THE RIVER SPIRIT 🌊😯 AVATAR: The Last Airbender "THE PAINTED LADY" 3x3 (REACTION & REVIEW)

In this video, we review and react to the episode "The Painted Lady" of the hit tv show Avatar: The Last Airbender. It's been a while since I watched this series, and it's the perfect time to refresh my memory and get my girlfriend into the show. Thank you for watching with us! ❣️
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[@abahkau6948]

The reason why the painted lady thanked katara is because she restored the spirit's connection to the river. That's why the spirit didn't came and helped the village. What they did was more like a cleansing to re-establish the connection between spirits and human. You can see aang did the same thing with hei bai he restored hei bai's connection to the forest and gave it hope it would grow back.

[@wtimmins]

I actually REALLY like this episode, as it establishes some of the nature of spirits and people, daily lives, the impact of the Fire Nation, and Katara's character and resolve. It also shows the team really coming together.

[@MeeshDeeReacts]

Agree here with you!! 🙏🏽🙌🏽

[@rms7268]

This episode is very critical to developing the complexity of the Fire Nation. The last episode we saw indoctrination through state-run education. This episode we see direct damage to people inside the Fire Nation due to their warmongering. I've also read the village as an ethnic minority inside the Fire Nation, so it's not a monolithic culture, much like what we saw for the Earth Kingdom as we travelled it. It also gives Katara a chance to shine. Much like Imprisoned, as you note, but here she's so powered up that she personally can change so much. Plus, more development of the cosmology of the world is always welcome.

[@MeeshDeeReacts]

💯!!

[@IsraelLlerena]

This episode is amazing. Love seeing how much Katara cares about people. Didn’t know people didn’t like it !

[@loco_logic]

Yeah, her willingness to help disadvantaged people, no matter the circumstances, is easily one of my favorite things about Katara.

[@nightworg]

There are still many who liket it. Calling this a filler episode feels wrong to me, as I would not have been with out it. My admiration for Katara got even higher after seeing how much she cares about people - even those she don't know.

[@TheScarecrow78]

Im a huge Avatar fan and I didnt even know peeps didnt like this episode. I feel its a great showcase for Katara's character and everything good about her. I love the episode personally and the ending where the actual Painted Lady appears is perfect.

[@student76543]

There is no such thing as "filler" in Avatar. People who say that just have no clue. Personally I find that it's much better to go in and make up your own mind (as you did). Another great reaction. It's been so much fun re-watching along with you.

[@wtimmins]

Even the Great Divide, while probably my least favorite, still establishes some key stuff that matters at least a little.

[@swagtachiuchiha1501]

Even those episodes which don't necessarily advance the main plot still have great moments and character growth. Nobody really advances in terms of their objectives in Tales of Ba Sing Se, but the episode is a fan favorite anyway

[@rms7268]

@@swagtachiuchiha1501 Exactly. Technically, Tales of Ba Sing Se is the closest to an actual filler episode that we've had so far in this series....and it's great.

[@redfieldwong717]

@@rms7268 OK well that’s a lie . We got to see Iroh grieving for his son, which adds to his backstory and Momo finding Appa’s footprint. Not even close to filler.

[@rms7268]

@@redfieldwong717 Reading comprehension is tough, huh. There's a reason I qualified that statement as I did.

[@Lilfellow25]

I’m glad you love Aang Dee, I feel like he gets overlooked for other characters in the show (which is a good and bad thing cuz all of them are that great) even tho he’s the main character

[@MeeshDeeReacts]

I love Aang, I really relate to his light-hearted spirit and bravery 😁🙌🏽 -D

[@julchensweet2538]

The painted lady is dope as hell, the scene in which Katara stands her ground gives me chills every time. We need more badass Katara!

[@nickb.9727]

14:20 "Oh look! is it really her?" "Thats daddy..." lmao

[@MeeshDeeReacts]

🤣🤣 thank you for getting our humor ❤️

[@dmitriuswatley6728]

Another fantastic episode that helps highlight actual issues that we all know to be very real. This show was so far ahead of its time. Great reaction ladies!!❤️❤️🎉🎉

[@MeeshDeeReacts]

Well said! Agreed 🙏🏽 thanks for your support as always! 🫶🏼

[@adonayrivera8684]

People comparing this episode with the great divide ? 😂 Never. I think those are the people who like Zuko because this episode doesn’t show him or people who hate Katara. Honestly this is one of the greatest episodes for me. Such a great reaction. ❤

[@MeeshDeeReacts]

lol! Agree with you here friend. We loved this episode too!

[@adonayrivera8684]

@@MeeshDeeReacts Glad to hear that, you loved this episode! We’ve never seen How people from the fire nation suffer, It's a good point to take into account.

[@thomasvrielink299]

Nah, this episode is bottom tier for me despite Katara being my favourite character and thinking Zuko is slightly overhyped. Bottom tier for an Avatar episode being "It's fine", of course. I adore episodes like The Desert and The Southern Raiders largely because of the role Katara plays in those, and The Waterbending Scroll is one of my favourite season 1 episodes despite generally being quite low down most people's rankings from what I've seen. I do not rate Imprisoned particularly highly though, so The Painted Lady filling a somewhat similar role might explain why I don't like it that much. And while I still think Imprisoned is quite funny the comedy in this episode doesn't work for me at all. The climax is really good and salvages it from being the worst episode, but other than that The Painted Lady does very little for me.

[@adonayrivera8684]

@@thomasvrielink299 hahaha But this episode is great cause we can see the real problems from the Fire Nation. We all thought it was. A terrible Nation but right here we discovered that they also has people suffering.

[@thomasvrielink299]

@@adonayrivera8684 I would agree that it's important, but that alone doesn't make it great in my eyes. Happy you enjoyed it though.

[@miepmiep4010]

I had the biggest crush on painted lady Katara as a kid. She looks so beautiful. Plus I just love her she's my fave character. I will always be a painted lady apologist! I love this episode. It also helps to further humanize the fire nation. It shows that even the most prosperous nation has people living in poverty. and that the war is impacting the citizens of the fire nation too. plus I had a atla game on my nintendo ds as a kid and this ep was one of my fave levels! :)

[@StillOnTrack]

Yeah this is a great episode. But what Dee said early on was on point: "this is some real life stuff" Even the The Great Divide is about very real petty conflict which can happen between countries, gangs, other groups, or just individuals.

[@MeeshDeeReacts]

You get us!! 🥹🫶🏼

[@veganandatheist]

I really love the environmental and spiritual message of this episode. 😊

[@Omalleyallycat123]

You guys are a breath of fresh air man. I’ve seen just about every ATLA reaction out there, and I’ve really loved yours. As you can see from my PFP, I love Katara. I even have a water tribe symbol tattoo on my wrist because Katara is that much of my fav lol. So just gotta say, I love how much you guys love her too and you both seem to just get her! AND I love how much of kataang shippers you are!😭❤️ can’t wait to finish the series!!

[@JNDReacts]

I like this episode more than The Great Divide because of its positive messages about preserving nature and blowing up polluting factories.

[@dionm.978]

Filler usually refers to episodes that don't necessarily push the main narrative forward. Some people use this term incorrectly. It's not supposed to mean that it's a bad episode. The storytelling of the waring tribes in The Great Divide I thought was an interesting way to show how people's conflicts sometimes are minor inconveniences we take to the extreme. And, I like the difference in illustration. It was a great way to tell that type of story.

[@JNDReacts]

0:32 I’m the same way. Of course there are things where either I’m really glad I didn’t get spoiled/spoil myself (The Good Place) or I know my experience would’ve been even better if I had been surprised by something. But there are some things where I might not have gotten into it if I didn’t know some things ahead of time.

[@fungushoney9958]

I'm the same as you Dee, I don't mind spoilers at all, and sometimes they even enhance my experience. It rids me of anxiety when getting into something new and having no idea what's going on or what might happen.

[@MaxWelton]

4:13 the technical term is DID

[@flowersinapril4952]

Who ever says this is a filler is a haterrrr!! Y’all haterssss

[@MatthewOliphant]

It may not move the main story forward, but it spotlights character and really underscores who Katara is as a person. When people say, "filler" they mean, "this could have been removed from the series and it wouldn't have hurt anything." And while that may be _technically_ correct, being technically correct is boring. This is a good episode. It had something to say and said it loud and clear: "I WILL NEVER EVER TURN MY BACK ON PEOPLE WHO NEED ME!"

[@KlooKloo]

But it WOULD hurt the series, dude. Ridiculous thinking otherwise

[@RedEveTillDawn]

This one is my SECOND favorite Katara episode! She's very brave and honorable

[@bigrob1987]

Hey Meesh and Dee, I hope you two day are good. "Happy. Saturday. " This was a great episode. Seeing Katara willingness to help a village who water is polluted as well helping the people who are sick and starving. Just shows how great,Katara she truly is as a person. She really kicked a** pretending to be the Painting Lady as she defend the village against the Firenation soldiers who was trying to destroy it. I really enjoy this Katara focus episode. Despite some who may dislike it. But anyway I hope you two have a wonderful day. Stay safe, take care and stay amazing.

[@MeeshDeeReacts]

Happy weekend, Rob! ☺️🙌🏽 always love hearing your insights to the episodes!

[@bigrob1987]

@MeeshDeeReacts Happy weekend to you two, too. And yes, back at you, where I like you two breakdowns and thoughts of the episode.

[@HXGM]

This is an important episode in the series as its shows trust and teamwork between K and A, in which A aligns with K major personality trait of wanting to help others even at their own expense. which is completely opposite to how S handles the situation. likely when K gains stronger feelings for A.

[@monygemini88]

I really enjoy this episode. It's a great Katara episode that shows how deeply she wants to take care of and protect innocent people. And there's some great sibling relationship stuff between Sokka and Katara too!

[@VictimPoliticized]

Katara out here playing the Netflix version of the Painted Lady apparently

[@thetntraider]

It's kinda funny that you mention that Katara looked a little like Ahsoka with the face paint, because, I don't know if you had mentioned this before, but Dave Filoni actually worked on this series before working on Clone Wars

[@6agenthawk]

"15 minutes ago" HOT OFF THE PRESS

[@PALMERUSA21]

5:50 Gordon Ramsay would say that fish is F’N Raw look at it it’s hideous it isn’t edible to eat. LOL! 😂

[@wtimmins]

I think audiences are spoiled, because 'filler' really came about from shows just throwing sh* together to fill time, that didn't make much sense or, well, do anything. Nowadays any episode that doesn't march briskly toward the resolution of the plot gets slammed as filler. Sheesh.

[@jessecortez9449]

Today's audiences are *absolutely* spoiled. This show is brilliantly put together from the opening scene of episode 1 to it's final conclusion.

[@wtimmins]

@@jessecortez9449 Im thinking of all the anime with elaborate flowcharts of dozen episode arcs to avoid as filler. Yeek.

[@Coolguy365es]

The doctor who made captain america become who he was said “People often forget that the First Nation the NAZIs attacked was Germany” same here applies to the fire nation, the fire nation people were truly the first to be most impacted by the war

[@Chaplayev]

My favorite episode is "The Southern Raiders", can't wait for you to see it

[@PALMERUSA21]

Dee your girlfriend MEESH is totally The Painted Lady.

[@commanderkorra3316]

The painted lady is an awesome episode imo,

[@piercewise1]

Some people think that "filler" means you don't advance the main plot, I guess, but I think the series is better for episodes like the Headband and Painted Lady. It shows us how most of the Fire Nation aren't the enemies of the world, they are just people trying to live their lives and/or are victims of propaganda (like the kids in school). And many of them are actually victims of the war, like the fishing town ruined by a war factory. In the same way that Zuko needed to see the impact that the war had on the rest of the world, the gAang needed to see the Fire Nation citizens as victims too.

[@XxdextriousxX]

Worst “filler” for me was the great divide cause obviously. Best filler for me was tales of ba sing se it was so wholesome seeing Toph and Katara bond

[@R.J.Godzilla81]

There are only 2 filler episodes in the whole series and those are The Great Divide & The Painted Lady and while they are skippable they are also worth a watch, at least once, because all filler episodes are still good for character building and world building and are fun if nothing else

[@BRTLxo]

Filler because it doesn't continue the story line, the great divide did contribute to the story but it was a boring side story so it was considered a filler. Painted Lady is also one of my fav episodes because it shows a lot of Kataras personality type. Again, for women Katara is such a strong willed and a great character and was deserving of her own episode before having another one with the Dynamic duo ❤️

[@r.lyster8280]

I agree with you. This never seemed like a filler episode to me. More of a character development episode.

[@MeeshDeeReacts]

100!!

[@dorothyknosby5648]

People were saying some of these season 3 episodes were filler episodes? Meh, I think they are just as good because they add depth to the world-building and character development….but the Great Divide was the only episode someone could not watch and be straight Lolol.

[@mohammadjunaid2683]

0:20 this ep is actually is 2nd last in terms of ratings. And as for the reason why i think its because its not very plot heavy, we dont see Zuko or Uncle Iroh, not a lot of action and not at the usual level of ATLA funny. I still wouldnt call this ep filler because it showcases the effects of war on normal villagers and civilians and we get to see a spirit (which are pretty rare). As for me i think still think its good. Glad u guys went in without bias and with an open mindset. Aang: " I don't meet too many spirits, but the ones I do meet, not very attractive." Yue: 👁👄👁 Kataang on their 1st date: Casually blowing up a factory and committing an act of eco terrorism. Like look at Aang here 9:02 😭😭. 3:59 no meesh. It has eyes because its from that gunky river. It got mutated cause of how bad the water is. Like seen with Hei Bai, spirits are bound to the land they inhibit. Since the river was so polluted the connection between the spirit world and the mortal world was weakend so Painted lady couldn't do anything to help. And at the end of the ep once the river was cleaned the connection was restored. Great reaction . Have a blessed weekend 😁😁.

[@MeeshDeeReacts]

We always love your detailed insights!! Happy weekend 😊🙌🏽

[@ni9htwin9250]

I hate people saying “filler episode” for this show. There is no filler. This wasn’t based on a comic or manga and there was no adding episodes to pad the run time. This episode is as canon as the finale.

[@kwahniko]

There's not really filler in the anime sense in Avatar. Since fillers are used for the anime to catch up w the manga, and there's no manga to adapt in anime. There are "rerun" episodes, that run more often because they're more standalone and dont require plot to understand. Avatar has no "filler" in that sense.

[@TheAbstruseOne]

"It's a filler episode!" No, it's not. "Filler" is when shows that are adapted from a work, typically animated shows based on Japanese manga, "catch up" to the story being published. Therefore, the animation company must create original stories to pad out the season run until the manga publishes new issues that they can then adapt. It does NOT mean "an episode that doesn't directly advance the ongoing multiepisode plot". Because guess what: Most shows until recently didn't HAVE ongoing multiepisode plots. By that definition, literally every single episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, The Simpsons, Law and Order, The Golden Girls, and Columbo were "just filler episodes". Also, an episode doesn't have to contribute directly to the narrative to still be important. "The Painted Lady" is a good example of an episode that expands on worldbuilding by showing the nature of spirits (we've seen many who take direct action themselves while this shows one who is more subtle by empowering people to help themselves through inspiring Katara) and the extent of the abuses of the Fire Nation even on their own people, plus builds on and reinforces character growth by showing Katara as someone who will stand up for what she believes is right no matter what.

[@Deorman]

Colonials are not refugees, it's kinda the opposite, they would be descendent of Firenation settlers on EarthKingdom lands, or local population that would be assimilated. It's the perfect cover for the Team Avatar since some of them don't look like most fire nation citizen. But other than that, I agree for me this episode isn't a filler, it's another inside view of the firenation and how their citizen lives.

[@JWalker444]

This show doesn't have any filler

[@zlonglea]

I LOVE THE PAINTED LADY!!!! These people hate this episode bcuz they don’t like katara

[@pyroblast3000]

I hate the term."Filler episode" on a show with no comic, book or Manga material it needs to fill time to catch up to, these are "character building episodes" just as important to the main storyline. This gives us a chance to live with these characters and get to know them without the pressure of pushing the storyline forward. There is no such the as an Avatar "Filler episode".😡😡😡😡😡😡

[@madgodprince]

Some reasons people use for it not being filler would be arguing that its important for Katara's character or that its important because of its environmentalist message or that its important because of the worldbuilding of showing us how the fire nation treats its own people. But personally I don't think those arguments are that good since we already got an environmentalist message from the show in the winter solstice episode with the burned forest, and Katara goes through the same arc in the painted lady of not turning her back on people that she already went through in the imprisoned episode so the painted lady is just an unneeded rehash of that, and we already knew that the fire nation are dicks to their own people in the storm where they're willing to sacrifice whole divisions and in the headband where they indoctrinate kids.The only new thing that this episode adds that is of any value is showing us that not only is the fire nation a dick to other nations but also a dick to its own civilians but that isn't really relevant to the overall plot or needed to be shown like do we really need yet another reason for why the fire nation government should be overthrown?

[@sammylane21]

When that Spirit Lady showed up, I would've been like "Well, well, well, just when the f__k where you when your people needed your spiritual ass??". 😂

[@torpidinput]

Why do people call character building episodes 'filler'. Never understood that as it's all part of the story.

[@badrhetoric5637]

It is a filler episode but it is a good episode to see the social and environmental ramifications of industrialisation. Even the people in the heart of empire suffer at the hands of empire. Good world building i say.

[@MeeshDeeReacts]

Great world building indeed! 🙌🏽

[@Renegadetev1]

Who hates the painted lady episode? The only episode i thought we all strongly disliked was the great divide

[@redfieldwong717]

I don’t think it’s a filler episode, but definitely not one of my favorites. Of course, not all episodes are going to be bangers.

[@deonaustin9575]

Hey is Dee short for?

[@MeeshDeeReacts]

Dee is short for Denise 😊

[@AL-fl4jk]

Wait people hate this episode?

[@Donbett1974]

I consider this a filler because it covers the same things 1x6 does. People like it for the message but nothing new was added in this episode.

[@Lilfellow25]

Meesh you’ve spoiled a lot for her throughout this show wym 💀

[@MeeshDeeReacts]

Nahh I never felt that way at all! She’s done a great job not spoiling stuff for me as a 1st time reaction ☺️ even if she accidentally did, I don’t think I ever picked it up lol 😅 -D

[@PALMERUSA21]

Very Beautiful

[@DaDunge]

I just don't like Katara episodes much I feel she's a bit preachy.

[@emmanuelcunningham4455]

No she does not

[@abarrazarios]

This is fire nation not colonies... the avatar gang call themselves colonials but the lake people are from the fire nation ... in the episode imprisoned the earth people snitch on the earthbender even tho those are the good guys .. but these fine nation people didnt say a word about katara or toph or aang so jjst something to think about