Avatar The Last Airbender Book 2 Episode 15 & 16 Group Reaction 

Wanna cry again? In “the tale of Aang,” the kid who said “Fluffykins, what are you doing here?” was a Make-a-wish kid with cancer. She initially just wanted to go to the studio and meet the cast/crew, but the creators wrote that part in for her and designed the character after her.

when you realize Appa's roar when Long Feng captured him was what woke up Momo from his dream and started the Tale of Momo... these writers man are something else

So, in case anyone else didn’t chime in to bring up details for Iroh: 1. The portrait of Lu Ten was based on a picture of young Mako. 2. Little Soldier Boy was one of(if not) _the_ last things Mako recorded. 3. Greg Baldwin, who was Mako’s understudy and would take over voicing character such as Iroh & Aku(from Samurai Jack), refuses to sing the song. He considers it Mako’s and Mako’s alone. 4. Now y’all know what Merphy was talking about when she warned y’all about old people in ATLA destroying your emotions.

No one is immune to the Tale of Iroh. And no one is immune to Appa's Lost Days. NO ONE!

Fact time! (Aside from the big Mako one) - Tales of Ba Sing Se was a writing contest hosted within the studio, where the best concepts were picked for full production - The little girl in pink from Aang’s tale (with the cat) is a Make a Wish Kid! She both got to be put in the show and got to voice her own character. Her wish was just to visit their Orlando studio, but one of the crew offered to put her in. She has since made a full recovery! - This is the last we see the Cabbage Merchant as well as the last of his woes, given his success in Korra - Mako’s successor Greg Baldwin still voice acts today and continues to honor Mako’s memory every year. Another popular role of his is Aku from Samurai Jack! - (Edit:) Appa Lost Days won a Humane Society Genesis award for it’s depiction and representation of animal cruelty in many circuses today

Starts *Appa's Lost Days* "Well maybe it will make us feel better." Those who know: 😆😂😭

"What is the opposite of rizz?" killed me. Dude really had negative-rizz with that tea coupon and somehow it still went fine.

Ha, the excitement for Iroh’s story at the start only to turn to heartbreak at the end. It always slaps you the first time you watchbit

The absolute emotion from leaves from the vine is immense

iroh's singing was one of the last things Mako recorded for ATLA and the picture of iroh's son was based on a picture of young Mako. Greg Baldwin takes over for book 3 and actually was iroh's voice in the soccer scene

"How do they communicate? They don't have technology." The boys completely forgetting for a moment that written mail has been a thing for over 5000 years lol.

The intersection of real world events and actual plot make this episode absolutely devastating.

Everyone always talks about the comedy of Sokka and the emotions of Iroh, but my favorite part of Tales of Ba Sing Se is that the only part that was directly plot relevant was the Tale of Momo.

I love the tale of Toph and Katara. I'm a girl but I don't often do too much girly stuff. I remember on my 17th birthday a friend of mine wanted to do my make up and give me a little make over. It didn't really suit me but my god it was fun. I don't want to care about my appearance, I don't want to feel like I have to. But a part of me still likes to think I'm pretty, and I still am girl. I really relate to Toph in that episode and Katara is such a great friend for helping her explore that side of herself

Fun fact: The Shirshu darts they used against Appa to sedate him were from the same species of animal June had that paralyzes you through its tongue. This variant seems slightly different since those darts put Appa to sleep, rather than solely paralyzed him.

The two most tear inducing episodes in one video 😭 I legit cried throughout the entire episode of Appas lost days, it was hard to watch

Iroh is such an amazing character. He always shares wisdom that is helpful and life changing to others that they rethink their life choices, which is a great quirk of his. Honestly, I believe Iroh would make a great firebending teacher to Aang given his expertise and bountiful wisdom.

FUN FACT: "Appa's Lost Days" won a Humane Society Genesis Award for it's depiction of harsh animal cruelty.

I feel so bad for Appa. The poor boy has been through so much

That comment about Zuko not knowing how to respond to normalcy/something nice...as an adult survivor of childhood abuse, I FEEL that so much. When you're used to life being terrible, it feels almost wrong when you aren't suffering.

Obligatory everybody gangsta until Iroh starts singing "Leaves From the Vine"

Iroh's song "Leaves From The Vine (Little Soldier Boy)" still gets me emotional. For such a short song, it's powerful. Especially considering the IRL context. RIP Mako 🙏

Iroh's tale hurts but it's only a few seconds, Appa's Lost Days is not only a whole episode but weeks of torment for him. With no immediate resolution. Most emotional episode easily.

The millions who cried during the song… Iroh is such a god-tier character in a show filled to the brim with god-tier characters. May Mako rest in peace. (Also, spoilers below for a Korra character) Was that the intention with Mako in Korra, naming him after Iroh’s voice actor or no particular reason?

RIP Mako, voice of Uncle Iroh, plus Aku from Samurai Jack.

The writer's knew that for those emotional gut punches, you need to build hope for them to land harder. Appa's Lost Days is one of those "I hope he gets home" episodes that you know, when it starts to look up, it always seems to be looking up too much. And when the Dai Li are watching him and Long Feng lures him to the alley Momo found his footprint, I was about to riot my first watch. But the Tales of Iroh, Zuko and Momo are my favorite from Ba Sing Se.

Something a lot of people miss is that when Iroh is singing at the base of the tree, he says “come marching home” not “comes marching home” The song is about a soldier who came back, but when he breaks down he’s saying come back home more like a plea to his son

What y’all said about Sokka being smart-Sokka shows is intelligence and capability throughout the show; but his most impressive accomplishment is one not many people see. Sokka mirrors Aang’s journey learning all of the bending disciplines by learning/mastering a NON-bending discipline from each nation in the gang’s journeys. He was raised water tribe (water), learned from the Kyoshi warriors (earth), became a mechanist and pilot (air), and a sword master (fire)

I haven't seen a lot of people miss this context as well, Iroh's son died in the seige of Ba Sing Se, which is why Iroh gave up his 600 day seige. So he is very possibly visiting the spot where he died, or near to it. His son's death also kicked off his visit to the spirit world and his entire world view on the war being shifted. Which is why his younger brother was named firelord instead of him. It also kicked off him parenting Zuko, as he didn't want Zuko to become a peg in the machine like his son was. This is why the line of "if only I could have helped you like I helped them.' hits so hard, because his actions and lack of help like he gave those in his story, led to his sons death.

Ahhhh yes these 2 episodes. The first one is a beloved episode cause of Iroh and all the stories. I heard that the song Iroh sung was one of the last things the OG voice actor recorded, to the crying is real cause he knew he was dying. That may be rumor though, but it is true he was soon to pass from disease. The VA who took his place refuses to sing his song till this day cause its "Mako's song". The last episode you watched is painful but we all wanted to know what happened to Appa. It also makes the part in a previous episode where that dude said something along the lines of "Be so sad if you were unable to find your bison" that much more evil. It pretty much says he knew all along.

Man, Uncle Iroh singing never fails to make me tear up, this cartoon is pure art :')

Sokka is a perfect example of someone who is kind of an idiot in general but has a couple of specific strength in which he is straight up genius and since his genius relates to planning and leadership he automatically became the plan-guy of the group and the comedic relief at the same time

finally time for the saddest episode in avatar

There a theory that Jin is also a refuge from the fire nation. Jin knew Zuko was a firebender but she kept quiet about it. She found hope from him.

If I'm not mistaken, this was one of the last lines Mako ever recorded as a VA. And the emotion you can hear in his voice, which is so fitting for the story of Iroh's son, comes from Mako knowing it would be one of the last lines he ever recorded. This scene always made me cry in the context of the show... but this extra info just really drives it home.

Those green flying things were literal dragonflies, half dragon, half fly.

Time for some tearbending to take place

You guys: Yes, Tales of Iroh! Let's go! Me: I am here to see three grown men cry To be clear, I am one who tears up with just the first four notes.

This episode won an award from the Humane Society for best depiction of animal cruelty of circus’s.

In Iroh's song, the picture of his son is apparently the voice actors old appearence irl. The voice actor at the time was suffering of cancer and was going to pass away soon. Thats why they put "In honor of Mako" at the end to show their appreciation for him. Leaves from the Vine was his last song before completing his work forever

Little side note; the stuff they tranquilized Appa with was Shirshu spit, from that same creature that the bounty hunter Zuko hired rode on, the one with the whip-tongue that paralyzed people.

when he sang leaves from the vine to his son picture that was actually mako singing it to himself bc he knew he was going to die so he recorded it. then they made his sons picture one of mako when he was younger. Hearing him sing it always brings tears to my eyes

I figure that Girl Zuko went on a date with was born and grew up in the City, because of how the war is not to be spoken of, she figured he was a firebender but figured he wanted it kept secret for some reason, maybe she knew he could get in trouble with the authorities but let it slide. If the war was allowed to be talked about, she may have had a different reaction.

Apps was literally a fugitive: Got kidnapped, got locked up, broke out and went on the run for sanctuary got into a scuffle with a boar before he finally got some food, bathed and ate smh

Mako singing "Leaves on the Vine" at the end of Iroh's Tale always gets me. No matter how old I get or what mood I'm in, no matter what. It got me when I first saw it and it got me harder after every time I watched it. Mako was a phenomenal VA and he is sorely missed.

About Iroh's tale: The pic of Iroh's son is based off a young Mako (Iroh's voice actor), and this tale is dedicated to Mako because he died sometime near the end of production for Book 2. The writing on the picture roughly translates to: To General Iroh, See you after we win the war. Your loyal son, Lu Ten

I cry every time man. Especially now knowing that the image of the son is actually a drawing of Mako when he was younger

It's more Zuko being a clam jammer than blue ballsing himself. Also even if people did see him firebend so what. "There is no war in Ba Sing Se" even if anyone saw him no one is going to speak up or they get the Jet treatment.

Fun fact for you, the guy who was Mako’s understudy and took over the role of Iroh after his death is often asked to sing Leaves on the Vine by fans, but he always respectfully declines because the song is Mako’s not his

When Katara waves away the catty girls in the first short I hear in my head the immortal words from Robocop, "Bitches leave!!" I've watched this episode many times and I never noticed Momo knows how to tie knots. I'm sure Aang has been using the whistle all around town. And, the Dai Li have been spying on the Aang Gang from day one. Zuko cock-blocked himself.

23:38 Fun fact: The merchant tells the dart-blower to use “the shirshu spit darts” - we saw a shirshu named Nyla and her companion June the Bounty Hunter in Book 1 Chapter 15: Bato of the Water Tribe Shirshus have exceptional senses of smell, and a paralytic venom in their spit on their whiplike tongues. Nyla actually hit Appa a few times before he went down, and he wasn’t down long, so the merchants must be using a concentrated form of the venom

RIP Mako

The writers of avatar really said “hey. We’re gonna have you watch as a child is forced to pick between saving her friends and saving the beloved pet/companion, and then not resolve that storyline for weeks. And after 5 episodes, we’re gonna have an episode dedicated to how miserable and abused Appa was. Sound fun?”

Leaves from the Vine gives me the chill makes me cry and all that jazz no matter how many years and how many times. What a great episode, great character, and a lot of great lessons. RIP to the awesome VA too, and great video you guys!

OH GOD NOT THIS like most people this episode made be cry so much leaves on the vine is absolutely beautiful

Learned to juggle in elementary school gym and I used to be able to go endlessly with beanbags, rings and clubs but I didn’t keep it up so now I can just do small ball objects. I work in an elementary now and the kids go crazy for any juggling- I got a standing ovation in the lunchroom last year for it.

I think yall might have missed one of my favorite lines of dialogue from Zuko in the entire show. "What do you like to do for fun?" "Nothing." 😂😂😂

I love the conversation in between the episodes. It reminded me that Avatar doesn't really drop storylines. This is one of the things I love about this show.

You guys didn't hear and most likely won't read this comment, but on the off chance you do; the beetle head guy said "We need the shirshu spid darts." The Shirshu was that giant dog-moal owned by June the bounty hunter that was hired by Zuko. That had the barbed tongue that paralyzed people/animals. Y will more than likely remember Iroh was hitting on June. Lol

appa's lost days is fking awesome, honestly amazing piece of writing has gone into this episode

The emotion when Iroh sings leaves from the vine really hits hard.

00:00 yes. And not making it too hot or steeping too long or it's bitter af 3:55 when they tried his voice out 4:11 (three life styles) 4:41 got my pre-sigh out 5:40 i had to sit down 11:40 my favorite lies 11:43 like yEes, I _jUggled_ 😬 11:49 i love unsure Zuko-Lee Also for this next thing...Jin _has_ to know 13:00 also hes so precise Both for the lights and no damage to houses I forgot what wlse people said 13:16 LIKE SHE HAS TO KNOW 13:21 even Zuko kind of smiling aaa i need to read a Zuko Jin fic (Your face when she said she had smth for him) 14:33 I didn't even think _sad_ But _yes_ foreign 18:04 OH RIGHT 16 NEXT 18:50 even 1x15 showing how he could deconstruct a battle based on the aftermath 20:28 youd need so many The gate sure but -- ohh not pushing the drill but opening 5he wall first But they had trouble even slowing it 24:51 or youll... hmm 25:01 HOW DID I NEVER NOTICE THEM USING THE EXACT SAME THREAT 27:25 we love dream sharing 29:14 oh yeah i hadnt thought about the name Since Fang (?) understood Aang in 1x8, I assume animal guides understand English/lang, unlike creatures like Momo 29:42 love this shield move 29:46 the insults are...eh? 31:17 love the Pathik patients 31:21 every time I hear the fear-trust thing, I think of that Zefrank (?) Teddy bear surgery 32:19 but you have to remember the last episode...

haha „you know maybe this will make us feel better knowing he is safe“🥲 so heartbreaking but such great commentary on animal abuse. And Iroh singing at his son's grave 😪 everyone is done .. so heartbreaking

No matter how many times I see this, Iroh’s song always manages to bring tears to my eyes.

I've been attempting the "Leaves From the Vine, no crying" challenge for 17 years now....... I still haven't passed.

I lost it when the thought crossed my mind that Iroh probably sang that song when his son was crying as a child. Instant tears.

Interesting fact about Appa’s lost days, it won a genesis award from the Humane Society for showing the abuse animals face in circuses.

Iroh/Mako singing "Leaves From the Vine" breaks me every time I hear it. On that note, everything you now know about his relationship and loss of Lu Ten is why he changed so much during the war and tries to show Zuko so often that no one but himself can restore what he thinks he's lost.

Appa's Lost Days won the "Outstanding Children's Programming" award from the Humane Society for its depiction of animal cruelty in a circus.

Goddamn, these two episodes hit hard together.

I cry every time i see this scene lol even in shorts, as soon as i hear "my son, if only i could have helped you.." 😭😭😭 gets me every damn time lol & of course knowing the back story with mako makes it hit even harder when you've grown up watching play in stuff like Samurai Jack, he was amazing. RIP Mako iwamatsu 1933 - 2006 😢

Crazy that SeeohKnee even mentioned earthbender texting because there was an earthbender in I think Kyoshi’s time that could do just that from what I’ve heard if I’m right

Appa's Lost day episode, actually won the show an award of how perfect they depict animal cruelty in circus's and similar events. Also "Who are those guys on the roof?" Dai li agents. They were explained in the previous episode.... the same episode you were talking over about mayo... this is why you simply can't talk over the show, there's reasons for things to appear or occur on screen. Foreshadows, meanings from previous episodes or future ones. Like Appa's foot print in MoMo's mini story, or the same couple with the baby that was with Aang during the Serpents Pass, that Iroh and Zuko run into on the train to Ba Sing Se.

When I found out iroh was singing to himself knowing he was about to die in real life I couldn't help but damn near Break down

These where some good episodes. A mini-story episode (with some emotional "feels" stuff), and we get to see what Appa's been doing by himself.

Episode 1: "Fuck this Zuko guy !" Episode 15: "I just want Zuko to have a sence of normalcy for 5 seconds !"

Soon as I saw the thumbnail my heart sank and I already could hear the song in my head. Rip Mako you are forever in our hearts and will never be forgotten.🍵❤

I'm watching this episode for probably the 15th time now. I cry every time he starts singing. 🥲😞 I still remember my reaction when I saw the episode on TV for the first time when I was maybe 12 years old....

You guys sure picked a hell of a pair of episodes to react to today. 😂 Lots of feels just stacked on top of each other.

12:37 I can juggle 3 well, but never tried more tbh. Which is common for me. I'll learn an esoteric skill to a point where I can say I can do it, and leave it at that. You might consider it 'giving up' and that may be accurate. But it's the initial learning phase I like the most. It's a quantity over quality thing. Not that the quality of those skills is bad, just basic. Like solving, and doing patterns with a rubik's cube, card throwing, cardistry, flower sticks, lock picking, begleri, weaving chainmail, pancake art, cake decorating, sand bottle art, and quite a few other things.

No matter how many times I watch tails of bang si se and that Iroh soilder boy get me everytime 😭

"From here it's all sunshine and rainbows!" He says. Hopefully. Going in to the end of season two....😅

R.I.P Mako

Iroh singing to his son hurts so much more than the show portrays cause it was the last thing Mako his VA recorded before he died. In fact, he recorded it while he was in the hospital. 💔

The sads part of Iroh and Zukos tale is that they're on the run and trying to leave their past lives behind. I'm pretty sure no one in that village or that girl would be so close and friendly towards them if they knew that they use to be the enemy! 🔥

RIP MAKO

I don't trust in anyone that doesn't shed a tear during the Tale of Iroh. Great reactions, as always, fellas.

The fire nation abandoning the drill is actually a logistically smart move. They know war well, and when you think of the invention of the thing, given it's size, its their most advanced tech thus far. Idk if you guys heard earlier, But suki actually foreshadowed the drill while on the serpent's pass she says something along the lines of "The fire nation controls the west side of the lake and word is, they're building something big over there and they don't want anyone to find out." Remember, Suki is involved in the war so she probably has good intel. The drill was a massive gambit since the ONLY other time the wall was ever breached, was when they had a tactical genius like Iroh manning the operation, which immediately broke down when he left before the full siege was underway. The drill was a risk and now that they know how to destroy it, there's no fucking way they're gunna try something like that again. So, before the full brunt of the earth kingdom forces surround them, the fire nation abandons the thing and regroup. I feel like if they were given as much episodes as they wanted to get fully into the depth of all the implications, it would have been good to spend some time hyping up how much of a move this was for the fire nation. If our guys hadn't shown up, this would have ABSOLUTELY been way more terrible. Plus, the fact that Royalty was along for the ride HEAVILY implies the Fire Lord was very interested in ensuring this worked out.

R.I.P The Goat MAKO!!!!

these two episodes of Avatar always DESTROY ME. they are so emotional that even my cold black souless heart couldnt take it😭

"It's all happiness from here" - Oh my sweet summer child...

Them: "Yes, the tale of Iroh, let's go!" Us: "Oh no, the tale of Iroh"

Everyone's gangsta til we hear "Leaves from the Vine." 😭

For the people that aren’t familiar with it or didn’t watch when it first came out this whole episode these independent stories were actually written in so if you were a fan of the show if I’m not mistaken had an opportunity to write in a story in which they were converted into one of the shorts and Iro especially sad considering that was the last audio recording he made before he passed

man the iroh scene still gets me like 15 years later. Rest in Peace Mako

The giant beastie that Appa tackled is called a boarcupine (boar-q-pine?). Personally, Appa's Lost Days is the one episode I have trouble watching BECAUSE I hate how much Appa suffered through it.

There's two kind of people, the ones who cry when they see Iroh cry his son's death. And psycopaths.

Legit guys, these uploads really make Tuesdays worth looking forward to. Thanks for all you do

As many said, "Leaves from the vine" song was one of the last things Mako (Iroh's VA) ever recorded, some say that the crying in the song it's actually real because Mako was too emotionally charged for various reasons (knowing this was his last recording, knowing that he had terminal cancer etc, it's a tragic story of its own).

The battle between Azula, Ty Lee, and Mai and the Kyoshi Warriors would've been after "The Drill" because Suki left the group right before those events and one of the warriors said that was a few days ago.