always sneaks up on me somehow ♡

[@saltyk9869]

Melon Lord, Aang is a pacifist. While the series revolves around fighting, Aang never attacks first. He only fights in self defense and the defense of others. And he never acts to take lives. For him to intentionally kill Ozai would be a betrayal of his beliefs. And his people. And he in the only living Air Nomad in the world. It would be the lose his very culture. This is why Aang is so upset. Also love that when Aang is missing, Zuko is the one they immediately turn to. Not only does it show that Zuko is the Lancer in the group, what he was always meant to be, but it also shows the trust that he has earned. These people hated him and now, they trust him. June return is probably in part due to her voice actor voicing another important character who we will see next episode. On to The Old Master. I hope you have tissues, Princess Alicia, the clever and beautiful.

[@Mert_Yanik]

The buizerd wasp in the desert?

[@saltyk9869]

@@Mert_Yanik Yes. He attacked and killed it. His initial action to save Momo was in character. The follow up to kill it was showing how upset he was. He wasn't himself. He even scared Momo in that moment. The following episode, Aang was trying to suppress his emotions because it scared him, too. All of which just reinforces the point that Aang killing Ozai would be out of character for him.

[@Nutte.]

The debut of Melon Lord, the true final boss, has finally arrived :)

[@bthsr7113]

We're in the end game now. Their stories may continue after the show, but we approach the hours that will decide the world's fate in a way few events can. I prefer to eat watermelon with a light dusting of salt over drinking it, but I imagine that would still be very refreshing after heavy training. Just us and Zuko. Can we just appreciate the exponential improvement on how much focus Toph has with the sand? Like, that's at least two place values better than she was. Granted, she could focus on a small area without the din of battle, and she didn't make more little people, but that's still no mean feat. Sokka has only been able to practice his artistic side a couple times in the last month. Give him time, and he might be able to do some nice pieces of art. I don't think those are buck teeth so much as a necklace. Zuko's going drill sergeant. It's an island for the rich and powerful elite of the Fire Nation, and that usually means fire benders. They have some time. Now Aang, threats only work if the person you're telling said threat to believes you'll carry them out. And you're a hippy at heart. Zuko felt fine burning stuff from the house when he was here with his girlfriend, his sister, and Ty Lee. The logic of waiting tracks. Aang isn't at proper proficiency, and his trump card was ripped up by Azula. To top it off, the Comet is the day when the battle will be the hardest. And waiting an extra month when the Fire Nation is already basically the victor won't seem like a big deal at first. Even ignoring the comet, every day means more villages under the flared toe boot of the fire nation. More rebels executed. More reprisal killings. More extortion. More pressure on the Northern Water Tribe. More garrisons to control conquered territory. More airship production. More ship production. More collaborators seeking money, power, or even safety. And less resistance and hope by the conquered as subjugation becomes the status quo. Though hope and resistance will never fully die out. While the intention behind it is monstrous, it is true that you need to break an enemy's hope to some extent. They need to believe that there is nothing to be gained from further conflict that can't be achieved through a treaty or walking away at lower cost. The enemy must accept defeat. THAT SAID, mass destruction is really not a good idea in general, and industrialized/institutionalized cruelty will breed new levels of hate and contempt for the perpetrator so they are never truly safe from reprisal. And Ozai's implementation of Azula's plan is not only monstrous on a level that rivals or surpasses the most destructive wartime leaders IR, it is untennable in the long term. This is destruction that could only be rivaled by nuclear attackS. The long term consequences could be unthinkable. Possibly a collapse of the ecosystem for hundreds of miles. Or worse. No new world will rise. There may be remains of the old that cling to life, but this....... this is apocalyptic. Like... imagine if the entire Amazon forest was burned away in a week tops. Now imagine if the fire couldn't be stopped from spreading. This could be worse if Ozai has his way. On a more positive note, it is fortunate that Combustion Man isn't alive anymore. They touched on this a little and I inferred more on rewatching with you in the leadup and actual invasion of Black Sun. What with Aang missing every dang shot on the target dummy that represented a specific person. The Fire Lord can't be reasoned with, but Aang is committed to not taking a life and the Avatar State can't force his hand like before. So now we get to the crux of Aang's dilemma. Not one argument from me about the training being cool, but it is also quite dangerous. No safe way to simulate, this is effectively a live fire exercise. MELON LORD is having too much fun. Rotating shots are so hard to animate. This is war, Aang. And the deciding battle is in less than 3 days. Even as a prisoner, Ozai would still be one of the stronger and best trained firebenders in the world. He would still command influence and respect from the army, navy, and the world's first air force. He would still have many nobles wanted to work with him over his kind hearted son. To lock him away, he must first be broken and made weak in the eyes of his people. And even then, there would be diehards, fanatics, and opportunistic hold outs. "This goes against everything I learned from The Monks." I'll touch on this later when the last piece of evidence has been seen. Aang is just a 12 year old raised by hippies, but if the Fire Lord isn't utterly defeated, this war will not end. You won't expect who is out there, but there was a blink and you'll miss it piece of foreshadowing. "Everyone else got to go on a life changing field trip with Zuko." Sorry, Toph, no time for that, and Zuko has a much worse family than yours. Toph's is dysfunctional, but miles more functional than the royal family of scheming war mongers and psychopaths. Also the people who got roped into the nonsense like Zuko's mom. Toph's parents loved her. They didn't respect of trust her, but they still loved her. Which is more than Ozai gave his son until Zuko fulfilled conditions. And Toph's parents never struck her. So Zuko """wins""" the trauma contest. Zuko's a former prince (and not just of a village), the eldest (I think).... and yes, the most qualified by experience of hunting Aang. Okay, just how many royal/elite guard are there? I'm not sure even Palpatine had this many of his red robed guards! Supervillains need the drip. Royals need the drip. Royal supervillain maniacs without drip aren't taken seriously. So the focus is mainly on how Azula is still desperate for affirmation and approval (with Ozai being her only remaining source), but Ozai said the airships were headed for Ba Sing Se. So he intends to burn and bomb the city his daughter captured a few months ago after it being a main target for the last century. Which, while not often addressed by analysis, could be another gaping wound in her pride. She won a great victory for her people, now her father is going to upstage her by slagging and blasting the city. At the end of the day, Azula will listen to Ozai above any other, She respects him above any other. Even with Zuko gone (no more rivalry or competition) and all she accomplished, Azula is still a 14 year old girl struggling to hold onto her dad's conditional affection. Good guess on the Lotus Tiles, but no. We have a more mundane yet unique approach here. June is fighting on par with a Kiyoshi warrior. I kind of want to know where she trained because while you need raw talent to be that good, you also need to refine it quite well.

[@OrdinaryCritic]

Ozai doesn’t trust Azula after Zuko spilled the tea about who “killed” the Avatar.

[@DorneysHouseofGames]

I rly love how accepting of Zuko Katara is now ❤

[@CrownofMischief]

18:29 Aang: Hey Momo, I don't suppose you know what I should do. Momo: F*ck him up. Aang: Damn, Momo. You too?

[@peregry]

Something you're forgetting is a major cultural difference between them all. Aang, and the Air Nomads, were sworn to not take lives... ANY lives. They're religious vegetarians. Now while Aang has occasionally... lapsed in that or indirectly killed, he's never gone into a fight with the express purpose of killing. Sokka and Katara? They're from a pre-modern tribal society that lived under siege. Yes they sanitized the violence for TV but in the raid that saw their mother killed you REALLY think Hakota (their father) and the men of the tribe didn't kill any of the Southern Raiders? Right there with Sokka and Katara watching? Further, the Southern Water Tribe was barely eeking out an existence as hunter-gatherers. Sokka and likely Katara both had gone out hunting and killed animals for food. Further, remember Katara's adorable hoodie... with the white fur lining? Yeah, they don't have faux fur. In other words to both of them violence and killing is acceptable and even normal, especially for survival. They really don't understand the situation Aang has been put into. Likewise Zuko was raised with a military mindset and again, while sanitized, there's multiple places and fights where it's clear he could or did take killing blows. Iroh likewise has no hesitation about killing when the need arises and this is universal with Fire Benders, as even the Sun Warriors clearly were ready and willing to kill to maintain their security and safety. So again, he has no idea what situation Aang is in. Lastly Toph and Suki... and, well... Toph clearly has never had a high priority on caring about other people's lives. As awesome as she is she clearly has little to no morals. And Suki? A warrior trained since birth in multiple weapons and styles who actively fought in the conflict? Yeah... she's probably killed people too at this point and again has no inherent moral objection to killing bad guys... So Aang is between a rock and a hard place. Every one of his friends genuinely sees the solution as assassination, they have no moral objections to it, and, well, most have become hardened to such violence. What solution can Aang come up with? We shall see...

[@yoyo777]

Thats an whole thisis

[@JamaicaZ160R1793010A]

You really put it into words. That's exactly it. The rest either do not care or understand Aang and he's saying so.

[@AdrianOlguin]

Momo at 14:32 : Eat the rich!

[@leviathan1082]

In technicality its taking one life in war is only considered murder if the life was either innocent or defenseless. So Aang killing Ozia would be justified.

[@skits_3d824]

It's Aang's last thing he has of his people. The lessons he learned as an Airbender. This goes against everything he was taught and it would make his father figure sad to know he just threw that all away to kill someone. Even if he is a evil man Aang's gonna have to find away.

[@thunderflare59]

Zuko passing down what Iroh taught him hits really hard. So touching.

[@Stormy-Knight]

People always forget that the important part about aang isn't just being the avatar but the last airbender, he's the LAST hope of the air nomads teachings being passed on to the next generation. To have a tradition of generation after generation of pacifism be ended by him would be like having the air nomads die all over again.

[@TitanreaperYT]

The buddhist chant when aang disappears is translated to "I Bow, to" infinite light"

[@QMS9224]

Toph: makes innocent joke Alicia: tearbending master

[@samuelclayhills3298]

Azula: LoL lets just genocide the whole earth kingdom. Ozai: Fuck it why not the commet is coming so we might as well. Zuko: 😐

[@torque244]

I understand how Aang feels and it’s good for him to stick to his morals and look for other options, but I also think he needs to at least understand the bigger picture that if he’s not prepared to take Ozai out, they could potentially let millions die. It’s a horrible dilemma to be in for a kid that’s barely even a teen. If anything he should accept it as a last resort. Also, Melon Lord rules all 🍉💙

[@bthsr7113]

If Ozai isn't stopped, the damage to the world would be irreparable. The balance would not be restored, could not be restored.

[@jojomuppet1820]

​@@bthsr7113 That's why it should be counted as a final resort Aang will need to think about whats more important should he fail in defeating the fire lord without killing the man who would not show him or his loved ones the same amount of mercy given the faintest opening could end them all. Yes it goes against Air Nomad Religion and teachings but both spiritual balance between both human and spirit world is in Aang's hands and war does come with sacrifice should everything else fail.

[@corrinflakes9659]

I still can’t figure out how Toph can mentally make that minature Ba Sing Se that would take artists at least months to effeciently plan let alone make. Seismic sense or not, that is still highly-accurate in anatomical and constructive creative detail.

[@bthsr7113]

I know, right?

[@doblekevin]

Toph is traumatized after what happened to Appa, that's why she mastered sandbending

[@midnightphoenix389]

I'll say this girl you better have a box of tissues on standby and something to hug tightly because the final three episodes are going to tug at your heartstrings BIG TIME

[@yuzmanito]

18:17 I never noticed that. Crap, you're right. It makes so much sense now

[@ge5744]

5:11 you're such a mom and it's so fun yo watch 😁

[@kaijingarou6526]

2:24 Zuko: "Let me handle this, Alicia".

[@kingofflames738]

The Lion Turtle sutra still gives me goosebumps

[@bthsr7113]

shhhhh

[@ThePfeffernusse]

We're in the endgame now, kiddos.

[@BestAnimeFreak]

15:23 Okay, I absolutely did not remember that at all and I have seen the show a few times and a lot of reactions xD

[@jackagonis9302]

I love how much you and zuko sink up this episode.

[@adrianvulpes9509]

That’s not a Toph; it’s a melon… THE MELON LORD!!!

[@coolman5242]

9:00 Nice how Alicia really predicted the Phoenix King in the same episode

[@codetron1.1]

And she predicted the Lion Turtle 🐢

[@remnantryku7112]

Whenever it comes down to situations of killing or not, and if there's no other way, I often recall the words of Captain Bravo: "For good or for evil! There is no shame in holding to your beliefs. My goal is to save as many people as I can, and to do that I'm even willing to kill a fellow warrior. I will be evil, if I must."

[@leafblade3T9]

Toph said "this zuko therapy sucks, why it work for everyone else?"

[@J4j4yd3r]

re: 17:20 Aang is the only kid of the entire group that didn't grow up under a post-genocide world still at war, and to boot he was raised by pacifist monks. His reaction is justified, but so is the others' when they've seen so much death and suffering around them their whole lives and have the continuation of that to weigh against holding back from killing 1 person (who just so happens to be incredibly responsible for much of said suffering).

[@Szabla1595]

For all his ego, Ozai really isn't much of a Firelord. His wife has to poison his father so he can take the throne, his daughter conquers Ba Sing Say, and we see how his policies have only served to hurt his own people. 2nd son, 2nd choice for the throne, and a 2nd rate leader.

[@yoyo777]

Thats not the fire lords job. He isn't the one to sneek into enemy teritory.

[@LordHaragnok]

Aang gotta switch up from saving people from the spirit world to sending them to it 💀

[@CyberDalek17]

Down with Fire Lord Ozai, All Hail Melon Lord Toph also June the Queen is Back

[@LorreKeeper]

I for one wish we could've seen Toph go mad with power as the Melon Lord.

[@Glumsage]

God I vividly remember setting up the VHS to record the final four episodes when they came out I still remember specifically what episode of SpongeBob was playing before the finale (the episode about powdered wigs)

[@RaulDiaz-mp8ms]

19:40 Alicia at 3 am with some shredded cheese.

[@theshamurai32]

"So it begins." -Theoden

[@kredproductions6713]

25:56 that was Azula with friends

[@ali_559]

7:46 alicia being a villan:

[@brakdoes8914]

I am the melon lord, the Lord of the melons

[@Pridam]

The worst things imaginable can come from the "best of intentions" Another example is the Decepticon leader Megatron from Transformers. In a lot of depictions, Megatron was from a lower class of Cybertronians, who wanted to fight for equal rights for all of Cybertron. Look at what he became. It's a fact that Starscream of all characters bring up

[@illam9500]

I love your voice and your energy hun. Like I actually feel like a kindred spirit to you cause of it. And it's ok. I cry when watching stuff too

[@z3r070000]

There's a different between killing, or slaying a person in battle, and murder, epecially when they would happily have you killed.

[@nateklempner561]

Remember the phrase "Life-changing vacation with Zuko." It'll be important to look something up on the internet later. XD

[@shelbybayer200]

Remember, it's not Murder if it's a Tyrant who Deserves it But here, Aang learns a new type of technique...... We call it, ENERGY BENDING You were right about the Turtle thing, only it's called a Lion Turtle

[@thisguy4373]

Man, Fire Lord Ozai was the most the dramatic bitch of my childhood. I swear if he wasn’t hellbent on conquering the world, Ozai would’ve found his true calling in the theater.

[@SunBeeSmoked]

We don’t really know what happens to Suki after the series but unfortunately it’s thought that she met a young death and that Sokka has a similar “curse” as Sam Winchester from Supernatural.

[@markereyes]

Four episodes went fast for trusting Zuko but I suppose it was well earned😅

[@domidium]

What started out as a lie out of necessity for the people of the fire nation's morale (lying about sharing prosperity, when it was really about gaining more resources in a dwindling land), mutated into a thirst for power and blind destruction for it's own sake. (Ozai's desire to commit genocide on 80% of the worlds population!)

[@mgimansss]

20:18 HHHMMMMMM...

[@vanillacakez2586]

Yeah, never mind is right. This is why I don't make predictions when I watch shows.

[@m0narch1000]

Azula finding out that being loved 1000x more than zuko means nothing when Ozai loves him 0%

[@Eternitycomplex]

I know you've already seen all four episodes of the series finale so I see no harm saying this... . . . . . . . . . . ... When you mentioned the possibility that it was a turtle island, I almost spit up my coffee! Lol! You are just ON POINT with your predictions!

[@yokomoko8259]

I can't believe the end is soon.... I don't wanna to be honest. Even if i watched this show several times before i still don't wanna end this journey because now it's not just "my" journey. Ugh :'(

[@Alcatrazrezz]

The Fire Nation plan is very relevant in 2024. It is very similar to events currently going on in the world. Also, all hail Melon Lord Toph!

[@biowolf1169]

Actually... Aang one of many Avatar's, ho don't commit murder.... Every one before him took life or two... Especially Kioshi.

[@astalavista7251]

I am the Melon Lord! Ask me about my MELONS!!

[@brakdoes8914]

Damn a turtle island, that's crazy that's literally impossible Alicia

[@sandorfalusi3486]

We all know the REAL Mellon Lord is your VT avatar.