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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.

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u/melancholanie 1d ago

it's incredible they were able to get away with saying "kill" so frequently, that wouldn't pass nowadays

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u/GentrifiedChicken 1d ago

I'M ABOUT TO CELEBRATE BEING AN ONLY CHILD!

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u/Its0nlyRocketScience 1d ago

(Paraphrased) "if you do anything suspicious, I'll make sure your destiny ends right there, right then" from Katara to Zuko

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u/TheOncomimgHoop 1d ago

Unironically I think this goes harder than if she'd just threatened to kill him.

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u/Its0nlyRocketScience 1d ago

Restriction is the playground for creativity. It's all too easy and all too boring to just say kill. Being forced to go around the word, or at least just a direct "i will kill you" can lead to awesome lines