They've come very far since their duel at the north pole. He understands she isn't some weak peasant and she understands he isn't some heartless fire nation crony. Amazing episode
This episode is one of my favorites. The characters have a very mature conversation about pain and forgiveness. Katara has spent her life losing so much to the war that she has her own biases. She follows Aang’s advice, overcomes her grief and will not allow this man to take anymore from her. She can finally forgive Zuko, trust him and accept him as a friend. Their story is about friendship overcoming the prejudice and divisions of war.
This is one of my favorite episodes too, and maybe is the most mature episode in ATLA. But I believe that Katara doesn't exactly follow Aang's or Zuko's advice, she doesn't forgive or take revenge, she does it her own way, and I really like that.
I love this lesson about forgiveness. And for kids, it's huge. You DO NOT owe your abuser forgiveness. What a mind blowing concept for people (especially kids) stuck in these situations. You do however, need to forgive yourself so you can live your life.
Deciding not to hurt your enemy, even after you have plenty of motive and power to do so, takes a lot more strength than actually going through with it.
Absolutely this katara should never have to forgive the man who murdered her mother, but the fact that she could move on in the form of recognising the strength in her restraint and forgiving zuko. Such a good lesson 😊
I watched this show so many times as a kid and i can say that kids don't understand the Sokka/Suki scene😂. I rewatched the show multiple times without having a clue on what was going on probably thinking that Suki wanted to discuss battle strategies and that Sokka was just being a goofball with a rose in his mouth, it was like 10 years later rewatching it again that i laughed my ass off watching this scene not believing that the writers got away with this🤣🤣🤣.
Watching this episode (and even just this whole show) as a kid was seriously one of the best moral lessons. Revenge is a complex issue. I love that Katara wasn't forced into forgiving someone who was evil. Instead she learned that her inner pain was causing her to lash out at people who didn't deserve it and she had to find her own closure with the man who killed her mom because no one else could give that to her. Zuko did help though lol.
What I appreciated about the moment she started bloodbending and trying to torture a confession out of him was how perfectly that moment summed up Aang's description of revenge: while she was taking her enemy down, she herself was being poisoned. Katara proved in the Blind Bandit that she's not scared of beating information out of someone, but she was so strongly repulsed by bloodbending and the sheer sadistic horror of using it when the technique was forced upon her, and here she was, so poisoned by her rage that it was being used as a torture method.
Consider this. Hama (the old Bloodbender) was the last Waterbender from the South Pole before Katara was born. Hama was also the only Waterbender to escape the prison that was specifically designed to hold Waterbenders, and by doing so she proved that the Fire Nation had no guaranteed way to keep Waterbenders imprisoned.
Gotta be one of the best episodes in the show! I still get chills when she bloodbends. It’s crazy to think what grief can do to people, even somebody as kind as Katara. Now she has herself to forgive as well, lol. By the way, I LOVE how much you guys appreciate Azula! Excited to see the last few episodes, even if I’ll be sad when it’s over 😂
You realize something at that episode.. each episode until this episode is Zuko's one to one trips about the crew.. First he went an adventure with Aang..(Sun warriors), Next couple episodes He took Sokka and he took Katara at this episode :D
If you haven't watched the finale, this a spoiler warning. You can see that Azula is already losing it a little in the way she spoke to Zuko and her crazy grin when fighting him. This episode is so emotional, imagine having the power to avenge your deceased mother and choosing not to, but not out of compassion, but out of pity, out of disgust of knowing that you would only be perpetuating the cicle of violence if you repeat what the bad guy did first. Such layered emotion and thought put into this non-essential episode that I'm just very inspired by the writing.
If Katara had gone through with it, it would’ve given yun raw power over Katara, it would’ve allowed him to turn her into another monster. In that moment, Katara decided her innocence will surpass his ruthlessness, and she walked away. Outside the context of this show, someone who has motive and power over another but chooses not to use it, will always be stronger than the one who does.
There's a brilliant video essay about this episode and the topic of The Banality of Evil that honestly is a must watch... And the video creator (Potential History) has a great point that a lot of shows, even ones aimed at adults, simply shy away from that topic (the banality of evil was a concept written by Hannah Arendt, a Jewish woman who fled Germany during the Nazis rise to power as a girl, after witnessing the trial of Adolf Eichmann, where she came to the conclusion that while not everyone can reach the status of people like Hitler or Stalin it takes the simple act of not thinking, not considering the lives of those around you, to do evil deeds on Eichmann's level... And that simple act is one we all are easily capable of.) I HIGHLY recommend this video any time people get to this episode because it's brilliant... And emphasizes why I think ATLA is actually a must watch show
Did you guys catch that visual pun thrown in by the animation team? After Zuko talks with Sokka about what happened to his mother, the next morning as he and Katara were going to leave, you see Sokka making a flower necklace. It was a clever pun meant to imply that Sokka got laid (lei-d). Super super clever 😂
Great reaction as always! 👍. Epic conclusion coming up soon, though I don’t think you have to do all four episodes as one… I’d say the last 2-3 should probably be released together, but the fourth to last could be separate and maybe the third as well… up to you!
i would of yon ra but this is a good second i would say karma got him very well besides death would be too good for him your right he is kind of getting away but he also isn't although playing devils advocate a little with his mother just with her brief screen time maybe shes the reason he turned out the way he is maybe he joined the fire nation to get away from her
Para Katara sería su encrucijada del destino 😎😎😎cambiaría a Katara para siempre se hubiera vuelto mas fría y rota hubiera utilizado su sangre 🩸 control sin restricciones ni por sus propias reglas
Zuko’s reaction to blood bending gets me
Like the death threats were never empty
His reaction was great! I’d be afraid too!
If zuko had any doubts about katara being able to do good on her threat then that was his confirmation.
They've come very far since their duel at the north pole. He understands she isn't some weak peasant and she understands he isn't some heartless fire nation crony. Amazing episode
This episode is one of my favorites. The characters have a very mature conversation about pain and forgiveness. Katara has spent her life losing so much to the war that she has her own biases. She follows Aang’s advice, overcomes her grief and will not allow this man to take anymore from her. She can finally forgive Zuko, trust him and accept him as a friend. Their story is about friendship overcoming the prejudice and divisions of war.
This is prob my least favorite episode maybe just bc I don’t like katara
This is one of my favorite episodes too, and maybe is the most mature episode in ATLA. But I believe that Katara doesn't exactly follow Aang's or Zuko's advice, she doesn't forgive or take revenge, she does it her own way, and I really like that.
I love this lesson about forgiveness. And for kids, it's huge.
You DO NOT owe your abuser forgiveness. What a mind blowing concept for people (especially kids) stuck in these situations.
You do however, need to forgive yourself so you can live your life.
Deciding not to hurt your enemy, even after you have plenty of motive and power to do so, takes a lot more strength than actually going through with it.
Absolutely this katara should never have to forgive the man who murdered her mother, but the fact that she could move on in the form of recognising the strength in her restraint and forgiving zuko. Such a good lesson 😊
I watched this show so many times as a kid and i can say that kids don't understand the Sokka/Suki scene😂. I rewatched the show multiple times without having a clue on what was going on probably thinking that Suki wanted to discuss battle strategies and that Sokka was just being a goofball with a rose in his mouth, it was like 10 years later rewatching it again that i laughed my ass off watching this scene not believing that the writers got away with this🤣🤣🤣.
Same.
Unrelated: Your pfp... I thought there was a hair on my screen.
@@markwuahlbuargg4780 that's the point🤣
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That’s when zuko realized that he’s lucky that he swtiched side and her death threats can be done easily if he betray her again.
These Zuko team up episodes are basically a speed run to integrate him in the group. He gets accepted quickly this way
I’m 100% okay with more Zuko!😃
Watching this episode (and even just this whole show) as a kid was seriously one of the best moral lessons. Revenge is a complex issue. I love that Katara wasn't forced into forgiving someone who was evil. Instead she learned that her inner pain was causing her to lash out at people who didn't deserve it and she had to find her own closure with the man who killed her mom because no one else could give that to her. Zuko did help though lol.
Great episode! I feel like I say it after every episode at the minute but they really are greatly written episodes!
What I appreciated about the moment she started bloodbending and trying to torture a confession out of him was how perfectly that moment summed up Aang's description of revenge: while she was taking her enemy down, she herself was being poisoned. Katara proved in the Blind Bandit that she's not scared of beating information out of someone, but she was so strongly repulsed by bloodbending and the sheer sadistic horror of using it when the technique was forced upon her, and here she was, so poisoned by her rage that it was being used as a torture method.
Consider this. Hama (the old Bloodbender) was the last Waterbender from the South Pole before Katara was born. Hama was also the only Waterbender to escape the prison that was specifically designed to hold Waterbenders, and by doing so she proved that the Fire Nation had no guaranteed way to keep Waterbenders imprisoned.
Zuko's eyes when he realises how powerful Katara has become when she blood bends
Soo good! 😊
My favourite episode. Any episode where katara shines is my favourite
Gotta be one of the best episodes in the show! I still get chills when she bloodbends. It’s crazy to think what grief can do to people, even somebody as kind as Katara. Now she has herself to forgive as well, lol.
By the way, I LOVE how much you guys appreciate Azula! Excited to see the last few episodes, even if I’ll be sad when it’s over 😂
It will be sad…but epic at the same time! Azula is a great villain!
4:01 sokka, what's going on here? 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
So funny!😂😂😂 the comedy is gold in this show!
You realize something at that episode.. each episode until this episode is Zuko's one to one trips about the crew.. First he went an adventure with Aang..(Sun warriors), Next couple episodes He took Sokka and he took Katara at this episode :D
If you haven't watched the finale, this a spoiler warning.
You can see that Azula is already losing it a little in the way she spoke to Zuko and her crazy grin when fighting him.
This episode is so emotional, imagine having the power to avenge your deceased mother and choosing not to, but not out of compassion, but out of pity, out of disgust of knowing that you would only be perpetuating the cicle of violence if you repeat what the bad guy did first. Such layered emotion and thought put into this non-essential episode that I'm just very inspired by the writing.
Yeah, I think Ty Lee and Mai were the catalyst for her downfall. She is very unhinged! Great episode!
@@Reactsandgames yup.
Kitarra turned away once she realizes she used blood bending at the wrong person but didn't want admit because she also felt guilty .
There was confirmation about Kya's fate before the end. Zuko said at least twice that he knew who killed Katara and Sokka's mother.
Omg you guys are almost there it’s so good yet so sad it’s almost over 😢
I know 🥲 been a great show!
When he face the fire lord it will be breathtaking
I love this episode, so many complex emotions. Love this show ❤
If Katara had gone through with it, it would’ve given yun raw power over Katara, it would’ve allowed him to turn her into another monster.
In that moment, Katara decided her innocence will surpass his ruthlessness, and she walked away.
Outside the context of this show, someone who has motive and power over another but chooses not to use it, will always be stronger than the one who does.
There's a brilliant video essay about this episode and the topic of The Banality of Evil that honestly is a must watch... And the video creator (Potential History) has a great point that a lot of shows, even ones aimed at adults, simply shy away from that topic (the banality of evil was a concept written by Hannah Arendt, a Jewish woman who fled Germany during the Nazis rise to power as a girl, after witnessing the trial of Adolf Eichmann, where she came to the conclusion that while not everyone can reach the status of people like Hitler or Stalin it takes the simple act of not thinking, not considering the lives of those around you, to do evil deeds on Eichmann's level... And that simple act is one we all are easily capable of.) I HIGHLY recommend this video any time people get to this episode because it's brilliant... And emphasizes why I think ATLA is actually a must watch show
Did you guys catch that visual pun thrown in by the animation team? After Zuko talks with Sokka about what happened to his mother, the next morning as he and Katara were going to leave, you see Sokka making a flower necklace. It was a clever pun meant to imply that Sokka got laid (lei-d). Super super clever 😂
nice! 😂
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Great reaction as always! 👍. Epic conclusion coming up soon, though I don’t think you have to do all four episodes as one… I’d say the last 2-3 should probably be released together, but the fourth to last could be separate and maybe the third as well… up to you!
great episode :)
Kinda sad we are near to finale ❤️ love this reactions❤️
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I can’t wait for you guys to start Legend of Korra!
First coment. Hey guys missed u.
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I cant wait for the next ones! 😊
In which we meet Darktara. :D
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azula is badass
Killing that man isn't gonna bring katara's mother back
It’s not but does a man who would coldly slaughter defenceless people deserve to live?
It was Hamas fault if you think about it
i would of yon ra but this is a good second i would say karma got him very well besides death would be too good for him your right he is kind of getting away but he also isn't although playing devils advocate a little with his mother just with her brief screen time maybe shes the reason he turned out the way he is maybe he joined the fire nation to get away from her
Para Katara sería su encrucijada del destino 😎😎😎cambiaría a Katara para siempre se hubiera vuelto mas fría y rota hubiera utilizado su sangre 🩸 control sin restricciones ni por sus propias reglas