Overanalyzing Avatar: Avatar Day

[@overanalyzingavatar]

Do me a solid and leave a like on the video if you enjoyed! Really helps me get my content out there!

[@pika4668]

yessir

[@axelNodvon2047]

By the way the hat Sokka wears is based off Song and Ming Dynasty official hats called a Futou (襆頭)

[@matijasostojic4288]

1:38 I shall call it something Simple. It's a Camobird.

[@cynicalnitro8416]

Chameleon + Sparrow? Chamerrow

[@mastercookie37]

you know it was discovered in 2020 that spider fly's do in fact exist

[@logandaley1544]

I’m convinced any faceless background characters are victims of Koh the face stealer

[@randomcanadianguy9740]

i.....actually love that theory lol

[@iceluvndiva21]

That's actually very likely

[@gennybaratta2460]

Headcanon accepted

[@ElandChlo]

What...wait...that's....some that could happen....omg..

[@Shometsuwu]

I'd love this to be true but when we get our first few scenes with the firelord, his face can't be seen and unfortunately that poopyface has a face

[@colbyclark7779]

Katara mentions cleaning Sokka's "dirty socks" in the first episode, so they do exist for certain

[@liammather3868]

had to scroll way to far for this

[@jcwalker722]

Facts

[@andershusmo5235]

Socks are canon confirmed

[@mdude625]

@Colby Clark: Song (the girl treating Uncle after he poisoned himself) was wearing socks.

[@carlosemiralonso7997]

Maybe they dont use socks cause the weather is kinda hot. Also they're kids traveling so they might not be willing to use them a lot. Take HP last movie and we see they dont actually change of clothes too much. Anyway... yeah, socks are real here on Avatar world.

[@dramatictext]

"The Yuyan can pin a Yuyan to a fly from 100 trees away without killing the tree."

[@a-zfan3229]

He's right

[@11tw48]

That made me choke.

[@Iamverykarpy]

This made me laugh so hard

[@hokorikera]

This meme is so good because it's just so damn stupid it makes you laugh

[@atmosquake3090]

Wait, is that Rough Rhino a woman? Only women can be Yu Yuan archers

[@calebtaylor2614]

Finally someone points out Aang’s very clear murder attempt with that cliff.

[@matthewkalasky2891]

"I only ever used violence as a means of defense, and I've CERTIANLY never used it to take a life."

[@silverthekitsune7007]

@@matthewkalasky2891 also aang: YEET!

[@Human_traain]

@@matthewkalasky2891 yet

[@Zinervawyrm]

Aang: Honor, in my defense, Kyoshi did that! Kyoshi: I'm flatter, but, no, Aang, that was all you this time.

[@Urlik7]

What? Nooooo, there was WATER downwards. I'm SURE Chin just drowned, as tyrans are widely known of inability to swim. Unlike rhinos.

[@HafifSyukra]

The most badass scene in the episode is when Kyoshi confessed. Like no bullshit, she said "fuck yeah I did it"

[@mystic-malevolence]

"I did it and I'd do it again"

[@DetectiveDorian]

"I don't care that it was an accident; I'd do it again and on purpose next time." - Avatar Kyoshi, probably

[@RacingSnails64]

"I'll fucking do it again, GYHUCK" -Kyoshi I think?

[@jamiemcneilly7517]

“Mrs kyoshi this is not a laughing matter.”

[@Wynnie1121]

And somehow, at the same time She's a massive bottom

[@Chiller326]

I actually love the A-Plot because it's like a 15 minute long joke and the punchline is "This is by far the worst town we've ever been to." It's a really nice way to cap off the village-of-the-week style of the show by having the Gaang go to a place that really really sucks where everyone is a vicious idiot except for the people in prison.

[@Eric-py8yy]

Avatar: The show that the prisoners are most polite and rational then the guards

[@momoavatar4960]

could be because of their justice system

[@darkos1012]

Your last line really sticks the landing of your comment too. It just clicked for me only sane people are in the prison (especially ones with tattoos, probably got in because of them(and eventually figured, might as well be here, they leave us alone, we got food, and the walls are too short if we wanted to run))

[@unkindled6410]

i really wonder what happened to this village later down the line and even better, what if Korra stumbled upon these guys also in their avatar day. although these guys are likely just eating raw Aang shaped cookies and being crazy again.

[@davidtowers1863]

​@@unkindled6410 I choose to believe this place was annexed to be made into republic city. Since it does seem to be on a southern coast and if there was a town no one would miss

[@abarismusic2884]

Its crazy that the show went tgis long without toph. Kinda feels like toph was always here

[@theknight1573]

And that just shows how good they pulled her off. Having her naturally become such a close friend making us the viewers forget she wasnt there from the start is amazing story writing

[@HollowPurple-if2co]

Toph is just great

[@KairuHakubi]

she's like Radical Edward. The show isn't complete until she shows up

[@brainer3]

worth mentioning that this is the episode before she gets introduced. 26 episodes in

[@1sdani]

To be fair, when Chin fell off that cliff there was lava at the bottom only moments before, dude was probably boiled alive.

[@scottrauch1261]

Unlike the avatar

[@bendystrawz2832]

@@scottrauch1261 "He's right!"

[@elderliddle2733]

So boiled in oil is a just punishment then?

[@mabutaanon6183]

@@elderliddle2733 Hey, eye for an eye...boiled alive for boiled alive?

[@Lastofthesigilites]

Actually...he was more charred alive. A human body wouldn't sink in lava so he'd basically be laying on it like a stove top

[@levinseve3471]

I love how Kiyoshi is characterized in this episode. Not only does it show that shes absurdly strong when she moves an island, but her admitting to "murdering" Chin shows her no nonsense attitude.

[@redgeoblaze3752]

Plus, like Aang mentions later on, she didn't technically kill him, he was just too stubborn to step out of the way while the cliff was crumbling under him. This also shows that Kyoshi holds herself to a great level of personal responsibility. Nothing that happens around her is circumstantial, She knows that if someone dies around her, she could have saved them but chose not to. It makes me think that she has some regrets related to her inaction at some point in her adventure.

[@jeremyjohnson5970]

It’s dope how she’s in a mural called “Birth of Kyoshi” in the full Kyoshi getup fully grown.

[@JayJ4y95]

Kyoshi be like: I wont kill you, but i dont have to save you

[@wesleywallace4426]

@@redgeoblaze3752 I think it's the exact opposite. The fact that's called the Earth Kingdoms and the reason why the Fire Nation stomped the world for 100 years. Is it not because Avatar Kyoshi and Avatar Kuruk weren't doing the jobs properly? Avatar Kuruk never took his Avatar duties seriously. Whereas Avatar Kyoshi just went apeshit until the world thought it would be a good idea to consciously or unconsciously exile her to Kyoshi Island.

[@pablosilva6932]

It also shows that maintaining balance comes in different forms. Aang is the typical honorable main character who always tries to find a different way, or use reason. Kyoshi didn't try to reason with people unwilling to be reasoned with.

[@phoebegordon2444]

I think Zuko just took Iroh's advice literally. If hope is something he's supposed to give himself, then he can't be getting it from Iroh anymore.

[@Eric-py8yy]

Zuko needs to learn more about interpretation, every time that someone on season one or two gives Zuko a advice he gets the wrong interpretation and do shit

[@ameixa9432]

@@Eric-py8yy That's what happens when you drop off school at 13

[@Eric-py8yy]

@@ameixa9432 wait, that makes a good point

[@terral-ferma2731]

You know, Aang doesn’t use his staff as a weapon, because it’s not a weapon, later this session he says “it’s a delicate instrument” which means that it is not supposed to be used as a weapon.

[@thejadedjester4935]

cuts to him absolutely abusing the stick in the episode The Earth King where he uses it to knock aside and break apart rocks that were thrown at the group.

[@evilMissRune]

@@thejadedjester4935 to be fair he more uses it as a defensive tool like a shield, he can use it as a weapon and should because as we see at the beginning of s1, he fuckin slaps zuko around the room with it

[@bigzube_8919]

he also tells sokka "it's not for stabbing" in the first or second episode

[@spartanwar1185]

I mean if you really want a stick made for whacking you'd probably be better off with a quarterstaff A solid round stick, there's no fragile contraptions inside to make it work like a glider But it's solidity gives it much needed heft to be a good melee weapon Aang's staff is definitely not a weapon

[@ddewaard3265]

@@spartanwar1185 I believe he uses it to focus his bending, much like Kyoshi did with her fans. In that sense, making his bending more focussed and thus powerful, i would see it as a weapon.

[@Redfire8338]

Fun fact that i found in the comment section of another video: When kyoshi says "Chin was expanding his army to all corners of the continent" the map shows all of the earth kingdom being conquered EXCEPT for Ba Sing Se

[@ntfoperative9432]

The Earth kingdom really is the HRE of the avatar world. The place is almost constantly at war with itself And I just realized that's another similarity between it and it's real life counterpart, medieval China

[@donaldtrumplover2254]

@@ntfoperative9432 eh it’s more like the eastern Roman Empire in that aspect as no one could conquer it except for itself

[@marley7868]

and she sat on her hands and did sweat f-all till it came to her doorstep ooh then she cares

[@triss9364]

@@donaldtrumplover2254 Carthage has entered the chat

[@udozocklein6023]

carthage did not fucing conquer the eastern roman empire. you mean the ottomans...? also called turks.@@triss9364

[@ShiningDarknes]

Remember also that when Zuko decides to leave, Iroh doesn't even try to stop him. He just accepts that Zuko needs to go on this journey and has faith in who he believes Zuko to be winning out over the dark path he is currently headed down.

[@pauldrake2245]

"I killed Chin the Conqueror." What a character intro line! And moment! Such a contrast to Aang's safe and breezy style and the episode's rather comical style to that point. Like all of a sudden we take a dose of maturity on war & conflict. Something this season really builds throughout.

[@bs_coolgames6888]

Doesn’t the girl in the cave of two lovers wear socks when she show Zuko her burns Also 5:50 NORMAL PIIIG

[@overanalyzingavatar]

FUCK she does too. Genius.

[@indigoimouto3703]

Doesn't Song also wear socks?

[@Aynshtaynn]

@@indigoimouto3703 They were talking about Song already.

[@corey1064]

actually it was a sheep-pig but the fur gets burned off or something.. jkjk just intuition

[@johnmastrogiacomo9277]

Katara also says she washes sokkas socks in the very first episode of the show, which I’m just watching again now thanks to this channel😂

[@Windjammer19]

I like how pacifism is like Aang's most dominant trait yet, the show has as much continuity with it as it does with the moon.

[@joeyginise6051]

I think there pacifism might be more in line with Christian Pacifism. Air Benders don't go looking for fights, but when a fight comes to them, they stand there ground and defend themselves and each other. They just had the misfortune of facing an enemy they could not hope to defeat.

[@HollowPurple-if2co]

The fact that he's the Avatar means he can't be a traditional pacifist. Due to there being several air bendering Avatars, it's easy to assume that this is just ingrained in their teachings.

[@RacingSnails64]

Funny analogy but how many times does the gang straight up merk a major antagonist? Everything I can think of is non-lethal. Freezing Jet to a tree, cuffing Azula, hell it's literally the climax of the entire series that Aang didn't want to kill Ozai, the main villain. You could even push this to LOK with Korra not just sparing but comforting Kuvira after their final battle. Self-defense/intervention isn't the same as taking a life. And don't conflate Kyoshi with Aang either. After she gives her (lack of) advice on the back of the lion turtle in book 3, Aang says "I knew I shouldn't have asked Kyoshi..." It's pretty clear he thinks of her as an imperfect Avatar.

[@Squishito]

@@RacingSnails64 Yet they seemingly disregard the lives of all the mooks and grunts they encounter. There is several scenes where they're fighting people and the goons almost certainly perish. There is no way the non-bender soldiers in The Blue Spirit that Aang blasts into the ground survive. Even if they did, the attack did not seem to be held back or pacifistic at all. They would be gravely injured beyond recovery smashing into the stone ground at that force. Aang is pretty violent in the show and several times has killed on screen anyway, just in the Avatar State. Avatar State spirit fish Aang drowns all the Fire Nation soldiers invading the north pole and kills Zhao. I still think that counts, they died by his very hand (it definitely counts as he was about to kill Ozai in the Avatar State and stopped, which means Aang would consider that counting). He also kills animals, there is a scene in season 3 where he blasts a fly into oblivion, and he cuts the head of a buzzard wasp that tries to take Momo. Even if you can argue that some of these attacks could have had survivors, a lot of his attacks upon his enemies (outside of obviously recurring main villains that aren't allowed to be obliterated yet because plot) are portrayed as incredibly harmful and reckless, and don't seem to concern the person surviving at all. Not a lot of restraint going on at all. The Rough Rhino guy in the video clearly could have died, it's a miracle he survived that fall honestly. Aang was not fazed at all by this. But then in the finale Aang is having a cry about killing Ozai of all people, when it's been his main goal built up since day one. It's one of the most annoying parts of the finale to me aside from the last minute lion turtle plot bending, if they wanted it to end on a pacifist dilemma they shouldn't have had so many scenes where he obliterates people. I mean I don't mind them wrecking their enemies (the show creators confirmed it would have been more violent but they had to tone it down because Nickelodeon), but when it becomes a huge issue at the end even though they've been doing it stone faced this whole time, it's inconsistent and frustrating to watch. I mean it doesn't ruin the ending, but it's irritating because usually this show is so thought out and they check these kind of details. The pacifist no kill rule thing at the end felt like a last minute change because of Nickelodeon excec censorship or something.

[@WhenInDarknessSeekTheLight]

@@Squishito The Ocean spirit was controlling him so it doesn't count when he destroyed the Fire Nation's fleet.

[@thothrax5621]

I'm surprised you didn't mention that line Aang said to the mayor about how he wasn't going to help him. That shit was cold and so funny. Also can we talk about the Rough Rhinos? Those guys are awesome, the part I love the most is that there is some continuity in their appearance as a sort of special forces unit for the fire nation. They all have clear references to jobs in the fire nation that we have seen before that they must have worked in. The one guy is obviously a former Yuyan Archer, and one of them looks incredibly like that one trebuchet operator from I think the Siege of the North Pole. Really cool.

[@JimboJamble]

The Yuyan archer is named Vachir, and we actually see him in the comics. Ozai hires him to track down and assassinate some guy, but when Vachir fails (through no fault of his own, really), Ozai banishes him. He somehow got picked up by the Rhinos afterwards.

[@Bmlscipio]

Just swinging by to mention, Katara talks about washing Sokka's dirty socks in the first episode!

[@basicbirch]

I love that you still keep tabs on the Yuyan archer accuracy! Also, the animal should be called a Parrot Chameleon.

[@quesohelado4995]

A charrot?

[@basicbirch]

@@quesohelado4995 The ATLA world’s animal naming system doesn’t combine animal names like that

[@Eric-py8yy]

The Yu yan archers can shoot a arrow on a fly without missing

[@popdog165]

I wanted to mention. The archer here actually got blinded by sokkas monocle reflecting off the sun (im assuming) which threw off the shot. Although he still did miss by proxy so idk if we can remove it off the counter or not.

[@Agent-8]

Maybe we called it a winged chameleon

[@moonjellymusic]

The messed up moon continuity is especially funny to me because in the book 1 DVD commentary they said they purposely used the phase of the moon to show the time skip between episodes 18 and 19. I had no idea it was messed up in almost every other episode 😂

[@etiennegarant7545]

3:18 the peculiar hat is an historical Chinese style of official headwear from the Song dynasty. The flaps were even wider in real life, and were designed to keep courtiers apart from each other so they couldn't whisper and conspire at court.

[@songofshadow5043]

At one point during quarantine, I saw a picture of a hat with pool noodles strapped to it to encourage social distancing. You're telling me that's real?

[@etiennegarant7545]

There totally is historical precedent for this, even if for different reasons

[@SSECreator]

Surprised it took so much scrolling to see someone pointing this out. The majority of the designs in this show are based in East Asian culture, and it's quite obvious to those not familiar with it. I love Xiran Jay Zhao's series on the cultural influences of the show.

[@valenciansun]

Yes, although I thought it was Korean. Lots of Korean hats that look similar, at any rate.

[@psicopato2460]

@@valenciansun there's not much Korean inspiration for this show, I think only that girl who helps Iroh when he's sick wears a korean dress, and besides that nothing else

[@Moss_Dude]

"Actually that's the stocks. A pillory forces the captive to remain upright, exposing them to poking and prodding from passersby." Phineas and Ferb will never fail me

[@ntfoperative9432]

Did you know an aglet is the end of a shoelace?

[@curtisberard7831]

@@ntfoperative9432 and, according to The Question, its purpose "is sinister".

[@johnbrown9542]

I like how Toph is foreshadowed in the last episode but she isn’t immediately found yet. It would just feel cheap and rushed if they teased Aang’a Earth bending teacher in one episode only to find her in the next. A lot of shows would have done that and it suit feels cheap but Avatar shows that they have to travel at least a few days to get anywhere in this vast world It’s just a nice detail in my opinion

[@theradmadlad7681]

One of the best moments of the episode is when the town leader begs Aang to help them during the attack and he's just like "Gee, I'd love to help. But I'm supposed to be boiled in oil." Sassy Aang is always funny.

[@fueselwe]

There are some possibilities for how they got Kyoshi‘s things My thoughts were that either they explained the situation to him and he agreed or that they could take it after Aang said so ‘cause Avatar authority or something. Kyoshi could have also had a spare set I guess?

[@redeye4516]

Or maybe they had some replicas the Kyoshi warriors had

[@ainoilona5611]

Or they just stole it

[@kreischenderdepp113]

Well, it kind of belongs to Aang, so it is possible that he gave it to him.

[@ViltrumiteIsRite99]

@5:52 “No Zuko! You must never give into despair!” THIS & the Swamp lecture about life make me tear up, man.

[@Nathouuuutheone]

Zuko definitely bought that pig. I doubt he'd just keep the money he stole, he probably wanted to treat Iroh to some nice pork

[@Eric-py8yy]

It's kinda weird how he stole money to buy things rather to stole the thing itself

[@Nathouuuutheone]

@@Eric-py8yy money is easier to turn into "valid" belongings (belongings that won't be easily flagged as stolen)

[@Eric-py8yy]

@@Nathouuuutheone Ok makes sense, good point

[@battlesheep2552]

​@@Eric-py8yy well it would be pretty dumb to steal money and then not use it

[@jdmsll]

5:31 the first time watching this episode i recognized this voice as the same one used for the noodle shop owner / Po's adoptive guardian goose in Kung Fu Panda

[@yalkn2073]

9:27 "The Yu-Yang can pin a Yu-Yang to a fly from 100 trees away without killing the tree"

[@Eric-py8yy]

I don't know why this joke kills me Everytime

[@argolake8623]

We visit the Chin village in Rise of Kyoshi, too. It’s called Qinchao then. They mention the tradition of effigies, and I believe that town was also the worst.

[@huggleskuishy]

“They’re minerals” killed me

[@frederickthesquirrel]

Drinking game: take a shot every time he says "This is the moment that made me decide to do this series." No judgement, AtLA is totally good enough to inspire a channel multiple times.

[@Explode2010]

I think my favorite parts of these videos is probably seeing what you have to say about the guys in the “I have fuck you money” tier Idk why but they always get me

[@SamaritanPrime]

4:12 Here's one: it's apparently canon that Suki and Foaming Mouth Guy went on a date once. She regretted it.

[@craigpeoples9883]

Can't say I blame her

[@Agent-8]

@@craigpeoples9883wait for going on the date or regretting it?

[@craigpeoples9883]

@@Agent-8Both

[@Agent-8]

@@craigpeoples9883 yeah that makes sence

[@benamidon5643]

Socks were always a thing in avatar-remember the first episode when Katara is raging at Sokka and asks if he's ever smelled his dirty socks

[@Bysthedragon]

Zuko could be using padding inside of his outfit, so if someone were to go looking for the Blue Spirit and saw him they might pass him over cause the thief looked chunkier. Also I never noticed the Chameleon bird before but now that I have seen it I love it! It's like a small dragon!

[@2knives1cook]

Anybody who would look for the blue spirit is either a bounty hunter or working for the government. And neither of those would look at scarface and not realize he is a wanted man

[@ntfoperative9432]

@@2knives1cook considering it's a burn mark, in the Earth Kingdom, they could just as easily sign it off as a wound from the war

[@rapanuikapu904]

I'm surprised you didn't include this in your video. The part where the map shows Jin's conquest of the earth kingdom, taking everything except for Kioshi Island and Ba Sing Se. I thought it was cool how they added in that little tidbit about the Unconquered City

[@maxda3363]

Id imagine the chameleon is something like "Chameleagle?" Or something like, "Common Chamelefinch?" "Horned Chameowl?"

[@cjhenderson690]

Ooooh... a horned charmeowl sounds terrifying... I was thinking a charmekeet?

[@maxgrozema1093]

Chickeleon

[@Kow8675309]

I came up with Falchameleon

[@maxda3363]

@@Kow8675309 YOOOOOOOOOOOO THAT SOUND SICK

[@Human_traain]

Bird chameleon

[@amalgamousgoat6217]

i support chunky blue spirit zuko

[@berrydragon6141]

Don't we all

[@thijmstickman8349]

👏Mystical asian spirit costume body standards matter👏

[@kyledeeter1903]

I'm surprised you didn't mention how the camera shot at 8:10. Zuko disappears from view while he says "we have no need to travel together", leaving iroh on his own in the shot l, as well as the next few episodes

[@ZeldaWolf2000]

Next episode is the blind bandit! Hell yeah! 😀😀😀

[@keeganlafferty1395]

3:38 you failed to point out how Sokka's tunic is actually inverted, in the previous shot the diagonal line of the opening is from his left to his right but in the shot where Sokka has a "bag" that line is from his right to his left

[@Human_traain]

Hhh

[@gamewarrior348]

When I first saw the thumbnail I forgot what day it was and thought we were over analyzing “over analyzing avatar”

[@themoonsevilsister1561]

why doesn't he use fans more often look how effortlessly he throws people around

[@blaireshoe8738]

He holds his staff with 2 hands and drops it *all the time,* how is he supposed to keep track of *two fans* which only get *one hand* worth of grip each?! 🤣

[@Human_traain]

Because he pacifist

[@MattTOB618]

I used to think that Kyoshi was initially an airbender, simply because of how Aang uses the fans for airbending.

[@ponysrule101]

I’m mean your not far off because she did originally get them from an air bender and just found them useful for bending in general

[@waluigitheprophet4406]

Considering that Zuko had to acquire his swords by taking them from someone else given the circumstances, could we extend this as well to his mask? We’ve previously seen the blue mask being carried on a vendor, and the blue spirit jingle playing, so the mask could be a cheap knockoff and robbed off of someone much like how Zuko robbed the swords off someone.

[@austinbrowder3393]

yes it is a cheap knockoff!

[@austinbrowder3393]

i was looking for this comment!

[@Eric-py8yy]

Could be possible, Zuko is strong enough to do that

[@appleseed2976]

Isn't the mask from Zuko's mother

[@moistenedwall1003]

If I may also add; I love how the background prisoner characters look like the stereotypical action media criminals (especially the big guy and the guy with the snake tattoo), but actually end up being genuinely nice, even-tempered bros. That tiny play on the audience's ingrained idea on how characters with that design operate is really nice.

[@bitterrabbit666]

I've always wondered how Kyoshi can airbend a WHOLE FREAKING ISLAND backwards, but Chin is only mildly inconvenienced by a breeze

[@ElvhenRogue]

I think Kyoshi was earthbending the island with some airbending to help

[@leaffinite2001]

I like to imagine the airbending had nothing to do with the island and was just a fuck you to chin

[@troyii435]

@@leaffinite2001 This is so funny lol, she's just causing category 5 winds to tell them "screw you all"

[@shawerful5209]

Because he is Chin the Great

[@aguilarrojasoctavio4402]

That's to prove how stubborned he was

[@assordante2205]

0:20 starting here is an hours worth of dying laughing that only lasts for a minute. The hour comes in from all the replays that you're gonna do.

[@Shnarfbird]

0:10 It could also be a sparrow-keet situation where it's a mixture of two superficially similar species. 1:33 I'd just call it a "winged chameleon", like Momo and Appa are just "flying". I also appreciate you calling out animals you see, I never noticed that one before! 3:00 YOOOOOO 4:13 And with sandals, too. Yeesh.

[@liviilazii7679]

Dude, thank you so much for taking the time to make this. I'm on 3:43 for the 5th time because I keep losing myself over the comedy edits. "They're minerals" killed me. Now on my 6th repeat of this video/episode. Just golden!

[@seanjones7854]

I know there isn't very many parallels between Zuko and Aang at all in this episode but it's interesting to see Aang with what looks a lot like Zuko's scar when his carnival statue got torched, and I think the writers were kinda going for it here

[@TheInkTank]

Love the unhinged energy in this video. I do a similar analytical series about Ben 10 and it's nice to see someone else do it for another show. You hit a lot of the same beats and details I'm looking for. Fantastic series. Looking forward to finishing all your reviews.

[@craigpeoples9883]

Oh yeah I love your series both Avatar and Ben 10 are my childhood

[@ridwanali6186]

In aang's defense about the throwing a person off a cliff, he was wearing a kyoshi outfit, so he had to do at least one attempted murder

[@matcat8489]

3:20 this kind of hat also appeared earlier on one of the avatar statues in the southern air temple

[@netherillager5959]

3:25 I think he’s just bored, small coin go clink can be very entertaining when you have nothing else to do.

[@jeddicus9916]

I love this episode tbh, but in my case I just love the idea of them going to a village thats full of a bunch crazy people. Plus it has some really cool stuff in it like Kyoshi and Zuko's decision to travel by himself

[@SylviaRustyFae]

It is actually believable that a small village cud keep the temple trees to that exact layout for that long; its like bonzai trees but with actual trees.

[@Ryotaiku]

I loved that in the beginning of the episode Sokka makes a point about praising the town's fried food, then at the end of the episode they start deliberately not frying their food.

[@Sinewmire]

Kyoshi Island is literally japan, so he's wearing Tabi, split toed socks originating in 15th century Japan and are pretty iconic Japanese footwear.

[@lomiification]

I thought the fire nation was japan?

[@Sinewmire]

@@lomiification it takes it's political cues from Imperial Japan and the 1600s Shogunate, but they also take a lot of cultural cues from South Asian countries like Thailand and Malaysia. Kyoshi is more directly largely based on Japan in clothing and buildings and names, specifically Hokkaido which, if I recall correctly, (I'm not an expert) is considered something of a backwater by the rest of Japan.

[@ntfoperative9432]

@@lomiification it's political climate yes, culture not as much, though there is some influence

[@RinReforged]

Id like to hear how flogging is somehow worse than a falling into a pit of spikes or being boiled alive

[@SylviaRustyFae]

I love how Aang's staff is best used as a plot device for depowring Aang

[@pricelessnoob7489]

Just discovered your channel last night and I've been going through the list of videos and omg this recurring joke about anng loosing his staff is hilarious to me, thank you

[@metenrog]

5:20 they would have absolutely kept the trees exactly the same for 300+ years. Fancy Tree growing hobby people are crazy.

[@amendingamerica]

"This moment is when I decided to start overanalyzing avatar" (every moment)

[@MediumDon]

Iroh's advice about despair hits different after tales from Ba Sing Se... :( i weep

[@TheSquizzlet]

around 7:10 Chin stomps before he approaches and squares up with Kyoshi, and we hear the iconic earthbender thump and grumble during that stomp. It's not shown but I think that first stomp is meant to be the footprint used in evidence, while the shot focusing on his foot during his square up is wrongly animated to be in focus when the first stomp is the footprint one.

[@igotsandinmysandwich]

The bird lizard thing should be called a Parakameleon (Parakeet/Chameleon)

[@MaxWelton]

5:08 it’s not just a joke; it characterizes Aang as too honorable to break out of jail

[@MrWhatdafuBOOM]

_That thumbnail is exactly what I hoped it would be._

[@lwr2004]

8:55. I realised that the time i saw it on Netflix again when it came out (i watched the original series as a kid). But i never heard anyone talk about it. thanks for mentioning it.

[@skjoldmadn2073]

1. Thank you for pointing out the wheel haha that always bothered me. and 2. you're super right about how this ep isn't as bad as people remember. When I was showing Avatar to someone, I skipped this one and a couple others cuz we were on a time crunch, and after rewatching it later I definitely regretted it. Zuko and Iroh really do carry episodes where the main plot might be weaker, generally.

[@maddie9602]

I think that might be a large part of why The Great Divide is so poorly thought-of. There are other episodes that have weak A plots, but Divide didn't have a Zuko B plot to save it.

[@Wendy_O._Koopa]

This is the first I've heard of anyone disliking this episode. Whenever anyone mentions their least favorite episode it is unanimously 'the Breakfast Club Episode' or 'the Beach Episode' and no one's ever hinted at anything else coming close. Of course, I don't really have that many friends... and the ones that I _do_ have don't even like me...

[@ntfoperative9432]

@@maddie9602 or a B plot at all really

[@Altt]

Maybe the bugs are just sometimes combinations of other bugs. So a spider we see could be a Jumping-Yellow Garden Longlegs.

[@SPE3DYEMO]

Zuko leaving iroh literally made me tear up just now.

[@Prof_Griz]

Are there more no-faces in the series, or is there just the one at 7:06 ?

[@MarcHatePage]

4:20 didn't the girl that wanted to touch Zuko's scar (can't recall her name rn) wear socks as well when she showed off her scar?

[@electroshark6889]

Yeah he was wrong😔

[@flakey-finn]

4:11 socks were mentioned in episode 1, season 1, when katara is screaming at sokka bc he was sexist and that she has to do laundry and his socks stink

[@koth_harvest_final]

5:41 >tournament organizer finally MDZ gets his avatar analysis recognition

[@Ivytheherbert]

I liked the way this episode subtly indicated that someone called "the great" with statues in their honour was probably a violent piece of shit in their time.

[@killer13324]

4:31 katara's rant in episode 1 included how unpleasant it was to wash sokka's dirty sock.

[@lasercraft32]

I genuinely had no idea there were so many "hated" episodes... I thought they were all pretty good.

[@legojelly]

1:22 sokka really be looking like his actor from ember Island here

[@TheRoguelikeBard]

I always noticed that footprint detail as well! It shouldn't be there!

[@kolboi7097]

Did you just preemptively write a comment before the video even premiered?

[@TheRoguelikeBard]

@@kolboi7097 Patreon supporters get the videos early!

[@ninenezumi]

BRUH SPOILERS XD

[@TheRoguelikeBard]

@@ninenezumi Do people read the comments before they watch the video? 😅

[@theshire9173]

@@TheRoguelikeBard Many do for some reason

[@Mattiacino]

2:15 there is a frame where sokka has his boomerang on his back even though he just lost it.

[@ultron_gr6668]

6:47 the "weird mustache" guy doesnt have a weird mustache, it has been transferred to the guy above.

[@sparkls4492]

Also, original weird mustache guys eyes are not centered. I guess by transferring the mustache he was required to take on a new oddity to balance things out.

[@geofflao5321]

you should edit in aang mocking sokka while hes retelling his detective stories into future videos

[@thebanditman5663]

To be fair, the new blue spirit mask is probably the cheap knock off from the cart.

[@auditect950]

Bumi's residence also had the glowing crystals way back in Season 1.

[@totallynotaneel_8216]

When then cliff was formed. You can see Lava under it. I’m sure chin the conquerors death was more similar to being boiled alive than just falling to his death.

[@Gruumpf]

NO. NO. Ive been waiting months for this episode for you to mention how the pillory floats far too high on aang in the prison scene instead of resting on him. DOES NO ONE ELSE SEE THIS ITS THE ONE THING I CAN NEVER NOT BE BOTHERED BY.

[@SumoLucas]

Song in “The Cave of Two Lovers” is wearing socks when she shows her burned leg to Zuko

[@miiinkus]

Side note for this episode: Kyoshi has the first shown lavabending in the entire Avatar series

[@TrueLucinova]

Oh god, I got an ad for the horror movie "Night House" during the static at 7:09

[@SylviaRustyFae]

Me, a masochist; "Yay! i got flogging!"

[@aventurasdemais8261]

The fact you didn't mention the moment that originated your channel image is surprising.

[@cleo5090]

why didn't kyoshi stop Chin the Conquerer sooner if he was taking over the whole earth kingdom? seems like something the avatar would do.

[@Tree_-wp5zn]

How could see know it takes time for word to travel.

[@Eric-py8yy]

@@Tree_-wp5zn maybe she was unaware or maybe kyoshi didn't worry until Chin came

[@Tree_-wp5zn]

@@Eric-py8yy that's what I said...

[@GAshoneybear]

That always made her look bad to me. Like she only got involved because she was personally affected. Conquering the entire Earth Kingdom wouldn't have been a clandestine operation or a fly by night invasion that she could not have known about.

[@gasmanoo2]

Perhaps she was learning fire bending/water bending and was not present in the earth-kingdom. It would take some time for the news about Chin the Conquerer to travel to the North/South pole or Fire Nation islands.

[@robmckennie4203]

that scene with the bag disappearing, sokka's shirt top thing also changes, in the shot with the bag the white stripe is over his right shoulder, and in the others it's over his left shoulder.

[@ninenezumi]

The thumbnail tho..

[@SolusDarkcoat]

not gonna talk about how kyoshi let chin conquer most of the world before NOT killing him?

[@jtgd]

Be Zuko. Slice man’s carriage ceiling while standing on it. Punches the roof instead of stomping on it