S2E13: Toph's Actor Reacts To Avatar: The Last Airbender | 'The Drill' Reaction

[@cliffnoir329]

I never realized as a kid that Sokka had so much rizz without even trying. First Suki, then Princess Yue and now Ty Lee! Like how does he do it?! What’s his secret?! 😂😂😂

[@elianwolfert3879]

Even that moment with Toph 😂

[@JNDReacts]

He’s a backbender 🫢

[@amenta134]

He tells you! Hes aloof. Remember that fortune teller episode?

[@Windds]

Definitely his wolf tail

[@BookloversPQB4]

Nah, I was like “how many girls fall for this guy?” Surprised it’s only 4. I spotted his rizz potential from the start.

[@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un]

To explain how it worked, as the drill dug into the structure, the rock was chewed up and turned into slurry. The slurry served three important purposes (according to the creators' commentary), clearing away material, lubricating the drill, and reducing heat caused by friction with the rock, which could otherwise cause the tool to fail. It is interesting to note that, based on the apparent hydraulic components of the drill, simply sabotaging the hydraulic system by busting the numerous pipes and valves might have brought the drill to a halt much faster than the wildly inefficient strategy the team employs. And this episode shows just how insane Ty Lee's chi-blocking skill is. Like being able to take out these tough earthbenders guarding the Outer Wall like nothing is incredible. Her style varies depending on the opponent. In The Chase against Sokka and Return to Omashu against Katara, it's the White Crane Fist. In The Drill, it's the Phoenix Eye Fist. The difference between White Crane and Phoenix Eye are the ways the hands are held. Crane uses a “beak hand”, while Phoenix Eye uses a one knuckle punch (a fist with the fore-knuckle extended). The advantage of the Phoenix Eye Fist is that it focuses all of your power into a single hard point, giving each blow greater strength and impact. As a result, Phoenix Eye Fist techniques often focus on strikes to the spine, in addition to the usual “soft spots” targeted in White Crane.

[@redfieldwong717]

why do you always insist on making this long ass posts. Don't you have a country to run

[@dargron7614]

We can perhaps forgive Sokka for not understanding Hydraulics after only a minute or two of studying the schematics, or the importance of heat generated by friction. Frankly it's a miracle that he even recognises the importance of the support beams, given that he comes from a land of igloos that don't even employ a supporting framework.

[@Konayo_]

Thank you great leader for this perfect explanation. All hail Pyongyang!!

[@micpere1991]

8:21 that's a solid Azula impression.

[@veganjotaro]

8:20 WOW, that was perfect 👌.

[@Chaosking5445]

I think my favorite line from Toph in this episode is “oh, no, what a nightmare”

[@marvin9409]

After rewatching the show recently, mine became: "And I'M gonna roll your whole head !" 😂 They way Michaela voiced that, sent me 😂

[@Chaosking5445]

@@marvin9409 that is a really good line as well

[@alexiaNBC]

I also love when she finally snaps in season 3, "Seriously, what's with you people? I'M BLIND!!!"

[@JamesBlond000]

That might be my favorite Toph line *period*.

[@DementisXYZ]

I think the braid worked very well with this episode, since it featured a lot of Ty Lee. A voice with a hint of Azula, and a style with a hint of Ty Lee.

[@michaelamostly]

haha i love that! thank you!

[@CoolMan1_SonicAndOtherStuff]

Who knew toph can make such a good azula impression?! You sound just like azula whenever you say an azula line! :D

[@kidchameleon9572]

For an episode that’s basically just one long action scene, I think they did a great job. How they take down the drill and the climax remain exciting throughout, and it feels satisfying seeing them win. And it feels nice to finally get to ba sing se after all this buildup. Pretty good.

[@michaelamostly]

it's suchhh a good episode! 🪨🦾

[@e1123581321345589144]

yeah, turned out to be such a disappointment though . Not sure which is worse, the Fire Nation with their warmongering or the Earth Kingdom with their dai li. It gives a lot of legitimacy to Zaheer's idea of doing away with the elites.

[@SquidFiction]

Lmao Toph’s holding back drills, holding up entire libraries, and she used that very important document on tickets that they didn’t even use. To quote Sokka in The Painted Lady episode “you should be down on your knees THANKING HER!”

[@MattII33]

10:28 That’s actually fire she’s bending. Don’t forget that Azula’s fire is blue

[@kunei1996]

She seems to forget that because she mistook it in earlier episode too.

[@joemasso9473]

4:44 honestly you honestly do sound like Azula when put yourself on that level.

[@emperorkalan]

Having a little Azula in your voice is definitely a thing. Especially when you do a "Fire Nation" voice.

[@Xagzan]

"Ba Sing Se gets drilled" I hope they bought it dinner first 😏

[@Redwud3381]

This episode contains one of my favorite uses of the Avatar theme music.

[@AndrewSmoot]

5:06, Toph didn't even know that SHE could at this point.

[@alexiaNBC]

I just got to love how Ty Lee flirts with Sokka even when she's trying to hurt him. Such a cute pink loving fighter she is. 😊

[@wombat5334]

I really enjoy these episodes with my morning tea :) (and breakfast)

[@michaelamostly]

yay im so glad you're drinking tea along with me! 💚💚

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

"The drill's metal shell is impervious to any earthbending attack" Meanwhile Toph discovering metalbending episodes later, "Hold my jasmine tea". We first see the plan for the drill back in the Northern Air Temple episode when the mechanist was looking at it while Sokka was talking about the smell of rotten eggs. So when it was revealed that the mechanist made new military technology for the Fire Nation, the drill was one of them. According to The Lost Lore of Avatar Aang (an archive of encyclopedia entries from the former official ATLA site), it took Fire Nation laborers over two years to build the drill. It functions similarly to a tunnel boring machine which is used to build tunnels for traffic and trains. The machine also bears a resemblance to the Ritter Midgard-Schlange, a 524-meter-long German war-machine devised to breach enemy fortifications in WWII but was never built. The name Midgard-Schlange is derived from Norse/Germanic mythology as in said mythology, the Midgard Snake was a monster which looped the whole earth with its giant length.

[@simbabuilds9338]

“WHICHIKIPAW FLIKIPAW” !! How did that come spontaneously? 😂😂 You are so talented

[@Mansa-of-Gaming]

4:04 Which is why Sozin's sister learned how to do it from an Air Nun.

[@robertoqiu2134]

4:57 I think its more about the team having more experience with Ty Lee's techniques.

[@TheAfricanGrey]

The title of this video is wild asf 💀

[@FrancisR420]

When I was a kid I learned that you could take false Jasmine flowers and spin them with your fingers and they fly off like a little helicopter.

[@wtimmins]

Giggling at the title of this reaction.

[@liamchun4370]

With all this talk about a Avatar theme park, sounds like fun. Should find some engineers and investors to bring that idea to fruition.

[@michaelamostly]

yes pleaseeee

[@adrienrodriguez250]

That jasmine dragon t-shirt goes OFF ❤

[@Bysthedragon]

Chi blocking is a the best non-bending counter to bending, but it requires getting in close to your enemy first. Ty Lee is fortunate to be a professional acrobat so she can dodge most attacks and her movements are hard to predict, but generally as any non-bender who wants to learn chi-blocking your main issue is going to be getting close enough to your enemy to get 1 successful hit on the pressure points let alone getting multiple hits at a time. If you are starting off as a Chi Blocker you might want to utilize Stealth and Ambush tactics attacking first to get the leg up on your enemy before they know to suspect you.

[@RussianRebelll]

OMG! YOU DO HAVE AZULA VOICE!😱4:43

[@BookloversPQB4]

10:05 careful, you could puncture the hull in an empire-class fire nation battle ship, because you’re so sharp

[@lilbabi7777]

Wow, right before you mentioned some people say you sound like Azula I was like “dang she sounds like Azula” 😅

[@wtimmins]

I've heard Azula, Ty Lee, and Mei being called Ozai's Angels.

[@michaelamostly]

omg amazing

[@similis1134]

Uncle Iroh's game still on point.

[@tkyo]

Really loving this reaction series Michaela! so easy to binge, thanks for making these so awesome !! :D

[@michaelamostly]

thank you for watching! 💚

[@Sterling-dw2xn]

I can't wait for the new show that comes after the legend of Korra, the earth bender Avatar

[@Delostacia]

Jasmine smells lovely. Downside for Chi-blocking is that you need to be in close proximity. Bending it seems allows for ranged options. Impressive Azula impressions.

[@cjg8763]

I wanna go to an Avatar theme park now. That would be fun. They could lay it out like their world map and include all four nations and the major areas in them. Those Ba Sing Se trams would be fun to ride around getting from place to place.

[@BeeKee404]

That fight scene on the drill is easily one of my top favorite fight scenes! Also love hearing you channel your inner Azula! 😁 I mean I know you're our Toph but you know what I mean.

[@wtimmins]

I definitely hear some Grey Griffin in your voice when you mimic Azula, Ms Murphy.

[@netrunningnow]

Haha the earthbender tram does sound cool, now they just need the hybrid animals 😆

[@JenoahWhite-w5p]

On videos like Toph vs Azula. Some people give the bending power to Azula, but Toph’s bending power is way more powerful because she help up an entire building

[@curtiswfranks]

That title! 😂

[@TravelsWithKris]

I honestly think the Azula is coming out more than Toph

[@emperorkalan]

Again, Azula's flames are blue because she's firebender awesome, it's not lightning all the time.

[@kunei1996]

This

[@Arachnid-Man]

I love this episode so much!! 👍

[@MattSipka]

3:01 end of last episode you asked who we ship. Iroh and this woman.

[@briankelly1240]

Just discovered you had a channel, awesome!

[@BookloversPQB4]

1:51 ofc they don’t need you! There is no war in ba sing se

[@JNDReacts]

4:43 Put it this way: If Grey ever retires from voicing Daphne Blake, I think you’d be a top contender to take over.

[@Sarfnic]

4:43 yeah I hear the Azula, must be a thing!

[@tinguspingus5581]

4:42 That did sound like Azula lol

[@DavidSmith-yf5pm]

Bro I would love seeing her read through some of the comic books, especially the metal bending academy one.

[@MarcHatePage]

every time you say one of tophs lines my brain goes "oh wow so accurate, impressive" until I remember you literally are toph 🤦

[@Christian-lm1up]

If any1 reads this consider that "there is no war in ba sing se" also means that ppl dont assiciate firebending with war thus firebenders are neutral

[@veganjotaro]

9:37 😂🤭

[@BookloversPQB4]

12:18 so much for new beginnings and second chances

[@curtiswfranks]

Idk what it is, but I especially like your look today!

[@edsnake4]

this is a great stumble on. love you toph voice girl.

[@michaelamostly]

aw thanks for being here! glad you found me

[@edsnake4]

@michaelamostly the show, along with xmen is something I talk about almost everyday. Some great educational lessons to think about, well I think about them anyway.

[@hannahm147]

Are we not gonna talk about the title?

[@redfieldwong717]

She knows what she did.

[@doughboi2346]

Im just waiting for the tales of ba sing se

[@fox_3591]

Your azula is scary good… i keep hearing you occasionally recite azula lines and it sounds almost 1:1

[@Nicholastrainbecka]

That spicy video title 😶

[@DaDunge]

Well most drills use some kind of working oliquid, the most common form fo drilling in the US is somthing called mud rotary drilling which i would assume this is based on.

[@kcjc]

I remember this episode being one of the more standouts when I was a kid. I always liked how self contained the plot felt while simultaneously having a very large scale threat.

[@gugalldiznii383]

I love braids

[@FloWoodEnT123]

13:30 I just call em Ozai’s Angels lol

[@LilMoOfficial]

all eps are good❤

[@BookloversPQB4]

7:15 what war? There is no war in ba sing se 😂

[@mrsirqb1793]

Hellooo Michaela! 💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚

[@wordlesslfiddling]

If every one acted like azula the fire nation would have 100% already conquered everything think about She set off to find zuko and while she was out found the avatar and decided to go ahead and kill him and since she was in the neighborhood went ahead and conquered ba sing se as well

[@connorrussell2084]

you may sound more like Azula, but personality wise your very much a Ty Lee

[@TheFireMonkey]

Ty Lee may be a bad guy, but she isn't a BAD guy...

[@Jaffarra]

Yes mommy

[@SammyxSweetheart.02]

5:55 7:37 8:20 9:56

[@Chrysomolus]

💚💚💚💚💚💚

[@BobGnarley.]

[@Wico90YT]

My Cabbages!

[@wickdaline8668]

You should definitely be Azula's recast.

[@nikgokuhil]

This episode is just propaganda and fake news Everyone knows that there is no war in Ba Sing Se

[@KnownMemeEnjoyer]

The way Aang takes down the drill is such an epic moment. Also Sokka and Iroh have the most rizz out of anyone in the show! 💀

[@herrg.843]

Are you going to react to the live action series?

[@imthestein]

I actually had to look up early on and verify you were NOT the VA for Azula so whomever told you that is not alone

[@Fer05201]

Hi Michaela , i love your eyes . Saludos desde México . Te mando un beso

[@rossjennings4755]

"Galskateers" is a fantastic coinage. Also, I'm moderately disappointed you didn't even try to spell "ja-kowmf", or whatever that was at 11:21.

[@evanthebourne]

You actually sound like azula. Just a little Which is ironic considering the other characters you voiced from the avatar universe

[@WaffleCone927]

You have a cool big Appa, do you have a big drill toy also?

[@BennettBob]

First Melon Lord MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[@BookloversPQB4]

2:56 Iroh got old man rizz 😂 but actually this scene is so 🤮🤮 like, in front of Zuko, that’s so wrong

[@thenewspiderman7019]

You literally couldve voiced both toph and azula!

[@superblahman]

I think if Toph had metalbending then, and she used it... the Fire Nation would do everything to take her down, meaning she would have more than just two bounty hunters after her.

[@Claeymore]

It's actually genius how the writers decided to give Toph metalbending after the drill, that way the stakes still felt high. However, it would've been bad ass to see Toph destroy the drill single-handedly.

[@nathanFeldman1337]

You got that katniss/laracroft/mara jade look going on

[@Chrysomolus]

First

[@ajshawn9496]

Psalm 9 verse 9 The LORD is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.

[@redfieldwong717]

00:27 You're lucky you're cute because your jokes just don't land hun. ☺