The Last Airbender 2x17 REACTION | "Lake Laogai" | First Time Watching!

Journey alongside Arianna and Maple as they navigate through Episode 2x17: "Lake Laogai" of Avatar: The Last Airbender. Share in their unfiltered reactions as they witness the unfolding of Team Avatar's gripping adventures beneath Lake Laogai.
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[@Boreasnorm6391]

I love the fact that even in exile, Iroh still calls zuko “Prince Zuko”. He never lets him forget his responsibilities and his potential. He truly believes in him.

[@dthenihilist4926]

Everyone’s gangsta until Iroh raises his voice

[@StephenKendall]

Same as at the North pole

[@Topgun178]

​@@StephenKendallSo true. Everybody was like oh shit

[@TopNotchWatcher87]

Why is this comment on literally every reaction of this episode.

[@quwykxz]

Iroh: " *SO NOW WHAT?!?* " Zuko: "Oh, $#!+, I F'd up!..." Me:: "Oh, $#!+, I F'd up!..."

[@StephenKendall]

@@TopNotchWatcher87 cuz it's true?

[@SubZeroJill]

Iroh: "AND THEN WHAT??!" EVERYONE EVERYWHERE: *gets up into proper sitting position* When Iroh snaps, you listen... 🤭

[@Sairin13]

You notice on rewatch all the moments that you would expect him to snap, and he just doesn't. Then when Zuko puts himself in harm's way? out comes the dragon of the west, spitting fire. "You followed the Dai Li into their secret base?! Are you kidding me?! And I'm still mad about the time Zuko went trudging around the North Pole. Iroh is definitely having PTSD from losing his son and now his surrogate son wants to walk into danger and THAT is when he snaps, not when Zuko is mean to him, not when Zuko goes off stealing from people. Not when Zuko drags him around the world on a mission that Iroh didn't believe in. It's when Zuko does something suicidal. Iroh is so well written.

[@SubZeroJill]

@@Sairin13 oh man, those are real good points! Iroh losing his cool in fear of Zuko ending up like Lu Ten, particularly in that moment, makes so much sense.. thanks! 🙌

[@marvelsandals4228]

My Plan to Get my Honor Back, by Zuko: Step 1: Find Appa. Step 2: ? Step 3: $ See? It's foolproof!

[@acevedoa89]

Maple: "Just put a tornado windball around his head and choke him to death." 👀

[@nhiathao5596]

😅 👀

[@quwykxz]

Pfft; Airbenders don't kill! That's as ridiculous as... well, as ridiculous as all Firebenders being able to use Lightningbending all of a sudden.....

[@rachelespiritu4215]

That would never happen, this is a kids show.

[@zephyr4835]

such a bizarre concept 😨, so silly 😣 😠 "Have you ever read the poetr-

[@rickydaniel657]

@@rachelespiritu4215No, it would never happen. Not in THIS Avatar, of course not.

[@videohistory722]

The calligraphy on Appa's wanted poster reads: Searching for a flying sky bison. Name: Appa. Has 6 legs and weighs 10 tons.

[@QuackAttack]

"... if you have any info, please contact Avatar Aang in the Upper Ring, 96th District, Building 217." 1:31 So I find it pretty funny that Zuko's looking around in the street like confused John Travolta when the address is LITERALLY written on the poster

[@juicyfruits8071]

​@@QuackAttack to be fair, the city is huge and he hasnt been there that long. Itd be like seeing an address in new york city, when youve only lived there for like 2 weeks tops

[@adrianjamesdelfin7414]

Long Feng be like: If the brat looks for his air cow, my city will be ruined. YaBoyRoshi and co.: So give it back, you f#cking f$ck.

[@JirkaKunst]

@@juicyfruits8071 That is a rather bad comparison. The streets in NYC are numbered. It is a grid system. "Where you at? 24th and 5th? Where you wanna go? 35th and 6th? 11 up and 1 over!"

[@stacl1173]

@@QuackAttackI never realized this but that’s probably how Iroh finds them when Zuko gets captured

[@soulstice94]

It's always the episodes with Iroh and Zuko that tug hard on the heart. They are my absolute favorite characters of the show!

[@STAXXX313]

Honestly my favorite episodes from each book are the Aang/Zuko parallel/team up episode. Blue Spirit (first time we see them side by side), Bitter Work (both trying to learn a new skill and failing due to their opposite thought processes need to learn them) and Fire Bending Masters (Aang & Zuko finding the origins of fire bending).

[@JesseShadows37]

Iroh yelling at Zuko is always rough. He’s always so Zen but at that moment Zuko needs to be set straight to make the right decision.

[@videohistory722]

Nickelodeon was forbidden from showing someone actually die, or saying it, so the Avatar writers had to come up with different ways to say it. One example is in this episode, when Toph whispers "He's lying.", referring to Jet promising he'll be okay. He's dead, folks. Sorry, but it's true.

[@brewdaly1873]

You know, it was really unclear 🤷

[@alexarias5717]

It's not fair 😭😭

[@marvelsandals4228]

Nah, Jet just got a little booboo, I'm sure he's fine. He's not dead, he just went on a vacation to lake lougai, in the country.

[@thedarrick12]

@@brewdaly1873top tier comment

[@arthemysia]

What about Sokka and Katara's mom? They never showed her death but Katara mentions it all the time. And the Air Nomads genocide was also pretty straight foward.

[@murciadoxial8056]

Something that should be mentioned and it is kinda funny is that the flyers have the gang's full address written on them, so it is pretty funny that zuko is all 'whaaaaaa?' when he gets a hold of that piece of paper lol... Also, according to the creators of this show, jet dies in this episode, the dai li guy 100% kills him.

[@newsoulsam3889]

Putting a tornado wind ball around someone's neck and choking them to death is way too dark for Avatar. They would never do something like that.

[@oscarvillalobos775]

HAHA HAHA HAHA

[@iregno5271]

Hahahahahaha 😅😂

[@pabloc8808]

On Nickelodeon? Surely not. Never happened and never will.

[@JNDReacts]

⁠@@pabloc8808 Maybe not on their cable channel, but on their website is fair game!

[@steadfastscout4606]

It is actually canon that the last Air Avatar before Aang did have a technique to pull air out of people's lungs...

[@XxXxCOOKXxXx]

Irohs speech to Zuko is one of the best “parenting” scene in media. Chills and tears every time

[@beckhambrooklynpenza1708]

Tornado windball around their heads and choking them? This girl’s a time traveller

[@BelfryHex]

When Iroh raises his voice, it always hits so hard on a personal level for everyone.. It's so stern and yet still so gentle - and I think it's because everyone knows that he's right. This one episode reminds me of why this show is so much better than others.. it has symbolism and so much deeper meaning.

[@STAXXX313]

That subtle blending of the screams showing that both Zuko and Jet are brainwashed is just amazing to me.

[@jamesjamison5574]

Maple can tell the future👀😂

[@nhiathao5596]

😅👀

[@Diegesis]

maple is good at coming up with creative ways to use the bending powers. she's predicted three of em

[@Tmob29]

🤯haha

[@caylincoleman8758]

On some Korra shit

[@QuackAttack]

@@caylincoleman8758it's too bad that they won't be watching Korra :(

[@muchuchuroo]

"Is it your own destiny, or is it a destiny someone else has tried to force on you?" - Uncle Iroh

[@mori1bund]

Oh man, the last two episodes you always started in such a happy and upbeat mood and got more and more depressed as the episodes went on. This episode your body language and everything was so tense and negative, even downright hostile... 😂 but it’s great that you're so invested in the show! 😀👍

[@maggie4028]

This episode also surprises me. There are episodes in Avatar that are known for the emotional hits, but this one always comes out of nowhere because it mixes the sad and the scary in a way that feels more mature than previous episodes. It's an underrated favorite of mine!

[@calvinkhumalo9780]

The stretch of episodes from 2x06 to 3x01 is in my opinion the best of the whole series (and really high up there in all shows ever). All of them hit so hard for me.

[@videohistory722]

Sokkas drawings were done by staff writer, John O'Bryan. The "professional version" was actually designed by co-creator Bryan Konietzko.

[@lothsper]

I don't know how many of you fans noticed or not but in Jets memory flashback when he was a boy and his village was being burnt the fire bender that he sees in his flashback is the leader of the rough rhinos

[@gtaipan7422]

You can't really 'hate' characters like Zuko who's life had been trapped by the sin of his own father. Being empathetic finds the way to give the right people with the right heart a chance to set all the mistakes right, while hate gives a blind path of misunderstanding.

[@manishgondhkar6479]

Tornado wind-ball around their heads and choke them!?? Now where have I seen something like that?

[@mmxxiii9503]

10:03 Iroh's speech, one of the best things on this series 12:18 Appa 🥲😭

[@eXpriest]

Imagine so much wild shit happening in a kid's show that the implied murder of three children barely registers.

[@marvelsandals4228]

Yep, Aang's entire country was slaughtered, Katara & Sokka's mom was killed, Appa was kidnapped and spent maybe a month suffering in a variety of ways, Iroh's son was killed in war, you could write a book on all of Zuko's shit, but #1 would be the "fatherlord" burned his face off and banished him for the "crime" of speaking at the wrong time. Oh, and Jet's parents were killed and now a cult killed him and his buddies in a creepy basement (it is implied). This is a kid's show?

[@chokebeer5296]

9:22 Dang the foreshadowing is on it again.

[@davidmichaelson1092]

"tornado windball..." Some people think we saw the aftermath of that when we saw Monk Gyatsu surrounded by dead firebenders. But you know, that really was unclear... You finally get some resolution here.

[@sammylane21]

Everybody is a real Jet hater until this episode.

[@marvelsandals4228]

I'm glad they remind us that his family was slaughtered by the Fire Nation right in front of him when he was just a little child. Yes, the plan he had to drown a village full of people was crazy and going too far, but there's a good reason why he was driven to such extremes. I think when Zuko meets him on that boat, he really was trying to atone for his sins and leave his trauma behind. He seemed genuine when he talked about how he made mistakes and wanted a fresh start in the city. We have no reason to believe that he had any ill intentions (even though he robs the kitchen, he did it to feed the poor, hungry passengers, and nobody got hurt). He only reverts when he notices Iroh firebend to heat his tea. Jet's weakness is the Fire Nation. As soon as you bring them up, his trauma comes back, and he stops thinking clearly. I'm sure after that he couldn't see Iroh and Zuko as "human" anymore, all he could see was the faces of the people who killed his family, and he unraveled.

[@cristianbazurto7028]

I remember when this came out when I was a kid. Felt like an eternity without appa

[@nathanielreik6617]

I mean it was 4 months between the release of the episode where Appa was stolen and this one.

[@quwykxz]

Now all I can "see" in my mind is Arianna, Maple, and the Joo Dees getting together and singing: 🎵Welcome to Ba Sing Se, such a perfect town; 🎵 🎵Here we have some rules, let us lay them down! 🎵 🎵Keep your feet off the grass;🎵 🎵Wash your shoes, wipe your... face!🎵 🎵Ba Sing Se; Ba Sing Se; Ba Sing Se's the perfeeect tooown!🎵 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Animedingo]

"I just want him to make an air bubble around his head and choke him" 😶

[@cariyoder2294]

I gave maple the biggest 👀👀👀 everrrr when she said to create a wind ball around a person’s head 😂

[@OrdinaryCritic]

9:21 that’s just…breathtaking…

[@Sairin13]

Just imagine if there was a misguided or evil Airbender with the nerve to do that! 😅

[@OrdinaryCritic]

@@Sairin13, can’t happen. Aang is the last airbender.

[@hermanbide4529]

@@Sairin13 spoiler alert Legend of korra season 3

[@S1rD4niel]

Lol go watch Legend of Korra

[@OrdinaryCritic]

@@hermanbide4529, what particular episode? What happened? Tell me more.

[@PaulMenden5659]

I just love the blind jokes since Toph joined the group

[@HickoryDickory86]

The Earth Kingdom/Ba Sing Se is very much designed to be a regime in free fall. When governments are collapsing, they almost always resort to totalitarianism in a desperate effort to cling to power for power's sake (i.e., control of the people, not care for the people). And along with this, more often than not, the guy at the top who you would think is in control (the king, emperor, president, tsar, etc.) is just a powerless figurehead for the real power brokers who are constantly scheming behind the scenes, tearing everything up from the inside as they all fight with each other for a piece of the disintegrating pie. A real-world example of the Earth Kingdom at this stage in the game would be the Chinese Empire right before its collapse.

[@marvelsandals4228]

The creepy thing is there's no way to prove that there aren't real world "Dai Lee" groups like this. If there were, nobody would ever find out, would they? They keep their existence and activities on a need to know basis, after all. You know...without the cartoon depiction of brainwashing obviously. Real brainwashing is not achieved in a matter of 5 minutes with hypnosis, it's more like subtly getting a young or vulnerable person to blindly trust someone/something over time.

[@dehro]

remember 2 episodes ago, when Katara complimented Toph? She could tell it was a true compliment because otherwise she would have known Katara was lying.

[@rezoannur2333]

why didn't she know the mean girls were lying?

[@dehro]

@@rezoannur2333 it was probably more relevant that they were being mean

[@sammylane21]

When Toph yelled "Yeah! Let's break some rules!" and demolishes the room, I'd be like "Toph....girl that was my room...my stuff.😭". 😂

[@StephenKendall]

"Hey, don't look at me! I didn't touch your stuff."

[@quwykxz]

Well, Toph is the Honey BadgerMole of Team Avatar, because she don't give a F..... 😉😅

[@marvelsandals4228]

Aang: Saving Appa is our #1 priority, for that goal, we have no choice but to break the rules this time. Toph: Did someone say break the rules? (randomly demolishes house) She doesn't really need a reason to do it, does she lol

[@Goregreet]

R.i.p jet

[@stupidsminkle]

When Maple says he should make a ball of air around their head and suffocate them... people who have watched all of ATLA and LOK know haha

[@WhoZxViRuZ]

The only time Iroh was ever angry/fed up with Zuko’s choices

[@Itsant33]

Honestly this group foght is one of my fave of the whole show

[@scotiej]

The ladies figuring out things out way ahead of times again, lol

[@rubenarmstrong262]

"Well jet passes"........ they do not care......they do not care lol.

[@streamspoart2671]

Because you know? It was really unclear

[@rubenarmstrong262]

@streamspoart2671 lol, Apparently not to them, they know he is gone, and they do not care.

[@kaijingarou6526]

It's so funny how you're saying you should have watched the kids show before the adults show to end the day with something more lighthearted. That speaks volumes of ATLA.

[@TukaihaHithlec]

Oh yeah, here too lol

[@meech2dbeech593]

Your guys avatar vidoes get me through the week. Love the reactions

[@deithlan]

Guys you NEED to watch Avatar: The Legend of Korra after you finish Book 3, you’re gonna ADORE it

[@stevenatkins5206]

Aang is a pacifist; meaning sucking the air out of people is against everything he stands for. Iroh's speech is the best thing ever.

[@manahakume9870]

1. you said somehting here that wont pay off till Season 3 of Korra XD and 2. oh you sweet summer children... didnt anyone warn you about this series? it only gets slightly better from here in terms of making you cry XD

[@lumix355]

9:28 long live the queen

[@jwag301]

Easily one of my favorite episodes.

[@vernon_da_god8206]

Goddamn it Maple does it again!!! 😂😂😂😂

[@originalv5107]

13:32 Uncle Arrow??? Lol, It’s Iroh, pronounced Eye-Row.

[@benschultz1784]

This episode is kind of a diss at the Chinese Communist Party, as "Laogai" is the shortened word for the re-education and labor camps that have been run since the 1950s

[@cpob2013]

You know, opposed to American prisons where you're used for cheap labor for the crime of smoking the wrong plant

[@gbarrancos1]

@@cpob2013 different nations yet control mechanisms stays the same

[@Klavin]

Oh yeah, Jet straight up dies in this episode

[@Deined]

Aw, those of us on KZbin don't get to see how the girls reacted to Toph teasing Katara about Jet. Also, 😏 at 9:21.

[@WakingDreamer01]

*_R.I.P. Jet_* *_~ A Fighter_* *_~ A Leader_* *_~ Our Friend_*

[@NameOptional-p9u]

Long Fang definitely sees himself as a "good guy" but obviously has moral compass issues. He thinks of "the greater good" as his logos.

[@irvincortes9808]

I know she said "Watch out Jet." but I heard "Watch your Jet" lol Watch your JetWatch your Jet *boom* 11:16

[@Romelo1988]

Would love for the “lovely ladies duo” to watch Carole and Tuesday english dubbed. They deserve a fun anime that makes them smile to pair with Avatar’s upcoming final season.

[@JNDReacts]

9:26 Ma’am, that would get the show taken off TV and the rest of the episodes relegated exclusively to some janky cable channel’s website. Hypothetically. (But since I just checked your Patreon and saw that you’re up to Season 4 of Korra, then I’ll say now I’m REALLY looking forward to your Korra reactions!)

[@Stick-a-fork-in-Gmorks-tort]

This dang city! Team Avatar needs some travel time.

[@jordankrzywicki9412]

12:52 I actually used to think they were tears of joy after getting Appa back, not tears of heartbreak after losing Jet

[@thiagohayashi9936]

Avatar doesn't follow Daoist elements, besides all their Chinese influences, but the excess of the Earth qi in Daoism causes sadness. And this book is full of it.

[@pooofycats3630]

Love these reactions, just curious are you guys going to watch The Legend of Korra after?

[@Diegesis]

probably not. i think it's a drop in quality

[@Menno0183]

Please try to watch it, it’s really good! Just a bit different is all, it’s after Aang’s time so ofcourse things are more modernized

[@lucidiously]

@@Diegesis It's not as good from start to finish as AtLA, but let's be real, nothing is. While it has it's issues Korra is still a good series with some great moments. It also deals with different and interesting themes. I think it's a great follow up if you want more of the Avatar universe, I'd be sad to see the girls miss out on it.

[@nhiathao5596]

LOK really picks in the middle of book 2 and on

[@Productive_Chad]

@@DiegesisNo do not watch it. It ruin everything

[@MrArcherF]

Did Jet just die?

[@persephonesmee1720]

Y'know, it was really unclear.

[@gbarrancos1]

yes, Jet's gang wanted to be alone with him so they could finish him off and take away his pain. It was commented afterwards that it was too heavy for a Nickelodeon kid show, so they decided not to make it explicit. Also, it's clarified at Season 3, since the reminiscent members of Jet's gang join Team Avatar for the Eclipse raid

[@cjjackson2423]

​@@gbarrancos1i think he was jokin 😅

[@gbarrancos1]

@@cjjackson2423

[@cjjackson2423]

@@gbarrancos1 okayyy

[@ryoushimorino9436]

I'm glad you guys are like the only ones to understand jet is dead every other person I've seen watch that is like did he die

[@creativeuserneim]

@9:23 well...keep that in mind for much much later👀

[@pgabrielrds]

This is the most serious and adult kid's show

[@murciadoxial8056]

90% of adult television is not even close to be this good

[@pgabrielrds]

@@murciadoxial8056 facts

[@abderraHIM010]

9:25 👀

[@PercyandDuckfan94]

Who's here after the breathtaking episode they reacted to in the sequel series?

[@davidbergfors6820]

9:22 You'll have to wait a little for that move...

[@blondymonk1535]

GOATED episode.

[@mayowalajide773]

Maple has a nack for calling out things seasons before they happen, especially with bending. So far she's called out blood bending, metal bending and in this episode she hints at Zahir's head tornado choking thing from Korra.

[@Hrpp_zo]

yk, Maple said a power with wind ball that choke them to death and thats exactly what zaheer did to korra and the earth queen

[@adondelgado392]

9:21 that's wild. Lol

[@omarkarimzada9529]

9:26 (every fan) 😮

[@S1rD4niel]

9:22 Pipe down Nostradamus🔮 Please remember this comment you made if you ever start watching the 3rd season of Legend of Korra

[@samuelmathu3327]

Lmao 9:22 Zaheer from the red lotus has entered the chat

[@Itsant33]

She blushed becayse Jet was also her first crush

[@jasonf7072]

9:24 Umm…

[@RainTT]

Ohhh 👀👀👀

[@Nickfurry08]

Someone predicted zaheer in Atla 😮😮

[@Impact_Player]

9:25 Funny you should say that...

[@aubryellaotero1064]

A tornado wind ball around someone’s head to choke them to death you say??? 👀👀

[@novapixel16]

9:22 Maybe choke the earth queen while you at it

[@cjg8763]

Another great episode, as well as another emotional one. Good reaction as usual!

[@BenCohen-wg4jx]

Maple?????? Are you clairvoyant?

[@kingb9921]

9:26 Oh she did not just say that...

[@Alittlehazayy]

keep tornado wind ball to choke someone to death in the back of your mind

[@elegrin5170]

9:26 is forshadowing but not this series.. It's from Avatar Korra.. the next tv series about this world..

[@sub-zero286]

9:27 Huh...now there's an idea

[@animusnocturnus7131]

That zoom in though. XD

[@samuikeven1925]

tornado windball around his head? him i wounder when I will see that happen?!

[@literalspam6894]

destiny and honor are 2 words synonymous to zuko

[@lucasaddiny2061]

9:28 oh they REALLY need to watch Korra season 3

[@disgaeajean13]

I keep hearing Arrow not Iroh 😭

[@NguyenDuong-xv9tt]

9:26 the prophecy is true!

[@Serryy]

I have some thoughts about Iroh that Im gonna share after the finale. That guy is inconsistent as fuck.

[@CrownTitan]

The Laogai were a series of camps where opponents of the Chinese Communist Party were sent to work as slave labor.

[@afuturehobo]

9:26 oh boy...

[@MitchisaTurtle]

9:27 well about that

[@Shadow_MonkeyYT]

We all know why we are here 10:02

[@DigiMega351]

Those poor women being turned into Joo Dees... They had their own, peaceful lives and the Dai Li took that away from them...