KATARA's REVENGE! | Avatar The Last Airbender Book 3 Episode 16 Reaction

[@GastaoHEsteves]

Katara's mother was no bender. She lied to protect her daughter. And hell.... Katara stopped the freaking rain. Thats how precise and master of her powers she became.

[@kielpogi8062]

There is a theory that Hama's (blood bender) escape is the reason that the southern raiders returned looking for a water bender and katara's mom was killed because of how op blood bending is.

[@akaza_Snow_Compass]

@@kielpogi8062 yup thats right.

[@GastaoHEsteves]

@@mitchhamilton64 i see. Thank you. English isn't my native language and sometimes I let some words slip.

[@Shotzy64]

Alicia really talked about a past experience like that quote, “Violence is never the answer. It’s a question. And sometimes, the answer is F*CK. YES.”

[@thunderflare59]

With Kiyoshi the answer was either yes or later.

[@lectro_legendary_electroni1852]

Fun fact, sokkas messy hair indicates that he had a “wild” night with suki. The back was bent. And the bender was spent.

[@kstar1489]

Ew. Stop with this disrespectful gross nonsense

[@BlueBlazeKing]

It’s more that he had that flower necklace which is commonly referred to as a lei

[@testytest69420]

​@@BlueBlazeKingYup. He got lei'd.

[@DirtyDan-qk5bu]

​@@BlueBlazeKing she gave him her flower, both literally and figuratively

[@CruxisDeathAngel]

Shocked me to find out that Azula’s voice actress was also Katara’s mother. Extremely talented that she can switch between the personalities like that.

[@yoyo777]

She is also ming-hwa known as water arm lady

[@nuclearbirds]

She’s also Yon-Rha’s mother 😂 you can hear traces of Vicky in “get me some real food!” Grey is fantastic

[@ChrisBleu]

I cannot believe I didn’t know any of this… Except for Ming-Hwa…

[@almas4663]

I remember watching this show dubbed in Russian, and Katara and Azula shared the same actress even.

[@nuclearbirds]

@@almas4663 damn, Russian Nickelodeon can’t afford more actors?

[@sushiroll3795]

I really love this episode because it establishes how you can move on and heal from trauma without forgiving the people who caused that trauma. The show doesn't force Katara to forgive the man who took her mother away, and I love that.

[@lukebeich]

Yeah, I hate when shows try to push the message that you HAVE to forgive someone at fault. You really don't and in fact, forgiveness is something that the person at fault has to earn at the very least. If forgiveness is one-side, then it feels it's just a self-righteous act.

[@dodiswatchbobobo]

Also how hurting the people who hurt you does absolutely nothing to help you heal.

[@EredediIsildur]

​​​@@lukebeich then we can consider forgiveness a multi step process that starts from the denial of vengeance and ends with a complete forgiveness only if the said person demonstrates to have changed Like Zuko did (in his case was forgive and forget, the first step it's only forgiveness) My favorite line in those cases is "always forgive, never forget"

[@sharkdentures3247]

I agree. While forgiveness IS a good thing, it is a (n optional) CHOICE! If it is MANDATORY (required) for you to Heal? Then it is no longer a CHOICE. (which also makes it less meaningful)

[@sp0ngeb00b7]

@@dodiswatchboboboalso incorrect, note how Zuko says violence wasn’t the answer **for Katara** lol I’d 1000% John Wick someone if they killed my dog and would feel a lot better knowing they couldn’t hurt anyone else 💀💀

[@ryanwight9116]

I love this episode because twice Zuko has the same facial expression: “oh F8CK, this girl is OP as hell” The first time, when they storm the ship, he not only realizes how powerful she is but discovers that Blood Bending is a thing and is rightly terrified

[@ahumanbeingfromtheearth1502]

You gotta wonder what was going through his head when she bloodbended. Like, he's never even heard of this being possible so he must be like "holy fuck, could she do that this whole time? Jesus christ, I better hope she finally forgives me after this or I'm fucked"

[@ryanwight9116]

@@ahumanbeingfromtheearth1502 I imagine he was also thinking “oh sh8t, I’d better treat her like a queen and not even accidentally make fun of her or I could be her next victim”

[@Dontfucklewithdashuckle]

I watched several reactions to avatar, and one of them always does some funny counter as a joke when they edit the video, and on that scene when it showed Zuko's face, they put a "This could have been me counter:1" 🤣

[@rudrodeepchatterjee]

At that point, he probably realised Katara's threat a few days ago was even more plausible and serious. My man just came to the realization that waterbenders have an ability far superior to any firebending Zuko ever heard of.

[@reasonpeason847]

I think one of his realizations is just how composed she’s really been through everything once they met. That this whole time she had the potential to wield this terrifying amount of power and she’s chosen not to use it, to have never used it on him. He’s seeing what it takes for her to break the way he was broken and had for a long time kept breaking himself to get more powerful as a bender. He’s seeing that self destruction from the outside but he’s trying to be the person he needed to this group. He was trying to be his uncle to do it but he can only do it with what he’s learned. I think he also sees all he can do at that point instead of trying to hold her back, to let her go until she pulls herself back and then be there for whatever happens.

[@edscarlet865]

Katara: "Aang, how do I take revenge on my enemies?" Aang: "Learn to forgive and let go". Katara: "... Zuko, how do I-" Zuko: "I already packed. Let's go". Aang: "So, how did it go?" Katara: "Zuko tricked me into forgiving and let go". Zuko: "Works like a charm~"

[@fyrasfacts1855]

Lol

[@LuminousArc92]

so keep in mind lil baby Katara ran back to their house with Hakoda to see Kaya's presumably burned body...

[@ahumanbeingfromtheearth1502]

12:07, so fun fact: the flowers that sokka has are a type of flower called a Lei, pronounced like lay. In other word, sokka got lei,d in this episode. Also, katara totally saw her mothers burned corpse right in front of her, jesus christ.

[@vincentprice713]

Don't forget Toph with her earth sense probably witness everything in the other tent.

[@destroyerofnirn3537]

toph sleeps with her feet off the ground @@vincentprice713

[@destroyerofnirn3537]

@@ZeallustImmortal toph sleeps with her feet off the ground

[@destroyerofnirn3537]

@@ZeallustImmortal so she didn't feel anything. Did you not watch the show? Toph sees with her feet. Feet off ground. She doesn't see.

[@destroyerofnirn3537]

@ZeallustImmortal no that is the case, as seen in the episode where zuko joins. Toph can't see without her feet.

[@Avenger85438]

The writers confirmed that the Raider captain was withered down by his verbally abusive mother after he retired. Honestly considering how abrasive she is, it's no wonder he grew up to be a monster.

[@Seraphimisdead]

Honestly the coolest thing about that last scene between Zuko and Aang is that it gives you believable stakes for the finale. Like, its not a spoiler that Aang will win. This is a kids show, the good guys have to win. But with that question, it isn't about whether Aang CAN win. It's about the price he's willing/required to pay in order for that victory to happen, and what that will do to him, and how he thus deals with the situation. It's not about "Can he defeat Ozai?" it's about "What will he have to sacrifice to defeat Ozai?" Which hits way harder for me, because I can actually believe the show that there is something actually at stake here that the group could loose, all while still "winning" overall.

[@Herpestidae]

So many things about this episode: • Azula pulling her hairpin out to save herself, when in her introduction she had “one hair out of place.” • Sokka getting ready to clap cheeks, having Zuko walk in and ask how his mama died, then immediately going back to cheek seeking. • Zuko going through the five stages of grief in a single glance when Katara starts bloodbending.

[@krys9463]

I believe there's a theory that because of Hama's escape the fire nation probably decided to just kill on sight when it comes to water benders. (I heard about this from an avatar fan channel, it might be from one of the comics so possible minor spoiler for the avatar comics below) Apparently their dad traveled around for a bit to try and find a master for Katara but didnt find anyone, unfortunately this is probably how the fire nation discovered that there was a water bender in the southern tribe.

[@xT3ALxPACMANx]

I heavily disagree with this theory. The timing doesn't add up for one, but also, I think this was more about an individuals actions vs it being an SOP within the fire nation if that makes sense. As for the source, I don't believe the father would travel the world to find a waterbending master for his 4 year old daughter. Not to mention in order to do that he would have to visit the North pole and there is zero evidence to assume that imo

[@Bonfire18]

A normal cartoon or show would have Katara spare the man's life and forgive him and be at peace or something but this is a special show and instead she spares him but does not forgive him This moment cements Avatar as one of my favourite shows of all time

[@Bonfire18]

@@Squeekysquid A great take

[@meursaulty6672]

"Then you didn't love her the way I did" is the coldest line in the whole show. Sends shivers down my spine and the voice acting went hard.

[@MohamadNadi]

This episode finalized one of the greatest plot twists I've ever seen. And as a voice actor myself, I gotta say Mae Whitman captured all of Kataras pain in this episode.

[@Paerata12]

Here’s a couple of details you may or may not have picked up on: • 12:07 Sokka making a lei out of flowers was symbolic for “deflowering” Suki; in other words they did the deed 😏 (btw the creators confirm this) • 27:26 “I’m afraid we’re not taking prisoners today” - this pretty much confirms outright that Yon Ra killed the mother, which means that when Katara next saw her mother she was a charred corpse.

[@SNMG7664]

That moment where Zuko looks at Katara and you can read his exact thoughts. "She can do that? Could she always do that? Can all waterbenders do that? Could she have done that to me? She could kill me! I should stay on her good side. - oh right"

[@jordanhansen5934]

The people Iroh talked about were called the Rough Rinohs. Also, Katara’s mom wasn’t a water bender. She just said she was in order to protect her daughter.

[@theomnidegenerate5236]

I just realized due to her obsession with babies…. She should probably never watch Madoka Magica, or “will you save us.” I think it would destroy her😂

[@bluecoin3771]

Show it to her 😈.

[@ryanwight9116]

It’s funny watching Zuko find out Blood Bending is a thing by watching Katara do it on people and his facial reaction basically says “oh sh8t, glad she never did that to me”

[@DanFDTR]

There's a major fan theory that the reason the leader of the Southern Raiders wasn't taking prisoners and just killed Katara's mom was because of Hama using blood bending to escape so they weren't taking any chances with water benders.

[@Depre666]

12:50 Appa is not just a Pet. He’s Family to Aang .

[@StealthMarmot_]

"...and that's when I realized it's okay to punch a racist!" I approve of this moral.

[@matalvis]

29:08 EVERYTIME I see this scene, this is what pops in my heed. Katara "I just can't do it." Guy smile Zuko "But I can." Guy dies.

[@islaythejabberwokky]

Love that Zuko channels Uncle Iroh here, in that he's not trying to tell Katara outright what she should do-- he just goes "I know this is important to you, and I'll be here to back you up while you face it, but it's 100% your choice how you handle it." I also think one of the reasons that Katara pins the emotions of losing her mother onto Zuko so much is the fact that he took her mother's necklace after she lost it-- that last piece of her mom she had left was taken from her and waved in her face, and she made subconscious connections. (That, and of course the subconscious connections between her family and Aang, since she very deeply considers him her family-- we saw that come out in episode 1 when she lashed out at her dad.) There's just a lot of really subtle, unspoken things about character motives that make perfect sense. The writers are brilliant.

[@edim108]

22:15 W Dad! I used to get bullied all the time as a kid. I was bullied for being fat, for being poor, for being that weird kid who doesn't like sports and would rather play video games and watch anime, etc. so other kids would pick on me a lot and after two years of trying to resolve that peacefully and that shit not working I one day snapped and beat the shit out of those two kids who picked on me every day for the last two years. I was taken to the principal's office, my dad came to school, I got told off in the office, but then dad took me out early and got me ice cream. Violence shouldn't be your first solution, but sometimes it is the only one you have left. There is nothing wrong with deffending yourself.

[@typo1345]

I love that in this episode they slowly reveal more about Kya's death through the perspective of 3 of the people it affected: Sokka, Katara, and Yon Rha himself, in the order of who saw most of what happened. Sokka didnt see any of it, Katara saw most of it, and Yon Rha commited it. Also, damn Sokka's gonna feel that rose again later, those thorns are no joke. Wonder if he felt them in his stomach when he and Suki hooked up lmao

[@OneColdRepublican]

Honestly the hypest part was seeing Katara stop the rain in a surrounding area and turn that into a water dome. Like from the trailers of Book 3 way back when that looked SO AWESOME. And with the context of this episode it felt so worth it.

[@Xenobears]

Like many of the other commenters on this video said, I LOVE Zuko’s reaction to seeing Katara blood bend. That look of, “oh, _crap_ I’m screwed if she decides she’s done with me” was priceless.

[@dearikj90]

7:19 Big oof. Zuko has that coming for a long time and Katara finally just let it rip. She was even willing to use the spirit water on Zuko only to have him nearly murder her man. That resentment has been festering and it hits when the writers finally bring it to the front. 13:23 Yikes. They didn't have to go there but they did. She's so deep in her feelings she's saying all kinds of hurtful things to everyone, not just Zuko. You can tell she immediately regretted it with how hurt Sokka looked but she's too angry and single-minded to let it show. 20:17 Okay. If the writers didn't get the point across before they're really hammering it home with this one. After being forced to use Blood Bending back in Book 2 Katara broke down in tears at the idea that she is capable of doing something so monstrous to another person. Here she didn't hesitate to use a technique she considers pure evil against the man she thinks took her mother. Even Zuko looks at her in shock. This episode the writers went all in on Katara's descent into rage and hatred. They did an incredible job with her character here and really sell it. This is peak writing.

[@Spyko-]

I would've loved to hear the internal thoughts of Zuko when he saw blood bending *_"what the fuck, what the fuck, what the fuuuuuuck"_*

[@thunderflare59]

Zuko: You need to talk to Sokka too? Suki: Well...our mouths will be involved...

[@matthewmazzatto8003]

2nd best episode in the whole series. The cycle of war conveyed by Katara's rage and pain is one of the most gripping plots I've ever seen in an animated show. Her sparing Yon Rha while not forgiving him is very real and such a mature stance to take. Sometimes the crimes of another cannot be forgiven, and I'm glad the show-runners didn't pull any punches here.

[@kaijingarou6526]

9:15 Don't take that personally, Zuko. Katara uses the slightest opportunity to bring up the topic of her dead mother 🤣

[@nicolas._.2294]

Omg!Yas! This is one of my fav episode from the show. my queen Katara gets to shine

[@theotherjared9824]

Really observant of you to catch Azula becoming unhinged in this episode. It becomes much more obvious as the episodes continue.

[@connorclemmons8698]

Fun Fact: When Zuko went to talk to Sokka in his tent, Toph had built an earth wall between her tent and his. Toph knew what Sokka was going for and made preparations so she could at least “muffle” what might go down as best possible.

[@YungandRekless545]

Toph totally felt everything Sokka did to Suki that night 😨

[@RodrigoTakehara]

Don’t she lift her feet when she sleeps?

[@CrownofMischief]

"Hey Aang, mind if I sleep on Appa's saddle from now on? No reason."

[@eduardomunoz4387]

@@RodrigoTakehara She normally feel the earth's vibrations with her feet, but she isn't limited to JUST her feet, she can also sense them with her hands, back, etc. So yeah, she totally could feel them doing the bussiness.

[@karnewarrior]

@@eduardomunoz4387 I think she has a blanket. So, once her crush and her romantic rival started doing the deed, I figure she put that blanket underneath her... And then buried her head in her arms to cry.

[@basicallynameless6804]

youre not wrong that she was lashing out to justify her vengence deal, but also keep in mind she did hear Sokka telling Toph that he *cant remember their mothers face*

[@Taizen001]

I love how Katara doesn't do the cliché thing and forgive the man. I've always thought it was bullshit how much media and society in general tries to shove the notion of "you need to forgive those who wronged you to move on" down everyone's throats. The fact that a kid's show is telling us you don't need to forgive your transgressor in order to move on just adds to the already long list of why ATLA is one of the most mature thought provoking shows out there.

[@saltyk9869]

This is the best Katara focused episode. And an easy contender for Top 10 episodes of the series. You're right this episode is so well written and builds on things we've learned throughout the series. When did Sokka see black snow? What happened to the mom? There's even a fan theory that the reason he killed Kaya was because of Hama.

[@Sairin13]

Zuko taking his own anger about his own missing mother out on these fire nation guys. Just listen to how his voice sounds when he says "you don't remember..." Zuko is working through some stuff vicariously.

[@bradfordlindsey9781]

My 'that time I actually got pissed' story happened in gradeschool. Petty bully kept reaching over and hitting keys on my board as I'm typing, forcing me to backspace while trying not to derail my train of thought. Repeatedly tried de-escalating, even warned him to stop, then when he reached over again, the next thing I knew was how his throat felt against my palm as my fingers threatened to squeeze as I did that slow head turn and then looked at him and the look I saw in that boy's eyes... I never want to see fear like that again. Teacher asked if I wanted to press charges for the bullying, told her I didn't think there would be further problems. There weren't. Not gonna out the guy online, but if you see this, I don't hold a grudge. Not anymore, anyway.

[@YungandRekless545]

Katara is the definition of "I ain't a killer, but don't push me"

[@reecerooney49]

"I'm not a killer because I CHOOSE not to be one."

[@AugustoEL]

I am a healer but...

[@JohnSmith-tt3go]

Healers have to know how to put people back together, thus they also know how to take people apart.

[@EldenRingplayer407]

“I’m not letting you live. I’m keeping you alive.” 🩸🫲🏼👋🏼

[@psychronia]

Can we just appreciate that Zuko's idea of a reconciliatory good day out with a girl is to take her on a revenge quest, and how much that fits his experiences with teenaged girls? Like, he was IN with whatever Katara wanted.

[@AAAndrew]

Love it. BTW, what you did to the basketball player wasn’t revenge, it was educational. You were being all educational, teaching a lesson about repercussions to our actions. Good on ya’.

[@foadmoalem4908]

funny small thing i learned a year ago about this episode: so after it becomes day time sokka is fiddling with a necklace, that type of necklace is called a lai, because the night before sokka got laid

[@ge5744]

9:36......that might be the best reaction to young Sokka and Katara ive EVER SEEN!!! 🤣

[@midwestbox]

Man going through this series again even through a first time view through will never get old. Loved this series while it was first airing and still do. Love your reactions! ❤

[@breadBread3535]

alicia freaking out about babies every second episode is frickin cute and hilarious lmao

[@Purplefoxess]

Remember anga is the air avatar after he dies it would go to the water. They took all the benders away first and then when Katara showed up they thought she was the avatar.

[@ethanquirk28]

“I’m afraid we aren’t taking prisoners today” The last person they took was Hama. Hama who claimed to be the last water bender standing in the Southern Tribe. After she escaped they tortured the other water benders to find out where she would have gone, who assumed she would have fled home as they didn’t know she was the last, or how far she had fallen mentally. They went to the Southern Water Tribe looking for an adult female water bender that they knew they couldn’t take prisoner.

[@tcrzsppr3163]

That's something I never understood, a lot of mothers (and yeah, some fathers) seem to love patting themselves on the back while going on and on about how 'violence is not the answer', 'you're not like that' and yadda yadda yadda... But the reality is that humans feel emotions, and regardless of the gender, there's always a way people let the steam off. It can be through violence, emotional and mental manipulations, insults, passive aggressiveness and more. What people should teach are the consequences and also what Aang said about forgiveness while also facing what is bothering you.

[@samuelclayhills3298]

Theory time. We see that Yon rah is pretty old now the southern raiders probably exclusivley deal with the southern water tribe so they probably captured Hama who later whent pshyco and bloodbent her way out this dude would at the very least have heard stories of how the last water bender prisoner did somthing that basically everyone in universe considers a war crime or at least very bad to use so he probably didn't want to risk anything like that happening witch is why he killed Kya. Episode summary out of context: Two teenagers attack war veteran with ptsd.

[@onorebakasama]

12:07 Soooo... did you notice that after that night with Suki, Sokka is (seemingly for no reason) holding a flower necklace? Otherwise known as a lei? Sokka has a lei... he *got a lei?* Eh? Ehhhhh? Yes, the creators have confirmed exactly what you're thinking right now. It means exactly that.

[@KingsBard]

After watching a compilation of the little sting that plays whenever Azula does something, I can never un-hear it

[@eduardomunoz4387]

There's a theory that says that the reason why the Raiders wasn't taking Waterbending prisoners was because of Hama, the Bloodbender. Basically, her learning Bloodbending made the Fire Nation realize that taking prisioners was a very bad idea in the long run, prefering to off the problem immediatly.

[@krazyman159]

man i love these series of episodes where zuko gets to go on 1 adventure with all of the avatar gang 1 by 1, zuko with aang for fire bending, zuko with sokka save his family and girlfriend, now katara with her revenge. every single time it was zuko to either propose the quest or goes along with them. zuko even actively encourages them to take the journey themselves even goes to help because its the same thing happened to him where zuko was lost and had so many things gnawing at him to a point where he got angry at the wrong thing or at nothing because zuko can't explain it.

[@daviddudney7395]

The episode when katara gets scary. I love it

[@Glumsage]

If anyone understands what she's going through it's Aang, from his perspective he ran away from home took a nap woke up and now everyone he's ever known and loved is dead (besides Bumi)

[@yokomoko8259]

I'm so so happy that now we have series early for one hour! Thank you, Alicia°^° Watching your reactions after a hard day is like a bless)

[@pleasehelp2446]

23:24 you dad is an absolute GOAT for understanding. I got into a fight my freshman year of highschool because a racist didn't like that my girlfriend was Native American and I was Scottish American. This guy would uses every slur for a Native American he could think of when talking to me and even would call me a "race traitor" after almost 8 months of this, I got so pissed off I punched him in the face and broke my pinky doing it. He ended up with a black eye and a bloody nose, I broke my finger. When the teacher came back in the room and saw the results she asked what happened, 2 of the older students (seniors I think) in the class explained exactly what happened and why I did what I did. I got a stern talking to by the teacher, the racist got a week long suspension. I haven't used violence since to fix an issue like that but I have become quick witted and use cleaver insults to turn their own words and ideas against them. I find this to be a more efficient way of shutting them up and getting them to reevaluate their own beliefs

[@eloquitodelaesquina]

I love how the show doesnt try to force one of the two options into you. For example I agree with Aang about this, I think you need to forgive and let go of things and that doesnt mean anything bad, it means youre strong and understanding. But I love how the show doesnt make that OR Katara's decition look bad, she chooses to not forgive, wich I dont think its the best option, but I can RESEPCT her. Just like the show itself showing Aang is correct in a way, but Katara can be correct too. Just two ways of living your life as a good person.

[@DanaOtken]

One of the little details I like in this is the heavy implication that Katara already met and fought the person responsible for the sudden change in the orders of the Fire Nation soldiers to stop trying to take waterbenders prisoner because they were too dangerous to risk leaving alive (who thus did play a role in the death of Katara's mother, despite being as oblivious to all the details as the officer who wrote the new orders and the soldiers who didn't understand yet obeyed them). The person who went through a great deal of privation to get the chance to escape from a legitimately torturous custody - and when she did, didn't give a thought to either rescuing anybody else or leaving any of her captors alive. Which is certainly understandable and excusable, and might even have been acceptable in the long run... if that decision hadn't had clear consequences that she'd decided weren't any of her business.

[@Novice9241]

Most shows or stories have the person who was wronged forgive the one who wronged them. The way I see it, Katara not killing the guy was along the lines of ”He’s not worth it.” And her not forgiving him makes sense. Still she got her closure, and that’s what matters Speaking of stories where the forgiveness happens, I have a personal favorite. A man who’s family was killed by an evil tyrant forgives the tyrant in question…. Okay, that sounds stupid, but let’s just say that there was more to it than that. Much much more.

[@yoyo777]

11:50 No, that was the rough rhinos, they killd jet's perent's not katara's mom.

[@MK-fz6il]

I do love Katara's arc of facing her mother's killer and making peace within herself, but there are a couple of points I do take issue with. When she and Zuko were in captivity together in Ba Sing Se, she outright said that she'd been through worse than anyone else, as if she's the only one to have lost a loved one to the Fire Nation. And what she said to Sokka in this episode was just vile, no matter how upset she was. At the very least, we could have seen her apologise to him for it

[@SunBeeSmoked]

I think katara means gone as in dead, I see no reason why they would take a dead body with them but they certainly weren’t there to take prisoners, this means that Katara likely saw the burned remains of her mom.

[@legohunter1020]

I can't help but get a Majin Vegeta smile every time I see bloodbending in action. 😈

[@ThePfeffernusse]

"We're trying to watch a 12 year old commit a murder!" 💀

[@revolution2762]

I’m pretty sure the mothers body was in the tent. When she said the her mother was gone she meant gone as in dead.

[@generaldreagonlps6889]

Zuko has the best anime lines because he's from avatar Japan.

[@SanderVF]

Zuko probably felt extra glad he had switched sides during that bloodbending scene

[@Mairilik]

The moment I heard that story, all I could think was: You're a hero Your dad is a hero And chuchu would be proud. But in all seriousness, that's never okay to just say that. I can empathize with your mother's stance, but as a minority, I would have done the same without question, civility be damned.

[@Locke148]

Zuko's realization that Katara could've ended him at any time is one of my favorite "blink and you'll miss it" moments. But he instantly rolls with it.

[@robertolanzone]

30:40 I, too, did lash out at bullies when I was a teenager. We aren't better because of that, we are weaker. Obviously we can't be blamed, but we shouldn't think "that was the right thing to do": a justified slip-up is still a slip-up. The best way to impact that type of people isn't to hurt them and increase their hostility... rather, it's having the strength to plant a seed of potential remorse and doubt in their conscience by being the better person.

[@crowsenpai5625]

One thing I thought about. The captain’s whole “I’m not taking prisoners today.” Line. Katara’s mother would have been the first Waterbender capture since Hama. Do you think it was Hama’s escape that caused the Firenation to be like “yeah, no more taking them alive anymore. They’ve adapted.”

[@PurpleTheta]

Zuko’s face when he went into Sokka’s tent was priceless. It killed me when I first saw it! 🤣

[@tennoyamamoto1800]

27:26 Because SOMEONE developed blood bending to escape the waterbender proof prision

[@torque244]

When you paused on giving in to your rage “unless…” I legitimately thought you were gonna say “unless you’re a barbarian”, I just have DND on the brain this morning 😅 but no, we’re all proud of Katara. She didn’t have to kill him. She wanted to, but that would’ve changed her to her core. She also didn’t have to forgive him like Aang said though either. Some things can’t be forgiven.

[@somecallmetim2112]

"I'm afraid I'm not taking prisoners today..." Such a chilling line. Yeah, she dead as hell.

[@katwim9169]

This is the second story I’ve heard about Alisha’s dad and so far he seems so cool. The coolest. I wish my dad was that cool

[@yoyo777]

Fun fact: katara's name in the pilot was kaya, but they changed it becuse wierd copyright. So they ended up makeing that her mom's name insted.

[@midnightphoenix389]

I share Katara's pain even though I haven't lost my mother my friend from middle school urged me to leave when she and her boyfriend were having an argument that resulted in her getting a black eye and a slap across the face, guilt quickly turned my sadness into anger and I went to the guy and started rag dolling, hitting, kicking, kneeing him in the gut him in a vacant classroom during our schools lunch period and after fifteen minutes I slammed him against the wall and began to squeeze his neck, every part of me wanted to squeeze the life from his body but I remembered this episode and the part where Katara spared her mothers killer and let him go with a vicious warning. If you ever harm her again I will not hesitate to beat you down like I did just now only you'll need a wheelchair for the rest of your life after I'm done with you Shortly after my beat down I learned that he had moved away to another state to get away from me and his then ex-girlfriend thanked me for standing up to him but sadly we lost touch after middle school and not a day goes by where I don't think about her. As for you Alicia I hope you find a man who loves you for you, treats you with respect, and spoils you on occasion and I also hope that you have kids in the near future you would make a great mother

[@mrksimka1159]

3:10 I'm glad you noticed from the get go that mask is off and she went phyric in all senses of the word. And it's only a tip of this iceberg that's melting under this fire bender.

[@89technical]

It wasn't Katara or Kya they were looking for. It was Hama. Remember in The Puppet Master? They took the water benders to see if they could find the Avatar's next incarnation: Hama escaped, so they went back to the South to try and find her. That's why he said "my source". Hama escaping is indirectly responsible for Katara's mother's murder.

[@dragonrider0079]

I swear Alicia is a Predicting Patricia at this point XD The amount of times she has said something for it to be said in the show immediately afterwards or her thoughts are shown on the show maybe 20 sec later is astounding XD

[@luckyowl1775]

Oh yeah, one of my all time FAVORITE episodes of any series ever. Which means it's time to rant! Katara's been filling the role of mother since Hakoda left. That means learning a certain sort of responsibility, maturity and restraint a child ought not to need, without her mother to lean on for help and advice. She's been strong for a long, long time, been the rock for her brother and for the Gaang. She hardly got to be a girl, having to rush to being a young woman for everyone else's sake. Which is one of the reasons why this episode is so needed. It's where she gets to stop being the team mom she has to be, and be the hurt, angry young woman she is. And that anger is *frightening* to behold. Which makes it all the more cathartic when she gets to let go of the hurt. Few things are as terrible as seeing someone like her in pain, as such, few things are as heartwarming as seeing them get to heal. Her leaving Yon Rha alive is so important. She got to see the kind of man he was, got to realize how much of a nothing he was. It wouldn't have mattered whether or not she killed him, because his death would have meant *nothing*. She'd still be hurt, she'd still be angry, she'd still have spent time and effort and emotion on him, and in learning this, she learned when it's time to move on from something. Killing him would have been throwing her first kill on top of something that's already eaten away so much of her, for a death that itself wouldn't actually mean anything to her. He wasn't worth any of the things she'd already given and lost to this mess, never mind her first blood. As for Zuko's part in all this? He was the PERFECT person to undertake this journey with. He understood her struggle on an intimate level, better than any of the others. Aang's too idealistic and would have judged and gotten in her way for what he sees as her own good, Sokka's too logical and would argue that none of this would have brought Kya back as much as he wishes it could, Toph's never been through this sort of thing. Zuko? He knows what it's like to lose a parent to a monster, to have been unable to do anything about it even though it was about you, to spend years thinking and keeping it inside because there's nothing else to do but seethe and miss them and HATE. When her monster came out and she blood bended, he didn't dismiss it nor try to get her to stop. He understood that this wasn't some lash-out that had to be handled, some dark side of her the quest was gestating within that had to be stomped out. He knew that it wasn't her at her core, it was her at her most hurt, and that stopping it would have done NOTHING to help her. He also didn't try and get her to go back and punish Yon Rha, didn't even ask her "You're just letting him go?" as most shows would have. He understood what she'd seen in him and how little his death would mean. He trusted her to make a choice that was right by her, something that in their concern, the others would neglect to think about (I'm not bashing them, they care about her and wouldn't want her to do anything she'd regret, but sometimes that kind of thinking can get in the way of certain things, no matter how well meaning). As an aside before finishing off this rant, Zuko slept on his good ear around her. You go back through previous episodes, you'll see he only only does that in places and around people he feels safe around, and for him to put that kind of trust in someone he knows hasn't forgiven him yet is SUCH a big-yet-subtle sign of his character growth. Things like that are why their ship is my favorite in the fandom, and more importantly, why their friendship and connection in canon is my favorite part of the show. To end this rant, I will say this; Zuko and Katara are tied for my spot of "Favorite A:TLA Character", and it's for a *damn* good reason.

[@TheGallantDrake]

When all else fails, violence is always an option. A dangerous one, not one to take lightly, but still one always available.

[@15P3R14]

the fact that katara used blood bending is such a good indicator for how much hate, rage and pain she is feeling. after using it on hama, she was shaken and terrified of herself.

[@trevorbrooks7816]

"Theres nothing inside you, nothing at all. Youre pathetic, sad, and empty." Just so powerful, ive learned this is what hatred is birthed out of, pathetic emptiness

[@hideflen]

Katara’s character arc through the whole story is so powerful. She’s really one of the greats for learning and growing.

[@rickrevees9923]

Alicia I've heard some really interesting theories and one of my favorites is that the fire nation were taking the waterbenders out of fear that one of them was the Avatar reincarnated and that is when the woman who taught katara how to bloodbend escaped after creating that form of bending and that is when the Fire Nation stopped capturing waterbenders and just killed them all and that's why she said she was the last waterbender from that tribe because she knew for sure that the Fire Nation had killed the rest out of fear that they would develop the same kind of bending that she did and that's when the southern Raiders went back down to hopefully find her who had escaped but instead they found kataras mom and she claimed to be a waterbender so they would kill her and then they thought they got the bloodbender that got away not knowing she stayed hidden in the fire nation

[@josh_miester_x511]

What I love about this fight between Zuko and Azula, is that we get to see his progress. Before he couldn't even touch her, now he is perfectly countering fire and fighting her into a tie. Also I love how Sokka and Suki were ready to "do it" until Zuko ruined it. 😂

[@SpiderandMosquito]

I completely believe that Suki came back after Zuko finally left the tent. I absolutely believe that in this episode, Sokka punched his card! XD

[@largoharmony5766]

"Oh we're getting the flash back" *also* "buh buh babies!!"

[@matthewpopow6647]

Katara: I just can't do it. Zuko: (looks over) you want me to? I mean, I can but...

[@Maswartz226]

Look at how much Kya looked like Sokka then remember when he admitted he can barely remember her face.

[@SwordTune]

Katara: bloodbends Zuko: "Holy f@ck thank goodness I switched sides."