Does Uncle Iroh ACTUALLY Give Good Advice? Therapist vs. Uncle Iroh 

I need an Iroh in my life.

Iroh can mindBEND. A gigachad we all need and I have that honor to make videos about.

I feel like the villains of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Baron Bomburst, the Baroness, and the Child Catcher, need serious therapy! (It was the first movie I saw in the theater as a kid at age 5!)

woah the comment is from longer than the videos publish date (I think I know why but either way its cool)

What's your opinion on humiliation kinks

Literally was about to comment this 😭

That was cruel.

I wasn't either, they almost had me sobbing at work

I was like, "oh what's he talkin' about?" Then the video played for like 3 seconds and I was like "oh, damn..." lol

Just the first 3 notes of the song, can make me tear up

Still trying to learn this lesson 🤣

An absolute banger of a line.

Exactly. Pride causes shame because shame is the feeling of not being good enough, but pride is the only reason you don't feel good enough.

I fear that some people may misinterpret this (or perhaps I'm the one who has, who knows). Humility is often thought of as placing yourself lower, whether relative to others or yourself, but I feel that that too is a distortion of yourself, just as shame or pride are, and any distortion of the self no matter how good its intention is ultimately an artificial view of you. I prefer to interpret Iroh's understanding of humility not as an additional layer of self, but rather the stripping of that self-concept down to its barest level: wherever that pride/shame comes from, whatever pushes you to be the best out of a fear of never being good enough, whatever breeds that sense of absolutism in you - let go of that part of you. Endeavour to have as little of an idea of yourself as possible, as it's only when you stop forcing yourself to be something specific that your true self can grow, free of restraint, free to adapt. Sometimes we make concepts of the self as a scaffold, something that helps us to grow because we pull ourselves up on it, because it gives us direction, purpose and support - but if it comes to the point where you can't grow without a scaffold it becomes little more than a cage, and becoming trapped in the dichotomy of restraint versus freedom is a step removed from true freedom which by its very nature knows no dichotomy. It's part of human nature to fight, rebel and contradict, but true growth is beyond that: you are not the sum of your struggles, you are more.

@@StolanisTolkien said that humility is not think less of yourself, it’s just to think of yourself less

uncle iroh is a representation of zen buddhism (aka non religious buddhism) . so ya thats the point

TeePublic has a shirt with that saying on it I got my last month

Mine was something like: "Stop waiting for your Uncle Iroh, be Uncle Iroh to others" or something like that. Helped me shift from who is going to help me to who can i help.

Im trying to get my little siblings to discover this love..but it is hard

Be the person God wants you to be.

You could say Toph is very down to earth

Toph can sense when someone is lying or in short, she can sense people's emotional state by their heart rate. Iroh was very open, respectful, genuine and caring. I am sure she responded well to all of that, after all... unless you're like Azula you're going to respond well to such treatment.

@@ravivandersalm4586 get out.

You could count him getting jacked as his arc cause goddamn that man became a tank

He didn't have an internal character arc. Hid character arc was righting his wrongs through his own labor. He defected from the fire nation and freed ba sing se

I believe it's called a flat character arc; His story isn't how he changes, but how, in not changing, he changes the world around him.

@@seasnaill2589 Not really, Iroh only gets jacked and escapes getting ready for a war, because that is part of his resolved character arc. In order for the character to be consistent with his values and principles, he has to oppose the fire nation and ozai and help team avatar.

Agree. He may not have a character arc but in that sense, the people he helped and inspired were the one who changed and were given a character arc...including us.

Stfu iroh is a war criminal he not an example

Gah, that is such a beautiful way of putting it!!

@@dukeheavens9990He was a general. Not a war criminal. Sokka was a war criminal for piloting an air balloon with a false insignia.

@@dukeheavens9990 He was, and then he realized the grief he was inflicting on others when his own son died, and ultimately withdrew himself from his general position.

@@thevioletbee5879 so sokka is a war criminal and you goody uncle iroh isn't the irony ,I don't want to get into how sokka isn't a war criminal and how he created the air ships to defend he's innocent people from the fire nation,iroh is a killer and a warlord that changed better he son died besieging innocent cites and people

The second Iroh voice actor (I'm sorry, I don't know his name) refuses to sing 🎶 Leaves from the Vine 🎶 out of respect for Mako. He says no, he can't sing it. It's Mako's song.

​@@unicorntamer2207 *Greg Baldwin was the second voice actor for Iroh*

​@unicorntamer2207 and he always makes sure to mention he's the second voice of Iroh.

My dad has esophageal cancer. It's horrible man. I just don't know how to process. He's going to die soon. It just hurts

@@od3910 I'm sorry. I wish I could give you a hug. 🫂

I never noticed that before

And the sapling plant before the little boy

That's a really good reflection well done

Wow! I’ve never noticed that before! Thank you for that! Now I’ll cry even harder on the episode haha

Wow! I never put that together! Oh that adds layers! So sweet.

Not only that, but Iroh is the surrogate father we all at some point know we need

I get misty at Leaves from the Vine, but I cannot stop myself from crying when Iroh hugs Zuko’s head and after everything Zuko has done says “I was never angry with you”

And applies to more than just parent-child relationships too. It's heartbreaking to watch anyone you love lose themselves

"My child has no problems my child is happy, my child is fine...." Me the child in question. "Ma'am your child's favorite trope is found family and Iroh is their chosen father"

Goddamn. Just thinking about this scene again makes me tear up.

Me with my depression I suffered from as a teenager

Mood.

who are you quoting?

It was the perfect reaction to seeing that hilltop come up on screen

I was looking the words to describe it lol, I’m so jaded from Trauma I don’t like crying anymore but I don’t know this just reminded me of the state I was in when I watched it, I don’t verbally cry anymore but I can’t control this wave of tears coming out, it’s like someone telling you it’s okay. The tone of his words and his struggles just elevate that, idk I’m just so used to the world shaming me and other guys for getting hurt, emotionally and physically like we can’t even show weakness at all sometimes but Iroh & this video really gives me hope towards a better future for mental health support for young men, cos I remember having no support whatsoever when I was on the brink of ending it & only ever was told to stop complaining n that drove me insane back then but I’m glad I watched this show it really touched my heart

I was oh no and it always and never once has it failed to make me tear up

Facts

And it shows a lot of how the loss of his son shaped the way he treats Zuko. He’s made some very big mistakes in his life but in every moment he interacts with Zuko he’s always trying to steer him in a better direction out of hope that Zuko won’t make those same mistakes and suffer for it

One of the few things I did truly like from the Netflix series was how they showed scenes with Iroh and Zuko right after Lu tens death. I had felt like that was an area the animated series could've used. Child Zuko quietly sitting with Iroh as Iroh grieved. Seeing how Lu Ten impacted Zuko past giving him a dagger. Seeing more of Iroh's pain in his turning point. It would've hit harder if Iroh had been more likeable in the live action, but still. I liked those scenes, they panned out how I expect they would have in the animated series had the animated series delved into Iroh's past more.

​@@grey8288Well Lu Ten didn't give Zuko a dagger in the anime. Iroh did.

​@@TheLeastOfficialOfBros I also really like in trying to redeem himself by trying to see Zuko as "redeemable" when he's already a good guy, Iroh kind of misses the point of how he changed; he had to find the good in the bad for his shift in character, while Zuko needed to find the bad in the good. Ultimately, Iroh had to learn that Zuko had to find his own way, just like Iroh did back then.

Would've loved if he was the first generation councilman to Republic city. Couldn't think of any other way the city thrives in so little time.

@@naufalmEZamaybe because the gaang took his lessons and put that into building the republic city leadership and all that

It would be awesome if that is how the avatar cycle ends. Because the world really does not need it anymore

Comrade Iroh

@@spyrosgkoumas5339 i mean that was one of the themes of LoK which turned out to not be true, and that the avatar was still needed

I had to think for a few minutes before coming up with just Eleanor Shellstrop (or any of the characters really) of The Good Place, and I don't think it's a coincidence that that show was also as good as it was.

Daylen from Shadow of the Conqueror. Far worse person than Iroh ever was, and puts in more work to redeem himself than Iroh ever does.

@@ClashBluelight Weighing the actions of betterment with their wrongdoing has no sense for that is only transactonal. both characters accepted their wrongdoings and mistakes and knew how to accept them in it self. only through understanding themself they gained the ability to change the world around them for the better.

@@ulfricstormcloak7629you’re on some sage shit fr

​It's not a competition @@ClashBluelight

*Hugs you*

I feel the same sometimes.

I've often said that people don't take good advice because they have not learned it from their own actions

Well said. Another version I've heard is "experience is what you have immediately after you needed it"

That is both hilarious and a pretty good saying.

I need this on a coffee mug or a shirt or something also I get the feeling "I will ether succeed or fail and gain valuable experience ether way its a win" is going to become a thing with me and a few friends

I read that in Iroh's voice, sounds exactly like something he would say

Wow, good point

Welp, gotta cry some more now, doctor's orders.

The line "How can you forgive me so easily!?" comes from the shadow of that trauma.

@@atofu6311especially because this time zuko knows he actually fucked up. When ozai punished him it was based on ego and “to teach him a lesson” it was based on cruelty. It was with the intention to make him feel less than, not worthy. When zuko spoke up in that conference he was right and knew it, but he wouldn’t dare attack his father based out of respect. When he betrayed iroh he pretty much instantly knew he was wrong with this one…

Claire I have a class in 20 min. Why are you making me cry even more...

Cabbage merchant is the most relatable. And the one with a very powerful message

@@renny_charmer8741 No matter how many times his business got destroyed, he got back up and thrived. Be like Cabbage Man.

@@thegreatestfallout1794 maybe he'll get out of jail in the next show ha

That is truly the pinnacle that a character can reach, and the highest honnor to be paid to the author. I can't think of very many authors who actually achieve the feat. Arthur Conan Doyle's original Sherlock Holmes is the only one other than Iroh that I can think of in the moment

When all you’ve ever known is pain you come to expect it more then love

It also says something that Zuko is willing to take punishment from Iroh, whatever it is. That is trust. And Iroh’s response is all about Zuko’s growth. That is love.

The one thing Iroh said that I can't excuse is when he said that Azula is crazy and she needs to go down. To be fair, she just struck him a cheap shot, but I think Iroh saw too much of Ozai in her. It took him three years to get through to Zuko, surely he could see that she wasn't too far gone. Azula deserved better. She deserved to be seen and could have had a redemption arc to rival Zuko's. As upsetting as her final scene was, it demonstrated that her reliance on the teachings that Ozai drilled into her had led to her downfall. I fully believe that somewhwre offscreen, Zuko met with her, to help build her back up, while showing her a normal relationship, not one governed by power dynamics or conditional love. Azula deserved better.

@@iantophernicus6042 Unfortunately, when you attack people and belittle them for so long, they're not obligated to like or help you even if they are family. Azula was a victim of Ozai's abuse, sure, but she gleefully became an abuser of others and happily perpetuated the cycle of hate until it turned on her. She never wanted to be redeemed.

Disagree I think the fact that even iroh acknowledged she was evil and too far gone spoke about how far she was. She has been abused and manipulated so it wasn't entirely her fault but azula herself recognized she was a monster. You can love people and still realize they have to be stopped. Not everyone can be redeemed unfortunately.

Okay, that was a punch in the gut I didn't need today. Fun fackt?? But it doas give the whole thig a lot more waight and meaning and emotion. Witch makes it kinda worse and better at the same time... So I don't know... should I say thanks for telling me, or fuck you for making me cry?😅

So, when I was younger, I genuinely thought Mako was the name of the person Iroh had lost and it never clicked to me for a long time that it was the guy who voiced Iroh.

That makes it 10x sadder and more layered

😭😭😭😭😭😭

Plus a main character from Legend of Korra was named after Mako

I feel like you might be blaming yourself, so I want to let you know that it's not your fault. You did everything in your power to help him.

I'd love them to tackle anime maybe over on patreon; characters like Kaiba and Yugi would be very fascinating to dive into.

Aang and his abandonment issues too. When he didn't show Hakoda's letter to Sokka and Katara, for example

This would be neat

@@SilverstreamPJ28 They did Aang over on Patreon. Good video.

You forgot another part for Katara. Dealing with grief/revenge. Aside from being parentified by losing her mother. She also felt intense anger and grief since he mother lied and died to protect her. From the beginning, Katara is filled with anger and rage against firebenders. As she grows, her anger goes from "All Firebenders", to "Zuko, other bad people, and the guy who killed her mom", to "guy who killed her mom and bad people", to "bad people". Her anger wasn't going in one direction in the beginning, it was at the whole nation of firebenders. As she grows and makes some peace, she begins directing her anger to places where it belongs. Her anger journey is a huge part of her character (imo). I mean, she even gets angry when her words/action get compared to that of a mother's. I liked her and Zukos' journey because it was a journey from anger to peace.

I think you won. Everything. Stop now, there's no better place to go from there.

@@iamleonidus1742 WRONG! IROH TEACHES US WE CAN ONLY GO UP FROM HERE!

⁠@@Xeziannot necessarily, moving upwards can be a wonderful goal if it’s desired, but they talk about this in the video as well, but Iroh often emphasizes the joy of peace and appreciation for the position you’re in

​@@glowco.717 Aww, you guys are all sweet. I think both sentiments are true. Strive for greatness, and appreciate peace.

@@Aflay1 bingo

Oh I didn't think of that!

😮 oh dude that's DEEEEEP. Did you hear that somewhere, or did uncle Iroh tell you?

@danae5578 I came across it the other day. I don't remember, but since hearing it I had to share it with everyone else. It was right there in your face from the beginning of the show and none of us picked it up until now!

Or, he really likes tea.

Well well well some one finally understood

well said. brings me to tears every time

@@lumina_grace It's genuinely hard to watch such a wise, happy individual grieving like that. I was an adult when I first watched The Last Airbender. I can only imagine the effect it would have on it's target audience. Iroh certainly has a lot to teach people and I wish I was half the uncle he was to Zuko.

There was a nod to it at the start of the series but that episode...

It's also heavily implied he may have lost against Ba Sing Se on purpose, as he didn't want it to fall.

His story is also a stark contrast to his brother's. Iroh lost his son due to failure while Ozai pushed his son away, almost killing him.

"I know what you're gonna say. She's my sister, and I should be trying to get along with her." "No. She is crazy and she needs to go down."

Or when he, in anger, burns the fire nation flag. He hates what his people were doing.

Hes an ireddemable and ultraviolent war criminal. F Iroh

The one thing Iroh said that I can't excuse is when he said that Azula is crazy and she needs to go down. To be fair, she just struck him a cheap shot, but I think Iroh saw too much of Ozai in her. It took him three years to get through to Zuko, surely he could see that she wasn't too far gone. Azula deserved better. She deserved to be seen and could have had a redemption arc to rival Zuko's. As upsetting as her final scene was, it demonstrated that her reliance on the teachings that Ozai drilled into her had led to her downfall. I fully believe that somewhwre offscreen, Zuko met with her, to help build her back up, while showing her a normal relationship, not one governed by power dynamics or conditional love. Azula deserved better.

Saying she’s crazy and needs to go down isn’t right. It was rlly fucked up to say that, obv Azula needed to go down but that doesn’t mean she isn’t redeemable. But as long as Azula and Ozai were in power Azula would never be out of the environment that corrupted her in the first place :/ she was trying to stay safe too just like Zuko she’s a 14 year old kid

I knew you would be in the comments

Great marketing idea for a T-shirt.

believe in the Iroh who believes in you

Yoooo JaxBlade! 🔥🔥🔥

This hit hard.

Welcome and thanks for watching!

They came in swinging

​@s.oftsoap bro that's not just swinging. That's emotional Hiroshima 😭🤣

Cinema Theorpy hitting us with NAGASAKI!! Right off the bat.

@@s.oftsoapyup

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Exactly! And she needed a female figure, at that, because her beef was with her mother. She lacked a decent female guide. She needed an "Auntie Iroh" and she'd be perfectly fine

Azula was the example of what Zuko could have become had his father raised him rather than Uncle Iroh. You could see in the end that she was starting to understand how far off course she had gone, but rather than try to correct it she doubled down and clung to her pride even as her mind shattered under the weight of it all

But Iroh was there...but not for her. He was there for his nephew; Ozai was there for Azula, and not in a good way (not saying he was a perv), he was manipulative and teaching her that only power matters, that her only worth was that she was a master bender at such a young age, and he took all his spare time with her. Mom tried to give to both children, but Azula was oppositional and wanted to be like her father, so she likely pushed every button Ursa had and in many ways could not be trusted not to go straight to Ozai if Ursa acted out of turn - so if Ursa was trying to get Azula to 'act like a lady', then Ozai would allow it, because even as a great bender, she was still a girl and would need to know a few things to make alliances, but if Ursa wanted to make Azula more compassionate, Ozai would never allow it to make Azula weak. When Ursa was ready to run (with or without the kids) Azula would get Ozai in a heartbeat.

⁠@@lillyenovis15I’d say she’s more of an example of the “perfect soldier.” That is, someone who took the propaganda fed to them by the society they were brought up in and never questioned any of it. Her father failed her as did everyone who she regularly interacted with. Zuko not only had Iroh, but the ability to travel the world freely, experience the life and cultures of others and learn from it all. Azula on the other hand had a superiority complex ingrained into her as a child and spent the whole series surrounded by people who fed into it. It wasn’t until people stopped feeding it that she started to question herself. I think something overlooked by a lot of people is that her mother was the only person who didn’t feed her mindset, the whole “even you fear me” “No, I love you” interaction in Azula’s mind played out the way it did because of that. Her mother was the only person who treated her behavior as wrong and tried to steer her away from it.

@@marieroberts5664 Iroh _couldn't_ be there for Azula, nor could he really be there for Zuko until he was away from Ozai, and even then it took years of deprogramming before Zuko realized Iroh was someone to learn from, rather than clinging to his father, honor, pride. As long as either kid was with Ozai, they were only ever a lost cause.

It never feels preachy because he's doing it out of compassion, with no ego. And he's speaking out of position of understanding the person he's talking to, he takes genuine interest in them and gives his advice based on what he thinks they need. For example, notice how he never tells Zuko his ambitions are wrong? Instead he tries to guide him to question whether they are actually his. Zuko's out there technically trying to capture a child (!) in order to secure the war (!!) result and return to his abusive (!!!) family, but Iroh doesn't lecture him about how obviously wrong that is. He asks him if it'll really make him happy. Because the point isn't proving Zuko wrong, the point is to help him heal and grow, which he knows is possible. A good message is tailored to the recipient. Basically, you can *feel* how much Iroh cares. And that's why it never feels preachy. Damn I love Iroh.

I used his quote from 9:03 as my senior quote, he's my favorite character from avatar.

Iroh was more of a father to me than my father growing up lol

@@kayagoksoy My cartoon father figure was Optimus Prime. While good, Your generation got a way better deal. Iroh is an incredible role model, and not just because he's the nominated good guy. (I'm not saying Optimus Prime wasn't a good role model, just that that was because Peter Cullen poured his brother's calm and strength into him. Iroh wasn't created to sell an action figure, he was just a good role model from his inception)

💯💯 I learned more from this character and show more than my own father. One of my favorite characters and shows ever.

They address that in the Zuko video!

all iroh quotes are old buddhist quotes . the show took credit lol

@@myname-mz3lo Can you share the buddhist version of this quote please? Googling just brings me to ATLA

I don't think the show takes credit as the source of these life philosophies. It packages them well into a kids show for Western audiences and that's where credit is due.

I know that the guru said that, did Iroh said it too?

“A perfect circle?! Do it again. Show your process.”

​@@MineZack2First I draw this head....

Maybe Iroh studies alchemy in his spare time XD

Real

Should go to the boiling isles

Beautifully put. You're both beautiful. Be happy. No need to make it a competition.

Indeed, when both sides are right, and both are acknowledged as right, everyone wins

Jolly cooperation. Praise the sun.

tbh I expected him to disagree one some things, and I was going to reply "bold of this therapist to think he's qualified to critique Iroh's wisdom" 😄

Competition is cooperation. Your efforts lionize your opposition and pave the way for further improvement in future competitors. If your victory diminishes your opponent you're not competing, you're participating in ritual oppression.

I've always wondered what people do with the food left at such memorials and shrines. Do they leave it behind and let it rot? Do they toss it in the trash after a moment of reflection when they clean up? Do they eat it in reverence like a sacrament, thinking about their loved one?

@@DemonancerI imagine it’s eating by birds for the most part and small critters. It’s about the people who leave it more than for the person who it is being left for.

Yep. I'm leaking from my eyes right now. This show is gold. No need for remakes. Just keep re-airing it until humanity ends.

@@DemonancerSo basically the food is offered, the incense is burned to carry the scent of the food to the person it is being offered to. Sometimes there will also be alcohol. After a few hours, the person that offered the food then eats it themselves, as a way of sharing a meal with the departed. Sometimes, not always, this is done as a family, and everyone gets to partake, and you share stories about the departed. Its like a memorial picnic, with extra steps.

@@InfinityKrompt Thank you so much for the explanation

things i learned from uncle; It's better to ask for help if you're having trouble, plenty of people enjoy the act of helping others. Most times someone throws emotions at me, they aren't caused by me and I shouldn't take outbursts to heart. Being at peace with yourself is the most important thing in life, you can't build a castle on shaky ground.

​@@CalliKira this I see so many people be stubborn and try to fix or do things they don't know about and failing because they are too prideful to ask. Glad I learned this thru religion. I studied bible with a religious friend of mine and we talked about this topic that when you don't know ask for someone's help it is not a shameful act to ask for help. Ever since then I don't have problems asking for help making life a bit easier if I don't know things I want to know about.

As Data says in Star Trek, the beginning of wisdom is "I don't know."

@@MrBluman999 "The most elementary and valuable statement in science, the beginning of wisdom is, I do not know." - Data Wise words.

@@CalliKiraThings I learnt from Uncle, a;lways bring back gifts, and ALWAYS make Tea first, then clean the shop! (If you get this reference..... you're awesome)

AKA echo chambers

I've been rewatching the show, and have just noticed after this scene Zuko's fighting style becomes distinctly more fluid and like a water bender -- the animation is so amazing in showing Zuko physically change along with his inner change. I wish we had more story telling like this.

It is personally the most profound and difficult(to act in accordance to) from all of Iroh's proverbs.

Wisdom is rare. It serves you well to cast a wide net.

@@naturallyamused If you like Zuko's journey I recommend you Vinland Saga, the protagonist Thorfinn is a viking boy that has a character development with the same kind of deepness as Zuko's.

Life goals

Would make my week if someone said that to me

@@bdamja I'd say it to make you happier but the thing is not telling you empty compliments you should try to be your best I personally do not know you but I do hope one day you can earn that compliment.

We hope so too because that sounds lovely. Thanks for watching!

Fact!

Unfortunately so very real

Lmao daddy issues in the house Lol wish my dad could learn from him 😂

It's a cartoon first of all iroh is a war criminal who killed a lot of people when he was a general , so now because he sun just dies he turns goods and we should accept it okay

​@@dukeheavens9990 You must be fun at parties....

It’s also notable that the only times he uses fire bending in the show it’s to defend himself/other people, to burn down a fire nation sigil, to warm his tea, and to light the incense for his son… The only exception is Azula and even he’s like “Yeah she’s crazy” 😂

@@griffins750 In all fairness, fighting Azula _is_ defending literally everybody 😭

Contextually, those are the same.

Exactly because he had spent all day helping people

Helped thief save himself

That’s why it makes no sense to say; get a life, to annoying people, they are already doing that.

Dude, what's your problem? They weren't talking to you anyway.@@rekkidink

@@nickjancha6979, you do very little contemplation, try it, you’ll learn how to not be an npc.

@rekkidink my apologies, I completely didn't comprehend what you wrote at first. I thought you were telling the original commenter to get a life and calling them annoying. I'm not sure how I got confused that badly, but I realize now that you weren't being mean to anyone. My bad.

​@@nickjancha6979 The first proof of maturity is accepting your mistake and apologizing. You did great there brother. Respect 👍.

No, he finished season 2

@@theonlyone3793they transitioned him with his other voice they eased us into it in tales of Ba Sing Sae they would switch voice actors throughout the episode and in the end that’s why they put in honor of Mako so yes it was the last time his voice was recorded

Not to mention he was grappling with the impact his deterioration and death was and would affect his family, especially his grandkid iirc. The song itself was actually one he would sing at home, not one he was given for the show. He knew it was very likely one of the last times he could perform it for anyone.

They also don’t necessarily record everything in order when producing shows / movies.

You can't just say this when I'm already trying to hold back tears

I clicked so fast on this video only to be hit immediately with EMOTIONAL DAMAGE. ATLA is such a great show...

I had just finished sobbing from the reunion scene and was like "I know I always cry during Leaves from the Vine, but I JUST cried...I can't possibly cry again so soon, right? Right?" I was wrong.

Glad nobody else is here at the job site right now. I was like “HELL YEA! Time to chill to my childhood figure with my two current figures!” And then the notes started… could not dry the tears from then to the end and have no idea if Allen was actually crying that hard or acting and I’m too scared to go back to check. I hope he’s ok after that hard hit

I haven't even had breakfast yet and they pulling this! 😭

I’m guilty of breakfast during lunch too.

I take wisdom from Star Trek for the same reason. Fiction or not, like Iroh those characters inspire me to be a better person today than I was yesterday. It doesn't matter that there aren't really Klingons or Andorians up there, what matters is their ideals. Take wisdom from wherever you find it.

I would even dare say, you can never be too YOUNG to emulate Iroh

Exactly 💯❤️

Very true, Iroh and Genkai can be the two best guides and mentors. Or at least were for me and still learning. And overall fiction is a matter of perspective, what the mind sees as real is everything until we add boundaries to tell it otherwise. *I get the contrast between Iroh and Genkai(elder Toph too), but I needed "tough love" to get some things I really didn't.

I wish I had more compassion, patience and tact like Iroh.

Welcome and thanks for watching!

When I first saw Leaves from the Vine, my mouth puckered and my eyebrows raised. “Oh they went THERE.”

If anything it's exciting to see him interact with the team, because we know full well how positive an influence he is

Aside from that one time he and Zuko shot fire at a retreating Gaang in the second episode, I'm hard-pressed to think of a situation where Iroh was hostile towards the Gaang.

the scene with him and toph, still one of my favo interacting of iroh with someone else ^^

Speak for yourselves. He conquered the world don't forget.

@@hughmann9568 He _failed_ to conquer the world. Deliberately, after recognizing the true failing.

One thing I learned is that it makes people feel good to help so it's a show of love to allow them to help you. You're giving them the opportunity to feel good. He sounds like a sweet soul

Genuine Question. Did you tell your son you don't need help just to see what he'd say, or did you just forget the whole "everyone needs help" thing in that moment?

I mean 4 years old is a great age to start getting involved with food prep even if it's just something easy. It's also a way to spend time together.

​@@StephonZeno4 year olds are generally the opposite of help when you're trying to get stuff done. It is fun and necessary to cook together, but there isn't always time or energy

Let the boy peel the carrots at least! He can help measure out the water for a stock/soup. Get the veggies out of the fridge. So many little things he can do to help cook dinner.

If I recall he also had a long journey to get this way, starting with the death of his son.

@@BrokensoulRider Oh definitely

You made me cry, reading it. 😭❤ Gosh darn, do I love this show.

This show is nothing without Zuko and Iroh.

Iroh never judging, only encouraging. The absolute joy that he didn't fail Zuko... Such a beautiful moment. Such a beautiful SHOW!

He doesn’t even know what Zuko has done to redeem himself, he just takes Zuko in

Given his status in the white lotus and friends within the fire nation, I suspect at the very least the news of the events at the Boiling Rock reached his ears by that point. Since chief Hakoda and the leader of the Kyoshi Warriors were sprung from the prison, its reasonable he could put two and two together. Given his position in leading the assault during the Day of Black Sun, Sokka, like all of Team Avatar, should be pretty identifiable public enemy number one at this point. Which is why he says "you've found your way, and you did it by yourself". Might be your right, but I'd be surprised if he didn't at least have the gist of what's happened.

agreed, he's aspirational in many many ways ☺

Iroh is who I strive to be. I know I have a long way to go. But one day, I want to be the person who can impose wisdom on those who need it.

@@North862Agreed, but I think I would use the word impart instead of impose. Like the difference between offer and tell.

@@siobhanrikan6428 i agree. Impart was the word I intended to use.

It's such a beautiful relationship. Not only was Iroh the one person who could keep Zuko's anger from destroying him after he was banished, but Zuko healed Iroh's heart after losing his son.

Not just in Avatar but in all of fiction, at least for me.

@@GamingClipse I agree I just didn't want to be contravertial

Facts. What if everyone had an uncle in their life?

@@GamingClipseUncle Iroh truly is the greatest character of all time

Iroh wouldn't want you to try to emulate him, he would only want you to be that best version of yourself. Don't worry that you can't be like him (I'm not sure if you were, but just in case!)

You my man, that surely is exactly what was on my mind too... Uncle Iroh is someone that will support and when possible help anyone who asks his help or he feels the need to help even when they themselves don't know yet. Thinking to strive to become the best of yourself is a whole live mission as you can see in Iroh itself, his whole mission is bettering himself after his big failure, we all make mistakes and it's better to accept and learn from those mistakes no matter what you've done. Everybody is redeemable if they choose to be.. and that is what Iroh shows us to, open the path to those that wishes to be redeemed (like for Zuko, he's lost and confused and in the end chose to be helped), but still be aware of those that don't want to be redeemed and want to stay what they are (like azula, she could be redeemed if she wished to be but in the end chose not to be helped)

Well darn. Guess what I'm writing down right now to inspire myself with. btw. My eyes are still leaking this far down the comments section.

I think I'll add that into my collection with, "Mister Rogers would be disappointed in you." It feels like the same level of respect in the individual being mentioned. Both are very loving, compassionate men and now I really wish he had been alive when this show aired.

this comment made me cry

Iroh reminds me so much of my grandpa too! He was so wise and used to always give such excellent advice and care to everyone he met. He had a rough life, and made a lot of mistakes when he was young, but you wouldn’t know it from the joy he felt, and the dedication that he had to helping others be better. Everyone called him “Papa” even if they weren’t related, because he loved them like he was their grandpa too. I actually rewatched ATLA right after he died because Iroh reminded me of him. I’m so sorry to hear about the loss of your grandfather. He sounds like such a wonderful man. I hope him and my grandfather are sharing wisdom and joy together in heaven!

This is a super wholesome comment omg thanks for commenting 🥺

He can appreciate the small, sweet, good things having tasted bitterness. You understand that life will not always be good and to appreciate what goodness you find. And you can almost always find it. Good must be celebrated and enjoyed.

Yeah, same. My grandpa went through a lot of hard things growing up, and his current attitude is basically that if he got through that, he can get through anything, and therefore there's no reason not to try and help everyone he can, and enjoy doing it.

You're welcome. Thanks for watching!

and then one day, you can become the wise uncle or aunt , who shares tea and wisdom with others , be an uncle friend to all or aunt if you are a lady ,

Be the uncle iroh that everyone needs

Welcome and thanks for watching!

YES!! MORE PLEASE!

Fuck yes

Iroh is peak masculinity, he killed mass murdered people innocent people women kids and father when he was a general

❤❤❤

Don't forget Aragorn son of Arathorn ❤

Well put 😊 I genuinely believe that a lot of his personal healing came from being able to be there for Zuko the way he wishes he could've for his own son.

I imagine a lot more than people think. I don't think we know exactly when his son died. . .but we do know Iroh watched his brother (brother-in-law?) make the same mistakes he did. Being there for Zuko, when he couldn't be for his own son, likely gave him the ability to move on.

Absolutely, from the beginning of the show, Iroh was trying to help Zuko, but at the beginning, he seemed so aloof, not really caring much about anything, but as the two spent more time together, Iroh started to care more and more about Zuko, trying to wholeheartedly help him instead of the sorta half-assed version he was trying in the first couple of episodes

​@@hallaloth3112well his son died at the siege of Ba Sing Se.

That's what Toph astutely deduced, the first time she encountered Iroh, repaying his tea and subtle help with an outsider's perspective

If your parents aren’t willing or able to be that for you, adopt those who are. “The blood of kinship is thicker than the waters of birth.” Biology does not true family make. My parents let me down in many ways, so I chose to create my own family and to follow the example of those worthy of respect and emulation, like Uncle Iroh and Mister Rogers.

I hope you have or find people like Iroh who will support you like that. Best of luck! ⭐

Love your parents for who they are. They didn’t have an Iroh in their lives, so didn’t have the benefit of his wisdom, so didn’t know it to pass it down to you. What must they have gone through, or not gone through, to make them the way they are? And does this mean you can be someone else’s Iroh, even if just for a moment?

@siobhanrikan6428 parents were neglectful and emotionally abusive. They said because there is no physical proof that it affected me then its fine and also want to make it a competition who suffered more. Because of them I am the iroh to a lot of friends and strangers.

@@siobhanrikan6428 not everyone is fit to be a parent, for whatever reason. I have friends whose childhoods read like a horror story, and nothing can excuse what they went through when they were helpless at the hands of people who should have cared for them. My own parents seem like angels in comparison and yet every time I relate some facet of my childhood, my bf comments that he hates them even more. He is the most supportive, generous, compassionate and empathetic person I’ve ever known, so for him to hate someone at all speaks volumes.

No trying here. Mission successful. Iroh knocked it straight out of the park as a found father figure.

@@FlamingNinjaBoidefinitely

Legit .. he's the dad we all needed. He's the dad that I wish my dad had. My grandpa disappeared. We never knew him.