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Avatar: The Last Airbender Reaction Book 3 Finale (18,19,20,21)! (Patreon)

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SPOILER ALERT! - If you have not watched the show before, don't read the following review until you have! :)

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... WHAT an ending! Legit some of the best episodes in the entire show. I was on edge the entire time, and was absolutely heartbroken by something I would never have imagined I would feel that way at.Thank you all so much for joining me on this journey. It was truly wonderful, and I appreciate you all introducing it to me. <3

Hope you had a great week, guys!!

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Alex Hopps

Omg, the timing on that upload could not of been better! Im so excited

MahBawlzItch

Now I know what I’m doing the next two hours and a half

Alex Hopps

I AM MELON LORD! HAHAHA!

PumpkinSparks

During book 1 you asked us who our favourite characters are. Since you hadn't met Toph yet, I said that one of my faves is a certain Melon Lord ;) So now you finally met the triad of green and round food stuff people: Lettuce Boy, Cabbage Man, and Melon Lord XD Sadly, I can't watch it yet. But I guess I know what I'll be doing tomorrow night!

Josh Z

The truth is Katara beat Azula every time they fought in the show. Which I believe was at least two other times. Some other bits, the music in the final scene is actually a composite of snippets used in the series during key moments in which Katara and Aang have a meaningful moment (usually at the end an episode) a really nice music through-line. There are a series of comics that act as direct follow ups to the end of the series and they cover several of the unresolved plot points from the show. They are definitely fun and worth checking out on your own time. If you have iBooks for example you can get them all digitally. Im sure you can find them in print, they are all cannon and at done by artists with cooperation from the creators and writers of the show.

James McCarthy

Woooo and thus ends one of the greatest shows of all time. What a ride glad you enjoyed always love seeing new people discover this franchise. So much to say about this set but i will try to minimize the comments. One thing that makes it such a great final is the whole team gets a significant role in the fight, i especially love Sokka and Suki for their non-bending still are essential team support with Sokka flawlessly piloting the air ship and successfully destroying the fleet with his plans

James McCarthy

The music and choreography in those two final fights is spectacular, love the contrast of the sad but hauntingly beautiful music of the agni kai with the blue and fire colliding contrasted with the intense psycho strings of the Ozai fight they cooked (literally) when planning this

James McCarthy

On the ending it has always been hotly contested, no-one likes a deus ex machina and the lion turtle suddenly turning up (there were hints of lion turtles being a creature named a few times but never anything about their power so does not count as proper foreshadowing) and giving him an alternative The philosophic debate about killing Ozai despite being a pacifist was excellent and i think they did cheat by using this outcome with the energy bending However on the whole i still like it since it was decently earned as Aang still had to fight ozai admittedly i was say Aang lost that fight badly Ozai had him completely outclassed and overpowered his only chance was to redirect the lightning and he elected not to at that point Aang lost. The avatar state won the fight which was immensly cool and love the voice change but i am glad Aang decided to take the initiative himself. I would still say the avatar state won the fight though since although Aang is able to buy time with the seismic sense trap it only bought seconds and i think that is because Ozai was clearly exhausted having the crap kicked out of him by the avatar state Energy bending looked very cool though

James McCarthy

Honestly Iroh is the only storyline disappointing in this final, the reunion with zuko and meeting the old masters is awesome but the ba sing sai attack is very underwhelming compared to the other fights including the air ship one which is far more intense We also never see what Iroh can do since he makes a truly giant fireball but that is all he gets to do in the final. Still love he makes it clear that even if he could defeat Ozai and basically admits he could not (he definitely cannot generate lightning that quickly of easily as we see Ozai do without the comet after the eclipse) but it would just result in more infighting and warlords rising like star wars Needed a clear new successor to the throne and a 3rd party to be the one to stop Ozai i.e the avatar to make it seem a legitimate end to a tyrants rule not just change of management

James McCarthy

Despair not though you still have Legend of Korra to go and mixed opinions in the community but i would say it is an excellent sequel with some ups and downs (most book 2 which is a little weak in the middle) but has outstanding characters, amazing villains and a very good story. Generally Book 1 is very good, 2 is hit and miss but some amazing hits, and 3 and 4 are equal to if not better than much of last airbender for me (: Hope you enjoy (:

VeggieGamer

It's only been a handful of hours since I clicked stop recording, but I genuinely think I could make a video essay on how the finale completely 180 changed my opinion on Azula.

VeggieGamer

Hmm I honestly felt the Lion Turtle showing up fit perfectly as Aang was destiny was set in stone. Also it was absolutely 100% the avatar state that defeated Ozi, but Aang defeated the Avatar State! That is my take, and I personally love it. Going in, I honestly would have found it odd if Aang defeated/killed the Fire Lord. He clearly didn't want to do it. That being said, it is all very fresh in my mind, so I could be wrong. XD

Deadshot1999

U should probably watch the new movie now first and then move on to Legend of Korra and then the Netflix live action adaptation when theyve done book 3 for that series.

Caleb day

yess!!! havent watched yet, but so excited!! cant wait for Korra.

Rold

Oh boy here we are <3

Deadshot1999

I honestly need a spin off series of June what she was upto during this series. Im sure they could come up with a good story for a bounty hunter.

Lord-LemonHead

Well, there it is. It still feels like this reaction series just started a month or two ago, and now we've reached the end. I think the last agni kai is my favorite scene(s) from the show, I even have a t-shirt design depicting it as a Pokemon battle. Azula's final defeat is indeed satisfying and saddening at the same time. She's one of those villains you love to hate, but these episodes especially remind you that she was just as much a victim of abuse as Zuko was. Anyway, looking forward to your next reactions! I haven't seen Korra or the new movie, so when you get around to those it'll be my first time through as well!

Rohân

The story about Zuko's mother is in a comic book story called ''The Search''. There is also a comic about how Zuko and Aang try to get the world ''back on the right path''. Both are fun comics, and theyre definitely not as long as the Harry Potter books.

Djigo

Following you watching this show has been great. Thanks for checking it out. 🙂 If you want you could check out the comics for ATLA. They expand on the story after the war. My book 3 favorite character is Zuko. But my overall favorite is still Iroh. I can't wait for you to get started on Korra. I will definitely be joining you on that journey aswell. 😁

Klaus

This is the first and only time i can reveal that azula is my favourite character. Zuko is one of the best character arcs in tv. But azula is one of the bravest arcs by any writers in tv. The beach ep was the writers basically spelling out for us that there is room for redemption with azula. The fact she genuinely confided in the group, cared for zuko when he was in his feels at the holiday home, admitted her jealousy towards ty lee. All of that, just for the writers to not give us any satisfaction with her arc. Its even more damning when u consider how close zuko was to being that same person. Without iroh, zuko deffo woulda been in a similar situation. Who knows what the story wouldve looked like if azula ever did anything that caused ozai to banish her, and zuko was the one in his good books

VeggieGamer

YES!!! Azula ended up what Zuko would have been. That is a brilliant way to see it. I can't believe that 12 hours ago I saw Azula in a completely different light. Now, I agree, she is one of my favourite characters!

Steven

Back during the start of Book 1 you asked us who our favourite character was and I can now tell you that for me it's Azula, her story is tragic. Ozai raised her as a weapon and not as a daughter. The show did not have to go as deep with her unravelling as it did. Thank you so much for this series, Veggie, It's been a treat to relive this alongside your first time viewing!

Annabellae Priestly

Ohhhh I've so enjoyed this journey and I cannot WAIT for Korra - I really really loved it, even the first season lol. As far as the live action Netflix series.. honestly, I kind of really enjoy it. Yeah, its different - things are different, characters are a bit different but.. that's kind of what I like about it. I DONT know exactly what is going to happen and when, its a different telling of a story that I sincerely love.

VeggieGamer

I really appreciate you holding off on telling me, because BOY have i had a turn around opinion on her today! She was fantastic in this finale!!

Cari Ann

Apparently the comic books go into the quest for zukos mom. I just read the summary of the stories myself never got the books.

Cari Ann

I watched a therapist react to this show and was expecting him to give me an in depth breakdown on azula's ending and he didn't give it to me, you seemed to be more effected by her story. I think she really started unraveling when her friends betrayed her in her opinion but I agree it was a very sad ending for her.

AnnieLovesDrawing

what a journey to go on with you watching one of my favourite shows of all time. made me teary eyed, remembering the first time i saw it. :,) every character arc is so beautifuly done, perfectly finished, satisfyingly played out. this story has come to an end- and let's go korra !! im very hyped for you to watch that series as it adds so much, has its own unique deep themes, messages, character journeys and adventures. as for favourite characters, mine has always been katara. i related most to her and subsequently felt most tied to the element of water. but hands down i love every single character from avatar's cast, the funny side characters, the fantastical and terrifying spirit world - the magic system this world has, the history and lore created for it. one of my favourite episodes was wan-shi-tan's library for that reason. i always cry at uncle iroh's "brave soldier boy", i always smile with glee at "secret tunnel". this series is something special :] i am glad you found joy in it too cheers!

Deadshot1999

The closure of tophs parents and Zuko's mom, what happened to Azula after the series and other things is in the commic books.

James McCarthy

I love the phrasing of Aang defeating the avatar state that does make so much sense for what we see of the avatar state as it's own rageful mindset (: I think this fight is so hotly contested because people do change their opinions on it with time, i go back a forth a little but overall i think the final is excellent and the fight is grand (:

Jake M

Takeshi's Castle ...what a show!

Jake M

*insert Palpatine "Do it!" gif here*

Ashley Evers

This really is one of the most perfect shows ever made, in my opinion, and the final confrontation between Zuko, Azula and Katara is the absolute peak of that. When you said Zuko had the best arc, I mentally added ‘Of any character, ever’ 🤣 That might be extreme, but to me he basically has the platonic ideal redemption arc, and the fact that Azula is there, being that dark reflection that proved he was actually lucky not to have his father’s approval is an essential part of that. You said at one point that Azula went mad as soon as she got any power, and I’m not sure if this is how you meant it, but I don’t think it’s a mad with power situation. It’s more that she’s having the same realization as Zuko, in a way. She finally has all this power and the approval of her father and is on the verge of winning, but she’s alone. She’s always told herself and acted like she was fine being alone. She’s treated people like pawns and made ruthless and cruel decisions. But now those choices have driven everyone away instead of protecting her like she thought they would. Even her father, who was the one person she had left, doesn’t want her by his side. She’s cracking because she is getting everything she thought she wanted, and she’s miserable. Also, I would argue that Azula did not win the Agni Kai. An Agni Kai is meant to be a one on one fight, and attacking Katara instead of Zuko would be breaking the rules. We don’t know for sure what the rules around that are, but it would be crazy if that didn’t at least end the Agni Kai at a draw, if not be treated as a forfeit/cheating.

Declan

Loved your reaction to this Veggie and cannot wait for you to start Korra! Controversial to say but I prefer Korra. And don't worry about all the open-ended stuff the finale didn't cover. There's plenty of comics/graphic novels which continue the GAang's story. Maybe a new one for the book club?

Tim H.

the fight between Azula and Zuko with that specific music track is extremely special, I could watch it over and over again. Its so amazing how strong Zuko became It will alwas bug me that the show was supposed to get a 4th season, where it goes way deeper into how Azula went insane and how she gets a redemption arc. I also strongly recommend the comics since there are some unanswered question that will get answered there. But they are alot by now, I would only read those that are truly canon

Erica

I wanted to wait until now to point this out, but Mai and Ty Lee’s (fully deserved and totally badass) turn on Azula at Boiling Rock was a hard turning point for her and the start of her unraveling. Shoot, the next time we see Azula is at the air temple, completely unhinged, announcing her intent to straight up kill her brother. And now we see the paranoia it’s caused. No one can be trusted, everyone is a threat, everyone is plotting against her. It really is so sad, because this is what her upbringing has turned her into. She was going to crack sooner or later. On a lighter note, god this show is a masterpiece and they ended it beautifully. So many more things to say that I will probably just save for the YouTube videos lol

brend caluwe

Sad its over 😭 It was amazing!

Time

I assume your talking about "Connection through reaction" and I could say I agree its all about how deep the watcher gets into the universe and how attached they are to the universe and characters that makes its as good as it is and veggie does a great job with that.

Time

Honestly, what a journey this has been. I’ve been watching the Avatar reactions throughout this past year, and it’s crazy to think that we’ve finally reached the end. Thank you, Veggie, for all the time and effort you’ve put into these videos. Getting to experience Avatar: The Last Airbender alongside you and everyone else watching has been such a fun experience. Seeing your reactions to all the characters, twists, emotional moments, and especially watching you slowly become more invested in the world has made this journey so much more special. It genuinely feels like I’ve been a part of something over this past year, and I’m really going to miss having these episodes to look forward to but super excited for Korra. Thank you for an amazing year of content, Veggie. I’m really glad I got to be here for the journey from beginning to end.

Cari Ann

It was "reaction therapy" channel, he does usually do pretty good, and I am not on his patreon so he could be doing a whole lot more over there. Guess I was just expecting for him to get a little deeper into her downfall and he was more like yay! "She's crazy and she needs to go down" mindset lol, which I understand the mindset but was hoping for more. Veggie definitely gets invested though, part of the reason I had to join him on this journey on patreon lol.

Mqrx

Congrats on finishing ATLA! The Graphic Novels continue the main story, there are even great prequel novels; I won't spoil. Perfect for Book Club

kinkin

I'm not usually a commenter but I've been here for most of the ATLA and very excited for your journey with Korra! the general consensus is that the first two seasons of Korra are the weak ones and I do agree with that but even then there are still some very strong moments in them and are overall still very enjoyable in my opinion

CR Ash

Someone in the comments can correct me if I'm wrong without spoilers but Veggie I am almost positive you can watch the Aang film next and then Korra, I would suggest it but again, if anyone disagrees please let me know without spoilers for Veggie's sake!!

Son of Shadows

Ahhh, this comment is gonna be a public draft, holy crap, what an insane journey, I can't wait for Korra, and legend of aang, a lot of people diss Korra, but I loved it, it came out when I was 10, and starving for more avatar Now, that you've finished the original series you can explore the rest of the world! directly after this episode, there are COMICS! there are 2 or 3 trilogies, and then there are also 5-6 prequel novels about kyoshi, yangchen, and Roku! They're beautiful. Ive only Listened to the audiobooks for the two kyoshi novels, and one of the yangchen, but absolutely amazing, and so detailed, different, but worth your time! There are also a few comics that take place between episodes, but they're more half canon. The comics answer a lot of questions about what happens after, how the world reforms, what the characters do with themselves, hint hint, wink wink, no spoilers, but one of the trilogies is called the search... 😉 I knew azulas last moments would haunt you, they still haunt me, especially after watching through the series with an ex girlfriend of mine, and drawing some heartbreaking similarities to her trauma and behavior. I'm gonna have to rewatch and comment again or edit this one, I have so much more to say, thank you for being here, delivering this series to us, it means so much to so many people. I used to stay up every new years eve with my nana, they would run avatar the last Airbender, the entire series, on a 30 hour marathon, sometimes I would sleep over there, sometimes we would be on a phone call, she worked late nights, selling tugboats and stuff on her own website, she passed back when I was 13, 11 years ago now,, but she's my uncle iroh, I know I've got astray in life, I'm struggling, but she showed me wisdom, kindness, patience, joy, forgiveness, and love, and as messed up as my life is, and my actions can be, I try to never abandon love and hope, not to go all Katara waterbending scroll haha, Zuko's path has always taught me forgiveness, self compassion, and so much about other people, all the characters have given me lessons on the world... I remember being a kid and seeing the legend of Korra poster and thinking it was a rumor, honestly, it's still sort of surreal to me that it exists Ahh, I have so much more to say, but it's 2 in the morning, I saved the very last of the 4 parts for before bed, and now I'm getting sleepy, anyways, much love

Rey's Got Plans

It's my birthday!!!! THIS IS THE BEST PRESENT Thank you so much 😭 for doing this series and for all the great reactions, jokes and insights. I've been completeing my MSc this year in London and it's been incredibly difficult. But as I take today to reflect back, I wanted to say a huge thank you for letting me be a Patreon at this price and the synced videos so I can watch my favourite show with all the great music in all it's glory. It has really helped get me through the year and I'm so excited to dive in to the fianle!!!! I'm going to be crying the whole time 🥹❤️

Dorran

You know... You could do a book review of the comics they made for Avatar: The Last Airbender. You wouldn't have to worry about spoilers, since they were all published pre-Korra! Still, I'm very excited to continue on to Legend of Korra with you, along with The Legend of Aang and Avatar: Seven Havens! I may not have returned to Korra the way that I have so often with The Last Airbender, but I'm very excited to see you carrying on! I'd even happily join you for the live action! And, yes, this entire bloody finale is _very_ emotional, indeed. Even I felt myself tearing up as I knew what was about to happen. The battle between Azula and Zuko is... genuinely tragic. I love the way that the music over their battle isn't big and bombastic. It is subdued and somber. Without saying a word, the show tells you that it is a heartbreaking situation... the cycle of violence continuing. Only... Zuko isn't fighting it simply to beat Azula, he is doing it to save his nation's soul. And, yes... Azula's mental breakdown is something that has been brewing since Suki and Mei "betrayed" her. The two people she thought she could rely on (or, at least, reliably control) turning against her... broke something within her. It poisoned the lead-up to her coronation with the lingering question of "If they could betray me, who else could betray me?" The inevitable answer was "everyone," because Azula controls through force... which may breed fear and obedience, but it does not foster love and devotion. Oh, and when it comes to Azula winning the Agni Kai, I would say that she forfeited it by attacking someone who wasn't in the fight. She broke the rules because it is meant to be a purely one-on-one battle. Yes, the attack against Katara was in order to defeat her brother, but she broke the rules... because she has always believed that rules don't apply to her.

Rey's Got Plans

One of the saddest things that makes that Agni Kai so emotional, is right at the end when Katara puts her hand on Zuko as they look at Azula broken and desperate. It always hits me that Katara is younger sister to Sokka the way Azula is younger sister to Zuko. They have lived such different lives and it is so hard to look at Zuko after having been indoctrinated by the fire nations evil rhetoric and realising that banishment and his uncle saved him, and Azula didn't have anyone. Even her own mother abandoned her in her eyes and when you think that her mother judged her to be evil or wrong in some way, as a child Azula had no choce but to believe it, with her father showing her praise and attention and her mother diverting most of her nurturing to her brother, Azula made the absolute most of what she was given and it probably never occureed to her to join the other side and chose a different path, the same way it never occured to Zuko until he went into the real world and experienced it for himself and we saw his struggle it was so difficult for him to change, and now he sees Azula reaching the same conclusion he did.. all he ever wanted was his fathers love and approval, but when he got it he realsed he had lost himself getting there, and Azula is so lost, it's so incredibly heartbreaking 💔 😭😭😭

Rey's Got Plans

The Zukos mother and the aftermath of the war ending is covered in the comics!! I have the library editions which are hardbacks and really fun! Might be good to do a book review 😉

Logical Dreamer

This is long; be warned lol You know how Duel of the Fates/ Duel on Mustafar is seen as one of the best lightsaber fights in Star Wars? Not just in technique but in how it's filmed? That's how I feel about Azula and Zuko's Agni Kai. The colors, the hardly any sound save for a drum...It's so beautiful. Azula is in my top favorite villains because of the finale. I liked her before, but her going insane is what sets her apart for me. I never thought we would see something like this in a show meant for children, but it's what makes it so good. I love that they crossed that line, and in the end we see that Azula was just as lost as Zuko but had too much of her father in her and didn't have an Iroh to guide her. And it's crazy how good the parallel to her introduction is. When we first meet her, she is in full control, bending with only one hair out of place, and in the finale, she cuts the hair off, and all of her hair is out of place and wild, just like her control. This shows she always had a little madness in her, and all the pressure to be perfect finally boiled over until she snapped. And that's not including the fact that Mai and Ty Lee's betrayal affected her so much that she thought all of her staff would do the same, leading her to this breaking point. It was all laid out for us, and the execution was just so good. Macbeth is such a good play; highly recommend. Azula also reminds me of Brutus in Julius Ceaser when he starts to see him out of guilt, and I'm pretty sure Richard III also has a scene like that. Shakespeare was obsessed with those who sought power through murder to see the ghost of those they killed lol The live-action's first season was less popular than its second. That being said, many of those who didn't like it were the ones who wanted a 1-to-1 show. Is it as good as the animated? No. Is it better than the movie that shall not be named? Yes. And if you go in with an open mind without comparing it to the og show, you might actually really like it. Especially knowing all the things you like about the og are expanded on in the live action, I would hate for you to miss out on something you might actually like just because of some fans who hate change. (Think of the Star Wars fans who hate everything Disney made, or those who hated the prequels) If anything, Dallas' performance as Zuko is the best thing about the show and worth watching at least once. Sorry for the rant; I just really liked the show, and I wish people gave it more of a chance. This is coming from someone who originally didn't like the first season but, upon rewatch, really enjoyed it. But of course, this is my opinion; anyone who disagrees is entitled to their own. Thank you for the reactions, Veggie; you were the highlight of my week for the last few months. I'm really sad that this show is over. Thank you for all that you do.

Logical Dreamer

Thats exactly how I feel. Some of the changes and original stuff are the highest points of the show. It's different and thats okay.

Jake M

This series and reaction has been fantastic, yip yip! Do you think you'll rewatch in private? My favourite has been Toph. Looking forward to Korra and beyond! :D

VeggieGamer

Thanks Lukas! If it is the Father Lord line, I luckily clocked I had talked over it so checked the time and rewatch it I. My notes at the end of that episode. So sorry I missed it first time around!

VeggieGamer

Yeah I think I will! Will be good to chunk on a random episode, or even re marathon it! 😊

VeggieGamer

Ah! Happy birthday Rey! Hope you had a great day!

qowkerf uinbfesd

The absolute GENIUS of this finale's writing is that THEY'RE ALL RIGHT. Roku tells Aang to be decisive, Kyoshi tells him to be just. Kuruk says he needs to actively shape his own destiny. Yangchen reminds him that he can never detach himself from the world. Then, the lion turtle states that "his own spirit must be unbendable". The reason Aang was able to pull off the energy bending in the end was only BECAUSE he defied all of his previous lives. He steadfastly kept to his values and refused to bend, even to his own soul's previous incarnations. Ironically, what he does is decisive, just, an active shaping of his own destiny and a fulfillment of his duty to the whole world. He embodies all of them.

Lukas

Apparently I cannot answer you directly, because I deleted my original comment ... But yes, it was about the fatherlord. Deleted the comment as soon as I saw you going back to it, but you're just too quick in reponding :D Loved that, btw, that you went back to check things you missed!

hopefulSith

I have SO many thoughts on Azula, I'm gonna write a whole comment on it hahaha. I always dislike when reactors miss that there's more to her character in this episode, I love that you still care about her here :D.

hopefulSith

I have so many thoughts on Azula and the last agni kai, I hope it doesn't get too hectic as I try to type it out: One thing to remember to begin with, Azula is so young still. She's like 14 in this. I really think her character is so tragic, and most of all because of the tragedy of her and zuko, the last agni kai hits really hard for me. Azula and Zuko have grown up together, but they've been treated so differently. The tragedy with Zuko is that he couldn't get his father's love or attention, because he wasn't perfect enough. In a way, the tragedy of Azula is that she COULD get Ozai's attention. She is naturally skilled, and she gets that love but it's always conditional so long as she's the great skilled general-to-be. She very quickly feels that her mother doesn't love her and thinks she's a monster, and she decides her mother is right. We hear her say it. At the same time, she ISNT feelingless. She clearly cares about friendships, there are moments we see she even cares about Zuko. Why else warn him to stop seeing Iroh in the prison? Azula basically has the choice to get her fathers love or her mothers love, but not both. If she learns well to act like the stone hard general she's meant to be, her mother pulls away, but if not then she's a failure to their father. Feeling their mom doesn't love her, of course she leans towards her father. But it puts a huge pressure of perfection on her for her whole life, and leads to her being brought up as a general, not a child. "Trust is for fools, fear is the only reliable way". Where do you think this 14 yo girl picked up that idea? Azula is very good at hiding her emotional side and vulnerabilities, because she's learnt those are wrong. "You can't treat me like Zuko", she sais. She's seen what being like Zuko leads to growing up, and she's scared of being treated like that. Of being discarded by her father like he is We see glimpses of her though, that she does care. That's she's not just an emotionless psychopath: On ember island, she wants to see how people treat her when she's not seen as royalty. She feels bad when she's upset Tai Lee saying she's a tease, and apologises, admitting she's jealous. She sais she doesn't care that her mother loved zuko more, but then admits that it did hurt and that it did hurt she saw azula as a monster. She warns zuko not to see Iroh, even though she has nothing to gain from it. The moment Mai and Tai Lee 'betray' Azula, we see her shift and start to lose it. She's gone from "capturing her little brother" to "I'm about to celebrate becoming an only child!". Add on that the responsibility of being the fire lord, and we see it breaking completely. She isn't going power happy here; she's miserable, sad and scared. She's clearly not enjoying this. One line you might've missed was "sooner or later they all would've betrayed me, just like Mai and Tai Lee did". It really did hurt her, but she's soldiered on the way she thinks she's meant to. And I don't think she was upset at the idea that her mother loved her, I think she wishes her mother loved her and she imagines her mother saying it, but it hurts because she doesn't think its true. In the end, we see the final agni kai. In an abandoned and soon burning city, two siblings are fighting possibly to the death, a tragic final battle, and it's all Ozai. In the end, these kids didn't need to be fighting each other. There had been love there, but it's been turned into rivalry by their parents, and then into this. This is where it's lead, all of it, and I can't help but feel that in the end it's all ozai. This entire battle, the tragedy, the destruction, the pain of both Zuko and Azula, it all leads back to that. Has Azula done terrible things? Yes. Is she responsible for her own actions? To a large degree, yes. But I don't think she's emotionless at all. I think she's convinced herself she is a monster, she's convinced most others, but she's just a 14 year old girl in pain with too much power for most of the show. And when she's crying at the end, I don't think it's just the fight she's crying about.

Lukas

I largely agree with you except for one point I keep seeing in comments "defending" Azula, but never saw any backing for in the actual show: You seem to put the fault for Azulas choice / fate on her mother, particularly the mother not loving her. Maybe I missed some nuance reading it rather quickly, or maybe you missed to put in the nuance you meant to in your "hectic", as you put it yourself. If so, please feel free to point it out and read the following with the appropriate amount of salt. In all flashbacks we got from their childhood, Azula already showed strong signs of psychopathy and Ursa always seemed to (in my view) love and care for both her kids. Of course that love looks different when one clearly shows heart and needs encouragement after failure whereas the other is cold, calculating and keeps nagging her brother. And that, in turn, may have looked to child Azula like her mother didn't love her (as much as Zuko). Which I think is an important distinction. In my experience many kids have phases or moments where they don't feel loved by their parents, particularly after they just recived some sort of punishment or disappointed reaction. Growing up most would realize that they were still loved and that those reactions were just and fair, part of educating and raising a kid to be a good person. Azula never had much of a chance of looking back and realizing her mothers behaviour as a show of love and thus comes to conclusions like her mother hating her (as said in the beach episode), but even so somewhere deep inside her she still knows her mothers love (as shown by the reflection in the mirror). So, all in all, as sad as that last scene with Azula may seem, I think this is her "good ending" to this story as well. Her chance to grow up away from her father, he chance to reflect further on the feelings quelling out of her. May and Ty Lee's "betrayal" cracked open her hard psychopathic shell and her ultimate loss to that "peasant girl" let it all spill out.

hopefulSith

I think it's a matter of not wanting my rant to get even longer, haha. I agree that it's not at all shown that ursa doesn't love Azula. I don't know if I agree with her being psychopathic at that point, but Ursa is definitely right to be concerned. We hear her say "What is wrong with that girl...", and I think that's a way of being concerned and it does show she cares. Growing up, I feel like a lot between Azula and Zuko gets put as a competition, so I think she'd feel like her mother loved Zuko more and like that means her mother loved her less. I think her saying "my own mother thought I was a monster", that's entirely fair for her to think. She can't know exactly what her mother is thinking. When it comes to Ursa and her responsibility towards Azula, we can't really say much, we see so very little of it. I think it'd have been her responsibility to sit down and talk to Azula about her worries, and that she loves her despite her worries. But could she do so? When Ozai would be sending the exact opposite messages of what behavior to expect? How much power does Ursa even have in the household to make parenting decisions? We simply know so very little about all that. We can only see things through what we see in the characters that are still around, and their memories, thoughts, actions and behaviors. I definitely don't think we can say Ursa didn't love Azula. It's that Azula felt that way. There is also one skill that always gets under my skin so badly. Where Azula gets a doll and Zuko gets a knife, and Azula burns the doll. It shows imo that at that point Iroh doesn't know Azula at all. He gave her a doll?? I don't blame her for burning it. That's just a sidenote though haha, as a girl who always wanted the stuff that my brothers got while I got stupid scented shampoos that I didnt want. As for early signs of psychopathy, I think part of that is us viewing things from the lens of knowing her character later. I think she shows a lot of normal behavior for a talented kid in a certain environment. She's clearly skilled at playing people, on a kids level. She is jealous of friends who are better at things, she teases some friends. She talks bad about Iroh as a general, but that also to me sounds like what she'd learn in school and what her father reinforces. I think whether this is a good ending for azula depends on what happens now. I think she needs help, she needs love, she needs a chance, including having to understand the harm she's done and accounting for that. if she has a chance of that, then I agree, this is better for her. The last scene is sad because it feels to me like the accumulation of all her pain in that moment, not because she lost that duel. She needed to lose that duel, for everyone else's sake but also her own. Going on the path she was on wasn't helping anyone, including herself. Also, thank you for your lovely comment :)

itz_Cherise

I remember when this aired. My cousin literally left his own baby shower part way through to watch, and then we came back 😅 I think Katara gets a lot of flack for being “in the way” but she isn’t really. Zuko and Azula fought an Agni Ki, she’s standing out of bounds, similar to where Iroh was standing when Zuko fought Zhao in episode 3. There are comics in between ATLA and LoK. also I highly recommend the Yangchen, Kyoshi, and Roku novels for more worldbulding.

Diego Reckholder

I've watched this series countless times, and Azula's last scene ALWAYS makes me cry 😭 But, in general, this series' ending is perfect in every sense, except you need to read the comics to find out what happened after 😅

Joseph_Darke7

i do not like Pakku being their new grandfather it makes no sense. their grandmother left because she didn't love him or want to marry him yet Katara says "so happy to find each other again" what she talking about there is no 'again' she went to the other side of the world to get away from him. also not sure if anyone else has commented this but Zuko waiting for Iroh to wake up is opposite of book 1 when he would have demanded him to get up. new avatars Kuruk and Yangchen. no matter how many times i watch this show the fact the last dialogue is a blind joke is still hilarious

Kael Johnsen

In my opinion zuko did Wik the agni kai beacuse azula did cheat by going after katara

Kael Johnsen

By the way in the comics you can find the rest of the loose ends that you where looking for, toph azula etc.. and you can find stories on roku kuruk, kyoshi and yanchen

jolt45

My top 5 episodes in no particular order.... "Sozin's Comet Part 3: Into the Inferno", "Zuko Alone", "Siege of the North Part 2", "The Avatar and the Firelord", and the most underrated episode in my opinion..."The Awakening" (Book3 Ep 1).

Zachary D

Veggie plz watch the Avatar Aang movie before Korra. You would be one of the first reactors to have the opportunity to watch the story chronologically and I think it would be really cool to see someone’s perspective without having knowledge of Korra

Embran

Oh boy I feel it could be an essay trilogy if you read the comic set soon after titled The Search. It centers around Zuko, Azula! and the Gaang searching for wherabouts of Ursa, Zuko and Azula´s mom. And their reunion. Also has the absolute best spirit creature of ATLA universe and is the mother of Koh, The Face Stealer. And plays a vital role in how Ursa disappeared and reborn in a way. if only you weren´t dyslexic, you might ask?. There have been numerous attempts by fans at not only visualising but also voicing this entire comic with stills of the images on Youtube. The one that took years to develope and for now best one (especially Azula, very close to original): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vC4Q1F-CfYk This channel also voiced the other comics including more recent. But the Search remains the strongest among them.

Caleb day

what a show veggie. so happy to be here for it. cheers. i absolutely loved ur reactions to this show, thank you

Caleb day

SO EXCITED FOR KORRA

mizu

so much to unpack with this entire finale, i don’t even know where to begin with. iroh and zuko’s reunion was absolutely beautiful, so was aang reconnecting with the past lives and ultimately using the wisdom of the lion turtle to write his own destiny, not the one others were expecting him to, like a true nomad would. the agni kai between zuko and azula is absolutely heartbreaking no matter how many times you rewatch it. everything, the visuals, the stylistic choices, the MUSIC— they could’ve very well chosen the intense battle track that we saw interlapped during the fight between aang and ozai, two enemies, instead we had a tragic melody following two siblings fighting till their death. it’s even worse when you take in their ages. azula’s downfall never sat right with me either, she was doomed from the beginning. she grew up with her father’s love and praise but was ultimately indoctrinated to be the cruel machine we know her best as. it’s incredible they chose to 180 her entire character, specifically after facing betrayal from the people she felt closest to, her friends. her father then excluding her from parts of his plan even though she’s devoted everything to make him proud just made it even worse and finally— the hallucinations of her mother were the final nail in the coffin. seeing her chained down and the mask finally slipping is just so dark. something people seem to under appreciate is the repetitive theme of yin and yang (or tui and la ;D). we see it in zuko and aang but even more vividly, katara and azula are the perfect representation of two sides of the same coin. besides being the same age, they’re also both the younger sibling to their insecure older brothers, both extremely skilled in their element, both have lost their mothers. just that one of them had a mother to love them and the other was seen as a monster. also i’m not sure if anyone has ever told you what happened to ursa? edit; i guess i’m gonna be the bad apple for saying it but.. don’t have high expectations for the netflix live adaption, and definitely leave it on the low priority list. i’m not exactly sure how people seem to enjoy it. i guess if you’re easily pleased, it’s… nice ? i don’t know, i’m not a fan at all lmao.

Hectorhowl

The musical score for this 4-part episode was played by a full orchestra as opposed to single recorded instruments and sound samples from the rest of the show, thus its fullness. It also contains brilliantly written compositions, of course. Just this year, the official Book 3 soundtrack has finally been released with a re-recording by the composer (Jeremy Zuckerman). Check it out on Spotify or whatever music platform you use! 🎵

Felix Henson

This was incredible and i loved this sm Veggie, but if I might make a polite request, could be cool it with the ableist slurs about Azula? There were just so many ableist terms for mentally ill ppl in her ep :/ (e.g. cuckoo, cuckoo coco puffs, so on so forth)

VeggieGamer

So sorry about this, Felix. I really have messed the end of this series up.

Felix Henson

Yeah it's tricky bc they both kind of spoil each other? Like the Avatar Aang movie does spoil some bits of Korra and Korra spoils some bits of Avatar Aang

CR Ash

I guess I see what you mean by saying if spoils some things but does the film spoil plot points (you can just say yes or no)? I might need to rewatch it! I am pretty sure Veggie is gonna do Korra first though, I'm hyped af ngl

Felix Henson

"People say Korra is really good but you need to get through the first chunk of it" Not sure who told you that, but most ppl agree series 1 is one of the best ones. Season 2 is weak tho. Season 3 is the best. I don't personally like s4 much. But most of its issues are due to funding issues from Nickolodeon.

Felix Henson

No, I don't think so! That was just a bit of feedback I had was all.

LouShirley

I procrastinated watching this because I didn't want it to end. So, so glad I finally watched it. That ending 😍😍

Chimpman

I'm sorry, but being unable to just call a character crazy or insane is ridiculous. I think you need a break from the internet, bud.

Tommy Coyan

This includes the story of Zuko's mother