Avatar The Last Airbender Book 2 Episode 10 Group Reaction | The Library

[@AlphaOmegaInfinity]

I always feel bad for Wan Shi Tong. He only wished to collect and share knowledge. And people betrayed that trust. It’s no wonder he acts so jaded towards visitors now

[@Вихнажд]

He's just a jerk, nothing more

[@ttvFAUXF]

​@@ВихнаждHe collects knowledge his whole life because information makes him happy, and if someone wants to use his library, they can as long as it is so that they can learn humane things, not like how to be better than someone else

[@Вихнажд]

@@ttvFAUXF What difference does it make why I came to the library? And if he suddenly decides that he doesn't like what I do? Well, for example, if he kills me for studying frogs because he doesn't like frogs?

[@miguelbarreiros5564]

​@@Вихнаждhe wouldn't have books abt frogs if he didn't like frogs 💀

[@MrPsych77]

​@@Вихнаждthe last visitor before the avatar literally used his knowledge to try to kill the moon spirit and potentially destroy the world as we know it to satisfy his ego. Yeah it matters

[@lucasfurtado2224]

This library is where Zhao learned about the moon and ocean spirits, which led to the siege of the north pole at the end of Book 1 😄

[@dragonsvideos6737]

And his downfall pfft

[@samfisher6606]

What I really love about this episode and the writing here is that writers waste no time. Aang spends the first half of this season finding an earthbending teacher. And then as soon as he starts to physically learn earthbending, in the next episode they introduce the plot of the solar eclipse and Appa being kidnapped. The reason Wan-Chi Tong turns into a dragon at the end is because in western myth owls are seen as symbols of wisdom but in the east, they’re unlucky. Dragons are symbolic of wisdom in the east. So the writers thought they would get the best of both worlds by having the knowledge spirit turn into a dragon at the end. Ruff you are right. In the comics, we meet a group of people who are not airbenders but ascribe to airbender philosophies. Some of them even get the arrow tattoos. And I don't know if you caught it but the firebender who found the library was Zhao. It's where he learned the location of the moon and ocean spirits.

[@dawsonoliver6174]

Toph holding up an ENTIRE BUILDING BY HERSELF for an extended period of time is honestly one of the most impressive feats of bending that we see in this show. There are other things later that people often credit as her most powerful earthbending moments, but this has to top it for me. It really shows that she’s genuinely a full earthbending master already

[@pieperson444]

kiyoshi splitting an island was calculated to be something like 200 nuclear bombs of force

[@justaguy1071]

​@@pieperson444 she did that casually too.

[@aaliyahbrown5739]

And here it begins.....THE SADDEST STORYLINE ARC IN AVATAR😭😭

[@decepticonmaster7702]

The pain when watching it

[@colt1903]

False, the saddest arc is the propaganda play. Because it lasted only one episode when oh my god I want more😂

[@aaliyahbrown5739]

@@colt1903 that's not an arc if it is only one episode😭

[@colt1903]

@@aaliyahbrown5739 Not true. There are plenty of arcs that are 1 episode long. We just don't call them arcs most of the time. But just because we don't call them that doesn't mean they don't count. An arc is called an arc because it fits the criteria of a stand alone story in that it has all the typical benchmarks most stories have. Rising action, climax, falling action, etcetera.

[@dragonsvideos6737]

It wasn’t toph’s fault

[@SpacialRend7]

Wan Shi Tong is one of the most intimidating Spirits in the Avatar series, but the number one spot goes to Koh, the Face Stealer, at least imo.

[@brandonboswell3625]

I mean he's based on a barn owl and they're already intimidating so it works for him

[@chefcircuit5392]

They’re both strange, otherworldly beings, but Koh is just downright terrifying

[@Amused_Comfort_Inc]

Koh has no right to exist 😂

[@Itachi-Uchiha]

my vote would have to go to father glowworm.... from the kyoshi books

[@Amused_Comfort_Inc]

@@Itachi-Uchiha that.. feels un fair

[@darwinbowman8512]

"I'd like to spend my vacation AT THE LIBRARY!!" Underrated sokka line😂

[@njivwathomassilavwe2056]

Toph is so strong it's ridiculously awesome. That owl is terrifying

[@Magcargopasstheblunt]

Bruh, she held up a library the size of the taj ma hal, only earth bender we know of who could do that eas kyoshi and that fire nation avatar who used earth bending to bend 5 volcanos worth of lava!!!

[@Dorifan69]

​@animeandgames6397 the firenation avatar with the volcanos is avatar szeto❤(if you wanted to know that)😊

[@mrwatermelo50]

literally arm wrestling a great Spirit

[@izzye3833]

I like your profile pic. Serperior is cool.

[@njivwathomassilavwe2056]

@@izzye3833 thanks

[@OutOfPocket-h9e]

Toph's blind jokes will never get old

[@viperblitz11]

I never see them coming

[@Francis...]

Just like those kids Aang used to play with.

[@colt1903]

​@@OutOfPocket-h9eExcept worse, cuz y'know, Aang is LITERALLY the only one left. That's like if Anne Frank was the only survivor of the Holocaust, but aside from her, the Jews were all extinct.

[@joelramnarine]

​@@Francis...what kids

[@pieperson444]

Just like iroh's son

[@jgzitxxitcocllh]

6:57 I have to say, as a disabled person, joking about your inabilities is pretty fun, especially when people close to you get comfortable enough to respond in kind. My new nickname in my family has become wheels since I started using my wheelchair, humor helps to make others more comfortable about it and helps me have an outlet to make jokes and lighten the mood around my disabilities. That’s one of the reasons why Toph is such a well written disabled character, that’s totally something people in her situation do, and her using earth bending to adapt and change the way she lives her life isn’t all that far off from how real people use various different methods, meds and equipment to make their lives easier!

[@jameshaygreen7179]

I get you. I have severe back pain, which causes me to use a walking stick. Sometimes when my Mum sees that I'm struggling, she calls me hop-a-long. It always makes me smile. =)

[@ThunderCrims]

I guess you could say... You're wheelin' it

[@Dapper_Sloth]

FYI, ancient persia had icehouses in the desert. They would let water freeze at night in wide shallow trenches, then break the ice and store it in a very well insulated room that was half underground.

[@kead_davidson]

9:07 Sokka is a craftsman. He made a dragonfly out of rope in a few seconds, and is immediately insulted.

[@isaacevilman7586]

Also, he’s a sailor. Being able to tie knots is a valuable skill when it comes to sailing.

[@colt1903]

Sokka really is sold short for most of the series when low key the entire Gaang AND CO would be dead multiple times over if not for him, even before Book 3 which rides his d*ck hard.

[@awesomeness1122]

Zhao Did Mention he learned about the moon spirits at a secret library which was some extreme forshadowing for this episode.

[@daisiesx96]

Yea he even mentions the library is underground too

[@JimmyXWolvie]

Lol Eric and Boom saying " nothing special about being left handed" and then a few seconds later, " Woohoo, high FIVE!"😂😂😂

[@LuiWithTheUzi]

🤣🤣 right switch up had me laughing

[@akdrzllol1698]

Avatar did such an amazing job with all the spirits, always found Wan shi tong interesting. 6:57 the joke in the final episode has to be my favourite one, it just fit the ending so well.

[@MitchisaTurtle]

1:05 in the comic following the end of book 3 Aang has a fan club that got the Arrow’s tattooed on their heads…he wasn’t a fan(because you need to earn the arrow) they later are called the Air Acolytes named by Aang himself

[@studior2962]

Wa Shi Ton is the most unintentionally scary character in avatar. Probably responsible for a lot of people’s phobia of birds

[@staticshock4239]

I think I repressed him in my mind because I forgot about him until rewatching and immediately went "Oh he creeps me out for some reason".

[@isaacevilman7586]

Fun fact, the system of dates follows the format of the ancient Chinese dating system, so you’re actually able to figure out how many dates they checked. It’s been determined that Aang and Sokka checked four months worth of dates to find the eclipse. Keep that in mind for the future. They checked four whole months worth of dates.

[@chilibreath]

Hector Elizondo voices Wan Shi Tong, and his portrayal of such a sinister librarian is amazing. I'm unable to watch the part where the Sandbenders kidnap Appa. That just hurts my soul.

[@mattb6039]

This episode probably has the biggest 180 between fun/exciting to tense/depressing.

[@IamnotJohnFord]

Yeah. This is the tipping point for the rest of the series. There were ups and downs before, but it gets real serious.

[@shy-watcher]

15:10 I always felt like he's going to the spirit world with the library. So he becomes a spirit and doesn't need food.

[@thatfriendwhosesanityyouquesti]

Wan Shi Tong is my favorite ATLA character and is still one of the scariest things in this whole series, alongside Koh and Hama. His voice work is incredible… as well as Boom’s accidental prediction with mentioning the real library lol And thus begins the Lost Appa arc! Your reactions did not disappoint haha

[@Gipwx]

Hama is NOT scary, bruh. 🙅🏻

[@MistCLaneous]

7:30 Dangit, now I'm imagining Wan-Shi Tong having Hooty's voice lol

[@shinyagumon7015]

What an eventful episode, setting up the Eclipse and the Missing Appa storyline. Also cool callback to Zhao.

[@collyqually6486]

Wan Shi Tong now: mysterious, knowledgeable, intimidating Wan Shi Tong later: "- and inside the box, there is a tiny man -"

[@jacksonhodge4638]

Owls can hear a mouse from HUNDREDS of yards away, and they’re completely silent when flying.

[@dyrath188]

The last book I finished was actually "The Shadow of Kyoshi" and I'm just about to start "Yumi and the Nightmare Painter". But I never go to the library, I just buy books online, that way I can display them in my room.

[@DatVideoDoe]

With bending, the 4 elements are essentially, like, the base forms. Under each element, there are “sub-elements” like Lightning. Sand and Ice aren’t really considering sub-elements. Ice is just water at a different temperature and every water bender can do it. It’s essentially the same with sand but since most earthbenders don’t bend sand on the regular, it’s not something that most can just do easily. Sand is especially difficult for Toph since she can’t feel where everything is as well. Every element has sub-elements/skills. What makes it a sub-element is that not everyone who can bend the main element can do the sub-element/skill. It’s something either you can or can’t do. As of this episode, these are the sub elements y’all have seen so far: Healing - sub skill of water Lighting - sub element of fire Spirit projection - sub skill of air Seismic sense - sub skill of earth Lava - sub element of earth (you see Avatar Kiyoshi do it on that Kiyoshi island episode)

[@DatVideoDoe]

Not really a SPOILER spoiler but there are more to come.

[@jaredtheastralartist2510]

6:52 I keep saying this every time I see someone watch the ep is a huge missed opportunity for a audible sponsorship

[@SpacialRend7]

This was one of the first Avatar episodes I stumbled upon at random, before I started watching the series as a whole.

[@aliceosorio9761]

When Wan shi Tong first said their was a fire bender who visited his library for answers about defeating a war or trying to bring destruction. That fire bender he was talking about was Admiral Zhao from book 1 and even Wan Shi Tong library was mentioned in the last two episodes of book 1 which I found it kinda cool and I first didn’t notice it

[@tsukimilo]

Fun Fact: This is Michaela Jill Murphy's (Toph's VA) favorite episode in the series.

[@JimmyXWolvie]

Hey I'm new and I gotta say, I love your inner dialogue you guys have amongst each other and I like that you guys actually pause your videos. You all are great and congrats on 100k!🎊🎉

[@orabijuu8550]

the last time i was inside a library was like 6-7 years ago when we have an activity in highschool about how to find sources to be use as references in research papers. and 3 years ago i also went inside in the university's library when we had to use it for MOBA tournament as an activity of the school for the sports events hahahaha

[@Josephryker]

1:13 A Dutch windsurfer shaved and dyed his hair to look like Airbender tattoos for the 2020 summer Olympics. Pretty cool!

[@willowarkan2263]

@4:00 for what it is worth, ice actually takes a while to melt, for the same reason that it takes a good while to boil. It takes a good amount of energy to get it to change phase, so large blocks of ice can last a while and a thick walled cup will probably also last the day, especially if they are all together like that keeping their local temp colder then the outside and surrounding air.

[@Daesma999]

7:00 I was born with no sense of smell and I make anosmia jokes most of the time. I'm on the board with Toph here 😂😂

[@UserName-vb4lg]

The arrow tattoos are air bender master tattoos. They’re all but extinct because the airbenders were wiped out.

[@toastercat2946]

3:45 made me cackle, dude has clearly never been to a desert before, 90 degrees is lucky

[@TheSuperacorn]

It kinda would be a more dead giveaway in the modern time for them, but technically before Aang froze himself plenty of airbenders in general had the arrow tattoo. It was usually a way to sorta mark someone that had pretty well mastered air bending. So just having them wouldn't necessarily mean you're the Avatar as they were more of an Air Nomad thing than purely an Avatar thing, but after the 100 year freeze and stuff it definitely is a bit more of a giveaway for Aang as the Avatar.

[@ILikeCHEEZ9]

Billy went to the library in June Sand is earth, erode a rock for long enough and you tend to get sand, tiny pieces of earth stuff

[@MelloWatermello]

This is the episode I remember the most. The next one, with the cactus joke is another banger.

[@maureenseel118]

This was always one of my favorite episodes. I used to catch random episodes after i got home from school and this is the one that convinced me to go to the beginning and watch the whole thing.

[@brothaNblue]

The glacier is a wonder because it doesn't melt. I assume the ice has special properties to prevent it from melting. The reason it looks melted here is because the bar owner chipped and carved at it to make those drink cups.

[@PopeDuwang]

Me (hearing the professor speak for 2 seconds): Carth Onasi, is that you?

[@KS-hm4ef]

So many times they do their predictions and i have to laugh so hard for how accurate they are 😂

[@Y0sh1no5am]

"Owl hearing is certainly more sensitive than that of other birds, particularly at frequencies of 5 kHz and above. Barn Owls have been shown to use sound frequencies above 8.5 kHz to direct and make an accurate strike at a prey item." Yeah, wan would definitely hear Sokka even if he would whispering. x3

[@avch1209]

the owl Washington was one of the most epic spirits of the show

[@setantastooddead]

Yeah the whole thing about Professor Zei and his final little "I could spend an eternity in here" moment was basically him being like "yeah, this is where i've always wanted to be, i'm boutta die in here and become a library spirit and i am cool with that" - just heavily IMPLIED instead of outright stated.

[@josephdavis9234]

So to clarify, there are just four different types of benders: water, earth, fire, and air. Any waterbender can bend any water, any earthbender can bend any earth, etc. The quantity and precise movement of the element being bended depends on personal power/skill. Toph and Aang are both earthbenders, they could theoretically bend sand just as well as they can bend big rocks, it's all considered earth. And the sandbenders themselves could bend the big rocks that Toph bends, if they wanted to. It's just a different skill set. Moving a whole bunch of tiny grains of earth requires an earthbender to move a little differently from how they would move one huge chunk of earth. Water: liquid water, ice, snow, clouds, perfume, swamp plants with a high water concentration Earth: rocks, sand, dirt, mud Fire: fire, lightning Air: air, wind

[@SilverZephyrFalcon]

It's been a few months, but we try to go to our local library fairly often. Last book I read was A Court of Thorns and Roses, which is basically Beauty and the Beast, but with fey.

[@anthonydean1743]

I've seen someone with all 4 Avatar nation symbols tattooed on his back another with a portrait of Aang, I've seen dozens of Dragon Ball ones including someone with the Majin Buu M on his hand, and a person with a crazy Naruto Shippuden tattoo.

[@RatedR4Ruby]

Last book i read was a donald duck comic in the high school library while i was skipping class😂

[@justincounts6001]

I like how they called back to admiral zaho searching research about the moon spirit

[@MetaLatias5]

God, here we go, the loss of Appa.. like I don't think you guys realize yet just how tragic this arc's gonna be, it hurts so much :''( (When I showed ATLA to my mom, who has a really big heart for animals, it was absolutely KILLING HER the entire time Appa was gone, I had to constantly reassure her that he wasn't gone for good or else she wouldn't have wanted to watch anymore) Also I'm glad you guys recognized that Toph was doing everything she could, like damn, she was holding up that ENTIRE LIBRARY to save everyone's lives while also trying to fend off the Sandbenders to protect Appa despite not being able to tell where exactly they are because the sand makes everything fuzzy for her..

[@amberschippers601]

"I bet some people on the planet have the avatar tattoo." Look for Kiran Badloe 2020 Tokyo Olympics. He changed his hair for the olympics.

[@harrison4409]

I used to work at the library 😊 even if you don’t read, the library has many resources for other things. The Orlando Public Library even has recording studios. Just need a library card! Always free.

[@Xudmud]

Just as a point of clarification, those arrow tattoos are worn by the Air Nomads, not specifically the Avatar.

[@MOZZU_ca]

6:19 "Guys who put,put my fox on the Y axis" -if you know you know

[@mrwatermelo50]

Zei really searched for Knowledge his whole life, Rip Wan Shi Tong had Tea with Iroh for sure

[@Y0sh1no5am]

An air nomad gets its arrow tattoos when they have mastered the airbender. Aang mastered it in his 11 year. And he invented his own air sphere that the used to ride on. For a normal air bender it would take years of mastering air. Its like in bleach how Bankai takes 10 years to master but Ichigo mastered it or received bankai in just 2 and half days.

[@CrimMayaGames]

The way I see it this is how bending works in this universe. The fire benders not only bend the fire itself but also have the ability to manipulate (hot)heat; so anything hot they can bend like lightning and hot gases etc if they are skillful enough. Water benders are similar, they can bend the water (and anything that contains water) but also manipulate (cool) heat hence why they can change the state of water to ice and steam. I won't go into earth and air since that is spoiler territory.

[@goosetoes98]

0:35 last book I read was The Rise of Kyoshi, part of the Chronicles of the Avatar series. So far there are 2 books about Avatar Kyoshi and 2 about Avatar Yangchen. The ones I've read have been really good, though I haven't read the newest Yangchen book yet bc I'm doing a reread of the other 3 first. If y'all want to see bending be used to kill I definitely recommend the books because they get a little creative with it

[@goosetoes98]

Sorry for rambling lol I just want everyone to know about the books!

[@rain6957]

I think the last book I finished was Shadow of Kyoshi. It's a good read, takes place 400 years before this series so the closest it comes to spoiling things is that he tells you a bit more about the last Earth, Water, and Air Avatars before Aang.

[@captainteeko4579]

The only times I go to a library now is to vote 😅 I also love that two out of the three people watching this show are left handed. The odds are incredible and it’s wonderful 😂

[@reveszandrea5406]

Thank you so much for these reaction videos! I'm always waiting when is the notification going to pop up on youtube about the new episode of Avatar. Could you please consider reacting to the legend of vox machina? Even if you don't know anything about DnD (Dungeons and Dragons), I think it's a fantastic show. And seeing what you enjoy watching, I think this show would suit you all!^^

[@NinJOke]

Ironically the last book I read and finished was 'The Shadow of Kyoshi' and I am currently making my way through 'Avatar Legends Core Book' for the Avatar Legends TTRPG.

[@zannchristo]

Poor Own Spirit, my man was just vibing with his book

[@billydotbilly]

0:26 to answer, I haven't been to the library in a long ass time, at least 10(+?) years. But that's not to say I haven't been to a book store! I was just at one last week

[@MuffinHunterX]

I stopped using the library about 25 years ago when I was a teenager because multiple librarians at different places accused me of not returning books I know I did. It wasnt worth the hassle so I just bought all my books ever since.

[@painvillegaming4119]

6:55 Toph is so capable the others tend to forget she is blind which she probably appreciate

[@Splanc]

I'm left handed and I remember when I was in school i was one of the only ones in the entire school. Especially all my glasses. We used to play baseball for PE and i'd try and use a right mitten for my left hand and the coach after realizing this asked if i was left handed to which I said "Yes." And so he ended up ordering left handed gloves. I'd even use right handed scissors they had with my left. And writing in spiral notebooks was always anyways goes I had to rest my arm, reach over the spial part.

[@raylanevermore5238]

Fun fact Toph held the library up while Sokka and Aang checked for months on the planetarium.

[@Pumpkin7269]

Ep 19 of me asking for a Transformers Prime reaction after a series is finished on this channel. And I'm awaiting confirmation no matter how many times I'll post.

[@dalton6173]

So much like earthbenders can lava bend because it is adjacent to Earth and adjacent to fire I believe fire benders should also be able to lava bend or at least some version of it maybe summon the fire within the Earth and create lava and bend the fire within the Earth. Also chat GPT says that lightning is often adjacent to air I would say that would be the mix of air and fire

[@PizzaTimeFanatic]

I didnt watch your reaction to this episode until you finished season 2 because I knew I couldn't stop myself from bingeing your reactions until Appa was safe.

[@ohhseedeeworks]

5:44 I will freely admit: Toph got me there first time I saw this ep.

[@darriongeorge5137]

Since this is the half way mark of the entire show. I like that they made the gaang for forward with fights instead if the usual escape route

[@camplays487]

When/if you get the chance I recommend looking up some ancient refrigeration videos on yt that show not too disimillar architecture from that displayed in this episode. Just a 🤓recommendation, I think it’s neat

[@ByteDWolf]

Last book I read was “Where the Red Fern Grows.”

[@jaxcraft2848]

So this is the episode where the owl came from? I've been seen pictures and clips of him.

[@VeeAllar738]

0:21 I'm watching this in a library now (my university library, but it still counts) I needed a study break and sorta stupid reactions are usually my go to😅 Also poor Toph, she tried her best

[@johnmarkulep5339]

The last book I have read are: Percy Jackson&the Olympians (pentalogy) The Kane Chronicles (trilogy) The Heroes of Olympus (pentalogy) Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard (trilogy) I have not finished reading The Trials of Apollo (Pentalogy)

[@jazzycat8917]

I think there was an Olympian who buzzed and dyed his hair into an arrow like Aang's, can't quite remember

[@gh0st._.t0wn]

the last time i went to a library was highschool, but the last books i read was the Dorohedoro manga

[@corvus6381]

This is definitely amongst my favourite episodes. Every time a spirit appears its always a banger

[@jojo-xk8ri]

the owl spirit freaked me the hell out as a kid.

[@quizzlybear]

The desert actually gets cold at night.

[@mori1bund]

This is the moment where the show gets darker...

[@lemon8844]

Did you know the arrows are actually for air benders who’ve mastered air bending so they get the tattoo to symbolise their a master

[@Vervada555]

Sand bending is a subset of earthbending

[@LincolnDWard]

I'd like to point out that "shade in the desert is still like 90˚" is actually not true. The drier the air, the more difference there is between sunny and shady, so in a super-dry environment like a desert, shady areas can stay comfortable all day even if the sun is intense.

[@ahumpierrogue137]

No, the Darkest Day happened sometime way in the past. Iroh "lost" because he gave up and broke down after his son died.

[@colt1903]

I love every episode involving spirits. It always gives off such Spirited Away vibes.

[@jaxcraft2848]

5:51: I love Toph so much. 😆 No! We lost Appa! 😭

[@jasmine9581]

Ah jeez here we go Bye Appa Oh early too 1:07 oh man-- I can't make a comment about this until like after the series ends About what Aang would say

[@b3yourself91]

“AT THE LIBRARY” katara: who are you and what have you done with Sokka

[@painvillegaming4119]

4:54 there are a subset of bending and bending is a subset of Earth

[@shoelesblondlady]

You rarely hear the first name Giancarlo or last name volpe but there is someone in the credits with that name... it's also the first name of the yankee dh and last name of their shortstop... idk why I thought that was interesting... o ya weed

[@RikThunder33]

last book/current book I read is a Terry Pratchet book. Not gonna tell which one but its neat.