Avatar the Last Airbender Season 3 Episode 10 Reaction | Day of the Black Sun

[@MrGBH]

The prison guard who Iroh warned to take the day off? She was voiced by Serena Wiliams. She was a big fan of the show, and so they wrote a character for her to voice.

[@gatr2897]

Damn I never knew that. Always rly liked that characters voice, super nurturing sound that's rly cool

[@pmh2390]

@@gatr2897 Serena Williams also comes back to voice a fire sage in book 2 of the Legends of Korra

[@mmxxiii9503]

She is a big fan of the series

[@Lightning_Lance]

can't believe they didn't use her most iconic voice acting skill: grunting 🤣

[@DefinitelyNotDefinitive2]

That’s very cool 🤩

[@BuzryHaproMandalorianHunter]

Zuko did learn on his own. Yes Iroh was there but he left the seeds and had to let him grow on his own.

[@theinspiredgamer1949]

I freaking cheered when Zuko redirected Ozai's lightning back at him.

[@Vhailor_Mithras]

Zuko is my favorite character in this series. The journey he went through that changed him, from the very first episode to now, the growth is incredible.

[@TheAdamSmasherMultiverse]

Agreed. Sokka is my second, then everyone else. Love em all of course

[@filipvadas7602]

1. *This* is the episode the *entire show* up until this point has been building up to. Having all these character show up again was a *treat* . And the way Azula & Ozai were able to ultimately counter what is otherwise a really clever plan that WOULD have worked in any other circumstance was such a well executed "Oh, sh!t!" moment But the culmination of Zuko's character arc is the high point of the show, at least for me. The moment he redirected Ozai's lightning back at him, quite literally throwing what he dished out back in his face was the moment he solidified himself as the best character in the show. 2. I actually kind of love that we don't SEE Iroh's jailbreak. We see the buildup to it across multiple episodes, him warning the one guard that was nice to him and the aftermath. It leaves you to imagine the absolute BEAST he must have been in his prime.

[@theinsurance2450]

Fan theory. The reason the fire nation royal family is the leaders it's because in their blood they have amazing physical skill and fire bending Talent. Some more than other family members but yeah.

[@Arkayjiya]

@@theinsurance2450 I mean it's not really a theory, we do see in the show that bending talent while partly from training is also partly hereditary, it's not a perfect predictor, but it tends to hold true in average at least. And we know both that the firelord title can be the subject of an Agni Kai and that refusing a challenge is seen as weakness from various comments. Now that doesn't mean that anyone can just barge in and challenge the Fire Lord, but it does mean that in politically tense situation where refusing could be the straw that breaks the camel's back so the royal family would need to be ready for this, and that whichever family manage to remain the royal family for well over 200 years probably cultivates a very high talent for firebending. This is more or less directly implied by the show itself. I mean we saw they even consider bending power when choosing partners.

[@corgiluver9718]

Zuko confronting his father is possibly the highest point for the entire series. Fortunately this series has a large number of high points. Thanks, great reaction to this terrific two-parter.

[@darknessunknown4384]

Zuko's confrontation with Ozai is one of my favorite moments in the series; especially at the end, when he redirected Ozai's lighting back at him. In a way, Zuko finally fought the Agni Kai his father demanded of him, and won.

[@nathanielreik6617]

2:03 fun fact about the peanut sauce bombs, peanuts are actually used to make TNT so this isn't that far fetched.

[@hellowhat890]

3:38 Aang switching back to his Air Nomad colors will always be so cool to me. The Avatar has returned indeed.

[@forastero54321]

I do love the fire nation drip on them, though. Especially on katara.

[@psystrike3302]

I feel like it's very rare for the heroes to fail a huge battle in these types of shows. Nowadays, by the end of the episode they always win somehow. Also. LoveZukos's redemption to himself. Going through life with people telling you wrong it right, then the one person who tells him the truth gets imprisoned and shamed. Glad he's on the avatar side!

[@nicholaswilkerson4394]

Man. Zukos arc truly is one of the most compelling, heartbreaking/heartwarming, and satisfying ever written. Its one of the things that brought atla from being a good show to being a FANTASTIC one.

[@nathanielreik6617]

11:52 I love how Sokka let's Aang make the final call. This whole invasion was Sokka's idea but for one of the most important decisions Katara gives her suggestion, Hakoda gives his feeling about it, but Sokka let's Aang make the final call and he would back which ever he chose. Shows how much Sokka has grown that he's able to step back and let Aang make the choice and not force him to do it and how much Aang has grown that he's able to make the choice and be worthy of that trust from Sokka. A far cry from back in Book 1 during "Jet" when they argued about who the leader of the group was and Sokka said Aang was just a goofy kid and Aang actually agreed.

[@krewl1252]

14:03 mark hamil acting chops on full display he a real good villain voice actor 16:44 sakai the non bender picked up really quick huh no wonder why azula had two non benders on her team too

[@cunningsmile4166]

There's a subtle message. The eclipse caused darkness, which lead to a face off. In the dark, you have to face the truth of who you are. This is what Zuko did.

[@GreenOfFields]

Zuko’s big turnaround, the moment that made all the bad decisions and mistakes worth it! That’s why I love these episodes so much! Fun fact: those giant nets they used to protect the harbor, those were real. Not necessarily that size in real life, but as most cities in the past were built on shorelines militaries would net or rope off narrower sections of river or bays to prevent sneak attacks. Also I need to admit a certain jealousy of Aang here, not for his power or wisdom, but for his skills with a razor. I guess he’s had years of practice, but I wish I could clean off my egg that easily.

[@Auron1Roxas2]

Aang actually can't enter the avatar even if he tried. Azula's lightning did some serious damage, especially to his final chakra. With it being blocked it's literally impossible for him to enter it. If he had faced the fire lord now without it he would of definitely lost.

[@federicosalcedo8785]

Maaaann, how I love Zuko's journey. This character is beatiful.

[@salieri_sg9413]

I like how Iroh didn'g even need his bending, he just BENDED the grate

[@56brandonray]

Episode 11 is one of my favorite episodes just for Zukos speech. Absolutely amazing

[@girlwithoutafairy]

Ming brings Iroh white jade tea. If you go back to an earlier episode in the series where Iroh was trying plants tuat were either delicious or poisonous, white jade is mentioned as beijg poisonous, meaning the fire nation has figured out how to make drinkable tea from an otherwise poisonous plant. This is why it's referred to as a rare tea

[@gatr2897]

Man better late than never, Zuko. Those scenes with him and Ozai are just, such core, iconic Avatar. Zukos whole arc laid out on the ground in front of him in that moment, it's really satisfying. Azula really defeated the entire invasion singlehandedly. It was her that gained the intel that it was going down months in advance by using such a bold strategy as impersonating the Kyoshi warriors, she warned Ozai and presumably came up with the idea to take his place temporarily and she stalled out the entire eclipse. If she hadn't then Zuko would've probably linked up with the gang right then and there and Ozai would be completely through. It all would've been a sinch with the element of surprise, it's crazy how it all came down to her. Sokka once again proves that he's the goat. He's spent parts of this season doubting his abilities but seriously nowhere in the series does he feel useless, I feel like it would've been easy to mess up a character like him but he's just so well written I love him. This doesn't normally happen to me when watching the scene in question, but when they showed Aang crying after it was decided that the adults would stay and be captured, I started crying too this time, you could really see the pain in his face and it's just devastating knowing how badly he wanted to make this invasion a success. People point out a lot that when Sokka asked Aang on the cliff what made him feel so sure about them winning, the answer he gave, something about not being able to let himself fail, is a lot darker an answer than you'd really expect out of him. The toll this war has taken on him in just a few months is visible to see, and yet through all the pain he's being the best he can be. That scene where he shaves his hair and stands looking out, with a koala sheep walking up to him, that's Aang, pure Aang.

[@MasianYoutube]

The thumbnail makes y’all look like proud parents of Zuko 😂😁

[@samuelclayhills3298]

Zuko finally moving forward from his fumbel. The reason he said that he had to learn on his own is because Iroh tried to teach him but he didn't really take it in before now in the Fire nation. Meaning that he had to change and learn on his own. We saw in Zuko alone that Ozai didn't exactly have the best relationship with his father Azulon so in his mind what he did to Zuko was a good parenting move. Instead of even trying to break the cycle this man truly embraced it as he even straight upp said to his sons face that he would have killed him just because his father told him to and beyond some comic bs the only reason was that Zuko just wasen't as good as Azula. The closest to pride this man gets is the tought that Zuko could potentially kill him and be like him. We also see that purely strenght wise Ozai probably is stronger than Iroh as with just the smalest sliver of sun he could emediatley shoot out lightning somthing that even Iroh had to warm upp to during midday. Conversly since its also a mental thing Ozai was simply so certain that he wanted to kill Zuko that he could just go for it while Iroh still had to clear his mind just in case. Azula in ways is probably even worse than Ozai as we clearly see her take pleasure in hurting people just because while Ozai only really does it for power. With Azula on loving to hate her I have seen one reactor who just genuenly hated her trough and trough even more than Ozai so its not necesaryily a universal tought. With Azula while teh parenting from Ozai didn't help she still clearly just doesent have enough agnst about her situation to truly be tragic. She maybe is a bit sad that her mother tought she was a monster even though she herself acnowledges that she is. Then again even Iroh treats her as a lost cause so there probably is no changeing her anymore. Well the war aint over yet. This is lowkey on the earth king for not saying that he blabed to the kyoshi warriors but considering he never even left teh palace before a few days I can give him a pass for not having political savvy.

[@theoriginalleeho204]

I can watch atla a million times with a million different reactors . I will always tear up .

[@XC11301991]

Here's the the thing Zuko did have to go through everything himself. Even back in Ba Sing Se when Iroh was talking about "someone pushing a destiny" on Zuko, Iroh was still doing the same thing as Zuko's father. Zuko can have these influences but in the end it would have to be his own experiences and decisions to form his own future he wants.

[@Lupinemancer87]

From now, we get the best arc in all of Avatar. The Zuko redeption arc.

[@nathanielreik6617]

I agree with Bethany that it's not really an age cut off for redeption because while often we see younger characters with at least the potential to be redeemed there are some exceptions even in this show. Iroh before the death of his son was joking about possibly burning Ba Sing Se to the ground; we don't know when exactly Jeong Jeong deserted the Fire Nation but he trained Zhao so I would say probably no more than a decade so he was still older; and arguably you could say Pakku had a bit of a redemption giving up his rule of not training women to water bend.

[@rickyhilder1514]

Zuko's redemption my favorite episode

[@johngreen6521]

Zuko has the best character arc

[@lhhOriginalGrey]

Zuko development is phenomenal!!!

[@ducksplain]

It's something to be able to lie through Toph's senses. I think the only ways to do that really are if you really believe it's true (even if it's factually wrong) or if you're a complete psychopath.

[@metacat3106]

Yeah, it's not really a particular age, and it's not like their experiences 'write off' their actions. The person is still responsible for what they do, but if they go through a process of redemption then they can take responsibility for their actions by trying to better the world around them. For example, look at Iroh and what he does for people around him. Yes, part of that is from the loss of his son, but probably some of that is from realising how harmful his actions were in the wars he took part in, and so he now tries to help people as much as he can. Even with the classic quote "no, she's crazy and needs to go down" about Azula doesn't necessarily mean she will never have a chance at redemption, just that right now she isn't in a place where that change is possible. If you look at her situation, everything is going well for her (aside from social skills as we saw with the beach episode), she has power, she has her father's attention, she has people that follow her, she keeps winning. Unless some or all of that is disrupted, then she won't be able to see that things are actually wrong. She is really the opposite of Zuko, and for Zuko getting what he wanted after never having it was what made him realize that what he wanted wasn't right and wasn't him. So Azula needs to experience not getting what she wants in order to break that illusion and hopefully come to a place where she can change.

[@somecallmetim2112]

In a rare continuity error, Ming brings Iroh What Jade tea. White Jade is the plant Iroh poisoned himself in the beginning of Book 2. It should have been White Dragon Bush tea. :)

[@devinburns2535]

No really an error. The creators of the show made a vast world. It's entirely possible the tea the guard brought iroh was white dragon, but she misremembered the name and called it white jade. Its also entirely possible that since it is a rare tea, there is a way of processing the plant that makes it safe to drink. Albeit a difficult process hence the tea being rare. Much like how almonds are highly toxic unless heated enough the cyanide on them burns off rendering them safe for consumption even in our world mugwort and wormwood are used by people to make various teas and both can be quite fatal if too much is drunk. Or it's prepared incorrectly. St. Johnswort is also a toxic plant that people can use if prepared properly. So it's entirely possible the got the tea from a source that was able to prepare it properly so it can be drunk in small quantities. But due to the nature of the episode they weren't able to go into detail

[@somecallmetim2112]

@@devinburns2535 Dude. They made a mistake. It's OK. They also put Zuko's scar on the wrong side once. There's no need to contort yourself and make shit up just to excuse them. They weren't perfect. Relax.

[@christinarenner1312]

The literal best season is about to start, each season gets progressively more "adult" growing with the audience who was watching it over the 3 seasons. Zuko has the most AMAZING arch in cartoon media. ❤❤

[@demonkindx]

I agree with the Book of Bethany, This is how I see things too. It's all about potential to grow. In the same idea, I would be nicer to someone doing something bad but not realizing it than to someone deciding to do something bad knowing the moral consequences. At the same time, I have more respect for someone accepting who they are even if they are arguably bad rather than someone lying to themselves.

[@MatthewJamesKalasky]

We were ALL hoping Zuko would join Aang at SOME point.

[@forastero54321]

I think Zuko didn’t mention Iroh at first because he didn’t want to get him involved further since he was already a prisoner.

[@faithrabbit4330]

Much like the season 2 finale, so much gone wrong, but there's still hope in the end.

[@Speedforceninja]

Ozai might have a questionable personality but he has my favorite lightning bending move

[@joelsasmad]

A part of the argument Zuko has with the Firelord a lot of people miss. Ozai justifies his actions by claiming that the hardship he put Zuko through was for the sake of teaching him, echoing a similar statment Zuko makes in season 1 about how his struggle has made him strong, made him who he is. Zuko here rejects that. Cruelty and pain can just be cruel and pointless., and people finding it in themselves to overcome it never justifies putting people through it in the first place.

[@Hebrew_Israelite_Young_jedi]

This was a great reaction 🙏🏽👍 I love the airbending tribe the most

[@lighttheshadowreaper5102]

Sokka's presentation failure is why back in his swordmaster episode I said I think his problem was mostly nerves and a feeling in inadequacy. He thinks he has all these expectations and he's unsure of himself as to whether he can actually pull it off. It's why he randomly felt like he was a load to the others before he learned from Piendao. BTW Zuko's mom is never followed up on in the show. Instead, it got a comic storyline after the show ended. The following is a spoiler for the finale so stop reading otherwise. Regarding Zuko not attacking Ozai during the eclipse and saying it was Aang's destiny? Iroh has a similar answer later. He says if he were to take out Ozai, "it would be seen as a brother killing a brother for power, and the only way for it to end peacefully is for the Avatar to do it." So if Zuko were to take out his father, it would be seen as a similar power grab. And probably just lead to a similar stance, where you would likely see Ozai loyalists looking to undermine or even assassinate this upstart, and try to put Azula on the throne or something.

[@mmxxiii9503]

20:22 as fan of Avatar always wanted to see that

[@Senseiaudi]

The zuko redemption arc the beginning of the end

[@IamnotJohnFord]

I've always had thoughts on why Zuko didn't just run Ozai through with his swords. The guards are just outside the door. Ozai dismissed them so they could have a private conversation. But, I'm betting they didn't go far. Any fighting would've ended with Zuko facing numerous people. Ozai is likely a skilled fighter, and he as likely has concealed weapons on his person or throne. Zuko is ready to cut ties with his father but not kill him. He just took a major step in being his own man. But, to kill his own father? No way. If he did kill Ozai he would be labeled am assassin and killed under the orders of Azula when she grabbed the throne. Zuko said his peace so that bridge was burned. He can't go back even if he wanted to. He can't back slide like before. He could have easily freed Iroh amidst the confusion, and they could've gotten away together. But, he needed to say out loud what he said.

[@antoniogonzales1976]

Netflix tends to combine multiple part episodes into one episode.

[@GirlofCulture]

Like one great reviewer once said: "Oh Azula you evil evil w***e ! (When she try to get into Sokka's mind) But she is still sooo good even without her bending. Seriously!"

[@GirlofCulture]

Great episode for Zuko here..and we have see this coming since Ba Sing Se but the time was not right, and this is a big step for him. But i am proud of him, and Iroh too, if he could see that. Cause Zuko is our Darth Vader here kind of. Lord Ozai is Palpatine. = Not redeemable.

[@mahadaalvi]

Just a reminder, i suggest you guys stop watching the “previously on Avatar” section from this point on because it gets spoilerish from here on 💁🏻‍♂️

[@valathor95]

Well, at this point I think they have already finished the show.

[@theraising_4733]

I love watching you guys. Another great video. Keep it up

[@earendilthemariner5546]

Mark hamill as ozai is great

[@dalecelestin7591]

Look up who the voice actress is for ming the prison guard 😲

[@mageeaaron2624]

This is where the fun begins!! 🙏🏽💪

[@kingwesleyXIV]

Being redeemable isn't an age cutoff... Iroh while a great man and a great uncle wasn't always good. His turning point was around the death of his son.

[@Golems_victory]

One of my favorite episodes IMO 😎❤️🔥

[@jalenwilliams7067]

So Azula didn’t lie to zuko when she said their father (ozai) is going to kill him after their grandfather father (Azulon) told ozai to and zuko didn’t believe her in Season 2 episode 11 (Zuko Alone).

[@mageeaaron2624]

14:12 My man Zuko!!!! 🙏🏽💪

[@gtaipan7422]

Zuko's speech is a total masterpiece! This proves at least some villains have the will and courage to do what needs to be done for the sake of redemption. 🥲💗

[@mageeaaron2624]

12:35 My woman Toph! 🙏🏽💪

[@AngelGuzman0925]

I remember all through season one, yall would say Zuko is bad and a terrible character. I smiled all through it because I knew you would change your minds eventually. His character arc his been built up to this very moment with his father and the avatar. The rest of the squad will have another chance to fight the fire nation. Just a few more episodes 😅

[@derykjames620]

I still can't believe Zuko's grandfather planned to kill Zuko and that the only way he would live is for his mother and father to assassinate Azulon but she would have to be banished and Ozai would take the throne.

[@jalenwilliams7067]

Yeah Zuko’s entire family except for Ursa and Iroh are POS.

[@jamesalexander5559]

Right? Azulon rightfully called out Ozai for trying to usurp Iroh and even brings up the death of Iroh's son. Then he completely fucks it all up by saying that Ozai needed to kill Zuko. Maybe he was expecting Ozai to drop it and not do anything? Maybe Azulon disliked Zuko? I just don't understand it.

[@HirokiPlays]

I think once you're old enough to take accountability for your own actions, and at that point it's more your responsibility and choice to make those decisions, but you continue to do wrong, that's when you're too far gone. Accountability isn't easy to accept for people and it gets harder and harder the further down you go towards a specific path, because as humans we get more and more set in our ways. That's where the cutoff is. When you're too far gone to accept any form of accountability, and are perfectly fine with pinning your actions on external factors.

[@DefinitelyNotDefinitive2]

At what age does that happen though? 🤔 or is it different for different people?

[@HirokiPlays]

@DefinitelyNotDefinitive2 I don't think it's a definitive number, because life circumstances also influence or force people to grow up faster or slower than others, and have to accept responsibility for their own actions and life. I think it'd be the moment you're the only one who can bail you from your own actions, and at that point you still refuse to take ownership, then you're too far gone.

[@mageeaaron2624]

17:28 🙏🏽💪

[@BonzoDrummer]

21 Chapters in Book Three.

[@Golems_victory]

It’s probably the saddest episode in the series 😔

[@hellowhat890]

5:49 I used to serve in the Air Force so the fact that Ming respectfully refers to Iroh as General always gets to me. Even after leaving the military, we still refer to our teachers, drill instructors, mentors, and officers by rank... even long after we've physically been apart from each other. Despite being a prisoner, it's such a cool detail that some Fire Nation people aren't inherently bad and they recognize that Iroh is a respected individual. Whether because they know how strong he is or how big his reputation is.

[@devinburns2535]

They already proved that in previous episodes tho. Aangs first firebending teacher, the fire nation river village the group saved. Even the school episode. They all showed the fire nation are just people being led by a ruthless warmonger and his army. The wars been going on for over a hundred years. That's anywhere from 2-3 generations of people being propagandized into believing they are the good guys and they are fighting to bring peace and prosperity to the world.

[@mageeaaron2624]

5:52 👀

[@Joe-td2he]

Guys can you do a tier list of shows that you guys like

[@DefinitelyNotDefinitive2]

That’s a good idea 🙂

[@savfoxy2165]

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[@DefinitelyNotDefinitive2]

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[@ksusha_keliya]

Maybe you already said it, but are you going to react to Arcane S2?

[@PumpkinEater9001]

You HAVE to watch the Bowser VS Eggman DEATH BATTLE asap, you two! It was GODLIKE in every conceivable way.

[@DefinitelyNotDefinitive2]

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[@ahedjehad8514]

"where is my mother?" a powerful question from a powerful man. :)

[@derfritz4550]

Important Fact: Zuko wasnt able to reflect or Create Lightning because he wasnt in Terms with himself inside (Iroh explained it back in Season 2 some kind) so Zuko NOW being able to reflect Lightning shows that he finaly came to peace with his inner self Sadly that was the moment i realised Azula wont be possible to save because she is and was one of My Favorite Characters BUT as the Lore says...she can use Lightning so she is completely in Order with her own Spirits... But my Evil Side would totaly Rule a Evil empire at her Side :P

[@divinedemon9076]

Reflecting/redirecting doesn’t require inner peace (only creating) which is part of why Iroh taught it to Zuko

[@ShadowRyu]

Notice iroh didn't drink the white jade tea ming made. Last time he did, he got that rash. Alot of people say it was her trying to poison him. But I honestly think she didn't know it was poisonous.

[@DLites151]

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