Amazing episode! Loving Zuko’s character progression! We finish Book 2 in a few days over on Patreon for anyone wanting to get ahead! www.patreon.com/carlie_and_ange
Zuko Alone is one of my favorite episodes perfectly captures Zuko's struggles with himself, his family, and his nation. Still showing through it all that in his heart Zuko is kind. 10/10 episode honestly.
I love how after Zuko follows his mom's advice to be who he is, the entire village rejects him. That helps Zuko realize the damage the Fire Nation image he grew up admiring has done to the other nations.
Yeah but he misunderstood what her mother was trying to tell him. She wasn't trying to tell him to never forget that he is the prince of the fire nation, the heir to the throne... She was refering to this 9:10 "that's *who you are* Zuko, someone who keeps fighting even though it's hard", which goes along with the message in the knife Iroh gifted him "never give up without a fight"
@@danielduarte6802 I always thought she was referring to his kind, good side. To never forget that that's who he is and not a deceitful, genocidal maniac like his father. Just my interpretation.
Carlie picked up on my favorite detail. Zuko tries to embody Ursa’s lesson of remembering who he is by proclaiming himself the “Prince of the Fire Nation“ which is ultimately the wrong lesson and shows he still needs to dig deeper to find his true self worth.
@@manueldelgado5336 About 6 minutes into the episode "Bitter Work", she encases herself in stone armor, which has a large eye-hole for seeing. I've heard it was originally meant to be a mouth-hole for breathing, but the animators screwed up and nobody noticed.
@@danmerget oh yeah! I noticed that too! I then explained it to myself that Toph wanted to keep it human-ly for Aang, so he can still see some part of her.. idk.. eye contact seems to be pretty connective for people who can see 😅
When Carlie said Iroh had changed so much I remembered that not many people remember that Iroh himself also had a redemption arc. People forget that Iroh had killed multiple people and was a force that many feared, but he gained wisdom and saw the wrong in his ways and now became the man we know now .
and live action Iroh aims to showcase that side of Iroh more and people just don't want to acknowledge that the writers for the live action are not doing things brainlessly
Carlie is the very first reactor I've seen who immediately got the foreshadowing with the turtleduck mother 🤗 "That's what moms do when you mess with their baby!"
Something to note: It’s important to keep in mind that everything we see here is essentially from Zuko’s perspective. We see his experience as a child. We see Azula tormenting him, being the one who always received the validation he desperately sought from his father. And we see his mother being the only nurturing member of his family. But however sad they may be, these are his memories alone. For Azula, these same years are painted as an entirely different picture. She saw Zuko as the one to always receive the attention even though she was better than him at everything. The only one who gave her any validation was her father, whom we know only provided that validation because of her prodigious talent. She learned at a young age that she can only receive praise because of her ability. Ozai’s love for her was conditional on her ability. Zuko’s mom’s love for him was unconditional. Mai had a crush on him. Even with Iroh’s gifts it was clear which one he actually put thought into. In her young developing mind, why was Zuko so deserving of all this love when he couldn’t even firebend well and meet his expectations? We feel bad for Zuko, as we should, but we need to keep in mind that he had a number of loving and guiding forces in his life both in his mother and in Iroh. Azula on the other hand, only had her father.
Yes. It's ironic. Azula is decidedly an extrovert. She needs people in a way Zuko doesn't and craves both connection and validation. Even as she enjoys tormenting Zuko, it's clear she also wants him around. She feels like she's better at everything than Zuko except at what she actually wants: people LIKE Zuko. People don't just fear him. They want him around and build him up. Even Azula likes Zuko in her own twisted way, which also makes her even more resentful.
man thats deep. Never thought about that while watching this episode. I always felt bad for Azula and Zuko because of the conditions they grew up in but never thought of Azula's SPECIFIC POV.
@@williamwilson1348 I do too, sadly I’m not a patreon sub so I can’t comment my insights weeks in advance of the RUclips release. This show is extremely near and dear to my heart and I have insights similar to this for almost every episode but I’ve given up commenting them as no one ends up seeing them.
Impressed that you guys figured out what happened with Zuko’s mom right away due to the foreshadowing in the turtle duck scene. A lot of people are a bit confused because the episode is intentionally unclear. We’re left to wonder whether Azula was lying or not. We do know that Ozai hated Zuko and he also wanted the throne. Ursa had to make a deal with her husband to spare her son.
It's easy to just write Azula off as evil from birth, but this episode does make you question how much of it is Ozai's influence. We clearly see she's Ozai's favourite and doesn't spend much time with her mother, compared to Zuko who is pretty much ignored by his father and doted on by his mother. Like at the beginning, the first thing we see Zuko do is throw bread in the face of a duckling and then get pissy at the mother, before his mother corrects that behaviour. Without his mother there, it's pretty clear he'd end up with as little empathy for others as Azula has. Throughout the episode, whenever Zuko does somethign to help others, we almost always see a flashback to his time with his mother. Iroh clearly wasn't close with Azula either, only sending her a pretty crap doll whereas Zuko got a cool knife taken from a general. The only guiding influence Azula has is her father. She's crazy and needs to go down, but she isn't the devil. Like Zuko, she's as fucked up as she is because of her Dad. The best thing Ozai ever did for Zuko was exiling him lol.
love this, I hate how Nickelodeon decided to end Atla the way it is in the show, cause they left out so much from the characters and the backstories. Azula is so misunderstood by non-comic viewers, just regarding her as some Psycho in the end, which she is but her character is so much than that. I wish they could have made a part series or something, same with Tlok, they did their ending so dirty😭
@@kazenki9874 I have mostly watched only the show but over 20 times no exaggeration but even in the first watch season 3 made me realize that she's not one dimensional that's why she is a perfect villain to me. She has the backstory, the undeniable power and the tragic downfall.
@@LanaLiliyMoon Careful with spoilers! 💙 I do agree that she is a perfect villain. It can be hard to see all of her layers if you aren't trying particularly hard to look for them though. It is a bit easy to write her off as psycho/evil when she's *so* much more complex than that.
Right. It's a sign that's she's a very capable and a well written character. Being blind is an important part of who she is but it's not her whole identity. Moving on, you'll also find that the other characters forgetting that she's blind is a bit of running gag.
hello ange and carlie ! i'm a shadow viewer never commenting but i got to say, this episode is the one that really makes me like zuko ^^ I really like the fact that you see writing of the character on this episode (i know you're 3 to 4 weeks ahead in the serie) but it deepens with time ! I follow the channel since about 2 years now and it's like rewatching shows (like avatar, Arcane and so much more) with "friends" who didn't see it, and it's pretty cool to see you react and theorise about them ! As a 3D animator, I like when you talk about animation (even if most of the series you watch are in 2D) it's a good thing to see animation being appreciated in general ! keep up the good work and see you on next episode, love from france !!
That was very sweet of Ange at the end to touch on calling Azula a bitch and not being comfortable with it. I think women everywhere understand why you would call her that and wouldn't fault you for saying it, but the respect was nice nonetheless ✌
This thumbnail is my favorite scene in this episode. Zuko wielding his two swords surrounded by fire in such a menacing way hits me as hard as Attack on Titan level of animation!
Book 2 is my favorite. This is where a lot of character developments and story shifts happened. It felt like Book 1 was a prologue, then the story really started at Book 2.
I find it so unique how Avatar plays with typical tropes, how Ozai favors Azula over Zuko, you always see the king/emperor dad favoring the son, not to mention the firstborn son, but I love that Avatar has him favor his second born, his daughter. And the son is always the ruthless one and the daughter the empathetic one. Well, I don't think I need to elaborate on how those tropes are flipped.
The issue about Zuko's mom is never addressed again in the series, until later in book 3 briefly. It's really nice to see you guys creating theories, just like we did over a decade ago as children, when we first watched this 😍
It's pretty sad how Zuko misinterpreted his mothers advice, telling him not to forget who he is with him thinking its the son Ozai wants him to be when deep down we know he's a good kid is just him being raised in a self absorbed, power hungry, superiority complex family caused him to turn out the way he is
This is one of the best episodes of this series, in my opinion. Just incredible storytelling, and I love how the resolution isn't just the village embracing him as a hero, but still mistrusting him because he's from the Fire Nation, which feels much more realistic.
I want to say since not alot of people don’t get it because it’s zuko perspective that Azula is a born psychopath but she isn’tI think it’s clear in some point in this episode that she wanted attention (And let’s not forget that it was mentioned that Ozai trained azula and took her in since she was born which he didn’t do w/zuko & when he saw that she is better learner he kept feeding misinformation& propaganda into her)
I still can't really understand how Nick could produce such an amazing show. I've seen a lot of shows but ATLA is and probably will always be my no 1. It just gets crazy good after the blind bandit episode. Zuko alone is one of my favorites.
Listen 😂 yall are valid in forgetting Toph is disabled because her badassery transcends those limitations in every aspect except reading jokes. Welcome to the side of fandom that theories that Sokka invented braille just so he could send memes to Toph😂😂😂
I love how intricate the backstory was. And the realisation of how gifted and smart Azula is, even at that very young age, albeit evil. And it fits her agenda too. By outting Iroh lineage, the successor of the crown directly falls to the nxt born, Ozai. And if Zuko was indeed killed right there and then, Azula wld directly be nxt in line to the crown. Otherwise Ozai’s lineage will nvr be in line for the crown, following standards royal succession.
One of my favorite episodes by far. The exact details of what happened to their mother and what caused her to leave are never actually revealed in the main show, I would HIGHLY recommend reading the official comic The Search once you guys finish the series.
That comment illustrates the bizarre attitude some have about anime subs being better then dubs. Here he is commenting like there was something lost in translation yet it was always in English. It is a phantom complaint he has been conditioned to say.
@@EdgarNaniel The problem is "in most cases" meaning not all, yet people are so hardwire to think dub = bad that they refuse to acknowledge when they see a god tier dub, or in this case, when there is no dub at all lol
@@YTAG33 i mean..i judge all voice work for its own merits. a lot of times for anime the english cast is just not on the same level as the original cast. im sure the same thing is true across all languages. its often going to feel more natural with the original language and culture that brings. im just saying this is not a dub because a dub means the original voice work is being 'dubbed' into a different language.
ange is so right - imagine what that would do to a kid, hearing that your own father is planning to kill you??? from your own sister, who you never know whether to trust or not??? while youre fucking 8 years old or whatever?? bro...thats what i would expect from the backstory of a serial killer honestly. that is so fucked uuuuuppppp
From my memory I do t think zuko’s mom’s name is said in the show, but it is in the comics along with more detail of what went down exactly that night with fire lord Azulong, but just in case I’ll stay quiet about those details till closer to the end. To answer Mrs Carly’s question yes I have heard of braille. I was thought it from grade school to though middle school, then stopped due to the NFB being treatable here in the states at least to me, so high school it was regular classes witch is why my math and spelling suck as an adult.
I think that the fact if Azula lied or not actually does not matter. Both outcomes are horrible and the whole episode was supposed to show how blody was Ozai's path to the crown and psychopathic tendencies of Azula. I really love how the show depicts psychopath cuz she makes really good antagonist that makes sense to the story.
Should someone tell them read the comics after the series. I think they'll learn a lot more interesting stuff. I mostly want them to read it for azula though. Azula best girl ❤
When Zuko was just a outcast peasant wanderer, he had the respect of everyone. But the second he mentions he is the prince of the fire nation and heir to the throne, everyone starts disrespecting him. Calling him a fraud and a liar. Its symbolizing what Zuko needs to do to "regain his honor".
When i was in 5th grade i finally asked my bully why he treated me like crap and he said it's because he's treating me the way he his dad told him people like me(aka p.o.c.)should be treated and he doesn't listen to his mom who tells him otherwise and i realized we both have one terrible parent and one good one and yet i chose to be friendly and he choose to be a bully,if an 11 year old can realize you don't have to be like your parent(s) so can a 14 year old,this fandom needs to realize you can love a villain without excusing their actions,being an a-hole is a choice regardless of age
You're not wrong, but the situation is also far more complicated than that. I'd get into it, but I don't have the time to be typing a novel that you may or may not even be interested in reading. 😆So I'll just say I agree with what you said, and you've made a valid point.
That's absolutely not how the human psyche works, and it's in fact a small wonder how quickly Zuko stopped to behave like a raging maniac considering that he grew up under Fire Nation Hitler and Grandpa Stalin while also pretty much being a child soldier.
@@gunchar06 i'm not a psychologist,i'm not trying to diagnose zuko or azula,i'm just saying it's entirely possible to break the cycle of abuse,which is undeniably true,who are you to say that's not how the human psyche works?🙄
@@RubyRider-et3fp Someone who has actually studied psychology at an University(i'm not a psychotherapist though), and someone who knows that it usually takes years of therapy up into adulthood to truly break any kind of cycle of heavy abuse, and it's even more complicated with child soldiers(which Zuko let alone Azula both pretty much are, and it just gets even worse with the Extra informations from the comics, cause Azula and Zuko were in fact an Eugenics experiment to create the perfect firebender by Azulon, and now you can guess who actually happens to be a perfectionist with unmatched firebending talent aka a success).
I dont think any reactor has picked up at the foreshadowing of the turtleduck mother protecting their children to zukos mother doing the same to him. I am very impressed because I never realized before someone told me.
Azula lies except when the truth, or part of the truth benefits her more. The most believable lie has some truth in it. I think the mom would've verified that Azulon ordered Zuko's death with Ozai before taking any action. My theory has always been that Azulon indeed ordered Ozai to kill Zuko. But, not just as punishment for Ozai trying to betray Iroh while iroh was grieving. Azulon was also grieving as he lost his first grandson. He describes it as being "after the lost of his beloved son". He loved and respected iroh and his grandson. Ozai is hanging around the palace for a reason. He's proven unfit to lead. He's power hungry, dishonorable, cruel, and kinda crazy. Azula is his little clone in training. Zuko is untalented and unfavored. So, Azulon orders Ozai to murder his son knowing Ozai would do it. It would destroy their family if he did it. In the eyes of Ozai it destroys any chance of obtaining the throne if he doesn't. The thing Azulon didn't count on was that mothers protect their babies no matter what.
braille is a frail defense. Usually, Carlie is right. like 80% of the time. I mean, Ange, you should TRUST her. but the 20 remaining % SHOULD be acknowledged. And I'm here for you in these legit cases, mate.
Well rest assured you both can relax about the whole 'forgetting Toph is blind' thing because it's true, other characters forget too! She's just that capable ;) And even in her own words she does "see" quite a lot, in a matter of speaking
Amazing episode! Loving Zuko’s character progression!
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Code Geass pls
Some Australians, don't even know an ostrich-horse when you see one.
🤣
I kept laughing every time they said chicken horse 😅
Zuko has gotten an epic hair development in this episode. Who cares about character growth when you have the superior hair growth!
So true 😋
as a bald person I feel personally attacked lol
@@CopperKnight027 you just have to double your character growth to compensate
@@_Gullible_ you're right. Gotta make Uncle Iroh proud
Lol last year I watched an episode a week with my 6th graders and when we got to this episode all the girls in my class suddenly thought he was cute 😅
Ange: "That's rough..."
EVERYONE watching: "...buddy".🤣
I did say that while watching!!😂😂😂
I came to the comment section looking for this comment as soon as he said that and the comment section did not disappoint. As expected
Zuko Alone is one of my favorite episodes perfectly captures Zuko's struggles with himself, his family, and his nation. Still showing through it all that in his heart Zuko is kind. 10/10 episode honestly.
Shut up
I love how after Zuko follows his mom's advice to be who he is, the entire village rejects him. That helps Zuko realize the damage the Fire Nation image he grew up admiring has done to the other nations.
Yeah but he misunderstood what her mother was trying to tell him. She wasn't trying to tell him to never forget that he is the prince of the fire nation, the heir to the throne... She was refering to this 9:10 "that's *who you are* Zuko, someone who keeps fighting even though it's hard", which goes along with the message in the knife Iroh gifted him "never give up without a fight"
@@danielduarte6802 I always thought she was referring to his kind, good side. To never forget that that's who he is and not a deceitful, genocidal maniac like his father. Just my interpretation.
I always thought of it as she telling him to never forget who he really is, a good person and not become like Ozai.
You're all right.
"Never forget who you are."
"That's who you are, Zuko. Someone who keeps trying even when it's hard."
Zuko misunderstood.
Carlie picked up on my favorite detail. Zuko tries to embody Ursa’s lesson of remembering who he is by proclaiming himself the “Prince of the Fire Nation“ which is ultimately the wrong lesson and shows he still needs to dig deeper to find his true self worth.
Forgetting that Toph is blind is kind like a compliment, she's so capable and strong that people just forget this.
Even the animators forgot she's blind at one point.
@@alpkyu5201 really? When?
@@manueldelgado5336 About 6 minutes into the episode "Bitter Work", she encases herself in stone armor, which has a large eye-hole for seeing. I've heard it was originally meant to be a mouth-hole for breathing, but the animators screwed up and nobody noticed.
@@danmerget ohh gotcha! Yeah, but I thought it was a more substantial mistake.
@@danmerget oh yeah! I noticed that too! I then explained it to myself that Toph wanted to keep it human-ly for Aang, so he can still see some part of her.. idk.. eye contact seems to be pretty connective for people who can see 😅
When Carlie said Iroh had changed so much I remembered that not many people remember that Iroh himself also had a redemption arc.
People forget that Iroh had killed multiple people and was a force that many feared, but he gained wisdom and saw the wrong in his ways and now became the man we know now .
and live action Iroh aims to showcase that side of Iroh more and people just don't want to acknowledge that the writers for the live action are not doing things brainlessly
@@kairostimeYT The live action is shit get over it
@@kairostimeYT 2 things can be true
@@kairostimeYThow? He is already supposed to be changed.
Correct! In fact, it must be after the fact that he losses his son that he starts changing
Carlie is the very first reactor I've seen who immediately got the foreshadowing with the turtleduck mother 🤗
"That's what moms do when you mess with their baby!"
Same. I've never seen some one nail the foreshadowing in a serious way in 30 seconds.
definitely one of their best eps. On Zuko's mom, her name is Ursa, which is Latin for "female bear". You don't want to mess with her cubs.
Many people's favorite episode of the series right here. Its an increadible episode.
For good reason too! It's an absolutely top tier episode.
The genuine cry out for the turtle duck is everything
"your characterization of the character was so good"
That's a hell of a sentence there Angelo.
Something to note:
It’s important to keep in mind that everything we see here is essentially from Zuko’s perspective. We see his experience as a child. We see Azula tormenting him, being the one who always received the validation he desperately sought from his father. And we see his mother being the only nurturing member of his family. But however sad they may be, these are his memories alone.
For Azula, these same years are painted as an entirely different picture. She saw Zuko as the one to always receive the attention even though she was better than him at everything. The only one who gave her any validation was her father, whom we know only provided that validation because of her prodigious talent. She learned at a young age that she can only receive praise because of her ability. Ozai’s love for her was conditional on her ability. Zuko’s mom’s love for him was unconditional. Mai had a crush on him. Even with Iroh’s gifts it was clear which one he actually put thought into. In her young developing mind, why was Zuko so deserving of all this love when he couldn’t even firebend well and meet his expectations? We feel bad for Zuko, as we should, but we need to keep in mind that he had a number of loving and guiding forces in his life both in his mother and in Iroh. Azula on the other hand, only had her father.
Yes. It's ironic. Azula is decidedly an extrovert. She needs people in a way Zuko doesn't and craves both connection and validation. Even as she enjoys tormenting Zuko, it's clear she also wants him around. She feels like she's better at everything than Zuko except at what she actually wants: people LIKE Zuko. People don't just fear him. They want him around and build him up. Even Azula likes Zuko in her own twisted way, which also makes her even more resentful.
man thats deep. Never thought about that while watching this episode. I always felt bad for Azula and Zuko because of the conditions they grew up in but never thought of Azula's SPECIFIC POV.
I want more people to read this, it’s really well thought out
@@williamwilson1348 I do too, sadly I’m not a patreon sub so I can’t comment my insights weeks in advance of the RUclips release. This show is extremely near and dear to my heart and I have insights similar to this for almost every episode but I’ve given up commenting them as no one ends up seeing them.
This episode is what sets it apart, elevates it to masterpiece level. You dont see character development like this anymore.
Impressed that you guys figured out what happened with Zuko’s mom right away due to the foreshadowing in the turtle duck scene. A lot of people are a bit confused because the episode is intentionally unclear. We’re left to wonder whether Azula was lying or not. We do know that Ozai hated Zuko and he also wanted the throne. Ursa had to make a deal with her husband to spare her son.
It's easy to just write Azula off as evil from birth, but this episode does make you question how much of it is Ozai's influence. We clearly see she's Ozai's favourite and doesn't spend much time with her mother, compared to Zuko who is pretty much ignored by his father and doted on by his mother.
Like at the beginning, the first thing we see Zuko do is throw bread in the face of a duckling and then get pissy at the mother, before his mother corrects that behaviour. Without his mother there, it's pretty clear he'd end up with as little empathy for others as Azula has. Throughout the episode, whenever Zuko does somethign to help others, we almost always see a flashback to his time with his mother.
Iroh clearly wasn't close with Azula either, only sending her a pretty crap doll whereas Zuko got a cool knife taken from a general. The only guiding influence Azula has is her father.
She's crazy and needs to go down, but she isn't the devil. Like Zuko, she's as fucked up as she is because of her Dad. The best thing Ozai ever did for Zuko was exiling him lol.
love this, I hate how Nickelodeon decided to end Atla the way it is in the show, cause they left out so much from the characters and the backstories. Azula is so misunderstood by non-comic viewers, just regarding her as some Psycho in the end, which she is but her character is so much than that. I wish they could have made a part series or something, same with Tlok, they did their ending so dirty😭
@@kazenki9874 I have mostly watched only the show but over 20 times no exaggeration but even in the first watch season 3 made me realize that she's not one dimensional that's why she is a perfect villain to me. She has the backstory, the undeniable power and the tragic downfall.
@kazenki9874 not every character needs a redemption. it's boring.
@@LanaLiliyMoon Careful with spoilers! 💙 I do agree that she is a perfect villain. It can be hard to see all of her layers if you aren't trying particularly hard to look for them though. It is a bit easy to write her off as psycho/evil when she's *so* much more complex than that.
no defending
We dont get enough of Zuko duel wielding swords in the show
Same !
Zuko Alone and Bitter Work really set up this season so well.
Don’t worry lol people forget she’s blind all the time
Right. It's a sign that's she's a very capable and a well written character. Being blind is an important part of who she is but it's not her whole identity. Moving on, you'll also find that the other characters forgetting that she's blind is a bit of running gag.
I can't believe Ange hasn't said Bumi or Azula are the lose units in this show 😂
hello ange and carlie ! i'm a shadow viewer never commenting but i got to say, this episode is the one that really makes me like zuko ^^ I really like the fact that you see writing of the character on this episode (i know you're 3 to 4 weeks ahead in the serie) but it deepens with time !
I follow the channel since about 2 years now and it's like rewatching shows (like avatar, Arcane and so much more) with "friends" who didn't see it, and it's pretty cool to see you react and theorise about them ! As a 3D animator, I like when you talk about animation (even if most of the series you watch are in 2D) it's a good thing to see animation being appreciated in general ! keep up the good work and see you on next episode, love from france !!
That was very sweet of Ange at the end to touch on calling Azula a bitch and not being comfortable with it. I think women everywhere understand why you would call her that and wouldn't fault you for saying it, but the respect was nice nonetheless ✌
When Zuko's mother was gone. He was truly alone 😢
This thumbnail is my favorite scene in this episode. Zuko wielding his two swords surrounded by fire in such a menacing way hits me as hard as Attack on Titan level of animation!
Except AoT is ass.
Of all the reactions I've seen from this episode, yours is the best regarding Azula's turtle duck feeding technique
You can tell Azula spends more time following her dad around instead of their mom, mimicking what he says and all that.
"It's hard in dubs, sometimes a lot of people sound the same"
It's because they're ALL ZUKO!! 😂
Book 2 is my favorite. This is where a lot of character developments and story shifts happened. It felt like Book 1 was a prologue, then the story really started at Book 2.
Same. It has my favourite "bottle episodes"
Zuko and Iroh have the best moments.
The entire Ba Sing Sae arc. So great
Shiet, I have never seen any reactor clock the fact that Ursa killed Azulon that fast.
Impressive
2:05 "I'm waiting for that animal to betray him" cause Zuko Alone? Starting with the lols! :))
This was my very first episode around 2007. Needless to say, I was instantly hooked for life
"I can't believe Azula does that to the turtle ducks" technically we only see Zuko do it :^v
Azula is about to cross series and make it to Ange's most wanted spot in One Piece LMAO
I find it so unique how Avatar plays with typical tropes, how Ozai favors Azula over Zuko, you always see the king/emperor dad favoring the son, not to mention the firstborn son, but I love that Avatar has him favor his second born, his daughter. And the son is always the ruthless one and the daughter the empathetic one. Well, I don't think I need to elaborate on how those tropes are flipped.
The issue about Zuko's mom is never addressed again in the series, until later in book 3 briefly. It's really nice to see you guys creating theories, just like we did over a decade ago as children, when we first watched this 😍
One of the best episodes in the series. Definitely top 10.
Been waiting for this ep reaction 😃 Zuko going through that character development arc
I see you everywhere buddy😁
@@_bahu hehe 😜
It's pretty sad how Zuko misinterpreted his mothers advice, telling him not to forget who he is with him thinking its the son Ozai wants him to be when deep down we know he's a good kid is just him being raised in a self absorbed, power hungry, superiority complex family caused him to turn out the way he is
For what it's worth, when he reveals himself to the crowd at the end of the fight, he mentions his mother first, even before his position in royalty.
This is one of the best episodes of this series, in my opinion. Just incredible storytelling, and I love how the resolution isn't just the village embracing him as a hero, but still mistrusting him because he's from the Fire Nation, which feels much more realistic.
This is peak Zuko for me. He's quiet, stoic, noble. And that hair is the best
Zuko Alone. They gave a full episode to Zuko. Aang, Katara, and Sokka don't even appear once.
One of the greatest episodes of TV ever made. Just jaw-droppingly good on first watch, and even better on rewatches.
I want to say since not alot of people don’t get it because it’s zuko perspective that Azula is a born psychopath but she isn’tI think it’s clear in some point in this episode that she wanted attention (And let’s not forget that it was mentioned that Ozai trained azula and took her in since she was born which he didn’t do w/zuko & when he saw that she is better learner he kept feeding misinformation& propaganda into her)
Carlie gets a pass for forgetting Toph was blind it's ok.
One of my favourite episodes of the show
Two other early 2000s cartoons I would recommend y'all watch are Ben 10 & Teen Titans!
I still can't really understand how Nick could produce such an amazing show. I've seen a lot of shows but ATLA is and probably will always be my no 1. It just gets crazy good after the blind bandit episode. Zuko alone is one of my favorites.
Thats rough buddy
In the first half of the series, Zuko heavy episodes are big standouts. The Storm, the Blue Spirit, Zuko Alone.
The show just gets better and better from now on. Also, 200k subs looks good on ya'll-- gz on the milestone!
I love your guys’ commentary on the show and its characters! It’s fun watching this show again through your reactions. Congratulations on 200k 🥳
You guys going crazy with kid Azula was so funny! 🤣🤣
Listen 😂 yall are valid in forgetting Toph is disabled because her badassery transcends those limitations in every aspect except reading jokes. Welcome to the side of fandom that theories that Sokka invented braille just so he could send memes to Toph😂😂😂
I love how intricate the backstory was. And the realisation of how gifted and smart Azula is, even at that very young age, albeit evil. And it fits her agenda too. By outting Iroh lineage, the successor of the crown directly falls to the nxt born, Ozai. And if Zuko was indeed killed right there and then, Azula wld directly be nxt in line to the crown. Otherwise Ozai’s lineage will nvr be in line for the crown, following standards royal succession.
See, this is what happens when Iroh isn't around to meter things out. And yet it's necessary.
One of my favorite episodes by far.
The exact details of what happened to their mother and what caused her to leave are never actually revealed in the main show, I would HIGHLY recommend reading the official comic The Search once you guys finish the series.
I love seeing Ange's reactions to Azula. Can't wait to see more in the future. :)
This is literally my favorite episode in the entire series besides the finale (you'll know why when you reach the finale 😏)
its not dubbed..its the original american cast.
That comment illustrates the bizarre attitude some have about anime subs being better then dubs. Here he is commenting like there was something lost in translation yet it was always in English. It is a phantom complaint he has been conditioned to say.
Because dub in most of the cases is no near as good as original language with sub, it's not a phantom thats a fact
You know what they meant and they're usually watching anime, it's just a slip up, it's not that deep
@@EdgarNaniel The problem is "in most cases" meaning not all, yet people are so hardwire to think dub = bad that they refuse to acknowledge when they see a god tier dub, or in this case, when there is no dub at all lol
@@YTAG33 i mean..i judge all voice work for its own merits. a lot of times for anime the english cast is just not on the same level as the original cast. im sure the same thing is true across all languages. its often going to feel more natural with the original language and culture that brings.
im just saying this is not a dub because a dub means the original voice work is being 'dubbed' into a different language.
ange is so right - imagine what that would do to a kid, hearing that your own father is planning to kill you??? from your own sister, who you never know whether to trust or not??? while youre fucking 8 years old or whatever?? bro...thats what i would expect from the backstory of a serial killer honestly. that is so fucked uuuuuppppp
S/o Zuko's mom fr🙏🏾
From my memory I do t think zuko’s mom’s name is said in the show, but it is in the comics along with more detail of what went down exactly that night with fire lord Azulong, but just in case I’ll stay quiet about those details till closer to the end.
To answer Mrs Carly’s question yes I have heard of braille. I was thought it from grade school to though middle school, then stopped due to the NFB being treatable here in the states at least to me, so high school it was regular classes witch is why my math and spelling suck as an adult.
A fan favorite episode and for good lore. Amazing
Damn, Ange held on to that book thing 😂
Don't feel too bad about it. You'll find soon that her blindness isn't such a heavy topic.
Nice, one of the certified best episodes in the whole show
This episode is not just about Zuo being alone, but about the events that lead Zuko to be alone as a child.
I think that the fact if Azula lied or not actually does not matter. Both outcomes are horrible and the whole episode was supposed to show how blody was Ozai's path to the crown and psychopathic tendencies of Azula. I really love how the show depicts psychopath cuz she makes really good antagonist that makes sense to the story.
It took me watching it many times to understand what happened to his mom.
Great reaction!
Should someone tell them read the comics after the series. I think they'll learn a lot more interesting stuff. I mostly want them to read it for azula though. Azula best girl ❤
When Zuko was just a outcast peasant wanderer, he had the respect of everyone. But the second he mentions he is the prince of the fire nation and heir to the throne, everyone starts disrespecting him. Calling him a fraud and a liar. Its symbolizing what Zuko needs to do to "regain his honor".
This show respects its audience enough to be just for kids. It's more family-oriented, and is highly recommended to anyone, regardless of age.
I love Zuko alone
Zuko best character.
Zuko pulled an Odysseus and gave out his name and address.
When i was in 5th grade i finally asked my bully why he treated me like crap and he said it's because he's treating me the way he his dad told him people like me(aka p.o.c.)should be treated and he doesn't listen to his mom who tells him otherwise and i realized we both have one terrible parent and one good one and yet i chose to be friendly and he choose to be a bully,if an 11 year old can realize you don't have to be like your parent(s) so can a 14 year old,this fandom needs to realize you can love a villain without excusing their actions,being an a-hole is a choice regardless of age
You're not wrong, but the situation is also far more complicated than that. I'd get into it, but I don't have the time to be typing a novel that you may or may not even be interested in reading. 😆So I'll just say I agree with what you said, and you've made a valid point.
That's absolutely not how the human psyche works, and it's in fact a small wonder how quickly Zuko stopped to behave like a raging maniac considering that he grew up under Fire Nation Hitler and Grandpa Stalin while also pretty much being a child soldier.
@@gunchar06 i'm not a psychologist,i'm not trying to diagnose zuko or azula,i'm just saying it's entirely possible to break the cycle of abuse,which is undeniably true,who are you to say that's not how the human psyche works?🙄
@@RubyRider-et3fp Someone who has actually studied psychology at an University(i'm not a psychotherapist though), and someone who knows that it usually takes years of therapy up into adulthood to truly break any kind of cycle of heavy abuse, and it's even more complicated with child soldiers(which Zuko let alone Azula both pretty much are, and it just gets even worse with the Extra informations from the comics, cause Azula and Zuko were in fact an Eugenics experiment to create the perfect firebender by Azulon, and now you can guess who actually happens to be a perfectionist with unmatched firebending talent aka a success).
And just like that, everyone joined team Zuko and began rooting for him 🤷
I dont think any reactor has picked up at the foreshadowing of the turtleduck mother protecting their children to zukos mother doing the same to him. I am very impressed because I never realized before someone told me.
this show is almost 20 years old
12:46 thats rough, thats rough {buddy}
Don't worry about forgetting Toph is blind, it has happened MANY times
When I heard the reading a book comment I assumed braille but lol yeah I think she forgot too lol
14:00 Zuko's mom's name is Ursa
Definitely one of the best episodes in the show! And clearly, some 'Game of Thrones' sh!t went down to put Oozai on the throne.
Did they watched 'yu yu hakusho' live action, it was fun to watch that was nice too like one piece live action.
12:47 That's rough buddy :D
Did someone say " banding taken away.... " ?
Forgot to write that last video but get ready for loads of tasteful „Toph is blind“ jokes.
I'm waiting for next episode..
I have watched all of episode but i'm still want to watch this again..
Girl who voiced Toph recently reacted to Avatar on RUclips as well... She's really cool too
It's funny because "everyone forgets that Toph is blind" is kind of a running gag in the show.
Azula lies except when the truth, or part of the truth benefits her more. The most believable lie has some truth in it.
I think the mom would've verified that Azulon ordered Zuko's death with Ozai before taking any action. My theory has always been that Azulon indeed ordered Ozai to kill Zuko. But, not just as punishment for Ozai trying to betray Iroh while iroh was grieving. Azulon was also grieving as he lost his first grandson. He describes it as being "after the lost of his beloved son". He loved and respected iroh and his grandson. Ozai is hanging around the palace for a reason. He's proven unfit to lead. He's power hungry, dishonorable, cruel, and kinda crazy. Azula is his little clone in training. Zuko is untalented and unfavored. So, Azulon orders Ozai to murder his son knowing Ozai would do it. It would destroy their family if he did it. In the eyes of Ozai it destroys any chance of obtaining the throne if he doesn't. The thing Azulon didn't count on was that mothers protect their babies no matter what.
It's pretty wild that such a monster like Azulon apparently had such a strong connection to Iroh, but then again Iroh most certainly changed a lot.
“That’s rough…….. that’s rough……” ATLA fans, IYKYK….
wait until you know whos zuko's grandfather from her mother
Y’all seeemed to understand that episode better than most.
About whether Azula lied or not?
She always lies. Except for when the truth hurts even more.
braille is a frail defense. Usually, Carlie is right. like 80% of the time. I mean, Ange, you should TRUST her. but the 20 remaining % SHOULD be acknowledged. And I'm here for you in these legit cases, mate.
Well rest assured you both can relax about the whole 'forgetting Toph is blind' thing because it's true, other characters forget too! She's just that capable ;) And even in her own words she does "see" quite a lot, in a matter of speaking