Avatar: The Last Airbender 3x20-21 'Sozin's Comet Part 3 & 4' SERIES FINALE Reaction! 

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I definitely think Aang refusing to kill Ozai despite everyone advising him to do it is a big part of why his spirit was “unbendable”

KORRA NEXT

Zuff quietly saying, "he's handsome" is probably a highlight for the series

"Bend her tears" is wild 😭

For Azulas breakdown, her voice actress told everyone in the recording booth to leave, and just let her record by herself, then dug deep into her personal traumas to pull out that scream. To this day, she refuses to watch it so as not to retraumatize herself.

Onto Korra… 👀

I've rewatched this show so many times and I still haven't moved on. The feeling this show gives me is indescribable. Zuko and Azula's agni kai gives me the chills everytime... the contrasting fire colors, the incredible haunting music, the fighting styles (Zuko drawing wisdom from the bending of all four nations), it's beautiful and so heartbreaking.

when aang sought out advice from everyone including the past avatars, even yangchen an airbender herself advised him to take a life. but no avatar before him had ever faced that problem. he was the last airbender in the entire world. the entire civilizations and its teachings rested on him. if he didn’t stick to his roots as an airbender i feel like that would be the death of the air nomads all over again. talk about an unbendable spirits. the entire avatar universe is so cool man i love it

KORRA NEXT! KORRA NEXT!!!

"firelord ozai, you and your forefathers have devastated the balance of this world, and now you shall pay the ultimate price" CHILLS.....ICONIC

The peaceful music at the end is played on something called a kalimba, a little wooden box with a bunch of metal tabs you pluck with your thumb.

Watching the finale summer 2008 is a core memory for me. Definitely one of thee greatest shows of all time. ("This is not a kids show" iykyk) I'm glad you all enjoyed the series and I hope you continue on with Legend of Korra.

That Agni Kai! The animation? Gorgeous. The music? Beautiful. The storytelling? Magnificent.

15:03 Zuko didn’t eat all the lightning, you can see he partially was able to redirect it. The next scene is lightning shooting towards the sky. Sadly it would’ve killed him, but either way their fight was so well done!

18:10 Welcome to the super important moment: Zukos scar isn't just a burn scar, its a scarred handprint. His father didn't just blast Zukos face with fire, he literally brought his hand right up to Zukos face. Zuko told him about it, so when Ozai tries to do it again here, Aangs able to block it.

Aang went from being "the boy in the iceberg" in the 1st episode, to being the amazing "Avatar Aang" that he ended up to be. This show is really iconic, you can also read some of it's comics to find out stuff that where left unsaid (like Zuko's mom). Meanwhile, looking forward to your Korra reactions, it's gonna be good haha

hope they watch korra

The scene between Mai & Zuko after the battle warms my heart every time. I love Maiko so much.

For context, Azulas mental stability started to deteriorate after Mai and Ty-Lee betrayed her. They were her only “friends” and the only people she trusted

now its time for korra 🤗🤗

the music kicking in at the end of the episode had me start crying man

Everytime I rewatch the series it never fails to get me emotional... What an ending

Doesn’t matter how many times I rewatch this show, I will always cry at the end, what a perfect finale 🥹

Azula's downfall is actually very sad, I am surprised yall thought it was goofy :(

This is it. The finale to a great show. Time to do an analysis. Azula is honestly one of my favorites from Avatar. Her father teaches her that trust is a weakness. That love is for fools. Because he doesn't love his own family. He plots against his brother in his time of emotional grief, he plays a part in his father's death(implied), scars his own child, and then separates Azula from her mother by teaching her how to do things his way. Azula then goes to keep everyone at arms length. Except for Mai and Ty Lee. And even with them, she still employs some of the manipulation techniques that her father told her worked so well. After all, he's the Firelord. One of the most powerful and influential people alive. He is living proof that using people gets you what you want. That it makes you truly happy. So she does that. She tells herself that, "almost isn't good enough" whenever she slips up even a little bit. Everything has to be perfect. Because when his children are less than perfect, they get treated like Zuko. But Ozai could never treat Azula like Zuko. He obviously has trust in her. She takes down most of team Avatar, she nearly drills into Ba Sing Se, she almost takes out her uncle(a powerful thorn in the side of anyone he goes against), she infiltrated the impenetrable city and brought it down from the inside. "You were never even a player." She brought down the Avatar and had it not been for spiritual water, would've ended the cycle there and then. She has a small slip of emotion when talking about how her mother treated her and gives a small glimpse at her insecurities but quickly brushes it aside. She holds off Team Avatar even when she doesn't have her bending. Then it all falls apart during the boiling rock. Mai loves Zuko more than he fears her. But that's impossible. Ozai said fear was the only rational way. Then Ty Lee betrays her as well. An even further impossibility. It can't be happening. Then Ozai looks at all of the hard work she's done and casts her aside. He gives her a position and then immediately makes an even better one for himself and leaves her at home. After everything she's done, he treats her like Zuko. Azula then begins to panic. Because fear isn't working. Everyone is either leaving or she makes them leave because she's starting to fear that they'll inevitably betray her. To the point where she has to imagine her mother telling her that she LOVES her. Azula smashes the mirror as she realizes that her father left her with nothing. And it all culminates in that final battle. Where she makes mistakes that she would never have made. Slips up. And has a breakdown. Because she was supposed to have everything. She had fear. Zuko was supposed to have nothing. He had weakness. He had love. So why were the roles reversed? Why did her father abandon her? Why did her friends leave? All of that on the shoulders of a 14 year old girl. And it broke her. And that makes Azula's story so tragic to me.

“You're a little baby” let's not forget that Azula is only 14 yo, she looks older for some reason but she's only 14 so.. that's what a mental breakdown looks like and it gets me everytime

Zuff ain’t afraid to speak his mind 24/7. Love the guy

My favorite detail is every time Aang and Katara kiss throughout the series the music plays a small part/motif of the final song that plays at the end when they kiss. It's like every single kiss during the series was leading up to the final kiss with the music!

Also another interesting thing, Tai Lee always talked about how she hated being part of a matching set and her insecurities of it. But she joins a group where they all dress the same and wear the same make up and was really happy about it.

THE LIVE ACTION AND KORRA NEXT!!!!!!!!!

I love that Aang’s fighting style in the avatar state is actually Aang’s air scooter that we see in episode 1, taken to its most ultimate conclusion and combining all the elements. I also find it a little sad to see Aang’s airbending move he invented for innocent joy being used for violence, honestly the imagery of him in the final episode is quite terrifying. That’s why I love so much that he regains control and stops himself from committing murder.

Blood bending only works when there’s a full moon, yes (no spoilers).

I always dread and have to fight back tears with the Zuko vs Azula agni kai 😭 Ozai's loveless parenting twisted two siblings, brother and sister, into the worst of enemies... Azula's pained, crazed crying is an unfathomable tragedy by itself

Legend of Korra next 🤪

I ALWAYS CRY AT FINALE EVERYTIME AGAIN, ESPECIALLY THE ENDING ALWAYS GETS ME

It's so crazy to see whats happening in the world rn and seeing the g*enocide of the airbenders in the cartoon, that anger and sadness is unimaginable but truly art imitates life. During this time we all need to remember to be like Aang and remember the good of humanity rather than the evil's seen in clear view

Grew up watching this show and every single time I watch it Zukos crowning and the ending scene I can’t help but tear up

Everything comes full circle in avatar. Everything in the avatar comes in full circle. So like the swamp guy and guru lessons: everything and everyone is connected. Time is an illusion and so is death. The four nations cover the entire world, team avatar has been running into the same people no matter where they go. And those people run into people that team avatar also have met. The white lotus meme bears just happen to be all teachers of team avatar. Zuko just happened to run into jet after they both separately met team avatar on their own. Suki running into azula. Zuko just always seems to be running into ancestor Rokus reincarnation. Everyone and everything is connected.

please do legend of korra!!! also this show means so much to me thanks for reacting :)

“He’s handsome” lmao what !

Yes please do Korra next plz plz plz

Man I been on a binge watching reactors reacting to ATLA for the past year and you guys have been some of the best. This series meant so much to me as a kid. I remember seeing the promos for it when I was just 10 & watching the finale the summer of 2008 now I’m 28 and I still have so much love for this series. It still brings tears to my eyes when I see the ending, definitely the best cartoon ever

will never get over how much of a masterpiece this show is. i’ve watched it a million times and still, nothing has ever topped it. the imagery, cinematography, animation … it’s just perfect. gosh, i wish i could watch it again for the first time.

30:50 His little “huh don’t look at me”😂

Wulong Forest is known for the thousands of rock columns that tower over the landscape.

26:25 Bending techniques learned from other elements sighting: She learned this from Zuko, when he did the same thing at the North Pole after she froze him.

LEGEND OF KORRA NEXT????? 👀👀👀👀👀

The part where Aang grabs his beard is my favorite part of all of book 3 besides the kiss of course, that makes me cry every time 😂

Had such a fun time rewatching Avatar with you guys! I'm really hoping Korra is next so I can rewatch that too

Animators used the rest of the budget for these episodes

Korra next!

dude i cant WAIT for their korra reactions omg 😭😭

Korra is good. Korra has amazing visuals, acting, comedy, and soundtrack. My main issue is the messy character development. It's really hard to live up to ATLA, so it should come as no surprize that Korra doesn't. But Korra is still a good show relative to most animated shows. Especially when you consider how bad sequels often are. Most Korra fans would agree Season 1 is decent, Season 2 is bad, and the show really gets good at Season 3 and 4. I would recommend watching Korra. However I recommend against continuing the Neftlix adaptation of ATLA. The adaptation got so much praise for just having good costume design, that it's often glossed over how badly that show handles character writing and important moments.

7:10 I TALK TO MY HAIR LIKE THAT😭💔 It NEVER cooperates and I threaten to cut it off LMFAOO way before I watched ATLA too💀 I’ve only ever done it, like twice tho

i always thought it was a bittersweet ending for aang, even after he did what he was supposed to do and see the nations together as one when he looks out to the crowd you realise that his people are really gone and that he truly is the last airbender and just a kid. it was so fun watching you guys react to this show, even though it's been almost 10 years since it's release it'll always hold up as one of the greatest shows ever imo. hopefully we get to see you guys start korra i think yall will love it!

loved these avatar reactions!!! PLEASE DO KORRA NEXT!!!! ITS SO GOOD!!!

I don’t watch animated shows like this but watching this was so fun with you guys and I can now confidently say Zuko is my character his development and arc throughout the show was amazing loved the reactions

Now I am getting emotional again as it takes me back to when I watched the finale for the first time as kid. What ride and journey your reactions were to ATLA as I look forward to it every week. Thank you Reel-Time 🙏🏾🤩

I legit had a cover of “The Avatar’s Love” play at my wedding as we walked away as a married couple. ❤

I'm wondering now if Azulas downward spiral is her "metamorphosis" moment, like letting Appa go was for Zuko

Gracias por este recorrido de esta maravillosa serie :) Casi llorando terminé al final jajaja

only real avatar fans continue the avatar verse with LOK

no matter how many times i watch i always get a lump in my throat from the emotional ending 🥹 hope you guys go into The Legend of Korra! ALSO!!! the answer to Zuko’s mom is in the comic “The Search” and correct me if i’m wrong, Azula tags along as well 😌 so i think we get some character development on her part in that comic!!!!

It is so perfect that they even had the foresight to lay a hidden Easter egg… The very first word of the series is “It’s” and the very last word is “perfect”

You guys gotta watch legend of korra now

Saving Katara was Zuko's redemption for betraying Katara getting Aang killed at Ba Sing Se. Symbolically, he was also shot by Azula like Aang was, and now has the same scars.

Aang found a way to stay true to himself and keep the morals of his people seeing he is THE LAST AIRBENDER. If he went against his morals and his people’s way it would of been like the airbenders culture would be fully lost in history but kept true to his ways and kept all the lessons and teachings of his people alive🥲 this will forever be one of my favorite shows from the characters and story all the way to life lessons you can learn from it! I HOPE YALL WATCH KORRA. It is super overhated it’s not as good as avatar obviously but people don’t like change and i feel like that’s the main reason they don’t like it.

Zuff is so adorable, waiting for that kiss between Aang and Katara. I always shipped them, although admittedly, there was a very brief moment in S2 that I thought it was gonna be Zuko and Katara. But I just really wanted Aang to be happy with his forever girl 😊

The legend of korra should be next!

And as is tradition: 30:45 The first spoken word of dialogue in the show? "It's" The final? "Perfect"

After this start the legend of korra

30:44 Fun fact: The first word in Avatar was “It’s” said by Sokka and the last was “perfect” said by Toph. Btw, Katara can only bloodbend when there’s only a full moon. With the comet taking precedence, waterbenders are technically weakened unless you are a master waterbender like Katara & Paku.

'Bye space sword' is one of the top 10 saddest moments ever

Your reaction series to Avatar has been so entertaining to watch! I hope that you continue with the Avatar universe with watching Korra

For years and years now, when I think "tears of joy" in fiction I usually think of The Return of the King second, when Aragorn and all the people bow to the hobbits, with the first usually being the ATLA finale, those last few minutes. Sometimes it's hard to believe we got this series. One of the best.

I heard that Ozai was almost killing Aang, but then Aang took his strength and took over and took his bending away you can see it by the red and blue light.

I watched avatar as it was on going when I was 10 years old, from the premiere night, the first two episodes to sozin's comet a few years later. I've watched avatar maybe 50 times 😭my favorite show of all time. it was great watching with you guys!!!

3min in and 666 views for the finale???? epic (also its not noticed much but aang does the dancing dragon when he hurls the fire blast at the blimps engine.)

Aang being so steadfast in his beliefs is directly rooted into why his spirit is unbendable. He succeeded not only as the Avatar but as the last airbender. Him deciding not to kill Ozai is also a decision to not kill the airbenders. If he decided to kill Ozai, it would also mean Airbenders would cease to exist. I love it.

Thank you, guys!!! It was so fun rewatching ATLA with you!

War balloon planks were designed so that firebenders can firebend off of them.

The scene when aang shoots the first giant fireball at ozai's airship he does a very speedy version of the dragon dance he learned from the Sun Warriors before launching the attack🔥

Super random thought but I just literally just realized during this watch that Tai Lee ends up being in a matching set. That was the life she hated and sought out the exact opposite in the circus, but she's ok looking like everyone else here. Never noticed that detail with her story before.

I want y’all to watch legend of korra only bc I know how shocked you’ll be to see how much the world changed😭

The Last Agni Kai is one of the best sequences ever, across all mediums

The score during Zuko and Azula's battle gives me goosebumps EVERY time. Zuko has one of the best redemption arcs in all of TV, imo. As you said, the comics do address Zuko's mom, and it's super interesting. I HIGHLY recommend the Rise of Kyoshi novels. They're amazing. Kyoshi is my favorite avatar because of them

Also later this year they will be doing an Avatar: The Last Airbender world tour where a live orchestra will be playing the music from the show.

When he mentioned Zuko and Aang having matching scars on their front and back, I got a sudden flash of ZukAang that I've never had in my life and I don't know how I feel about it.

20:49 imagine how scared Katara felt that Zuko was just gone. Her mom died protecting her. The love of her life Aang died in ba sing se trying to get them out of there and protecting her. And now Zuko who she had so much beef with and finally reconciled with after literally wanting to take his life just took a bolt of lightning for you and you already saw what that does to a person. Her survivors guilt must be insane

I am not crying! Your crying!!!😢😢😢

20:58 People forget sometimes that Azula is just 14 years old during all of this. She’s only known hate, war and fighting all of her life. She was primed to be a weapon of war from birth. Her breakdown is actually really sad, considering that she failed at what she’s expected to excel at. Not defending her actions of course, but it’s really sad.

gonna watch this twice cos the first time i was busy watching that set of arms there on the right............ 😳

Only thing better than rewatching the show, is waching OTHER people see it for the first time. Really glad you boys enjoyed it all the way to the end!

It's cute to think when he tells Momo its time to leave, Momo was probably sad to leave him And he comes back seconds after Aang took his fire bending away. So he must've been watching Aang.

This is my favorite series finale of all time, for any genre.

Azula is normally a much better fighter than Zuko. But Zuko has learned to control his rage, and Azula is starting to crack.

22:10 no. They go over this in the beginning of the second season. It’s all the past avatar’s abilities so yeah he could just use the avatar state to beat them but he’s also at his most vulnerable, and we could’ve gotten a repeat of the season 2 finale. They can’t just rely on the avatar state. He had to master it too

definitely watch korra!!! and read the comics in your free time.😊 glad you enjoyed this, i’m like rob, i grew up on this and to me it’s still my favourite show now at 26 years old

This has been a great journey watching along with you guys! I hope yall watch Korra.