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LET’S WATCH: Avatar: The Last Airbender | Book 3 | Episode 15 | "The Ember Island Players"

🕑 Added 2025-02-19 19:00:11 +0000 UTC

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Jens

The joke about keep flying over the great devide is because it was considered the worst episode of the show

Jens

The reason for the episode is a recap episode but done in an interesting way

LoreKing

Either collapsed lungs or Longshot doing a mercy killing

TwoWheelTorque

Must watch Korra right after this so it’s fresh

Naomi Hoffmann

I remember watching this episode with the commentary way back when (YES, I love this show that much that I watched it with commentary, too lol). It's worth a watch/listen for at least this episode, if you'd ever be interested in that sort of thing :) They also joke about how team Avatar's comments, as they're leaving at the end, was sort of a jab towards the Last Airbender movie that was coming out around the time this episode aired. "The effects were decent"

Evan Werner

I wouldn’t say it’s a filler it’s more of a “recap” of everything that happened so far just in a funny way.

Michael

Honestly despite this episode being filler it’s a really good idea to have a recap like this before the final arc

Michael

“We’re not about to start making incest jokes on the channel” my brother in Christ you were doing that for 3 whole Star Wars movies :3

Michael

How did he die

renuzui

I mean, let’s be real. If Katara had been in possession of any tomatoes, she would’ve been chucking them 😂 She was practically Zuko’s #1 hater up until the episode prior to this one 😂

TacoMonsterNick

My favorite part of this episode was the kid talking to Zuko about his "Zuko costume" and his scar being on the wrong side, lol.

Austin Fisher

For the record, Jet is dead

Richard Flores

I was gonna mention older serial runs... Buffy, Supernatural, et al., and how series-ending recaps lasted the first 3-8 minutes. This episode here frustrated me on the first watch because we just got off of Zuko's arc of doing private missions with the big 3. First Aang, then Sokka, then even Katara, and everyone learned in their own way that they can trust him. But yeah. It didn't start off as "impactful", but over time, it became my favorite series recap ever and I never skip it on a rewatch and I always love a good reaction to it.

Ian

Booooo Zutara! That's the avatar's girl!

Danny Ramirez

This episode is an amazing way to recap a series without playing the typical "flashback scenes" that they usually do on other shows when recapping, Also a nice little laugh before the big finale which trust me, we need a little light heartedness before whats coming next.

Choom

Can't wait for next week! The finale is so unbelievable good.

jxm82

This was their spin on a recap episode.

Nightmareman99

Yeah the episode is basically a story so far episode meant to recap everything before we get to the finale. But in classic Atla fashion they knock it out of the park putting their own twist on it making what is essentially a filler episode one of the funniest in the entire show

Cody M

That's cool, I didn't know that

Red powers

Well that and Toph was originally supposed to be a male.

Logan Giddings

Not gonna start making incest jokes on the channel, eh, forgot about the Star Wars reactions already?

DarnedStingray8

In case it wasn't clear, I'm pretty sure the Ember Island Players are Fire Nation propaganda. That's why they depicted all the good guys as buffoons (except for Toph, apparently) including Mai and Tai Lee.

DarnedStingray8

There is no live action in Ba Sing Se

Cole Romero

The reason it’s here is because whenever a show like this aired back in the day, before we could record shows, and maybe ppl would’ve missed some episodes, it could give someone closure on what they missed with a reminder on what’s ahead

Cody M

I like to believe that the reason Toph was cast as a ripped guy is because no one wanted to admit that they'd been beat by a small blind girl 😂

Hunter Pavlu

After your done with the season you should try out legend of korra season 1 it’s not where near as good as ATLA but it still decent with good parts including with some cameos 😉

Indica Ink

It's purpose was to give a recap before the finale, while also poking fun at the show and several of the things fans talked about/theorized about during the shows run

Josua Forster

Are you gone watch avatar korra ?

Jonah McDaniel

If you have free time or ever get bored, check out the YouTube channel Overanalyzing Avatar. He's like a CinemaWins, but for ATLA. It's kinda funny to see him pick apart every second of atla

Jonah McDaniel

That's rough, buddy

Miux

The fact that Toph got cast as a really big buff guy and the screenwriters in the play got their information for the play by traveling around the world, asking people about the avatars adventures, means that everyone described Toph as a big buff guy, because they were too embarrassed by the fact that they got beat up by Toph, who is just a little girl and thats hilarious to me

Joovain

Agreed

Daisy Azuras

Also, there’s that whole rumor that they were jabbing at the live action movie

Daisy Azuras

That is one of the best recap episodes that has ever been made in television. It’s a recap that does not use footage from the episode of the previous episode themselves. It uses all new footage done in a style that is in universe. It’s just genius. I don’t think anyone could’ve done a recap episode and actually added new story beats without making it drag.

AllyBoo124

Also hope to see you watch both the live action movie and Netflix show. The movie is a rite of passage for all ATLA fans, I unfortunately remember seeing it in the movie theater

AllyBoo124

This is one of my favorite filler episodes

Red powers

Nah because this is actually funny the other was just awful I never been so angry at a movie😂

Joovain

And also i know you said pausing would make editing harder, but there is solution for it..... dont edit the full screen when you pause and just pause and keep the avatar or whatever on the screen while you speak so its much easier.

PU DI

It's like watching The last airbender by M. Night Shyamalan😅

Berri

It was the recap so you remember what happened just before the ending.

Red powers

100% a hilarious episode...It's literally a recap but it's them making fun of their own show that's why I love it.

Oliver

There is a theory why toph is portrayed as a tough big guy. It’s because no one that told this stories wanted people to know that they got their asses beaten by a Blind twelve year old 😂💀

Halima

It’s just a funny recap before the finale of the show. The calm before the storm type of thing

C. J. Ramirez

Jet actually died

Joovain

Its recap episode.

Joovain

Alex please on the next week's Avatar reactions that you would pause when you are about to have longer speeches so you dont miss any important dialogue. Love your content.

I Phone

Did I forget this episode or sum because I don’t remember that thumbnail one bit

Jake Rush

It’s just a recap episode before the finale. It’s fun but yeah, not particularly impactful. There’s a little bit of drama between Aang and Katara but it doesn’t really change their relationship any.