Overanalyzing Avatar: The Chase 

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I'm surprised you didn't talk about Azula's overly long nails.

Thank you for following through on the poll challenge

I don’t normally listen when you tubers pull that stunt, but your so good I’ll do it every time you remind me

Did you ever thought about that all the full moon appearances could mean a person was kidnapped by Hama?

This is actually confirmed

@@SnailHatan Wait, really? Do you have sources?

@@untitled_one1584 hes obviously joking lmao

@@umair5602 and he is too

There's a million Lees

Or the fact that Toph is on the Avatar's side, as this was the first episode he met her.

@@countyfacts6920 Makes you wonder how Iroh would have acted if he knew Toph was on team Avatar when they had tea. Obviously he wouldn't attack her or anything, but I suspect the conversation would have gone differently.

@@emmawunderly3845 hes a member of the white lotus before the series begins. Hes always been on the avatars side.

@@robertharris6092 Even in that case, it’s still probable that the conversation would have been different. Meeting Toph as a complete stranger makes their conversation more intimate and only about Iroh giving advice to her (which is a better scene imo), but if he’d known who she was traveling with, he might have spoken about his belief in balance in the world and the Avatar’s role as mediator between the spirits and the physical world.

@@Krystalmyth Damn. You sound cool. I wish we were friends. (Sorry that can sound like sarcasm I don’t mean it in a mean way 😢)

i mean, he is literally the last living connection to his people that exist, and its also a beloved life long friend.

​@@unkindled6410 But how did the bison in Korra come into existence then??

@@sashimi879 at that moment for all they know he is the llast of his kind. later in Korra we know there were some being secretly breed.

@@unkindled6410 So Appa isn't literally the last living connection to his people that exists?

@@sashimi879Sub species, Appa and momo are extinct

You say that, but Azusa deflected that boomerang first

@@thomasweeden2683 she knows a threat when she sees one

sokka really do be hilarious and cute

@@comicalbanana boomerangs are made to break kanagroo necks, so it would be a pretty big threat. (cue azula getting hit in the back of the head with the boomerang and not even blinking)

All 5 elements in harmony Water Earth Fire Air Boomerang

In my opinion, Toph wants to be independent after her suffocating coddling. She thinks Katara is offering to help her, and then thinks she's patronising her by giving her busy work. I think she's too wrapped up in her own issues to realise Katara is genuinely asking for help.

@@Sinewmire I mean I always thought the way Katara was “asking for help” was quite passive aggressive and pushy.. besides, I also agree that Toph shouldn’t have to help them unload.. she’s teaching Aang earth ending and she unloads and loads her own stuff.. there’s no difference between her being there and not being there because she’s taking care of herself and “pulling her own weight” and I just never saw why Katara had such a problem with it.. and not to mention they blamed her for half the things happening this episode, when she was literally right about Appa being the reason Azula and the others kept finding them..

@@whoville1064 Well when it comes to the appa thing, Toph was being a dick about it and they were all sleep-deprived.

@@whoville1064 I agree. By not being a burden you’re already contributing

@@Sinewmire I understand Toph and I don't blame her. Just yesterday she lived on a short leash from her parents, who did not understand her and considered her helpless(even after they learned that she is a capable and very powerful earthbender, it did not make them accept her as she is, they are incorrigible snobs who will do anything to maintain their status as the richest people in the world), and now she has become free and independent. Also, because of the way Toph used to live, she doesn't accept help from others and doesn't help others herself because she's afraid(although she doesn't show it) that it might turn out to be pity for her, and that's what she doesn't want most. It's just hard for Toph to get used to freer conditions, but then she got used to it, and then it was easier for her. But after Iroh's advice, she changed her views. Iroh convinced her that her friends were helping her not out of pity or because they thought she couldn't do something, but because they truly loved and cared about her. This seems to say to her, “Learn to distinguish pity from a truly sincere desire to help you, because these are different things”. He also convinced Toph to return to her friends, make peace with them, and if they were in danger, help them. And she did as Iroh advised her

Now that you say it, it makes me wonder how well known is the story of the banished prince of the fire nation? If known, the people most likely don't know the reasoning behind his burning. If unknown, do they avoid bringing it up out of empathy, avoiding topics that may be a sore spot, or not speak of it due to the writers not wanting young audience to make nasty remarks on appearance that people can't change?

9:09 what is this song ?

@@user-xq5dv3so9z it might be the theme song to The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly but im not sure, it probably is a song from the ost though

@@Crappy9922 I would say that it's not known too well. Zuko's own crew aboard his little ship didn't know the story until Iroh told them, and it took nearly three years for that to happen.

concerning the scar, Zuko is primarily in "enemy" territory, where, after 100 years of war with the fire nation, people with burns and scars are so common it's become just another part of life for them. I feel that Zuko brings it up because of the history behind it, and because in the fire nation this sort of burn scars would be rare.

This was a great point. Also she's really sleepy so she probably didn't think it all the way through

In the commentary for the episode the people say that they weren’t sure if the joke would be approved because it makes fun of her blindness. So Katara might not have meant it but the creators did

From what I understood, it's because her tent is all covered especially the roof part(unlike them in sleeping mats). Honestly, I sometimes forget that she's blind and forgot that the joke may actually be towards her blindness.

No... No it's definitely a jab at her blindness

@@camerontipton2269 Not so even when they consider what it would mean, because of how people would take it. Remember, they are writing a story and creating character, not inserting their ideology into the show.

He literally carries the team

Also he - technically - is the greatest samurai that has ever lived

he gets his shine in a couple episodes after this.

In book one he kinda bails everyone out repeatedly

9:09 what is this song ?

"nor have I worked with fire nation war machines that much" lmao I like that detail

"That much"

@@TheAntShark hey, he's a bricklayer, he has to have a few toys up his sleeve!

"nor have I worked with fire nation war machines that much" I like how you're (potentially) inadvertently referring to Azula as a war machine here

@@daggern15 I will neither confirm nor deny my intentions lmfao

Its on the east coast of south america right? Chile or argentina?

@@robertharris6092 its in asia...

​@@Trathien- You can see it in plenty of mountain ranges around the world. The Andes are a major example, especially in Peru where the coast is pretty desolate and some of the harshest desert on earth, pop over the andes, and youre in the Amazon. Its all about what side of the mountain the rain falls on.

@@Ski4life292 its asia, china to be percise

@@Trathien- You're gonna need to be more specific. What OP is talking about are Rain Shadows which can be observed in mountain ranges around the world. There is no single example. Where OP says tree lines shifting, that also happens naturally and around the world, currently expedited in some places by climate change.

It's also once again indicative of Iroh being a fucking beast, and Azula obviously knowing that, it really fits with all of the hyping up he did for her eariler

Lol in the show they make it much more apparent they show a POV shot of iroh looking around. Also it isn’t some deep “he’s analyzing the battle bc he is suspicious of azula”. No in his POV we see he was just surprised to see toph there

There's also that Iroh was on the outermost right wing, leaving a gap for Azula to slip through while Zuko was busy being devastated. Or she targets Iroh not just as a family member she doesn't care for, but a firebender that is better than her.

Also he is the only one who could have redirected her shot and potentially killed her - and she still took that risk. She knows Iroh needs to go if she is to retreat, that's why she takes such a big risk targeting him with lightning.

Iroh was distracted because he saw that the earthbending girl was with the Avatar (meaning the Avatar was learning earthbending), and also Iroh was the only here who would beat Azula

that's exactly what i was thinking lol

Nah, her sarcastic tone and face, she mean it

@@addictedtoair1351 She literally asked why Toph isn’t interested in libraries in the desert episode and Toph had to remind Katara of her blindness. I don’t think Katara meant it. She alongside the gang keep forgetting she’s blind

@@addictedtoair1351 she meant to insult her, sure. but i dont think she meant to insult her blindness. given thats like the one instance anyone says anything about toph being blind in a more offensive manner.

when watching this scene i thought to my self that Toph shouldn't be able to grab the cup so effortlessly, but you explanation would make a lot of sense, but then again how is she able to know the exact location of Iroh holding the cup as i understand it she is able to know the location of the footsteps and not the hole person, or am i wrong?

@@wChris_ - Every illustration of her seismic sense depicts vibrations traveling up the entire person.

@@wChris_ To make it a bit clearer, she basically has echolocation but for everything trough the earth instead of screaming. If you remember the episode of when Toph and Aang were talking she described "I can see you, that tree, and even those ants." She can see everything in the ground and on it all the time! (In this episode even, she knew where to point towards Katara's face with no problem without smacking her!)

I think she can feel the cup 🤔

I wish that was on youtube. Just the audio

holy shit bro i could count the periods in this comment on one hand. with four fingers gone

@@Juan-xn8ef I can't express how hard this made me laugh. If I have to write coherently for school, I will, but in my free time I tend to just let the incomprehensible out

@@cass6020 lol yeah its no problem bro i just found myself catching my breath

this episode is so lovely because all three groups’ storylines converge

my favorite piece of physical comedy in the whole show is Aang yeeting himself backwards into Appa with a sneeze and then continuing laughing

how did you watch the show & write this if you're blind

and that conversation is beautiful when you realize Toph could tell everything he said was completely honest.

@@sordidspectacle7393 The writing of the comment is easy to explain: I have dictate, or text-tospeech, with IOS, the speaker button on the keyboard (That's why there are typos). This comment I'm typing however with my braille display. The watching of it on the other hand, because it's Avatar specifically, is a bit more complicated. Avatar is unique in how fighting works, because it has different sounds and bigger more distinct visuals for fighting than most fight scenes in anything. Plus, because it's animated, the colors are more distinct than if it was in live-action or just not as bright. Since I have some remaining vision, both of these things were helpful to me as a kid. of course the latter was more helpful, but colorful things have also been easier for me to watch, which is partly why I like anime and cartoon more than live-action stuff unless whtever I want to watch has an Audio Description available. Nowadays, on Netflix, I watch Avatar with something called Audio Description, which, as the name would imply, describes what is happening on screen. This have been very helpful to me, especially with the fight scenes when it comes to understanding what's going on. There are also plenty of things I didn't notice growing up, even after having seen the show a billion times, that I hadn't noticed until watching it would AD. If you want to see what that's like, go on Netflix find Avatar, then, before pressing play, go into the "Audio and Subtitle" settings and check, "English Audio Description." If you're watching it on an app, you need to press play and click the white box in the corner. That'll open the audio and subtitle setting there. You can also do it this way on a TV. It's made by Netflix, so it's very good quality, both in the script of the AD and the reading. I hope you find it interesting, and maybe even helpful.

@@eldenlorde How have I never thought of this! Holy shit! That's SO true and makes the scene even BETTER. Thanks for mentioning it.

@@ZeldaWolf2000 Never realized that color could be helpful in situation like yours, that was a very interesting read man :)

if lightning was an actual bending or could have more control, a fire bender who could make electricity surround or flow through his body on command could be a direct counter to any chiblocker, as they would be shocked imediately on contact,i honestly wished Korra would have done something like this in S1, with mako fighting a chi blocker, started doing the lightning channeling, bait them into thinking he would fire the bolt with one hand, and then imediately redirect the charge back to his other arm and grab the chi blocker with his electrified hand. could even have a one liner about how theyre not the only ones that can shock people.

I think you're throwing around the word #Love# too easily, but maybe that's just a problem of language.

I'm pretty sure he didn't know Katara could heal so from his perspective her offer didn't mean much

@@emmanuelobandodiaz5860 compassion would probably be a better word

Well also tbf. At this point Zuko hasn't had any real like good encounters with the gang. And the ONE person who ALWAYS loved and supported him is down. I'm sure we all would act simular

At the same time, I see it as a sign of respect that the gaang just simply listened to Zuko's (wrong) request and left them to his devices. Zuko is techically outnumbered 4 to 1, while having to take Iroh into account as protection. The gaang very would could have knocked him out/restrained him and healed Iroh against Zuko's will.

Aang is pretty light though

Bloodbending

It kind of makes you wonder how detailed is the resolution on Toph's seismic sense. From what we see, Toph can make out the shapes of anything and anyone connected to the earth in some way. If that's the case, then Toph can see things like hairstyles. However, she may not be able to see things like scars and tattoos.

​@@ziqi92Hair is probably fuzzy for her like sand is given how poorly it transfers vibrations when not pulled taught.

Taut* (RU-vid won't let me edit my previous comment, keeps getting stuck looping to a discard edits dialog)

And boomerang!

azusa

Yeah in the return to omashu episode, they fought these three already and should know who they are

To be fair to Aang, sleep deprivation makes you slow

Mai was speaking really softly when she said that so the gaang probably didn't hear

He does do a couple of tree branch pull ups

9:09 what is this song ?

@@user-xq5dv3so9z not sure. I tried using Shazam and didn't get any results. I assume it's from whatever Western OA is referencing though, so if we know what movie it is, we can look through the soundtrack

thx anyway

@@cass6020 I think the movie is "the good, the bad, and the ugly"

And also because he was the most dangerous from the group

Oh shit, you right though. If Toph _could_ tell from that moment, Azula’s brain would have been painting that corned as a boulder flew right to the face.

…that’s an interesting point, and kind of disproves the fan theory that Azula crafted the ‘platypus bear’ line to trick Toph. She really could fool her lie detection.

Truthfully, it's been like that for a few episodes now once he put himself on a schedule.

9:09 what is this song ?

Why do we need walls There is no war in ba sing se

It is such a safe place here. .

I heard there was a war here is that true?

@@stillwellstillhere1374 You've been invited to lake Laogai.

@@segtendonerd64 Uh oh. Wait what am I ‘uh oh-ing’ at?

He realized she can handle herself when she took the tea from his hand blindly.

I just started watching this series and once I caught up I thought I had to comment this too. I just really like them, I would lie if I tell they are not a highlight for me.

Can’t earthbenders canonically fly by bending dust under their feet?

Not to mention the fact that Toph's bending is rarely visually similar to that of other earthbenders

They met for the first time in omashu

Zuko is the older brother

@@frozenoutsideoctober818 I forget that since he acts like a little brother.

That's actually a good point, now that I think about it. "I sacrificed everything to come with you and teach Aang earthbending." Sacrificed what, Toph? The sheltered, repressive life you hated?

Nice, I'm assuming they like it, since you've already finished season one!