it is so refreshing to see southern raiders analysis that isn’t about shipping discourse
2026-05-10 03:19:35
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🍊。𖦹°‧🕷️OJ🕷️<𝟑 .ᐟ🍊 :
Was it hurtful? Yes. Was it wrong? Yes. Did the writing screw over this moment by making the ending about Kataang and not a sibling moment/apology between them? YES, SERIOUSLY WTF WERE THEY THINKING
2026-05-12 07:35:45
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LAURYN :
Sokka couldn’t remember his moms face but he was older than katara
2026-05-11 03:42:44
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bel :
one thing i hate the most is this is the episode where we truly see katara’s grief. we see the culmination of her emotional journey in this episode and somehow they make it all about zutara.
2026-05-11 16:14:00
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coyg :
I get it, the storytelling shows that Katara was wrong so an apology scene isn't necessary but nahh, justice for my boy Sokka. She was moving mad.
2026-05-09 19:47:39
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Stxrbolts :
You are the only person I’ve seen who actually understood the meaning behind Katara’s words. What always pissed me off about that scene is that people interpret what Katara said is that she said that sokka didn’t love their mother period when that WASN’T what she said. Both Sokka and Katara loved their mother. Their relationship to her was different, and this shown through their grief. Kya was KATARA’s role model the same way Hakoda was Sokka’s. Katara took up her mother’s role after her passing and Sokka took his father’s role for protecting the village. The fans have empathy for sokka but not her.
2026-05-29 15:23:01
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lorelai :
Off topic: your glasses are SOOO cute
2026-05-09 19:33:06
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( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) :
they truly don’t make quality children’s tv like this anymore
2026-05-09 18:40:19
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juni yk :
as someone who lost both parents young and have had similar interactions with my older brother, i will ride 10k% for her. also, the worst part was she realized the person she loved so much and lives inside her, who protected her, who faced brutality no child should witness woth a brave face…was ended by someone deeply pathetic and human. her nightmare was banal. i cannot imagine that grief. and zuko witnessing it, whose bloodline’s imperialism, created such a situation, was so important. a general who “ended the last waterbender in the south” was willing to give his own mother up in exchange. zuko realized the fire nation lived off the shed blood, disrespect, or extrication of mothers.
2026-06-05 09:36:49
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iropliskn :
its sadly semantics because she absolutely downplayed Sokkas grief because he didnt want revenge the same way
2026-05-10 23:28:59
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Joan of Arha (she/her) :
Good video
2026-05-09 18:34:34
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spook radio :
Southern Raiders does a lot of work for real
2026-05-11 17:02:54
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naynae :
At the same time Katara never said she was going to commit murder. The only people who implied she was going to and convinced the audience members of this narrative was Sokka and Aang
2026-05-23 16:58:12
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beans :
yeeeesssss!! i love when people are able to absorb what media is showing
2026-05-10 19:07:46
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alyn ౨ৎ :
FINALLY A SMART FAN!!
2026-05-16 15:09:18
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Thiago Guimarães :
also she is a kid
2026-05-13 03:02:57
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mar :
love ur analysis!! the writing is so good even after all of this years so many important discussions come out of the little nuances in the dialogue🙂↕️
2026-05-24 22:50:10
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isha :
also not all actions = ethics. her lack of being able to killing him doesn’t negate her rage/grief or anger, similarly your emotions are not a justification for violence. additionally, analysis have to also consider that these are children faced with dark themes but they are still children. so yeah katara said something hurtful and it might have been single minded but it was honest, earnest! instead of them being hypothetical i think the show contends with the depth of what a child is being asked for.
2026-05-10 18:00:08
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Avery :
imo, there was truth in that statement. Katara has a deeper relationship with their mother just as Sokka has a deeper relationship with their father. though not as strict in the north, the south has gender roles where bonding with the child of your gender is bound to happen. is it wrong she said that? to an extent, yes. but is she right? yes.
2026-05-09 19:49:38
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daeseregruin :
I think part of the reason Katara didn't kill the fire nation guy is because she saw that he was miserable. If he'd been living in luxury then I imagine she would have found it harder to leave him alive and whole.
2026-05-10 12:16:51
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GudeBude :
People always put the "Airbender culture" reason and always neglect the show showing over and over how these KIDS are losing THEIR CHILDHOODS because of the adults in the world. And these adults aren't even acknowledging nor helping the kids navigate this.
2026-05-10 12:37:20
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yasi :
it was so clear that katara was spiraling that whole episode, and sokka clocked it immediately, which is why he was against her killing.
2026-05-11 00:12:31
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galacticprincess850👑 :
they have more empathy for sokka than for katara. the reason Kya died was solely to protect her and she had to deal with that. alone. they've never cared for katara and her grief and responsibility for the group. and aang would hate katara haters. so would sokka. and zuko and toph. they respect her. and any emotionally intelligent person will see that.
2026-05-10 17:29:48
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bordo :
I think Katara wanted Sokka to do it, because she couldn't herself and got angry that he didn't have the same hate that she carried
2026-05-10 08:30:26
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and also slightly different but aang said that toph never liked appa and full on blamed her for appa getting kidnapped and ppl overlook it and only hate katara
2026-05-10 15:19:28
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