Overanalyzing Avatar: The Firebending Masters

this video made me throw money at you. i feel warm and fuzzy now.

HummingBeard

Also, at 12:07, Toph's Creepy Smile is back

Emperor Tromedlov Drolmai

Huh, I notcied you put the Kid who killed the freestyle at the dance party in at 3:22

Emperor Tromedlov Drolmai

My best guess on why Iroh never opposed his father is because he realized that once he was crowned Fire Lord, he would be in the perfect position to put an end to the war. So the best thing to do was just bide his time. He didn't count on his brother stealing his birth right. From there he probably worked behind the scenes with the White Lotus to undermine Ozai as best he could while also trying to guide Zuko into being the Fire Lord he would have been.

Warrior of Virtue

I always thought that Iroh not killing the last dragon was the beginning of his character arc. That was the moment he began to question what the fire nation stood for aswell as beginning to explore the more spiritual side of bending. Although it was the death of his son that finally pushed him over the edge, when he stood by his decision to no longer be that warmongering general.

this is my personal favorite episode in the show.

Prussian Glory

there are so many good 1-second long jokes in this one

Isaac Smith

From The Storm, to The Avatar and the Firelord and onward, the connection and parallels between Zuko and Aang is one of the best narrative lines in the entire show. This episode is functionally the conclusion of the Aang-Zuko story arc and it is really, really well done. No wonder this is your favourite episode

All those colors filling the screen and Zuko just saying "I understand" adds so much weight to about a minute or so of screen time. It's so freaking cool!

ADLegend21

What you were saying about those weird anteater pets the Sun Warriors have is probably true. There is a type of bear called a Sun Bear that lives in Southeast Asia that's probably the influence for them. Sun bears only grow to roughly half the size of a regular black bear, have long claws (like anteaters), and have pretty long tongues (also like anteaters). I'd be willing to bet they're a fusion between the two, since the name "sun bear" is pretty on-the-nose.

MY FAVORITE EPISODE I LOVE IT

This is my favorite episode too. I think its just.. an emotional climax. Its like closure, Zuko, had his big release emotionally a few episode ago, with his father. But this was him finally clicking into place. He finally understands firebending in the way that Iroh does, he gets an intense moment with the dragons and aang and the sunwarriors. Its arguably one of the most beautiful moments in the series, and really, I think its the end of Zuko's ark. He's mature. He's Strong. And he finally understands what it means to be a firebender. Its like everything in zukos ark was building up to this moment.

Pixel Aurix

I just wanna say cause I have a history with Bitchute, fuck bitchute

Deadpool

Will you ever do a underanalyzing season 2??!?!?

Love how the ancestors of the firebenders were Aztec influenced. The world building in this show is phenomenal

"Wouldn't they be lower than they would normally be if they're in a canyon?" Oh hey, I can answer this! So the thing to remember about canyons is that they're most typically formed by rivers, via a type of erosion called "downcutting" - as the river moves through a landscape, it picks up rocks and debris and carries them downstream. But, since rivers move downhill, towards the sea, you really can only get canyons (especially the big, impressive ones like we see the Western Air Temple nestled into) at altitude. Grand Canyon in Arizona, for instance, sits at 7000-8000 feet above sea level on the rims, with the river at ~2400 feet (And the change in altitude can do a number on tourists coming from sea level). Black Canyon of the Gunnison in Colorado and Hell's Canyon in Oregon (the deepest canyon in North America) also sit at similar altitudes at their rim. ~and now you know~

Ace

I can't even begin to say how happy I am to find your channel and patreon. I knew how different this show was and it really sinks in during this last season. The stakes and lessons since the invasion and Zuko joining are turned up. These characters development episodes are fantastic. So glad i found this community.

This is my favorite episode too. To me it’s the culmination of Aang and Zuko’s relationship, which I see as the most central relationship in the show. When Zuko declares his new purpose I lose my mind every time.

This ep is my fave as well, just such an amazing tribute to the hard journey that is coming to an end. We needed something to show the audience that Aang and Zuko are beginning to overcome all that has beset them. Going to an ancient source of wisdom so that they can face down the demons of both of their pasts. Just pure brilliance.

Fingael Karn

Sooo, idk if I agree with you there. Aang had already bended fire with Jeong Jeong but had developed a complex about it being dangerous and probably guilted himself (see ep ‘The Guru’). I think it’s fair to say that the 0-100 way he goes from a little puff of smoke to a majestic ass fireball is a bit mad, but I think it works bc of the way that he’s practised and developed such a new understanding of the philosophy. Also, it might just be my headcanon, but airbending and firebending seem to be like sibling elements. The source from within is breath and it handles energy and fluidity in a way that water and Earth are more grounded. So it makes sense to me that in that moment, seeing Zuko suddenly shoot out 2 or 3 fireballs that Aang just has a moment where it ‘clicks’ and he’s just like “fuck yeah,” *fireball*

Fingael Karn

I think the reason that shot was reversed is because someone fucked up the direction of the fire swirl so they decided to just reverse the entire shot so it will be less apparent. You're more focused on the fire at that point so you will less likely to notice that

Nir Schulman

In Sideways’s video on the music in Avatar he has an interesting take on the reusing of the end credits in this episode, going as far as to call it one of his favorite musical moments in all of tv. Essentially, they use the end credits theme in the same way that they use the opening theme to highlight whenever Aang does something badass. By doing this, it represents the culmination of Zuko’s journey throughout the series to become Aang’s counterpart.

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Ohwowgr8

Haven't watched the video yet but my original thoughts are I don't like how aang was just given firebending otherwise great episode

Steve_Ross

Killer video as always! This is definitely one of my top videos I’m so glad that you love this episode as well!

Skylar Lee Mills

The issue was that I didn't have patreon updated 😂😂😂. Thank you so much for replying. You're amazing

Curtis Newsom

It should play right through the player on patreon. Does for me, and I'm logged out on Vimeo, so I wouldn't be able to see a privated video that anyone else wouldn't be able to see as well.

complete cannon

I tried the other video too, maybe it's an issue on my end?

Curtis Newsom

It says that it doesn't exist

Curtis Newsom