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Toph's "there it is!" joke is iconic

Let me just remind you exactly what Toph's doing when the library started to sink: She's holding up the entire buried structure by the tip, while both keeping it intact AND while Wan Shi Tong is pulling it back into the spirit world. And that's all while she's at a huge disadvantage, because of the sand.

@itsmesteve1081

4 ай бұрын

By the tip?

@Shiera_Seastar_

4 ай бұрын

@@itsmesteve1081yes that’s literally the tip of the library

@politicalblink

2 ай бұрын

i will never forgive Aang for this episode.. like he went off on Toph for saving them... one of the great disliked Aang behaviors

@videohistory722

2 ай бұрын

@@politicalblink he's not really angry at her. He's angry at the whole situation.

@JenCrystal

2 ай бұрын

@@videohistory722 however he did lash out and direct that anger at her. While the reaction is to be expected, it’s not ok. It’s one of the things I like about this show. These kids are strong and determined in many ways but at their core they are still children. I think that’s one of the main reasons I could relate so much to them

Sokka says "what kind of animal is that?" when they see the fox bring in the scroll to the library because they aren't used to seeing just normal, non-fused animals like a Fox.

@100nitrog2

4 ай бұрын

Katara: Just...bear... Toph: This place is weird...

@booshkie

4 ай бұрын

except for cats lol

Avatar goes from good to REALLY good for pretty much all the remaining episodes

A really cool way to look at Zukos struggle in this episode: Lightning represents abuse. Zuko was raised in an abusive family, which only got worse when his mother left. Azula is Ozais golden child, on top of a lightning bender. He's unable to lightning bend himself because no matter how misguided he currently is, he is not his father, nor his sister, and never will be. However, he CAN learn to redirect that abuse and let it go. Kinda puts it in perspective who he's actually yelling at when he screams at the sky.

@JAY-gm9bt

4 ай бұрын

I REALLY like this idea. And maybe since Iroh never used lightning bending to attack people(at least not anymore) he was the first to stop the cycle of abuse, and redirect it somewhere else

@asreemse8143

4 ай бұрын

I loved this, this is how I see zuko and I’m not even done watching the series on my own. I see a lot of people just think zuko is stubborn but it is extremely realistic and actually not something a lot of people can understand if they haven’t been in a similar situation. He has inner turmoil he doesn’t understand as he is still young and going through it. The only thing he knows in life is that abuse and just wants to go back cause that’s his “home” and “life”. The lightning scene is my favorite so far

@itsmesteve1081

4 ай бұрын

Wow. You are so smart

In case you can't tell, Aang and Zuko are being paralleled on purpose.

@itsmesteve1081

4 ай бұрын

Thank you!!

Wan Shi Tong is voiced by Hector Elizondo. Wan Shi Tong literally translates to "He who knows ten thousand things".

@itsmesteve1081

4 ай бұрын

That's a lot of stuff to know. Thank you!

Toph: "Ive held books before and i gotta tell you, they dont exactly do it for me" this video is sponsored by Audible.... (im waiting for some reactors to take this opportunity)

poor toph trying to hold up the entire library which was actively being sunk by the owl spirit, while both her vision and bending were impeded by the sand and then appa gets taken :( this episode is like bittersweet; they just got an advantage on the fire nation/the fire lord but then lose their main method of quick traveling _and_ friend in one go. it's great storytelling, but damn, poor Appa

Bryce always looks like he's contemplateing his entire life in the intros lmao

Why did they skip past Zuko asking for the lightning? As if it isn’t one of the saddest moments in the show, the way he starts crying😭

@chrispaulus4390

4 ай бұрын

Omg agree

@Naahi95

4 ай бұрын

Nah, it's more of a teenage angst/emo kind of thing. It's not that deep.

@chrispaulus4390

4 ай бұрын

@@Naahi95 i disagree. the lightning is a powerful metaphor for zukos trauma and his inability to deal with it/resolve it. it's representing his abuse. he's screaming at his father. it's the reason he can't produce lightning. it's the first time we see him cry, and we see he can't cry out of his damaged eye. it's also central to the episode title "bitter work," and their attempt to show aang and zuko side-by-side overcoming something difficult. to call it a "teenage angst" thing really diminishes his character arc.

i don’t think the throne was handed to ozai it was definitely usurped 😭

@madih4586

2 ай бұрын

It literally was. It's clear that he was the one responsible for killing his father and while his brother was away he took the throne and became fire lord.

@nomadicnovels

2 ай бұрын

@@madih4586 so… it wasn’t handed to him… it was usurped… like i just said… get that reading comp up girlie!

@madih4586

2 ай бұрын

@@nomadicnovels I was agreeing with you. ????

The "Misty Palms Oasis" is a cantina built atop an underground iceberg. The katana-wielding bartender makes some of the best frozen beverages this side of the Earth Kingdom. The ice is cut fresh off the iceberg every morning.

@itsmesteve1081

4 ай бұрын

Wow you know everything

It’s 2 AM where I live and was about to go to sleep…but I can’t wait till morning to watch this …I love this channel way too much

@edsp666

4 ай бұрын

1am where I am and same here

The owl was so creepy and unsettling.

yeah sure, just gloss over two of the most profound moments of one of the key episodes of the series, Iroh saying pride is the source of shame and Zuko screaming for the universe to strike him down. That skip from halfway through Zuko crying at the sky to Aang playing a flute to gophers was upsetting

@Naahi95

4 ай бұрын

I mean, Zuko is being super overdramatic and emo (like always) lmao if you're emocionally mature that moment won't resonate that much with you. At least that was my experience, I prefer his later moments of conflict, like the end of S2 and the whole of S3, they're way more challenging and groundbreaking than this little tauntrum scene.

This library was brought over from the Spirit World thousands of years ago. The Spirit World exists alongside the physical world, but only certain people can see the Spirit World. Some think Professor Zei ends up in the Spirit World.

@itsmesteve1081

4 ай бұрын

Amazing

@100nitrog2

4 ай бұрын

His skeleton certainly did...

@annamation3836

4 ай бұрын

I'm pretty sure there was something like that in Korra

24:04 "I'll show you, you stupid thief!" 😂

I actually think uncle iroh is my favourite character in the show he’s smart but also hilarious and really caring trying to help zuko loving these reactions

The "Rock-a-lanche" and the "Trembler" are moves Aang saw during Earth Rumble Six.

@itsmesteve1081

4 ай бұрын

😂 😂 😂

Please post this series more often. This show is like my soul..❤

Airbending is evasive, and earthbending is aggressive.

@itsmesteve1081

4 ай бұрын

That's amazing. Thank you

@manuelmascarenhas7203

4 ай бұрын

Probably confrontational would be a more accurate opposite than aggressive

@chrispaulus4390

4 ай бұрын

I'm not sure aggressive is right, remember Bumi said that a good earthbender waits and listens before striking.

@madih4586

2 ай бұрын

I feel like air is defensive and earth is more neutral, while fire is more aggressive.

The burnt parchment reads: The date of the darkest day in Fire Nation history is the 19th day, of the 7th month of the cultivate rule dragon year. According to the chart, the solar eclipse is on the 1st day of the 8th month of the superior military monkey year.

@itsmesteve1081

4 ай бұрын

Thank you!!

Aang knows about the prairie groundhogs from when he traveled the world over a hundred years ago.

@itsmesteve1081

4 ай бұрын

Wow, 100 years ago? That's crazy

The location in Bitter Work is an old rock quarry. The rock quarry is the perfect spot to learn earthbending. Unfortunately the rock quarry has a bunch of holes you can easily get stuck in.

@itsmesteve1081

4 ай бұрын

Thank you 🙏

This upcoming appa storyline breaks my heart

@dannykavhchong126

4 ай бұрын

Bruh

The Knowledge Seekers are roughly designed after Sophie, one of the Avatar staffer's dogs. Knowledge Seekers are also great library assistants, searching the world for information that they bring back to the library.

@itsmesteve1081

4 ай бұрын

That's incredible. I wish I had a fox like that

The Si Wong Desert has the hottest, driest climate of anywhere in the Avatar world. It literally means "Desert of the Dead".

@itsmesteve1081

4 ай бұрын

Cool!!

i dont think the spirit world creatures are the spirits of people who once lived, I'm pretty sure they're more like gods that have been around long before humans ever existed

Great video, guys! I look forward to these every night ❤

I don't think you guys understood what happened to Zuko's mom... When Azula was talking to zuko she told him that Azulon (their grandfather) said to ozai "you must feel the pain of losing your first born by sacrificing your own" and he thought she was lying but she wasn't... Zuko's mom probably killed Azulon to protect zuko and then disappeared.

@madih4586

2 ай бұрын

Yes. She and Ozai conspired together to kill Azulon so that he could become fire lord and she in return would be able to protect her son but the cost was banishment since she still poisoned the fire lord to death. This plot point doesn't actually make sense to me though as the scene in which ozai is looking at the pond makes it seem like the wife is also dead and he's grieving. His reaction here is also very inconsistent with how he reacts to talking about his wife later on to zuko.

Bummer we didnt see more of zukos important scene at end of bitter work

Iroh is easily #1 when it comes to the "wise old man" trope. My guy will sit you down and give you some good ass sage advice, not just for the situation but also for life in general, all while cooking up some fire ass tea for you to drink and relax.

Sadly, the wan shi tong comment about "people believing their war is justified" is right. Any nation in avatar world or real world was build by war when someone taken lands to another one (for example, the roman empire started with a small village). In the avatar case, if the fire nation is in the wrong for this war, then any nation shouldn't exist as they began with maybe a small village that swallow other villages around until fire nation or earth kingdom were born (air nomads are nomads and against violence while water tribes are not one entity). If the fire nation had succeed in this war and united the world, it will be like when someone united the fire nation or the earth kingdom but as a world scale and that didn't stop the world to work correctly.

Iroh really is the Avatar. but he says no go give it to the next person.

"Like a Rock" is a popular song by Bob Seger.

@itsmesteve1081

4 ай бұрын

Crazy

"Bitter Work" is a loose translation of the words "kung fu". Kung fu is more accurately defined as a skill acquired through hard work, and it applies to any skill, not just kung fu.

@itsmesteve1081

4 ай бұрын

Wow. You are incredible! Thank you

The "sand-sack throw" is supposed to strengthen an earthbender's connection with the ground.

@itsmesteve1081

4 ай бұрын

What incredible information. I'm sure you're related to the owl somehow

Why was Zuko’s scar so much worse in this episode?? Omg

The "horse stance" is a real kung fu stance.

@itsmesteve1081

4 ай бұрын

Truth!!

FUFU CUDDLY POOPS 🥰

yall should react to an italian movie "Perfect Strangers" ITS SOOOO GOOOOODD!!!

Awesome reaction of my favorite episode of Avatar The Last Airbender!!!!!!!!!!😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

Day 89 requesting Penny Dreadful :) Another episode that shows such strong parallels between Aang and Zuko, similar to “the Storm” episode, I love how they do that. And Toph holding up the library is one of the strongest portrayals of bending in the show when you really think about it.

The way I've always interpreted it (also backed by many moments in the series), because Toph 'sees' so well with her seismic sense, everybody just forgets that she's actually blind. So when Katara made a dig at Toph not being able to see the stars, she had legitimately forgotten that Toph was blind and was simply making that comment because Toph was locked up in her rock tent. Everybody in the Gaang sees her for her strengths, not her disability.

Also, the cute animal is a Sabertooth moose lion cub.

@itsmesteve1081

4 ай бұрын

Amazing

Rob you okay? :( We appreciate how regularly you upload your reactions, but don't feel obligated to film if you aren't feeling well, maybe I'm reading too much into it, but you seemed very down

i hate when they take Appa, one of the saddest times in atla.

i dont like sand

Is the other guy ok ?(left)

@flamefusion8963

4 ай бұрын

he's just a mad chiller

@sub4rctic

4 ай бұрын

@@flamefusion8963 always looks like he's fighting to stay awake. Maybe he works nights or somethin?

@100nitrog2

4 ай бұрын

I've always assumed he's a little...special. And/or high when they film these.

@madih4586

2 ай бұрын

@@100nitrog2 It seems like a may have neurological ticks. (Nothing wrong with that) But yeah, he could also just be high or both.

such a Mid reaction

The library will forever be one of my favorite episodes feels just so classic treasure hunt- Idiana Jones- like 🫱🏻‍🫲🏼✨