Azula is SCARIER Than You Remember

Avatar the Last Airbender Book 2 Blind Reaction Episode 1 and 2
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[@may_be__]

Fun fact: the reason Zukos shit haircut is 90% bald and 10% ponytail is because if someone survives an Angi Kai like he did, they shave around the ponytail as a symbol of dishonor and shame

[@ilyte1]

I read about this in the kyoshi novels and it just occurred to me that the peak of fire Nation honor would be Johnny bravo with a top knot.

[@captainotaku9846]

That makes sense I always figured it was like that cause he had to shave away most of his hair because it got burned away after the Agni Kai and he just kept like his hair like that to be reminder of what happened and to serve as a source of shame

[@luckaugustin5123]

Damn😢....

[@evelynisland1816]

“You have terrible peripheral vision” Zuko standing over there with only one good eye

[@werebouttaRAVE]

Was it ever stated if his sight was harmed? I mean, it probably was, but I don’t remember confirmation

[@nope-Im_not_here]

@@werebouttaRAVE I don’t think so, but it seems logical for his eyesight to be affected, and maybe his hearing as well.

[@markpula91]

I can 100% see Azula killing someone just because they were right about something!😂😂😂😂

[@TBoring]

I feel so bad for her teachers and tutors.

[@9Godslayer]

@@TBoring On the plus side, she probably saved her dad a fortune in education fees.

[@scot_lad5862]

So she saved her dad money, by killing the teachers, but wasted his money by killing the teachers?

[@ilyte1]

​@@TBoringHer dad legit banished this guy to the far outskirts of the nation just because she and him had a disagreement on fire bending form. (He was the tutor)

[@ilyte1]

She would mostly because she would also have to be wrong in that scenario and that would drive her up a wall

[@sewnaowa]

Gotta love how adults keep thinking Aang is a weapon instead of a kid. Azula is practically as avatar herself, bending fire, lightning, truth, and emotions

[@divoulos5758]

Yeah but think about it. If azula was treated like a kid she would be in a mental asylum. But if she is treated like a weapon she will conquer ba sing se without any blood spilling. The correct choice is obvious

[@thekeeper6570]

And here in the tunnel we see Aang's first feat of earthbending as he digs himself into a hole.

[@shaofantastik]

Deeper than the one sokka put himself in

[@iantaakalla8180]

He sure knew how to keep his stance about awkwardly insulting Katara.

[@Slay-the-III]

And that hole is his early grave

[@TBoring]

Everyone talks about Aang’s development as a character and his growth as the Avatar, etc. Not enough people talk about how Aang went from “if it’s a choice between kissing you and dying,” to the absolute drip he had in The Headband exactly one season later.

[@teleytubby]

Man's rizz was off the charts that episode, my god

[@SillyGoofyIndividual1246]

EXACTLYY MY THOUGHTSSS I don’t want to be the person to say Rizz breathing- So somebody else call it out.

[@SozuSozin]

And then suddenly regressed back to awkward during the play 😂

[@eeeeeeeee9895]

He went from "so.....papaya?" to "don't mind them, it's just you and me right now"

[@oceanapearl3503]

“His dad IS the war” Iconic. Good joke. Great joke.

[@wingdingmasquerade]

I was dying at Iroh realizing they were no longer the main antagonists 😂

[@jadedoni6447]

“It’s looking like a double homicide because your killing me” is such a good joke lmfao

[@SpiritWolf284]

4:45 "God you guys have terrible peripheral vision." I uhh- I think we can give Zuko some leeway there

[@katelynpringle5506]

Catching Azula’s little messenger line as part of her lying and manipulation makes you a pro reactor.

[@mattwms8]

While many people believe that Aang first earthbends in s2e9 ("Bitter Work"), it is a little known fact that the first time he ever earthbent was in "The Cave of Two Lovers." This is clearly seen where he bends himself RIGHT into a hole when Katara raises the option of kissing each other to help find their way.

[@TaylorShayeVA]

My favorite joke was the bit at 2:00 where you had Azula arguing with the soldier about the snow😂 the quick yet gentle “Kill him” made me burst out laughing

[@TooMuchBSToo]

"My College Professor was a Badgermole" the hot new light novel coming to you Spring 2024

[@oceanapearl3503]

9:10 I NUST REALISED BOTH PARTIES ARE FIGHTING PEOPLE THAT THEY FIRST HESITANTLY TRUSTED. THIS IS AMAZING WRITING

[@IzziVTKusso]

"Princess, there is no SNOW to Board." "Kill Him." "I'LL DIE BEING RIGHT ABOUT THE SNOW YOU B!TCH!" LMAOOO🤣🤣

[@danlemongton7534]

17:36 don't forget, sky bison were the original airbenders, and dragons were the original firebenders. Water is actually the odd one out, having their original bender being a giant hunk of rock in the sky.

[@oceanapearl3503]

3:40 Love that Iroh can sense character development

[@veronicac4539]

I read somewhere that the creators originally wrote for Azula to execute the guard for slipping up, but they felt it was too dark so they scratched it!

[@dragonstouch1042]

They have nothing to worry about, little me always thought “well, he’s dead.”

[@Thelaretus]

But as he literally disappears after that shot, you know what happened.

[@5001Fergies]

I think the reason “secret tunnel” resonated with our age group was because we grew up on that show, i was 8 when ATLA came out so seeing it come to netflix was like a call to action

[@waffleaffle231]

I watched the show when i was young enough that it felt like i dreamt the whole thing until it appeared on netflix, i love this show so much

[@D.J.S612]

I love how we get to see aang earth bend without the avatar state when he digs himself a hole trying to explain he wants to kiss katara

[@plainroz6771]

Danny's impression of Zuko was spot on

[@blitzwolf678]

Hey Danny! Fun fact the scene where the soldier slips up and says prisoners, Azula originally killed the soldier on screen with her lightning bending! But it got cut because it was deem to Intense by Nickelodeon.

[@each-uisge_]

The moon 's existence is a factor in how water tides work in real life. that's why in atla it's the first water bender

[@each-uisge_]

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[@drgskates]

Her intro scene is honestly one of my favorite lines of dialogue between any two characters. She's ruthless, calculating, and she will have you thank her after she hurts you.

[@Emimilliemoo]

I love how Suki is a massive fan of the nomads music group and drags Sokka along to a concert and Sokka as a good boyfriend goes along with it

[@jayjayeverett2456]

It's 2023 baby and people still jamming to 'Secret Tunnel', it never went away. 😂

[@benji-justsomerandomstuff1234]

I found out that Daniel Dae Kim, the live action Fire lord in the new series, is General Fong in the first episode of season 2. This guy went from an earth king soldier to unleashing hell on the world because he got hit on the head, Sokka is his real enemy and the reason this whole war started. (p.s. He was Hiroshi in Korra, mind blown.)

[@ButterflyScarlet]

While the general's actions do make sense, as triggering the avatar state would end the war for everyone, it also is not a good idea to unleash a crazy powerful and now extremely vengeful child trapped in a state of perpetual rage and grief and with control over every element on the world. Also it's super fucked up to traumatize a kid. Aang is 12.

[@gunchar06]

True, that definitely don't sounds like it would lead to a peaceful time.

[@theaceguitarist]

*cool schpiel about the thematic significance of waterbenders learning bending from the tides that would not be out of place in a college essay* “This is like, ‘my college professor was a badgermole, and he taught me economics.’” See, this is why I follow this channel

[@Valic7690]

Seeing you genuinely smile(not laugh, i mean smile) inbetween all the jokes at the secret tunnel scene, kinda moved me. You dont just say youre a fan. You could see it there.

[@real-worldpokemon6842]

My favorite joking this was "his dad is the war"

[@dragoninthewest1]

If you want another great Azula like character voiced by Grey Griffin nee DeLuise, she plays Delilah Briarwood in Vox machina. Grey herself has described Delilah as "Azula all grown up."

[@kaijingarou6526]

Nah I do think the general is an idiot. I can't forgive him trying to put all that guilt on a 12 year-old and his plan was also pretty stupid. He doesn't know what powers he's messing around with and they could easily destroy them before the Fire Nation. I get the war has been going on for too long and taken a toll but his methods are awful and he didn't think this through in the slightest.

[@Treegona]

He also didn't account for Aang being a literal child. Yes, he can function as a nuke depending on circumstance. But. He's also a child. And they'd get a lot more mileage out of him by taking a slower, steady route. This guy jumped straight to child abuse when a week of trying random bullshit didn't work.

[@kaijingarou6526]

@@Treegona 🤣🤣 Yeah it went pretty much like "Throwing mud at him didn't work. I guess I have to kill him"

[@stygian6642]

Yeah ... "this war has gone on for too long" is not an excuse to try to create child soldiers. There is no justification for child soldiers

[@Thelaretus]

He's an idiot, yes. But you can see where he's coming from. He know the Earth Kingdom won't last another year. If it wasn't for Aang the City would have fallen to the Drill.

[@divoulos5758]

​@@stygian6642nearly everyone in this show is a child soldier

[@oceanapearl3503]

13:40 Also love how they’re ALL nomads now. The parallels are impeccable.

[@firerosenight6937]

I pity Azula. This episode where she threatens to kill someone because he won't get the ship going because of the TIDES. Anyone who won't accept they can't argue with the tides is doomed.

[@bennapier1897]

Can’t wait for all of the reactions to the rest of the show

[@JerseyWolf]

In this episode Zuko for the first time learned that his people aren't all on the right side of the war either and can be just as cruel to children as his father was to him.

[@Arcticachan]

"Oh no" after "Secret tunnel" has the same energy as Mulan and the soldiers finding the battlefield after singing "A girl worth fighting for"

[@Avianwriter]

God Azula has such an iconic introduction.

[@adamwaks7845]

I have a headcannon that after the war Zuko takes an entire parade of retainers in a full royal procession to Song's house, where he presents her with a replacement ostrich horse and does a dogeza in front of all of them to beg her forgiveness and personally embody the start of the work the fire nation needs to do to return balance to the world after their century of war.

[@serezelveydawn]

Maturing is realizing the Earth General wasn't actually insane and deserves more credit than my less than 10 yrs of developing brain gave him

[@novastarburst3939]

Yes, he was wrong but understandable. Imagine being in that war, your parents were as well, your people suffered from it, finally the ultimate weapon arrived and he acts like if what you are living was nothing. Like, I understand that the avatar has a way to follow, but their reaction to his offer was infuriating.

[@Draiocht012]

Nah, hard disagree, the Earth General was absolutely insane to believe that an unrealized avatar w/o mastery of the avatar state was gonna single handedly sweep through all obstacles and defeat the fire lord just because he learned how to turn a panic response into the Avatar trying to murder him.

[@jacki3_lant3rn]

The fact that during her fight with Zuko, Azula didn't fire bend and still rocked his shit

[@SuperFunkyMonkey19]

Given the fact that Roku is talking to him can only mean that Kyoshi is at the controls.

[@magacofi]

"Double homicide because you're killing me too" that one took me by surprise JASJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJ

[@conordunn9233]

I also noticed the armor improvements from Zukos soldiers in season 1 to Azulas in this season were very subtle but incredible political world building.

[@magicdance4273]

2:25 And it's that exact insane "Bitch, I can outwill the chucklefucking ocean" that I think convinced the captain. _'This 14 year old thinks she's stronger than the ocean. I can't let her succeed. Well, at least I don't have a wife and kids for them to torture.'_ . "ALRIGHTY BOYS GET THE PRISONERS"

[@flashbarry6838]

Bro was doing a whole sponsorship at the start😂😂

[@oceanapearl3503]

8:40 I agree, but also begs the earth to water ratio question for benders, its a cool concept.

[@jillianhelding]

I'm so glad you started doing these longer videos. They're one of the best parts of my week. The clear joy you get from diving into media new and old is contagious, and the combination of thoughtful review and scorching comedy is perfect. I can't wait to catch your takes on S7 of MHA!

[@AvaricioDues]

I wasn’t convinced of his fan status until the Toph signed Toph came out, his credentials check out

[@cooperstone4280]

Let’s go! Season 2!!!!!

[@ShoeChef]

Every joke hit Danny. Thanks for brightening our day with Avatar and your fire 🔥 sense of humor. 😂

[@researchinbreeder]

Its interesting that you compared this show's ability to build tension to The Incredibles, since I'm fairly sure the creators of ATLA have a similar philosophy about animation as a medium to Brad Bird. Just because kids can enjoy a show or movie doesn't mean it has to be dumbed down so that adults can't enjoy it too

[@emilyschomer6715]

4:49 In Zuko's defense he's probably half-blind

[@magicdance4273]

Iroh's trip to the spirit world allowed him to sense the 4th wall.

[@puddingknight]

I named my cat Azula and it fits way too well

[@kirstinejensen3410]

18:33 aang was killing all of us with that secondhand embarrassment

[@user-cd7ip5qz2o]

Azula is the best character in the show. That ending fight that Keitara helped with really was an injustice to Azula.

[@courtiusmaximus5150]

17:00 It is cool to know how the benders work. Earth Benders were taught directly because rock earth is direct. Water Benders were taught indirectly because water is loose and more moldable. 21:18 See that right there, that is good stuff kid. Keep 'em coming and I'll keep laughing.

[@vampirekingdarkness9076]

11:43 You do know me because i DO love it!

[@woogie762]

9:52 Another thing I like about this scene is that it carries on to another episode in the season. Iroh later explains to Zuko that one you create lightning you are no longer in control of it, but you guide it. It’s just cool that they set up that line by Iroh redirecting this lightning rather than snuffing it out.

[@oceanapearl3503]

0:05 Book two! Book two!

[@oceanapearl3503]

Every joke with Azula and the general is good

[@claranunes5576]

Hell yeaaaaah. I love this season!! And love your reactions Danny! I have a bit of a cold today and this has made my day. Thanks for being awesome

[@c.griffin4376]

Did anyone else notice that Zuko's scar in episode 1 is on the right side of his face and then in episode 2 it's on the left where it was in the beginning.

[@oceanapearl3503]

BEGGING YOU TO MAKE THAT THING IT’S OWN MUSIC VIDEO You must unlocked a whole new genre of music.

[@itsmeagain9937]

This show was my childhood and I was watching it yesterday 😂❤

[@ryanoneill6481]

One thing I’ve wondered about firebending, and specifically the scene where Zuko is fighting Azula because she betrayed his naive trust, is the fire daggers technique. Surely jets of flame don’t have a tangible enough property outside of burning to make daggers of fire in any way effective enough to use them like actual daggers. And the same question is also applicable Azula using firebending to cut through buildings in her first fight against Aang in the abandoned town with Zuko also fighting both of them. The only way I can see it working is that because the fire is generated by chi extending from the body to create the fire, does it have a more physical force than a typical flame? Like, does it generate a thrusting force by default without the effort of explicitly physically pushing or throwing flames? Because otherwise I feel like there are certain firebending techniques that wouldn’t amount to as much if they connected as it would be implied. Obviously they can burn things but they’d likely lack energy to physically impact a target.

[@cyndrigaming]

In this episode, Aang became the greatest earth bender. He dug himself the deepest hole ever.

[@thelostanimatronic]

3:51 uncle iro felt a disturbance in the -force- spirit world

[@Oliver_1599]

omg i was so scared you had stoped reacting to this show im so goad you didnt

[@simonsaysolivia]

Speaking of parental controls when I was 14 until I was about 16 my parents automatically turned the TV off at midnight but the internet still worked so my phone iPad and laptop would still work

[@magnusjulianudstadpedersen9438]

ayo so happy to see this return, one of my favorite series on your channel, and considering i generally like all the stuff you do that says alot, keep up the good work sir and have a nice day

[@lynx_lolz]

The AC is out in my house rn, while I’m waiting for the AC guy, this is a pretty good time consumer. Thanks Danny.

[@pedrocarvalho6391]

Been binge watching ur videos and you make a great zuko voice 😂

[@acanimatics906]

Im so glad you're continuing the re-watch of avatar! I needed something funny to cheer me up and this video delivered in evry way. All the bits with iroh and the badgermole proffesor part made me laugh the hardest.❤ I know you already get enough recs but I'm only mentioning it because I think it'd be right up your alley. There's this 23 episodes anime called Great Pretender and it's about a bunch of conmen pulling of impossible heists. I know you like action and trying to guess twists. Not to mention the show is definitely more mature and feels more like something cut together from Hollywood movies then a typical anime which makes it feel both unique but also familiar which is another thing I think you'd enjoy.

[@dudemanvex6150]

I can confirm that secret tunnel was in fact the anthem of colleges everywhere in 2020! Surprised I never heard it remixed in some club!

[@mstudios33]

Danny’s Zuko impression is crazy

[@ellieryan1742]

“That’s a good … she’s manipulating him” I am giggling

[@ComradeArthur]

0:47 So you're just a filthy casual.

[@littletaco14]

So happy you and Nick or going to be on the podcast with toph

[@yassvaritaass]

3:00 i’m not asking Danny to start a series that’s just exclusively skits like this, but if he wanted to, i’d be on board 😂

[@adrianvulpes9509]

0:20 Yeah, but did you make your own Blue Spirit mask when you were a child “Counting Down to the Comet” that still holds up as an adult? Are you truly an Avatar: The Last Airbender fanatic, or just an Avatar Studios consumer? J.K. love your work, keep it up!

[@steampocalypse2429]

I don't think anything has ever managed to evoke the same dread I felt seeing that shot of Omashu for the first time TBH

[@potatman-cg6ln]

8:25 same with Luffy in the skypea arc being immune to the rumble fruit because rubber doesn’t conduct electricity

[@matthewloredo3665]

4:23 genuinely made me laugh really hard. Like water left my nose kind of laugh lmao.

[@quynlanvuorensyrja5484]

4:13 my finger hit the screen and put it on double speed right when you said this! 😂

[@rebeccarains5830]

I think the point though too is that this ep sets up the Earth kingdom as Antagonist from the onset, showing Boomy is not reflective of the earth kingdom leadership over all, an how being at war for so long had led them to see children as a means to an end, tiring into how they had become LIKE the fire nation over time with a willingness to exploit their people for the chance of victory😢

[@edwards3126]

YAAAAAAAAY!!!!!! I’ve been waiting forever for this

[@actress5256]

That Yue jacket you flexed in the beginning of the video is so so gorgeous

[@Bonfirestars]

The I’ll die being right bit was hilarious

[@Andrea_Gyt]

"my college professor was a badger mole and he taught me economics" Had me dying 😂

[@ElectricBookWorm]

Cool fact about this episode. It's the first time we see Aang earth bend. He digs an enormous hole in no time flat while talking to Katara.

[@Yogaji]

I love how everyone treats the avatar state like super saiayn. And realize "... yeah, we need you OP."

[@oceanapearl3503]

15:25 Propaganda? Sir they get MARRIED!

[@reptiliannoizezz.413]

21:15 Perfect opportunity to say "Earth Kingdom city of Om...my god" instead xd

[@Daesma999]

8:40 I also like when people use logic in bender fights. Like the waterbending training.. that guy created a ball of ice and it took him hell of a time to send it to Katara.. and what did Katara do? BOOM, she sent whole stream at him and froze it in the air.. why did that guy think the ball would work if he was making one for good 5 seconds or so, right? I'n sure he could raise more water than this...

[@sewnaowa]

Welp, Secret Tunnel is about to crash on the couch that is my mind for another week

[@AlexisGonzalez-qv6mj]

do you think he likes Appa? 0:58

[@oceanapearl3503]

He might, but we’ll need more data. (BRING OUT THE APPAMOBLIE)

[@dovahkiin6488]

Hmm idk, hard to tell