Avatar: The Last Airbender 2x4 REACTION!! "The Swamp"

[@MrWhatdafuBOOM]

Yue seemed hostile towards Sokka because he still felt very guilty about her loss. Remember, the Swamp shows you the depth of your own psyche.

[@webx135]

"It's a pigasus" You have every right to be proud of that.

[@velrus8142]

new generations 2021: PIG-A SUS! AMOGUS

[@jordirocca1246]

Damn yes

[@MasterfulPaladin]

I think Sokka's vision was more based from his own guilt of being unable to protect a girl he loved, which is why she was so harsh on him, because he's being hard on himself

[@Alphakobra24]

Joel Morgan-Bullock 👍

[@Selverna]

That's... sad.

[@Light-Rock97]

These long gaps between replies is just like snail mail.

[@ShizuruNakatsu]

@@Light-Rock97 What long gaps? We're all replying so fast. By the way, hello 2024!

[@BreadOnInternet]

@@ShizuruNakatsuonly 5 more days

[@BSEMensch]

Calvin's pokerface is on point in this.

[@wheybig2972]

For real talking about the potential of water bending and then bringing up blood bending

[@ryenbowyer7352]

And Toph

[@miguelacosta5544]

i would say the connection with the tree is spiritual not telepathy or anything. the avatar is all about being spiritual.

[@aleoscar-]

miguel acosta they explain it in the legend of korra

[@cosmoniums5990]

Alexander Jansson that is the reason why korra sucks that and it reads like bad fan fiction

[@Monie71793]

Cosmoniums Comet It’s fine. You just don’t like it. There’s a difference.

[@cosmoniums5990]

Her Loyal Highness, Princess Rainbow Dash I gave korra a chance since my earlier comment, and while it’s nowhere near as bad as I earlier described it, korra still isn’t as enjoyable as the last airbender due to its continuous and unforgettable disregard of the several major rules of compelling storytelling.

[@elizabethgouverneur2972]

Cosmoniums Comet that’s better criticism much better than blind hate

[@ericcw5634]

that legitimately made me laugh "im a bitch" lol

[@ffchickens1636]

I literally read this as he said it

[@LoveriiNDeluXxE]

XDD me too

[@master-of-many-fandoms2020]

Why is he tho?

[@luukvanvulpen]

13:13 you see Calvin trying to remain cool, like they said nothing special😂

[@Ikiguy777]

If you rewatch the previous episode you can see that Mai has metal guantlet (on her wrists and ankles) that are probably spring loaded. She probably triggers them with just the momentum of punches and kickd.

[@cloudyxclaw1686]

What happens if she sees a an ant spider and jumps out of surprise, then shoots her mom or dad as an accident?

[@Y-E-R-I]

@@cloudyxclaw1686 cmon, mai? scared?? i dont think so

[@CyberBlastoise]

​@@cloudyxclaw1686could be like Spiderman's webshooters. She has to do exact pressures.

[@vindifference]

Was it not made evident that Mai has some dart projectors under her sleeves along with knives which she also throws?

[@raeh123]

I didn't notice the projectors for quite a long time after first seeing Mai in action. Cut them some slack. :)

[@Jjop017]

They'll probably catch on the more they see Mai in action.

[@melysacook6244]

They should really get with the program, it's more than kind of obvious that she's a knife thrower.

[@antra21]

The crew (outside of Calvin) are not very perceptive and talk way too much during the episodes...it's annoying tbh 😬

[@antra21]

Flame of Udun He does count since that's not what I was referring to.

[@GMDre]

Ive always believed that the swamp was like a halfway point between the spirit realm and the real world

[@BioshockChar]

Like a tree grew over the spirit portal?

[@GMDre]

yea your right i forgot about that but you dont learn that for a long time

[@GMDre]

lets just hope that after they finish the series they watch TLoK.

[@adhdreamer]

The roots of the Banyon Grove tree and the tree of time connect the two worlds together

[@elizabethgouverneur2972]

Mark DiValerio which is a amazing parallel

[@mordirit8727]

Waiting for a day when Aaron will go: Hey everybody, crew of Blind Wave, I'm a bitch! Calvin: I'm a lover! Shane: I'm a child! Eric: I'm a mother!

[@LiveLongArtProsper]

This made me laugh and have flashbacks to Hellsing Ultimate Abridged XD

[@princesssookeh]

That's what I expected lol

[@TheUKisThere]

This episode always used to scare me. It still does low-key.

[@devilinmiami]

@samuel fox yeah puppet Master was creepy but more a Psychothriller while this Episode was very mystical and mysterious

[@samdan5390]

yeah it's amazing how they can bring that element despite their happy and comedy series

[@TheUKisThere]

@@devilinmiami Mysteriously scary.

[@devilinmiami]

@@TheUKisThere yeah as a kid ive always wondered where the tornado came from

[@TheUKisThere]

@@devilinmiami What I really hated was the random bird screeching before being whacked by some thick vine or whatever. That would make me so uncomfortable. Oh, and visions! I forgot about those. At least, Toph expanded upon it in Korra.

[@JRundy]

Eric, I believe the arrow holsters that Mai uses are some form of Chinese Sleeve Arrow, which are real spring loaded dart firing mechanisms. I can only suppose her's are released by kinetic energy caused by making a particular movement with her arms or legs. Similar to how those cheap plastic lightsabers have blades that can lock when "deactivated" and only extend when you move them correctly.

[@kfactor20]

7:24 does anyone else, besides me, get chills when seeing Toph standing up there and hearing her laugh, knowing that the swamp is basically telling Aang who his next teacher is gonna be?

[@jhabenjaquince5771]

Remember there are spirits in the world of Avatar, shit happens.

[@runningwithscizorz]

Just noticed there are more comments saying not to spoil than comments that actually spoil.

[@BlindWave]

Thats because we have moderators removing a huge amount of comments that straight up spoil and ruin the first time viewing experience for us.

[@runningwithscizorz]

Blind Wave neat

[@tophearthbendingmasta1150]

Blind Wave you guys are almost close to my favorite character and I'm gonna be the first to comment on your next reaction upload ;-)

[@GLKelly100]

Blind Wave what is a gundum or however you spell it. You were talking about it around 20 minutes

[@DigitalFumbles]

Gundam; it's a huge franchise that's been going on since 1979. Has like thousands of series based on it. It's pretty much about giant robot suits (mechs) called Gundam.

[@ExMachinaAnimata]

"PIGasus" made my day! lol!!

[@Yvexius]

Mai has a gauntlet of some kind that fires projectiles, I believe you can see it in the previous episode when she fights the group during the trade

[@roefane2258]

Ah! Aaron's 'at least something would' ah made me laugh so hard. This is why I subscribed.

[@nickels4208]

i love it when they speculate after because a lot of it is just shane watching calvin try to keep it together while eric literally guesses things they're about to find out lmao. man if i was calvin i'd have a hard time keeping it together

[@getsueilauren]

Perhaps the vision of Yue behaved hostile towards Sokka because it may be a manifestation of his guilt for not being able to save her life at the North Pole. He blames himself so his vision of Yue blames him too.

[@dinoe5859]

Plot twist: the tornado was caused by shrek "WHAT, ARE YOU DOING IN MY SWAMP?!"

[@lordmistery8493]

MAI FOR THE WIN!! .....big Mai fan right here, her fighting style is amazing! but thats my opinion, as I do respect yours although it is the opposite of mine.

[@ffchickens1636]

I honestly loved Tai lee's fighting style, as a kid

[@lordmistery8493]

it's great right! Loved her fighting style too! Both are such awesome characters

[@fable23]

It's not really addressed in the series, but Mai has devices in her sleeves that hold and sometimes shoot projectiles. You can see them here. vignette4.wikia.nocookie.net/avatar/images/4/46/Mai's_weapons.png/revision/20130518212924

[@Spongebrain97]

Aww you skipped the part where after dancing iroh says something like "such a kind an" lmao

[@shinohidanzetsu]

It's hilarious to see them ask "who was in aang's vision?" Right behind a DVD cover with Toph on it.

[@linkinpark227]

In the shot where she fires the arrow, you can clearly see she's wearing some sort of device on her leg. I think it was an arrow launcher, which totally blows your argument! BOOM!

[@favianpena9009]

lol, when Mai fires the arrows you can see that she has launchers mounted on her wrists and ankles, that activate with certain motions

[@Nisselak]

"Look, pigs fly!" "...it's a pigasis" Bhuahahah XD

[@MetFanMac]

Important message to the Blind Wave crew: please pay close atention to the cast list after the next episode :)

[@OGTonyP]

Blindwave.. please listen to the music number in this series. It's phenomenal. It's what makes the series what it is. The dialogue is incredible but the music gives it that extra emotion that pulls you in. It's equivalent to what makes Xmen, Superman & Batman the animated series, or even Harry Potter or Lord of the ring great. Who else agrees?

[@shineinouzen7412]

Yeah this is one of the best soundtracks ever.

[@connorbosley4431]

Anthony Dimas little soldier boy

[@angusauty4396]

tsungi horn

[@joelsasmad]

Just wait until Iroh really sings...

[@teesaw8197]

Anthony Dimas I agree wholeheartedly. The music and sound effects helps so much. Also the dialogue and writing.

[@Scyllaya]

Did you not see the fucking wristbow/dart projector on Mai's wrist right under her sleeve? Of course she can shoot tiny arrows/arts out of it, you can clearly see the mechanism. And the others are throwing knives. Pay attention guys!

[@raeh123]

I didn't notice the projector for quite a while after first seeing Mai in action.

[@Scyllaya]

It's not that they don't notice all tiny details, but that they loudly complain that somthing is "so stupid" and "makes no sense", when it's in fact not stupid and makes perfect sense. They could've said "That doesn't look right, I don't know how that works" or something instead just "ah so stupid". They only saw the character fight for like 2 minutes (so they didn't notice all details) and yet they loudly complained about how stupid it was. That's what bothered me most.

[@mimyo09]

tbh I watched the show twice and never noticed it. Mainly because I really don't care about stuff like that

[@tianahines9179]

it's a spirit swamp it's connected to every part of the world

[@georgej3253]

I just realized that Earth-solids, Water- Liquid, Air-Gas, Fire/Lightning- Plasma

[@WaryJester]

9:12 "And this is Katara, my flying sister"

[@LiLTiTan914]

Note to Blindwave: there is literally metaphors, symbolism and foreshadowing everywhere in the series, even in the small areas.

[@marpheus1]

Calvin, please hide that goddamn DVD case!

[@everbeltran8417]

Why? we are watching season 2 now, and that's the season 2 DVD case

[@marpheus1]

that thing contains a "huge" character spoiler :D

[@jesusemilio5493]

+marpheus1 nigga stop being a girl a pic is not big deal

[@everbeltran8417]

Jesus Emilio Exactly! :)

[@ayylmao4954]

Jesus Emilio u a bitch

[@doubledamn2599]

I was always annoyed that the 'Everything is Connected' thing never comes back. For people who've seen the show, especially after the Library. Would have bee SUPER useful.

[@secretskull21]

To be fair, Guru Pathik uses it to show Appa where Aang is, but it is indeed not used nearly as often as it could be.

[@ORSMania]

In the opening scene. A carriage with mask goes past Zuko and Iroh. The mask are similar to Zuko's blue spirit mask. You can hear the blue spirit theme when the carriage is on screen for about 1-2 seconds

[@belac.howard8295]

One thing I noticed when rewatching this episode is that within the first 15 seconds they show a man moving a cart with masks and one of them is the blue spirit mask

[@ghostgokuoldchannel6641]

4:39 "That sucks..." Yep, Tornadoes do indeed "suck" ;)

[@LtSarai]

"Pigasus" genuinely had me lol

[@KamikazeBen252]

I've watched the whole series twice already... Enjoy watching your reacts. You guys know how to do it right! Really enjoy your discussions too, keep it up!

[@ChopperSakura]

There's a device in both of her sleeves guys lol, they fire the arrow/darts.

[@ZerkaiGG]

The Governer's Daughter is named Mai, she is not a bender and is a weapon expert. She throws blades, or uses dart launchers on her wrists and legs for surprise attacks. They're fired via mechanism like a crossbow.

[@tonysnyder2216]

I love how they were talking about the girl that hangs off and they don't know that her face is on the cover

[@winterflowerreads]

I've been looking forward to this all day! Thanks for brightening up my Monday, guys!

[@christophergreen9597]

I hope they don't read comments because some people are oblivious as to what they're saying about the future of the series.

[@darthlucas-nq6jg]

They should have Calvin read the comments first as a precaution

[@kjs_gaming_world421]

This is my favorite episode since I was young

[@danpham8963]

Guys if you want to talk about Avatar, consider joining the Blind Wave Discord. The link is in the description. It's free. Don't put spoiler info in these comments. Every video there are dozens of spoiler comments, and the mods have to delete them. Please don't put spoilers in here

[@undarkwin]

Plot twist: Aang is Bran Stark

[@undarkwin]

Flame of Udun Appa is Hodor Katara is Meera Sokka is Jojen Edit: name

[@undarkwin]

tulicloure Stannis approves

[@undarkwin]

Flame of Udun the Fire Lord is now Cersei? (since Tywin is dead already.. smh)

[@undarkwin]

Flame of Udun or Jaime, because of their arcs lol but I won't say anymore or I'll be spoiling

[@undarkwin]

Flame of Udun and you made me picture Tyrion and Cersei lol

[@Sebastian-js7sg]

loving these reactions

[@OGTonyP]

about the poll: Eric, that may not have been the question but that was definitely the answer.

[@jellidera5577]

I'm so glad you guys started watching this it's one of my fav show ever

[@XxJentexX]

No Spoilers - if Calvin could check this comment and convey it to the others, I'd very much appreciate it. Somehow I feel like some of you take this too serious at times. Yes, ATLA has shown us much more worldbuilding and character development than the average series, but please don't forget that the original audience were supposed to be children. The deeper layers handle mature themes, yet everything is still packaged in something to be viewed by children. For example, Azula's introduction. At the end of season 1 the Fire Lord ordered her to find and capture Zuko and Iroh. Fire everywhere. Dark shadows. Cue Evil Smile. Who's the villain? Azula's the villain! (Hint: rewatch in episode The Storm, Zuko's Agni Kai and see if someone looks familiar.) The episodes after that showed how MUCH of a villain she would be: Azula is a perfectionist, how cool her lightning bending looked, it wasn't good enough for her because she desired the absolute perfect form, sorta obsessive. On the ship she would've transported her brother and uncle as prisoners without an inch of honor if it weren't for the slip-up of the (now probably dead ) captain. Azula didn't hesitate to manipulate and endanger her friend (?) Ty Lee to get what she wants. She didn't allow the brother of her other friend (Mai) to be traded into safety for the crazy king and her friend didn't protest. Now she's not only after Zuko and Iroh but also after the avatar. Just my piece of advice: don't try to find her redeeming qualities, but observe how villainous she can be and then BOW TO THE DANGER SHE REPRESENTS. For everyone, really. Also, I believe it's only fair that fire can be produced (by body warmth?) for firebenders, else it just would be too disadvantageous for them. They would be entirely dependent on their lighters or something like that and then we'd stray off the fight-bending epic scenes. Note: notice how much time and complicated gestures and concentration lightning takes. It would simply be impractical to use lightning on every occasion because once fired you can't STOP it (unless you're Iroh but he's an exception). Fire is quick and neat, you can control and somewhat manipulate fire even when fired. And I think it's safe to assume that creating lightning IS dangerous. Azula doesn't care much for the danger since she believes she can do anything but for the average firebender, yeah, no chance in hell. Note 2: As many below have said already, I feel like pointing it out, the appearances in the swamp were based on their inner psyche. Katara longs for her mother, Sokka travels with the guilt of not being able to save Yue, and Aang... is the Avatar so he's an exception, I guess. Last but not least, I really like you guys for your reactions and reacting to Avatar, it's been a while since I've thought about this series and I gotta say that now I get more meanings and themes and stuff than when I was younger, so thank you for reminding me about this series!

[@danpham8963]

You seem to enjoy talking about Avatar, you should consider joining the Blind Wave Discord. It's free and the link is in the description.

[@XxJentexX]

That seems pretty interesting, thank you for pointing it out.

[@lorettabes4553]

Amazing comment. Loved to read it :) I wish I could write like that but I'm not english myself so I still have a long way to go with grammer and rules and such.

[@KamikazeBen252]

Remember the Winter Solstice episode Aang touches the panda spirit to communicate with it and his hand glowed. He probably communicated with the tree in a similar way.

[@drizzmatec]

It makes me feel like it is connected to energy bending.

[@slimshazy2819]

LOVE your guy's discussions. Keep up the good work. 👌

[@RR-dd3op]

Lovin the double uploads

[@michaeloconnor5904]

After Avatar, will you continue by watching the sequel series, Legend of Korra.

[@michaeloconnor5904]

Soufian A Sweet

[@solarcontroller4785]

Michael O'Connor no Korra sucks it was good for avatar but after that nick took it for granted and ruined it

[@solarcontroller4785]

Michael O'Connor what made avatar good was its writing,right time and use for jokes,and character development

[@michaeloconnor5904]

The Marvelous Spider-man Yeah, I think Korra is actually better than Avatar. I know the majority disagree, but as someone who watched both these series' as an 18-year-old, Korra is more mature and intelligent. Just my opinion, if you disagree, fine.

[@TJansonable]

also it is much darker, which is a nice touch for the franchise

[@kevinworytko1099]

I just love the banter in the beginning.

[@lordmistery8493]

awesome reaction guys really enjoyed watching!! And looking forward to your next Avatar reaction.

[@RememberRox]

Really interesting to hear their discussions and how good they are at foreseeing stuff that is to come in the series.

[@jonnyo9193]

Why'd you cut out like the best song of avatar after secret tunnel??? Set my lines by the river bed Caught ten fish and I killed 'em dead Cut 'em and gut 'em and I tossed the heads In the water to keep them cat-gators fed Its the huge amount of effort that's put into the little things that make avatar such a great show.

[@sam_culper7223]

Omg! I love how much you guys are doing this reaction!

[@ErehcVA]

"It's a *pig*asus." The look on Aaron's face. XD *DEATH.*

[@samdan5390]

every time they move I pray that they won't see toph at the CD on their table, I really want to keep that as a secret for the last reveal.

[@pinkpotatoe7776]

The plot of the whole episode was just like another day in Lousiana

[@tynorstrom2761]

STOP SPOILING STUFF FOR THEM GODDAMNIT

[@ffchickens1636]

I know their r so many

[@tynorstrom2761]

Meli B people spoiled bloodbending further down :-(

[@CabbageDynamite_Lucy]

They are more likely to read discord or patreon but they have moderators for those so they won't get spoiled.

[@nicocornejo4303]

ty norstrom You just spoiled it yourself

[@hayscollins5867]

During that entire swamp scene with tooth I kept looking at the book 2 cd case with her face right on the cover

[@MrBobcat1237]

I love how they guess so many things right for the future, nothing in specific (no spoilers), and Calvin just keeps a straight face but you know. he knows

[@sh9dream]

I dont think it is more related to Avatar state then he being the avatar and being connected to the spirits. There is a spirit in the swamp and it kind of shows like what we want to see, loved ones, lost ones, etc so Aang connected to the swamp and directed it to see appa and momo.

[@isaac4283]

13:13 omfg Calvin's pokerface

[@leeim1995]

Feel like they gonna be really one sided on Azula's crew's abilities

[@freshmancolor6344]

I love your reactions to the Avatar series and i came to love your channel as well, But i think you're thinking too much when it comes to Avatar, or at least placing too much Science into it. Most of the show's elements were based from spiritual elements from different religions and when watching ATLA you have to look at it from that aspect. Just my thoughts, overall, keep up the good work!

[@mcastro187]

I love the outro music. And Eric's and calvins shirts are awesome too

[@w.w.w.w.w.h]

I'm obsessed with your reactions to ATLAB!! This is my favorite tv show of all time.

[@miamorecadenza1226]

if you look closely she has gauntlets hidden on her wrists and ankles. she fires them either like guns or it shoots into her hands where she can throw them manually, just to explain.

[@janna5532]

Ah, yes, as we all know - a mechanical device which, upon full extension of the leg and perhaps a slight turn of the ankle, fire a spring-loaded dart, are entirely impossible Good catch

[@l.o.gfauzan1877]

"its pig flying!... Its piggasus" greatest quote ever

[@l.o.gfauzan1877]

Oh hoho well, who did I just found.

[@l.o.gfauzan1877]

Ohh would you look at that

[@groynin]

Sooooooo are you guys going to watch the M. Night Shimamama movie? It is based on book 1 so it is spoiler-free for you guys now. I mean... we all suffered already, you guys should suffer with us.

[@mysticoceamander182]

Or at least the honest trailer/Cinemasins video about it.

[@MetallicaRules]

No, they must be spared from that monstrosity.

[@groynin]

I mean, they like reviewing movies AND we like seeing they react to things. Win-win (except they will be the ones losing since they will have to watch that movie).

[@malykoth]

What movie? There IS no movie...surely you are imagining things...your thinking is clouded. I repeat, there IS no movie...

[@WilliamRAguilar]

Guilherme Zerati Alves That doesnt exist.

[@txfan100]

Since i'm rewatchin avatar i'm glad you guys did these. But LMAO did you guys have a few shots before recording haha

[@jaklongshot9056]

bending is a talent and like every talent it can and must be mastered with skill by training. Sometimes controlling the elements takes too much stress on the bender making it impossible for benders to bend or even get hurt by their own element.

[@JoeBo24]

I'm watching this years late but the way y'all predicted blood bending had me shook 13:11

[@badgerdax1763]

The hype for Monday's episode is rEAL

[@chriskoloski32]

she throws daggers, she's not an arrow bender. there are people who can throw knives

[@Kidapollo92]

U know what’s crazy is people use the expression when pigs fly as a use for something that is unlikely or impossible and that is the use emblem for tophs family she was the first to metal bend which was thought to be impossible became an amazing. Earth bender even tho she was blind helps save the world at age 12 taught an entire police force metal bending trained the avatar and created /taught/ the vibration earth bending technique

[@hakeemsesay15]

Love being Patreon. Can't wait for 2x6 best one ever.

[@Lycanthromancer1]

Mai has dart-launchers in her sleeves. Remember, the Fire Nation is big on mechanical things, since they're the only ones who have entered into any kind of industrial revolution.

[@MrYogurtthewise]

Just keep watching and all your questions will be answered

[@SangheiliSpecOp]

Yogurt the wise i know which question you are referring too ;D

[@petezahut2432]

Calvin had a commendable poker face when Eric was asking if you could bend water in peoples bodies

[@dudejoe24]

Mai has wrist and ankle bracelets that shoot out darts how is that hard to understand?

[@Nightlylioness]

Every time they say something that actually happens I look at calvin, he knows and he has such a good poker face lol

[@Joey-se1mk]

10:35 Krillin wished for another Chirstmas tree, didn't he? I also respect how Calvin did not react when Eric asked a certain thing.

[@hannahgreen9998]

Calvin’s restraint is legendary

[@UKpowerunleashed]

One big tree...everything is connected. Avatar is the master of all elements. All he did was he concentrated and felt the vibrations, the tree being the medium and saw Apa and momo in danger from the inner eye/the third eye. It's like astro projection of vision.

[@DelconStormal321GO]

(5:48) Yep totally in the trailer.

[@jonte2343]

wait is this after the peppers?

[@LukasJampen]

the big tree is a spirit/gohst and Aang used his Avatar power to fuse his spirit with the tree. Similar to the ocean spirit but not in avatar state and not physical.

[@alejandracadena9252]

oh I love this season so much, also I almost forgot the content of this episode I have to do a rewatch soon

[@vigenlona]

13:17 oh boy...