Zuko confronting Ozai is easily one of my top five moments in Avatar. A conflict that had been building for fifty-one episodes finally comes to a head. In general this episode has an insane number of plot points coming to a head.
It's my absolute favorite moment. Zuko finally realizes the truth of the situation and makes the hardest choice he could. To me, he's the real hero of the show.
@Captain Twice I understand some points, i'm bored of RWBY but not in that way. Pyrrra's death was not like that, i will not talk over all because i don't want RWBY for now and his fanbase tired me pretty much. xD Also because of her death, Ruby could froze the dragon and damage Cinder, etc. Jaune is okay, etc. The problem are the sister, Ruby, Yang and Oscar, God damn Oscar. I like him but omg his plot it's trash. xD The villains are good and dude, they literally broke all the heroes in volume 3. The heroes won in 5. What are you talking? Etc. Sry if i don't make all of my points.
One of my personal favorite, but also underreported, aspects from this episode was the shot when Zuko is walking away from his father. If you recall, back in the first episode of the season, when Zuko is walking to Ozai's throne room, the camera does a close up on Zuko's scarred eye. However, when he's walking away, the camera is now focused on his normal eye. Zuko was still conflicted over right and wrong and what his real destiny was, but now, walking away, he knows where his true path lies and has found a sort of peace inside himself. Fantastic direction and writing.
MetallicaRules yes I agree the shaking of the scar when he was entering for the first time and showing his non scarred side when he was leaving in this episode was just incredible!
That also happen in season 2 when he freed appa. We can see his whole face and Iroh being behind his non scarred side. And the more he talks the more the camera stars to move towars Iroh and zuko's scarred side starts getting out of frame.
4 years xd But the lightning thing can only being use when you have inner peace,so when he use it dont have a conflict in his heart,thats another great detail
Damn it! They cut out the scene where Zuko says that Iroh has been a much better father to him than Ozai ever has, I was so looking forward to their reaction to that line T^T
I know right!! I was sad too, they do this sometimes in a lot of episodes by taking key moments out, but they probably have a reason for doing this I guess
I know it wasn't in the cut, but Azula's "I am a 400-foot tall purple platypus bear with pink horns and silver wings" was just pure gold, most especially when Toph admitted that she was a good liar xD And gotta say though, Azula is agile as fuck! I like how when Ozai lightning-bends, he does it with two hands instead of one. Zuko redirecting that was sooo satisfying!! Ozai's face afterwards :P Overall, this two-part invasion was just amazing! I also loved how at the end of it, you could really feel the loss and how hopeless it was when the giant airships showed up and when the subs were bombed. The music was just spot-on! OH! I forgot to say this in the last one but in Part I of the invasion after Zuko left a letter on his bed, I loved how it showed him pulling his hood on and then turning to leave. If you remember back to "Zuko Alone", his mom did the same thing as she was leaving too! It's such a minor thing, but the parallels and symbolism!! xD
Yeah! The parallels in this show between the characters are just incredible! And they might feel hopeless, but little do they know Zuko is on the way to help!
Dont ghost ban me plz yeah that was awesome! Maybe if you do it with two hands you don't have to charge it for that long and you can shoot it right away?
Hearing the sudden tone shift in Zuko's voice when he said "What an amazing lie it was" it just sent shivers up my spine. Also it's important to know the invasion was flawed before it even began, because Aang wouldn't have been able to kill Ozai even without his firebending, but explaining any further would be spoilers so for now going to love the hell out of the next following episodes.
I think you guys are missing the point of Azula's character. She is just an evil badass. That's what makes her a great villain. Even without her firebending she fared well against Team Avatar...
After 10 years i still don't like her. I kinda like it when she was crying in the finale episode. Cuz then she knows she's beaten and she finally realises that she lost everything like her friends
I couldn't help but notice in my second time watching this episode the duality presented in the cinematography. The scenes between Zuko and Azula appear back to back almost drawing a compare and contrast between the siblings. Azula is willing to sacrifice herself to save her father, as you had indicated she was powerless and could have easily been a casualty of war. Zuko on the other hand confronts his father during the eclipse and despite having the upper hand decides to grant him mercy. Also of note, I always assumed that Azula having only 2 bodyguards was purposeful as having too many would dissuade the gang from chasing her.
Man when I go back to these episodes of Avatar the more I appreciate it. The characters, the emotions, the story and the creativity. Everything about this show is awesome!
At this point there was a long pause in the show, I don't know about the US but here in The Netherlands we had to wait for nearly a year for the last part of the season. After a couple of months Nickelodeon teased the fans with the "Avatar: Book 3 Finale Trailer", I remember a lot of fans screaming out of pure hype during a live airing of that trailer at the NYCC. It's up to you guys if you want to watch that trailer before watching the remaining episodes, I think you would enjoy it because it uses an amazing version of The Avatar theme that never got used in the show itself.
Yeah in the US we almost had to wait around 7-8 months it was crazy and then they released that trailer which got everyone hyped, but then the whole story from episode 12-21 was done within 6 days, it was really weird, the reason for this was due to the dropping of ratings which is why there was a long wait and the last episodes were just rushed through in 6 days, and yeah the theme from the trailer was incredible, it's called Reincarnation
Here in Argentina happened the same, the only difference is that they cut it out in the "dancing dragon" episode. I remember that the next day, i was so excited for the next episode and they put the very first episode; i was so fucking mad
Vaslui lol yeah it was so bad.. in the States episodes were being leaked online and were on DVD even before it aired on tv it was so weird, I didn't like it..
I think there was just too much in this episode to fit within 10 minutes. There was one part where they kept Azula saying "Uh.." for like two frames, lel.
I mean, the whole point of the Azula fight was to show that even without her powers she's a good fighter? They couldn't have killed her super easily in any case, as shown by how many times she evaded their bending. She studied their techniques quite extensively after fighting them so many times. The only reason Toph trapped her with that earth was because Azula knew the Dai Li would just destroy it for her. Bending isn't supposed to be an all-powerful skill that can instantly kill anyone around you with no window to evade or counterattack. Cause that would be boring! As for why the Gaang isn't just killing every enemy they meet, it Is a kid's show on Nick (sure, there have been instances of death but those have been few and far between. Even with the people on the balloons, their deaths are never shown so it's usually assumed they lived somehow) and the heroes themselves aren't really the type of people to just do that (especially Aang, who hates killing). Especially after spending an entire set of episodes talking about everyone's inherent humanity, including their enemies.
Jesus, watching these just makes me want to watch the entire series all over again. I just fucking love Zuko, such a complex and interesting character. Love that shit.
Yeah lol, they don't like her and I doubt they ever will haha 😂, and yeah I loved this episode b/c of Zuko too, stood up to his dad, redirected his lightning and is FINALLY gonna join the Gaang!
12:10 It could very well be that in Ozai's mind, seeing Ursa being capable of murder to protect her son makes her a threat to him. Therefor he would have her cast out to protect himself and to have absolute power over his children.
Zuko confronting Ozai is one of the greatest moments of this show. Like each time I just pound my chest and yell "DAS MY BOYYY!!!" And you hear bits of Peace Excerpt in the background...TEARS
Zuko confronting his father IS the BEST moment in the entire show if you ask me. My favorite moment is not Zuko saying Iroh was more of a father to him, not Zuko redirecting the lightning, not Zuko's amazing speech about what he was taught when growing upl, and showing amazingly how fascism works, or anything like that. I love the whole scene, and those moments are all awesome, but my favorite moment honestly is when he says "Goodbye". I know it's such a tiny thing, but the way Dante Basco delivers that line in particular just sounds so awesome if you ask me. He really makes it feel like when Zuko said that whole speech, that he said something that he wanted to say for so long when he just said that one line at the end. Dante Basco is so fucking awesome.
The Zuko and Ozai's confrontation is my favorite thing in this series, I love it all but that conversation is everything to me just he standing up for himself and it is so beautiful, I know they dont enjoy Azula but I do wonder how they will fell about the end of her arc
I'm not the first to point this out but Zuko learning how to redirect lightning is very symbolic of how he learns to endure and redirect Ozai's/Azula's cruelty into being a better person.
I always thought the show missed the opportunity to fool the audience into thinking aang was opening the Firelords door, only to reveal it was Zuko. Still adore both scenes, but that always jumps out at me when I rewatch.
The Azula hate baffles me, when I first watched the show she was my favorite villain and one of my favorite characters. Such a ruthless and cunning strategist and tactician.
Yes, but at this point in the story she lacks depth. It isn’t until towards the end that her motives come into clearer focus and you realize she’s not just a spoiled brat but that there’s something deeper going on. Don’t get me wrong, I like Azula (She’s a complete badass.) but I totally get why some people would be turned off.
@@tiawilliams5690 I completely get that, what I honestly hated about their reactions was the fact that they were so, I’m sorry for the expression, butthurt over her whole character that they would completely cut IMPORTANT scenes just because she was on or spoke on them.
Lol Eric really wants the protagonists to fall in line with ideologies of the Punisher or something. If you really are behind that, you missed Aang's character all together. Even commentating that Toph should kill azula and Sokka even torturing her. Hell even delving into bloodbending as a good and useful power, no it isn't it is a curse and will never be used (I think) based on the protagonists view's, they are made as heroes not as vigilantes please don't mix it up.
Lol Sokka killing, all the screen time of him in the invasion was disabling a gun turret and disabling a rhino rider, just because he's seemingly acting the part of a soldier, a damn good one I might add, all in all he's a scholar first, soldier second. Do you not remember the sand temple episode he was ecstatic of finding firebending tactics and knowledge the whole temple gave. And on the subject of Toph, that location was at a road where she "trapped" them, do you know what roads are used for?? People will find them in a couple hours plenty of time to get them out. Why In the hell do you think the youngest in the group has a passion for killing, out right murder is beyond me. Yes lets have the YOUNGEST of the group have scenes wheres she's killing. I wouldn't have a problem with it if thats what they wanted ultimately the writers of this series, but from all evidence Toph is no killer. Even "The Dragon of the West" Iroh should be the most morally slighted character in this series but he is not. hmm maybe that a clue for the theme this series is going for.
Yes I will admit there were deaths in this battle even some made by our protagonists toward the enemy. Mainly Katara, but to say Toph is somewhat fine with enemy deaths something akin to a psychopath who doesn't feel anything who oppose them is a straight out lie. In one of the filler episodes she says she misses her parents and feels for them. (I admit passion was a bad word to use) but the outcome of her not feeling anything or maybe a little is a bad way to give light to Toph. She loves martial arts and defeating the enemy but that does not mean she literally does not give a fuck about enemies her character hides her emotions thats how she deals with her feelings. I mean if that was true she would have a lot of friction and I mean a lot having Aang as leader. She would be questioning every one of his moves. Think for example in her shoes, there you are facing a deluded and crazy Azula feeling her heartbeat and actually feeling throughout your entire body the death of her getting crushed her skull folding inward onto herself and the last frantic heartbeat ringing in your mind and lets have that thought that the youngest in the group is capable of that. If you still say yes she can do that then my opinion falls on deaf ears I guess.
@Talisguy Do you even now how absurd the idea of Toph and especially Sokka killing Azula is, that would h made them to the most hated characters in the whole series(and would also destroy the whole message of Avatar).
Honestly a small sadistic part of me wants to put them in the shoes of team avatar and then laugh as they wonder why nobody likes them for being bloodthirsty assholes.
Ozai used lightning on his son, not knowing that Iroh had taught Zuko the ability to deflect it, or probably not knowing such an ability was even possible. He tried to murder his own son.
Here's why they don't kill Azula: 1. They're not killers. That balloon they destroyed? It deflated slowly enough that the people inside probably didn't die. Even with the Firelord, their plan isn't to "kill" him, its to capture him. It's smarter to do it that way in any case. Why make a martyr out of him? 2. Azula is a kid. She's 14, only two years older than Aang. You guys do realize that you're wanting for kids to kill another kid, don't you? Even if they were planning to kill the Firelord, that would be going a bit too far. Yeah, she's tried to kill them, but heroes are supposed to be better than the people they're fighting, aren't they?
I've always loved Sokka and loved his journey into becoming the great warrior and strategist that he is, but there's a moment in this episode that I've only just caught just now, despite having watched the show numerous times! Last season when we met Jet, Aang and Katara kept teasing and putting down Sokka's "instincts." Of course, he turned out to be right about Jet. Fast forward to today, at the invasion, Sokka says "My instincts tell me he (Ozai) wouldn't go too far" and it's not just Aang and Katara but *everyone around him* who doesn't bat an eye, they all recognize and readily accept Sokka's intellect. It's such a great moment that's easy to miss because we're in the heat of battle, but it's such a testament to how far they've all come.
The Avatar lolol yeah they most probably will, I'm interested in seeing their reaction of Azula in The Sozins Comet episodes and see what they think of her then
The fact that only after confronting his father and saying everything that needed to be said is when Zuko is finally able to redirect lightning is such great symbolism. ATLA just has so many good moments that give me chills
I can understand your hate for Azula but you guys don't show enough appreciation for how evil and a badass she is, which is all she's supposed to be is evil. She's not supposed to be relatable (although if you relate to her you might need to get some help) and I just don't see why you keep on looking for a way for her to be likeable when the reason people like her is because she's evil and a badass (and voiced by Grey DeLisle). You appreciate all the great villains of every comic book show you guys watch, which you should because they're also awesome, and while some are relatable and that makes them greatas well, others are just evil because they're evil (like Azula) and you still appreciate them for being evil. I mean maybe you're just looking at Azula as just a cartoon character that you don't take as serious as others (which I doubt you are) but still, I wish you would just show a little more appreciation.
Jack of All Vamps I understand it and do not find it weird, I just think they need to realize what I pointed out (unless they already have and just don't want to give her the understanding that they give others like the joker). Also freezea?
I don't think they ever did minus eric saying he's biased in S2EP2 which tells me they never gave her a try to begin with and for the Freeza thing is that its how its actually spelled his name unless you watch the dub then its spelled Frieza.
Jack of All Vamps Oh okay. I don't watch a lot of anime (just assuming its from an anime because you said dub) and didn't know who Freeza is so I thought you were saying Mr. Freeze lol.
Richard McGonagle plays Victor Sullivan in the Uncharted series, he voiced King Endrin Aeducan in Dragon Age: Origins, he played Commander Pete Harkins in Star Trek: Voyager, and of course he voices Bato of the Southern Water Tribe.
you guys need to start to show the love and respect and fear for Azula that she deserves she is one of the best villains to ever be made in American animated culture
HAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHA! She was a poor villain by all respects. I would argue most other avatar villains were better such as Amon, Zaheer, Kuvira, and Zhao. The only ones I think she beats is perhaps Unalaq and Ozai.
Toph does not get many grand scenes in this season, but her almost taking the bullet for Sokka, when Azula regains her bending, says a lot about her character. Kinda disappointed with the editing on this one, they cut the infamous ,,favorite prisoner " line and the hilarious lie test, for scenes of them crossing the magma. Also Ozais elite guards look sick and the Azula hate train accelerates even further.
Yeah, we all know Bato, Azula and even Ozai would be dead if it wasn't for the limitations of a kids show. It seems like the crew is generally more focused/interested in plot than character, but the next episodes won't give them much of a choice, the plot steps up, but we are in the roller coaster of character development from now on. :D
A bit of trivia, here: The guy that Aang, Toph and Sokka encounter in the secret bunker has actually appeared two other times, once per past season. The dude's name is Qin, and he appeared in Book One's "The Northern Air Temple" as the debt collector of sorts to the professor before Aang chased him off and started the battle in the second half of the episode. In Book Two, he was the commander/overseer of the drill (appearing in "The Drill", obviously) busting through Ba Sing Se. Reason why he appeared in those circumstances was because of his title, "War Minister", which is granted to the head of Fire Nation research & development (R&D).
this episode relates to the real world so much basically talking about slavery in government and politics,its all in this episode. well written and well done.
Richard McGonagall's most famous role is voicing Victor Sullivan aka Sully from the Uncharted games. If you guys've played those, that's why he sounds familiar.
I paused at 0:10 , and I feel like it accurately describes Blind Wave. Calvin's just done with this shit, Shane is Shane, Eric is like "Don't do it, I'm trying to do the thing" and Aaron's like "START IT ALREADY" lol
The hype was underwhelming to say the least for the absolute spine-chilling badassery that was the moment Zuko redirected that lightening. lol This episode is so fantastic, you can feel the tonal shift in Zuko *so* vividly, it's all fallen into place, he's finally found himself, I just love love love it.
I love how fast zuko got the Fxck outta there after redirecting ozai lightening and you can tell he didn’t stop running until he got to iron’s prison cell
+MetallicaRules Wan was a horrible person, so was Korra. Jinora was a mary sue. They ruined Amon with that blood bending crap. I agree with you about Lin, Tenzin, Zaheer and Varrick though.
+The Avatar The development in LOK aside from a few characters was awful. Korra got everything handed to her and people called her a strong female. She was rude to everyone and blamed everyone else for her problems.
Damn this episode was not edited properly :( . So many scenes are missing! I understand though, the episode is one epic moment after another, it must have been hard to find 10 minutes. Anywayz, great reaction, absolutely fantastic episode.
Is that little scene where Zuko says "I'm gonna make everything right" included in either of these episodes? I thought that scene was in part 1 but I could be wrong.
This is one of my favorite episodes. :D I can't wait to see the reaction to the next few episodes, leading to the finale. After which, I want you guys to react to something...
And this is exactly why I watch Blindwave, not only for the funny shit that always goes down on this channel but for your guys opinions on certain situations and characters in the series. I have watched this entire series multiple times and have never yet once made the connect between the previous Firelord's death and Zuko's mom's banishment. I always just assumed the classic son wants to rule, king/lord/whatever thinks they dont deserve it or something to that extent so son kills father to gain power. But I have never, ever, thought of it in the way in which you presented. That adds a whole new layer to Zuko's past in relation to the firelord, Azula and their mom previously not discovered by me until now. Thanks Blindwave!
as the avatar said, ozai pretty much says (or at least strongly implied) ursa had something to do with ozai becoming firelord. not sure if (i forget the specifics) the show, comics or youtube reveals that ursa killed azulon
siloPIRATE No you're right, he did strongly imply that she did vicious treasonous things that night but again it didn't click in my head, Not completely anyway. If it were to be so obvious than( Sorry Blindwave, stay away spoliers) Than why at the end of the series is Zuko so curious as to what happened to his mother when he already supposedly knew everything in this episode that Ozai knew. And Zuko states so she's still alive and Ozai Replies with perhaps. So he doesn't know of her whereabouts or if she is even still alive. So why ask the question if we really knew everything as people apparently keep stating to me in this thread and why ask if you know he doesn't have a clue as to where she is. And with the gain of his new found power as Fire Lord, you'd think he wouldn't need Ozai's help to find her or to figure out what had happened to her when she was banished. But yeah I really need to read that comic, just never got around to it.
it's been a while since i watched the show/read any of the comics, but i think he knew something happened between ursa and ozai and then ozai came out with 'she hatched a plan so treasonous in which i would become fire lord' speech which implied she committed treason and where she is now is the result of that, but i'm not really sure whether ozai elaborated more on exactly what ursa did and where she went
4:35 Something I never noticed: The Firelord sits and listens to Zuko when it's clear that Zuko still has power and the Firelord does not. Excellent foreshadowing
Ozai is an opportunist and only respects power. In that moment, Zuko had both of those things. Although Ozai probably thought that Zuko would strike him down and take the throne for himself as he'd done with Azulon.
I don't know who's voice you were talking about. But if it was the kids dad, when he was yelling as the army marched, he sounded like Sully from Uncharted. He probably isn't. But that's what he sounded like.
Kinda amazed Hue didn't get injured (the vine-bender guy) - must have moved all the water between him and the bomb when he realized one hit the vine golem.
Eric: "Zuko, what are you doing? LEAVE!!!.....ing." LMAO!
lol ikr
Lmao
Whats the time stamp
@@NastoKing If you still need it it's 10:20
This running joke is everything lol
Zuko confronting Ozai is easily one of my top five moments in Avatar. A conflict that had been building for fifty-one episodes finally comes to a head. In general this episode has an insane number of plot points coming to a head.
Yeah I agree, it was phenomenal, the whole confrontation was done perfectly, this is one of my favorite episodes and easily a top 5 moment
It's my absolute favorite moment. Zuko finally realizes the truth of the situation and makes the hardest choice he could. To me, he's the real hero of the show.
sj4iy Yeah I agree, Zuko the real MVP!
Chills everytime
Dylan L It is awesome ;).
love Zuko's moment with his father. Shows the full result of his character development
and now we begin the final act of this series
I know 😭😭 it's going to go by and end so fast
@Captain Twice
And now to go again to Atlas, poor Weiss, all his arc of leaving to come back again with his sh*tt father. xD
@Captain Twice
What? It's still okay, it's not like it was perfect in volume 1-3..
@Captain Twice
I understand some points, i'm bored of RWBY but not in that way. Pyrrra's death was not like that, i will not talk over all because i don't want RWBY for now and his fanbase tired me pretty much. xD
Also because of her death, Ruby could froze the dragon and damage Cinder, etc.
Jaune is okay, etc. The problem are the sister, Ruby, Yang and Oscar, God damn Oscar. I like him but omg his plot it's trash. xD
The villains are good and dude, they literally broke all the heroes in volume 3. The heroes won in 5. What are you talking? Etc. Sry if i don't make all of my points.
One of my personal favorite, but also underreported, aspects from this episode was the shot when Zuko is walking away from his father. If you recall, back in the first episode of the season, when Zuko is walking to Ozai's throne room, the camera does a close up on Zuko's scarred eye. However, when he's walking away, the camera is now focused on his normal eye. Zuko was still conflicted over right and wrong and what his real destiny was, but now, walking away, he knows where his true path lies and has found a sort of peace inside himself. Fantastic direction and writing.
MetallicaRules yes I agree the shaking of the scar when he was entering for the first time and showing his non scarred side when he was leaving in this episode was just incredible!
That also happen in season 2 when he freed appa. We can see his whole face and Iroh being behind his non scarred side. And the more he talks the more the camera stars to move towars Iroh and zuko's scarred side starts getting out of frame.
4 years xd
But the lightning thing can only being use when you have inner peace,so when he use it dont have a conflict in his heart,thats another great detail
@@elcondoropinologo9821 That's not quite how it works. You have to have inner peace to conjure the lightning, not to redirect it
@@elcondoropinologo9821 No, you’re simply guiding the lightning and letting it flow through your body then releasing it.
Damn it! They cut out the scene where Zuko says that Iroh has been a much better father to him than Ozai ever has, I was so looking forward to their reaction to that line T^T
Crimson Fury if they cut it out it means they didnt have a reaction to it :P
I know right!! I was sad too, they do this sometimes in a lot of episodes by taking key moments out, but they probably have a reason for doing this I guess
Guess you have to go to the patreon
"I am going to speak my mind and you are going to listen."
One of my favorite lines from Zuko in the show :)
What about ''thats rought buddy
I know it wasn't in the cut, but Azula's "I am a 400-foot tall purple platypus bear with pink horns and silver wings" was just pure gold, most especially when Toph admitted that she was a good liar xD
And gotta say though, Azula is agile as fuck!
I like how when Ozai lightning-bends, he does it with two hands instead of one. Zuko redirecting that was sooo satisfying!! Ozai's face afterwards :P
Overall, this two-part invasion was just amazing! I also loved how at the end of it, you could really feel the loss and how hopeless it was when the giant airships showed up and when the subs were bombed. The music was just spot-on!
OH! I forgot to say this in the last one but in Part I of the invasion after Zuko left a letter on his bed, I loved how it showed him pulling his hood on and then turning to leave. If you remember back to "Zuko Alone", his mom did the same thing as she was leaving too! It's such a minor thing, but the parallels and symbolism!! xD
Yeah! The parallels in this show between the characters are just incredible! And they might feel hopeless, but little do they know Zuko is on the way to help!
wished they had cut out the intro just for that platypus bear scene. its so brilliant
Weiss Schnee They probably hated it, because Azula ;)
Dont ghost ban me plz Well Ozai was confirmed to be the most powerful firebender in the show for a reason.
Dont ghost ban me plz yeah that was awesome! Maybe if you do it with two hands you don't have to charge it for that long and you can shoot it right away?
Toph is such a little powerhouse. Love that girl!
Best character imo or rather my fave character cos Zuko is definitely the best character
Hearing the sudden tone shift in Zuko's voice when he said "What an amazing lie it was" it just sent shivers up my spine. Also it's important to know the invasion was flawed before it even began, because Aang wouldn't have been able to kill Ozai even without his firebending, but explaining any further would be spoilers so for now going to love the hell out of the next following episodes.
Damn why’d you cut out the part where azula mention suki, that moment was so tense
I know one of my fav Sokka moments where he pins Azula up to the wall
For me it was when ozai is telling him about his mom
Also the " Since you can't see me me I should tell you, Im rolling my eyes"
I don’t think they like Azula very much. They cut out a lot of her scenes.
@@ceeeceee8753 Oh yeah, they hate Azula
I'm so disappointed that they cut out the part when Azula prove she could lie about anything
I am a 400 foot tall purple platypus bear with pink horns and silver wings 😂
the "LEEEEEAVE!" joke will never get old xD i laugh every time
I think you guys are missing the point of Azula's character. She is just an evil badass. That's what makes her a great villain. Even without her firebending she fared well against Team Avatar...
Allen Antony she's Kung fu joker. that's what makes her awesome.
That's what makes her so boring. She is just unrealisticly evil and badass. They gave her character no depth and she became super one dimensional.
She's not one dimensional at all. In fact as people grow they like Azula a lot. She's a fandom favourite
After 10 years i still don't like her. I kinda like it when she was crying in the finale episode. Cuz then she knows she's beaten and she finally realises that she lost everything like her friends
She's an evil Mary Sue, I don't know how anyone finds her "badass." Just a lesser Zuko with tits.
Iroh obviously did lots of Push ups, sit ups, and drank plenty of juice.
What type of juice? Cactus juice?
+MetallicaRules Did I say juice? I meant to say tea.
+Andre Ware Much better
It is the quenchiest after all
siloPIRATE Nothing's quenchier.
I couldn't help but notice in my second time watching this episode the duality presented in the cinematography. The scenes between Zuko and Azula appear back to back almost drawing a compare and contrast between the siblings. Azula is willing to sacrifice herself to save her father, as you had indicated she was powerless and could have easily been a casualty of war. Zuko on the other hand confronts his father during the eclipse and despite having the upper hand decides to grant him mercy.
Also of note, I always assumed that Azula having only 2 bodyguards was purposeful as having too many would dissuade the gang from chasing her.
The Avatar
Zuko luckily also has these traits.
General Iroh made the same point when Zuko was in a position to take Aang's bison from Lake Laogai
Yes she’s willing to sacrifice herself for Ozai, which is so sad because she has no idea that he never loved her.
Bato is voiced by the guy who voiced Sully in the Uncharted series
Cameron Shaddle I thought you were about to say sully from monsters inc.
shit, man. no wonder I liked his voice
Cameron Shaddle woah mind blown...
Cameron Shaddle
Yup. I just noticed it with this episode. Pretty awesome.
Thank God im not the only one who picked up on that!
Man when I go back to these episodes of Avatar the more I appreciate it. The characters, the emotions, the story and the creativity. Everything about this show is awesome!
When you literally stop everything you're doing cause you see the notification 😂
Lmfao same, everything else can wait!
Same here lol!
Same!
Same! lol! XD
man, that is some real love! XD
Zuko's confrontation with Ozai is one of my favorite scenes from the show ☺️
At 9:08. I like how the guy says "the boulder doesn't like this." It really matches up with the boulder.
Aw man, a little disappointing that you cut out the part with Zuko's mother. Oh well. Great reaction as always regardless.
At this point there was a long pause in the show, I don't know about the US but here in The Netherlands we had to wait for nearly a year for the last part of the season. After a couple of months Nickelodeon teased the fans with the "Avatar: Book 3 Finale Trailer", I remember a lot of fans screaming out of pure hype during a live airing of that trailer at the NYCC. It's up to you guys if you want to watch that trailer before watching the remaining episodes, I think you would enjoy it because it uses an amazing version of The Avatar theme that never got used in the show itself.
Yeah in the US we almost had to wait around 7-8 months it was crazy and then they released that trailer which got everyone hyped, but then the whole story from episode 12-21 was done within 6 days, it was really weird, the reason for this was due to the dropping of ratings which is why there was a long wait and the last episodes were just rushed through in 6 days, and yeah the theme from the trailer was incredible, it's called Reincarnation
I don't think they should watch it to be honest. It's a very spoilery trailer, and I'd like to see their reaction in the actual reaction episodes.
Oh man the hype when that trailer came out was real. Still one of my favorite trailers (although looking back it does have a lot of spoilers).
Here in Argentina happened the same, the only difference is that they cut it out in the "dancing dragon" episode. I remember that the next day, i was so excited for the next episode and they put the very first episode; i was so fucking mad
Vaslui lol yeah it was so bad.. in the States episodes were being leaked online and were on DVD even before it aired on tv it was so weird, I didn't like it..
was hoping theyd keep azulas platypus lie xd
I think there was just too much in this episode to fit within 10 minutes. There was one part where they kept Azula saying "Uh.." for like two frames, lel.
yeah and i really wanted to hear the "i'll roll your whole head" response she gets from toph lol.
@@bushybrovvs they cut out all her good scenes :(
The way they show the firelord power with how incredibly fast he generates lightning.
I mean, the whole point of the Azula fight was to show that even without her powers she's a good fighter? They couldn't have killed her super easily in any case, as shown by how many times she evaded their bending. She studied their techniques quite extensively after fighting them so many times. The only reason Toph trapped her with that earth was because Azula knew the Dai Li would just destroy it for her.
Bending isn't supposed to be an all-powerful skill that can instantly kill anyone around you with no window to evade or counterattack. Cause that would be boring!
As for why the Gaang isn't just killing every enemy they meet, it Is a kid's show on Nick (sure, there have been instances of death but those have been few and far between. Even with the people on the balloons, their deaths are never shown so it's usually assumed they lived somehow) and the heroes themselves aren't really the type of people to just do that (especially Aang, who hates killing). Especially after spending an entire set of episodes talking about everyone's inherent humanity, including their enemies.
Jesus, watching these just makes me want to watch the entire series all over again. I just fucking love Zuko, such a complex and interesting character. Love that shit.
wow, You really hate Azula. This was one of my favorite episode just because of Zuko
Yeah lol, they don't like her and I doubt they ever will haha 😂, and yeah I loved this episode b/c of Zuko too, stood up to his dad, redirected his lightning and is FINALLY gonna join the Gaang!
Yes, and it's going to get better from here
Funny. She is my favorite female character in whole show.
12:10 It could very well be that in Ozai's mind, seeing Ursa being capable of murder to protect her son makes her a threat to him. Therefor he would have her cast out to protect himself and to have absolute power over his children.
Zuko confronting Ozai is one of the greatest moments of this show. Like each time I just pound my chest and yell "DAS MY BOYYY!!!" And you hear bits of Peace Excerpt in the background...TEARS
mark hamil's voice acting in this episode is amazing
i love that leaving running gag...-
This was one of my favorite episodes. I loved all the Zuko moments.
I love it when Calvin yells "DEATH!" 😂👍
Zuko confronting his father IS the BEST moment in the entire show if you ask me. My favorite moment is not Zuko saying Iroh was more of a father to him, not Zuko redirecting the lightning, not Zuko's amazing speech about what he was taught when growing upl, and showing amazingly how fascism works, or anything like that. I love the whole scene, and those moments are all awesome, but my favorite moment honestly is when he says "Goodbye". I know it's such a tiny thing, but the way Dante Basco delivers that line in particular just sounds so awesome if you ask me. He really makes it feel like when Zuko said that whole speech, that he said something that he wanted to say for so long when he just said that one line at the end. Dante Basco is so fucking awesome.
The Zuko and Ozai's confrontation is my favorite thing in this series, I love it all but that conversation is everything to me just he standing up for himself and it is so beautiful, I know they dont enjoy Azula but I do wonder how they will fell about the end of her arc
I'm not the first to point this out but Zuko learning how to redirect lightning is very symbolic of how he learns to endure and redirect Ozai's/Azula's cruelty into being a better person.
Aang's, "In a different life" quote kind of foreshadowed a lot. They basically were friends in a different life in a certain aspect
I always thought the show missed the opportunity to fool the audience into thinking aang was opening the Firelords door, only to reveal it was Zuko. Still adore both scenes, but that always jumps out at me when I rewatch.
They already did that with Appa.
"Don't you want to know what happened to your mother?" When I first heard that line, I was like oh shit! It's about to go down!
The Azula hate baffles me, when I first watched the show she was my favorite villain and one of my favorite characters. Such a ruthless and cunning strategist and tactician.
Yes, but at this point in the story she lacks depth. It isn’t until towards the end that her motives come into clearer focus and you realize she’s not just a spoiled brat but that there’s something deeper going on. Don’t get me wrong, I like Azula (She’s a complete badass.) but I totally get why some people would be turned off.
@@tiawilliams5690 I completely get that, what I honestly hated about their reactions was the fact that they were so, I’m sorry for the expression, butthurt over her whole character that they would completely cut IMPORTANT scenes just because she was on or spoke on them.
Lol Eric really wants the protagonists to fall in line with ideologies of the Punisher or something. If you really are behind that, you missed Aang's character all together. Even commentating that Toph should kill azula and Sokka even torturing her. Hell even delving into bloodbending as a good and useful power, no it isn't it is a curse and will never be used (I think) based on the protagonists view's, they are made as heroes not as vigilantes please don't mix it up.
Lol Sokka killing, all the screen time of him in the invasion was disabling a gun turret and disabling a rhino rider, just because he's seemingly acting the part of a soldier, a damn good one I might add, all in all he's a scholar first, soldier second. Do you not remember the sand temple episode he was ecstatic of finding firebending tactics and knowledge the whole temple gave. And on the subject of Toph, that location was at a road where she "trapped" them, do you know what roads are used for?? People will find them in a couple hours plenty of time to get them out. Why In the hell do you think the youngest in the group has a passion for killing, out right murder is beyond me. Yes lets have the YOUNGEST of the group have scenes wheres she's killing. I wouldn't have a problem with it if thats what they wanted ultimately the writers of this series, but from all evidence Toph is no killer. Even "The Dragon of the West" Iroh should be the most morally slighted character in this series but he is not. hmm maybe that a clue for the theme this series is going for.
Yes I will admit there were deaths in this battle even some made by our protagonists toward the enemy. Mainly Katara, but to say Toph is somewhat fine with enemy deaths something akin to a psychopath who doesn't feel anything who oppose them is a straight out lie. In one of the filler episodes she says she misses her parents and feels for them. (I admit passion was a bad word to use) but the outcome of her not feeling anything or maybe a little is a bad way to give light to Toph. She loves martial arts and defeating the enemy but that does not mean she literally does not give a fuck about enemies her character hides her emotions thats how she deals with her feelings. I mean if that was true she would have a lot of friction and I mean a lot having Aang as leader. She would be questioning every one of his moves. Think for example in her shoes, there you are facing a deluded and crazy Azula feeling her heartbeat and actually feeling throughout your entire body the death of her getting crushed her skull folding inward onto herself and the last frantic heartbeat ringing in your mind and lets have that thought that the youngest in the group is capable of that. If you still say yes she can do that then my opinion falls on deaf ears I guess.
@Talisguy
Do you even now how absurd the idea of Toph and especially Sokka killing Azula is, that would h made them to the most hated characters in the whole series(and would also destroy the whole message of Avatar).
@Talisguy
Hmmm Toph probably(at least earlier), but Sokka is rly a very wild guess.
Honestly a small sadistic part of me wants to put them in the shoes of team avatar and then laugh as they wonder why nobody likes them for being bloodthirsty assholes.
Congrats on 10k a month on Patreon, guys!
Ozai used lightning on his son, not knowing that Iroh had taught Zuko the ability to deflect it, or probably not knowing such an ability was even possible. He tried to murder his own son.
Your reaction vids are my Monday highlights. Thanks for cheering me up on these dreadful days lol
What an episode!!! Toph being MVP, Appa in armor is a badass yet cute. Zuko speaking his mind, Iroh escaping, so much goodness!!!)))
Richard McGonagle is also the voice of General Grevious from the 2003 Clone Wars cartoon and Apocalypse from the video game X-Men Legends 2
Here's why they don't kill Azula:
1. They're not killers. That balloon they destroyed? It deflated slowly enough that the people inside probably didn't die. Even with the Firelord, their plan isn't to "kill" him, its to capture him. It's smarter to do it that way in any case. Why make a martyr out of him?
2. Azula is a kid. She's 14, only two years older than Aang. You guys do realize that you're wanting for kids to kill another kid, don't you? Even if they were planning to kill the Firelord, that would be going a bit too far. Yeah, she's tried to kill them, but heroes are supposed to be better than the people they're fighting, aren't they?
The Zuko line is what I used for my Prize Speaking in my school
I've always loved Sokka and loved his journey into becoming the great warrior and strategist that he is, but there's a moment in this episode that I've only just caught just now, despite having watched the show numerous times! Last season when we met Jet, Aang and Katara kept teasing and putting down Sokka's "instincts." Of course, he turned out to be right about Jet. Fast forward to today, at the invasion, Sokka says "My instincts tell me he (Ozai) wouldn't go too far" and it's not just Aang and Katara but *everyone around him* who doesn't bat an eye, they all recognize and readily accept Sokka's intellect. It's such a great moment that's easy to miss because we're in the heat of battle, but it's such a testament to how far they've all come.
The Azula hate upsets me. :(
IMO, some of the best scenes this episode were hers (like taunting Sokka into attacking her), yet they cut out _everything_ :/
Blake Coppini I don't think they'll ever like her lol 😂😂
The Avatar lol yeah 😂, hope they'll appreciate her or like her a little by the end of the show
imaad uddin I agree.. they seem to be dead-set on hating her, basically no matter what she does, they hate her.
The Avatar lolol yeah they most probably will, I'm interested in seeing their reaction of Azula in The Sozins Comet episodes and see what they think of her then
The fact that only after confronting his father and saying everything that needed to be said is when Zuko is finally able to redirect lightning is such great symbolism. ATLA just has so many good moments that give me chills
10:20 *Zuko, what are u doing
* LEEEEAVING
this is why i love zuko. He goes through such a transformation throughout the show.
Zuko, what are you doing?
"Leave-ing"
I can understand your hate for Azula but you guys don't show enough appreciation for how evil and a badass she is, which is all she's supposed to be is evil. She's not supposed to be relatable (although if you relate to her you might need to get some help) and I just don't see why you keep on looking for a way for her to be likeable when the reason people like her is because she's evil and a badass (and voiced by Grey DeLisle). You appreciate all the great villains of every comic book show you guys watch, which you should because they're also awesome, and while some are relatable and that makes them greatas well, others are just evil because they're evil (like Azula) and you still appreciate them for being evil. I mean maybe you're just looking at Azula as just a cartoon character that you don't take as serious as others (which I doubt you are) but still, I wish you would just show a little more appreciation.
which I find weird because they like villains that aren't likable or did equally/more terrible things than azula example freeza and joker.
Jack of All Vamps I understand it and do not find it weird, I just think they need to realize what I pointed out (unless they already have and just don't want to give her the understanding that they give others like the joker). Also freezea?
I don't think they ever did minus eric saying he's biased in S2EP2 which tells me they never gave her a try to begin with and for the Freeza thing is that its how its actually spelled his name unless you watch the dub then its spelled Frieza.
Jack of All Vamps Oh okay. I don't watch a lot of anime (just assuming its from an anime because you said dub) and didn't know who Freeza is so I thought you were saying Mr. Freeze lol.
lol its ok but it is surprising talking to someone who at least never heard the name before. Hmm first time for everything.
it just gets better from here. also excited you're doing fullmetal alchemist brotherhood.
Richard McGonagle plays Victor Sullivan in the Uncharted series, he voiced King Endrin Aeducan in Dragon Age: Origins, he played Commander Pete Harkins in Star Trek: Voyager, and of course he voices Bato of the Southern Water Tribe.
Hello Shane , calvin, eric and Aaron.
I'm a big fan of yours and your channel.
Keep up with the good work.
I'm from brazil btw.
you guys need to start to show the love and respect and fear for Azula that she deserves she is one of the best villains to ever be made in American animated culture
And the crew have formed their own opinion of her, which is their choice. There is nothing saying they HAVE to like her.
HAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHA! She was a poor villain by all respects. I would argue most other avatar villains were better such as Amon, Zaheer, Kuvira, and Zhao. The only ones I think she beats is perhaps Unalaq and Ozai.
@@flamefusion8963 lmao, no
@@flamefusion8963 Those villains aren’t even from atla, and we get it you hate her as much as they do, move on.
Toph does not get many grand scenes in this season, but her almost taking the bullet for Sokka, when Azula regains her bending, says a lot about her character.
Kinda disappointed with the editing on this one, they cut the infamous ,,favorite prisoner " line and the hilarious lie test, for scenes of them crossing the magma. Also Ozais elite guards look sick and the Azula hate train accelerates even further.
Richard McGonagle (the voice of Bato) also did the second voice of Grievous and the voice of Kit Fisto in the clone wars series
Yeah, we all know Bato, Azula and even Ozai would be dead if it wasn't for the limitations of a kids show. It seems like the crew is generally more focused/interested in plot than character, but the next episodes won't give them much of a choice, the plot steps up, but we are in the roller coaster of character development from now on. :D
Azula is a better villain than Fire Lord Ozai😂
Juli Which is sad because Azula herself is a poor villain.
A bit of trivia, here:
The guy that Aang, Toph and Sokka encounter in the secret bunker has actually appeared two other times, once per past season. The dude's name is Qin, and he appeared in Book One's "The Northern Air Temple" as the debt collector of sorts to the professor before Aang chased him off and started the battle in the second half of the episode. In Book Two, he was the commander/overseer of the drill (appearing in "The Drill", obviously) busting through Ba Sing Se. Reason why he appeared in those circumstances was because of his title, "War Minister", which is granted to the head of Fire Nation research & development (R&D).
this episode relates to the real world so much basically talking about slavery in government and politics,its all in this episode. well written and well done.
Richard McGonagall's most famous role is voicing Victor Sullivan aka Sully from the Uncharted games. If you guys've played those, that's why he sounds familiar.
Just noticed Ozai uses both hands while bending lighting unlike other times we've seen it done, and Zuko uses the dual swords.
12:55 Honoooooor!!
(i was expecting Calvin to say it) lol
I paused at 0:10 , and I feel like it accurately describes Blind Wave. Calvin's just done with this shit, Shane is Shane, Eric is like "Don't do it, I'm trying to do the thing" and Aaron's like "START IT ALREADY" lol
the voice actor Richard McGonagle,is the one who voiced "victor sullivan" aka sully from the Uncharted Series
You most likely recognise Bato's voice actor as the man who also voices Sully from the Uncharted series!
8:38 "it's just like Grodd" lmaoo
I have no internet since Monday
But I'm so happy I could see both the episodes together T_T T_T
The voice actor for Bato is Richard McGonagle. You probably know his voice as goddamn Sully from the Uncharted games. Love that guy
The hype was underwhelming to say the least for the absolute spine-chilling badassery that was the moment Zuko redirected that lightening. lol
This episode is so fantastic, you can feel the tonal shift in Zuko *so* vividly, it's all fallen into place, he's finally found himself, I just love love love it.
One of my favorite episodes 💖 but remember you guys, being a kids show there is limits to what they can do.
I loved the part where Zuko redirected Ozai's lightning. That was the best part.
I love how fast zuko got the Fxck outta there after redirecting ozai lightening and you can tell he didn’t stop running until he got to iron’s prison cell
So proud of Zuko. Standing up to his father.
That's a great example of character development, something the Legend of Korra barely got right.
"something the Legend of Korea never got right."
Korra, Lin, Zaheer, Amon, Tenzin, Varrick, Jinora, Wan.
+MetallicaRules
Wan was a horrible person, so was Korra.
Jinora was a mary sue.
They ruined Amon with that blood bending crap.
I agree with you about Lin, Tenzin, Zaheer and Varrick though.
The Avatar
Sadly, I was watching Legend of Korra.
+The Avatar
The development in LOK aside from a few characters was awful. Korra got everything handed to her and people called her a strong female. She was rude to everyone and blamed everyone else for her problems.
"Korra got everything handed to her"
Yeah, you definitely were watching a different show?
Bato is voiced by Richard McGonagle as you said, I recognise him as Victor "God Damn" Sullivan from Uncharted series
I can't believe Eric made Zuko yelling LEAVE a joke 😭
i cant make myself LEAVE. need to watch more blindwave avatar reaction
Damn this episode was not edited properly :( . So many scenes are missing! I understand though, the episode is one epic moment after another, it must have been hard to find 10 minutes. Anywayz, great reaction, absolutely fantastic episode.
ControvT I mean they kept the magma scene and the intro...
Is that little scene where Zuko says "I'm gonna make everything right" included in either of these episodes? I thought that scene was in part 1 but I could be wrong.
This is one of my favorite episodes. :D I can't wait to see the reaction to the next few episodes, leading to the finale. After which, I want you guys to react to something...
And this is exactly why I watch Blindwave, not only for the funny shit that always goes down on this channel but for your guys opinions on certain situations and characters in the series. I have watched this entire series multiple times and have never yet once made the connect between the previous Firelord's death and Zuko's mom's banishment. I always just assumed the classic son wants to rule, king/lord/whatever thinks they dont deserve it or something to that extent so son kills father to gain power. But I have never, ever, thought of it in the way in which you presented. That adds a whole new layer to Zuko's past in relation to the firelord, Azula and their mom previously not discovered by me until now. Thanks Blindwave!
The Avatar Well not really, it was more of a hint that I never caught. That's pretty much what I was explaining.
as the avatar said, ozai pretty much says (or at least strongly implied) ursa had something to do with ozai becoming firelord. not sure if (i forget the specifics) the show, comics or youtube reveals that ursa killed azulon
Sorry Bruh, it was obvious from Zuko Alone.
siloPIRATE No you're right, he did strongly imply that she did vicious treasonous things that night but again it didn't click in my head, Not completely anyway. If it were to be so obvious than( Sorry Blindwave, stay away spoliers)
Than why at the end of the series is Zuko so curious as to what happened to his mother when he already supposedly knew everything in this episode that Ozai knew. And Zuko states so she's still alive and Ozai Replies with perhaps. So he doesn't know of her whereabouts or if she is even still alive. So why ask the question if we really knew everything as people apparently keep stating to me in this thread and why ask if you know he doesn't have a clue as to where she is. And with the gain of his new found power as Fire Lord, you'd think he wouldn't need Ozai's help to find her or to figure out what had happened to her when she was banished. But yeah I really need to read that comic, just never got around to it.
it's been a while since i watched the show/read any of the comics, but i think he knew something happened between ursa and ozai and then ozai came out with 'she hatched a plan so treasonous in which i would become fire lord' speech which implied she committed treason and where she is now is the result of that, but i'm not really sure whether ozai elaborated more on exactly what ursa did and where she went
Ozai with that double lightning bending OP af
the voice actor Richard MgGonagle that you found familivr is the voice of Victor Sullivan in uncharted. Hoped it helped ;)
"He reflected it,like fucking Yoda!"
That made me laugh so fucking much
now that the eclipse is over the fire nation has there power back the avatar HAS TO LEARN FIRE NOW.
Wow, 5 years later and I finally realized Richard McGonagle (Sully from the Uncharted series) is the voice of Bato.
You guys might have recognized the voice of Bato because he also played Victor Sullivan, aka Sully, in the Uncharted franchise.
My favorite part of the entire series is upon us... YEREEEEESSSSS!!
4:35 Something I never noticed: The Firelord sits and listens to Zuko when it's clear that Zuko still has power and the Firelord does not. Excellent foreshadowing
I don't think it's necessarily foreshadowing, just a change in roles where Zuko finally had the right moment to do that
Ozai is an opportunist and only respects power. In that moment, Zuko had both of those things. Although Ozai probably thought that Zuko would strike him down and take the throne for himself as he'd done with Azulon.
You should react to BBC's Merlin! It's a fantastic show that I think you guys would love!
I don't know who's voice you were talking about. But if it was the kids dad, when he was yelling as the army marched, he sounded like Sully from Uncharted. He probably isn't. But that's what he sounded like.
Kinda amazed Hue didn't get injured (the vine-bender guy) - must have moved all the water between him and the bomb when he realized one hit the vine golem.
The light of sunset on Longclaw looks incredible. . .
I really wish this were full lenght episode of you reacting! 😭
PLEASE when you get to the finale combine both parts into one video. I couldn't take the suspense of waiting in between them
Well if you your a Patron you'll be able to watch both parts straight away. Only $5 :)