All language subtitles for Avatar (TLA) - S02 E09 - Bitter Work (1080p - BluRay)

Water...

Earth...

Fire...

Air.

Long ago, the four nations
lived together in harmony.

Then everything changed when
the Fire Nation attacked.

Only the Avatar,
master of all four elements,

could stop them.

But when the world
needed him most,

he vanished.

100 years passed,

and my brother and I
discovered the new Avatar...

An airbender named Aang.

And although his airbending
skills are great,

he has a lot to learn before
he's ready to save anyone.

Oof.

But I believe Aang
can save the world.

Even though I was born blind,
I've never had a problem seeing.

I see with earthbending.

Look here, sugar queen,

I gave up everything I had

so that I could teach
Aang earthbending.

Well, look at this.

Enemies and traitors
all working together.

Aah!

Today's the day.

Can you believe it?

After all that time
searching for a teacher,

I'm finally starting
earthbending.

And this place, it's perfect.

Don't you think?

Sokka?

You're still sleeping?

Sorry.

Good morning,
earthbending student.

Good morning, Sifu Toph.

Hey,
you never call me Sifu Katara.

Well, if you think I should.

Sorry, snoozles.

We'll do our earthbending
as quietly as we can.

Aah!

Running around and making noises

and Sokka's trying to sleep.

So what move are you
gonna teach me first?

Rockalanche, the trembler?

Maybe I can learn to make
a whirlpool out of land.

Well, let's start
with, move a rock.

Sounds good. Sounds good.

The key to earthbending
is your stance.

You've got to be
steady and strong.

Rock is a stubborn element.

If you're going to move it,

you've got to be
like a rock yourself.

Like a rock. Got it.

Good.

Now, the actual motion of
this one is pretty simple.

Ok, you ready to give it a try?

I'm ready.

Aah! Uh!

Rock beats airbender.

Ha ha! I got you, dad.

No! Ha ha.

My beloved Lu Ten,

I will see you again.

Uncle.

You were unconscious.

Azula did this to you.

It was a surprise attack.

Somehow that's
not so surprising.

I hope I made it
the way you like it.

Good.

That was very, um, bracing.

So, uncle, I've been thinking.

It's only a matter of time

before I run into Azula again.

I'm going to need to know
more advanced firebending

if I want to stand a
chance against her.

I know what you'll say.

She's my sister.
I should be trying to get along with her.

No. She's crazy,
and she needs to go down.

It's time to resume
your training.

I don't understand
what went wrong.

He did it exactly
the way you did.

Maybe there's another way.

What if I came at the boulder
from a different angle?

No, that's the problem.

You've got to stop
thinking like an airbender.

There's no different
angle, no clever solution,

no trickity-trick that's
gonna move that rock.

You've got to face it head-on.

And when I say head-on,
I mean like this.

Hyah!

Whoa.

I've been training
Aang for a while now.

He really responds well to a
positive teaching experience...

Lots of encouragement
and praise,

Kind words.
If he's doing something wrong,

maybe a gentle nudge
in the right direction.

Thanks, Katara. A gentle nudge.
I'll try that.

Keep your knees
high, twinkle toes.

Rock collide.

Rock collide.

You're awfully cute,

But unfortunately for
you, you're made of meat.

Just a bit closer.

Gotcha.

You are one lucky
little meat creature.

Lightning is a pure
expression of firebending...

Without aggression.

It is not fueled
by rage or emotion

the way other firebending is.

Some call lightning
the cold-blooded fire.

It is precise and
deadly, like Azula.

To perform the
technique requires

peace of mind.

I see.
That's why we're drinking tea...

To calm the mind.

Yeah, good point!

I mean, yes.

There is energy all around us.

The energy is both
Yin and Yang...

A positive energy and
a negative energy.

Only a select few firebenders
can separate these energies.

This creates an imbalance.

The energy wants
to restore balance.

And in the moment the
positive and negative energy

come crashing back together,

You provide release
and guidance,

creating lightning.

I'm ready to try it.

Remember,
once you separate the energy,

you do not command it.

You are simply its humble guide.

Breathe first.

Hyah! Uh!

This time, we're going to try
something a little different.

Instead of moving a rock,
we're going to stop a rock.

Get in your horse stance.

I'm going to roll that
boulder down at you.

If you have the attitude
of an earthbender,

you'll stay in your
stance and stop the rock,

Like this.

Sorry, Toph, but are you sure

this is really the best way
to teach Aang earthbending?

I'm glad you said something.

Actually, there is a better way.

This way,
you'll really have to sense

the vibrations of the
boulder to stop it.

Thank you, Katara.

Yeah, thanks, Katara.

I guess I just panicked.

I don't know what to say.

There's nothing to say.
You blew it.

You had a perfect
stance and perfect form,

but when it came
right down to it,

you didn't have the guts.

I know. I'm sorry.

Yeah, you are sorry.

If you're not tough
enough to stop the rock,

then you can at least give it
the pleasure of smushing you

instead of jumping out of the
way like a jelly-boned wimp.

Now do you have what it takes to
face that rock like an earthbender?

No, I don't think I do.

Aang, it's no big deal.

You'll take a break and try
earthbending again when you're ready.

Besides, you still have a lot
of waterbending to work on, ok?

Yeah, that sounds good.

Yeah, whatever.
Go splash around until you feel better.

Why can't I do it?

Instead of lightning,
it keeps exploding in my face,

like everything always does.

I was afraid this might happen.

You will not be able
to master lightning

until you have dealt with
the turmoil inside you.

What turmoil?

Zuko, you must let go of
your feelings of shame

if you want your
anger to go away.

But I don't feel
any shame at all.

I'm as proud as ever.

Prince Zuko,
pride is not the opposite of shame,

but its source.

True humility is the
only antidote to shame.

Well, my life has been
nothing but humbling lately.

I have another idea.

I will teach you
a firebending move

that even Azula doesn't know,

because I made it up myself.

You probably think I deserve
this, don't you?

Look, I'm sorry I hunted you,

but that's just the
natural order of things.

Big things eat smaller things.
Nothing personal.

But this time,
it didn't work out that way.

I admit it, you're cute.

Ok, you convinced me.

If I get out of this alive,

it's a karmically correct
vegetarian existence for me.

No meat,
even though meat is so tasty.

Hey, it looks like my
karma's already paying off.

That's ok. I got it.

Now come back, boomerang.

You know this block you're
having is only temporary, right?

I don't want to talk about it.

You do realize that's the
problem, don't you?

If you face this issue
instead of avoiding it...

I know, I know, I know, I know.

I get it, all right?
I need to face it head-on like a rock.

But I just can't do it.

I don't know why I
can't, but I can't.

Aang, if fire and
water are opposites,

Then what's the opposite of air?

I guess it's earth.

That's why it's so hard
for you to get this.

You're working with
your natural opposite.

But you'll figure it out.

I know you will.

Think fast.

Excellent. You have the reflexes
of a waterbending master.

Thanks, Katara, Sifu Katara.

Fire is the element of power.

The people of the Fire
Nation have desire and will

and the energy and drive
to achieve what they want.

Earth is the element
of substance.

The people of the Earth Kingdom

are diverse and strong.

They are persistent
and enduring.

Air is the element of freedom.

The Air Nomads
detached themselves

from worldly concerns

and found peace and freedom.

Also, they apparently had

pretty good senses of humor.

Water is the element of change.

The people of the Water Tribe

are capable of adapting
to many things.

They have a deep sense
of community and love

that holds them together
through anything.

Why are you telling
me these things?

It is important to draw wisdom
from many different places.

If we take it from
only one place,

it becomes rigid and stale.

Understanding others...
The other elements

and the other nations...

Will help you become whole.

All this four elements talk
is sounding like Avatar stuff.

It is the combination of the
four elements in one person

that makes the
Avatar so powerful,

but it can make you more
powerful, too.

You see, the technique
I am about to teach you

is one I learned by
studying the waterbenders.

Aang...

I found these nuts in your bag.

I figured you wouldn't mind.

And besides, even if you did,

you're too much of a pushover
to do anything about it.

As a matter of
fact, I don't mind.

I'm happy to share
anything I have.

You know,
I'm really glad you feel that way,

Because I also have this
great new nutcracker.

Actually,
I'd prefer if you didn't...

That's an antique,
handcrafted by the monk...

It's a delicate instrument.

It's not the only delicate
instrument around here.

Om.

Hey, Aang, have you seen...

Meditating here.

It's important.
It's almost sundown,

and Sokka isn't back yet.

I think we should
search for him.

We'll find him faster
if we split up.

Ok, karma person or thing,

whoever's in charge
of this stuff,

if I can just get out
of this situation alive,

I will give up meat and
sarcasm, ok?

That's all I got.

That's pretty much
my whole identity.

Sokka, the meat and sarcasm guy.

But I'm willing to be Sokka,

the veggies and
straight-talk fellow.

Deal?

Aang!

Thank goodness.
Have you got any meat?

Sokka, are you ok?

Stop, stop!
You're gonna pull my fingers off.

And I don't think the
rest of me is coming.

I bet I can airbend
you out of here.

Seriously, Aang,
I know you're new at it,

but I could use a little earthbending here.
How about it?

I can't.

I can't do it.

Well, if you can't earthbend
me out of here, go get Toph.

I can't do that either.

You can't? Why not?

It would just be really...
Uncomfortable.

"Uncomfortable."

Well, I wouldn't want you
to feel uncomfortable.

Thanks, Sokka.

This whole earthbending
thing really has me confused.

There's so much pressure.

Everyone expects me
to get it right away.

It puts me in a really
awkward position.

Awkward position?
I think I know the feeling.

If I try, I fail.

But if I don't try,
I'm never gonna get it.

I feel like I'm caught between
a rock and a hard place.

How about that?

Aang, this is my friend,
Fufu Cuddly Poops.

Fufu Cuddly Poops, Aang.

Aw. What a cute name for a little
baby sabertooth moose lion cub.

Really? He looks nothing
like a sabertooth moose lion.

It's hard to tell before their
giant teeth and horns grow in.

What you doing out
here, little guy?

Did you lose your mama?

Waterbenders deal with
the flow of energy.

A waterbender lets their
defense become their offense,

turning their opponent's
energy against them.

I learned a way to do
this with lightning.

You can teach me to
redirect lightning?

If you let the energy
in your own body flow,

The lightning will follow it.

You must create a pathway
from your fingertips

up your arm to your shoulder,

then down into your stomach.

The stomach is the source
of energy in your body.

It is called the sea of chi,

only in my case,
it is more like a vast ocean.

From the stomach, you direct it
up again and out the other arm.

The stomach detour is critical.

You must not let the lightning
pass through your heart,

for the damage could be deadly.

You may wish to try
a physical motion

to get a feel for the pathway's
flow, like this.

Now,
are you focusing your energy?

Can you feel your
own chi flowing in,

down, up, and out?

I think so.

Come on.
You got to feel the flow.

Excellent. You've got it.

Great. I'm ready to try
it with real lightning.

What? Are you crazy?
Lightning is very dangerous.

I thought that was the point...

You teaching me how to
protect myself from it.

Yeah, but I'm not going
to shoot lightning at you.

If you're lucky,

you will never have to
use this technique at all.

Well, if you won't help me,
I'll find my own lightning.

Hey there.

We found your cub.

See?
We have no problem with you.

We're friendly.

Aang, this is bad.
You got to get me out of here.

Aah!

This is really bad.

Please, Aang!
You have to earthbend me out.

There's no other way.

Hyah! Hyah!

No.

Yoo-hoo! Look at me!

Please. Don't leave me again.

I won't.

What are you doing here?

Just enjoying the show.

What?
You were there the whole time?

Pretty much.

Why didn't you do something?

Sokka was in trouble.

I was in trouble!

You could have gotten him
out and helped us get away.

I guess it just
didn't occur to me.

Enough. I want my staff back.

Do it now.

What?

Earthbend, twinkle toes.

You just stood your ground
against a crazy beast.

And even more impressive,

you stood your
ground against me.

You've got the stuff.

- But...
- Do it!

Hyah!

You did it!

You're an earthbender.

I can't believe it.

Aw. This is really a
wonderful, touching moment.

So could you get me out of here

so I can give you both
a big snuggly hug?

No problem, Sokka.

Actually,
you should probably let me do that.

You're still a
little new to this.

You might accidentally
crush him.

Yeah, no crushing, please.

You found him!

The whole time I
was in that hole,

not knowing if I
would live or die,

it makes a man think about
what's really important.

I realized...

Hey, Katara, look what I can do.

You did it! I knew you would.

You tried the positive
reinforcement, didn't you?

Yup. It worked wonders.

Appa, Appa, I can earthbend now.

The key is being
completely rooted...

Physically and
mentally unmovable.

Whoa!!

You've always thrown
everything you could at me.

Well, I can take it.
And now I can give it back!

Come on!

Strike me!

You've never held back before.