I LOVED the acting performance of the earthbender guard when he talks to iroh. He’s really underrated

People complain that this episode has too many stories crammed into a single episode, but overall it actually works and makes logical sense. Honestly, Bumi's change was tough at first, but on second watch, it makes sense, a century of war would turn anyone bitter and hardened. It's an interesting approach but works well.

When they start playing that tune in the funeral scene, i was yelling at yhe screen "How dare you"

The actors were 12 and 15 for Aang and Katara, having them in the tunnels would have been weirddd

This is one of my absolute favorite episodes. Dallas made me love Zuko in this one.

I was "ugly crying" during the funeral scene. The Leaves from the vines makes the magic. And the acting was so good! The Irohs and Zukos line is SO good and gets even better, always hits hard. Katara is definitely very flat. She gets just a little better in the last episode, but stile cringe.

2 things to mention about this episode: 1) King Bumi is portrayed by Utkarsh Ambudkar, whom portrays Jay on the CBS series Ghosts. 2) In the original animated series, Oma was female & Shu was male, but in the Netflix series both Oma & Shu are female.

The actor who played iroh is so good. You can tell when hes being genuine and when hes putting on the jovial persona

9:29 : Zuko choosing Uncle over catching Aang is actually the right choice for Zuko's lore.

I think people may misunderstand what happened in the flashback. That wasn’t the Leaves from the vine episode we had from s2. That was the INITIAL loss/funeral. We are most likely getting a second one in TALES OF BSS..IF we get that. The scar-less zuko seems to be lost on people. He’s definitely worked into the role though…I expect a full song but it’ll never be Makos voice, and in honor of him we may not actually GET the song. The emotional strings they are pulling here tho work perfectly. We know what LFTV MEANS but it’s how they are building it up :) giving us backstory and context before the anniversary.

easily the most emotional scene of the whole adaptation thus far

This episode literally made me feel the way i felt in “The Tales of Ba Sing Se” I love seeing you guys react !!!

The comment of new viewers not being connected or emotionally sucked in is nowhere near true i was sobbing this episode and was in disbelief at myself for feeling something for the "bad guys" and just how quickly i fell in love with them. I have never seen anything or have ever been interested in this Avatar until i had nothing to do so i watched this and now im COMPLETLY obsessed and i cant get over Zuko and his uncle i LOVE them and this episode was everything for me

So far Episode 1..4 and 6 was the best for me

I know I’m late but I still hope you guys see this. They changed the pronouns in the story of the two lovers, Oma and Shu are both called she.

They haven’t had romance yet because the kid playing ang is still young

I'm like 99% certain they won't be doing Kataang. Let's put it this way, Aang's actor is 14 and Katara's is almost 18.

i loved the earthbender character... the actor was so good that I didn't feel bad when he was hitting Iroh...

Zuko and Iroh both stole the show in this episode. They are both great.

Great reaction overall and review on the positive and negative points raised, but Zuko choosing Aang over Iroh would definitely NOT be him. Heck, in 'the Storm' episode of the animated show, he doesn't choose to catch Aang over his own crew even. That is what makes Zuko great, even at his most villianous, he still has a modicum of moral compass.

Hey Avatar Meesh and Avatar Dee, how it been. I hope you two weekends were great. "Happy Monday!"This was a great episode as Aang and Iroh are prisoners of Omashu. I like how they reacted the moment that Katara freezing Jet. I like how we get a flashback of Iroh at the funeral of his son Lu Ten. It is interesting that we get an interaction with Iroh and Ozai. But we never got it in the animated series. I like that we got Leaves From the Vine. Katara and Sokka go through the secret tunnels only to stumble upon some carefree traveling bards Chong, Lily, Moku from the Cave of Two Lovers episode. Which was a hilarious and cool moment. We got the introduction of the Badgermoles. The interaction between Iroh and the Earh Nation soldier was interesting because I got his anger towards Iroh for losing his brother. It is sad because in war, there will always be casualties in which both men are similar positions because both he and Iroh lost a family member, too. My only issue with this episode is how they mishandled Bumi character. I like that we got Zuko and Iroh vs. the Earth Nation soldier fight in episode 7 of season one, which was great. As well Zuko making a decision earlier in the episode who to go after between his uncle or the Avatar which as well is a callback from episode 7. In which unfortunately leaves Iroh getting stabbed. As we get a flashback of Zuko being banished by his father with the fresh scar as the two begin the search for the Avatar. The Aang and Bumi fight was great as well. I just love the fight scenes of the show. But anyway I hope you two have a wonderful day. Stay safe, take care and stay amazing you two. Here's a link of Dante Basco interviewing Dallas Liu (Live action Zuko) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pL6ZlqyJ1rHZYJ8.htmlsi=lXXNqw3hIRQMJARA

About the end: well, they changed it and didn't at the same time. Remember that in the original show when Zuko was pursuing the Earth Kingdom soldiers transporting Iroh, he does see Appa flying overhead, too and has to decide between following Appa to find Aang or to keep pursuing the soldiers and save Iroh, which he does.

One of several episodes that made me cry. Man.

the fact: dallas (zuko) acting is so great, he carried the show

katara needs to improve her acting in s2. hope they get 12 or more episodes for s2 so the story won't be that mushed. also, they're delaying kataang romance since the actors are still young and that would be weird lmao.

The eye rolls whenever Katara starts to speak.

I was enjoying this episode, looking forward to the hijinks of the combined episodes from the cartoon, and then they hit us with that flashback wih Leaves playing in the background. Ugly, wailing crying ensued

The Zuko & Iroh stuff throughout the season is the best part of the show! All of the changes involving them work really well. The other changes are hit or miss for me. Bumi makes sense in the “real” world but I don’t necessarily like making him angry senile instead of goofy silly senile. But still a good episode!

I keep seeing a lot of people thinking that the song the hippies are singing when Sokka and Katara enter the cave is an addition to the secret tunnel song, but it's not. I think this is because we're anticipating the Secret Tunnel song so much that we forget they had several other songs. I liked the changes to Bumi. It was always kinda weird to me that Aang didn't recognize him sooner with the same crooked eyes and snort. Also I don't think he ever actually intended for the fight to be "to the death." At least in my head, I like to think he would have earthbent himself down into the floor, or cracked the stone above himself to survive. I think he just wanted to try to teach Aang a lesson but wouldn't actually sacrifice his life.

In the story the minstrel tells, Oma and Shu were both she/her… ❤ I like that

I’m very disappointed we didn’t get no real life Jacuzzi Springs it would’ve been badass.

12:28 i just realized.. oma and shu are two women

Zuko fills the Void of Irohs lost son.

I like the way they did Bumi and to be honest that’s what I will be if a friend disappeared and he has a responsibility that big, yeah I’ll be super mad.

Meesh & Dee Awesome Video/Episode Today!!🔥🐐🐐💎

Hi! By far, this is the most emotional and interesting episode so far. They have been able to combine various stories from different seasons very well, making them flow in a very organic way. Personally, I see a lot of sense in the construction they decided to give to Bumi, taking into account the more serious and solemn tone that the series has compared to the original cartoon. If he suddenly sees his friend alive after a hundred years, and also still a child, it is perfectly logical that he would be partly resentful and confused, since even if Aang did not voluntarily choose to lock himself in the iceberg for a century, that does not mean that was absent and abandoned the world to its fate. Furthermore, although the lessons it seeks to teach them are different from those of the cartoon, in my opinion they are more necessary and useful for the context: Aang is still just a very innocent child, so he urgently needs to learn what it means to be at war and its implications, since not all problems will be as easily solvable as racing with courier cars. I love your reactions, I can't wait for episode 5!!! Greetings from Argentina!!!

This episode was sooooo good. It kinda sucks how badly they are watering down Katara’s character. Now if they try and make a romantic interest out of her and Aang it would just seem so forced. The cave is where they first touch on that. I loved Bumi though!!!

Utkarsh was fantastic as Bumi I thought. If he'd just portrayed the crazy old goofball from the cartoon I don't think that would have translated well to live action. I first saw him as a recurring guest on Critical Role last year and I was really impressed by him. Still some "wooden" acting moments from the kids but that's just kind of how it goes with child actors. Honestly though, these kids overall I think are better than say... the Harry Potter kids.

MEESH & Dee are Omashu.

Mako deserved better! Like how dare they not give leaves from the vine the proper introduction it gets from the animation! The Least they could have done is put Mako Iwamatsu name in the scene!

The only real "complaint" i have is that by far boomie's arc is done better in the animated series. I don't mind that they did it differently and i can appreciate it for what it is. But the whole thing about boomie was that none of his challenges made any sense at first. He wasn't there to teach Aang to earthbend or make tough choices, but to look at things from different perspectives and to be creative when coming up with solutions (which like the rest of the show should point to the end)

About your concern about new viewers not getting the impact of the Iroh and Zuko scenes I think the live action did a great job with conveying the bond between them. I watched it with my mom and aunt who haven’t seen the cartoon and they both got emotional during the funeral and the end on the boat. So I think the live action is able to stand on it’s own without relying on prior knowledge of the source material. *** Spoilers for anyone who hasn’t seen the cartoon *** Even with them showing how much Zuko loves his uncle early on I still think the betrayal later on is still believable. It’s one thing to prioritize Iroh when he’s injured and the avatar is still somewhat far away. It’s another to do it when he’s with his sister and being told he can have what he wants more than anything.

Love the reaction but going into the show it’s best not to compare the anime with the live action of course it’ll be different when doing live action but the live action is great I loved it can’t wait for season 2

Ahhhh You guys missed it. I was waiting for your reaction. Oma and Shu were both women in this version.

ok I think Katara actress is bit of a weak link when you mentiond the Earthbender gurad but I think that guy is a veteran actor or something

I wish they would’ve created a CGI of Floppsi.

I would replace Aang & Kitara in Secret Tunnels with MEESH & DEE.

I think you missed the final test to make a hard choice either to feed the rations to the citizens or to the soldiers and that the right answer is he don’t have to make that choice and he need his friends to make the answer

i think aang only could muster up the strength to hold up the two stones even if he did move the second stone to the side a bit he was still worried he wouldnt move it enough to save bumi. thats why it makes sense in my head at least. this is by far my favorite episode of the season. the whole season was great tho imo. just gotta separate the animated from the live action

26:41 interesting. I thought that scene was not a good performance by Dallas. I think the music and context elevated his performance. His delivery was choppy to me. I think he was trying to convey like sadness was choking his words but it didn’t land for me. The scene was good but his performance was mid. He’s done well overall this series and is a highlight though. I enjoyed the episode. Enjoying your reaction as usual.

I don't think that's the bison whistle. I think that is the rock boomie made when he was a kid.

I'm sorry, did y'all not notice the subtle "she" and "her" of Oma and Shu? They're lesbians!

waiting for the next Harry Potter movie!)

It’s ok if you like the funeral scene, but I think they ruined the whole theme behind it. You might say that the theme is there’s a cost of war and losses, and zuko is like his son figure. But the reason why this is better in season 2 is because of betraying iroh. Iroh felt like he lost his son again, and having those episodes fall closer together makes more sense. Same goes for the secret tunnel and how toph ran away and learned how to bend by meeting the badger moles in a tunnel.

Oh and did yall notice they made Oma and Shu lesbians in this one? It was very subtle. @MeeshDeeReacts

I liked how subtle they were in making Shu a girl with a single pronoun change. It was subtle and it changed nothing to their story, but I'm sure means a lot for representation. And considering The OG Show creators struggles with Nickelodeon being inclusive with LGBTQ prior to 2010 and the cinematic atmosphere the show was created in of that era, it would have been hard for them to show a same sex couple then even if they wanted to. I'm willing to rewrite this as cannon in my head but it doesn't ultimately matter for me if people still still with the Shu being a guy from the og cartoon.

Wait hold on, how does Bumi know Aang is the avatar!?! Ik they were friends but, aang left the night Gyatso told him he was the avatar. Theres no way Aang could have told Bumi, unless Bumi just put 2 and 2 together

I was worried that there would be a Sweet Home Alabama moment in the tunnels.

Hmmm... I wonder that you girls didn't notice, but the show changed that the 2 Lovers where both Women ^^

I cried too in both of those flashbacks! Unfortunately I didn’t have a tissue with me lol 🥲

yes facebook and messenger down..all meta

Playing "Leaves from the Vine" is so unfair...

They made Oma and Shu two women or am I tripping?

i think for me this is the weakest ep of the season but zuko and iroh scenes were so good

I think you missed that Aang was showing Bumi that he uses the carved rock Bumi gave him 100 years ago to "call a friend", Appa. He was reminding Bumi of their childhood friendship as if to say, "it hasn't really been 100 years for me. I'm your friend and you can rely on me, because it hasn't been 100 years for me at all and I haven't forgotten." Also, I think it makes sense to shift to Iroh and Zuko already having a closer bond here because they really have been at sea together for 3 years. I think it gives them more opportunities with the characters. I don't think you need to have the knowledge like an OG fan, because I think it creates a large moment of sympathy for Zuko. It get's new viewers invested into wanting to know what happened between Zuko and his father, and it answers why Iroh is with him. It also gives us a moment to discover that Iroh has committed an atrocity, or is at least perceived to be a butcher by other nations, but is seen as a coward by the Fire nation.

Yooo where harry Potter at??😕😕

Cool of you like it but I think this adaptation blows. rarely did I find any changes superior. I find myself cringing and most parts that normally had my emotional.

Y'all REALLY need to quit constantly comparing this to the OG show. This is an ADAPTATION, and constantly expecting it to be 1:1 with the cartoon is going to lead to nothing but bitterness and disappointment. It was always going to be it's own thing, and it stands on it's own quite nicely. It's entirely unrealistic to expect them to keep everything totally the same, to hit the same story beats, and to not mix and match story points. These last two episodes are a perfect example. Mixing the Jet, Mechanist, and Bumi storylines all into two Omashu-centric stories makes perfect narrative sense, and leads to some great character development for the whole gang. The constant bagging on Katara is just one example. Her actress is doing a great job with the character, and is going out of her way to highlight Katara's softer, more vulnerable, side. She's working through the emotional trauma and baggage of Kya's death (given that we've seen it in flashbacks at least twice so far, it's clear that the writers/directors wanted us to focus on it), and will come out a much stronger person on the other side. "But she was much more fierce in the show" I hear you say. Yeah, and Sokka was a sexist, overbearing jerk. Noone seems to have an issue with them dropping the sexism and instead focusing on Sokka being overbearingly overprotective, and dealing with his emotional issues therein, but everybody is bitching because Katara isn't sassy. Both of them are dealing with stereotypical masculine/feminine emotional trauma in a fairly stereotypical way. Funny how people only get mad about the girl not going full gurrlboss. Gee...I wonder why that could be? I genuinely love your reactions, but the constant "they changed that' and "they did it different in the cartoon" stuff is really dragging your reactions down.

No more Harry Potter 😢

I get it why many people got disappointed with the tunnel scene coz it supposed to be Aang with Katara. But imagine the world today, post something "inappropriate" and people will cancel you. Imagine the criticisms they will get from casting children with a romantic scene. So for me the sibling love is the best choice they made.

Poor Bumi. I wanted to hug the poor guy throughout this. I felt so sorry for him. I mean, like, who WOULDN’T be like that after a century of war? Aang is still a child, still too young to fully comprehend the chaos and devastation of a Hundred Years War. Also…did Bumi go senile after so long? Seems like it.

Overall this Live Series SUCKS!

see i told you girls 🥹 this is what i'm waiting for!🫵🏼💗 EP.6 is also teary episode 🥺