Avatar the Last Airbender 3x1 & 3x2 Reaction | The Awakening | The Headband

[@jackmanalope]

“Ozai’s a babe… I hate that” Absolutely iconic

[@funnylilgalreacts]

😬

[@agentspaniel4428]

​​@@funnylilgalreactsbeing voiced by Mark Hamill might have something to do with it

[@colleendarcy3682]

​@@agentspaniel4428I've been looking for this comment, considering how big of a Star Wars fan she is. Please tell me she knows.

[@agentspaniel4428]

@@colleendarcy3682 she does

[@Dariaosu]

Totally agree tho...

[@carsongardner3284]

Kataras voice actor (Mae Whitman) absolutely NAILED that scene when she confronted her father on the ship. The raw emotion she portrayed simply blew me away

[@driezzy]

Amazing scene

[@virvalehmusvuori1469]

YES!

[@Twisted_Logic]

It gets me every time

[@UpYourArsenal]

One of my most hated moments in the series is your favorite -- I thought her reaction was pathetic, but to each their own. (Her being a *blatant* "witch with a capital B" at the start of the episode made me incapable of caring less about her for the rest of the series... The rest of S3 just proved the point.)

[@admiralthrawn7754]

@carsongardner3284 Katara's voice actor has a name, and she is Mae Whitman. I feel terrible everytime folks refer to Mae as Katara's voice actor, as if folks don't even put in the effort to search her up or give her proper credits.

[@sillykola50]

Fun fact about The Headband: Aang is actually using the uniform's BELT as a headband, hence why all the other students were able to pull one out of nowhere. It's also a good visual to help show Aang bringing a new perspective into the school and it passing on to the other kids.

[@roloherrera2002]

I wondered for so long where they got their bandanas from until you pointed this out lol

[@rawdahelrefaei]

and if u realise rthe headbands have a fire sign on them but aang wore his upside down so it kind of looks like his arrow

[@sillykola50]

@roloherrera2002 I can't take the credit: go to the channel Overanalyzing Avatar if you want more good continuity like that (as well as rare bad continuity or animation errors, etc.) Obviously anyone who wants to watch it should finish the show first.

[@kirklanyoshinaga8953]

Seriously!? Wth. How did I never catch that? 😂😂😂

[@somecallmetim2112]

AND he wears it upside-down so the triangular symbol points down like his arrow!

[@dcplunkett]

"I don't hate you." "I don't hate you, too." I laughed *SO* hard.

[@no1guy825]

The ONE line Azula utters about Zuko being careful is so rare. It's just Azula being chill. There's nothing attached to it. She has her schemes but the mission is over now. She's just livin. And her face is so soft and relaxed as she says it. Her eybrows actually take a break!

[@zippomage]

i cast "Disbelief"

[@MikMoen]

It's the "Dum Dum" nick name she uses. She only ever calls him that when there's no ulterior motive behind what she's saying. It's as close to an innocent little sister she ever gets.

[@himenyx153]

As screwed up as she is inside, she still loves him in her own way. It's sad.

[@laura_gieger]

not just the parallels between Zuko and Aang get me... the way contrast between Hakoda and Ozai hit hard, too. Edit: I love how it constantly looks like Zuko is the one behind bars, and not Iroh. Speaking for the fact that Zuko is still a prisoner of "a destiny someone else has chosen for him" (to put it in the words of Iroh) Second Edit: I don't know if someone has mentioned it yet, but Iroh being silent is a small tribute to Mako.

[@Bill_pierre]

Azula is the embodiment of Machiavellianism. She's an extremely powerful bender, yet her biggest strengths are how calculating, clever, and astute she is. She plays the long game, and everything she does (and doesn't do) is done for a reason. It's easy to make an antagonist be powerful, aggressive, and generically "evil" as we too often see in shows.The writers did an excellent job with Azula

[@borjankosarac3645]

And yet she fails to understand Machiavelli properly, as most do: “Better to be loved than feared, but failing that be feared.”

[@VulpisInFundo]

Machiavelli was more of a "the end justifies the means" kind of guy: if you want to be a good ruler you have to be ready to do questionable things. Azula doesn't care about being a good ruler, she just wants to be powerful.

[@RabbitShirak]

@@VulpisInFundoshe wants to be powerful because that is what Ozai expects from her. She learned pretty young how to stay on her father's good side.

[@gerudoking3180]

The show is VERY brave for covering children with lost or missing parents in the beginning of the season. When I saw that Katara was being rude to her father, I foolishly thought it was some commentary on teen angst. I was FLOORED when I saw her break down concerning her father. Phenomenal scene. The writers do such a good job telling a story to help kids in broken families. Coming from one myself, that scene stood out to me the most in that episode (that and Aang saying "I need my honor back." POWERFUL.)

[@rpgincorporated8302]

A detail I noticed when Toph hit the catapult when on the ship is that The Duke is there right next to her pointing and probably telling her where to shoot. I love the continuity with her blindness and how she overcomes the issues that come from it. 😊

[@bradstrife2211]

I always love the direct parallel of Ozai listing off the reasons for being proud of Zuko, and Hakoda's expression of unconditional love for Sokka and Katara.

[@davidbodor1762]

2:40 - This is actually something I really like about Avatar's portrayal of Zuko because they nail it on the head. Victims of abuse often lapse back, they seek approval and forgiveness for a wrong they did not commit, and it's really hard to break free, with many pitfalls and traps on the road. Sometimes it feels like it's two steps backwards for each step forwards, but it's not. Every little bit helps towards the eventual goal of freedom. Zuko may have lapsed, but we all know it won't be permanent. He IS on the right path, he just stumbled and fell for a while, but he can pick himself up and move on.

[@peteryang5056]

Exactly this! Recovery from a lifetime of abuse is not a linear path, nor is it something that you get to by sheer volume of argument (even loving, supportive argument like Zuko receives from Uncle Iroh). It's a long, slow process filled with second-guessing and backsliding and emotional turmoil. And in Zuko's case, it's not just his abusive upbringing, but also years of manipulation by his sister, a horrific moment of trauma at the hands of his father, and a lifetime of growing up in a propagandistic regime. It's a lot to get past for anyone, and Zuko at the end of Season 2 was only at the very early stages of realizing that things weren't right.

[@mattiaachille233]

Not really, he undermined his path to recovery several times. If Aang had died back in the cave or if Combustion Man did kill team Avatar while they were in the fire nation, then he wouldn’t have had the chance to redeem himself. He was never outright bad obviously but his bad decisions risked his own recovery constantly; to the point that he was impossibly lucky to have had the chance to finally stick to his true self (that was buried so much under the abuse and hardships) and become the Fire Lord he always wished to be. I love Zuko but people really give him too much leeway. In real life anyone would be proud to see Zuko finally break free of his shackles but anyone would be bitter at the fact that it took him so many mistakes and almost costed the world several times for him to finally choose good. Not to mention that he betrayed Iroh and ANYTHING could have happened to him. They could have executed him and Zuko would have died in an impossible attempt to save him because Zuko wouldn’t have let Iroh die. And his mistakes could have been fatal for him and those around him several times during the series

[@davidbodor1762]

@@mattiaachille233 Nah, if Aang were to die at the hands of Combustion man, a person Zuko hired, he would have arrived to the same point via the guilt of having killed Aang, especially after the revelations that he is related to Roku.

[@JamaicaZ160R1793010A]

​@@mattiaachille233 You're right. Katara showed it but there's being consumed by bitterness. Ultimately Zuko did good for him and not any approval by any of them. A lot may show too much mercy but some are way too cruel to him and become worse than Azula and Ozai.

[@kaygafane]

and what a GENIUS decision it is for the writers to allow us to see Ozai ONLY when Zuko gets to see him for the first time again. what a way for us to sympathize with Zuko even after the decision he made last book. and it hardens the fact that we've only been seeing Ozai from Zuko's perspective.

[@chazo1367]

With the way he is built up through the series by everyone? You’re expecting an ugly monster who would of course be that evil, but then you see his face and…he’s just a normal looking guy, he doesn’t look like the monster everyone expects, he looks like Zuko and Azula but older.

[@borjankosarac3645]

But we nonetheless have a mark signifying Ozai’s evil, it’s just not on him… it’s on *Zuko’s* face. Which is a really poignant nuance. As Bryke have *confirmed* that the scar wouldn’t have been healed by the Spirit Oasis water (which we see from Aang’s scar that’s no less horrendous), it’s telling how bad it is how his father marked him that way.

[@mattiaachille233]

@@borjankosarac3645 Wow, I didn’t know that. If Aang and Iroh had been a minute late the world would have ended and Zuko would forever live with the regret that he let his bastard father rule what remained of the world while his uncle rotted in prison…

[@borjankosarac3645]

@@mattiaachille233 Yep; unless Zuko did pull away right then, but we don't know exactly how the fight would have played out just by dint of him not picking the wrong choice... On top of which, if he didn't go home he wouldn't have repaired his relationship with Mai (which might have not seen her turn, who can say) and more significant-scale? He wouldn't have known of Ozai's plan to go full Scorched Earth.

[@Drudenfusz]

I think what they did with Zuko is really something. Since it usually gets not shown in redemption arcs that people keep struggling and occasional still slip back into bad behaviour. It simply is not that easy to decide to be a good person and then one is just that.

[@cloudyheather3770]

Exactly this. It also shows how easy it is to go back to your abusers even when you know they're not good for you, and how bad they are.

[@MattSamma]

Maybe she's already figured it out, but from the way you wrote the comment, it sounds a bit like a spoiler 🤣

[@kaijingarou6526]

@@MattSamma It's 100% a spoiler. I hope she doesn't read it...

[@SilverFang95]

​@@kaijingarou6526I hope she does. Because it's not a spoiler at all😂

[@kaijingarou6526]

@@SilverFang95 They're talking about Zuko and redemption arcs in the same comment, it can hardly be more spoilery. That's the problem, people post without even knowing what is and isn't a spoiler. This is.

[@jaciel.121]

Azula plays her cards close (Mai, Tai Lee and now Zuko) to remain in control and stand out as the perfect one. She knows being flawless both physically and mentally, shows no window of opportunity for anyone to turn on her, thus nobody bothers to make a move around her. There will be a lot of momentum picking up in future episodes with the idea of perfection and her.

[@denniseggert211]

Yeah what i like the most about Azula is, that even through she is this prodigy firebender and all but she didn´t overestimate herself, she always knew when she needs back up. Getting a elite Team with Mai and Tai Lee before heading into the Earth Kingdom, even peacing out with Zuko in Ba Sing Se to bring it down. She is also pretty openminded, integrating Earth Benders into the Fire Nation Military through the Dai Li. But as soon as she feels threatend she starts acting like Ozai inprinted in her, like when she noticed that Zuko hides something about the Avatar´s supposed death trying to get the upper hand.

[@kalin666]

That side-eye from Mai is so telling. If you pay attention you'll see that Azula actually NEVER successfully manipulates her.

[@RainyLS]

"She can shoot all the lighting she wants at me, I'm not going in that wall sludge juice."

[@OceanHedgehog]

The reason why Mai says, "I didn't ask for your life's story" was because she saw that Zuko's mind was going to a dark place. She asked him how he was feeling, expecting him to say he was happy and excited, but instead he says he's anxious and scared. She derails that train of thought and instead gets him to focus on the present and on her. She wasn't being rude or callous - she was being empathetic and loving, in her own Mai way.

[@hellogoodbyeandallinbetween]

Some people just think she's not good for zuko, but she really does care

[@TheHeroClass]

I remember that this was one of the few animated shows I could watch with my dad due to how much more mature it was than other Nickelodeon shows at the time. The first time we watched ep 3x2, I'll never forget, my dad turned to me and said "Are they doing Footloose right now?!"🤣🤣

[@zandylovesrisk]

I love the throwback to it and how they use it to show how the fire nation is warping the children into a certain way of thinking. much like how today and is past has gone.

[@lordtains]

Iroh was not crying because of Zuko's mean words (Iroh doesn't care about that). Iroh was crying for Zuko; he's sad that Zuko is lost and struggling, but he also knows he can't do anything right now to help him. It breaks his heart to see Zuko losing himself.

[@mattiaachille233]

He was sad Zuko betrayed him and lost the way and understood that if Zuko TRULY wanted redemption than he had to find it alone this time. Iroh guided and cared for him for three years and Zuko still betrayed him. Now, either Zuko saved himself or succumbed to evil cause there was no more coddling an uncertain teen who almost let the fire nation win when he KNEW it wasn’t right deep in his heart.

[@hallieraymond]

I really do feel Azula is covering ALL her bases giving Zuko the credit for "killing" the Avatar. 1. As she insinuates, it's an insurance policy. If Aang isn't dead, now it's Zuko's fault. 2. It's incentive for Zuko to stay in line. Since Azula knows (or guesses) that Zuko knows that Aang possibly survived, she's (accurately) predicting he will do all he can to keep the Avatar down. She knows Zuko has not yet actually betrayed the Fire Nation, but she also knows he's been with Iroh a long time and that Iroh has no reason to be loyal and the disposition to defect. She also knows the Fire Nation has heretofore given Zuko a lot of reasons to defect. She's using the carrot-and-stick here, holding Zuko between his desires and his fears: If he continues to work against the Avatar and keeps everything quiet, he can have everything he wants (to a point; I don't think Azula actually wants Zuko to end up Fire Lord). If his loyalty wavers, he will lose everything once again. Motivating loyalty through fear is Azula's favorite way to operate. 3. Here we get to slightly messier, deeper motivations. By giving Zuko the credit for Aang's "death," Azula also covers her own butt with their dad for her own desire to have her brother back instead of imprisoning him with Iroh or worse. She gives up a little of her own glory, though she shouts to the rooftops her brilliance in planning and executing the coup, and her father accepts her unilateral decision to be lenient with Zuko. Zuko absolutely is the unfavorite there. Azula can't seem like she wants him back for his own sake, because she likes having him around, even if it's just to mess with. He has to perform for their father. Azula tells a story, and she gets something else she wants. Zuko never sees this side of her, but it absolutely exists. Her concern over his being thought a conspirator is completely genuine. Ozai genuinely couldn't care less about Zuko and even despises him. Azula wants her brother back from exile, doing what he's supposed to be doing, dating her friend, and most probably a willing part of her entourage, though she also absolutely intends to continually humiliate and tease him. She is a narcissistic sociopath, but she's also his little sister. There is quite possibly a small, small part of her that does want to help him out. (If he stays in line.) Azula would be unlikely to admit to this. But I do think she has several calculated motivations for acting the way she does here.

[@lorenzo_smit]

Well said. Azula is probably one of the most interesting and deepest characters of the show.

[@kaijingarou6526]

The level of writing in this show to have you emotionally invested in the brief return of a side character that was in 3 episodes 2 seasons ago like Yue still amazes me.

[@colemanroberts1102]

To be fair, it's not Yue herself that gets you, but what she means to Sokka. Still, you're right they did a good job making her impactful long after she stops appearing.

[@kaijingarou6526]

@@colemanroberts1102 Not really. For me at least in that scene it had nothing to do with Sokka.

[@evilwelshman]

In terms of Katara and her father, I think what Katara struggled with was how conflicted she felt. If she just felt abandoned and thought that what her father leaving to fight the Fire Nation was doing was wrong and unnecessary, it would've been easier to process. However, she _understood_ why her father had done what she had done. Which then left her being unable to understand why she continued to feel angry and betrayed all the same. Which then leads to people feeling like they are wrong - or being selfish, etc - for feeling that way. Also, I wonder.... I feel Azula's warning Zuko to be careful when sneaking to visit Iroh shows that Azula is perfectly capable of being kind and caring to others without any ulterior motive.... just so long as there is no real benefit to her to _not_ be kind and caring to others.

[@TheParagade]

I don't think they ever bring attention to it, but a great detail the artists did is that Aang has a scar on the bottom of his foot to match the one on his back, it's where Azula's lightning left his body to ground. It shows up a handful of times in the rest of the show.

[@zacharyvalko7699]

The little moments in this show, from every department, are some of my favorites upon every rewatch. Katara plays whatever feelings she has towards Aang pretty close to the chest throughout the entire show, so I really like the big, excited grin on her face when Aang pulls her out onto the dance floor. Even more interesting, Aang probably turned away from Katara to start walking, so he cant even see it. Its just for her, and the audience. Great little touch from the animation team.

[@FrostyTheSnowPickle]

25:11 The thing is, though, it's not just a glider. It's one of the last relics he has of his people.

[@silentinfinity]

I so love Katara kicking butt this season. She's got a few great episodes in S3...

[@GoldenLeafsMovies]

Yeah she doesn't get much in season 2 but in this one you really see she has become a master.

[@mymaynee5963]

@@GoldenLeafsMoviesi feel like s1 was aang, zuko. s2 was aang toph zuko, but s3 is all of the main characters

[@JirkaKunst]

Brace yourself. Everybody and their mother will leave a comment about the prison scenes: "Iroh is being held in a cell, but it is Zuko, who is shown to be behind bars."

[@funnylilgalreacts]

Yeah also "everybody gangster till Iroh starts singing"

[@jlinkous05]

Seriously, after the comment about spoiling

[@kerithsunshine9584]

Oh my gosh, haha! I just left a comment with that, I should have checked. But it’s so powerful!

[@StealthMarmot_]

@@funnylilgalreacts I feel attacked...

[@thefiendish186]

You couldn´t help yourself and do it too, could ya?

[@Sheriff6170]

This doesn't really matter to the outcome, since Katara brought Aang back, but Azula killed him in the Avatar state, and it was stated by Roku in episode 2x01, that if he was killed in the Avatar state "the reincarnation cycle would be broken and the Avatar would cease to exist". So no, the Avatar would not have reincarnated if Aang stayed dead, that would have been game over completely.

[@peterbrazukas7771]

Events in the Korra storyline conflict with that interpretation of what happened though. Can't say more for spoilers, but if you know, you know.

[@Vivianthuy-mn9jd]

​​​​@@peterbrazukas7771 its not an interpretation, it was stated by Roku And there is nothing in Korra that says otherwise BTW you can just type "SPOILER" and then press enter till you're at the fifth line and youtube will have to do the "read more", like I just did

[@BGTitanAvatar]

Mae Whitman is so good! I can’t even tell you how many times I’ve watched this show and still her voice acting when she confronts her father is just incredible. I get teary eyed every time. 35:06 One of the few moments where I think Azula is being genuine with her concern for Zuko. Her voice changes and everything.

[@Deorman]

There several clues that show that Azula actually like Zuko. She can't help but torture people close to her but she'd want him arround.

[@UpYourArsenal]

There was little more pathetic in this series than Katara's witchery (with a capital B) that started on the first chapter of this third book. "When she confronts her father" --> She was just being a witch (still with the capital B), there's nothing to be proud of or fond of here. Her character was pointless for the entire rest of the series.

[@Deorman]

​@@UpYourArsenal You're apparantly devoid of empathy

[@Rohan_--]

@@UpYourArsenal You sound like Katara cheated on you or something

[@UpYourArsenal]

@@sir_whocampsalot2876 Zuko beat Azula, if you recall -- Katara just got in the way.

[@liammcfarlin3923]

The imagery of the firelord throughout the series is amazing. For so long he's been essentially viewed as a demon and the way he's been animated has reflected that. Suddenly we actually see him for the first time and he's just a guy that looks pretty normal. Also he's played by Mark Hamill which is awesome.

[@tsukimilo]

There was a few short comics that came in between the 9 months of Book 2 ending and Book 3 airing. Specifically, the comic "Katara's Diary" tells her perspective after the fall of Ba Sing Se, where they reunited with Hakoda and it was Sokka's idea to destroy their own ships as to lower the guard in the Fire Nation ship they captured. And in "It's only natural", after the fall of Ba Sing Se, Earth King Kuei, Bosco and Sokka have a few talks, Kuei sees that Bosco struggles to be a normal bear as he was sheltered his whole and realizes that himself is just the same, they both know nothing about how the world works and it reflected in his ineptitude to rule. So, as he entrusted the command of his army to his General to work with Sokka and Hakoda, he leaves to travel and learn how the world is truly like.

[@Enter_the_Toshiverse_1996]

Not only do I love how "The Headband" is just a Footloose parody, but I also love how all the kids pulled an "I am Spartacus" on the headmaster and his goons! 😂😂😂

[@kerithsunshine9584]

I love episode 2! I love that Aang can even bring hope and light to fire nation kids. And Katara in her mom disguise is one of the funniest things for me, like even her expression! XD I fund it so interesting visually and storywise that Zuko acts like the one in a cell because he knows what he did was wrong and Iroh won’t tell him otherwise.

[@edinalewis4704]

“I don’t hate you” “I don’t hate you too” So adorkable!!

[@casualpotato44]

20:18 Ozai's a babe. I hate that. GURL. I know, right? Lmao. Pretty much everyone's reaction. "Oh, no. He's hot." Lol

[@Golden_Flute]

In the scene where Zuko brings Iroh the komodo-chicken, there's a little tsungi-horn riff playing in the background that is SO gorgeous, and it's never played anywhere else in the show. I'd love an entire song of just those like ten bars on repeat. 🥰🎶

[@Hollycb12]

How does it say you posted this comment 6 days ago when this video was just posted today 🤔

[@Nixeen]

@@Hollycb12 Patreon perks of seeing episodes a week early.

[@streamspoart2671]

If Zuko gave him roasted duck or jasmine tea, pretty sure uncle will help him, he just gave wrong food

[@hellogoodbyeandallinbetween]

You're perhaps the only reactor I've seen who has been noticing the details of Mai and therefore isn't that surprised at Zuko and Mai's relationship, they're cute!

[@borjankosarac3645]

There’s definitely a legitimate argument to be made against them as a couple that doesn’t involve propping the “fan favourite” Zutara… but for the most part it’s not what we see of the discourse. I have my own opinion regarding the ATLA-verse romances, but I’m not out to preach. Just giving my few cents.

[@hellogoodbyeandallinbetween]

​@@borjankosarac3645my point refers to how people usually miss the flashbacks and side comments that make it clear that Mai likes Zuko. Therefore it shouldn't be much of a reach to imagine them together

[@Avumz83]

One of my favorite things in this episode is just how stark the contrast between Hakoda and Ozai as fathers. Hakoda gives Katara the space to vent and sort her feelings and then he allows her to see his vulnerability as well. Ozai's conversation is all one sided. Hakoda went to war to protect his family. Ozai sent his kids to fight his war. Also... kudos to Katara for saving the avatar line. Because watching avatar die in the avatar state almost sent me into a panic when that episode first came out😅😅

[@mohammadjunaid2683]

Really appreciate u appreciating Mai. Really underrated character and most reactors gross out when she kisses Zuko. Like that u keep an open mind

[@Sinewmire]

Agreed! Mai never gets the love she deserves, though I hope with Jenna Ortega and Aubrey Plaza becoming big, people will give our reserved goth queen the love she deserves!

[@AndrewSmoot]

Toph's "Ha Ha " gets me every time.

[@tonywest2957]

You don’t even know how good this season is 🤩 so excited for your S3 journey

[@sillykola50]

It's always a mixed feeling because this show is so unanimously liked that the emotion going into the final season is "I'm so excited to see how everything gets resolved but I'm sad it's almost over." Not many shows hit quite like that.

[@tonywest2957]

⁠@@sillykola50very true. Hits all the emotions at once lol

[@TheRealChristopherB]

I love the parallel this episode makes between fathers and their relationships with their kid. In the end of Season 2, we Hakoda reassure his faith in Sokka and show that he ALWAYS believed he was a capable warrior AND leader. It was just that instead of joining the fleet, he was protecting their village. And in this episode we see Hakoda comfort and be there to support Katara. Never reprimanding her, never cutting her short. He let her feel her emotions and air her frustrations, even at his sake. And then he made sure to let her know HOW much she and Sokka meant to him, how much he thought of them while away, how much he hurt over not being with them. Hakoda let his kids be vulnerable and he let himself be vulnerable. They are a family that has been split by war, but they're still as strong as ever with love being the foundation Then you have Ozai, who abused and banished his own son from his own nation and only accepts him back and considers him redeemed when Zuko's accomplished HIS lofty goals. When HE and Azula toppled the last remaining Earth Kingdom stronghold, when HE "killed" the Avatar He could've lived life without Zuko and would've been perfectly content. Heck, the quest for the Avatar was basically a fool's errand. An impossible carrot of hope to dangle in front of Zuko to keep out of his hair. For Ozai, his love has to be earned. For Hakoda, the love was ALWAYS there, no matter what. TL;DR Hakoda is father goals.

[@MichaelOrd-k9w]

When you put he and his in all caps, are you talking about Ozai or Zuko?

[@odinez7010]

I'm always so impressed when I think about how this show started out great and just got better every season. This season in stellar.

[@nathanielreik6617]

6:30 Longshot and Smellerbee don't appear again in the show but they are still alive. There are comics written by other writers in collaboration and approval of the main creators that are set after the show, and they appear in one of those. In fact the writer originally wanted to include Jet as well due to his death being ambiguous in the show itself, but the creators stepped in and said no Jet is dead so it's just the two of them. 7:30 Aang did die from Azula's lightning and Katara brought him back to life with the water, but if she hadn't Aang wouldn't have been reincarnated because he was in the Avatar State so the cycle would've been broken.

[@mranima748]

Are the comics canon?

[@nathanielreik6617]

@@mranima748 yes. Mike and Bryan aren't the main writers but they collaborated with the main writers on all of them and confirmed them to be canon.

[@samfisher6606]

Book 3, Episode 1: I love that they waited until season 3 to show us Ozai's face completely. And he just looks like a normal dude. Not anything particularly evil. And I love that he is voiced by Luke Skywalker and I can't wait to see Daniel Dae Kim bring him to life in the Netflix Live Action. Book 3, Episode 2: Ah, yes, the _Footloose_ episode with Katara's "Do-Me" eyes. Also, this episode proves that Aang is a delinquent. Also, Aang actually wears the bandanna upside-down so it still looks like an arrow.

[@adonayrivera8684]

That Scene Katara Crying is heartbreaking 💔 Her voice is really broken she sounds really Sad and and angry as she mentioned to her father! Thank you. Such a great Reaction. I love it! ❤

[@williamgillespieiii2600]

"Ozai's a babe. I hate that." 😅 I snorted my drink at that comment

[@evilwelshman]

The pre-show discussion about Zuko; about the disappointment over his betrayal of Iroh and the speculation that maybe he plans to work from the inside or to try to influence and change his father, and that he didn't just do all that he did during the Season 2 finale just in the hopes of getting back into the good graces of his father.... *_The copium is real._* 😂😂 All I can say is that we've all been there. We've all been there. 😁😁

[@hellogoodbyeandallinbetween]

The parallels between ozai and hakoda in this episode are amazing

[@MichaelOrd-k9w]

Hakoda- Always loved Sokka and Katara more than anyone, regardless of the circumstances 💧💖 Ozai- Loves Zuko and Azula conditionally as in following in his footsteps 🔥👣

[@thomasgoode337]

Fun fact about the Headband is that it’s actually the inspiration for the 80s movie “footloose”, it’s hard to pick up on but if you read between the lines you can see where Kevin Bacon got his inspiration

[@_BenJaminCroft_]

The "dance" Aang and Katara were doing is a Brazilian martial art known as Capoeira. Check out a movie called Only the Strong starring Mark Dacascos.

[@Torryq]

Hakoda & Katara: Loving and embracing, full of emotion and they are equal Ozai & Zuko: Scary, Tense, Ozai looking down on Zuko and circling him like a predator its prey

[@Archangelarts]

"I'm so mad at Zuko." That's exactly it. Zuko's mad at Zuko too.

[@Hollycb12]

I'm so glad you posted this today!!! I've been waiting for book 3! :D I tried watching other reaction channels reacting to book 3, but I was just getting frustrated bc other channels are so annoying how they constantly talk throughout the episodes and miss things!!! Your reactions are the BEST. NOW, get ready for a great season!!!

[@dunringill1747]

Azula is pretty formidable. "... Just be careful, Dum Dum" -- She is usually on guard for anything but every once in a while she drops that guard and shows genuine concern for Zuko.

[@ryanakers1372]

I love the detail that Aang took on the name Kuzan in school. Back in the Blue Spirit episode in Book 1 after Zuko helps Aang escape, Aang tells Zuko about his Fire Nation friend Kuzan he used to visit and get in and out of trouble with 100 years ago. I am certain that Kuzan would love to know his name lives on in the legend of the mysterious new kid who defied the teachers, beat up the school bully and held a secret dance party before disappearing as quickly and mysteriously as he arrived.

[@nicholes6000]

Azula is extremely intelligent and she also knows Zuko and she knows how to play him like a fiddle. She knew just what nerve to strike to get him to betray iroh and knew just how to make him tell on himself lol

[@michaelchaplin1600]

Don't know if anyone has mentioned this yet to you, but the 4 nations are representative to actual nations on our planet. Fire nation represents Japan, Earth nation represents China, water nation represents Inuit and air nomads represent Tibet.

[@Unti1tmrw]

Your bubbly energy is so infectious. Your avatar reactions really cheer me up.

[@f.m848]

7:26 The reincarnation cycle breaks if he dies while in the Avatar state and there won't be another avatar. Avatar Roku told this to Ang in season 2 episode 1. Ang got really lucky with the spirit water. Cool detail; Fire nation is the only Nation with so many female guards. with so many of their men at war and dying, they have to conscript women into their military considering they are just one nation fighting the whole world. I love when stuff like this have a logical reason and not just empowerment, we saw how traditional other nations are.

[@jjman1232]

My favorite part about the zuko talking to iroh scene is how it’s framed, every scene of zuko talking looks like he’s behind the bars and not iroh because of zuko turmoil going on

[@IamnotJohnFord]

Someone may have pointed this out already. Aang was killed. He was about as dead as you can get-about. But, their are levels of death. In the medical field there is Clinical death and Biological death. Clinical death is when your heart stops, and you stop breathing. This can be for a bunch of different reasons. Getting fried with lightning is definitely one of those reasons. Lightning could easily stop your heart, and it can also cause all kinds of physical damage as the charge can damage any tissue it travels through. This process is reversible sometimes if live saving techniques are performed. If not, clinical death converts to biological death. Biological death is when brain function ceases. This process is irreversible. Aang was clinically dead for the 1-4 minutes it took for Katara to use the spirit water. So, Aang is still Aang. If she'd waited just a few minutes later then there would have been no bringing him back.

[@nathanielreik6617]

I think Katara's feelings are just feeling hurt about her father leaving in her formative years but also leaving likely no more than a couple years after the death of her mother and Katara may have still been grieving that loss or just starting to pick up the pieces after and then she basically lost her father too but this time he chose to leave and wasn't just taken from her.

[@klemminguk]

In a side-story comic, Sokk-sorry, *Wang Fire* goes down in history as one of the greatest Fire Nation soldiers in history.

[@Sam_Ah8]

Right, Zuko got the best version of what he thought he always wanted. And what does he have now? What can Iroh do for Zuko now. Iroh always lets Zuko have his choice. And now Zuko has it.

[@pauldrake2245]

So glad you dig Mai! Highly underappreciated. And yeah, that side eye though..! 👀

[@Angelderbat]

As a teen, I really wanted Katara’s fire nation outfit. I love it so much. She’s so pretty!!!

[@sirmoonslosthismind]

people say "it's a lie", but i continue to hold that the devastating thing about azula is that she *doesn't* always lie. she simply says whatever she perceives to be in her best interest, sometimes completely indifferent as to whether it's true or not.

[@SunlessNick]

In a way, Azula doesn't really lie at all - she decrees. Azula and Zuko have been abused by Ozai all their lives, one aspect of which was being taught that truth is a matter of the authority of the person telling it, rather than what's really factually true. Zuko's halfway through unlearning it, but has fallen back. Azula thinks she can just order things to be true and they will be.

[@sirmoonslosthismind]

@@SunlessNick nah, that implies a donald-trump-like detachment from reality that i don't see. azula recognizes objective truth. she knows that she doesn't always speak it. but she's not a pathological liar.

[@ChrisP-sc9sf]

Being the product of a narcissist, I completely understand Zuko's difficulty letting go of a foundational human need....The love of a parent. We as a society are blessed to have this show as a learning tool of how to be a better person. To see what unconditional empathy and compassion looks like has been a tremendous blessing to me in my recovery from the emotional neglect and abuse I received. Its my hope that everyone who views this masterpiece in storytelling learns the same lessons. For the sake of future on this planet. Namaste.

[@AntlionUncletruthin]

30:24 might be my favorite, most underrated line from Sokka. The delivery is so good

[@elfbreath]

Something I love about The Headband episode: it shows how much of their own culture and history Fire Nation citizens have lost since the war started. They're fed pro-war lies and propaganda, and anything not related to the war (lke dancing) is suppressed. They don't know who they are anymore, outside of being obedient servants to the Firelord.

[@Vigilante008]

I love your reactions to Avatar, this is my favorite show and I feel like im watching it all over again when I watch these episodes. Your emotions are accurate and you even make me feel through you in parts I never did. This is the best show and im glad you are enjoying it :)

[@baronbrummbar8691]

25:11 an antique handcraftet by the monks

[@bobbyhall994]

Your reaction to Aang’s healing process makes me hope you’ll continue and watch Korra. It’s got so many highs and lows, and I think you’ll articulate why beautifully.

[@kyelima5908]

I love the animated series. I read the books on them before and thank you very much because I really love the animated series because it’s cool some of the time don’t find it because I am.😮 0:37 0:38

[@SonesBen]

I like the work that Headband put into humanizing the Fire Nation, which until now we've really only seen as one-dimensional aggressors (outside of a few specific characters like Zuko and Iroh).

[@baronbrummbar8691]

the Genius choice of making the fire lord just som normal (and rather good looking) dude......... instead of an big powerfull warior ...... after all this time of only seeing him as an towering faceless mountain in ep12

[@kennethmorgan8795]

I don't think it's ever called it in universe but... we call them "The Gaang". Edit: The Jet thing had nothing to do with Nickelodeon, Nickelodeon hated Avatar, it was the show runners who felt it didn't need to be seen. "Older" watchers (it was designed with 12ish as the target audience which is why the show continually has nuance but isn't so complex that you can't just turn off your brain when watching if you want to) could likely pick up on the interaction involving Toph at the end where Jet says something like "I'll be fine..." and she whispers to Sokka "He's lying...".

[@nu.o7369]

@7:28 in that case he would not have been reincarnated if died while in avatar state (ep 2 season 2 remember it was mentioned by ruku) so the scene was even more serious; he would be gone gone.

[@Angelderbat]

Zuko’s story arc in season 3 is very much “Be careful what you wish for, because you just might get it.”

[@scientistservant]

I love your reactions because you're not afraid to cry at scenes that make you sad or happy.

[@MWSin1]

I was going to say that the face reveal was shocking because this monster that's been set up for two seasons is just a normal looking person, but then my brain went "Vell, Ozai's just zis guy, you know?"

[@Sinewmire]

Not just normal, either - he looks like Zuko. Nice Hitch-hiker's Guide reference!

[@cyradus]

Katara looks so good in her Fire Nation garb. Best she looks in the entire series. The hand-painted oil backgrounds in scenes in this show are some of the best I have seen in animation. I believe the painting was done in Korea when this show was on. I like that it is not just generic backgrounds. When you go back and rewatch the series after you know the story, you can really appreciate the backgrounds more.

[@ZheToralf]

Yes, the Island where Aang get's whashed up on is the same where he talked to roku. The lava is from when Roku destroyed the fire sages temple. Good eyes

[@bradcha5413]

The earth king traveling the world made alot of sense, he was isolated for so long, seeing the world would make him a better king

[@kaijingarou6526]

Zuko: "I want you to kill the Avatar" Lil: "No, Zuko, don't do that! That's a bad Zuko!"

[@c.isaaccastellanosvelazco3280]

25:11 no its not. From the perspective of the serie, it represents the lost of the last inherit article from an extinct culture (air nomads). From the lore: gliders are one of the most invaluable things am air bender can have.

[@Baranuwu]

Thankk youu for this wonderful reaction series! I love watching every single vid of yours

[@Hollycb12]

Agreed!!!

[@tehdipstick]

To be fair to the Earth King, he'd been completely sheltered away from anything war-related. It's not like he had much to contribute in terms of strategic planning anyway, and he no longer had any resources to lend to the cause, so yeah... Just from a strategic point of view he was pretty much useless. Leaving to travel the world and learn about it and the people inhabiting it, much like Zuko did in Book 2, really was the best course of action for him. I don't agree with people who argue that the Earth King is dumb, but he's too naive and ignorant to be relied on for anything until he's actually gotten to experience the world for good or bad.

[@meganhutcheson5867]

Yes, 100% true. Also, I think he might’ve been also trying to find little pockets of rebellion resistance to give people hope and fighting back against their conquered towns, or villages, or small kingdoms.

[@flyingchong]

Book 2, Chapter 2: "If it was a choice between kissing you and dying..." Book 3, Chapter 2: "It's just you and me right now." If that's not growth, Idk what is. Also, I only just noticed that Books 1, 2, and 3 all begin on a boat, and the boats getting bigger with each premiere.

[@mitsukitai2713]

Legend of Korra is worth watching. And this is coming from someone who kinda grew up with the first series. Ive noticed that some reactors mention how they were nervous to start it, largely in part because of the haters and that it follows new characters. But then they find themselves liking it and questioning why it gets so much hate.

[@Nixeen]

Korra isn't as good and I have some issues with the lore changes, but its still a good show. Especially season 3 and 4.

[@alexperry2406]

38:32 The kids are all “dang, Kuzon and his mom got some dope dance moves 😅”

[@MrWhatdafuBOOM]

I don't think it was just a glider. It's Aang literally letting go yet another piece of his culture and past for the sake of the future.

[@kickinthescience3502]

Zuko and Mai the ultimate goth couple

[@mranima748]

“I don’t hate you too”

[@ArasRud]

Addams family style, dark but super loving😂

[@bigfq]

"We don't dance in the fire nation." Please ignore Azula and Zuko just breakdancing to firebend.

[@cybertronguy98]

ive said this on other reaction videos before, but the contrast between fathers in The Awakening, it's the best. Zuko reunites with Ozai after all this time, in the throne room lit up with flames as decoration, and theres just no love there. anything Zuko gets from his father is purely conditional, Zuko's just another piece on the chess board for his father even after his "redemption". then you have Katara and Hakoda on the deck of the ship, in the cold and dark, and theres more warmth between the two of them in those two minutes than theres even been between the Fire Lord and Crown Prince. plus, the framing in every shot where Zuko visits Iroh makes it look like Zuko's behind the bars, when Iroh's the one actually in the cell -chefs kiss-

[@Taiga-16]

Normal couple : - i love you - i love you too Zuko and mai : - I don't hate you - I don't hate you too

[@kerouac.jackson]

Iroh is obviously disappointed in Zuko, but I don't think he's holding back his advice out of anger. He's just hoping that Zuko will make the right decision on his own without his advice. Otherwise, he'll just have Iroh to blame if anything goes wrong. Without Iroh's advice, he'll have to blame himself.

[@Vexclorion]

"When you love somebody you love somebody. It leaves an imprint on your heart and you can't ever let go of them" - FLG Best quote ever

[@mitchlacasse361]

so, something someone had commented on before, the reason the animation of this show compared to others is so different, especially the action scenes (or in The Headband, the dancing), is how well the footwork is animated. Most other animation will keep the action at waste high, but Avatar you see full-body, really making the action impressive to look at

[@Zachd500]

Zuko is like a drug addict and his drug is his fathers acceptance/regaining his honor. This is what you might call a relapse he struggles with doing the right thing because of what his father did to him and sometime people don’t know what their new bottom is u tip they are there and it can feel like a hole.