God, this is so cool. I always wanted brothers
#The MCU snippers were after him
But did you ever think about how Aang defeating Ozai without killing him not only meant that the fire nation had failed to kill all air nomads but also that after all, their spirit and philosophy prevailed ? Sozin could take all his people but in the end, Ozai could not take his culture.
“It was not his place to speak out and there were dire consequences.”
“I wanted to speak out…but I’m ashamed to say I didn’t.”
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This parallel always breaks my heart. Three years after being shamed and burned by his father, Zuko finds himself in the same room, under extremely similar circumstances, and he freezes up. He remembers what happened the last time. He knows that, if he speaks, he’ll be injured. He could be killed, this time. His voice is literally stripped away from him. Even worse, he realizes that, despite the changes he went through in those three years, his father hasn’t changed at all. The Fire Nation is still planning on destroying innocent lives for the sake of their own imperialist vendetta. Nothing’s changed. That’s why Zuko realizes that he has to leave.
What gets me is when he says, “I’m ashamed.” He was ashamed that he didn’t speak out in that moment, even though doing so would have cost him everything. The very next day, he took advantage of the eclipse, packed his things, and confronted Ozai one last time.He was an abused child who saw the right opportunity to escape, lest he be injured again (or worse), he went on to help save the entire world, and he still remarks that he was ashamed because he didn’t speak/fight sooner.
This is what we mean when we all say that Zuko is one of the best fictional characters that’s ever been written. It isn’t just that he goes from being the villain to being the hero. It’s that every single second of his life is filled with complex moral choices, often at the risk of his own life, and that the consequences of these choices has left him with, let’s be honest, a form of posttraumatic stress disorder, which causes him to question, doubt, and despise everything about himself so that, even when he tries to do good, he still feels ashamed because, in his scarred eyes, it’s not good enough. On that note, Ozai didn’t just scar Zuko’s eye; Ozai scarred Zuko’s sight. He scarred Zuko’s ability to see himself in a wholly positive light.
I’d like to believe that some of these triggers faded away as Zuko got older, but that’s the thing about being a child in a traumatic situation—some triggers never leave. (Believe me, I know.) Still, there’s a reason (multiple reasons) why the last song in the series is ‘Peace’. In that moment, when Zuko smiles and hands Iroh that cup of tea, he’s as close to peace as he’s ever been. It’s hard to say whether he’ll be able to reach that wholly positive sense of worth, but if there’s one thing Zuko’s story exudes, it’s hope…
so you’re telling me that zuko married at some point and had izumi, but we have no clue who the “mother” is or really anything about her. it’s safe to assume it’s not mai because the two broke up in the comics and went their separate ways (mai going on to date kei lo).
sokka supposedly never married or had kids, which is odd, because he had the most potential love interests out of everyone in the gaang, and would have probably been a great father.
i’m not saying zukka was in a secret relationship, but that’s totally what i’m saying.
Lets talk about Mai for a second
Let’s talk about this interaction for a second.
This is one of the reasons I have come to love Mai as time goes on. This scene is the first time she has opened up herself to this kind of degree and who is she aiming it at Azula.
She isn’t talking about Azula at this moment. No this is about everything Azula had put her through over her entire life. All the embarrassments, abuse, and overall interference with her life. She knows how awful Azula is, with her manipulation and mind games, but can’t call her out on it until this moment.
This is a lifetime of Anger boiling out in one brief dialogue exchange. And it’s perfect
She knows Azula doesn’t care about Mai as a real friend would. So the first time she opens herself up it is at the person who she hates more than anyone. To her, Azula is using her as another puppet no different than her parents.
This scene is a precursor to, “I love Zuko more then I fear you” and its an absolute gem.
re-watching avatar is definitely one of life’s greatest joys🙌✨💕I forgot how much I loved these two:(
Alternate title: Millennials are so humble about their lacking skills that they eschew pride in order to learn skills that their parents thought were unnecessary to teach.
alternate alternate title: Boomers Fail So Hard As Parents They’ve Left Their Adult Children ‘Helpless’
odin-n-out
