Ok so I just watched A:TLA for the first time a few weeks ago and I honestly can’t stop thinking about it. Like this is honestly one of my fave shows of all time. And I was thinking about how even though I love Zuko’s redemption arc, I was sad that he decided to go with Azula at the end of season two because one, he had started to change and see the good in himself and two, I wanted more episodes with him and the Gaang. But then I thought about it more and I realized why the writers did what they did. When Zuko went back with Azula, he got everything he wanted. He got his honor back, his girlfriend back, and most importantly the respect from his father. He even got a little more than that cuz his father thought he killed the avatar. But that is what makes his decision to leave and help Aang even more powerful. It’s easier to make the right decision when you have nothing to lose so if he had gone with the gaang at the end of season 2 it wouldn’t have cost him anything really. He was already on the run from Azula and his father. He did not have to give anything up. But during the Day of Black Sun, when he told his father that he was leaving by choice even though he had everything he possibly wanted, you knew he was doing it for the right reasons. It definitely was not the easier the choice. He chose to turn his back on everything that he was taught growing up and chose good. He learned from his mistakes and his conscience and Iroh helped guide him and showed him the good within himself. So all of this was just to say that Zuko really has one of the best character arcs in tv history and I’m obsessed with him.
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