THIS PLACE IS MESSED UP! | Avatar The Last Airbender Book 2 Episode 14 Reaction

[@Gwen1001]

imagine being a kid sitting in your jammies and eating cereal, and then avatar comes on and is like "hey kids its time to learn about corrupt goverments and how they control their citizens"

[@Hypeathon]

….Avatar the Last Airbender had their episodes premiere on Friday evenings. You knew kids that ate cereal for dinner? 😂

[@Caffin8tor]

@@Hypeathon he ain't called @DrDerp for nothing!

[@lordofsloths9985]

Yeah imagine 😅

[@Rhodair]

@@Hypeathon wow, the mid-2000s were rough without re-runs existing /s

[@zenmastermtl]

Today's word is "Secret Police" :P

[@psychronia]

"How could a member of my own family say something so horrible!?" - Iroh, brother of Ozai and uncle to Azula.

[@tennoyamamoto1800]

17:32 Zuko: Finally! A reason to beat up a "client" My man living the dream of every costumer service employee ever

[@bthsr7113]

Amen!

[@desasterlord7108]

All the other guy in that place be like: "Woah, that Tea House employee is beating up a piece of shit that made racist insults against him. Good for you, you go little guy."

[@nicolasfurnas5201]

So satisfying...

[@murciadoxial8056]

zuko would THRIVE in waffle house

[@notJkun]

This is low-key my favorite episode/arc. Police state, 'disappearing' people, secret police, espionage, brainwashing and propaganda. The whole thing is just so exciting for me, when it dawns on you that this is supposed to be 'friendly' territory, yet you are far from safe. Also Long Feng is my favorite villain. Voice Acting on point.

[@Twisted_Logic]

Hell yeah. I know book 3 is more beloved overall, but the Ba Sing Se arc is easily my favorite part of the whole series

[@zenmastermtl]

And Clancy Brown is the perfect voice for him too. Cool and mature, yet sinister.

[@JohnBrown-tw2qi]

He’s the same guy who voices Mr. Krabs

[@Rommel_209]

@@JohnBrown-tw2qibro…. Ain’t no way!!!! Bruh!!!!

[@FriendlyGhost-rf7tq]

@@JohnBrown-tw2qi and Lex Luthor

[@GrimmBones]

Dude, that tea shop owner probably thought he hit a JACKPOT with Iroh and Zuko, as Iroh made his business boom with a much better tea, and Zuko is basically working both as a shop clerk, and as a bodyguard/security guard, despite only being paid to be a shop clerk.

[@LorgeDelta]

Alicia simping for Long Feng before she knew was hilarious. Also the fire nation did attack, the Drill was last episode lol.

[@CyberDalek17]

Long Feng is voiced by the Iconic Clancy Brown, who's done so many iconic characters such as Lex Luthor, Sutur(MCU), Rhino(Spectacular Spider-Man), Mr. Freeze(The Batman), and of course Mr. Crabs. So I don't blame you for that moment of simping, however Briefly

[@treywilliams1388]

There is no war in ba sing se

[@lazybadger4384]

Theres no ba sing sae in ba sing sae

[@specturv9836]

In ba sing sae, in ba sing sae

[@howdycrusader355]

There is no see in ba sing war

[@skits_3d824]

There is no BAAAA in sing sae 🐑 just sheeple

[@Caffin8tor]

There is no sing in ba war se

[@samfisher6606]

With Aang and Sokka, this episode perfectly encapsulates the "two friends who share one brain cell when together" trope.

[@samblackwood4525]

That hobo on the train always makes me laugh because of the old cartoon corn joke. Corn makes ethanol, so cartoonists will use a cob of corn to symbolize the booze a hobo is drinking. Invader Zim did the same thing in the episode with the Shadow Hog curse.

[@bthsr7113]

Huh.

[@starkid910]

According to the Braving the Elements podcast, Bryan Konietzko worked on Zim as well as one of the writers and they added this corn gag as an intentional personal easter egg to Zim (and by extension the ethanol joke)

[@jordanhansen5934]

The show creators knew that they had hyped up Ba Sing Se so much that there HAD to be something wrong with it. Anything else would be a let down. Also they based Ju Di off of someone within the studio

[@OrdinaryCritic]

No, she’s not.

[@jordanhansen5934]

@@OrdinaryCritic that was simply something that I remembered from the dvd commentary. It’s been a while since I’ve listened to it so some details may be slightly inaccurate.

[@domidium]

Yeah, that's the thing about supposed utopias. There's ALWAYS a catch.

[@OrdinaryCritic]

@@domidium well, you’re a catch.

[@IdkIdk-vm4dm]

​​@@OrdinaryCriticthere's no Rizz in Ba Sing Se

[@yujirohanma7470]

I love how Zuko doesn’t even try to deny Jets accusations he’s just like oh this customer wants to throw hands? Aight bro run me my fade 🤣

[@thunderflare59]

He wanted to kick someone's ass for weeks. He wasn't going to pass up the opportunity.

[@natezabinski5615]

Long Feng has ceased to be hot. There is no DILF in Ba Sing Se.

[@Drip_Wooper]

every single time that I watch this episode I cant help but love how much the writters paid attention to make a contrast between the air nomads lifestyle and the earth kingdom lifestyle, that thing was never forgotten, they're opposite elements and so they have opposite ways of life and to see the world, the earth people are more grounded and material, while the air people are more "free" and spiritual, the earth people like to fixate somewhere (just like a rock) and build hierarchies and base themselves around an economy and have their own money, the air people like to be everywhere, they're nomads afterall, they go around the world to obtain knowledge and they dont have an hierarchy, children and adults live in the same place and there is no such a thing like an Air King or Air Nobles, the only "authority" figure in the air nomads are the old sages because they've have experience, and yet they also understand that having lived for long enough doesnt mean that you're always gonna be right, which make them not so much of an absolute power, its heavy implied that basically anyone could get in a civilizated discussion with the air sages to debate their choices regarding the children or the food or what not, Gyatsu was going to talk with the sage monks to have them rethink the decision to send Aang away so early, and considering the fact that it is a very dumb decision to send a child around the world without any maturity just because said kid is basically peak airbender aint that smart, chances are he probably would've managed to either convice the sages to have Aang wait a little bit or send Aang together with an guardian figure or something of the sort to accompany him man this is why ATLA is one of my favourite shows, its basically 5 shows in one, when you're a kid you can see one thing, when you're a teen you see another, as an adults its a whole new show and as an old man its another one; There is a bunch of layers that you can see through the older you get yet it isnt an adult show, Kids can have fun with it and so can teens, adults and old people, everyone can love avatar for the same or for different reason, watching Avatar at least once in every stage of your life in a hell of an experience since everytime you watch it you notice something different

[@karnewarrior]

To be fair, Gyatsu was ALSO an Air "sage" so it's not like he was speaking up to power. Just horizontally with his comrades. I do agree though, the Air Nomads seemed to have a very horizontal and flat society, where the Earth Kingdom has a highly stratified and vertical one.

[@SleepySlann]

19:05 To be fair he IS voiced by Clancy Brown, the voice that has weakened many knees. 9:00 Compares Ba Sing Se to North Korea. And then it gets worse. The fact that the Dai Li are called the cultural authority, is a nice touch. It is exactly the wording North Korea and China uses.

[@ALJ9000]

I’m guessing these episodes are censored in China and North Korea?

[@Chestyfriend]

@@ALJ9000I would LOVE to see the NK version of Avatar, if it even exists.

[@Gumgumgamer009]

Iroh quote for this episode has gotta be “life happens no matter where you are, wether you make it or not

[@rarebearvt]

oh hell nah I'll never be ready for the Tales of Ba Sing Se

[@ScorpionViper1001]

There is no "ready" for Tales of Ba Sing Se.

[@narommalagonmorales2663]

No one, no matter how many times I see Tales of Ba Sing Se, and Appa lost days, I've always cry my heart out, even thinking of it makes me tear up, i really love Iroh man

[@domidium]

20:09 That wasn't fire. It was just a speed effect, to show you the direction the sword swing was going.

[@R-K-J7930]

As a kid, watching the weeklies was rough and this definitely caused serious discomfort. Nick did a 3 day Avatar marathon recapping before they did the series finale and this episode was still hard to watch.

[@user-yf6zz3cl8i]

Long Feng is voiced by Clancy Brown. A very talented voice actor. You'd know him best as Mr. Krabs

[@meganclare7]

"I'd know your little footsteps anywhere twinkle toes." That line makes me tear up a little. Because of the sequel series

[@kaijingarou6526]

19:15 Of all the people she had to simp over Long Feng. I can't believe this 🤣

[@ultimateninjaboi]

They definitely made Long Feng attractive on purpose. Adds to the menace and believability of his character.

[@ShankMugen]

11:16 "I will not get in the way" she says, while literally getting in the way

[@starkid910]

Fun Fact: Long Feng is voiced by Clancy Brown, AKA Eugene Krabs, owner of the Krusty Krab

[@shooter5503]

I’ve got to say Ba Sing Sa has got to be the most dystopian city to live in all of Avatar during this time period.

[@bthsr7113]

I mean, there are reasons why the Fire Nation cities might be pretty dystopian too, but either way, it was bold for a show that shared a channel with Spongebob, and we remember it for such boldness.

[@FieryMeltman]

to be honest I'd rather live there instead of the remote, poor villages we see in Zuko Alone.

[@bluecoin3771]

Behold, the episode that gave birth to the meme, “There is no war within the walls of Ba Sing Se”.

[@cjg8763]

This is one of my top favorite episodes of ATLA, possibly even my number one favorite. It is so deliciously creepy and does a good job at showing off this kind of corruption. Long Feng (who is voiced by the same guy who voices Mr. Krabs on Spongebob) calls Ba Sing Se a uptopia when it is, in fact, a dystopia with an authoritarian police state government.

[@thulindar22]

Early in the episode "is she brainwashed?" My thoughts at the time: "funny you should mention that...." XD

[@DKlett1]

The next episode will shatter your heart as it did to many others, including myself

[@Starphoenix]

And the one after that if it didn't finish the job.

[@narommalagonmorales2663]

Bro, tales of Ba sing se and Appa lost days always get me, I've seen fucked up sht all my life and I haven't cry as hard as with this two episodes tbh.

[@jdnaz1288]

The next 2.

[@kodytiffany5686]

Stepford Wives type of characters are always unsettling. The fact they are not evil but rather victims is what unsettles me. A bad guy I am more willing to use force against; a victim is one I want to save. Those you want to save being your antag is what bothers me.

[@teddiandersson6744]

Oh this episode is SO GOOD! The mounting feeling of unease, the great zuko vs jet fight scene, and that intense ending! This show just never stops impressing me, no matter how many times I watch it!

[@Samgreen90]

(At 17:35) dual welding between hook swords AND twin broadswords? THIS ought to be good!

[@nikolakulic3810]

In my opinion, Jet did not deserve to be arrested. Of course he is partially responsible for not listening to his friends, but in the end, Jet was right. He doesn't know like us viewers of this series if Zuko and Iroh are good or bad. From what he knows, it's completely normal for him to think they're spies.

[@Rhodair]

eh, his hunch may have been correct that they were fire-benders, but he still deserved to be arrested for his approach and Jet knew he risked arrest with the gamble he took - he just didn't realize how good a fighter Zuko would be

[@HiddenWindshield]

All Jet knew is that Iroh was a firebender. For all Jet knew, they were also refugees who were banished from the Fire Nation for speaking out about the war or something. And even if he was right and Iroh and Zuko were criminals, assaulting them was not the proper response.

[@fabiovarra3698]

The principal reason for Jet arrest wasn't the assaoult but the fact he yelled abouth fire nation being inside the walls.

[@wisefelipe]

He did deserve to be arrested for attacking people without any proof. He was also way too obsessed with it, as his friends tried to tell him, it is not as if having refugees from enemy nations is that rare a thing anyway. Considering how this book ends though, he was absolutely right in his worries though. Oh well, hindsight is 20/20

[@Dr.HooWho]

​@@wisefelipe I mean they would have arrested them too of they knew they were fire benders though and he really didn't deserve it since they were actually fire benders anyways sooo

[@Avenger85438]

What else did you expect from a place run by Lex Luthor. Long Fang is voiced by Clancy Brown.

[@bthsr7113]

Lex isn't this kind of controlling. Oh sure, he's find ways, but "cultural authority" is not a tool I see him favoring.

[@testytest69420]

​@@bthsr7113This is, after all, the man who said, "Do you know how much power I'd have to give up to be President?"

[@blackheart2728]

the core three Ba Sing Se episodes are fucking killer in this show. This one's got a great darkness to it but the other two. Not sure if I want to click next, those episodes wreck me as is and your crying sets me off consistently so far. I'm not gonna survive but here we go XD

[@digestedoctopus]

Every story has a cup, words to live by.

[@matiaspereyra9392]

there are so many memes of the colossal titan looking over ba sing se but there is some truth there, they both have 3 walls, the class segregation is also the same and both societies have been living inside the walls for 100 years, the key differences being that here people can live outside the walls so they have a constant influx of people and that the world is not a bleak place that would suck ass to live on

[@bthsr7113]

Well, Ba Sing Se seems a lot older than a century, and while not written hatefully like AOT, there is a lot of bleakness in this world. Imperialist pyrokinetics is a pretty damn bleak phrase.

[@matiaspereyra9392]

@@bthsr7113 yes but the going in an out would have stopped 100 years ago and yes there's bleakness in this world yes, but if someone asks you "would you live on the avatar universe?/ aot universe" the answers will be yes and GOD NO

[@bthsr7113]

@@matiaspereyra9392 Very true.

[@HephaestesVulcan]

"There is no war in Ba Sing Sei" So creepy after this episode.

[@PopeDuwang]

I understand the Simping for Long Feng. That’s Clancy Brown. He voiced the Charismatic Master Lex Luther.

[@jackson4w]

Someone who doesn't know: "Avatar is just a goofy kids show!" Me: "There is no war in Ba Sing Se..."

[@justingabriel1765]

I think Jet is tired of people waiting for things to happen in order to do something about it. He KNOWS Iroh is a firebender, and to be completely honest, how would he know if they were trying to start new lives or just infiltrate the city? He tells smellerbee essentially why he’s doing it, he doesn’t want any one else to lose family to the war like they had. He’s a powder keg yeah, but ultimately he is correct, If team avatar saw them you don’t think sokka would say the same thing? He’s also obsessed with this war. This is the stuff that really made me like jet as a character, because dispite his brash attitude and explosive temper, his heart is in the right place.

[@justingabriel1765]

@@joelsasmad yeah, somehow got hot tea right after saying it was ice cold with no fire near him or any access to a way to heat said tea. Don’t sit there and act like it is impossible to see even Zuko said something to Iroh, because anyone paying attention would notice

[@justingabriel1765]

@@joelsasmad how would he have gotten tea from the vendor when all the tea was cold, plus he didn’t move jet was literally talking to them not 10 seconds before. Stop bro, the whole reason it’s set up this way is because jets the only one who noticed, no one else way paying attention enough. That’s why jets set up to look crazy because his friends didn’t see it so they didn’t understand why he was so up in arms about it.

[@justingabriel1765]

@@joelsasmad do you know how the concept of time works? The guy would have had to go all the way to the kitchen to get hot tea, that’s the entire point of the scene, that there’s no way he could have gotten hot tea as fast as he did get it. If we lived in that world, and we had caught some fish, and you turned around to go take a piss and then when you turned back around the fish were roasted, you’d look at me like “how the fuck did you just do that?” Like come on there’s no way you don’t understand that I refuse to believe that

[@justingabriel1765]

@@joelsasmad well yeah to his friends who didn’t see it it’s gonna seem crazy that’s entirely why it’s set up the way it is. If you saw a ufo, plain as day a flying saucer, and then ran up to your friends and say “guys I just saw a ufo it was right there” your going to look crazy! No one would believe you but you know what you saw, this isn’t a new thing in story telling they use this a lot where someone has evidence yet can’t exactly prove it because it’s on hearsay.

[@ForbiddenInfinity]

Roses are red Momo likes play There is no war in Ba Seng Se

[@nuclearbirds]

Spongebob, me boy, we be infiltrating the earth kingdom government! Agugughugug!

[@nightmareman9960]

Lol the hot guy your talking about is Clancy Brown just another insane cameo in the series

[@9antbanks]

I’ve been watching you for awhile now and I gotta say, you’re too genuine and sweet! Love your stuff, keep doing what you do!

[@rjai5003]

I don’t think I’ve ever seen someone simp for Long Feng lmao

[@J_to_the_F]

4:05 "You got a voice like a 52 year old woman" Ok, that was oddly specific...

[@theswedishdude1]

lmao at her falling for Long Feng, she'll regret that real quick.

[@felwalkr_94]

Anyone else think that most of the people in Ba Sing Se just don’t see firebenders as a general threat? I mean, if people are isolated enough to largely forget about a war, they’d probably forget a lot about hostilities against the different bending types. I saw this theory in a comment section of a different video (can’t remember what video).🤷‍♂️

[@Veqtronic]

It's hard to resist Clancy Brown's dulcet tones.

[@jdnaz1288]

He is The Kurgan, after all.

[@ryanwight9116]

Because I care about your mental health, I’m giving ya a warning, NOT a spoiler, of the next few episodes. It’s VERY important for you to have at least one big box of tissues on hand

[@olgabutorina4156]

guys, it ruins experience when people tell you that "there will be something sad". You wait it and then it's nothing like you was thinking and instead of being sad, you're just upset because the hype lifted up your expectations too much.

[@synderthmc]

@@olgabutorina4156 you dare insult the next episode as disappointing?

[@okeneli7416]

@@synderthmc That’s not what they’re saying. If you give certain people the expectation of something; then that could ruin their experience and reaction than them going in watching the episode blindly not knowing if it’s happy or sad. Knowing Alicia; they’ll probably still be sad regardless but everyone is different.

[@i.ftekhar]

The Long Feng simping tho 👀

[@bartoszuczkiewicz8935]

Tribute to algorythme gods! Find yourself someone, who looks at you, the way uncle Iroh looks at his tea.

[@plucas1]

Simping for Long Feng? Clancy Brown's deep silky voice mesmerizes another female heart it seems.

[@jordandavenport5784]

Kristoff says “Somebody’s gotta tell her.”

[@ScorpionViper1001]

Gotta admit, I did not expect you to simp for Long Feng more than any other ATLA character. Still fun to see. Lol.

[@VyceofMataMertha]

I'm not gonna be... Emotionally ready for the next reaction.

[@Drip_Wooper]

I feel like her crying over it will make it even harder than it normally is, the episode is already hard to not cry, but when you see someone else also crying you just kinda give up on trying to hold back

[@bryceweber6627]

The city is based around North karea

[@MokuTheMagi]

Even though this city is scary it's still the place I'd rather live if I was in avatar. It's not that it's safe, though that is a plus, it's because of all those modern convenience and if you get good at a specialized skill that people like or value you end up in a better part of the city. There is no place in the real world that good

[@almas4663]

The thing that appeared during the sword fight wasn't a fire actually - it was an animator's way of showing a sharp fast motion trail in slow-mo

[@narommalagonmorales2663]

Not really, Zuko condensed fire into the edge so he can deal extra damage, and so no one could notice, that's why it's blue, because it's combustion its at its finest because of being that precise, the trail is not only noticeable in the slow mo, in the normal paced fight it's still there, noticeable as fire, because even when Zuko is doing another move, the trail is still there, vanishing, it's just he using his bending in a precise way.

[@yoyo777]

@@narommalagonmorales2663 i dont think he needs to make SOWRDS more deadly

[@SnowyWolborg]

​@@narommalagonmorales2663No, it was just a visual effect. You're reaching.

[@VyceofMataMertha]

Long Feng is voiced by Clancy Brown. The same guy who voiced Mr. Krabs. Let that sink in.

[@bthsr7113]

Eugene is something of an outlier in his profile, though perhaps not as much as that character used to be.

[@quentincoetzee4313]

I mainly remember him as the same guy who voiced Lex Luthor. Feels like the voices are almost identical.

[@UTU49]

Alicia! Yay! I just thought of you a couple of hours ago.

[@lazybadger4384]

9:15 DING DING DING!!!!! YEP.......Right on the money XD

[@franconunez925]

I was kinda looking forward to this one, probably the most front-loaded dark episode in the entire series.

[@calistodorren]

It wasn't fire, it was just a flash of the metal to show how fast the sword was moving...

[@thunderflare59]

Always remember: there is no war in Ba Sing Se.

[@ELV13S]

animals in this world ar fusions of 2 species so hearing about a bear IS gonna be weird for them. and what are yu talkin about denial mommy? i mean alicia? theres no war in ba sing se, it is safe here. also favorite npc coming up in a few episodes, just remember she looks like akali [lol]. and if you like red flags ill raise my hand XD

[@yokomoko8259]

Love your reactoins! Wish everyone enjoy^^ Btw i have goosebumps everytime i see the end of this series

[@BB-fx8qo]

Guide is basically a North Korea tour guide. Though ba sing sei is better than NK

[@wertm123]

More of a China analogue than a North Korea one but it fits nonetheless

[@voltafx]

Lets goo finally avatar episode 😩

[@hardsider2403]

Whaaaaaat nooooo, dark brooding mysterious boy who just came to town there's no way he'll bring home a lady friend

[@40kconquest10]

No don't fight the tears enjoy them cry 😢 it feels good

[@roiwtto0919]

ba sing se is is equivalent to china LOL

[@katsui28]

02:05 look, the inner wall ~has not been invaded by titans 😅

[@doppiodiavolo4327]

THERE'S NO WAR IN BA SING SE

[@cronos4024]

AVATAR DAY WHOOP WHOOP!

[@tennoyamamoto1800]

4:41 Yes, No, No, Uh.... sh!t happened, Yes(kinda)

[@JordanJumpin]

to be fair, jet was right about them being firebenders, but for all he knew they could be fire nation spies

[@dragon5521]

[@kaijingarou6526]

3:56 She looks like a dwarf titan.

[@Nickfurry08]

The four nations lived together in harmony but then everything changed when the fire nation attacked

[@Nickfurry08]

13:22 that is a new point of view I never heard of that. Asking jet if he wants tea 🍵 🤔

[@sherkecringemonger9872]

There is no tiananmen square in Basingse

[@davidmichaelson1092]

The drill entered but got bamboozaly woozaly destroyed... That's what she said...

[@zotaninoron3548]

No war. Just special operations.

[@joshburns6116]

Are the episodes now in order I thought this was episode 13 and the next one was 14?

[@aliciaxlife]

Nope this is 14 and 15 is tales of ba sing se. Reason why it’s confusing is that “the drill” is a part one and part two but they are separate episodes

[@joshburns6116]

@@aliciaxlife ahhh okay gotcha

[@Vaskalen]

There is no war in Ba Sing Sae. :D (I dunno how to spell it lol)

[@itskyansaro]

Bas Sing Se literally a CCP/NK Police State.

[@MrOskaren]

Omg the next one is the one!

[@krazyman159]

THERES NO WAR IN BA SING SE

[@sethgibson5148]

So. Who wants to be the one that explains the news in the next episode?

[@saintmatthias8187]

The dai li are the moral police of ba sing se. Like in Iran.

[@onorebakasama]

There is no war in Ba Sing Se.

[@markereyes]

Finally I can say, There is no war in ba sing se

[@LaLadybug]

Lmao i get you simping for long feng. Got the same feeling for sokka's and katara's dad bahahah

[@yoyo777]

Spoiler!!!

[@caulinwhitewater4118]

19:06 uh oh. oh no. not like this. This is a bad idea.

[@dejiadeleye5697]

NOOOOOO! You can't think Long Feng is attractive! Not him!🤣

[@VladyO]

LONG FENG, OF ALL PEOPLE? Eh, no judgements.

[@hupomux9995]

Why is Ba Sing Se reminding me of CCCP ? Dai Li= KGB and that censorship is identical to what was happening back then. It's crazy how much i wouldn't want to be in there.

[@FantasticMrFrog]

Well, the Earth Nation's culture and aesthetic are heavily inspired by 19th century China