(SILVER) Avatar The Last Airbender Episode 8 REACTION

This link is broken... Came late to the party. Would have loved to see the discussion.

Japie

More like 8 or 9 months, surely? The winter solstice is around December 21, which is considered the first day of winter in the US. Autumn begins on the autumnal equinox, on or around September 21. When someone says "the end of summer," to my mind that's a colloquialism that can mean anywhere from the end of August to right before Sept. 21. So the kid has around 8 or 9 months. Not a lot of time, to be sure, but a little longer than 6 months -- and far longer than the 3 months SeeOhKnee claims.

SK Elkins

now see its really funny you say "no ones snapping at you" and then following up with an extremely rude response. calling me 12 for rightfully saying i will stop when told by mods or the reactors is a fair thing to say. I'm an adult, I'm not stupid. I realize spoiling shit sucks. But literally nothing in my comments spoils. No one can give me a valid reason on how my comment spoils. At least 2/3 of the episodes of atla have development. I'm mostly annoyed bc I never see anyone else called out for this yet I for some reason did? Someone commented something extremely similar and got no response but mine, which just said I didn't like an episode, not spoiling or telling them to skip it, was bad? I won't reply to any more of these responses because it's stupid. I'm just trying to enjoy their reactions and share my like for them. Nothing more nothing less. Also none of the comments were kind at all, they were worded harshly and how I reacted wasn't even upset, it was confused.

Ashes2Ash

Nobody is snapping at you. We're trying to be kind and you're being overly defensive and not listening. We get it. Everybody wants to be the cool, "I know stuff" guy. We're excited for the reactors to get there, too. But this show is so exquisitely-paced and well-written that you really need to just not say ANYTHING because the show gets there, and getting there, in this show especially, is part of the draw. Anything you say, whether you think so or not, lessens the experience. Respect the reactors. These guys are sharp. They figure stuffout. Don't do them a disservice by hinting at stuff just doesn't need to be mentioned. Don't be that guy. When you spoil the reactors, you spoil the reactions for the rest of us, too. "I'Ll StOp wHeN the mOdS TelLL mE To sToP aNd NoT bEfoRe!" What are you, 12?

rrrebo

I don't know if anyone mentioned this but Aang has at most 6 months to master the three elements before the comet arrives. Since in this episode is the winter solstice and the comet is coming at the end of summer.

Harley Taylor

I love the pacing of this show. The creators don't treat us like idiots who need everything over explained like so many other shows do. They respect the intelligence of their viewers.

Reaper Scythe

Avatar Roku was able to control the magma because he could control all the elements. Magma is just molten rock so its a combination of earth and firebending and then he could use the airbending to cool it quickly

SonicMcCall

if you guys think the beginning of season 1 is this good?? all of season 2 and 3 will be some of the best television youll ever watch. Since you already like it so much its hard to realize it could get that much better but seriously this is no where near how good and amazing this show gets

justin trimble

I love how much you guys are loving this because it's usually the least popular season. It's season 1 so there's a lot of set up. It's fascinating set up and I think Boom explained it perfectly. Airbender does not do a lot of exposition outside of the iconic intro. All questions are answered eventually but they are demonstrated and shown. Any explanations make perfect sent within the context of the story. It's fantastic.

Laura D

(Not really spoilers, because it's never explicitly talked about in show, but some background) That influence is also visible in the cultures in the show. Every person in the show is meant to be Asian. You may have noticed that the Air Nomad culture has some similarities with Tibetan monks. Bending, also, is based around martial arts, with every type of bending being a specific style. Waterbending comes from Tai chi, and Firebending from Northern Shaolin style. It's a world with a lot of thought and depth. Hope you keep enjoying the series!

Raye-Raphael Sashay

You guys are right about the anime influence! Other Western shows in the 2000s were pulling from Japanese inspiration (Teen Titans is a good example), but nothing got to be as serialized as Avatar. Sometimes it's hard to believe this show ever got made.

Raye-Raphael Sashay

IS A SEQUEL OF AVATAR THE LAST ARBENDER. IF YOU'RE WONDERING

kikko78

Lavabending is actually an earthbender technique

VJ Sins

i cant wait for you guys to get to the end of this season it just keeps getting better i wish you would upload more episodes at a time here but thats just me being impatient. one of the best characters shows up in season 2 Imo btw

ghostdragon

To correct what SeeOhKnee said; They have more like 8 months, not 3. This is on the Winter Solstice, so it's the in-universe version of December 21. The comet comes towards the end of summer, so probably the latter half of in-universe August. Still not much time to learn everything, especially not when compared to the years of training that prior Avatars got to have, but it's still marginally better than 3.

DementisXYZ

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logan

Aang has the capability to bend all the elements he is the avatar but he doesnt have the knowledge or knows the tecniques thats why he cant firebend

logan

4:57 Yeah the show doesnt waste any time, its such a cohesive well structured story and just gets everything else so right too

Rolandem

I can not stress how more adult feeling this show becomes as you keep going threw it

Kyle Smilowski

Already loving it this much, and we are only in the set up for what is going to come later on! And See Oh Knee, this was the Winter Solstice, he's got more then three months, but still not a whole lot of time.

Seraphem

True, I do forget that's there.

Thine Tiny Equine

I mean, it's not a great ep, but they should still watch it. If nothing else, if they skip it they won't get one of the best jokes in the series later on.

Seraphem

Also because Zhao is an asshole.

Seraphem

Yes Aang has the capability to firebend but it doesn't mean he can do it right now. He was literally taken over by Roku and Roku used all his knowledge of bending to firebend. Aang doesn't have that yet.

Bazil

I get that 100 percent I'm just saying cus it is their first time watching you know? I'm not trying to fight or anything lol. just when you tell someone somethings bad before they see it that's how they expect it to be kinda thing.

Obsidianfox

That last shot is always so sad because it's when Aang is telling Sokka and Katara about whatt Roku had told him. All they can really do is comfort him.

Multxverse

so you're really into a show right and if someone told you "oh yeah this is the worst episode to everyone and this is where they get more character development" you wouldn't be upset?

Obsidianfox

Boom should start calling himself Bumi/Boomi for these. Also, feel free to just, like, skip episode 11. There is a singular case of Filler in the entirety of this series and it's S2E11 "The Great Divide" and it's such a character break for Aang

Thine Tiny Equine

yo I get being excited and stuff but you're talking about like 6 episodes ahead of this one... I'm just saying let them experience it like we did and not tell them this info?

Obsidianfox

Ashes2Ash

I literally can’t wait for the finale,in fact they should just binge the final four episodes of the season

ZayZillions

Zhao considers Zuko and Iroh traitors because they tried to hide that they had run into the Avatar the last time they met Zhao.

hurryupmode

I’m already so excited for book two

Monkey D. Moritz