Overanalyzing Avatar: Sozin's Comet, Part 4 - Avatar Aang

[@overanalyzingavatar]

Thank you all for watching.

[@woodwire7150]

Thank you for making these videos!

[@hyperdragon2846]

Your welcome

[@milopage3795]

Thank you for everything you've done over the past 2 years! Watching these videos has been a true joy.

[@Matyas_Ceo_Of_Matyas]

Yeahhhhh

[@nannerr]

Your video's are so great, they're all i've been watching for a long time now

[@Polypuff]

I love how the final waterbender move Aang uses is the first one he learns, the push-pull move except in the avatar state

[@ambush41]

Omg polyyyyyy

[@jaxsonwelch8085]

Was not expecting you to be a last airbender fan, Poly

[@StrangestQuark2k]

So true, It was a nice moment in a lot of ways and really helps with the 'full circle' metaphor. I particularly love the fact that Aang dodges around Ozai (as was pointed out in the video) the same way he did Zuko in their 1st fight scene for the same reason. Also, it's always cool to see unrelated favourites of mine commenting to each other.

[@meanlessplayer]

Avatar bard!

[@luisvelez1952]

And full moon

[@evelynrosevanity3450]

I think the significance of Ty Lee joining the Kyoshi warriors is that she's grown and learned that she can be part of a group, a "matching set," without losing herself.

[@thewindysage1538]

Also agency comes into play With her family troupe,she is forced into matching with her twins With the Kyoshi warriors,she chose the life and she can take off the make up anytime

[@Melafefoni2112]

Actually, her becoming a part of the kyoshi warriors, a "matched set", becomes a plot point in one of the comics.

[@kiratherenegade1561]

Zuko DID beat Azula. Zuko had an answer for everything Azula threw at him. She was beginning to panic, normally she's in his head - but this time Zuko was baiting her. By the mere action of switching to cheat - pressuring Zuko into protecting a non-combatant - she admitted she couldn't beat Zuko straight-up. Not anymore. She truly believed Zuko was going to redirect her lightning back at her, something she's never been able to nor ever needed to do. The perfect response, taking all of her hardwork, rage & discipline & quite literally firing it back at her. Zuko had beaten Azula. Azula would rather cheat than fail.

[@_Stormfather]

I'm so glad someone else finally said this. I would also add to that: Aang DID beat Ozai without the Avatar state. Twice in fact. The first time was when he redirected the lightning. He could have sent it back at Ozai and ended it right there. The second time was when he used Seismic Sense, just outright clowning on Ozai, surprising him just like Overanalyzing Avatar asked for. Then you could argue he beat Ozai a third time, this time spiritually instead of physically. Sure, the Lion Turtle gave him energybending, but it was still on Aang to be strong enough to win with it. He almost lost, but in the end his spirit was stronger than Ozai's. The lion turtle just provided him the tool he needed, it didn't do the job for him.

[@erikknudsenmork4536]

Iroh said he couldent defeat ozai since history would see it as a brother killing a brother for power. Katara defeating Azula makes sure history doesent play out that way.

[@timbalandthemastercollecti2451]

damn nice breakdown!

[@kiratherenegade1561]

@MundaneThingsBackwards See that's what the story teaches us. Making the right choice often comes with hard consequences & risk. But it wouldn't be the right choice if it didn't upset the balance of evil.

[@kiratherenegade1561]

@MundaneThingsBackwards Saving Katara was the exact opposite of a tactical decision. That would've cost Zuko his only current ally, allowing Azula to change up the rules & outnumber him.

[@Shmoovy7]

I love how when Ozai gets pinned down while Aang is still in the avatar state, you can see how Ozai's face changes from "Uh oh" to "Oh fuck" to "I'm about to die" and it feels to cathartic to see the smug tyrant that is Ozai be so utterly dismantled/

[@Xpwnxage]

I like the labored breathing of panic you can hear in his voice has he's flying away.

[@nagger8216]

All the Avatars speaking through Aang, basically convicting Ozai of all his crimes before sentencing him to be executed is also the perfect cherry on top. This isn't just Aang anymore, it's *all* of the Avatars and the spirit of nature and the planet itself being done with Ozai and the Fire Nation's shit

[@vincentmarcellino7183]

The face he made when he saw his lightning getting redirected as he probably shat himself and watched his life flash before his eyes was great too. "Eat lightning! Oh. Fuck."

[@clownplayer7265]

@@vincentmarcellino7183 Yeah Ozai...remember when Zuko told you he was gonna help Aang to beat you? He wasn't bluffing.

[@darko-man8549]

That "I don't think boomerang is coming back" moment has always been so powerful to me - you have Toph, who is always headstrong, begin to cry because she knows what Sokka is saying, a true "get ready to die" moment

[@joshua2400]

genuinely a terrifying moment id imagine, and I love that they had her rely on sokka, all show shes had this "i can do it myself attitude" so showing trust in another is a really nice touch

[@joshua2400]

Jesus the messiah loves you 😊 take care my friend

[@themorningstar9704]

Not to mention she really cant see anything right now and he is her whole world saying basically he thinks they're gonna die. Seeing Toph tear up like that makes me tear up too

[@darko-man8549]

@@themorningstar9704 it’s the fact she knows he truly believes it too because she can tell he’s not lying. All that’s below her is darkness.

[@darko-man8549]

@Johnathan Donnas damn straight HFM said it perfectly

[@kiracaos]

Man, I can't believe after all this years, I never thought how op Combustion man would have been under Sozin's comet

[@ChuckFinelyForever]

And on that day, he became Hiroshima Man

[@luyandamngadi3351]

@@ChuckFinelyForever damn that's hard in a tragic way

[@dantewalker1715]

LMFAO

[@Sonamyfan875]

And it took 2 explosions to end him.

[@DaygoKid94]

He basically would become a nuke

[@derekboi6375]

Honestly really hard to believe this series has been going on for a year. Going to miss this a lot

[@HD-vd8kk]

He is probably gonna do legend of korra cause it’s technically Avatar

[@Ttegegg]

@@HD-vd8kk true. But then what? He just becomes the dude who over analyze shows

[@doghat1619]

@@HD-vd8kk I'm pretty sure he's said several times he's not gonna Overanalyze Korra because he's not a big fan of the show. He only did this for Avatar because he loves the show.

[@Ikaros-fo5cb]

@@doghat1619 you are right but he didn't say he didn't like it he hasn't watch it yet and he never will its not something bad he just likes the ending of avatar

[@TheeDeathCaster]

@@doghat1619 Maybe instead of Korra perhaps the comics next?

[@invisibleaccount9284]

Aang using Toph’s bending style while in the avatar state is actually a really super cool worldbuilding moment. It shows the reason the avatar spirit reincarnates into a person every time instead of just being an immortal spirit. Being many different people from different backgrounds and meeting even more means that the avatar is able to learn so much more than they would by being the same individual for all eternity. From now on, the avatar in the avatar state will always be able to do that machinegun move he did in this episode, it reinforces the morals of the story of wisdom and learning from other people, especially people unlike you, and I think that’s so fricken cool.

[@SPLATXO]

this parallels why we incarnate into earth in the first place woah

[@OmegasMusic]

Too bad Korra did a factory reset 😂

[@gugalldiznii383]

​@@OmegasMusic right!! fucking hated season 2 of that show...

[@thefiredragon6542]

​@@OmegasMusic Korra actually didn't do the factory reset ! Unalak did while beating her to death. Hope that helps !

[@manbagan]

Legend of Korra about to ruin this mans whole career:

[@PotholedAxe9985]

Personally when Ty Lee started matching as a kyoshi warrior, I feel it had weight. She didn't choose to match her sisters. She chose to match with the Warriors because it gave her purpose and real friends. She didn't feel boxed in, she chose to be apart of her new family and therefore felt pride in matching.

[@shanelawrence7438]

Plus, when she no longer wanted to be a part of the mixed set- she can just remove her makeup and be just her again. Something she never had with her real sisters. Best of both worlds.

[@xanderfulton3186]

Hey man why you gotta do me that way 😢

[@OuterRimPride]

Yeah the main thing is that she got over her obsessive need to stand out in all situations, and just did what feels right.

[@Moonstriker2514]

This actually is addressed in one of the comics Ty lee and Toph go to the circus Azula found her at and we meet Ty lee's sisters

[@thalmoragent9344]

​​@@Moonstriker2514 Is Ty Lee still close with her sisters afterwards?

[@BarryBruh]

Really felt like I was watching the series again for the first time waiting for new episodes each week. Phenomenal job and amazing series you’ve made

[@cjvargas7000]

Tell him to do legend of korra

[@jackbeynon8980]

@@cjvargas7000 Are you. . . ordering someone. . . to order another person to do something?

[@cjvargas7000]

@@jackbeynon8980 YES

[@jackbeynon8980]

@@cjvargas7000 ok makes sense.

[@xShadowChrisx]

@@cjvargas7000 that's a punishment no one deserves

[@bob-q9u7j]

How they did Aang in the end always gets me, he doesn't speak any words after he defeats Ozai, he doesn't say a goofy line to show us he's 'still Aang', he's just this fully realized avatar presumably enlightened. Like the scene he sits in the palace meditatively, or when he walks out of the room when the group is goofing off. Just gives me shivers.

[@bibbobella]

Personally, I always LOVED the fact that Zuko didn't outright win the battle against his sister because he was saving Katara. He would have won. There is absolutely no doubts about that. He had the upper hand throughout the whole fight and the reason he lose is because his sister goes against her honour. She attacks someone else in a 1v1 fight. The most honourable and presticefilled way for a firebender...and she breaks the last bit of honour she ever had. Zuko won that match because she was forced into cheating and lose her honour basically saying "The only one of those siblings that lost their honour was the messed up little sister" I just find it great that Zuko nearly lost his battle thanks to the fact he had honour unlike his sister despite having been told he didnt have any honour his whole life.

[@vysharra]

He also cared more about his friend than “winning” and getting everything back he lost in the first Agne Kai. Zuko didn’t just grow, he _outgrew_ his past and left it behind. Best. Character. Arc. EVAR.

[@basbarbeque6718]

He technically DID win. Azula lost the moment she attacked a spectator

[@smooothzy]

One of the best things is that zuko Is the only character in the series that didn't lose a agni Kai, ozai lost for attacking an opponent already down and not trying to duel, Zhao for not only losing but attacking zuko behind his back, and azula for striking someone else

[@smooothzy]

So technically zuko had his honor the whole time not knowing it

[@darkthunder301]

Also, Zuko protected Katara with a water-bending inspired technique (lightning redirecting), Katara defeated Azula with a fire-bending based one (using her breath to move in the water)

[@ScopeShot]

One of my favorite series to watch on KZbin. I'm sad that it's over but excited for what's to come

[@raiiabeart9569]

Its as he said during. A good Story leaves you satisfied but wanting more thats a good story AND thats what hes done here :)

[@cjvargas7000]

Tell him to do legend of korra

[@VictiSeal]

Man didn't think I'd see you here. I was about to go watch one of your videos too.

[@TedMcS]

@@cjvargas7000 he already said in a live stream he’s not gonna do korra

[@Waiting4Absent]

It came to a end way to quick :(

[@allison8654]

I think the coolest thing about katara’s final duel is that she manages to completely incapacitate her opponent without resorting to bloodbending bc she’s creative and resourceful. I mean you could argue that it wouldn’t be possible anyway bc there isn’t a full moon but given that there’s been a full moon like every episode idk about that

[@xJayhawkFANx]

The invasion was during the day. Not possible to bloodbend at that time

[@bendystrawz2832]

@@xJayhawkFANx *_Full moon starts rising during the day_** *NO, YOU GET OUTTA HERE! HAVEN'T YOU DONE ENOUGH?*

[@sarasamaletdin4574]

She and Azula are also foils to each other. They are the younger sisters in a family that’s lost their mom and who are benders of opposite elements and share some personality traits. But their values and actions as well as their backgrounds (Azula literally calls her a peasant here) are the opposite. So I think it works well even though it wasn’t something the show hammered down like Aang/Zuko comparisons.

[@kolbyj5144]

@@sarasamaletdin4574 This is exactly why I have no problem with Katara's accelerated growth with her element. Ofc Azula's foil would be a prodigy of the same caliber

[@superbeta1716]

The only complain I have about Katara at the end is that no fucking way she beats Azula during the comet, it just isn't possible which is why this fight seems like an excuse for Katara to do something during the end, I would have prefer if Katara went out of comission first versus Azula and letting Suko finish her off or rather let Katara wait out the comet so she folds Azula

[@johnfaber100]

I like how that ending wrap-up begins with, "I've seen this show more times than I can count, and I can count really high", which are the same words the first episode started with. Nailed it with the book-ends.

[@oliviafaith6424]

Realizing Aang was using an air shield against ozais fire breathing at the end of the fight gave me chills. I thought it was Aang using both fire and air to be intimidating. The fact Ozai is defending himself in a split second is amazing.

[@waltuhwaltuhwhitewhite]

I realised that Aang was just using the form for air bending and fire bending couldn't be that easy to bend like that. But still the fact that i didnt realise that was insane.

[@krattfan03]

I always saw it as Ozai desperately trying to get free by attacking Aang and Aang just effortlessly defended from his attack.

[@TRIGGAMAN_LOCO]

This was actually the biggest reveal I’d never noticed before thought the entire Overanalyzing series lol. It was a true finale moment for me

[@johnlewis8934]

​@TRIGGAMAN_LOCO same realizing Ozai is trying to defend himself makes more sense to me than anng bending fire and air to get to Ozai

[@thebestSteven]

@@TRIGGAMAN_LOCO Same, most the big or significant things I've noticed except this one and the lightning scar on zuko's chest being opposite Aang's.

[@dracomurdock6349]

The Swamp and The Guru were the best chances Avatar had to introduce Energy Bending without it being an asspull. In particular, it could be established that swamp people- which we only ever see waterbenders in- aren't actually genetic water benders but rather are given it by the energy of the swamp. By that same coin, it should be possible to remove it. The Guru could then imply similar things in regard to the avatar.

[@runakovacs4759]

Agreed on the Guru. The guru spoke about chakras and opening/closing and stuff. He could have mentioned how disrupted chakra flow could lead to issues with bending - at the time, talk about it using the emotional/lessons aspect. At the end, Aang could maybe realize that the reverse is possible (perhaps thanks to Lake Laogai?)

[@redxerox4971]

This is a good comment

[@fabianseewald7884]

yeah kind of but, there is always a problem with overexplaining, and the timing would be off, it would just be to early to ask the question of how the firelord would be defeated

[@ivoarmstrong9894]

I would've had it done in the library, with aang finding a scroll or text about energy bending and trying to learn it in secret from that point onward but never figuring it out, until the lion turtle shows up and helps him learn it.

[@saintjames1995]

I honestly think if they had found a scroll on energy bending in wong shi tongs library with a picture of a lion turtle as a throw away and gone like "I wonder what that was like" it would have made the final energy bending thing not look so out of left field

[@marche800]

Something I had pointed out to me that I never noticed initially is that when Aang is being overwhelmed during the energy bending scene what allows him to stay pure and overcome ozai is that he manually activated the Avatar state. You can tell because his Tattoos start glowing. This does show that even with the Lion Turtle's handout at the end of the day if it wasn't for his personal growth he still would have lost. It's only in accepting his role as the Avatar and mastering himself through his chakra's that he was able to save the world AND stay true to himself. I only wish the animation conveyed this idea clearer.

[@mc1s238]

Wow, nice catch

[@aerotanlightpaw1183]

I've also seen the idea that the thing that pushed Aang over the edge at the end was him realizing that he really was willing to effectively die to preserve his ideals. The whole conflict of the show started in part because Aang wasn't willing to compromise his ideals, but also wasn't willing to fight for them. He ran away, and the Fire Nation was able to take over. He might not have been able to really stop them, honestly, but he wasn't willing to try. Throughout the finale, Aang was repeatedly asking himself whether his convictions were worth killing for, and whether they were worth dying for, and at the end of that fight, he found his answer and drew strength from it.

[@orionp4532]

@@aerotanlightpaw1183 110% fucking this

[@dylanba5251]

The tattoos are glowing before he almost succumbs too though

[@marche800]

@@dylanba5251 No they weren't. It just looks like that because his whole body was blue but the tattoos on his arms and legs were basically invisible before when he was succumbing and they're definitely glowing afterward.

[@juanferrer5924]

In terms of energybending, I think it would've been interesting if the lion turtle (Maybe? Possibly someone else but I feel that the LT is still the best one for it) had sorta lectured aang with something about how all bending is connected and about life energy itself and similar stuff, and aang had this moment of realization DURING the ozai fight like, "What if I could do this instead?" and tried it then and succeeded

[@AhmedX8]

Guru Pathik does this at the same time Toph makes metalbending a thing. "Even the separation of the elements is an illusion." All the clues for energybending and the way Aang used it are in the story, but the writers were a bit too subtle, making it seem lile it came out of left field.

[@juanferrer5924]

@@AhmedX8 good point, didn’t really think about GP. But yeah, I think the way they went about it made it seem like the look turtle came and taught aang the technique kinda out of nowhere

[@TwilightChomperEnthusiast]

@@AhmedX8He doesn’t really say that about bending, he says it about the people within the world they live in. He then proceeds to say that *metal* and earth are related. I do however think that Guru Pathik should have brought up the idea of energy bending, let it cook within the viewers’ minds for about half a season before bringing it up once more before the final payoff with the lion turtle.

[@AhmedX8]

​@@TwilightChomperEnthusiastThe opportunity would be with Aang asking the guru how Appa found him, since Guru Pathik did something special there. Energy bending almost.

[@TwilightChomperEnthusiast]

@@AhmedX8 Yeah, but then they’d have to change something in the swamp, because Aang did the same thing there.

[@ThePUNch1ine]

8:10 It was a nice touch that Azula's fire breath evaporated some of the spilled water from Katara's water bending. I thought it was worth mentioning.

[@drakeaustin12]

I was literally just about to comment this too. That's a super cool detail honestly.

[@joshua2400]

ikr

[@joshua2400]

Jesus Christ loves you my friends have an amazing day

[@remmelttruin7713]

@@drakeaustin12 me to

[@adriancole745]

@@joshua2400 Yawn

[@thegoldencaulk2742]

The way you've overanalyzed Avatar: The Last Airbender has simultaneously changed the way I watched the show but also reinforced why I loved it so much. What a great compliment to such a great series.

[@nix2747]

Exactly this! Time to rewatch!

[@Scripzure]

I do see your point on Azula's descent into madness. But damn that sequence of her flailing, spewing fire from her mouth and eventually breaking down in tears is incredible.

[@ryanbage]

Just rewatched this bit from your comment and realised that the evaporates the water infront of her when she does it, pretty cool

[@VaguelyRowlet]

@@ryanbage that's insane

[@Maker0824]

I don't know how anyone can be on the side of that being a good moment. I think it's really interesting to have a character not loose in the traditional sense, but loose mentally. This was just not pulled off well

[@the_tactician9858]

​​​@@Maker0824I see what you mean, but I never had the feeling that it was rushed or poorly designed. Things moved fast, for sure, but there were plenty of hints in the show that even when she was calm she was not mentally doing well. She just was in control usually, being able to dictate events and using every bit of advantage given to her. The Beach shows this perhaps better than anything, as it dumps her in a situation where she can't control her environment. The end result? After feeling a bit better about things by listening to other people complaining about their lives, she goes to smash things up. There is an argument to be made for adding more scenes like it, maybe a line or 2 about how Zuko should shut up about her mother as it makes her uneasy, but honestly it doesn't add any missing context, it only highlights it. Things like her hair being a sign of how put-together she is, her allergic reactions to hearing about love and other emotions, her mentioning how she finds the holiday house 'depressing', indicating that the time spent there, away from the court as a family, didn't connect with her... they aren't big hints, but they are present. As for the breakdown itself, it is twofold. Azula counted on 2 things in life: her control over other people and her skills as a firebender. Arguably she sees the first one as her greatest strength, because even when outmatched you can win by targeting the weakest link. However, Ty Lee and Mai abandoned her at the prison, and Zuko ran off to join the Avatar. This demonstrated to her that their fear of her and her manipulations no longer controlled even her friends, let alone proper traitors. Then, the one person she has to respect in terms of rank and skill difference (assuming of course Ozai is more powerful than her, which is not demonstrated but still likely) relegates her role in the invasion to guarding the home front. When she calls him out for treating her like Zuko, she doesn't mean Ozai's treatment means that he hates her, because love or hate is barely a concept for her. It's the fact that he is manipulating her into a relegation role for the Final Victory that has her bothered. (Am I doing heavy story lifting here? Maybe, but nothing here hasn't been established before in the series). She is feeling betrayed, not just by her friends, but by everyone, including underlings. She feels things slipping from her fingers and it terrifies her. And it's in this stress that she actually breaks. She lost her mightiest weapon that she could always count on, and now she's no longer in a position to bargain or power her way to a better position. TL;DR: Her breakdown isn't perfect, but to say it was rushed or badly designed is not correct. Rather, if anything, the buildup was perhaps too subtle. But it could have been fixed by adding a few extra scenes to show her being more out of her depth. Maybe have someone disrespect her or be immune to manipulation, to show that anything out of her direct control frustrates her. But I'd leave the core of the final scenes alone.

[@aikikaname6508]

@@the_tactician9858There were a few hints she was struggling, but there’s a big difference between struggling and suddenly hallucinating and frothing at the mouth. It doesn’t track, and if they wanted to make it believable they needed to write her differently in Zuko alone, instead of giving her a psychopaths back story complete with animal torture. As a small child she was so emotionally brutal that she was unfazed that her Grandad was going to have her own brother killed, enjoyed watching her own brother get tortured later on, was unfazed by their mother getting sent away in the memory. After all that, it’s disbelief breaking to think that her two friends - she’d only recently reconnected with after years and she treated mostly as tools - betraying her sent her into an insane spiral. It would absolutely insult her ego and make her angrier, but there’s no way it’d cause her to lose her grip on reality when everything else she took in stride. There’s no way. The only relationship in her life that conceivably could have caused that break down would have been the one with her father, whose approval seems to be the most important thing in her life. Him leaving her behind wasn’t big enough. They may have hinted in a few episodes and set it up, but it was in no way believable. If they wanted it to work, they really needed retcon or roll back her psychopathic childhood tendencies they gave her in Zuko Alone. Maybe an episode or two of her showing that she was terrified of losing her father’s approval, that she wasn’t a sadistic animal torturer, but they never did. The vulnerabilities in the beach episode wasn’t enough

[@jackinthebox1993]

I actually didn't notice the fire breath for the first few years after I saw this finale episode, but it made total sense that ozai would try everything he could to try to kill Aang here

[@Edmuresrampantmanhood-dp3jd]

This is a little off topic but I like the fact that there are only 3 people who can breath fire (without avatar state) and all 3 are also lightning benders

[@barneyrubble4293]

I always thought it was Aang blow drying Ozai xD, the fire breath makes alot more sense.

[@chastox]

@@Edmuresrampantmanhood-dp3jd Aang could breath fire without the avatar state tho? and i'm pretty sure he isn't a lightning bender.

[@anthonyseghetti1805]

Just noticed that in Azula’s final shot, when she’s breathing fire she actually evaporates some water on the ground. Very detailed animation. Feels amazing to have done some Overanalyzing of my own.

[@an0rmalp3rson70]

Same

[@luisvelez1952]

Personally Azula should have freed herself because of the comet boost heating the ice and melt it like Zuko did in the day at the North Pole.

[@aCavemanNamedJaR]

@@luisvelez1952 Actually firebending comes from the breath, and in that moment you can see because she was caught off guard she was totally out of breath. Zuko could still breathe cuz he was able to talk and wasn't fully frozen

[@dhbenekdjhsnwkkw]

I like how since episode 2 he’s used the aang hanging upside down “he’s right” clip in almost every episode. longest running joke i believe

[@emjots]

*thas good!*

[@Traffic_Cone2010]

*He's right*

[@drahmin8]

No..

[@AstraIVagabond]

Personally, I don’t really see the difference.

[@zapdragon23]

*dances in the background*

[@drake_diangelo]

I've never thought about Sokka's ending like that 😭 He really started the show sexist and overconfident, and he finished by going into battle with two girls, one of which being years younger and BLIND and he has full confidence and trusts his life to them. He even let Katara go off and do her own thing, trusting in her skills even when helping go against Azula, when he wouldn't even let her help against Zuko in the first episode. Seriously amazing writing.

[@destroyerdoom1544]

Also noticed this, Toph also puts her full trust in two Non Benders, who she labeled as not even worthy of being labeled as team members only about a season and a half ago

[@thalmoragent9344]

​@destroyerdoom1544 I wouldn't say she saw them as "Unworthy" to be part of the team... Just unworthy of note when in regards to combat 😅 lol OK, yeah that's bad, nevermind

[@xenn4985]

That was only ever included because it was part of nickelodeons ethics guidelines in the 2000s. It was stupid and meaningless. Youre reading too much into it.

[@drake_diangelo]

​​@@xenn4985? What exactly was part of the ethics code? Sokka's entire character arc led perfectly to this, I just hadn't noticed before

[@xenn4985]

@@drake_diangelo "sokkas entire character arc"🤡🤡🤡🤡 Sokkas character arc was about him being a non bender and trying to be a leader in his fathers absense. The sexism thing was hamfisted and forcee in by the studio.

[@Eldritchinator]

9:15 I like it BECAUSE it feels "more like a fight" this way. It's violence, not an exhibition match. Real violence is so unfair and uneven I love that it basically amounts to two chases.

[@meowcow21]

It's fighting which is really intelligently handled throughout the entire series. Avatar doesn't need to be realistic. It needs to be interesting. Also real violence being unfair and uneven doesn't really make sense. Must just be your personal experience

[@PhoenixKing010]

​@@meowcow21 How does violence being unfair and uneven not make sense

[@meowcow21]

@@PhoenixKing010 generalizing fighting in real life as being unfair and uneven is just completely wrong. Yeah sometimes people who know how to fight fight people who don't know how to fight. But most of the time two people fighting have little to no experience

[@PhoenixKing010]

@@meowcow21 yeah but in the real world if 2 people don't know how to fight get into a fight there will always be a difference in size and muscle mass. Those are unfair advantages. Let alone bringing weapons into a fight. A guy with a knife fighting a guy with a gun is pretty unfair. Fights in real life don't have rules to have things be fair. A fight in real life is not a fight in the octagon.

[@meowcow21]

@@PhoenixKing010 rules don't make a fair fight. We're talking about average people. The average person will have a fight with another average person. Yes sometimes there may be a difference of skills or physical attributes but it balances out. To say fighting in real life is not fair is stupid because most fights are people who are average build with little fighting experience fighting with fists. And any advantage will be outweighed by the other person's advantages. Maybe ones taller but the other has more muscle.

[@zenthr]

Zuko's "where's my mother" scene to me is mostly a signal as to Zuko's journey not being fully done. The loss of his mother made him feel like there was no love in his life, and the early part of his journey is trying to replace that lost parental love by gaining it from his father instead. In the end, we watch him learn to love who he is, which opens the next part of his journey- that external love for him (his mother) exists as well, even if finding it isn't immediate or free.

[@CandeIero]

I agree, especially considering they did make a comic book to fill in that part of the story afterwards. I wouldn't be surprised if they had already planned to do that while the show finale was being produced.

[@yesyesyesyes4923]

@@CandeIero It was originally supposed to be an actual film, which makes me sad that it never happened

[@mycklaflonscamping1398]

I read somewhere that they wanted an extra Book, but they didn’t

[@Ceece20]

It reminded me of the Homer Epic Odyssey, where the journey never ends even if the book does. Like I was honestly okay with that as a kid because I thought it was so cool for the writers to use Ancient Greek writing cliche on one of their characters, like that Avatar was more than just Asian and martial art inspiration but also ancient western writing too.

[@nagger8216]

Yet another reason why this series should've continued and got a season 4.

[@Purble]

I gotta say, about the Energybending solution being handed to Aang rather than him finding it himself. If Aang had decided to just be okay with murdering Ozai, this solution wouldve never presented itself. Its the fact that he kept looking for another way that led him to one. I get what youre saying but it definitely couldve been handled a lot worse

[@musicalhistory4392]

Aang sleep swimming to it was convenient though.

[@bevvvy1374]

Sleep walking to the solution and coming up with on the spot things isn't REALLY thinking of other ways

[@LCCWPresents]

Another solution would’ve been Aang outlasting Ozai until the comet passed and then subdued Ozai. He technically could’ve done that when considering how he dealt with Zhao in the deserter episode. Thinking above another solution could’ve been blood bending too.

[@TyphoonJig]

That isn't the only option though. Aang had already mastered meditation and going to the spirit world. Imagine him taking Ozaï into that metaphysical place he went when guru Pathik trained him, giving Ozaï access to the ultimate power at the price of all his desires. And Ozaï taking the bait in his thirsts for power. Only to come out as the greatest firebender of all time, but in peace, realizing he have no longer any interest in pursuing power or conquest. It would have made one more paralel between Aang and him, the sacrifices they are ready to make or refuse to and an example of a non lethal way to deal with the big bad that was already established.

[@TheMikster95]

Totally agree. When we decide to find a solution to a difficult problem, sometimes it comes out of nowhere but is exactly what we were looking for. That makes it more realistic. I personally think if the idea of stealing bending was sprinkled or hinted at like the white lotus was throughout the show, it would have paid off really well.

[@ajrbrown]

Don’t be sad that it’s over, be happy cause it happened! 🙂

[@feathero3]

A simple yet very appropriate quote to use for this series.

[@matthewthomas1335]

Shush Dr Seuss

[@j_w_d_s]

Nah, be sad that is over. It was stupid for the series to just end there. I mean obviously there was a lot more that went on in Aang’s life in the comic and it even shows it in the legend of Korra (which was like the play in the first avatar compared to the first avatar Series). Please people please!!!! Let’s make it known that we WANT!!!!! Do you have an extension of the first avatar series all the way to the end before the legend of Korra. I know I really want it and I’m very sure that everyone else really wants it.

[@dertbutter8744]

Momento mori

[@przemo10371]

Why not both ?

[@cmd31220]

"Im pretty sure thats not how water works" Youre right. Its not. Water is incompressible, meaning that Aang in that moment is so powerful that he's literally breaking the laws of physics

[@runakovacs4759]

Water IS compressible, just not at a scale humans interact with it. Put it into gas giants and introduce immense gravity and shit gets wack.

[@QuindariusGooch-s8o]

It is also possible that Aang is squeezing the air bubbles out of the water, seen by the whitish foam disappearing to be replaced by pure water.

[@eggo1541]

The Aang vs Ozai fight being one chasing the other is something i've always kinda liked. Aang for a lot of his problems, especially earlier in the show, would run away at first instead of dealing with them head on, and now his biggest fear, that being Ozai, is coming right at him. It makes sense how at first his response would be to run. Then when he goes into the Avatar state and chases after and kicks the shit outta Ozai feels satisfying because, Aang is running right at his biggest problem and isnt afraid to take him on.

[@vrinkee]

I also think it's appropriate due to the whole concept of these two characters having "all the power in the world." That statement has weight because you see these shear forces of the elements and human nature absolutely crushing each other, and you also get to see Aang deliver on the concept of, "With great power comes great responsibility." He uses his power to protect and serve others, and thus shows mercy, while Ozai feels emboldened to do whatever he wants at the cost of other's suffering because of the power he holds. In the end, it serves as a good example of what power should be used for.

[@jonashammond498]

Also at the very end after leaving the avatar state, aang does face his enemy head on and force ozai to stop

[@EaterOfGeese]

Agreed. Aang's entire thing is that he's a gentle pacifist that refuses to fight or be tough and runs away. Most of the episodes focused on his earth bending are him failing because earth is the core of fighting and it is opposite of air in terms of agility, so the air bender running away from the murderous firelord instead of standing his ground and fighting back makes sense. Then the avatar spirit kicks in and wants to kill Sozin, so obviously, now that Aang isn't being the agile Airbender, he gets a stance and fights. And I especially like that because he is so much of a pacifist, he, the 13 year old kid, can overpower the avatar spirit and all of his past lives because of his own beliefs in not killing. It's an amazing moment and I don't have a problem with it

[@cowwithinternet]

"That was a sharp series, Overanalysing Avatar. Careful. You could puncture the hull of an empire-class Fire Nation battleship, leaving thousands to drown at sea, because it was so sharp."

[@PoomanLore]

Woah

[@thelonelystoner3366]

10:05 He was in control the whole time. Aang unlocked his final chakra in the Book 2 finale, but when Azula shot him in the back, the injury physically blocked him from entering the avatar state from then on. Aang's rock-in-the-back chiropractor appointment realigned whatever was damaged thus allowing him to access the avatar state. This is proven with all the past Avatars reappearing in the avatar state after the impact, and we see Aang on the bridge to his final chakra once again. That's how I've always perceived it.

[@dinamosflams]

Wasn't he lucky that the pointy-back-physician transformed him in the ultimate human nuclear bomb instead of paralising him bellow te thorax?

[@Rabidsage]

I don't think it's supposed to be either or I think it's supposed to be both. It's not There's the avatar state, and there's aang. Kyoshi and Roku don't just all suddenly start fighting in the spirit world to determine who gets control over the body. Aang is one of those spirits after all. It's their spirits and minds that inhabit him giving him their skills they don't just remove aang from his body, put him in the dreamy world whilst the best suited avatar for the job gives it a crack. It's more like all the spirits and their skills are combined into one person. Which is why all the voices talk at once, including aangs. Like, if your a fan of dbzor Steven universe, think fusion. The end results a completely different thing then if it was just Roku or Kyoshi possessing aangs body like they did in the trial and when escaping that fire sage temple.

[@LOLtribune]

I would also argue the fact that him using techniques learned on his journey like the toph hand movements and waterbending techniques also add to him controlling it because if it was just the primal avatar state it wouldn’t bother doing those things it would know a much more effective way of getting that move across at least that makes sense to me

[@williansouza8724]

@@LOLtribune but what aang learnt throughout the series added to the “avatar state database” to be used whenever, so…

[@fearedjames]

I disagree with this purely on the idea that Aang's demeanor is completely different and identical to normal avatar states. I just feel like him essentially cheating the finale with the avatar state means that none of his learning throughout the series meant a damn thing, and honestly ruins the finale more to me than him just being given a free get out of jail free card on killing Ozai.

[@55alegria]

This might be not the most popular opinion... but I think that Katara in the last dress, with the flower complementing, is her best look. She looks really pretty. Everyone look great, but I just love how nice the dress looks on her!

[@Emily-8914]

And so, in about half an hour, our journey comes to an end. Can't wait to see what, if anything, comes next. I mean, we still haven't underanalyzed two seasons, right?

[@snakesmithycup2164]

He might do kora or other series he said he didnt wanna quit after

[@snakesmithycup2164]

Dont give your hopes up yet 👍

[@charmedrools1]

if you actually want to know you can see the titles of videos he uploads to patreon without subscribing. you just can't watch the video just see the title to try entice you to throw the dollar bills at him :3

[@hyperion9911]

Underanalysing 2 is out on patreon so there's that

[@Ttegegg]

@@hyperion9911 so then after underanaluzing. Now what?

[@Dtoons]

Thanks for making this series! It was a lot of fun to watch!

[@kronosbach5263]

It really was

[@joshua2400]

agreed, ive been watching since virtually the beginning, I love this series hes done

[@joshua2400]

Jesus Christ loves you my friends have an amazing day

[@RedFlameGamer]

In my opinion, Zuko *did* beat Azula. She realised she was outmatched which is why she attacked Katara. In that moment, she admitted defeat. Zuko was probably right with his goading, she knew he would absolutely redirect that lightning and she would not be able to stop it. She even lost the Agni Kai, it was supposed to be a duel!

[@marley7868]

yup he dominated that said it does kinda feel like katara just got his left overs cause there was nothing for her

[@honeykrisp16]

Fun fact the last move katara uses against azula is the very first offensive move she does against the fire benders back in book one, only this time its not on accident it truly shows how far shes grown

[@zanedriskill6294]

Another Aang Zuko parallel: In Zuko's final fight, the protagonist uses orange and the antagonist uses blue. Aang's energy bending moment depicts him in blue and Ozai in orange.

[@julianpourdanesh3339]

Regarding zukos battle I think him putting his honor aside and not taking out Azula when she targeted katara. Maybe I’m looking into it to much but I think zuko made a choice between winning the fight and saving a friend.

[@abrahamedelstein4806]

It was also, technically, when he won the battle and gain legitimacy as Fire Lord, because the perfidious slut broke the rules.

[@jirehemanuel]

@@abrahamedelstein4806 yeah since azula broke the rules, zuko immediately won the agni kai

[@MrPortal]

@@abrahamedelstein4806 Azula is literally like, 16/17 in the show. Even if she was evil maybe dont call her a slut?

[@abrahamedelstein4806]

@@MrPortal She is 14 actually, although it's not a disqualifier.

[@fearedjames]

@@MrPortal Oh who cares, none of the characters act like teenagers anyway. Felt like the ages were just used because they realized the timeline makes little sense otherwise.

[@thisisnotaustin1]

14:43 one of the Avatar comics actually goes over specifically this. ty lee realizes that being in the kyoshi warriors reminds her of what it was like to be with her sisters, but she decides that being with the kyoshi warriors is good because she can be with a group she feels like she belongs in, but she can also take the makeup off when she wants to feel like an individual again.

[@commanderriptide7723]

I personally think that the lion turtle was a good choice. One of the shows "hidden themes" is searching for hope. Aang constantly searches for hope and finds it in unlikely places such as Zuko becoming Aang's teacher. This all comes to its end with energy bending. Also it's a kids show, you can mention death but can't show it so I forgive it. Though yes, it could've been handled better.

[@midnight4685]

I wish energy bending had been mentioned somewhere beforehand! It was so close, you can see all the building blocks with qi centres and Ty Lee and so on. It'd be really cool if it turned out Ty Lee had learnt her stuff from an old scroll or something that turned out that it was vaguely related to energy bending, or there was a passing comment from the guru about some people even being able to master others' energy once you've mastered your own.

[@hyperfreeze2714]

i think having the Lion Turtle show up isnt necessarily a bad thing like many others. I just wish that instead of giving Aang the ability to energybend, it opened Aang's eyes to the peaceful solution. We could have had scenes of Ty Lee's chi blocking, Guru Pathik's lessons on chakras and the consultations with the previous Avatars flow into Aang's head and him saying "i know what i can do" or something. This might be the best of both worlds, you can find hope anywhere, but in your darkest moments hope is something you give yourself as well

[@anope9053]

@@hyperfreeze2714 i was thinking about this, and my solution also involves fixing the weird "back poke = avatar state" plot hole in ba sing se, aang does go into the avatar state, but for too long, giving azula the opportunity to kill him. the reason for being in it too long is because he tries to completely sever his earthly connections permanently, misinterpreting what the guru tried to teach him about the 8th chakra. after aang gets electrocuted by azula, he wakes up and tries to go to into the avatar state, only to be unable to do so, accompanied by visions of what went down in ba sing se. katara tries to help, and notices that his chi is "all twisted and tangled" in one spot - the 7th (or 8th) chakra. from here, aang is traumatized and tries to avoid thinking about the avatar state. as the gaang journey through the fire nation, however, he realizes just how urgent his duty to the world is, in the fullest sense - not only the other nations but the fire nation itself is out of balance. from the school to the painted lady village, even the fire nation has been thrown out of balance by the fire lord's actions. this culminates in a crisis of identity with aang taking the place of that episode where he's unable to sleep because of performance anxiety, but in this case because he can't seem to reconcile the notion of his love to katara and his duty to the world. after talking with sokka about love and duty, sokka reminds him about the time where he and his sister actually ditched aang, but then rejoined him. aang, realizing that he needs to not abandon his (valid but selfish) attachments, but place humanity and his selfless mission above them as the avatar, is able to go into the avatar state, if only for a few moments - the pain of ba sing se is still too much, but it gets better over time, and thus he still can't use it during the day of black sun. he learns to essentially bend his chi, to "untangle" it, and at least for a while, go into the avatar state. yadda yadda yadda meeting up with zuko, learning about firebending, and going to ember island. this time, about a week before sozin's comet and after the southern raiders, aang and the gaang argue about killing the firelord, aang talks about how important it is to him, and the others bring up a valid point of "but its not practical". aang says he wants to look through zuko's beach home for any way to defeat the firelord, and amidst the ruins he finds a small scroll about energy bending (it would make sense for ozai to consider it) (or you could have him remember smth about lion turtles back from the library episode) - now all he has to do is think about how to do so. he meditates on the value of not killing ozai and realizes that beyond just his culture being preserved, aang has the opportunity to completely destroy ozai, philosophically, vindicating the original sin of the war - the air nomad genocide. in the distance, sokka spots a moving island, and aang journeys onto it. turns out its a lion turtle woooo - here he learns how to take bending away. hell, we could even tie in the concept of the agni kai, and explain how zuko isn't entirely wrong - ozai has insulted the world's honor and must be dealt with severely and permanently - and neither is aang. all life is sacred, even the fire lord. he was once a cute baby, and could have turned out differently, so its not right to kill him (at least for aang). from here, he either rejoins the group and visits iroh and the white lotus, or theyre unable to follow him and they visit the white lotus instead. and the rest is history. this would be entirely feasible to do without adding any new episodes to the series - just replacing existing ones.

[@the_tactician9858]

​@@hyperfreeze2714That is probably the way I would have preferred to see, yes. As it stands the buildup is too subtle and the powerup too abrupt. I still enjoy it, but there is no denying it is a kinda flawed way to solve this problem.

[@googleeatsassdude]

On a side not, it's kind of funny how there are many more ways to solve the Ozai question without it being "kill or fail", but they're probably so gruesome that Nick doesn't even allow characters to think of 'em. Can you imagine Aang pondering the sanctity of life and Toph looks at him all puzzled: "Why don't you just break his spine so he's paralyzed?"

[@blahblah9036]

This just occurred to me (I had never noticed Iroh wasn't at the coronation), but my guess is that Iroh didn't think it would be wise to be publicly present at Zuko's coronation. He mentioned previously that if he beat Ozai, the world would see it as just another killing to gain power. It's possible he wanted the world to see Zuko Alone (eh? Ehhh??). If he had been present, it could have seeded the idea that Zuko was a puppet ruler and Iroh was pulling the strings.

[@davidwillis2403]

Yes. I think as much as Iroh would have liked to attend as a father figure to Zuko, it was more important symbolically for Zuko to stand on his own as Fire Lord.

[@mdude625]

@Blah Blah: Zuko is a puppet. The Globalists (White Lotus and Team Avatar) deposed a legitimate regime, and installed his son who would be more compliant to their New World Order.

[@PlayfulPiano]

@@mdude625 yes, but that tone is uh... Accusatory to say the least

[@xFireball623x]

@@mdude625 blasphemy

[@mynameisjames2077]

yeh why not, lets go with this

[@DivusMagus]

The fact that Zuko's journey ended with him saving what he previously called a peasant and him always feeling he is more important than others is really what solidifies his character, we didn't need him to finish the fight with azula because they showed he was in full control of the fight the whole time and never once stumbled against azula so we knew who would win at that point. But it's him nearly sacrificing everything to save someone that hated him up until a few episodes is what brings his character story full circle.

[@eliteal2188]

@what now bug off bots

[@aidankocherhans9861]

Especially since he betrayed katara to azula in the previous finale

[@slenderminion2229]

I have to say, this feels exactly like i felt when i first finished Avatar: The Last Airbender with my sister. It's... weird that such a long journey is finally over, but i'm happy that i got to see it start and end as it was being made. This analysis series, just like the show it focuses on, i will not forget that easily. Thank you for your hard work, mate. You made me fall in love with this series all over again.

[@okuyasuniijimura]

Lmao exactly the same for me but with my big sister

[@bigbadlara5304]

Same for me and my sister even though we were too young to understand the series and also didn't watch it in order back then.

[@knucklesskinner253]

I watched it with my big sister too.

[@ItsYaBoi418]

The “it’s always been cut short, or he was half fish, but usually it’s cut short, but not this time” at 4:48 was delivered so perfectly, I love it.

[@agroed]

For the last almost a year, this wasn't just my favorite show about my favorite show, but my favorite show period. Every episode was hilarious, inciteful, and heartwarming. It was a wonderful way to reexperience the series and inspired me to try and get some of the people in my life that haven't seen it yet to give it a try. Thank you so much, OA. This has meant the world to me. I don't know what you're doing next, but you can bet your sweet bippy I'll be here for it. Also I'd recommend BoJack Horseman. It's the only show that's gotten close to the ATLA level of quality for me so far.

[@logicallime172]

Prolly rewatched this more than anything else on KZbin

[@knucklesskinner253]

Bro bojack has so much to analyze i hope he does it!!!

[@novaclyx8113]

after i watched this episode my mind also just went straight to bojack horseman as well

[@wingedbluj1674]

8:09 Azula actually evaporates some of the water on the floor here. Glad to see that in the final episode, the animators aren't getting lazy.

[@KARLOSPCgame]

And after the second fire breath i think she just burned her insides

[@rengler12]

I literally just commented that. So glad I wasn't the only per to realize that. I've never noticed it before now

[@EluTran]

​Was an absolute blast to watch and I honestly always looked forward to a new episode every week. It's really been a long journey. Thank you for all of your hard work on the series, and good luck with whatever you decide to work on in the future!!!

[@retro6575]

hey it's the guy who comments on every Daily Silksong news video!

[@lunar_spectrum]

Yes

[@keinname9638]

Oh hey it's the guy with a greninja profile picture!

[@thealbinotadpole2878]

Hey look, its the Bug Fables guy.

[@yadfud363]

I just realized that the little snippet of music for Aang combining all the elements at 4:28 is the same music (or at least very similar) for when he was wearing that armor in Sokka's Master, but it's played on strings with a choir instead of obnoxious electric guitar.

[@derram0k]

I'm glad we got one last "He's right!" Really brings it all together.

[@Audreys_Cloud]

9:56 I always thought he was co-conscious with all the past avatars, half him and half the past ones, and he realized the past ones were about to do it he got more aware and took control back to stop it himself

[@TheCharmanderMaster]

7:43 I actually think Katara beating Azula makes a lot of sense on a macro level. Katara is the character that most embodies the damage that the fire nation has done to the entire world. Her mother being killed, and her being the only water bender left, are tangible results from the war. So many of her character moments are about that struggle, like with Haru and Jet, they all bond because they've been hurt directly by the fire nation. And her big talk with Zuko at the end of Book 2 is all about how she hates him and the fire nation for what they've done to her. Obviously every main character is affected by the war but she is the one that it's usually focused and centered around. So her beating Azula is like her beating the entire fire nation. Azula embodies the ruthlessness and destruction of the fire nation and is next in line to be fire lord, while Zuko no longer has that fire nation attitude. So Katara beating Azula on a macro level is the hurt world defeating the destructive nature of the fire nation.

[@marvellux4654]

I like how much more insane and psychopathic Ozai sounds in the final battle scene. Most of the show, he was scene pretty calm most of the time, so it was cool seeing him loud and angry I love Mark Hamil as Luke but the way his voice sounds with his villan characters make them sound much more insane and unhinged

[@dragonman969]

The energy bending thing became less of a problem for me when I noticed in the swamp he some how found Appa and Momo by touching a root of that big tree using energy I guess . I do recognize for the end of the series it’s iffy. It just established for me he has unexplained abilities

[@AnInkStick]

That and considering chi being essential to bending it wouldn’t be a stretch to use bending to destroy it.(especially considering it could be done with bloodbending) Or at least permanently sever the person’s connection to it for bending.

[@darklightimages]

@@AnInkStick You are right I mean people forget that the Guru used a form of energy bending to show Appa where Aang was. Hell The Guru literally sense Appa's energy and could determine he is traumatized simply by sensing his energy. But because it isn't spoon feed to them alot of people they say it came out of left field.

[@chaosandbunnies8291]

Another thing I noticed as he was talking about energy bending is that it is word-for-word the exact same way both blood bending and metal bending were introduced. Someone might say that unlike those two it's not a "Yeah that makes sense" moment because there's no evidence of anything energy related being a thing before hand, but as you and the other in the replies have pointed out, it 100% has.

[@saintjames1995]

I honestly think if they had found a scroll on energy bending in wong shi tongs library with a picture of a lion turtle as a throw away and gone like "I wonder what that was like" it would have made the final energy bending thing not look so out of left field

[@marcelineabadeer8380]

Something about this releasing not long after Avatar’s 17th anniversary feels very appropriate. Thank you so much for everything man this has been an outstanding series that’s given me even more appreciation for one of my favorite franchises of all time. Whatever you do in the future you have my complete support.

[@brandonmtb3767]

Not many shows are still watched after 17 years

[@herosshade2247]

Ayyy, nice to see you here

[@marcelineabadeer8380]

@@herosshade2247 Yooooooo awesome great to see you here man

[@BlankPicketSign]

AWW I love that you brought back the "He's Right!" joke for the last episode! Thank you for this WHOLE Series! You are amazing, your patron shout outs, your jokes, I REALLY FUCK WITH YOUR ENERGY!!!!

[@spritemon98]

15:26 I just now realize iroh isn't there now that you mentioned it. Its definitely weird

[@snickers21832]

I gotta say that Azusa’s actress did amazing though on her final breakdown scene. So much so that she tells she can’t even watch it cause she wanted to drive down deep into her own bad place just to make the emotion so real for us.

[@alexaadams6456]

I can’t believe I never noticed that Iroh wasn’t at Zuko’s coronation, their relationship is such a core element of the show. If that doesn’t illustrate what makes your channel so good, I don’t know what does!

[@daveforce4482]

I also didn't but I am wondering if Iroh is actually liked in the world of Avatar. I mean, he would have conquered the Earth Kingdom. If anything, we was very similar to Ozai, maybe even worse because he actually succeded. Meaning that a lot of people actually really hate him potentially. We know what a great guy Iroh is now, but a lot of people will still think he was the same as Ozai and just vanished? If you think about it, not a lot of people would have such bad feelings about Zuko. People were always flaming him being the exiled prince, but he wasn't in charge of war efforts and also beat Azula with Katara. Surely, Iroh conquered the Earth Kingdom back, but with the White Lotus, which always seemed like a secret thing. I think Iroh doesn't want anyone besides his closest friend&family to know that he did that. Meaning that he also didn't want to have any role in Zuko's ceremony to take away from Zuko's redemtion. Maybe people would give Iroh credit or something. Also in Legend of Korra, Iroh seems to have zero business with the throne. He had his tea shop and then went to the spirit realm. But there are also a lot of issues here that are not that logical. Most people in Zuko's ceremony actually know Iroh...

[@cyanideisfun]

10:02 Aang was in total control of his actions, I feel. Guru Pathik taught him how to be in full control of the Avatar State. Aang was literally *just* about to open his seventh chakra, but locked it when he chose attachment to Katara. In the season 2 finale, Aang chose cosmic energy over Katara, unlocking his seventh Chakra, and having full control of the Avatar State. But then Azula shot him with lightning, closing the chakra again. It wasn't until that moment that Aang opens the chakra again, thus gaining full control of the Avatar State just as he did under Ba Sing Se.

[@robschlom8408]

How was he able to open the chakra again and not give up Katara? Clearly, he didn't give her up because they kiss at the end of the episode. Did he just temporarily re-open the chakra to beat the fireloard and then close it again? That seems like cheating.

[@Sinora]

Or... theres more than one way to master the avatar state. He isn't the first avatar to become a master and through all those avatars atleast one must have found a different way.

[@philliphorton3541]

I think it's more like he is now in total control of entering and leaving the avatar state, but I believe the avatar state itself can't really be fully entirely controlled by anyone, it's a combination of every single avatar, all of their thoughts and all of their experiences all together which is why aang came so close to killing Ozai before being able to stop himself since he is the current avatar so I think he gets like executive command to control the actual movements using all of that avatar knowledge and experience and, in cases like this, can go against the past avatars. He just isn't used to making his own decisions against those avatars in that state because all the other times he has entered it he has allowed the entirety of the avatar state to control itself

[@TheAverageDutchman]

@@robschlom8408 I don't think giving up Katara meant he couldn't love her or be with her, after all we know that Avatar Roku loved and married a girl too and stayed with her for his entire life while presumably having control of the Avatar state. I think it was more about accepting that he needed to put the world and his duties as the avatar before the needs of himself or Katara. And accepting that the woman you love is perhaps not always the most important thing in the world is a big step to take. It's more of a symbolic "letting go" than a literal "accept you can never be with this person"

[@strawberriesandcreamdrpepper]

That scene where toph is hanging by sokkas fingers and he says "this is it toph, i dont think boomerang is coming back this time" and when she says "aye aye captain" with tears streaming down her face. The fact is is that she couldnt see anything in the moment, she was suspended in the air, the only thing she could feel was sokkas hand and she trusted him to that extent to be okay with it. But you feel the kind of silence in the back, with just the wind and shes hanging there and sokka just basically says, were going to die here. GOD. Best show ever made.

[@uneverjack158]

I will miss this. This has become part of my weekly routine, made me appreciate a show I already hold on a pedestal even more, and I just want to thank you for spending time giving us this deeper look. Whatever you wish to do in the future be it Korra, any other show or even nothing at all, this series will be watched over and over again to relive the magic this show brought us. Thank you

[@Hotdogenthusiast]

I think for ty lee, she learned that being yourself doesn't mean being alone, it can mean being apart of a community where you're at your best even if it means being the same as the others. its also a choice she made, rather than it being thrusted upon her. She chooses to be apart of the kyoshi warriors.

[@Tamales21]

Yep. The biggest most important part of that was that She chose her new family.

[@Origin4141]

A possible alternative to the whole energy bending issue could have been taking Ozia into the spirit realm. We now bending doesn't work there if you don't go through a portal so trapping him there could have been a good compromise for removing the threat without killing him.

[@SgtNicholasAngle]

Wouldn't he just die of hunger there?

[@Origin4141]

@@SgtNicholasAngle not necessarily, LOK has several examples of people living in the spirit world.

[@coiler_119]

Oh damn, imagine Ozai in the Fog of Lost Souls

[@nickoliver3523]

@@coiler_119 “I am fire lord ozai, I bend the fire big, my Wiener is big.”

[@majintv24]

Or at least talk it out and stall out the comet

[@notthatserious480]

9:12 it goes to show that Aang didint really master all the elements. Toph even said his earthbending can use some work a couple episodes ago. Aang wasn’t prepared for this fight as some may believe, he was well equipped to hold his own but as the fight dragged on Ozai proved too powerful causing Aang to run and hide. But with the Avatar state, Ozai goes against not only a power boosted Aang, but a true fully fledged master in all Elements from hundreds of lifetimes.

[@SploogeCannon]

Personally I feel if aang didn't have a problem with killing he wouldn't have even needed the avatar state, dude was running the whole time sure but he was countering comet enhanced fire pretty well with normal bending

[@juliojimenez8232]

5:05 Water is actually not incompressible (it's relatively incompressible from an engineering standpoint), but it take a massive amount of force to be able to do so which I guess also shows how powerful the Avatar state is as well.

[@Powersd451]

He also crushed rocks into a much smaller volume, so yeah he's just got that much power.

[@mk_rexx]

It's also possible the water is just a bit spread out appearing larger.

[@drill_3001]

I think he was talking about the water loop passing thru the fire loop? That’s what I noticed when watching the battle myself

[@0Arcoverde]

@@Powersd451 I can compress earth to visibly smaller with my hands, not water

[@10thletter40]

I can't really add much. Water is basically incompressible, and requires insane amounts of force to even attempt it, not to mention to do so while avoid turning it into a gas.

[@KrazzyKlown]

14:00 Ozi, leader of a nation and fully grown man, has his life work undone in an epic struggle of wills. Then, in at his lowest moment, a group of children gather around and mock him.

[@AvgJoeLlama]

This whole experience brought out a whole lot of nostalgia and love for this show. You really show your passion when you talk about it and it's amazing to watch. Thank you for the series. Can't wait to see what you do next

[@geoffreyr.512]

8:07 something I only JUST realized on rewatch of this, is if you pay attention to the water on the ground in front of Azula, the ground that gets hit by her fire breath gets dried up. Great attention to detail

[@demigreen6495]

I noticed that too!

[@kicker19539]

I think Aang was in full control of the avatar state when he chased Ozai. Here’s my reasoning: The only attacks that actually landed on Ozai were all water and air based. No fire or earth attacks actually hit him, probably because of Aang’s ideals/beliefs. If this that was primal avatar Aang fighting, Ozai would’ve never flown out of that earth machine gun Aang pulled.

[@7-beamieson-983]

No way, he went in the avatar state forcefully, and at the end he stopped to kill him, eventho aang knew energy bending, why would he initiate the killing move if he knew energy bending?!? Because he wasnt in control until the end

[@marcuschisholm2762]

@@7-beamieson-983it’s because he was thinking of the advice that other avatars gave him I think. He considered redirecting the lightning back at Ozai earlier before deciding not to. I think he was gonna do it and then was like wait shit EnergyBending. He was defo in control over the avatar state for that whole last fight

[@dominickstewart433]

No, because you can see avatar state Aang with very lethal intent. You can’t tell me the rock air strike wasn’t Kyoshi Plus canonically it’s been established they don’t have control when they’re glowing

[@matityaloran9157]

10:28, based on the fact that he unlocked the last Chakra before he lost to Azula, I think that this was Aang deliberately summoning the power of the previous Avatars and calling them to his aid but that it was all the Avatars before him who were in favour of killing Ozai

[@DMoni2992]

Great point, maybe when he says "no I'm not going to end it this way" it was him once again speaking to and disagreeing with his past lives.

[@revanspell]

Man it’s crazy how much better at commentary you got throughout the series. I’m not sure if it was because you might have not enjoyed S1 nearly as much as S2 and 3 making it hard to talk about or what. But the tone in your voice and the liveliness took a huge leap from Ep 1, I love your videos, keep doing what you’re doin.

[@sippeon9047]

I think it's a common youtuber thing for them to get progressively more lively in their commentary.

[@jasonlast7091]

His character arc has really progressed throughout the series, I agree.

[@supermellow1x265]

It's probably that he just got better at it honestly. Like with anything, the longer you do it, the better you get.

[@calebfriday1686]

I hope it brings you joy, after every ATLA watch through I have to watch your series on it, even after 2 years and seeing overanalyzing 5+ times over (ngl sometimes skip the great divide ep both show and overanalyzing), it helps bring me closer to the show knowing more intimate details about it also just having someone to listen to convey all of the good there is in ATLA and all the things i've missed

[@Maxcolbyclay]

I’ve been watching for months now and I’m so sad to see this come to a close. I’ll always remember the moon jokes, the pot jokes and all the other running gags that made this series iconic. Thank you so much.

[@scapegoat990]

I feel the same emotions for this overanalyzing series that I did for the actual finale. Thank you for doing this, this was such a genuinely awesome and exciting event to be here for. Can't wait to see what comes next!

[@LinkSeth]

Thank you Mr. Avatar. You've done a great service to this community

[@Peterrific4]

I feel like Katara beating Azula is a really awesome moment for her character actually! The entire series, from the very start, she has wanted to be a cracked water bender. She's constantly training and showing us new moves she's learnt. We've seen her grow to be a truly nuts water bender. And her finale moment? She shows us a crazy new move and beats literally the strongest bender we've seen in the show, Azula. That was part of her journey from the northern water temple, she wants to master water bending. And we see her finally beat one of the greatest threats that gAang has faced. That is pretty fucking awesome for Katara's character in my opinion.

[@thevioletbee5879]

Plus her real moment was after the fight when she heals Zuko.

[@wyndoellabridge6208]

I mean her arc was kinda wrapped up with the episode about finding revenge on her mothers killer.

[@KingDragon6815]

I think Katara being the one who defeats Azula actually is a very fitting point story-wise! Zuko's character arc is completed when it's shown he cares more about protecting the people he loves than fighting/regaining honour/redeeming himself etc by beating Azula, while throughout the series Katara and Azula were sort of archenemies throughout the latter part of the series.

[@imwinningthisone7613]

I agree, Ty Lee missing from that final scene is huge disrespect

[@brandonwhelan292]

when aang is in the boulder getting roasted by Ozai, ive always loved the fact that Ozai doesnt move, or has very little movement. This whole show weve seen that people need to exert some physical motion to produce bending moves but him standing there with this huge fire blast shows how op he wouldve been if aang didnt go into the avatar state. Absolutely loved this show and series, thank you so much for your hardwork and insight. much love

[@jacobmeads9678]

I believe Hello Future Me pointed this out at one point. To show the power level difference between Ozai and Avatar State Aang, they both break different rules. Ozai breaks a rule of bending by bending while barely moving, something that basically never happens in the show, while Aang straight up breaks the laws of physics by compressing water (which Overanalyzing ATLA also noticed).

[@joshcohen29]

@@jacobmeads9678 I remember Savage Books mentioning that, the creator of the "Breaking Down the Best Fight of Your Childhood" video

[@homelessbear805]

5:04 A thing I just noticed is the elements around avatar state Aang follow the avatar/element cycle: fire is the outmost around the air sphere, which is encircling the water ring, and the stones are the closest to his body. Also, this was an amazing series to watch, thanks for making it and congrats!

[@Tauruswilson97]

Honestly, I remember watching the finale as it aired, and it was easily the most satisfying experience I’ve ever had watching TV. There’s definitely shortcomings and criticisms I could point out, but I can’t help but look back at it and rewatch the show with that same enthusiasm

[@catanada9111]

Ever watched a series just because everyone told you to and just tried to get through it as fast as you could but then you actually realised the show slapped and by the time it ended there was an empty place inside of you that the show filled? Happened to me twice First with ATLA Then with this series

[@Cyver]

oh my god same

[@sprawlz6466]

That happened to me a few times. ATLA was definitely one of them

[@Tiperia]

same

[@Obsessive_cartoon_drawer]

Yeah I was one of those people who tells people to watch ATLA because it’s “the best show of all time” but it actually is

[@Jaydee8652]

That happened to me with Gravity Falls pretty recently.

[@Realtimeglover]

The last 10 minutes of this finale always got me tearbending

[@majicdrawz]

7:41 I think the point was less of showing anything with katara's themes, but instead, zuko's It's the culmination of all that he's worked for, getting the person in team avatar who hated him the most to help him shows how far he's come as a person, cultivating trust within the group

[@spike1457]

I'm surprised that you didn't mention, that when Aang was in the Avatar state, water and earth are shielded by an air bubble and fire is on the outside of it. This symbolizes, an Airbender protecting Water Nation and Earth Kingdom from Fire nation

[@andreware2039]

I'm not too sure that hold. Avatar Yang Chen (I think I got it right) and The first Avatar does the same thing. So, it may just be something the first Avatar developed himself with no real meaning behind it.

[@יאירליבנה-פ8ח]

Maybe because the fire needs oxygen to exist and inside the air bubble it might not burn?

[@saniancreations]

Here's something I never noticed: at 3:07 the cloth Aang was wearing over his shoulder actually disintegrates for seemingly no reason, he's still protecting himself with airbending so it shouldn't be damaged.

[@DangerDurians]

It looks a bit like cloth is blasted off and not blown off

[@IamlordEVIL]

@@DangerDurians Yeah, Aang's been getting roughed up pretty hard throughout the fight, and that final attack is still throwing him back. Even if he's stopping the attack from vaporizing him, the sheer explosive force on clothing that at a minimum took a lighting redirect can probably tear it right off.

[@sadmageboi472]

you can see that by that point, he's BARELY defending himself. fire is hot as fuck, imagine how hot that attack must have been. I 100% believe that it would burn off the boy, even if he's "defending." he's lucky that just wasn't the end of the show

[@Jacob-yg7lz]

14:37 Sokka says "I have to admit I kind of missed the facepaint", confirming that we need a spinoff series where Sokka re-joins the Kyoshi warriors in full makeup.

[@alcole-holic8779]

I think he meant the paint on Suki, but your take is interesting too

[@Jacob-yg7lz]

@@alcole-holic8779 I wasn't being 100% serious, but TBH I think becoming a Kyoshi Warrior is a way cooler fate for Sokka than being a politician. Plus it makes up for Suki not even being mentioned in Legend of Korra

[@NexonixGamingNetwork]

Bro gained control over the avatar state back in the cave he died in, his chakra was just blocked so he couldn't use it, doesn't mean he didn't have the full control over it. Also at 12:00 I think the point of having the lion turtle was to show that it's not always possible to find your own answers, sometimes you need help from another source. This time that was a giant turtle

[@jaredbrigola1824]

I actually loved Azula and Katara's fight. They parallel eachother, a tale of two daughters. One who was raised in a loving home but lost her mother. The other raised in a chaotic household, who also lost a mother, well not entirely as they found Ursa in the comics.

[@auggie9912]

What an amazing adventure this has been, it's been a ton of fun just watching it weekly. I hope to see what becomes of this channel with its new content. 6:40 Azula's lightning also appears to be uncontrolled and way crazier in this scene, arcing away from her instead of being very close to her fingers, specifically when she made the lightning ring before firing. We also saw Ozai using it very controlled last episode so it isn't just a comet thing. So it seems she can still generate it, but her mental state means it is very wild at this point. 8:50 I kinda like that the fight just takes a 180 once Aang enters the avatar state. Despite all Aang's training and work, Ozai is still much stronger than he is. But upon entering it, we finally get payoff for seeing all the short previews when Aang entered it before. It truly makes the form feel like someone who could keep peace in the world, that even the most powerful firebender in the world is so totally outmatched they can only try to flee.

[@iamhere5118]

14:44 yes she got over it she has learned to accept it and even though she looked the same like the kyoshi warriors she is being treated like an individual unlike her childhood where her parents prob forgot most of their names

[@justincarrubba759]

“Iroh is a conquerer, but destiny is a funny thing”

[@RolanElizabeth]

I knew someone would catch it ❤

[@CarlsGravy]

One thing I just noticed; When the rock hits Aangs back, if you look just above it, there is also a smaller rock that hits between his shoulderblades. Very similar to how the Lion Turtle used two fingers to give him the gift of Energy Bending. Intentional or not, it could be seen as a homage for Aang to get his Avatar state back in a similar way he was given Energy Bending.

[@jooot_6850]

cliff gave aang a free chiropractor appointment

[@katieb9428]

At 5:30 him saying “Iroh is here as a conquerer, but destiny is a funny thing” brought a tear to my eye

[@michaelcarlton1484]

Aang and Katara went to their separate battles which showed that Aang could put the fate of the world above love, so he did in a sense unlock the last chakra.

[@epsilon6516]

7:43 Katara’s big moment was in The Southern Raiders, really that whole episode. More of an emotional climax than a cinematic one, but still stoping the rain was badass