Avatar: The Last Airbender | 2x15 | Tales Of Ba Sing Se | Reaction!

[@aracelireyes3986]

Mako (mah-koh) is the original voice actor who passed away. This was his last recording for Iroh 😭

[@demytraprojects]

mako's voice is still used for the rest of season 2 actually

[@nuclearbirds]

@@demytraprojects Yes, but the rest of the lines were recorded before this episode. This episode is one of the last that was recorded for season 2; sometimes episodes are produced out of order.

[@andrewtrujillo7054]

@@demytraprojects but if you listen you can hear when he gives the children advice it's the new voice actor.

[@ghostpants7930]

@@andrewtrujillo7054 Greg Baldwin, who would later also voice Aku in Samurai Jack season 5 since Mako was also the original for him. Greg was Mako's understudy if I remember correctly so I'm sure they may have been friends which makes the whole thing that much nicer.

[@DavidRomigJr]

Greg took over starting season three, but did do some minor pick up work for season two due to Mako passing before season two was finalized.

[@Julihernnn]

Mako is the voice actor of Iroh who passed after a short period of esophageal cancer. They finished Book 2 with him and then hat to replace him for Book 3. He was able to Sing „Leaves from the vines“ just before passing , wich makes hearing it much more sad.

[@dadandadandan]

Nah he recorded it in the studio. Dante Basco said so during podcast. It is a common misconception that he sang the song on his deathbed.

[@sammylane21]

"which" not "Wich".

[@hydro6en317]

@@dadandadandan nobody said he recorded it on his death bed. 🤨 now that is misinformation. 🤓 it was one of his last recordings for the series, which makes it a final recording before his death.

[@Frostyjack-gj7vx]

The one in the photo at the end of the episode is Mako when he was younger

[@RaiderNic99]

Man the Tale of Iroh will always get me no matter what. The loss of ones child significantly changes a person. The fact that Iroh is kind and helpful to everyone not in spite of but because of the loss of his son will always break me.

[@kieranhoare7239]

'this better be tea centric' nah, it's tear centric

[@martinvillareal4409]

To General Iroh: See you after we win the war, your loyal son Lu Ten.

[@818_samuel8]

The picture of “Irohs son” is actually a picture of young Mako

[@ginaquiroz1272]

Every time. Every. Single. Time. Leaves from the vine always makes me cry.

[@SpiralSine6]

To add a little respite for the sad tale of Iroh, this is the first episode where we see Aang bending two elements at once: he earthbends the new zoo while on his air scooter.

[@pauldrake2245]

Momo curling up in Appa's pawprint as it begins to rain is such a beautiful moment. We're excited that he's found a clue yes, but they still depict it as fairly mournful, something this show does so well. Appa's absence and others' losses are prolonged and/or permanent, so the characters are shown having to deal with those emotions again and again, and in different ways. So so good.

[@Mark.mp3]

"If only I could've helped you" *tearbending*

[@Kotten84]

Me: - "Will this be the time I can sit through a reaction of this episode without crying?" A few moments later....."Apparently not" Leaves From the Vine will never fail to have me cry.

[@wtimmins]

A year late to the party, catching up... and same.

[@johannfowl8653]

I followed you for months just to get to this one episode. From times to times I rewatch it just to check if I still have some humanity left (and I cry all the times). Geez, even when he's playing the song to the kid I already feel the goosebumps and get my eyes wet. Surely one of the most emotional moments not just in animation, but in any show ever.

[@eloisenewman3814]

You know what, I've watched Avatar through about 20+ times since my childhood and I never realised why Aang was at the zoo before! I always thought it was random and useless but it actually makes sense now that he might have thought Appa could've been sold to there! (feeling pretty dumb lol)

[@shuaibsaleem569]

Bruh how have I not realised this before, nice find dude

[@jameswhite153]

same

[@AMetalWorld]

I see a lot of people mentioning how Mako recorded Leaves on the Vine literally crying on his death bed, which is heartbreaking to be sure. But what I haven’t seen mentioned is the end of Aang’s tale. The little girl who sees her cat in the zoo and says that line was a make a wish foundation child who wanted to be in an episode of avatar. The creators even designed her character to look how she did when she recorded it, down to the clothing and all Also, regarded this being Mako’s last recording as Iroh, now that you have the context; this is the reason Iroh doesn’t speak for much of Book 3. After the loss of Mako they were trying to be respectful as well as find a suitable replacement, so Iroh’s next spoken lines beyond this episode weren’t taken lightly at all Excellent reaction, daps for not crying. God knows it’s not easy, particularly with context

[@Stardweller1]

I always thought the girl could tell from the start that Zuko was from the Fire Nation, but just didn't care.

[@100nitrog2]

4:53 The realization of the single darkest/saddest moment in Avatar.

[@anthonydean1743]

Tale of Iroh is still one of favorite parts of Avatar. RIP Mako I'll always remember you as the Wizard in the Conan the Barbarian films.

[@therion108]

Remember: "There is no war in Ba Sing Se" ...as every Joo Dee would tell you. So Zuko's date-girl obviously knows he is a firebender, but she doesn't care because she simply doesn't know about the war..

[@xJayhawkFANx]

Actually a pretty good point.

[@jameswg13]

The is a fan theory that the girl is actually mako and bolins grandmother

[@franciscojaviermendezrinco1902]

This is the most loved episode by the fandom because of Iroh's story. Mako was Iroh's voice actor, who passed away before the episode came out. I know the picture of Lu Ten is so detailed because is an avatar style picture of Mako when he was young, he used to be in the army, the text in the picture says "General, we'll meet again when we win the war, Lu Ten." and the sad version of Leaves from the Vine was literally the last thing Mako recorded for the show, I heard he recorded it in his bed when his condition was worse. He will always be remember by the fandom.

[@rasmusstrand9991]

Next episode is "Appas lost days" and that one is even more heartbreaking

[@joemomma6317]

Nah not really

[@rainclouds3677]

Appas lost days bored me out of my mind

[@kurtlaserbeam4272]

13:34 lmao "damnit we can't eat him, he's a STAR" 🤣🤣

[@3Kings_Industries]

Subscribed. You can always tell a good reactioner by their emotions to this episode. It's like those beer flights. Lots of diversified emotional flavor.

[@sammylane21]

This episode is a good way to gauge your emotional investment in each of these characters.

[@kennethcook9406]

Iroh's tale is one of the saddest moments in any animated show, ever. Up there with a few episodes of Hunter X Hunter. But Zuko's tale is sad too; because he still has a girlfriend back in the Fire Nation.

[@norlack89]

I cry every time I've watched this ep. Just hearing the song brings out the tears

[@Kaltsit-]

You cry as a child seeing a father celebrating his lost son’s birthday. You cry as an adult for the same reason but mostly knowing that an actor was doing what he loved as he was on his death bed.

[@thewhatness]

Legendary episode. RIP Mako, Iroh is my world. 💝

[@jameswg13]

The voice actor who replaced mako refuses to sing leaves on the vine because its makos song

[@YT_AKai_]

Literally all I want in life is more iroh lore

[@DigiVixen]

"Man, I'm so glad he didn't die a few episodes ago." -GW +Me, already sniffling with tears, because GW doesn't know yet.+

[@maxdon2001]

Great reaction! The ending of Irohs and Momos tales really hit hard!

[@lycos94]

''iroh is the best'' sums up the whole show

[@federicocarnebale]

Girls: men dont cry, they dont have any feelings Boys: "leaves from the vine"

[@LIA-52]

6:54 I think with normal airflow it would only work for skybison, but due to him superblowing it (and maybe some airbending) the air could have vibrated at various frequencies to work on the various animals.

[@sammylane21]

Toph is me every morning after a girl's night in Vegas.

[@elismart13]

yeah this episode hits different

[@Flamincactus]

Next episode is called Appa's Lost Days, you can probably tell what it's about.

[@FreeJaffa92]

I remember hating this episode and the next as a kid. The library episodes aired in the break between the first half and second half of the 2nd season, the serpentine spine and the drill aired as the first episodes in the second half of the second season. So then we get one episode of plot advancement followed by two anthologys. It seemed like the show was going nowhere fast lol. I appreciate it more now.

[@HarukaLPs]

Mako was dying of Cancer during this season. He passed before it aired. "Leaves from the vine" was sung by him on his death bed The tears you hear are genuine, as he is coming to terms with his death. The photo of Lu Ten is based on what Mako looked like when he was younger. The text around the photo translates to: "Dear General Iroh, see you after we win the war. Your loyal son, Lu Ten."

[@hasicazulatv2078]

Jin is a ride or die. She knew zuko firebended those lanterns and didnt say a word! I love her and i hope she found a wonderful partner

[@TransparentEclipse]

Hey, found ur atla reactions pretty randomly recently, glad I found u after u resumed reactions, cause I’m way too impatient. Finally caught up to u in present time, this episode is an amazing one to do so. Love ur cynicism and enthusiastic reactions, keep it up.

[@JavierGarcia-bd6kw]

It gets me every time. "If only I could have helped you". God knows I tried

[@leguan278]

I cry at this episode every single time.

[@eyallev]

saying "I'm glad he (Iroh) didn't die, during THIS episode? have you no HEART! (not really upset, but kinda darkly funny)

[@jivepsilocybe993]

The crying iroh was doing was real crying from mako his voice actor

[@chooseyouhandle]

A few episodes ago you hated Toph, now you feel sympathy for her. What happened to you man? 😄

[@lycos94]

daamnn tale of iroh gets me every time

[@EalainEP]

Getting ready to tear bend

[@David-fi4sp]

I've been waiting for this episodes reaction

[@joemomma6317]

This a classic

[@kingwesleyXIV]

Why is the whole playlist the other way around?

[@agnael94]

Just discovered your channel, nice videos man i'm subscribing, i'd like you to consider doing "shingeki no kyojin" (attack on titan) later on

[@jameswg13]

He also has a bigger star wars channel

[@toomg.4809]

Nice

[@blitzgirl6522]

Really the only interesting thing about this episode for me is Iroh and Momo's story (only b'c of the end of Momo's story). Everything else is just so damn filler-y. It's my least favorite episode of the entire show...which doesn't mean anything REALLY negative given the show is amazing.

[@treceydory9303]

Nobody likes seeing Iroh cry…😭😭😭