Avatar the Last Airbender 2x18 Reaction | The Earth King

[@flyerfan8]

“I want to know what happened to suki” well it’s a good thing this show would never put a character people love in danger then not show them for multiple episodes at a time.

[@funnylilgalreacts]

Simply evil 😂

[@c_eggy]

🫢

[@mranima748]

Spoilers: It’s a long wait

[@CptApplestrudl]

The art of "not showing or explaining everything" is a surprisingly simple tool to create depth or tension in a story.

[@Austin.Kilgore]

@@mranima748lol that’s not spoilers. Well imo it definitely isn’t

[@rawdahelrefaei]

Team Avatar really showed just how OP they are with them raiding the palace. That whole sequence was so impressive. Like the way Aang didnt even look at the start 😭

[@xenonuke1194]

My only complaint is that they couldn't think of anything for Sokka to do during the raid 😢

[@pabloc8808]

Imagine being the elite military force tasked with defending the King's Palace and getting squad wiped by 3 kids. Granted one of them is the Avatar but he didn't even enter the Avatar State, he folded them with sheer skill

[@DaDunge]

@@pabloc8808One is the avatar, there is also a waterbending master and the greaest earthbender since Kyoshi.

[@ryanakers1372]

​@xenonuke1194 Most of the fight was mid to long range bending. The only way Sokka could've been involved was if he had archery skills. But since the rest of the episode Sokka's intelligence was on display as he helped convince the Earth King to believe Team Avatar, I'm not upset the beginning let the benders show off.

[@xenonuke1194]

@@ryanakers1372 yea I know he was the one who did 90% of the work convincing the Earth King about the conspiracy and to go forward with the attack on the Fire nation but at least get him a boomerang shot or something

[@ben-toboxent.7958]

I just realized that Iroh’s knowledge of the metamorphosis isn’t spoken out of conjecture… the way he said “this will not be a pleasant experience,” tells me that he went through it himself one day

[@L0rdAeducan]

I never saw it that way !

[@Koyotee25]

I agree, thought the same

[@lyrebirb83]

When Jet asks Iroh if he's ever been to Ba SingSe before, he responds "Yes. Once. When I was a... different man." Lu Ten's death was the spark. Just like freeing Appa was the spark. It was something so wrong so painful to the future they thought they had. They changed violently.

[@tarrker]

Never thought about that. Good catch! I have no doubt that's exactly what the writers intended. Benders have powerful energies in them that they can control but, not completely. So it's not absurd to think that there might be some drawbacks to that. I mean... everything in this show is based on martial arts stuff and the energy thing is no different. But it's very difficult to explain to someone with no background in martial arts without it just sounding like a bunch of mumbo jumbo. Also, not all of it matches up one to one. Which, as a martial artist myself, I appreciated. Because, if I already knew then, it might have spoiled some of the mystery for me while watching. ^_^

[@tsukimilo]

I know we're all worried about Zuko, but it always make me laugh a bit how Zuko decided to do one good deed and his body said "nope." and collapsed

[@funnylilgalreacts]

So unnatural

[@SunlessNick]

ROFL!

[@shipso6116]

​@@funnylilgalreactsWhy? He had no idea he did a good thing. We know that because we know all the context, but he doesn't. All he knows is that he did the opposite of what he have been told his ENTIRE LIFE. Listened to one family member while betraying all the others and forfeiting "his destiny" once again, this time by his own hands. We know he actually just found it, the real one, but he doesn't. He was raised in place where Avatar wouldn't be considered "good" at all and would most likely be slandered to the dirt 'cause his actions interfered with plans of Fire Nation rulers for hundreds of years. From his point of view he has no destiny left, his past invalidated and no vision what's good and what's bad anymore. That fundamental uncertainty is why he got sick, not because he did "one good deed". In reality a person's immunity is highly dependant on their mental state too and people who can't find a purpose destroy themselves all the time, so idk, feels pretty natural to me. The scene in StarWars III where Padme dies "just because" is actually pretty close to this one in substance, and I heard many opinions of it being unnatural as well. That one was written far worse, too hasty, but still understandable for anyone who's been there. Zuko's struggle on the other hand, as everything in this show, was written very well and leaves far less questions. I guess it should be pretty hard for a healthy person to imagine this condition if he actually never was in this dark place named "I don't know why to live anymore". But you actually have a very good empathy, so I think you can understand. UPD: Upon reading comments further I realized that indeed, Iroh must've also spoke about all that from his own experience, he was in that dark place too when he lost his son. Good that he's there for Zuko, it's absolutely crucial to have someone close around in such times.

[@cybergeek11235]

@@shipso6116 dude's making a joke, amigo. breathe easy. :)

[@shipso6116]

@@cybergeek11235 You are breathing a little too easy, it seems )). You didn't even understand who I was talking to and why. Either that, or you just called our beautiful hostess a "dude" :D.

[@Zippy_815]

15:25 The Earth King assumed Sokka was the Avatar because if there was no war and Aang hadn't frozen himself in ice for 100 years, the Avatar would be a waterbender at this point. I always thought it was clever of the writers. In the moment, it comes off as a joke to show how out of touch the Earth King is, but it really just goes to show how much he's been lied to his entire life.

[@richardjohnson5435]

Some people pick up on the three warriors twist, but most people forget that Toph is still being pursued.

[@TheMrPeteChannel]

It's easy 2 forget because McDojo Master Yu & Xin Fu are the Tweetle Dee & Tweetle Dum of pursuers.

[@20000dino]

I've literally never seen a single reactor predict the three warriors twist except for her. That was impressive.

[@Sinewmire]

I love how emotional the mention of Katara and Sokka's father, Hakoda got you. Mae Whitman's performance is amazing, she delivered such hope, and fear in her voice, and you could hear her steeling herself for disappointment. That little family dynamic is really my favourite in the show - you can see how much Sokka is trying to live up to his idea of his father, and the raw emotion in Katara's voice.

[@maxwellisthinking]

Ah, Zuko’s Angst Coma. A very serious situation the first time you watch the show. But every time after that, it’s just, “Zuko, you did One Good Thing, and you became physically ill, you are so emo it hurts” 😂

[@Giddog40]

Small detail but Sokka still has his boomerang, he used it as a grappling hook to get into the library so it wasn’t on appa. This show generally has pretty good gear continuity

[@funnylilgalreacts]

It looked like during Appa‘s lost days that it was still on the saddle

[@TukaihaHithlec]

@@funnylilgalreacts That was his club, if I know what you’re referencing.

[@primary2630]

yeah he lost his club but he fortunately gets a new weapon

[@QuackAttack]

17:15 The Earth King Kuei is based on Emperor Puyi, the last emperor of China and in Mandarin, Kuei's name can be interpreted as 魁 meaning "chief" or 傀 meaning "puppet", alluding to the fact that he is being manipulated by Long Feng. There are several similarities between Kuei and Puyi such as the fact both wear glasses, both never left their palaces, and both were puppets (the latter was instated as emperor of Manchukuo, a puppet state of the Japanese Empire, after China was invaded in the early 1930s)

[@joannaisimaginairy2859]

gotta say you are one of the few reactors I've seen that actually figured out early that both azula is pretending to be kyoshi, and toph's mom being xin fu and fu.

[@nathanielreik6617]

Sokka still has his boomerang we even saw him tossing it as he was walking around at the start of his tale in "Tales of Ba Sing Se". What he lost from the sandbenders was his club. He only has his machete and boomerang left.

[@daniellerobbins6503]

You figured out the end of this episode faster than any reactor I've watched. Good job!

[@Kickinthescience]

One of the best action sequences of the show

[@biglc034]

Yin and yang aren't necessarily good and evil, they can be opposites yes, but they also work together. Like mercy and justice or passivity and aggression. They mirror each other like Aang and Zuko do. Aang is naturally gifted while Zuko struggled to become a proficient bender, Aang had a great destiny thrust upon him while Zuko had his stripped away, Aang tried to escape it while Zuko aggressively pursued his. There are even more parallels that get revealed later as well as some other major things that I won't spoil. But it is telling that Zuko saw the avatar in his reflection. This show is full of mirrored characters, relationships, and situations. Like Zuko and Azula's sibling relationship vs Sokka and Katara's. Such great writing but I'm gonna shut up now before I say too much. Can't wait for the book 2 finale. I'm so happy for us!

[@TheWindwall]

Well said

[@mranima748]

The key is balance

[@MusikCassette]

The video say it is uploaded one minute ago. your comment says it is uploaded 6 days ago. So I got to ask: do you have a time machine? And can I borrow it for a little trip?

[@Jayjay-ef2gt]

​@@MusikCassette Early release for Patreon members. The video was already uploaded but private. So they can comment earlier.

[@sam-psonsmith9951]

In Book 1 Finally Yin and Yang are presented as "Push and Pull" neither one of which are evil concepts. Just Two sides of the same coin.

[@bch7905]

Zuko getting ill for doing a good deed once is funny...until you realize it could also be a bit of a trauma response from doing something well intentioned a time before and getting scarred from it.

[@christiantwist3360]

Well now I’m sad 😂

[@elfbreath]

Listen, I love Zuko and understand why he was feeling conflicted after helping Appa escape. It went against everything he thought he wanted and knew about his life. But also? It's very funny that the boy does (1) good deed and it stresses him out so bad he passes out.😂

[@randomcourier]

his whole goal and purpose was to do bad things to the avatar for years now, i get why the moment he does something good for the avatar conflicts with his entire purpose.

[@christiantwist3360]

In his defense, the last time he did something good, he got a permanent scar 😢

[@stoplight1277]

You're one of the first reactors I noticed that actually caught on to the fact that it's Azula and the gang entering the city before the visual reveal! Looking forward to the next few episodes!

[@mbpoblet]

The Dai Li isn't a person, it's the organization, the cultural police; all the guys with the stone gloves are Dai Li. And, as cultural minister, Long Feng was their head.

[@TukaihaHithlec]

They amount to being secret police, like the Gestapo or KGB.

[@Luey_Luey]

In the show they are an organization, but that organization's namesake is actually a person funnily enough. Dai Li headed military intelligence for China under the KMT in the 1930s and 1940s

[@primary2630]

that's cool, damn never heard that one@@Luey_Luey

[@Stable_Delerium]

Will never get tired of you loving my girl Mei. She doesn’t get the love she deserves from other reactors.

[@jaciel.121]

Zuko has been stressing since he was a boy. He has conditioned his mind and body to survive abuse and violence shaping him into the person he is. Making a critical decision like that shows how much weight he carries from his family, nation, and himself.

[@hkpew]

"I am going to hop into those next two episodes because I don't think that I will make it ..." lol. I doubt she felt any better after those two episodes.

[@laura_gieger]

I think you genuinely are the first reactor I've watched who picked up on the THREE female warriors right away. So many I have seen who only realized at the reveal in the end, some even only realized the next episode. So that's really perceptive of you! 😊 I can't wait for the next reactions- we're reaching the finale and that's gonna be interesting to watch!

[@no1guy825]

I love the small moment of Zuko feeling for his scar after he woke up. That's his test...because he doesn't have it in his dreams I imagine. To feel that scar tissue is both a moment of awareness and sadness. He knows he's awake, but he feels everything tied to that scar in that awakening.

[@kaijingarou6526]

25:07 Airbender Zuko still haunts me after all these years.

[@AndrewKendall71]

I forgot about "I'm with 'Sweetness'" talking about Katara. ...Toph cracks me up. My favorite. 😂

[@yomamma.ismydaddy216]

“You know you can’t trust domestic machinery” 😂😂😂 that line totally went over my head watching this as a little kid

[@evilwelshman]

Fun fact.... the Earth King's appearance was pretty much modelled after Puyi, the last emperor of the Qing Dynasty. I think a lot of Ba Sing Se was modelled after the Chinese imperial court; particularly with respect to the court's decadence, bureaucracy, and court intrigue where the real power often rested in the hands of court bureaucrats. That and a sprinkling of the Ming Dynasty's secret police, who would spy on soldiers, rebels, scholars, and the general population alike to monitor their loyalty to the throne; and who were powerful enough that official ministers would fear and even kowtow (an act of subservience where the person kneels and bow their head to the ground) to them.

[@supermoogle07]

This entire arc in Ba Sing Se is so wonderful. And the cliffhangers on this episode lead to such awesome episodes. Season 2 is my favorite of the series by miles.

[@Matuse]

The initial rush on the Earth Palace is one of my top three favorite sequences in the entire series. Aang has run out of F's to give for Earth Kingdom shennanigans.

[@tofu_golem]

One thing bugs me when I rewatch: the moment it became obvious that it would be difficult to see the Earth King, they should have brought that information to a general, who more than likely would have had the means to get that information to the appropriate people. But then we should not have had that amazing assault on the royal palace, one of the best action sequences of the entire series.

[@McBeelzebub]

I never get tired of the Mai love!

[@cattievogelsong96]

Something really cool that I don’t see get talked about very much is that all four nations’ leadership are serounded by symbols and imagery is the original benders of their element. It is harder to spot with the water tribes because a lot of it is done in writing not in English. But the two cheifs of the water tribes use the symbols of the Ocean and moon. The four air temples, where Air nomad leadership is, are covered in bison painting and statues and what not. The one that i’m sure no one misses is the fire lord and dragons. The eath king’s palace is covered in badger moles. And the throne has a huge badger mole behind it. It shows a serious level of respect for the original earthbenders even if no one (besides Toph) bothers to learn from them. It’s such a cool cultural detail. Makes the world feel more lived in.

[@Scarabswarm]

That was a real good catch, you noticing that Aang and Toph earthbend differently. Most Earthbenders use a style based on Hung Gar Kung Fu, while Toph uses something closer to Praying Mantis style Kung Fu. Aang kind of does the same Hung Gar style, while also mixing in more floaty movements from air and water bending as he switches stances from offense to defense, or mixes in other elements. (Plus whatever would look cool in the moment.)

[@sean_mccadden]

Wish there was a patreon+ for patreon users because I just want to see you finish the season already 😆

[@eileensnow6153]

For those of us who can’t afford Patreon, I’m glad there isn’t an even more inaccessible platform. But yeah I want her to finish lol

[@efrainlucas5835]

It's doesn't have to be behind a complete pay-wall. Alot of creators release the episodes an episode behind. Just for those who want to contribute but don't want to alienate a whole side of a community.

[@Dracounguis]

Thinking about stuff that happens in these last three episodes makes you really wonder why current-day shows get so little done! Especially when their seasons are only 8-10 episodes.

[@kerithsunshine9584]

I’m extremely gullible, so I was not expecting those twists with the Kyoshi warriors and Toph’s mom. I’m so bad at predicting twists that sometimes I forget spoilers. The way you predicted them so reasonably was amazing, though.

[@Pandaemoni]

I am very intrigued to see how you will react to Guru Pathik's wisdom as he converys it to Aang. The fans interpret his teachings in many different ways, from outright rejecting his more controversial statements, to interpreting them in a variety of ways to "get around" some of the implications of what he tells Aang, to others just taking it all literally and at face value. I've read many fan debates on it.

[@DaDunge]

There is a school of though which argues the protagonist is the character with the most character development, and at this point that's definitely Zuko.

[@lvfd6117]

The giggle of pure delight at having appa back around gave me pure life on what is becoming a very rough day, your reactions are wonderful and can't think you enough with being brave enough to share your caring and loving personality with us all

[@mariachow329]

It was really smart of Azula to dress of like the Kyoshi warriors... she literally trying to take down the Earth kindgdom from the inside like what Team Avatar did with the drill

[@kwanarchive]

2:55 My favourite joke of the series. "What's a guru? Is that some kind of poisonous blowfish?" Sokka's thinking of fugu.

[@hallieraymond]

Yeah, by this point, Sokka is definitely the leader of Team Avatar, and he is wielding Aang like a WMD on behalf of the Earth Kingdom and Water Tribes. He has also matured enough he has no idea anymore that he is the leader. They are working off Sokka's brilliant strategy. But their enemies are too. Azula is now using the same strategy against Ba Sing Se that Sokka used against the Fire Nation drill, learning from and adapting his tactics to suit her own ends and resources. Kind of like the Fire Nation has appropriated Sokka's airship tech, though we've yet to see it. The Earth Kingdom is lucky that Team Avatar isn't trying to "bite their heads off," metaphorically speaking. At this point, they have a waterbending master, an earthbending master, and Aang, who is an airbending master and pretty dang good at water- and earthbending too. With Appa's air power, Team Avatar can devastate the Earth Palace's entire defensive force. If they were actually aiming to seriously maim or kill? Those folks would be Dead. Isn't it interesting to imagine what it might be like if they added some firebending to their repertoire?

[@SunlessNick]

It's pretty awesome how this episode gives the Gaang such a win, while still leaving everything feeling shaky and about to collapse.

[@CarBENbased]

One of the things I love about this show is how easy it lets you forget these are just kids, but then it reminds you *they're just KIDS*. Whether it's thinking about Jet's past deeds, the fact that Team Avatar was able to practically take on the entire Ba Sing Se Palace Guard and win... EASILY, or Azula's... well everything... that shock when you stop and think about how all of these characters are between the ages of 11 and 16 is just shattering.

[@AJUniverse]

The way Iroh speaks about Zuko's sickness sounds like he's speaking from experience. I can't help but wonder if he went through something similar when he lost his son and was left to rethink his life choices. He calls Zuko's experience a metamorphosis, and he also speaks of himself, back before he changed, as a different man. I think he means that almost literally.

[@kaijingarou6526]

Appa is a pacifist and a vegetarian and the Fire Nation can be f** grateful for it

[@Nixeen]

Hippos are vegetarians, but they can fend off tigers 😆

[@kaijingarou6526]

@@Nixeen Yeah I was just making a joke but in reality vegetarian animals don't stop being dangerous just because they don't eat meat xD. That's something dinosaur movies usually get wrong too xD

[@Mythlorrr]

I promise this is NOT a spoiler, even if it seems like one. What happened with Jet was unfortunately rather unclear (which the writers themselves have acknowledged), but it was meant to be definitive. The intent of that episode was to show that Jet does not survive. That's what the writers wanted to convey, it just ended up not coming across clearly. I'm sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but Jet is gone, and sadly can't return.

[@TheJokerAkaCirque]

"but why when you know war is going to happen" In fairness- we established a few episodes ago that with the Earth King being a figurehead, Long Feng is the government official the Earth Kingdom military actually answers to (though I get the impression he takes a pretty hands off approach and that they're unaware that the King isn't involved), and they *are* actually fighting the war. The Earth Kingdom's already been fighting a war- understandable the Dai Li prefer the guy who's been shittily running things over one who has never run anything. And really, if he wasn't so stubbornly opposed to hearing out Sokka's info or cooperating with Team Avatar in any way, Long Feng himself could have just as easily received and aided with the eclipse plan without need for the Earth King. He brought this situation on himself by refusing to even let the gang speak with the military leadership about the plan they'd come to share. I'm not sure Aang would have ever let the fucked situation in Ba Sing Se stand, but Feng could have at least tried "if you keep quiet about the war to the civilians I've brainwashed, I'll arrange your meeting with the generals and you can carry out whatever fucking plan to save the world"

[@Moesie]

Yess!! Sokka will get a new weapon When u answered if he gets a new boomar AAMG

[@saberstrike000]

You're not the only one whose favorite Fire Nation girl is Mei. There are twos of us

[@hellogoodbyeandallinbetween]

Make it three!

[@garyclare8066]

I'm not sure if anyone has commented this before, or if you're interested, but you mentioned Toph's hand movements so I thought I'd share. The 4 bending styles are based off real life martial arts. Fire bending is Shaolin King Fu, Water bending is Tai Chi, Air bending is based off Baguazhang, And Earth bending is based off of Hung Ga, which utilises wide stances and powerful movements. But Toph is different, she uses Praying Mantis style, which uses tucked in elbows, thin stances and short hand movements (it's really recognisable by the way she holds her hands), She's the only person who uses this style, and legend says the person who created Praying Mantis style in real life was a small blind woman. Hope you found this somewhat interesting, and love your reactions by the way, no-one else actually analyses what they watched and gives us their thoughts, like you do.

[@Sheriff6170]

2 videos ago I wrote a comment about how it's impressive you remember the names on Xin Fu and master Yu, and now you're totally exposing yourself 😂. On a completely unrelated note, since you're clearly enjoying the show and all the symbolism in it, I would highly recommend watching a KZbin series called "Overanalyzing Avatar" from the channel "Overanalyzing Avatar". After watching that series you can be certain that you didn't miss anything, and it also gives you a whole new appreciation of all the love and effort that the makers put into the show. The guy is also really funny, so the series is not boring in the slightest. Just make sure not to watch it before you finish the show. A lot of things he points out is foreshadowing or callbacks, so even if you watch an "overanalyzing" of an episode you're already seen, there might be a spoiler for the ending of the show.

[@nicholaswilkerson4394]

😂😂 "YOU EXPECT ME TO TRUST YOU?" "He has a good point..." "Yeah, but those glasses are stupid" 😂😂 yes, yes they are.

[@halacron1]

Yin and Yang don't mean good and bad. It's more about chaos and order or harmony and balance neither is evil or good. You can see Zuko and Aang as two sides of the same coin which is why Zuko saw Aang as his reflection. If you hold a coin up to a mirror, you can see the other side.

[@JamailvanWestering]

Appa may not bite their heads off but he can still gore them. Also Long Feng is the cultural minister of Ba Sing Se, the boss of the Dai Li

[@JNDReacts]

1:13 Not a pacifist, just an herbivore. Herbivores can still kill other animals (including people) they just won’t eat them. And you’re not alone. I’m pretty sure every reactor I’ve seen yells for Appa to eat people at one point or another.

[@tarrker]

I gotta say the "Someone has to stay here with the Earth King and help him plan for the invasion" thing was such a jump the shark moment for me when watching this. Like... Katara is very skilled and all but, wtf is she gonna do to help a bunch of generals mobilize their own troops? I guess the idea is that the Earth Kingdom people don't know that much about their enemy? I dunno but, it definitely pulled me right out of the moment. x_x

[@stonecoldku4161]

They went up against an entire group of Earth Bending palace guards and beat them with mostly Earth Bending. Holy crap they are so good. They beat them at their own game and made it look easy.

[@Kwstr42]

i said it before and ill say it again, Toph is so freaking awesome lol

[@Kwstr42]

@@davidbergfors6820 lol and i cant even wait

[@keny1555]

It may have been a little vague, but yes Jet died under Lake Laogai. Biggest hint is when he said he'll be fine and when they're walking away Toph said "he's lying" because she could tell he was lying and he knew he was dying because he physically felt it. It was the best they could do during that time probably given it was a kids show....... But they certainly made it more clear if someone died in Legend of Korra 😅😅.

[@SungJaeUng3]

Avatar deals with some heavy stuff, and isn't afraid to throw in unexpected wrinkles and twists. That being said, I think simultaneously watching Battlestar Galactica is having an effect on watching this series😂 there is plenty of shrewd maneuvering in Avatar, but the speculation at the end of the video felt very "CYLONS. TRUST NOTHING AND NO ONE."

[@meganhutcheson5867]

I don’t know if it’s mentioned in all the comments or not, the reason Katara was apologizing to the soldiers, as because they were misinformed about who they really were. The soldiers were under the impression that they were there to kill the Earth king.

[@mranima748]

Here comes toph’s most impressive feat

[@DaDunge]

27:45 My guess is it come from the ability of the firebendes to create fire. The ability comes from breth but also from emotion. Essentilly it's his inner struggle manifestign itfelf in the form of raised body heat, a fever. Iroh has clearly seen this before so it must be something that can happen to firebenders. It makes some sense fire and water are opposites and waterbenders can heal, this is the inverted reflection of that.

[@brendanoconnor1550]

Aang blocking that boulder without looking shows how far he has come, not just as an earth bender, but the mindset of an earth bender. Toph taught him to face things head on instead of moving around them, and after what happened with Appa he is driven to go through the troubles instead of weaving around them.

[@amyloucurtis]

You are one of the most astute reactors I’ve watched. You called all the big turns in this episode. Can’t wait to see your reaction to the next two!!!!!

[@cibray89]

The construction project line always gets me 😂 they’re earthbenders we’ve seen a single guard open the gate for Aang and the animals in tales of Ba Sing Se they would never need machinery to alter the walls

[@dawkinsbeagle]

One of my favourite moments from this episode is when tough, I can't do this all on my own and i don't need anyone, Toph, shows her vulnerability. First with her mum and then verbalising that she is going to miss her new friends and then physically hugging them. That's a huge leap from when we first met her in The Blind Bandit. I love how every single character in this show grows throughout the episodes, no exceptions.

[@kwanarchive]

The Earth King was played by Phil LaMarr, who also plays Kit Fisto and Bail Organa in the Clone Wars, and Hermes Conrad in Futurama.

[@doctorteethomega]

14:55 Fun fact: the Earth King is based in some ways on PuYi, the real-life last Emperor of the Qing dynasty. Including the glasses.

[@darkur13]

If you watch the special features on the Avatar The Last Airbender DVDs you will learn how the creators of the show based each of the forms of bending around specific real types of martial arts and they even hired experts in those fields to help the animators be as accurate as possible. This show is phenomenal on so many levels!

[@guyfrape687]

Didn't spot the dragons before. That's pretty cool

[@PotatoMan169]

The VA of the Earth King is Phil Lamarr, who is also Jack from Samurai Jack and Hermes from Futurama.

[@MattSamma]

It's funny to me how before watching the chapter you asked a series of questions and the chapter answered almost all of them. Zuko's dream/hallucination comes mainly from the fact that he has been under so much pressure for so long and believing he wants something in particular (to capture the Avatar), that having done something that helped the Avatar, like freeing Appa, created a very big internal conflict within him. And it is very important to remember this "what Zuko really wants or what someone imposed on him" because, as I said in other reactions, at the end of the day he is a teenager, and none of us at that age really knew what we wanted. And we would never get tired of hearing you say you love Mai, because we love her too!

[@CoreanCorp]

Two more episodes and it will be de end of the season 2. Honestly, the arc of Ba Sing Se its the best and the season's ending its a pure heartbreaking moment, again I recommend you have tissues near

[@Lightice1]

The different bending styles are based on different real world martial arts. Airbending is based on Tai Chi, Earthbending on Hung Gar.

[@titoluizpereira6281]

Water bending is based on Tai Chi, Air is based on Pa Kua.

[@kennethmorgan8795]

Except Toph... who primarily uses Southern Praying Mantis Style.

[@gamerex9378]

Nah, its not about to slow down. ep 19 and 20 is close to breaking the gear shift. Its about to be wild af and they made me fall in love with the show so much when they first aired. Good stuff is on the horizon, for us. Not the cast lol

[@Koyotee25]

Soka, he is very capable, a strong leader. Imagine if sat on a council that goverened a city the size of Ba Sing Se!!

[@JNDReacts]

24:23 Damn, first you correctly guessed the trick with Toph’s letter, and now this! I’ve rarely seen a reactor guess the letter trick right, and I’ve never seen one guess the Kyoshi Warriors trick before!

[@anakamarvelous]

That wasn’t tall Aang that was Avatar Zuko

[@kwams26]

I love puns/dad jokes/ and trivial humor. That guru throw away line from Sokka kills me.

[@HTYBeker]

will you watch Korra after you finish the series? please do!

[@ch33les99]

Seconded. It’s a way different atmosphere but I think she’d still vibe with it

[@Kwstr42]

she said she will, think at the end of last video

[@DavidMichaelson-j7n]

This is the episode where we see just how powerful the Aang Gang really can be.

[@cattievogelsong96]

Sieges are such interesting battles. And a side from the siege of the Northern Air temple, Avatar does them well. I think this is my Favorite siege on Avatar though. Short and sweet. I like how Aang is not playing around in the opening fight. He has that earbender soberness and determination in this fight which is good whiles in the air because Toph is unable to help while flying.

[@Skyhighatrist]

That's not a siege. It's an assault. Siege specifically refers to encircling the target and cutting off supplies and retreat in order to compel surrender.

[@cattievogelsong96]

@@Skyhighatrist i looked it up and i think you’re right. I suppose it is more accurate to say assault on the palace. I aways though of a siege as an attack on a building, castle/palace what wave you, with the aim of control, surrender, occupation or other form of conquest. I suppose it is not a siege if it doesn’t last more that a day. Good to know.

[@iminumst7827]

You really caught onto the fake kyoshi warriors super fast.

[@kalin666]

If Jet survived . . . . 😢 nope, IRL after receiving that sort of blow to the torso . . . well let's just say they couldn't accurately show the damage with a Y-7 rating. I am also a big fan of Mai 🎉

[@mehim2893]

I forgot to say this on the last AtLA video but the "lost Oppa arc" Is seriously some of the best episodes of the entire show. And for this video all I can say is there is a good reason for many of us that Toph is our favorite character. Even if she's not your favorite You have to agree she is the most powerful. Not counting Aang when he's in the avatar state.

[@KingApeiron]

Appa just doesn't know that animals are filled with yums.

[@TheGoddamnBacon]

Don't know if anyone remembers let alone mentioned it, but if I remember rightly, the whole "I'm sorry" dialogue during the battle of the Earth King Palace was a reference to an old school martial arts movie where the people sparring with the main character said "We're sorry." before attacking them. If anyone remembers the name of that movie, please post it.

[@marctwersky9844]

ya know Jet's whole situation was REALLY unclear

[@Stable_Delerium]

😂

[@Attelocin217]

I think the next episode is gonna rock your socks right off. It's one of the best ones in the show.

[@TheParagade]

I think you're right in your yin and yang interpretation at the end, but off in your understanding it. Instead of good and evil opposites, consider the koi fish in the Northern Water Tribe. Two sides of the same coin, both entwined and moving in concert.

[@tanisparker1282]

No it's okay you can love any character as much as you want in this series and people understand

[@ZheToralf]

It's interesting to see that when though Aang is the avatar, Sokka is pretty much the leader of team avatar.

[@sirmoonslosthismind]

just remember: there's no war in ba sing se...

[@R.J.Godzilla81]

@11:57 one of the Top 3 action sequences in the entire show, RIGHT HERE!!!, @12:31 I love Toph’s fight choreography here.

[@Sam_Ah8]

I think the Earth King was a child emperor, crowned with Long Fang as essently acting on his behalf.

[@Baranuwu]

I always look forward to your vids! I love themm soo muchh thanks for the good content:3

[@flyingchong]

11:50 you cannot tell me they're not just chucking giant Reese's cups.