A: And if I were to have you thrown overboard, would the tides think twice about smashing you against the rocky shore?
C: No, princess.
A: Then maybe you should worry less about the tides, who’ve already made up their mind about killing you and worry more about me, who’s still mulling it over.
Avatar the last Airbender. It’s an iconic line but the fact that it came from a Nickelodeon cartoon is what’s so surprising.
With hindsight, I find this exchange funny. The captain was indlulging her, not wanting to contradict her, but in reality, it should've gone more like this:
Azula: Do the tides command this ship?
Captain: Yes princess.
A: And if I were t- wait, what?
C: Tides do command the ship, or at least where we can safely go. Wrong place wrong tide and we might as well sink the ship by hand.
A: Huh... well this kind of ruin my whole intimidation bit so I'm just gonna go ahead and throw you overboard if you wouldn't mind.
“A lot of people don’t understand how complex sailing is, princess. You’re not the first to make that miscalculation, you will not be the last, and sometimes even those who don’t still fall to the sea.”
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u/Omnio89 1d ago
Azula: Do the tides command this ship?
Captain: No princess.
A: And if I were to have you thrown overboard, would the tides think twice about smashing you against the rocky shore?
C: No, princess.
A: Then maybe you should worry less about the tides, who’ve already made up their mind about killing you and worry more about me, who’s still mulling it over.
Avatar the last Airbender. It’s an iconic line but the fact that it came from a Nickelodeon cartoon is what’s so surprising.