Avatar: The Last Airbender 2x1 REACTION!! "The Avatar State"

[@MavenCree]

The cutting of their hair... this will not be discussed in the show but it is symbolic. It's based on a Japanese tradition. Here is the explanation from the Avatar Wiki: The top-knot is a sign of honor in the Fire Nation. After becoming fugitives of the Fire Nation, Zuko and Iroh cut off their top-knots and threw them into a creek to symbolize their rejection of their homeland and the beginning of their true exile.

[@maxalain9948]

If you're a fugitive don't you not want to not be noticed by anything, much less a tradition that fugitives practice? I know it's a real life thing but still.

[@SS-lc2tr]

Ohhhh I always wondered why they cut they're hairs and threw them into the river thanks for the explanation

[@libra9633]

MavenCree Thank you, Thank you, THANK YOU. Could NEVER Understand what that part Truly meant.

[@jaredmyers4506]

MavenCree also because in Japanese olden times if a samurai were to get there top knot cut off then they would dramatically decrease in position in the social hierarchy and would be dishonored

[@noabinnendijk361]

@@maxalain9948 well that ponytail Zuko sported marked him as royalty and is much more recognizable than just normal hair, so in every way cutting their hair was the best thing to do

[@lurkingposter]

Can we take a moment to appreciate Azula's tactics? She evades all of Zuko's attacks to tire him out. All the while positioning herself so she would have high ground to deliver her final attack. Unfortunately, she didn't account for Iroh.

[@theresamonroe1651]

The creators said her style of Kung fu is all about control and manipulation

[@tyler-sq3ou]

Theresa Monroe Definitely manipulative, in everything she does, not just combat

[@_stayoung_]

lurkingposter Azula - "It's over Zuko, I have the high ground" Zuko - "You underestimate my Uncle"

[@paulojong7739]

lurkingposter yeah i watched avatar like a 1000 times

[@lurkingposter]

Shiku Bah Lol, that's one strategy. Azula chose subtlety because that's more align with her character.

[@Crossfirefan2]

Azula is by far one of the best villains ever, you hate to love her, and love to hate her

[@bloodymares]

I like to love her and I'm sad to hate her.

[@sg_legendary2154]

I just fuckin hate her

[@patricktorres1292]

@@sg_legendary2154 can't lie, she was a great villain though

[@Ria-vj3ch]

Legendary Gaming same

[@Blackdeathgaming-yv1kk]

Yeah so, I just love to love her ever since I was a kid.

[@pjsmith97]

"The dark side of water bending." heh...heheh...eh

[@banrajanand7983]

i knwo what you mean

[@SangheiliSpecOp]

Diarrhea

[@Spuddzy]

@@elijahmanaghaya6038 He didn't ask a question.

[@Spuddzy]

@@elijahmanaghaya6038 Fair.

[@itztk6522]

Very subtle

[@Wiiware2568]

Sometimes it's scary seeing how accurate some of you guys predictions are

[@Luissv72]

Stevey Illuminati confirmed

[@MrKingYuji]

Nostalgia Critic pretty much predicted the whole ending and each character's fate. If you read a lot of stories and are familiar with the elements, the plot twists aren't complete surprises

[@ZacharyFinch]

I’m pretty sure they peek at the comments.

[@ichasedacrow2]

JackJuggernaut doesn’t really matter since they finished this series a looong time ago

[@ZacharyFinch]

@@ichasedacrow2 I just meant to say that that's likely how their predictions are so accurate. Whether they do it intentionally or not, I think they wind up having some plot points spoiled for them. And then I think they kinda play it off as if they didn't really know, and pretend they're connecting the dots themselves. I like them either way, but I'm just saying that would explain their crazy accuracy.

[@mordirit8727]

Eric, Azula is a fire bending prodigy but that doesn't mean she's never worked hard for it, you have to remember that this opinion came from a jealous sibling. On this very episode we see that her free time is dedicated to perfecting her skills, and she takes "perfection" to a whole new level (created a huge lightning but 1 hair braid got out of place? Failure, start again until it's perfect!). Both her and Zuko have been training since a very young age, it's not like she has never worked, she's just naturally more adept on it. We wouldn't say that Mozart never really worked hard for his skills just because he was also naturally talented with them...

[@skeeyee1643]

Calm down with the explanations in the future, I can very easily see you accidentally spoiling something. Just let them watch

[@mordirit8727]

... but I was referring only to what Zuko talked about to Aang on the last episode (how his sister beat him on training since an early age) and to what we see on this episode (Azula using free time to practice instead of leisure, and being very dedicated to perfecting the art), don't think it's really spoiling anything if all that has been said has been seen on the show already ._.

[@mordirit8727]

I am a prick who needs to create new points of view on the things they've seen xD But I still don't like to spoil things.

[@skeeyee1643]

Thiago Freitas You didn't need to say the early age thing, just kinda be cool, you don't need to try to chance their perception of Azula, they were only just introduced to her, the show gives her development just fine

[@jacobmonks3722]

Thiago Freitas I'd like to pick on this one point. You are not born with talent. You are not born with knowledge at all. Mozart was not born with natural talent, he worked extremely hard to achieve it. I think you mean POTENTIAL or APTITUDE. But not talent.

[@sqaldly100]

Did anyone else smile with Calvin at 6:03 after watching Eric's reaction to Azula shooting lightning? Eric's face was priceless!

[@OGTonyP]

what I like about Iroh is that he is aware that his skill level is above most. Above azula and most firebenders. He is in tune with the element itself and the spiritual part of it (Hence the part in B1 where he sees Roku's dragon). He clearly cares for human life. all of his moves are defensive . If he didn't he'd clearly slaughter everyone.

[@Liesmith424]

Yeah, there's so much subtlety to pick up on during subsequent viewings. I love this show.

[@OGTonyP]

I highly doubt that. I'm pretty sure he can take out his brother. I wanna go into more in discussion but I don't wanna spoil anything for the fellas

[@theavatar9680]

Which is why that certain episode in Season 3 is really great pay off. *Wink wink*

[@dani010203stor]

i really hope they don't forget Iroh seeing that spirit dragon. It happens so early and so many things happen after that.. but they should keep remembering it

[@gunchar06]

I love Iroh, but he is overrated as hell as fighter and has just lip-service and hype for the most parts. Zuko showed already far more skill, while the likes of Toph, Azula and Aang(airbending) are galaxies ahead of him in actually shown skill.

[@billytessio6326]

"I think metal bending, bending the air out of someone's lungs, and bending the water in a body should be a thing" Oh you gon' learn today

[@FarikoWishless]

Billy Tessio 😂😂😂

[@siloPIRATE]

They need some more Toph and Zaheer in their lives

[@LakersCP3]

crazy how all those things are a thing too

[@cabbageman2184]

Damn they’re smart tho

[@epicfan1598]

All three of those came true.

[@skeeyee1643]

Also, they didn't say the avatar state was the combination of all the FIRST avatars, they said all the PAST avatars. So it's all of them not just the first four

[@everbeltran8417]

*+Bunnitt W* Exactly! :)

[@TheDark4light]

Uploaded 59 minutes ago. Comment three days ago. Is KZbin drunk again?

[@everbeltran8417]

TheDark4light Patreon supporters get early acces to *BlindWave* videos. :)

[@Jo_ovie]

Bunnitt W w

[@idrc1415]

I know this was commented awhile ago, but those 4 aren't the first 4, they're the most recent. At least with Roku and Kioshi.

[@snapgab]

I do think that Azula earned her power, when we first see her bend lightning she's shown to be an extreme perfectionist who wasn't satisfied because one hair was out of place. So she's clearly worked hard to get where she is, even if she's a natural prodigy.

[@onebuffalo5402]

Book 1 is the into, book 2 is heavily story oriented, book 3 is just every episode has a badass plot.

[@isabelalmaraz4471]

K.J.M.K. Agree

[@MetallicaRules]

+ZeldaFan Does Voices Yeah, but it's still a great episode, one of my personal favorites.

[@flameron1]

the hana episode.....god I loved that episode

[@Wrench626]

K.J.M.K. Ehhhh Ember Island Players wasn't that badass but it was a good recap.

[@onebuffalo5402]

Luke Fletcher Yes it was, it was huge character development and a very strong episode.

[@skeeyee1643]

I think the cutting of the hair symbolized their leaving the fire nation. If you remember last episode when Zhao called Iroh a traitor, Iroh said "I'm no traitor Zhao", and removed his hood to reveal his topknot.

[@beastmasterbg]

Its a symbol of respect and dignity for a tribe or nation etc Its from chinese culture where people who were banished had to cut off their hair

[@virtualarmageddon6232]

@@beastmasterbg Japanese Samurai would sometimes cut off their top knot to throw away their societal status, that's what Iroh and Zuko did. The Fire Nation is heavily inspired by Japan.

[@MetallicaRules]

Eric's reaction at 5:58 is hilarious, meanwhile, Calvin is just smirking that evil smirk of his.

[@Sephajinami]

Azula has finally arrived. Welcome aboard the crazy chain. No other character comes near her brand of bat shit insane.

[@Sephajinami]

banks She was always insane my friend. From start to finish. We just mistook her insanity for cold cruelty.

[@Sephajinami]

banks Iroh acknowledged that she was crazy long before her actual meltdown though. What we saw wasn't her character progressing towards madness, it was her gradually losing control. She hid her instability under a powerful and confident exterior that was chipped away slowly over the series until the facade shattered altogether.

[@juststop4270]

Adam J. Harper I know Doflamigo (If you're talking about One Piece) and I still think azula is a wayyy better villian and overall character simply because I think Dom is quite a cliche 2-dimensional character. To each their own though. I hated that arc, it was so flippin long.

[@Sephajinami]

Adam J. Harper Not every character has to have a "big goal". Do all people have some big goal they're working towards? Azula constantly worked towards PERFECTION because that was her image of self-worth. This here is what makes her a better villain. How real she is. Countless people seek perfection because that's how they validate themselves as human beings. This dooms them to constant anxiety and unhappiness. In Azula's case, she didn't know how to gain love and affection, only admiration and fear. She was so unstable that she believed that she couldn't trust anyone because no one could possibly care for the true her. They wrote her like a true sociopath. Being naturally talented wasn't enough, being the model princess wasn't enough. Azula fought to maintain the image of a flawless being and when that image started to crack, so did she. Azula has several layers to her character (way too much to discuss here) that I feel too many people overlook.

I can totally agree with you, Adam. Azula is cool an all, but I always saw her as a spoiled chick with too much power on his hands. Like the guy from Death Note that kills people with his book and says "I'm justice".

[@BlindWave]

Do to the support of our awesome Patrons, Avatar will now go up on Mondays and Fridays!

[@PkmnTrainerBen]

YES!

[@sanugi16]

Blind Wave yesss awesome!!

[@jdouat7536]

YAAAAYYYY!! thank you guys keep up the great work

[@Deescovery1]

awesome news guys. there's some awesome things in book 2 for you guys!

[@theresamonroe1651]

THANK YOU SO MUCH 😣😢😂😭🙈🙉🙊🔥🔥🔥🔥🙏🙏🙏👏👏👏💀

[@DawnedDusk]

I think top knots are an important part of Fire Nation culture, so cutting them off to go into hiding was very significant and heavy thing for them to do-- not necessarily out of disdain for their nation and countrymen, but out of the need to survive.

[@OGTonyP]

spot on

[@houseofaction]

its more than just that. The cutting off of a person's top-knot was a significant event in traditional Japanese culture. Voluntary removal of one's top-knot, as performed by Zuko and Iroh, was considered a renouncement of title, social status, and pride. it was to show they were no longer prince's of the fire nation

[@zeebird]

I love Azula so damn much! She's so manipulative and cunning and smart. She's also hard working and a perfectionist. Kinda surprised to hear that you all thought she had everything handed to her with no work. The whole training on the boat thing made it pretty clear that even one strand of hair out of place is NOT perfection and skill in her book. Trust me, you will see just how clever of a character she is over time. But you will also see another side of her, too. All of the characters on this show are extremely complex and Azula is definintly one of them, just you see.

[@Bllll957]

Azula *sigh* I love her so much. The character is truly not made to be "liked" as a "fair" character. But she brings so much to the show, she's freaking brilliant. Just the way she manipulated Zuko LMAO he looked like a fool on this episode : "daddey wants me hoowwme" and Azula is like "yah dumb-dumb". Zuko totally deserves that mental slap to, kinda "ground" him, for everything he's done, and for what he's said to Iroh on this episode. The way Azula is and the way she's interacting with Zuko (already on this episode) are, I think, very important for Zuko's journey. Azula hasn't been created to be the bad guy to whom you can relate, that's Zuko (and kinda Iroh) so of course she seems kinda "unreachable" so powerful and smart and cold. BTW guys, at some point on book 2, there are "previously on Avatar" sequences to begin the episodes: you should skip them, because they're often spoilery for what will be in the episode.

[@LidianeCordeiro]

Good Points. Point 1 - O love Azula, even if I don't fully get her. She's a psyco (family issues or not) and I just accept that. The way she reacts to both the world, friends, to victories and disapointments is the most interesting thing. Also, she unapologetically kicks all the asses possible. I love her! Point 2 - I used to like the "previously on" thing because it actually showed useful data, sometimes from several episodes prior, and often I'd have watched those like a year before or so, it kinda helped remember some details or people, so we wouldn't be like "what's with that couple with the baby... I think I've seen them before tho" or "oh my god, that is so deus ex machina". IN THIS CASE, with the boys, it's not necessary at all. It's all fresh (and will be especially because they discuss and take notes) and the ONLY thing the previous scenes will do is spoil the plot for that particular episode.

[@CampingforCool41]

Azula grows on you (as a villain anyway). I didn't like her at first either, she seemed like a standard evil villain. But after watching through I found her to be quite compelling as a villain once I thought about her character more. Give it time.

[@IMVADER2]

Fun fact, guys! Azula was in flashbacks in season 1! When Iroh was talking to his men about Zuko's backstory, when he said "I looked away" with the firelord vs zuko challenge, Azula was the one looking super excited in the front. They did hint to her since the beginning of the show, is what I'm trying to say. Unlike most shows, she actually WAS always there

[@PedroVieira1509]

Azula... you may not like her now, but you'll love her soon.

[@nienryu]

I don't think they'll love her, but rather they'll appreciate her as a good villain. None of them strike me as people who root for the villain.

[@PedroVieira1509]

Yeah, yah. No, I'm meant that. Like, a good villain for a good series. "Rooting" is not the right word, but the villain has to win, for the heroes to make a big comeback.

[@Slade_The_Deathstroke]

I think Eric roots for the villain: Reverse-Flash

[@Woronoa]

Pedro Vieira They don't ever love her

[@gunchar06]

@@COSMEREAUDIO You're still tripping then.

[@fontes9217]

Just one thing guys, when Azula hit Zuko you guys said lightining, that was actually her firebending, her fire is differnt than the other fires on the show, it's blue.

[@damonestephens8722]

No I don’t think she used her fire in this episode yet

[@ChyeahWill]

Dude, it was definitely lightening. What are talking about? 😂😂

[@stormynightpictures]

Lol, Calvin knows all the answers to these questions, happy to see he is just letting them discuss it.

[@SuperScraper123]

if you've seen both avatar and korra too, you would realise how many of the things they discussed after the episodes come out to be true. Its crazy how good their predictions/expectations are and calvin just like "oh yeah".

[@flameron1]

Jeryl Abraham seriously I was like "I can't fucking wait till they progress and see these ideas flourish!"

[@theavatar9680]

He hasn't seen Korra though, and some of the stuff they asked is answered in that series.

[@MyNameIsNeutron]

And yet he still says “Eroh”

[@peacocca190]

As far as I'm concerned Azula is the best villain in the series.

[@Beriorn]

Book 1 of Avatar isn't bad, it is very enjoyable on its own. Book 1 is merely the least good compared to Book 2 and Book 3.

[@RSClassicAngel]

I agree. A story has to start somewhere!

[@ChyeahWill]

It's usually typical of every good show where the first season is subpar. Once you're hooked onto the characters, then It's easier to introduce more interesting twists, plots and characters.

[@AxelIncognito]

So hype for this season, the plot twists are fantastic and the story is so well written.

[@sarasamaletdin4574]

Azusa clearly practices hard the way she did in this episode, she is not just a prodigy who has not earned her powers.

[@MostPristein]

LOL Iroh gabs azula's hand, deflects the lightning... Eric- "He beat the fuck out of her!!!"

[@jameshughes7946]

Every so often I'll return here to rewatch Eric's reaction to Iroh redirecting lightning

[@neohatake5676]

Thank you guys for doing move Avatar! This series was special to me when I was in grade school and I wanted to re watch it so bad, and this is the best way I can think of to do it, it's like watching it with friends.

[@Flamedramon9000]

honestly this surprise has just made my day, thanks guys

[@darthlucas-nq6jg]

Fucking Azula's Theme gives me goosebumps everytime!

[@yisuscraist3487]

I know right? happens to me every time my son.

[@lalalalisa41]

You just know there's trouble right around the corner ;)

[@somerandomnerd1475]

Jesus christ, these guys are so good at predicting. They fucking even started talking about "The Rock" in their conversation. Good, i love you guys. Reaction channels are usually annoying as fuck, but you guys are actually good.

[@jonathanrobinson198]

Azula is still one of my favorites besides another kickass character we've yet to see.

[@Ardenithar]

I just love how they speculate on different ways the bending can be used. Very interesting ideas.

[@vanessaultimo1926]

Calvin's face when they talk about metal bending 🤣 he's just entering the void every time he tries not to spoil something ...I bet he's just screaming internally 🤣

[@robbywilliamson4152]

Apparently, Azula was originally supposed to straight up murder her subordinate after he let slip that they were taking Zuko and Iroh as prisoners.

[@jesshutchy]

i think Zuko and uncle Iroh cutting off their top knots was a deep symbol of their renouncement of the royal statue. They are no longer part of the royal family and in doing so, made themselves enemies of the fire nation.

[@strawbellia5945]

We appreciate u guys for working now Twice as hard! I've waited for someone to react to this show, u are literally the first thing I watch. It's shows like this that helped build and grow my imagination.😌

[@danpham8963]

I'm sure the crew appreciates your nice words as well. You ever thought about joining the BW Discord? It's got hundred of real friendly and great fellow Wave Riders. And we have tons of awesome discussions. Including about Avatar discord.gg/yKEabMx

[@strawbellia5945]

Dan Pham Thanks! I'll look into it.😆

[@SiCKGames]

Azula can generate lightning?!?! Well thats shocking!

[@curiositydv7235]

The Avatar and is not even Monday 😀

[@john-1174]

Two a week now, baby Wheeeeeee!!!

[@SangheiliSpecOp]

I never even knew the schedule lol

[@dk229910]

Eric had to witness the Beast Iroh on the weekend!

[@javanjackson6444]

Can we talk about how at 6:05 the guy holding momo looked in the camera and was like "Oh YeA, just wAiT"

[@badgerdax1763]

I#ve never been so happy to see this update in the schedule. Thank you guys! And thank the patreons for letting this happen!

[@xboxmic5844]

Wow, two episodes a week, thank you guys! And you have NO idea whats coming later this season and in book three, its going to be awesome. My personal favourite thing last season was simply that little scene at the end of The Blue Spirit episode where Zuko is lying in bed, looking at the Fire Nation flag, then he turns facing away from it.

[@idrc1415]

One of my favorite lines from Roku, at least this season; "in the avatar state, you are at your most powerful. But you are also...at your most vulnerable." I love how they sort of balance out the overpowering ability of the avatar state by making it a very risky and dangerous state to be in, to a very crucial point. And I just love Roku's voice. Mixed with that line, it was awesome.

[@dani010203stor]

7:36 and 8:15 HAHAHAHA i love how much Eric loves and defends Iroh, just love it xD

[@_fullsunflower]

Twice a week baby! So hyped for this!

[@AceStrikerxXx]

The look and grin on Calvin's face at Eric lol 6:02

[@katieee1203]

Remember guys, absolutley no spoilers in here. If you wanna talk Avatar spoilers, we have a BW Discord server with it's own Avatar channel, where you can talk to your heart's content with other Avatar fans! discord.gg/yKEabMx Also, if you want Early Access to BW videos, consider becoming a Patron on their Patreon!

[@JenABlue-ed1bw]

I dunno if this is real history or just samurai movies, but cutting off the top knot represents a samurai who has been disgraced or lost their liege lord, and must now become a ronin, an honorless, masterless wanderer whose only options are begging, banditry, or becoming a mercenary. So it's basically both at once--they're dishonored, and abandoning their rank/going into exile.

[@skinza1000]

Calvin's face when Azula created lightning

[@linkinpark227]

Man, I love seeing their reactions and hearing their thoughts.

[@jacobmonks3722]

Iroh is the only person who can kick his own niece off a boat into the water and still be loved by everyone.

[@lalalalisa41]

Never mess with Aang like that, because angry Aang is scary Aang :\ And woo! Azula has entered the playing field!! She's my top favorite villain out of both ATLA and LOK :D

[@XxWIP3OUTTxX]

Awesome reaction, as usual! I love your discussions on the future of the show and how you guys truly absorb as much information as you can from each episode of every show that you react to. Thank you all so much for being yourselves! You're my favorite reactors :D

[@danc1513]

Don't be too quick in your assessment of Azula. She's a great character/villain. Not sure where you're getting the idea that just because she's an exceptional fire bender, she didn't earn her skill through practice. That's all I'm going to say.

[@jonatassilva2605]

Eric at 06:00 XD Yeah man, that's exactly how he was during GoT

[@catchdaweasel]

my laugh when Eric is wondering about taking air out of lungs "za he he he he heer"

[@christophergibson4000]

Mondays AND Fridays!!! I'm so freakin happy!!!! lmao

[@jroc7503]

You guys are the best avatar is my childhood!

[@Fefe65800]

Bruh. They predicted: Choking using airbending Bloodbending Death by lightningbending while in water

[@camilledumeige3]

You guys are awesome ! I don't know how you do it, so many reactions !

[@alexbourne2151]

Lightning bending something that not every fire bender can use only really good someones

[@CobraCartoon64]

6:03 I see you smirking, Calvin!😂😂

[@CobraCartoon64]

Love how Eric is just dumbfounded.

[@SangheiliSpecOp]

I saw that too XD

[@leisure.lovers1238]

What a great surprise ! Seeing this video just made my day! Thank you for all the great content Blind Wave !

[@fakecubed]

People downplay Book 1 because 2 is just even better, not because Book 1 is bad. And Book 3 is even better than Book 2. This show is incredible.

[@judemiller]

Eric's favorite type is earthbending. He gonna love this season :3

[@balmandblade]

There are a lot of shows where, even when the fighting is well choreographed, it doesn’t hold my interest much. The fights in this show are so creative and engaging though. I love it!

[@NinaNina-qr2pf]

I just realised Sokka having momo as his head was kinda a foreshadow to that one dude that could make ppl a hybrid during the first avatar flashback in Korra

[@NinaNina-qr2pf]

what a loaded mf sentence-

[@Hair2U]

When you guys were discussing about the advanced forms of bending, you guys (at this point in time) had no idea how spot on you were! When I watched this show the first time, it didn't even occur to me to think that deep! Your predictions about lightning, metal, blood, and air sucking out of lungs bending were spot on!

[@ss-rr5ke]

sometimes i just wish i lost my memory and i could watch the avatar tla for the first time again. Because i was a kid when i watched it for the first time and didn't appreciate it enough

[@danpham8963]

Now that the crew is doing 2x Avatar, you could potentially be watching 3 episodes a week if you are an Early Access Patron. Also, if you want to talk about more Avatar with other Wave Riders, consider joining Discord discord.gg/yKEabMx

[@cg123ize]

wouldnt it technically be 4

[@FoddAlmighty]

wait how so? this would be awesome if true

[@danpham8963]

For this week for example: On Monday they uploaded 1x20 on YT and 2x1 on EA. On Friday they will release 2x1 on YT and 2x2 on EA.

[@cg123ize]

Dan Pham you're right dont know why i thought four

[@AeroBladesChannel]

Yeah, but you can do that once, the week after they will release 1 episode you already watched, and there remain 2.

[@leonitvs]

*looks intensely at calendar* I knew it wasn't monday!! yesssss!

[@jasond1497]

Eric face at 6:00 and the "yea you see my boy" funny as hell

[@nienryu]

You guys are currently my favorite channel.

[@baibhavraj8381]

I can't see Calvin this way, he's just so quiet just so he doesn't spoil the series for them. Love him for that.

[@theresamonroe1651]

I fucking love Azula she's this shows version of thrawn

[@latraeosborne3287]

Ikr she is one of the best villains, so cold and calculating

[@dominikak.6228]

She's so badass. I love her too.

[@latraeosborne3287]

Did you hate how she acted in the end

[@josephsua7246]

Agreed. And season 3 was just perfect for her character growth.

[@ubadman1]

Latrae Osborne the only thing this show doesn't do well is azusa back story. unless you read the comics you won't fully understand what makes her tick

[@marializzadeguzman2194]

Awww thanks guys!!!! Nice opening and closing to my work week. The cutting off of the top knots for the samurai class in ancient Japan could mean denouncing their past and embracing the new. Not sure about this though. Just read about it somewhere.

[@Agent00q]

i'm so excited to see your reactions for the next two seasons!!

[@StellarLeader]

It's funny to see Calvin's biing his tongue to not respond to all the questions. Kudos for you Calvine! It's a good thing I can scream at the screen with all the answers and not spoil you guys because I would have a very hard time keeping quiet

[@ghostgokuoldchannel6641]

6:00 "Shocking", isn't it Eric ;)

[@erikholgersson9235]

Well they said Azula is a firebending prodigy. Meaning she can firebend in adition to lightning.

[@johnnyfive22]

You will come to love her in time. She is one of the best.

[@ORSMania]

Sooner than I expected ... perfect

[@BraveSpy]

Here she is!

[@MultiTrickster121]

"Oh hey Blind wave just posted a new Avatar reac....WAIT WHAT?!?!"

[@TheRizGuy]

Now Avatar reactions will be like Monday Night *Raw* and Friday Night *Smack Down!* of old. :D

[@onebuffalo5402]

okay, im just back here rewatching and 5:45 100% proves erics a time traveler w/ that Gretta Thurnberg impression

[@Syokhan]

Calvin has an excellent poker face :p You may not like Azula now, but you'll probably grow to love her as a character. She's a really good villain :) And thank you for doing this twice a week!

[@shinigamiisrael]

"dark side of water bending" You've seen NOTHING yet

[@Nasser851000]

5:06 Im surprised Aaron remembers that line XD

[@shavonegranville6004]

everyone in the fire nation royal family has the hair bun thing. them cutting it off symbolizes they are no longer part of the family

[@sulti94]

OMG I WAS SHOCKED WHEN I SAW THIS ON A FRIDAAAAAY yessssss

[@AspyreN7]

Your speculations make me smile also Zuko and Azula are my favorite fire benders from this series

[@mirandarichard122]

azula's voice actor grey delisle is Frankie foster, vicky from Timmy Turner, and so much more. I met her in person and she was awesome ❤❤❤

[@robbie1482]

You say that Azula doesn't have to train much because she is a prodigy. This is untrue. As you can see from this episode alone, Azula strives for perfection. Even if one hair is out of place in her form, she will consider it a failure and do it all over again until she perfects it. Unfortunately for Azula, this can also be considered a weakness. Also, love the shirt Erik.

[@chroniccomplainer3792]

Been going back to watch some of my favorite shows and reactions. Its CRAZY how many predictions you guys got right. Blood bending, suffocating, and metal bending. I guess they are kinda natural progressions but still you guys were on it. I watched this show live as a kid so i never saw all the cool things coming. Maybe its different as an adult

[@stryyker9]

I love how they give Zuko and Iroh character depth over time. So many good episodes to come.

[@Liesmith424]

I love Azula; she's such a great little psychopath.