Book 1: Introducing the characters, world and goal Book 2: Developing the world, characters and stakes. Dealing with the complexity of the story Book 3: Concluding the story, payoffs and character developments No matter which book is the best, we all agree that Avatar is a masterpiece
Alejo Deltaco nah that would be to overused because of zuko and It would be so expected. The thing that made zuko’s redemption arch so good was that It was perfectly built up and unexpected
The first time I watched it a few years ago, I found it way sadder than Iroh's story in Ba Sing Se, but when I rewateched it more recently I sobbed equally during both. But yeah, Appas growth was slept on
savvas yolo Azula hit different tho. At the time when book 3 came out, I couldn’t find another villain in a show that I hated just as much as I wanted to be. She’s such a hard character to explain with words. You need to watch the show to actually know who Azula REALLY is
I don’t know if it’s mentioned in this video, but that episode actually won an award for its accurate portrayal of animal cruelty. I have to skip it every time I go back through the series because of how sad it is
In a 3 act story generally: Act 1: introduces and gets you to care, while having to set up the story and conflict Act 2: Develops and has the freedom to develop characters Act 3: Has to conclude all of the characters and arcs and is largely run by things set up in earlier parts of the story. This means that when you have characters you love, act 2 is almost always the best because it has the freedom to do what it wants to further the characters. Acts 1&3 have more story responsibility. This is how it's supposed to be and why comparing each individual act isn't super helpful, each one accomplishes something crucial to the overall product that's different.
Part of his argument why act 2 is so good is because there is the introduction of so many key characters too. Mai, Ty Lee, Azula, Toph. I guess taking the best of both worlds helps make this season better for him.
Disclaimer: I love toph but the community can sometimes be hatefull to anyone who critics the People like IrohIroh's war crime are ignored. But like I like Iroh very much. Toph beifong does not make sense in the plot because she does nothing calls people idiot for calling her weak (while she is but still cool since it she uses physical strength it would not be called bedding and Manny kids that are Ender's ar e but buff and peiple but anang it and the bedding tournament will not allow physical force and anny strong person can bend metal and if she could break doors all open why did she not use it when Azula drill in the capital or when she was in the wooden jail and she seemed to use her strength who she metal bended so she never discovered it until the last episode or until the much later comics) and Sokka has a boomerang that always come back at him Suki jump very high ty Lee tank acrobatics fly and mei has super knife skills asami super judo andkarate powers so I guess you do need powers so Sokka you do not need powers is inaccurate and also how are the cookie dough bender and the show bender who are unrelated to anny periodic 4 or sub bedding element can be considers as bender but Sokka and the others are not bedders but in real life they would be the same since all of that is impossible in the real world and people thoght she needed help not phisical weak in which she is because even at that time we all know that a blind person can do weight. but we think they cannot see what is in front of them. Howether, like how can you hear the exact position of a boomerang throw but not of that water and how could she see she met ships or her where they where pointing (In S3 E1 she knew where their exact position and expect a lot of fire at a high altitude and she only needed to put her hands hand have higher receptor than her entire face because she is blind but can sence vibration) sheshesheshe is blind? well because since why are close to eachother she uses vibration in batter and she has good hearing but not in water because bomerang are louder since they are faster than falling water. But also, Suki is supposed to be strong and feminine howether when we men that we mean seperate not flying skirt super wing shield and makeup that is fireproof (since toph feet got burned by zuko including Kitara got burned but not Sokka because of the fire proof suit because also zuko would not kill anyongn but he can harm them.)and the credit say little girls can do annything now I think her powers are good put not how we interpret because normally we know that even princesses and princes had archery classes and self defence but when he say feminine but strong we say seperate and what I'd not make sense is she said I am a warrior but also a woman anand ran away to the fire and this scene did not make sense because when you face an issue she could at least help put the fire out remember she had a water monster and water buckets and she lost against one Benders and several no Benders not only that but like several momont that does not mean feminine but strong. But she is still good but feminine but strong are like black widow, kill Bill and the rogue not seducing agent Cat lady, Powerpuff girls or Haley quin usually. but they are most of the time feminine in their own tie but tsong like how supersuperheros have a secret Identity. Also the Sokka stuff make no ence like they ar eunadvace since they are isolated and that is the sexism come from and Suki is are advanced and if that happen he would just think she is better because of more civilised. But sh is still good and she may have theater to kill people because they where different geographically she is probably the UK and the UK in the 19th century had cocolonisation and her powers are asojme also hating feminist BLM and all those groups as long as you are not against opressed people's right and you thing the biggot is wrong you are not a biggot but do not hate on them since not all of them are bad people.
You didn’t have to say I’m not hating on book 1&3 . I don’t like how everyone think just because you think something or someone isn’t the best you’re hating. I hope this changes
Tell me about it. People who didn't like TLOK have been called "nostalgia fanboys," "sexist," "haters," etc. It's really annoying. I prefer book 3 but I love this video's reasoning for preference for book 2. He made valid points. Doesn't mean he's a hater.
@@mayowajoshua9806 that doesn't excuse them calling others haters. I like the legend of korra, but I wonder call someone a hater because they don't like it
It wasn't Nick who decided not to, it was Bryke themselves. They had clearly planned for there to be only 3 seasons and for the story to be completely wrapped up within them. They've stated that there was never supposed to be a 4th season and that they're not ever going to do one because they feel that the story is firmly concluded. :) Edit: words are hard.
@@anshnanavati No sadly it was the movie that was made instead of season 4 which they did confirm recently and it would be more focusing on azula going insane and the rest of the comics after the war
When u talked about Zuko, u should of mentioned how that earth kingdom family treated zuko before and after finding out he is from the fire nation. After helping that family, he was told that he was hated by a kid who looked up to him until he started using fire bending. I think that's important for Zuko's character as well. Understanding how the fire nation was looked down upon.
Yes one of my fav Zuko moments was when he spoke to his father about how he has seen firsthand how most people are suffering because of the fire nation, and that you can tell he sincerely doesn't like seeing people suffer
I love that the family hated him afterwards because it makes sense but I hate that the family hated him afterwards because he just saved them and they just forget that
Book 3 is my favorite season and that’s because I’m a sucker for endings (Endgame is my fav Marvel movie, Deathly hallows is my fav HP book and movie, Return of the King, At world’s end etc). An ending done correctly is always phenomenal and mindblowingly epic and holy shit did ATLA nail its ending!!!!
They do stick the landing well but I feel Book 2 was overall better. There weren’t really any wasted episodes. Really the only truly weak one to me was the cave one. And Ba Sing Se arc was amazing with so many elements to it. Book 3 I felt had a very shaky first half. There were some really strong episodes in the first half but a lot of throwaway type ones that felt like we were back in season 1. But Day of the Black Sun to the end were a good run.
And here I prefer infinity war, half blood prince book (order of the Phoenix is best movie). I can see where ur coming from tho considering they all had good satisfying endings
Emo is the little crap which act as if nobody loved her/him and needs attention. Toph doesn't give a shit about that, she just acts as she wants, and the biggest difference with an emo is that she is a badass
Hugh Jass avatar is honestly the breaking bad of animation and yes I’m even including anime and this is coming from a guy that’s watched probably almost 100s of anime’s
I think its position of being right before the final episodes makes it less enjoyable, it was a very silly episode when it should have been building to the finale.
That was always one of my favorites as a kid! It might feel silly being surrounded by serious episodes before the finale but you have to remember this shows target demographic is kids (even though everyone loves it) so it makes sense to have some funny moments in book 3.
Actually, that was the episode before Day of the Black Sun. Ember Island Players was the episode before the finale, and I think it was needed. The finale was so intense that there had to be a buffer episode to ease things a little
@@houston3103 It was meant to be a more silly episode to show how Aang, a 12 year old child, was dealing with all the stress of leading an invasion on the most powerful nation in the world at that time. You also have to remember, that the plan for the invasion was to have Aang defeat the firelord, which would end the war. So, not only is he leading the invasion, but he also has the added weight of ending a 100 year long war. It makes sense that it was a silly and childish episode. Aang had so many reasons to be stressed and worried, and he's not even a teenager yet.
My 3 favorite things about Book 2 are probably 1. Zuko’s and Iroh’s development. We really get to learn about these characters, as they are my favorites. 2: Adding Toph and Azula 3. Like Movieflame said, the exploration of the world. I really enjoyed seeing Ba Sing Se. So yeah, I pretty much agree with everything he said.
100% agree. I also loved how this season really showed how close Appa and Aang are and how important Appa is. This season would’ve probably been only 15 episodes long if Appa was around.
Honestly I think both Nightmares episode and the painted lady episode are so underrated and underappreciated. The nightmares episode dealt with anxiety and stress, something we all have (albeit they did in a humorous way), and also we got a breather before several heavy episodes. The painted lady episode not only showed how not all people in the Fire nation are bad, but also that they're too are victims of the war. It showed how Firelord's invasion didn't only hurt those people he invaded, but also those people whom he's supposed to protect and take care of. It's really sad how many people miss the point and consider them as wasted episodes. :\
*MY TOP 5 FAVE EPISODES* (in no order) 1. The Headband 2. Nightmares and Daydreams 3. The Fortune-Teller 4. The Cave of Two Lovers 5. Appa's Lost Days *THE HEADBAND* I really liked this episode because Aang goes to the fire nation school, and gets the kids there to loosen up. Also, the dance scene was great and I love the new fire nation outfits! *NIGHTMARES AND DAYDREAMS* Ok, I might be the only one who likes this episode but it was HILARIOUS! Plus, I can relate to it! Whenever I'm having anxiety, It takes me longer to fall asleep and I start freaking out. But I don't have hallucinations.. XD *THE FORTUNE-TELLER* This is such a great episode! I think it's good because we get to see Aang starting to love Katara, And the ending was amazing. *THE CAVE OF TWO LOVERS* Again, since I'm a Kataang shipper, This episode had to be on my list. Also, _TWO LOVERS, FORBIDDEN FROM ONE ANOTHER~ A WAR DIVIDES THEIR PEOPLE~ AND A MOUNTAIN DIVIDES THEM APART~ BUILT A PATH TO BE TOGETHER......_ *SECRET TUNNEL!* *APPA'S LOST DAYS* This episode was so emotional for me, and it makes me cry every time I watch it. Especially when Appa flashes back to when Aang first got him. BABY APPA IS SO CUTE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks for reading! If you agree with me on some of these episodes, leave a like! If not... Then ignore me! I hate starting fights on youtube. Bye!
6:28, I don't agree with this statement, specially when it comes to daydreams and nightmares. It shows how deeply Aang's mind is torn for not knowing what to do with the fire Lord, it even helps at the finally when Aang still refuses to kill him. As for the painted Lady it shows world building as we learn how advenced and yet retrograde the fire nation is. But I think everyone will agree that the lion turtles should had been introduced earlier.
He was done with his dad and his past mistakes, so his scar meant to him as a symbol of his father's brutality and him standing up for it instead of a mark of dishonor and disgrace he thought of himself in book 1. That's why he was interested in healing the scar in book 2 while didn't care about it much even if he had the means later
I have to say, the next episode covering anything Avatar has to be a character study of Jong Jong, aka The Deserter. How he became involved in the White Lotus, how we escaped the Fire Nation each time, etc.
Zuko alone is just pure brilliance. I wish more TV series can have episodes like this where it focus on one character and we see their entire life story. Gives us more understanding to their character
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In Zuko is alone I went from enjoying the series to thinking "Yeah, this is a damn good series" and then I got to Tales of Ba Sin Sae and thought "Oh my God, I love this show. Ita making me feel things".
Avatar was masterful in subverting expectations in the right way. Every time you thought you knew what was going to happen you turned out to be wrong, but it was always so much better than what you had thought and added depth and realism to the story. Truly one of the best shows of all time.
Appa getting captured was also great because it broke some of the repetitiveness in book 1's formula while impacting both Aang and the audience emotionally.
Why Book 2 Is The Best: - Ba Sing Se - Toph - Azula - Zuko's Character Arc - Lightning Bending - The Ba Sing Se Goverment and its secrets - Story Telling - Mai and Ty Lee - Iroh's Advice - All places (The desert, The Library, Ba Sing Se, etc.) - Appa - The Library and the desert - Sokka's Cactus Juice - The Drill Episode - Metal Bending Comment if you think I missed something and I'll add it to the list! :D
Wow I truly love your video essays. I can actually tell you put energy in them and that you actually took a lot of time to make sure you did your research. Also thank you for these videos, they make my day.
Ba Sing Se was my favorite place that the group stayed in because i remember being so hopeful as a child because it was “safe” and then we get there and Long Feng is like “it is the strict policy that the war not be mentioned within the walls”
I watched this show in my 30's when Netflix had it around 2010. A friend of mine told me about it because his son watched it and he watched it with him. I don't watch Nickelodeon and I don't watch kiddy shows. I said screw it, let's give it try. Make a long story short, this show is in my top 5 favorite tv shows of all time and the only animated show in my top 20. Book 2 is also my favorite book. This is not just a kid show!
The dreems episode was needed and a good episode since it showed how Ang had PTSD from his failing at ba sing say and how he was stressed for the rematch
Just love the Star Wars reference. I've never thought of that before, or how great book two is compared to the rest of the show. However, I do love the dynamic between the characters after Zuko joins the group.
In my opinion, season 3 was the best because it had so much to do just like what he said. Season 3 isn’t dragged down just because they had to do all this stuff, these episodes in season 3 are really fantastic
In my opinion Toph is my favorite character in the whole series She is just sooo incredible she created metal bending, she’s blind and is the best earth bending She’s just amazing
I agree with you for the most part about Book II. The quality of the stories that were introduced were extraordinary. However, one of my favorite episode's was "The Puppetmaster" where the gang were still in the Fire Nation and they were introduced to Hama who was from the Southern Water Tribe, like Katara and Soka. We were introduced to Bloodending and taught it to Katara, only to have Katara use it on her to stop Hama's revenge on The Fire Nation town she was living in, undercover. Maybe Hama was the creator of Bloodbending and was an ancestor of Amon who was Korra's first nemesis in Korra's avatar series. I am assuming, this episode was in Book III. This series is just one of the most incredible of all time.
I liked the episode Nightmares and Daydreams, it had many references to other media like how Aang was dressed as Goku from Dragonball Z, Vash the Stampede and how Momo was dressed as Miyamoto Usagi. Momo and Appa's fight was just so cool and funny at the same time, hearing them talk was also cool as Dee Bradley Baker used Spidermonkey voice for Momo and Cannonbolt voice for Appa from Ben 10 series. Also this episode pays homages to several movies such as The Lord of the Rings, The Ring, The Grudge, A Nightmare on Elm Street, and several other fantasy and dream-related movies. Aang even did the Naruto run. That episode was very good for those purposes and for conquering fear and anxiety.
I mean not rlly it was a good ending but everything kinda just worked out. Aang won, Zuko became Fire Lord, All the relationships worked out, the Earth nation was saved, etc... The Fire Lord was defeated but alive. The only rlly good part was Azula’s mental breakdown. I prefer an ending like FMAB where Al got his body back, but Ed lost his alchemy. Father was defeated, but Hohenheim had a fitting but also quite sad death. Ling leant then secret of immortality, but lost Greed. In addition, we really get to see what Ed and Al learned about science and Alchemy and how the journey changed not only their current state but their actual views on the world. That doesn’t even include the great buildup to the finale or the satisfying endings for Scar, Mustang, the Armstrongs, and even Selim. TL;DR: Avatar’s ending was great but was a bit too basic for me, which keeps it short of a perfect ending
Turtle Ex Machina lol. Seriously, though, it's just too convenient in the way that Aang almost doesn't have to do anything to figure out the way to deal with Ozai. This is partly a matter of preference, but I also don't like how it turned out well for all. Like what Arjuna Bazaz said, I would've preferred a bittersweet ending, though I understand that since this is a (Western) kid show, a happy-ever-after ending is expected. Don't get me wrong, ATLA is still a great show, but the ending isn't the best part of it IMO.
Can we PLEASE get a “life of Aang” video!!!! I refuse to watch LOK lmao update: I watched it and it’s hated on too much haha but still want a life of Aang video
Its crazy, I was thinking about this an hour before watching this. I was stuck between season 2 and 3. Thanks for reminding me why season 2 was my favorite season!
I absolutely love the Ba Sing Se arc. Always been my favorite part of the series with the mystery and action. First bit has some good episodes like the Return to Omashu. But really become perfect from the Library episode onward. Like season 3 a lot and all the big events but feel the Ba Sing Se arc was the peak of the series.
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Book 1: Introducing the characters, world and goal
Book 2: Developing the world, characters and stakes. Dealing with the complexity of the story
Book 3: Concluding the story, payoffs and character developments
No matter which book is the best, we all agree that Avatar is a masterpiece
needed a season faking 4 fuk lok
TheShowdown yah so we can see azula reddemtion ark
Alejo Deltaco nah that would be to overused because of zuko and It would be so expected. The thing that made zuko’s redemption arch so good was that It was perfectly built up and unexpected
That is why they should have made a season 4
@@edwardhookway3312 They scrapped it when the live action movie that shall not be named fucked everything up
Roses are red
The ground is muddy
"My first girlfriend turned into the moon"
"That's rough buddy"
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This is so good
That’s a banger
that line alone makes season 3 the best
Roses are red
My rhymes are crummy
Also did I you know
You’re really funny
Introducing Toph and Azula is reason enough for me.
Bessie Burnet same
Same! Season 1 was missing Toph. Just not the same without her ngl
@@shrimp3981 yea her and sokka made the show hella funny
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I like your hair
Don’t forget about Appa’s growth in Appa’s lost days. That episode was so damn sad.
I almost cried
My favorite was the last episode of book 2
yeah
The first time I watched it a few years ago, I found it way sadder than Iroh's story in Ba Sing Se, but when I rewateched it more recently I sobbed equally during both.
But yeah, Appas growth was slept on
As I was rewatching the series, I cried for the whole duration of appa’s lost days
Everything got better when azula came in the show.
exactly
ATLA needed Some SAVAGE, VERY POWERFUL, MORE HARD CHARACHTER TO FIGHT
when toph came as well
And Toph too of course
Agreed !!!
savvas yolo Azula hit different tho. At the time when book 3 came out, I couldn’t find another villain in a show that I hated just as much as
I wanted to be. She’s such a hard character to explain with words. You need to watch the show to actually know who Azula REALLY is
Azula took this show from a 10 to an 11
*From 2000 to 3000*
from 10 to 100
Azula and Zuko are so damn good
From 8999 to 9001
From 20 to 21 and toph 21 to 4,000
Every body gangsta until iroh starts singing "leaves of the vine"
Yeah all true fans cried
Thats the moment when true legends cried
😢
‘Falling so slow...’
I think that's the first time I cried at a cartoon.
On G, goosebumps all the time.
Appas lost days is the saddest episode in the series yet kind of one of the best bc it shows what hapoened to appa in those 2 months
I don’t know if it’s mentioned in this video, but that episode actually won an award for its accurate portrayal of animal cruelty. I have to skip it every time I go back through the series because of how sad it is
Or tales of ba sing se
Appa is a mf trooper man
Ray Holloway gigantic flying bison we all knew he was holding it down lol
This episode made me cry
In a 3 act story generally:
Act 1: introduces and gets you to care, while having to set up the story and conflict
Act 2: Develops and has the freedom to develop characters
Act 3: Has to conclude all of the characters and arcs and is largely run by things set up in earlier parts of the story.
This means that when you have characters you love, act 2 is almost always the best because it has the freedom to do what it wants to further the characters. Acts 1&3 have more story responsibility. This is how it's supposed to be and why comparing each individual act isn't super helpful, each one accomplishes something crucial to the overall product that's different.
Exactly, all the seasons need each other to tell the perfect story. ☺
Part of his argument why act 2 is so good is because there is the introduction of so many key characters too. Mai, Ty Lee, Azula, Toph. I guess taking the best of both worlds helps make this season better for him.
True. This can apply to the Avengers movies too as many believe Infinity War is the best and how many say EndGame wasn’t as good.
Daredevil season 2 was the worst
This explains why I loved the Matrix Reloaded so much
Uncle Iroh is , to this day, one of my favorite characters of all time
Same
Hey you were the one that wrote the
Roses are red
The ground is muddy
My first girlfriend turned into the moon
That's rough buddy
Disclaimer: I love toph but the community can sometimes be hatefull to anyone who critics the People like IrohIroh's war crime are ignored. But like I like Iroh very much.
Toph beifong does not make sense in the plot because she does nothing calls people idiot for calling her weak (while she is but still cool since it she uses physical strength it would not be called bedding and Manny kids that are Ender's ar e but buff and peiple but anang it and the bedding tournament will not allow physical force and anny strong person can bend metal and if she could break doors all open why did she not use it when Azula drill in the capital or when she was in the wooden jail and she seemed to use her strength who she metal bended so she never discovered it until the last episode or until the much later comics) and Sokka has a boomerang that always come back at him Suki jump very high ty Lee tank acrobatics fly and mei has super knife skills asami super judo andkarate powers so I guess you do need powers so Sokka you do not need powers is inaccurate and also how are the cookie dough bender and the show bender who are unrelated to anny periodic 4 or sub bedding element can be considers as bender but Sokka and the others are not bedders but in real life they would be the same since all of that is impossible in the real world and people thoght she needed help not phisical weak in which she is because even at that time we all know that a blind person can do weight. but we think they cannot see what is in front of them. Howether, like how can you hear the exact position of a boomerang throw but not of that water and how could she see she met ships or her where they where pointing (In S3 E1 she knew where their exact position and expect a lot of fire at a high altitude and she only needed to put her hands hand have higher receptor than her entire face because she is blind but can sence vibration) sheshesheshe is blind? well because since why are close to eachother she uses vibration in batter and she has good hearing but not in water because bomerang are louder since they are faster than falling water. But also, Suki is supposed to be strong and feminine howether when we men that we mean seperate not flying skirt super wing shield and makeup that is fireproof (since toph feet got burned by zuko including Kitara got burned but not Sokka because of the fire proof suit because also zuko would not kill anyongn but he can harm them.)and the credit say little girls can do annything now I think her powers are good put not how we interpret because normally we know that even princesses and princes had archery classes and self defence but when he say feminine but strong we say seperate and what I'd not make sense is she said I am a warrior but also a woman anand ran away to the fire and this scene did not make sense because when you face an issue she could at least help put the fire out remember she had a water monster and water buckets and she lost against one Benders and several no Benders not only that but like several momont that does not mean feminine but strong. But she is still good but feminine but strong are like black widow, kill Bill and the rogue not seducing agent Cat lady, Powerpuff girls or Haley quin usually. but they are most of the time feminine in their own tie but tsong like how supersuperheros have a secret Identity. Also the Sokka stuff make no ence like they ar eunadvace since they are isolated and that is the sexism come from and Suki is are advanced and if that happen he would just think she is better because of more civilised. But sh is still good and she may have theater to kill people because they where different geographically she is probably the UK and the UK in the 19th century had cocolonisation and her powers are asojme
also hating feminist BLM and all those groups as long as you are not against opressed people's right and you thing the biggot is wrong you are not a biggot but do not hate on them since not all of them are bad people.
Iroh is my animal spirit
You didn’t have to say I’m not hating on book 1&3 . I don’t like how everyone think just because you think something or someone isn’t the best you’re hating. I hope this changes
Youre right but there is also the sensetivity mob and its better to say it now then having to say sorry
its honestly sad that these days that sorta thing has to be said, or the sensitivity mob would just assume he dislikes books 1 and 3
Tell me about it. People who didn't like TLOK have been called "nostalgia fanboys," "sexist," "haters," etc. It's really annoying. I prefer book 3 but I love this video's reasoning for preference for book 2. He made valid points. Doesn't mean he's a hater.
Eggsn Bakon TLOK gets a lot of undeserved hate. Therefore Korra fans are always so defensive about the show.
@@mayowajoshua9806 that doesn't excuse them calling others haters. I like the legend of korra, but I wonder call someone a hater because they don't like it
9:41 "He[Zuko] goes on a trip with all of team Avatar"
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Toph: 🔘👄🔘
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LOL You guys are perfect
"It's a long long way to Ba Sing Se, but the girls in the city they look so PRETTYYYYY!"
CLASSIC 😂
Leaves from the vine
Falling so slow
it’s PRETTAYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
Sucks that Nick didn't want to make a new series about Zuko finding his mom cause That would have been awesome.
Yeah there are the comics but a 4th season would have been great
It wasn't Nick who decided not to, it was Bryke themselves. They had clearly planned for there to be only 3 seasons and for the story to be completely wrapped up within them. They've stated that there was never supposed to be a 4th season and that they're not ever going to do one because they feel that the story is firmly concluded. :)
Edit: words are hard.
@@anshnanavati No sadly it was the movie that was made instead of season 4 which they did confirm recently and it would be more focusing on azula going insane and the rest of the comics after the war
Or at least a 1 hour movie special
@@tinygrass6867 Agreed.
When u talked about Zuko, u should of mentioned how that earth kingdom family treated zuko before and after finding out he is from the fire nation. After helping that family, he was told that he was hated by a kid who looked up to him until he started using fire bending. I think that's important for Zuko's character as well. Understanding how the fire nation was looked down upon.
Yes one of my fav Zuko moments was when he spoke to his father about how he has seen firsthand how most people are suffering because of the fire nation, and that you can tell he sincerely doesn't like seeing people suffer
I love that the family hated him afterwards because it makes sense but I hate that the family hated him afterwards because he just saved them and they just forget that
Book 3 is almost cinematic like waiting for the climax of the show
And we love it 😁
@@jumpstartgames8185 every minute of it
Yeah Book 3 is still better than 2.. i believe that's canon.
Tbh book 1 is kinda boring
Book 3 is amazing. I just think it takes a little long to get going
“The Beach” is a great episode, it humanizes Azula and Zuko in a great way.
Book 3, not 2
The last time I was this early, Avatar Wan wasn’t the avatar
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Sokka: My first girlfriend turned into the moon. Zuko: That's rough buddy.
That’s season 3
roei irani they never said it wasn’t💀
@@inachen4102 I just knew someone would comment that
This is just such a good show overall
i literally just finished watching it.. then the next day started over like wth lol
It’s one of the best shows ever made
Book 3 has problems
Book 3 is my favorite season and that’s because I’m a sucker for endings (Endgame is my fav Marvel movie, Deathly hallows is my fav HP book and movie, Return of the King, At world’s end etc). An ending done correctly is always phenomenal and mindblowingly epic and holy shit did ATLA nail its ending!!!!
They do stick the landing well but I feel Book 2 was overall better. There weren’t really any wasted episodes. Really the only truly weak one to me was the cave one. And Ba Sing Se arc was amazing with so many elements to it. Book 3 I felt had a very shaky first half. There were some really strong episodes in the first half but a lot of throwaway type ones that felt like we were back in season 1. But Day of the Black Sun to the end were a good run.
And here I prefer infinity war, half blood prince book (order of the Phoenix is best movie). I can see where ur coming from tho considering they all had good satisfying endings
Prisoner of Azkaban is the best HP movie
Len Walker many think so and I agree it’s a masterpiece but it’s just not my favorite
@@atribecalledlen3567 My favorite always has been The Goblet of Fire, but PoA is really good too
Bruh toph ain't emo. She's more of a tomb boy
Emo is the little crap which act as if nobody loved her/him and needs attention. Toph doesn't give a shit about that, she just acts as she wants, and the biggest difference with an emo is that she is a badass
Lmaooooo “tomb boy”
So she is a mummy????
She’s a tomb boy she really does look like a mummy
Facts 💯💯
My favorite episode was Tales of Ba Sing Se. I cried when Iroh sing to his son 😭😭
I could watch this show so many times!!!
It's on Netflix now so you can.
same, i’ve already watched it twice since it’s been on netflix
I've been watChing so many reactions comps! 😜
I already watches it 5 or 6 time i guess
Still impressed and stiil awasome never get bored
And I have
just like empire strikes back , avatar has a vision of his friends being in danger and leaves training
@@joeyjerry1586 why are you bringing up last Jedi it wasn’t even in the conversation.
The best book is all of them because it's the best show of all time
Stretch.
Yes yes
Hugh Jass avatar is honestly the breaking bad of animation and yes I’m even including anime and this is coming from a guy that’s watched probably almost 100s of anime’s
Mr Bruh I mean it’s rlly good but idt it’s as good as anime like FMA:B and Code Geass
@@arjunabazaz1006 nah it’s even better than those
When Appa went missing I felt like I lost a family member
How Nightmares and Day Dreams is a weak episode?!? It has the best fight in any animation in history! Momo vs Appa
I think its position of being right before the final episodes makes it less enjoyable, it was a very silly episode when it should have been building to the finale.
I guess Morgan wasn't prepared for maths exam.
That was always one of my favorites as a kid! It might feel silly being surrounded by serious episodes before the finale but you have to remember this shows target demographic is kids (even though everyone loves it) so it makes sense to have some funny moments in book 3.
Actually, that was the episode before Day of the Black Sun. Ember Island Players was the episode before the finale, and I think it was needed. The finale was so intense that there had to be a buffer episode to ease things a little
@@houston3103 It was meant to be a more silly episode to show how Aang, a 12 year old child, was dealing with all the stress of leading an invasion on the most powerful nation in the world at that time.
You also have to remember, that the plan for the invasion was to have Aang defeat the firelord, which would end the war. So, not only is he leading the invasion, but he also has the added weight of ending a 100 year long war.
It makes sense that it was a silly and childish episode. Aang had so many reasons to be stressed and worried, and he's not even a teenager yet.
My 3 favorite things about Book 2 are probably
1. Zuko’s and Iroh’s development. We really get to learn about these characters, as they are my favorites.
2: Adding Toph and Azula
3. Like Movieflame said, the exploration of the world. I really enjoyed seeing Ba Sing Se.
So yeah, I pretty much agree with everything he said.
I agree with all who you say.
100% agree. I also loved how this season really showed how close Appa and Aang are and how important Appa is. This season would’ve probably been only 15 episodes long if Appa was around.
Anyone: mentions zuko's redemption
Me: starts crying
Honestly I think both Nightmares episode and the painted lady episode are so underrated and underappreciated. The nightmares episode dealt with anxiety and stress, something we all have (albeit they did in a humorous way), and also we got a breather before several heavy episodes. The painted lady episode not only showed how not all people in the Fire nation are bad, but also that they're too are victims of the war. It showed how Firelord's invasion didn't only hurt those people he invaded, but also those people whom he's supposed to protect and take care of.
It's really sad how many people miss the point and consider them as wasted episodes. :\
Tales of Ba Sing Se, Crossroads of Destiny, Zuko Alone, The Blind Bandit. So many good episodes
After this rewatch I was just saying that book 2 became my favorite. Even thou my favorite episode is in Book 3. (avatar & the fire lord)
Arah Davis Avatar and the Firelord is one of my absolute favorite episodes. It’s so underrated imo
Same, but I still prefer book 3
... did this dude just call Toph's personality "emo-like"
Yeah snarky maybe but not emo 😂😂
Lmaooooo
I just finished rewatching the series again. And now I’m searching all of RUclips for these quality video essays about it.
*MY TOP 5 FAVE EPISODES* (in no order)
1. The Headband
2. Nightmares and Daydreams
3. The Fortune-Teller
4. The Cave of Two Lovers
5. Appa's Lost Days
*THE HEADBAND*
I really liked this episode because Aang goes to the fire nation school, and gets the kids there to loosen up. Also, the dance scene was great and I love the new fire nation outfits!
*NIGHTMARES AND DAYDREAMS*
Ok, I might be the only one who likes this episode but it was HILARIOUS! Plus, I can relate to it! Whenever I'm having anxiety, It takes me longer to fall asleep and I start freaking out. But I don't have hallucinations.. XD
*THE FORTUNE-TELLER*
This is such a great episode! I think it's good because we get to see Aang starting to love Katara, And the ending was amazing.
*THE CAVE OF TWO LOVERS*
Again, since I'm a Kataang shipper, This episode had to be on my list. Also,
_TWO LOVERS, FORBIDDEN FROM ONE ANOTHER~ A WAR DIVIDES THEIR PEOPLE~ AND A MOUNTAIN DIVIDES THEM APART~ BUILT A PATH TO BE TOGETHER......_ *SECRET TUNNEL!*
*APPA'S LOST DAYS*
This episode was so emotional for me, and it makes me cry every time I watch it. Especially when Appa flashes back to when Aang first got him. BABY APPA IS SO CUTE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks for reading! If you agree with me on some of these episodes, leave a like! If not... Then ignore me! I hate starting fights on youtube. Bye!
Yessss a fellow KATAANG shipper I agree! These are also in my top 10 fav episodes!
@@Brianna-de6ql yes kataang!
I'm sorry but all of these episodes aren't my top picks, even as a Kataang shipper myself lmao
Trash picks but ok
KATAANG FOREVER
It’s okay, the M.Night Shamalan live action was just a remake of the ember island play team avatar saw, we still have a chance🙌🏽
Even the ember island players were better than the movie lmao
Doctor: you have thirteen minutes to live
Me:
Not meaning to nitpick, but this is 12 minutes and 50 seconds...
Actually 12 minutes and 49.9 seconds
Bro how
@@patchworkfellow4262 Well it wouldn't make sense for the joke if he said 13 minutes, because it is too specific
Guys chill out I was trying to generalise the duration lol
It makes me emotional when I think about how good this show is
Same
6:28, I don't agree with this statement, specially when it comes to daydreams and nightmares. It shows how deeply Aang's mind is torn for not knowing what to do with the fire Lord, it even helps at the finally when Aang still refuses to kill him. As for the painted Lady it shows world building as we learn how advenced and yet retrograde the fire nation is. But I think everyone will agree that the lion turtles should had been introduced earlier.
That's why I think book 3 is the best
I want to ask why zuko didnt heal his scar after the series ended?
While he can heal it with the magic spirit water?
I’d like to think he kept the scar to remind himself of how far he’s come
He was done with his dad and his past mistakes, so his scar meant to him as a symbol of his father's brutality and him standing up for it instead of a mark of dishonor and disgrace he thought of himself in book 1. That's why he was interested in healing the scar in book 2 while didn't care about it much even if he had the means later
@@kshitizpokhrel7482 👏👏👏👏👏 noice
@@Richard-uz1zx jet wasn't healed with spirit water, was he. I thought katara used all on aang
@@kshitizpokhrel7482 she did
Can you make a video of the life of prince Zuko
I have to say, the next episode covering anything Avatar has to be a character study of Jong Jong, aka The Deserter. How he became involved in the White Lotus, how we escaped the Fire Nation each time, etc.
Zuko alone is just pure brilliance. I wish more TV series can have episodes like this where it focus on one character and we see their entire life story. Gives us more understanding to their character
Is it weird that i'm a 30 year old guy and still watches this show and loves it's more every time?
Hi cartman
It's great how Avatar the Last Airbender is still more than alive even today after 15 years.
Avatar the last Airbender is far from irrelevant
Just proves how amazing the show is
@@fabiancardona6240 indeed
Timeless masterpiece
i find myself rewatching season 2 the most and the second half of season 3
but bringing in toph to the team just makes this so amazing no cap
book 2 is my favorite. haven’t watched the video yet but the finale is literally art
my favorite season was season three, partly because i couldn't take it when they lost appa my heart was just broken
MovieFlame uploaded:
Me: Grabbing popcorn
I love your Avatar videos. They are the best (in my opinion) keep up the good work.
I am so happy you have reached such a high level of youtube content as now. I was subscribed from 300,000 subs and you're getting better and better as time passes. You're amazing and I'm a huge fan of you and your content!😀 KEEP IT UP MORGAN!
In Zuko is alone I went from enjoying the series to thinking "Yeah, this is a damn good series" and then I got to Tales of Ba Sin Sae and thought "Oh my God, I love this show. Ita making me feel things".
Avatar was masterful in subverting expectations in the right way. Every time you thought you knew what was going to happen you turned out to be wrong, but it was always so much better than what you had thought and added depth and realism to the story. Truly one of the best shows of all time.
That’s why I like book 2 the most. Book 3 became too predictable after the Black Sun invasion
The Boulder is grateful a fan made a video about the season he made his first glorious appearance.
"Leaves of the vine" from iroh is enough reason for me
Season one episode x (any episode) begins:
Sokka: In terms of *food* we have no *food*
Underrated comment
Appa getting captured was also great because it broke some of the repetitiveness in book 1's formula while impacting both Aang and the audience emotionally.
I can agree with this but when book 3 first started airing man that was a moment unparalleled
I'm so glad people make essays I'd just be stuck waiting months and years for new shows
I finished rewatching the Series yesterday and i can only agree that Book 2 is the best😁
Why Book 2 Is The Best:
- Ba Sing Se
- Toph
- Azula
- Zuko's Character Arc
- Lightning Bending
- The Ba Sing Se Goverment and its secrets
- Story Telling
- Mai and Ty Lee
- Iroh's Advice
- All places (The desert, The Library, Ba Sing Se, etc.)
- Appa
- The Library and the desert
- Sokka's Cactus Juice
- The Drill Episode
- Metal Bending
Comment if you think I missed something and I'll add it to the list! :D
-That cliffhanger at the end
-The Chase
Wow I truly love your video essays. I can actually tell you put energy in them and that you actually took a lot of time to make sure you did your research. Also thank you for these videos, they make my day.
Ba Sing Se was my favorite place that the group stayed in because i remember being so hopeful as a child because it was “safe” and then we get there and Long Feng is like “it is the strict policy that the war not be mentioned within the walls”
I watched this show in my 30's when Netflix had it around 2010. A friend of mine told me about it because his son watched it and he watched it with him. I don't watch Nickelodeon and I don't watch kiddy shows. I said screw it, let's give it try. Make a long story short, this show is in my top 5 favorite tv shows of all time and the only animated show in my top 20. Book 2 is also my favorite book. This is not just a kid show!
What happened to the Aang as a father video? :(
Great job with the videos my man, always enjoy hearing your viewpoints on the show!
The dreems episode was needed and a good episode since it showed how Ang had PTSD from his failing at ba sing say and how he was stressed for the rematch
Just love the Star Wars reference. I've never thought of that before, or how great book two is compared to the rest of the show. However, I do love the dynamic between the characters after Zuko joins the group.
In my opinion, season 3 was the best because it had so much to do just like what he said. Season 3 isn’t dragged down just because they had to do all this stuff, these episodes in season 3 are really fantastic
I still want them to animate book 4 where Zuko & Azula find their mom
Love your vids can't stop watching your channel is so good ✋👍😃
In my opinion Toph is my favorite character in the whole series
She is just sooo incredible she created metal bending, she’s blind and is the best earth bending
She’s just amazing
Avatar is such a great show
I like the whole overall series in general. For me I like season one. The whole introduction to the overall series was incredible
I agree with you for the most part about Book II. The quality of the stories that were introduced were extraordinary. However, one of my favorite episode's was "The Puppetmaster" where the gang were still in the Fire Nation and they were introduced to Hama who was from the Southern Water Tribe, like Katara and Soka. We were introduced to Bloodending and taught it to Katara, only to have Katara use it on her to stop Hama's revenge on The Fire Nation town she was living in, undercover. Maybe Hama was the creator of Bloodbending and was an ancestor of Amon who was Korra's first nemesis in Korra's avatar series. I am assuming, this episode was in Book III. This series is just one of the most incredible of all time.
Toph was WAY to charismatic to be considered "Emo-Like", the rest of the video is spot on tho.
If only netflix made a HD remake of avatar instead of a live action
Another great analysis video MovieFlame.
I appreciate these videos man.
Good point but idk book 3 will always be the best for me 🔥🔥
My mum: You have 13 more minutes.
Me: AlRiGhT
“Leaves from the Vine” always makes me a master tear bender.
I am rewatching this show and my new fav is book 3, every episode was amazing beside one or 2.
Hi!! I love your videos ❤️It would be amazing if you could do a Percy Jackson video essay 🙏💕
YEEEESSSS. Unless its the movies then NOOO WAAAAYY. If its the books include Heroes of Olympus
@@lasanya_galang13 yeess
Yes another avatar video😁
Your channel is amazing keep up the good work
I liked the episode Nightmares and Daydreams, it had many references to other media like how Aang was dressed as Goku from Dragonball Z, Vash the Stampede and how Momo was dressed as Miyamoto Usagi. Momo and Appa's fight was just so cool and funny at the same time, hearing them talk was also cool as Dee Bradley Baker used Spidermonkey voice for Momo and Cannonbolt voice for Appa from Ben 10 series. Also this episode pays homages to several movies such as The Lord of the Rings, The Ring, The Grudge, A Nightmare on Elm Street, and several other fantasy and dream-related movies. Aang even did the Naruto run.
That episode was very good for those purposes and for conquering fear and anxiety.
BOOK 3 US MY FAVORETE
Oh how I wish they would being this show back either continue on the avatar cycle or return to aang
I haven’t watched you since Harry Potter videos from 2 years ago. Good on you for reaching 1 mil bro. Well deserved
Its insane, how good this show is!
How can you call it a “solid ending?” That finale was by far the best show finale ever!! P.S. Great Vid!!!
I mean not rlly it was a good ending but everything kinda just worked out. Aang won, Zuko became Fire Lord, All the relationships worked out, the Earth nation was saved, etc... The Fire Lord was defeated but alive. The only rlly good part was Azula’s mental breakdown. I prefer an ending like FMAB where Al got his body back, but Ed lost his alchemy. Father was defeated, but Hohenheim had a fitting but also quite sad death. Ling leant then secret of immortality, but lost Greed. In addition, we really get to see what Ed and Al learned about science and Alchemy and how the journey changed not only their current state but their actual views on the world. That doesn’t even include the great buildup to the finale or the satisfying endings for Scar, Mustang, the Armstrongs, and even Selim. TL;DR: Avatar’s ending was great but was a bit too basic for me, which keeps it short of a perfect ending
Turtle Ex Machina lol. Seriously, though, it's just too convenient in the way that Aang almost doesn't have to do anything to figure out the way to deal with Ozai.
This is partly a matter of preference, but I also don't like how it turned out well for all. Like what Arjuna Bazaz said, I would've preferred a bittersweet ending, though I understand that since this is a (Western) kid show, a happy-ever-after ending is expected.
Don't get me wrong, ATLA is still a great show, but the ending isn't the best part of it IMO.
Can we PLEASE get a “life of Aang” video!!!! I refuse to watch LOK lmao update: I watched it and it’s hated on too much haha but still want a life of Aang video
Its crazy, I was thinking about this an hour before watching this. I was stuck between season 2 and 3. Thanks for reminding me why season 2 was my favorite season!
Wonderful insight! MovieFlame, you've done it again!
Book 2 is also my favourite season
And Zuko alone is my favourite episode
I like book 3 cause awkward zuko there...
Hello zuko here 👋
He is so cute when he is awkward xD
I absolutely love the Ba Sing Se arc. Always been my favorite part of the series with the mystery and action. First bit has some good episodes like the Return to Omashu. But really become perfect from the Library episode onward. Like season 3 a lot and all the big events but feel the Ba Sing Se arc was the peak of the series.
“Because with the new characters, it’s fresh and new”
*right*