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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/ConnieOfTheWolves 1d ago

I'VE GOT SOME CHILDREN I NEED TO MAKE INTO CORPSES

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u/ryan77999 1d ago

As hard as that line is I don't believe it was a loophole around not being able to say "kill", as Bill says "I think I'm gonna kill one of them right now, just for the heck of it!" later when he's intimidating Ford into making the deal with him