I love how Uncle Iroh in early season 1 is a study in playacting incompetence strategically. This man is a Highly Respected, Decorated War General, the Dragon of the West, and he's knocking stuff over and being so affable and jolly talking about food and tea and shopping and music that he completely lulls everyone into a false sense of security. It's genius. Don't mind me, I'm retired, I'm not a threat, I'm just here on vacation with my charming nephew. 🤣
Iroh has seen the best and the worst of the human condition for decades. He has lost his only son (and in all likelihood, his wife). Combine that with being able to see spirits and related phenomena, the man likely has little fear left for his own safety. Beyond that, I suspect that he tried the 'White Jade' to make sure that, if it was safe, that his nephew would not be at risk. Let's all be like Iroh. Show compassion, but, know when to put aside toxic or dangerous people. Try new things and care for others, but, keep yourself well, firstly.
I like the theory overanalyzing avatar posed, that scenes like Iroh knocking over the weapons when Zhao is asking questions is to give Zuko time to think of an answer
I personally like to think of it like giving Zuko tea during lightning bending training “to calm the mind”. It’s not intentional but he goes “oh hey that’s good, actually.”
They had info on the avatars whereabouts he wanted to keep secret for his nephew. It’s this reason that seems to spark a reaction from the question Zhao asked. Iroh’s early character writing I feel painted him as clumsy and harmless and then more serious and somber after softening the viewers up to him. They made him more wise after this trust was established with the viewer as well.
@@SynchronizorVideos If he timed it right (Maybe testing with his own firebending, seeing when it begins to weaken), he could melt the bars just before firebending shuts off entirely and then take on the confused guards with his second weapon: Guns.
@@DonnaPinciot Iroh be like just because I am a retired happy fat man does not mean I was not the Dragon of the West. Time to get shredded and teach the youngsters who the real Fire Lord was all along.
You know, I just thought of something. There are multiple instances where Iroh sings or plays music, and he's certainly not bad at it. He may be wise, but also impulsive, and he essentially seduced that one Earth Kingdom ticket lady. Uncle Iroh is ATLA's bard.
Actually one of the main reasons Iroh plays music and hosts music night and buys the tsungi horn is because, as Nickelodeon's interesting facts showed during a rerun, Zuko is actually a tsungi horn prodigy, and Iroh is trying to get him to join in with the crew, and to relive a little bit of that former joy. I can imagine he used to play it for his mother and she would hug him afterwards and say it was beautiful.
@@thelivingcat0210I would actually say all benders have at least one point into sorcerer. Gaining great powers assigned at birth, sometimes randomly, but sometimes from lineage.
I remember dying when Iroh agrees with Katara that it was indeed her fault. She looked at him like "you weren't supposed to agree with me" but he really was saying it to her. Almoat like "how could you do this to your friend who trusted you?"
Absolutely the best character in the series. Everyone wants to be the MC, but you die young or your get old, and if you get old then this is the guy you want to become.
The flashback in Zuko Alone. General Iroh, Dragon of the West and Prince of the Fire Nation, quit the battle for Ba Sing Se after his son was KIA. He abandoned his claim to the Fire Nation throne and rededicated his life to service and peace.
@@mikhailabraham421 The actor who plays Iroh has another role in his own comedy sitcom called Kim's convenience and he's a very funny guy. He has a lot of experience in comedy and mainly does comedic roles. I wouldn't be worried about that in particular tbh.
Hah when that fire bender girl falls on him! 'i have never done anything wrong in my life I know and I love you' 'Strike me down zeus, you don't have the balls'
How did Iroh get so ripped tho from just working out. There is no way they feed the prisoner quality food with enough protein for his size for muscle to grow realistically speaking.
@@estoyaqui257 but I'm saying the guard might have gotten him extra servings other than that plate from the guard that liked him, and that the calories stored in his fat substituted into the muscle. Not to mention he probably already had alot of that muscle but it was hidden under aforementioned fat. We also don't know how many times a day he was served a plate of food like that, or what the gruel was made of because it can vary greatly in nutritional value
@@estoyaqui257it’s also not realistic to shoot fire out your hands and riding a flying bison so I think an old dude getting jacked in jail isn’t the furthest stretch of the imagination lol /j
Yes some people get ripped just from training even with shitty diet, good genetics, etc. Iroh was a young gun back then. He had all the muscle underneath. He just had to train himswlf to get back into better moving form and lose some fat. He had the muscle already. He just made good use of it by reducing weight and using those muscles more.
Mmm...disagree....they tried getting his character right but it just feels wrong because the live action is trying to be serious, and iroh is the wise funnyman...so they just boiled him down to tea man.
@@skyhighflying1525i agree they toned down his humor but his main importance was his relstionship with zuko which they nailed completely. Not enough time for comedy with the run time netflix provided, thats why sokka lost some comedy moments as well.
@@ethanstackhouse7274 they didn't nail it at all. It was cringe. Zuko didn't disrespect him. LA Iroh is kinda a simp for Zuko. Not his own stable person. Not a mentor.
I don't get why the live action gets so much hate. The only sub par parts about it were the 5th episode and the Azula gang ( the Azula gang got handled the worst ngl, the characters don't even look like a bit like the animation and Azula's character is just trash ). Other than that the narrative was handled pretty well in its own way, I liked it and it doesn't mean others need to like it as well, but it's getting way too much criticism.
I love how Uncle Iroh in early season 1 is a study in playacting incompetence strategically. This man is a Highly Respected, Decorated War General, the Dragon of the West, and he's knocking stuff over and being so affable and jolly talking about food and tea and shopping and music that he completely lulls everyone into a false sense of security. It's genius. Don't mind me, I'm retired, I'm not a threat, I'm just here on vacation with my charming nephew. 🤣
It really is, you’d never know…
He’s like Columbo
Pretty much
See if Iroh had just pointed out how much of a life hack humility was, Zuko would get it immediately.
@@wildfire9280 Not so, it's something each person has to work through for themselves. It's neither a simple nor easy process
can we talk about how calmly he says "when the rash spreads to my throat, I will stop breathing"
Iroh has seen the best and the worst of the human condition for decades.
He has lost his only son (and in all likelihood, his wife). Combine that with being able to see spirits and related phenomena, the man likely has little fear left for his own safety.
Beyond that, I suspect that he tried the 'White Jade' to make sure that, if it was safe, that his nephew would not be at risk.
Let's all be like Iroh. Show compassion, but, know when to put aside toxic or dangerous people. Try new things and care for others, but, keep yourself well, firstly.
I like the theory overanalyzing avatar posed, that scenes like Iroh knocking over the weapons when Zhao is asking questions is to give Zuko time to think of an answer
Yeah I think the actual iner monologue as he starts looking at the weapons is, that'll be a good distraction.
I personally like to think of it like giving Zuko tea during lightning bending training “to calm the mind”. It’s not intentional but he goes “oh hey that’s good, actually.”
They had info on the avatars whereabouts he wanted to keep secret for his nephew. It’s this reason that seems to spark a reaction from the question Zhao asked. Iroh’s early character writing I feel painted him as clumsy and harmless and then more serious and somber after softening the viewers up to him. They made him more wise after this trust was established with the viewer as well.
0:40 Iroh did that on purpose, and you can't change my mind. He wanted to draw the atention off of Zuko
I agree!!!
Did you see a RUclips video that said that too? I was like yo totally
Was it Overanalyzing Avatar? @@MrDerpy-ns6sy
It gave Zuko more time to think of an answer.
You forgot the best part
"Dont show up to work tomorrow"
-the day before black sun
Ok but the fact that his escape plan was just "I will get so shredded I can rip the bars off the wall" AND IT WORKED
I forget, why he didnt just burn his way down?
@@eminkilicaslan8945He escaped during the eclipse, when the guards didn’t have any firebending.
@@SynchronizorVideos
If he timed it right (Maybe testing with his own firebending, seeing when it begins to weaken), he could melt the bars just before firebending shuts off entirely and then take on the confused guards with his second weapon: Guns.
@@DonnaPinciot Iroh be like just because I am a retired happy fat man does not mean I was not the Dragon of the West. Time to get shredded and teach the youngsters who the real Fire Lord was all along.
Pretty sure Iroh timed it so that he blasted the bars just before the eclipse and then just beat the shit out of the guards with his muscles.
You know, I just thought of something. There are multiple instances where Iroh sings or plays music, and he's certainly not bad at it. He may be wise, but also impulsive, and he essentially seduced that one Earth Kingdom ticket lady. Uncle Iroh is ATLA's bard.
Actually one of the main reasons Iroh plays music and hosts music night and buys the tsungi horn is because, as Nickelodeon's interesting facts showed during a rerun, Zuko is actually a tsungi horn prodigy, and Iroh is trying to get him to join in with the crew, and to relive a little bit of that former joy. I can imagine he used to play it for his mother and she would hug him afterwards and say it was beautiful.
I would say iroh is a wizard who decided to multi class into bard
@@thelivingcat0210I would actually say all benders have at least one point into sorcerer. Gaining great powers assigned at birth, sometimes randomly, but sometimes from lineage.
@@von_Farr fair
I often forget he did lead a bloody campaign nearly breaching the walls of ba zin tze. Bah, he still the best guy.
Whaaat muurders😂
1:03 I NEVER SAW THAT. I SAW THAT SHOW SO OFTEN I NEVER FUCKING SAW THIS WHAT THE HELL, I‘M CRYING. THIS IS GLORIUS
His VA is such a legend, he truly made this character.
It's more of a demonstration really...
Really?
Pluh
Pluh
Pluh
Pluh
It’s Iroh’s world, we’re just living in it
I love how uncle iroh just fucks around to prolong the series
These moments happen lesser and lesser as the show progressed and it's wonderful. The comedy makes place for more tension and drama.
You don’t watch avatar for the avatar, you watch it for uncle Iroh.
Season 1 they made him look like such a goofy uncle 😂😂😂
Watching iroh let his intrusive thoughts win is one of lifes, trueeee delits
Sorry, I’ll be that guy, *one of life’s true delights
And yes, I concur with such statement ^^
*impulsive thoughts
"My fault entirely"
I love Iroh being humble enough to take responsibility for his mistakes
I approve all the turtle duck cameos.
Also: "quack."
"Oh no, that's sounds like Krillin!"
0:37 The way his head turns and his eyes go wide is so funny 🤣
I love how he never picks anything up
"...even the cook (😢)" is one of my favorite little humorous moments of Uncle Iroh.
You know, sometimes Book 3 Zuko shows up early in Book 1.
I remember dying when Iroh agrees with Katara that it was indeed her fault. She looked at him like "you weren't supposed to agree with me" but he really was saying it to her. Almoat like "how could you do this to your friend who trusted you?"
There was one scene that I will never forget. In it Zuko says he's sick of tea and Iroh replies: That's like being sick of breathing
I love the
“It’s all my fault”
“Yeah it is”
Trope cause like; he knows, she knows and we all know it is and it’s vindication to hear it
Can we talk about how well written his grief for his son is? I cried alongside him in the Ba Sing Se episode where he showed up.
yeah me too :'-(
" she was a fairy " gasping for breath
“You bought a tsungi horn?”
“For music night on the ship” why is it cute that a bunch of firebender soldiers have a music night gathering 😂
even the villains need some time to vibe
Iroh is like Yoda. Insanely powerful, and powerfully insane.
I don't blame the live action show for portraying Iroh so differently. There was no way they could've recaptured this absolute icon.
He had some great moments tho, like the funeral
Live actions are all about being dramatic, doom, and gloom. Animation is about being fun and whimsical. This is why they never convert well.
“They’re taking everyone” 😨😨😨, “Even the cook” 😭😭😭😔😔💔
"yeah, it kind of is"💀
Turtleduck transition supremacy
Only RESPECT & LOVE for IROH
His scene of the 'tale of iroh' broke me into tears when he started singing in honour of his deceased son 🤧
No matter how many times I see it I will cry tears of sadness I hope they reunite in the spirit world
FR 😭😭
Remember Iroh is a widow and he always got the rizz.
Widower he aint a woman.
Iroh outrizzes Sokka. If he was young he would totally be Smooth Dragon of All Babes
Zuko could have told Zhao that they lost the ability to steer and hit an iceberg. Problem solved.
Zhao wouldnt have questioned it further
Wisest man we all have ever known
*The last braincell has now died*
Iroh: *monkeh face*
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
He fr went 😬
(Also is that the theta delta symbol in your pfp btw?)
@@Demented_Rubiks_Cube theta delta?
@@raynethew0lf the Therianthropy symbol :)
@@Demented_Rubiks_Cube oh yeah then :)
I don’t think could have imagined a picture of Iroh with the material girl song playing
Absolutely the best character in the series.
Everyone wants to be the MC, but you die young or your get old, and if you get old then this is the guy you want to become.
the father uncle everyone needs
He guides us all ✨
The FUNCLE!
Iroh is such a relatable queen such an icon ✨
I miss Mako Iwamatsu's voice so much. Literally grew up with Samurai Jack.
You forgot a woman. In the comic he ends up getting a “lady friend”
*our uncle*
WHAT MASS GENOCIDE? HE IS TOO PURE FOR THAT!
WHAT ATTACK ON BA SING SE?
...ehm ehm, that didnt happen...no war in ba sing se...
Exactly, no war in ba sing se means everything they said about him was propaganda. Lu Ten is just waiting for him at home :') @@aralkporova9363
and this is why hes my favorite character HAHAH
Omg I wish I had an uncle like that🥰🥰🥰
Don’t we all.
Someone who would risk his life for tea 😂
Person: talks about tea
Me in my mind: iroh
WHY IS THIS SO UNDERRATED
in the comics iroh made national tea day while filing in as fire lord for zuko
The turtle duckling is adorable, and i hate Azula for hurting them
The clip with the proverb ( starting at 1:13 ) really made me laugh.
uncle iroh letting his intrusive thoughts win on that flower....
*i meant Iroh, and HIS, not RUclips correcting me😭💀
Iroh is awesome and you will quote everything he says.
Goated comment
Katara: "This is all my fault".
Aang: "No Katara, it isn't".
Iroh: "Yeah, it kinda is".
Katara: ---___---
What episode was that?
I think the one with the pirates... so it was the scroll episode @@edgbarra
But we agree... It SHOULD be a proverb
What gives people feelings of power
Money 15%
Status 30%
Getting called handsome by uncle iroh 90%
That’s 135%
@@gurllovesdragons .
the live action made him too serious :(
still good tho
@@JoelAbellanes i can’t deny that
He was the best guy around.
What about the Siege of Ba Sing Se?
What siege?
What are they talking about? There is no war in Ba Sing Se
There is no war in ba sing se
The flashback in Zuko Alone. General Iroh, Dragon of the West and Prince of the Fire Nation, quit the battle for Ba Sing Se after his son was KIA. He abandoned his claim to the Fire Nation throne and rededicated his life to service and peace.
@@darastarscream It was a joke, man. I was referencing the beginning of the video.
I love Uncle Iroh’s character
"Age is just a number" -Uncle Iroh
This is exactly how I want the live action to be like ❤❤
Let’s hope 😇
to bad it won't be.
@@istoppedcaring6209oh look a negative Nancy 🙄
@@BeesRecipeshe’s most likely correct, it’s a safe bet all comedy from Iroh will be non existent.
@@mikhailabraham421 The actor who plays Iroh has another role in his own comedy sitcom called Kim's convenience and he's a very funny guy. He has a lot of experience in comedy and mainly does comedic roles. I wouldn't be worried about that in particular tbh.
Zuko and Uncle Iroh are mine and my dad’s favorites
Hah when that fire bender girl falls on him!
'i have never done anything wrong in my life
I know and I love you'
'Strike me down zeus, you don't have the balls'
She wasn’t a bender
Uncle Iroh was truly a treasure. 🙂
1:29 💀damn
"You don't have the ba-"
*FUCKING DIES*
NOT THE COOK
Book 1 Iroh reminds me so much of Sokka for some reason
Your atla vids are so good!!!
Thank you so much!!
He is too precious
This is an Iroh approved video, I would thik so anyways…
When the rash goes to my throat I will stop breathing 😔 but look what I found! 😊
1:25 - 1:29 yeah it kind of is 😂
Get me every time :D
Uncle Iroh says it as it is. Enemies and allies alike
How did they make him feel like an actual Uncle or Grandpa?
You're the funniest person ever
Your videos are underrated you deserve more❤
🥹🥹 thanks so much!!
1:28 😂
He’s got a point. 🎉
Turtle ducks for life ❤
Lol the duck transitions
Quack
Iroh is hilarious
Uncle Iroh is my spirit animal
Omg ATLA fans we're getting a TON of new contents and this is only the beginning 🎉
Yess I’m so excited too!! Stay tuned for more atla edits 🫡
3:10 bro is sleeping with the ladies
Did u mean 3:10? 💀
@@theunknownyoriichi yes I did I didn’t realize I had at typo their
@@reelkrage4311 it’s alr mate. We all make mistakes.
i love the end so much 😂😂
THE FISH?? LMFAOOO
He reminds me so much of my grandpa😂
You don have the ba…⚡️
🤯
How did Iroh get so ripped tho from just working out. There is no way they feed the prisoner quality food with enough protein for his size for muscle to grow realistically speaking.
Repurposed fat. Also the guard that liked him mightve snuck in extras along with tea. Also his meals were surprisingly not awful in the fire nation
@@Bearshere nah, for iroh to come out that size realistically you need so much more food than that plate they give him.
@@estoyaqui257 but I'm saying the guard might have gotten him extra servings other than that plate from the guard that liked him, and that the calories stored in his fat substituted into the muscle. Not to mention he probably already had alot of that muscle but it was hidden under aforementioned fat. We also don't know how many times a day he was served a plate of food like that, or what the gruel was made of because it can vary greatly in nutritional value
@@estoyaqui257it’s also not realistic to shoot fire out your hands and riding a flying bison so I think an old dude getting jacked in jail isn’t the furthest stretch of the imagination lol /j
Yes some people get ripped just from training even with shitty diet, good genetics, etc. Iroh was a young gun back then. He had all the muscle underneath. He just had to train himswlf to get back into better moving form and lose some fat. He had the muscle already. He just made good use of it by reducing weight and using those muscles more.
you know i think my husband will probably grow up to be like Uncle Iroh
My wife says I already am and I'm only 30 😂
@@roycehuepers4325 Quite the compliment, congratulations 😊
@@candela__ definitely addicted to tea. 😁
Then you're a lucky spouse
1:51 material girl
This was amazing and I loved every bit of it🤣
hes perfect in the live action
Mmm...disagree....they tried getting his character right but it just feels wrong because the live action is trying to be serious, and iroh is the wise funnyman...so they just boiled him down to tea man.
@@skyhighflying1525i agree they toned down his humor but his main importance was his relstionship with zuko which they nailed completely. Not enough time for comedy with the run time netflix provided, thats why sokka lost some comedy moments as well.
@@ethanstackhouse7274 they didn't nail it at all. It was cringe. Zuko didn't disrespect him. LA Iroh is kinda a simp for Zuko. Not his own stable person. Not a mentor.
@@pikapi6993 he was a simp? You mean being compassionate and supportive to a mentally unstable teenager is being a simp
I don't get why the live action gets so much hate.
The only sub par parts about it were the 5th episode and the Azula gang ( the Azula gang got handled the worst ngl, the characters don't even look like a bit like the animation and Azula's character is just trash ).
Other than that the narrative was handled pretty well in its own way, I liked it and it doesn't mean others need to like it as well, but it's getting way too much criticism.
3:41 lol for real 😂
Mako was Iroh
Live action Iroh doesn't feel very Iroh to me.
Edit: Wan Shi Tong sounds more Iroh tbh
No one can replace Mako not even Greg Baldwin but I must give him credit he did an amazing job
Wait the jump scare was funny
I like this man
I love his genuine enthusiasm over the creepy-ass monkey statue
1:04 monkey
@@newbythingz2395 😬🫴🐵
“How could a member of my own family say something so horrible”
Iroh: "This is nothing more than hot leaf juice"
Zuko: "Uncle, all tea is hot leaf juice"