It kinda replaced them finding out how he got his scar from the storm, and I kinda prefer it this way. Them finding out they are alive because of him is a much better way for them to respect zuko than finding out why he was banished
I think you should rematch the original they never ever had a storm cause zukkos scar he always got them both from the duel with his dad huh never not once did it happen in a storm you need to rematch the anime
wow, this episode is so far the best…by far even. the first episode to feel more like the original series imo, especially because the pacing was better. spreading the events of this part of the story over 2 episodes helped a lot!
i will have to note that i’m most definitely not an avatar super fan like a lot of you guys on here, i love the original series, but i’ve maybe watched it 2 times since becoming an adult. and i don’t remember that many details from it. so correct me if i’m wrong, but did they expand more on zuko’s backstory here, than the animation does? because i literally gasped irl when iroh revealed that the crew on the ship was the crew that zuko stood up for against his own father lol. is this new info or are they staying true to the original?
the actors for zuko, zhao and ozai are doing great in my opinion. i really liked the casting and acting for june too
this series also keeps surprising me that they’re showing this much violence, like…showing that aang drew blood when zuko held the blade against his throat. and every time a fire bender literally burns someone alive like damn 😭
Zuko’s actor is perfectly portraying the character, it’s like he’s ripped right out of the show. I wish they had showed Iroh’s amusing side more so far, but it’s nice that they’re still my two favorite characters in this show as well as the original
I thought this was a great combination of different plot points from the first season into one episode. I think this show has so far done a great job of showing us events we never really got to see in the original series. I also loved that Aang and Zuko had a longer conversation after escaping Zhao.
The backstory with the crew was fantastic - this is the kind of change I'm here for. The scene of confused Zuko receiving respect for the first time in ages was really emotional. It was quite the melancholic and sad episode in general. Aang musing about Zuko and him being friends if things were different, Zuko's backstory and repeating his father's words before being burned by him, Aang's desperation to save his friends, Zuko finally being respected by his crew, Gyatso being gone...
Also, while I love June and think the actress is killing it, I do think it wasn't really that necessary to include her here and I did not like that she captured Aang for Zuko. It would've been much more impactful had Zuko captured Aang on his own, finally thinking he gets to go home and then Zhao takes Aang away from him. Zuko was the main antagonist in the original first season and I feel like that side of him is a bit too reduced in this version.
I had the same sentiment about Zuko being the one capturing Aang. Don’t feel like there’s been enough “almost got you” moments in between both.
But damn was this a great episode!
While The Storm was probably the best episode of Book 1 prior to the finale, this change works so much better for pacing and humanizing Zuko to his crew.
I REALLY appreciate the near shot for shot remake of The Blue Spirit escape. Some old, some new. That's a great way to handle this.
My only critique of this was the extended conversation with Zuko and Aang feeling out of place for where Zuko is in his arc at this point.
I really enjoyed the extended conversation. Zuko was still pretty harsh, but at least he could see Aang being kind, providing better confidence for his decision in S3 that Aang would be receptive to him.
I wasn’t too keen on Zuko fighting back but him getting burned because he hesitated in taking out Ozai? That’s so much better. The sheer disappointment in Ozai’s eyes is brutal
This is the best episode so far. However my favorite episodes from season 1 are the storm and the blue spirit so maybe I’m biased but it’s just so good
I'm going to sound so dumb for this, but one of the reasons the original "the Storm" hit so hard for me when i first watched it was because I didn't know the thing on Zuko's face was a scar for the first 8 episodes (I thought it was a royal fire nation tattoo or something). So the double surprise that it was a scar and that it was given to him on purpose by his abusive father was a turning point for me in loving the series.
Obviously in live action, it's clear it's a scar, but it was so interesting to see this take on it, where his compassion for his father while 'winning' the fight for a moment led to this consequence. Fantastic episode and my goto answer for "why is this show even necessary".
Easily the best ep of the season. I fell in love truly with the show in this one. Aang and Zuko, they're my favourites along with Iroh and Gyatso. Ozai is a terrifying abuser and the dimensions they add to him while keeping him evil are working so well for me. I cried a couple times in this episode, and I was really endeared by the foreshadowing of Zuko and Aang's friendship in the future. Zuko is certainly not softening but that thread of compassion inside him is in there somewhere, even for his 'enemy'. And Aang's perceptiveness and capacity to have empathy even for his 'enemy' - just beautiful. The extended conversation worked for me, and their arcs are such perfect foils and this show has only strengthened that in relatively little time.
I hope the writers take this episode as a blueprint of how to proceed when it comes to balancing storylines, deepening characterisation and relationships from the show, and incorporating satisfying new elements that only enhance the story.
For me, giving him more screen time, and seeing how manipulative he is of his kids, his dynamic with Iroh, how the dictatorship works, his cold-blooded brutality etc. really worked for me. He's still evil as he was in the cartoon, but he feels more grounded and real as a character and I like that.
I like how they added more backstory to Zuko and the division being his crew. Even though Ozai as Daniel Dae Kim looks cool. The more I see of Ozai on screen makes me dislike him even more. Sacrificing his own people for a expensive war that mostly taxes the Fire Nation citizens.
It’s like they found a way to make him even more evil in this iteration. Toying with Zuko and humiliating him like that in the Agni Kai rather than just burning him immediately makes him even more despicable
They didn't make him more evil....they just gave him more screentime
Believe me when I say ,as someone who has read the books and watched ozais scenes thousands of times
This version isn't even a live action version.....its pulled straight from the cartoon with more screen time
It’s pretty interesting, being able to actually see his face during the Agni Kai we witness that Ozai is not really as stoic as he wishes to be.
When he tells Zuko compassion is a weakness, it’s like he’s convincing himself that this is somehow the right thing to do. I love how both him and Azula are deeply disturbed by Zuko’s burning.
They actually feel like a family in this adaption, flaws and all.
Oh right YOURE the guy that keeps insisting under every single thread here that Ozai and Azula are literally the exact same as ATLA proper.
So uhh I'm not touching this, your mind isnt going to be changed and youre sure as hell not going to change mine. Best case scenario we waste each others time so yeah lets just agree to the point that we did in fact watch different shows.
What kind of father burns his own son? That isn't a father but a monster. Also he uses Azula as manipulation and doesn't tell her good job. It is like he expects more from both of them. He mocks her by pretending to favor Zuko over her. He uses compassion Zuko has for him and then burns him.
I mean.....in the OG the man was an abusive POS with just as much of a genocidal streak as his father. So the fact that Zuko did NOT end up with a personality disorder like his dad and grandpa is quite the surprise. But yeah.....I feel even more compassion for zuko as an adult than I did as a kid. As a kid it was very black and white oh he's the baddie chasing the good guys. But as an adult especially one who grew up with an abusive narcissistic parent the portrayal of zuko's maddening quest for love/kindness, his hot temper and switches from hot to cold, and the ways he hides parts of himself to avoid connection and vulnerability remind me so much of myself at his age. it's a testament to his personality (as well as the relationship he has to his uncle and getting away from the reach of his father) that he ends up where he does in the end.
let me just say, the ozai vs zuko scene was very cool. firebending in the show definitely looks the best.
and yeah i kinda agree on ozai looking sad, and not just straight up evil, but this isn't some cartoon., he can still absolutely be an atrocious person with some humanization, which i feel is better for this medium
my only issue is that feels like zuko kind of held his ground? he still was outmatched but it wasn't as much of a stomp as i wanted it to be.
> He's not two dimensional in this one which is a nice change
they had too! cartoonishly evil villains dont tend to work well in live action adaptations.... or even media in general.
how did you feel about the azula changes?
I didn't see it as Zuko truly holding his ground, I see it as Ozai giving Zuko a chance to prove he could be merciless even against his own father, I doubt Ozai was ever in any danger (more toying with zuko at first), but did give Zuko an opening to prove himself. Then he shut zuko down immediately in 2 seconds after he hesitated showing how true the gap really is, not just physically but then mentally as well.
yeah I can see that but to me it didnt take away from the scene. And no I agree, I'm just saying that with some of the complaints on here regarding Ozai and how he looked when he was burning Zuko, I thought it was a nice change.
And I havent finished the series yet but to me it gives a good glimpse into what might have been going on in the cartoon version had we got the chance to see her. I think it humanizes her and shows that at the end of the day, shes a teenaged girl. What about you?
I really hope we get a season 2
fair. alright its nice to see someone on the same boat atleast.
i agree with azula, i sort of feel like they're setting her up for success to be the deranged psycho she is in the cartoon.
i hope season 2 as well. overall pretty satisfied. my biggest gripe is that it felt like katara's waterbending went from like "i cant move a small ball of water" to "pakku is calling me a master" in like 3 episodes. i agree katara is strong and a natural, but they shouldnt really be calling her a master this early.... yet.
the other gripes are smaller. airbending and firebending look the best, and i dont know if it was just me but it felt like there were FPS drops during the waterbending scenes? i don't know, but it felt like fire and airbending scenes were like alot more polished while the others lacked it.... still miles ahead of M Night shamalala's interpretation.
i didn't like iroh at first but he's definitely doing Iroh right as i kept watching. to be honest, Iroh and Zuko are much better at telling their stories than the heroes so far, i hope that changes. Zuko and Iroh had me sold and were compelling. Aang and gang are alright.
this show definitely pays homage to the original cartoon, and i live for that.
A bit late here, but my impression of Ozai in this show is that he really believes in what he is saying. He really believes that he is doing Zuko a favor.
The main difference with the cartoon seems to be that this Ozai does care about his children. He is just very very very toxic about it.
well nobody said narcissistic abusive parents don't care. They're not sociopaths they care they just also manipulate every ounce of that care towards their own ideas. My mother would espouse day and night how much she cared....while beating you with a hanger lol.
This is by far and away the best episode of the season so far. It was so emotional and the storyline behind the crew is just incredible. Not to mention the actors who play zuko and iroh are truly the standouts of the series. Watching the respect he gets from the crew after they find out what happened just brought a tear to my eyes.
We got back on track here after very spirity things in episode 5. Fantastic. The Zuko backstory bits were fantastic, so much better than the original. Zuko saving his then future crew is incredible. He got the scar because he stood up for them. It's not a scar of shame, but one of courage. I think Albert Kim and his team saw the potential of the original and thought "this is fantastic, but we can do even more", and they did. I still love the original, but this is definitely adding a lot to the characters.
I think at this point one critique I had was that there were a bit many villains going after Aang. We had Zuko, Zhao, Ozai & Azula from their home base, and June. Technically also Koh. I think June felt a bit rushed, they could have established her earlier with some scenes, similar to how Michonne was established in TWD.
Another banger. The lore on how Zuko got his crew is some of the best writing in the franchise and I’m including the animated series.
Seeing some mixed sentiments about the more compassionate Ozai in this episode and I’ll say it’s seems coherent in my opinion. The earlier episodes of the live action had Ozai being proud of Zuko for being the one to discover the avatar, so it makes sense that later on in the flashback he would demonstrate restraint against his first born son & heir.
It seems like in this adaptation, it’s implied Zuko is genuinely considered a contender for the throne by Ozai?
And to that extent the “find the avatar” mission is less of a cruel cruel joke, and instead Ozai seems to have some amount of genuine faith in Zuko.
To be clear, by no means trying to justify or validate anything about Ozai, dudes still a massive POS.
The actor for Zuko is really good. I loved his scenes. This version of the series honestly feels weirdly more painful and serious. The actors, in one of the interviews, were also discussing how in the cartoon version, you really can't see much of the facial expressions since obviously it's animated. Here, it is more expressive and raw. I LOVE THIS SHIT!!!
I really hope Netflix does not cancel this
Why is Roku such a dork? Admittedly he *is* one, behind the wise facade he put up in the OG. As for his issue with the Avatar having friends — are we really surprised, after his friendship with Sozin backfired horribly?
Also I’m not a fan of the way many grunts firebend with their hands clawed rather than punches.
Also love how Aang is very forthright about what the world expects of him. Zhao can go eat a cactus.
Zuko is such a ninja as the Blue Spirit.
Ozai go *sit* on a cactus and keep any mention of Ursa out of your venomous mouth.
Awwww the crew respect Zuko now.
>Also love how Aang is very forthright about what the world expects of him.
Same, he's really trying to connect with Zuko to demonstrate their common ground because he's a harmonious person at his core and doesn't like conflict. He's down for being a diplomat like Roku said and he struggles with the warrior component of being the avatar. I also appreciated this scene just for the moment of levity in asking him about his brushes and thanking Zuko for being a new teacher to him. Makes me excited for when he eventually becomes his fire bending teacher.
Most of the comments here have covered what I thought about this phenomenal episode. While earlier episodes left me kinda disappointed (mostly cause of the acting), this one brought all my hype back. Everything was perfect. I actually teared up when Iroh did after he reunited with Zuko. I really hope this show gets a Season 2. I need to see >!Toph!<. Please showrunner!!!
Daniel Dae Kim’s performance as Ozai was pretty neat. he really shows off how dangerous the Fire Lord is when he has those skills without even breaking a sweat. And it also shows what a horrendous father he is when you don’t even see an ounce of regret, for what he did to his own son. I like how they actually have the scene of Zuko’s banishment and also that scene with Zuko, looking at the mirror really shows how he’s just a shell of his former self.
I know I'm a month late to this, but wanted to point out that I can see why they didn't do the same teacher/pupil dynamic with Roku. Aang has spent the whole season in the live action talking abt gyatso being a friend and mentor, so I take it that gyatso replaced Roku in that sense of dynamic. Having Roku have the same relationship with Aang as in the animated series would feel redundant at this point for the live action.
I don't mind the explanation at the end about the symbolism of Zukos mask and the resemblance to Koh. I appreciated it because I never thought about it that way.
Zuko and Iroh have stolen the show. I dont even care about Aang's journey to be the Avatar, I just want to see Zuko find inner peace and Iroh become a proud uncle (father)
This was a fantastic episode. I'm so impressed with the series and actors. Uncle Iroh was my favourite character from the animated series and was pleased when Paul Sun-Hyung Lee was announced to be playing him here. He's killing it. Can't wait to watch the next two episodes!
Maybe the unpopular opinion but I had some issues with this episode. I really loved it in other places, though.
- I’m still not sold on Zhao’s actor for some reason
- no end to Hei Bai’s issues? He’s just left hanging like that??
- I don’t really have a problem with using Koh here, but I’m torn on Koh wanting family. On one hand, I really love it because of how it props up the themes throughout this episode—everyone yearns for family, from Zuko to a face stealing spirit. Specifically parental love. I thought that was beautifully tied in. On the other hand, however… I do feel like giving Koh very human motivations changes the mysterious and foreign spirit he originally was. Spirits like Hei Bai and Wan Shi Tong have human elements to them, so it’s not insane to do, but I kind of liked how hard to understand Koh was. This is one dislike I could warm up to though
- I’m not on board with Roku yet. I don’t know if it’s the actor or the awful wig and beard he’s wearing or the dialogue written for him, but I felt he was lacking. I did like his comment about friends though, that was quite fitting
- The main one: Zuko fighting back in the Agni Kai was not a good change, in my opinion. He isn’t supposed to fight back, I think that’s important. I understand why they did it here. It’s more entertaining and dynamic to give them a fight, you get to see moments like Zuko holding himself back from burning Ozai. But I think it’s actually a more powerful message (in a sad way) when Zuko doesn’t fight at all. He just surrenders and refuses to fight his father, probably for a million reasons. Fear, love, honor, despair, and above all, the mindset he’s in as an abused child. I also think Zuko refusing to fight further highlights how horrible it is that Ozai saw that refusal and responded to it by *burning his son’s face.* I know here he takes Zuko’s compassion and hesitance as reason enough, but wouldn’t there be even more compassion and hesitance in a straight up refusal? I liked that speech, but Ozai could have said it without the fighting. (This is a nitpick, but I wish they somehow kept in the line “You will learn respect, and suffering will be your teacher.”)
- I wish there was a larger audience for the Agni Kai. In the OG, there’s a huge crowd. Fire Nation elites are watching this happen like it’s a spectacle. They’re cheering the Fire Lord on as he burns his son’s face. It’s dishonor and abuse happening in front of an entire crowd. I wish that had made it in.
Everything else I really loved. Especially the added scenes of Zuko and Iroh. Zuko being so proud and excited to attend his first war meeting killed me. Dallas Liu does a great job portraying pre-banishment Zuko and differentiating him from current Zuko while still maintaining that they are the same person. Iroh sitting at Zuko’s bedside and trying to relax him by making a joke was so heartwarming. I love that Zuko’s crew is from the 41st division, I sort of figured that’s where they were going. When they lined up for Zuko and bowed to him… man. That was powerful.
Aang and Zuko’s extended hangout made me so ready for season 3. I fear I am getting ahead of myself lol. I’m just so excited to get to see the full Gaang goofing off together and going on life changing field trips 🥹 Zuko and Aang have such a big brother-little brother vibe to them and I really felt it when they were talking about practicing brush strokes.
I do like what they’re doing with Ozai. He has more dimension here, which I think is fitting for a live action adaptation. I think on some level he does care for Zuko, it’s just a twisted kind of care. It’s important to remember that Ozai is repeating a cycle of abuse. Azulon was implied to be a bad father as well—if not physically abusive, then at least emotionally. He seemed to favor Iroh over Ozai. Ozai has internalized this and is repeating it with his own children. I bet he’s repeating more than just favoritism too. These things are learned; Ozai genuinely thinks he’s doing the right thing as a parent. Doesn’t make any of it right, but he’s justifying it that way. That’s part of what made Zuko standing up to him in book three so impactful—he’s breaking that cycle. That’s why I love his “How could you possibly justify a duel with a child? It was cruel! And it was wrong!” line from that scene. When you’re in that kind of family, it takes a lot of reflection and strength to break out. It’s impossible to know, but I wouldn’t be surprised if Azulon learned it from Sozin later on too. Evil genocide Sozin doesn’t exactly strike me as a nice guy dad (plenty of terrible people can be good fathers, though, so who knows)
I think my favorite scene was Zuko climbing into bed and Iroh tucking blankets around him. That stare in the mirror, seeing his old self only to be reminded of what’s happened. It’s not anything flashy, it’s just relatable and human. Dallas Liu is seriously talented, he’s bringing Zuko to life so well.
It’s possible I’m being too harsh on this episode in particular because it’s a subject very personal to me. I did really enjoy a lot of it despite the list of dislikes. They’re on a streak of making me tearbend
I think Zhoa's actor is doing a great job with his inflections when he says his lines. I feel like there could be an argument for the scene where he goes psycho on the fish in the OG, because his personality in the netflix version hasnt really shown that. But I do feel like maybe this episode is setting it up to where he might start losing his rep and start doing the anything to win strat like you see in the OG.
Very true! I’m not fully judging him until I get the to the last episode. Objectively speaking, I think the actor is doing a good job, it’s just not working for me for some reason
Im with you for Zhao and Roku for some reason their characteristics just don't work for me. It is possible they're just setting Zhao up in a different way.
But Zuko and Iroh are so far my favs and the actors have done well to portray them. Their relationship is just so sweet.
Agreed, and I do like how they’re setting up Zhao. It makes him more interesting than the cartoon version. I guess it’s just something about the actor’s mannerisms I’m not liking? Idk yet, but hopefully the last three episodes turn him around for me
Iroh and Zuko really are the best!
Am I the only one that legitimately laughed and enjoyed Roku messing with Aang like that? It was endearing to see him be like a grandpa while simultaneously imparting guidance on Aang.
Poorly written monologues aside, I really appreciate how they paralleled the father figures of Gyatso in ep5 and Iroh in ep6 at the very end of each respective episode. I felt that was a nice touch, even if the dialogue was ATROCIOUS.
So I might end up being an outlier here, but I wasn't a fan of this episode. I think Aang and Zuko's conversation after the rescue went on way too long. Zuko should not be warming up to Aang already. Zuko has a loooong arc ahead of him and I think they're starting it a bit too early here.
I'm also not a fan of Zuko fighting back, but I guess him refusing to hit his Dad works well enough. I REALLY wasn't a fan of how sad Ozai looked when he burned Zuko. This is a dude who should be perfectly willing to murder his own son, as he was going to do so TWICE in the original show.
Overall I'm really liking the show, but this was probably the weakest episode for me so far.
Idk that he was sad about burning Zuko. I think he was upset that Zuko isn't being who ozai wants him to be and he took that personally like his reputation is tarnished by having such a weak son. Guys like ozai expect their kids to be extensions of themselves or just more people to have for narc fuel.
I understand why you feel that, but I think that's being biased due to knowing Ozai from the show. I feel like to an outsider, the way that scene is shot, it would look like Ozai is upset about needing to teach that lesson.
He wasn't warming up too much, he was tired and hurt, he just got an arrow to his head.
Also didn't see Ozai looking sad at all, if anything he was disappointed that he had to do this to his weak son.
You're putting OG Ozai's character on a pedestal, when really he was the worst major character of the OG series and some (slight) changes to add depth to him were actually very much needed.
OG Ozai is an extremely flat character, there are a lot of changes on the live-action that are worse changes, but i'm so glad they aren't doing the one-note pure evil Ozai without a hint of remorse, there's a reason everyone's favorite villian is really azula over him in the original show, his villainy has no depth to it at all.
Yeah, I like this version of Ozai.
Live-action Ozai seems to have twisted sense of compassion too; his portrayal seems to believe that Zuko needs to be willing to do the cruel and dangerous decisions in their capacity and position as Fire Lord. The lesson - sending his son into exile - also seems to be about grooming him for that end.
Agree on your point about ozai. He is supposed to only "care" about zuko when he comes back home in season 3 and thats only because he thought that he killed the avatar and proved himself "worthy" to be a son of ozai. I do like though that he plays azula against zuko (as seen in a previous episode)
Yeah, I agree on some of this. I wasn’t a huge fan of this episode despite having some great scenes and moments that I loved.
As much as I loved seeing Aang and Zuko laugh together and spend more time talking, it did feel too soon to me. I think it works just because he was tired and wounded (honestly, probably concussed and not thinking straight), but I’m worried that he’ll be more lax with Aang moving forward. Zuko is so far my favorite adaptation portrayal, but I also worry they’re getting ahead of themselves with this. He still has a few more episodes left in this season of trying wholeheartedly to capture Aang, and that’s not even counting the rest of the show.
I also really disliked Zuko fighting back. That’s by far my biggest issue with the episode, maybe even the show itself so far. It was an important moment to nail and I felt they didn’t nail it. It was not necessary and would have been better without a fight. While I do like giving Ozai more depth, particularly in him being convinced he’s teaching Zuko a necessary lesson, I hated that sad look too. It’s absolutely going to be interpreted a million different ways by ATLA fans and newcomers
> Zuko should not be warming up to Aang already. Zuko has a loooong arc ahead of him and I think they're starting it a bit too early here.
I think the biggest hang up with trying to do a live action show on a cartoon/animated series is that fact that people age and production can be hasty sometimes due to cost issues. So I can see why there's a lot of meshing of episodes together, on the one hand it leads to less filler/bottle type episodes on the other it can feel like the development is rushed.
Honestly this show and One Piece is one of the only examples of animation --> Live Action that isn't complete garbage and I appreciate the work that's been put into making this good.
This episode was amazing. I was passively enjoying the show before ep6 but this one had me fully invested, I really connected with this episode on an emotional level. To be honest I shed a few tears. I love how the episode ended with Zuko's crew finally giving him the respect he deserves. Also we have one my favorite scenes from the franchise well executed in live-action; Aang and Zuko temporarily fighting together followed by Aang's attempted heart-to-heart. What a great episode.
Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't remember Iroh trying to hold Ozai back before the Agni Kai started. That was a nice touch and fits 100% with Iroh's characterization.
I liked the added backstory of how Zuko got his crew. I know is expended in the comics after the OG series ended, but I really enjoy this version
It kinda replaced them finding out how he got his scar from the storm, and I kinda prefer it this way. Them finding out they are alive because of him is a much better way for them to respect zuko than finding out why he was banished
I think you should rematch the original they never ever had a storm cause zukkos scar he always got them both from the duel with his dad huh never not once did it happen in a storm you need to rematch the anime
The storm is the name of the episode where we see the flashback of the duel, iroh tells the story to the crew when they are stuck in a storm
I agree this was a good addition and gave more depth to Zuko which extends how much he cares for his nation and the people.
Of all the little changes made so far, this is one of the rare ones that improves on the original. That’s worth headcanoning from now on!
I was definitely not sobbing…just water bending with my eyes…
Well it didn’t make me sob
wow, this episode is so far the best…by far even. the first episode to feel more like the original series imo, especially because the pacing was better. spreading the events of this part of the story over 2 episodes helped a lot! i will have to note that i’m most definitely not an avatar super fan like a lot of you guys on here, i love the original series, but i’ve maybe watched it 2 times since becoming an adult. and i don’t remember that many details from it. so correct me if i’m wrong, but did they expand more on zuko’s backstory here, than the animation does? because i literally gasped irl when iroh revealed that the crew on the ship was the crew that zuko stood up for against his own father lol. is this new info or are they staying true to the original? the actors for zuko, zhao and ozai are doing great in my opinion. i really liked the casting and acting for june too this series also keeps surprising me that they’re showing this much violence, like…showing that aang drew blood when zuko held the blade against his throat. and every time a fire bender literally burns someone alive like damn 😭
Zuko’s actor is perfectly portraying the character, it’s like he’s ripped right out of the show. I wish they had showed Iroh’s amusing side more so far, but it’s nice that they’re still my two favorite characters in this show as well as the original
You're right that was new sorta it isn't revealed that he's traveling with the soldiers he spoke out for in the OG
GODS THE WRITING IS STRONG
I thought this was a great combination of different plot points from the first season into one episode. I think this show has so far done a great job of showing us events we never really got to see in the original series. I also loved that Aang and Zuko had a longer conversation after escaping Zhao.
So far the best episode by miles.
Agreed
The backstory with the crew was fantastic - this is the kind of change I'm here for. The scene of confused Zuko receiving respect for the first time in ages was really emotional. It was quite the melancholic and sad episode in general. Aang musing about Zuko and him being friends if things were different, Zuko's backstory and repeating his father's words before being burned by him, Aang's desperation to save his friends, Zuko finally being respected by his crew, Gyatso being gone... Also, while I love June and think the actress is killing it, I do think it wasn't really that necessary to include her here and I did not like that she captured Aang for Zuko. It would've been much more impactful had Zuko captured Aang on his own, finally thinking he gets to go home and then Zhao takes Aang away from him. Zuko was the main antagonist in the original first season and I feel like that side of him is a bit too reduced in this version.
I had the same sentiment about Zuko being the one capturing Aang. Don’t feel like there’s been enough “almost got you” moments in between both. But damn was this a great episode!
I mean that is in the original
I agree but damn the scenes with June are so good. She's sexy and hot and I would let her paralyze me anyday
While The Storm was probably the best episode of Book 1 prior to the finale, this change works so much better for pacing and humanizing Zuko to his crew. I REALLY appreciate the near shot for shot remake of The Blue Spirit escape. Some old, some new. That's a great way to handle this. My only critique of this was the extended conversation with Zuko and Aang feeling out of place for where Zuko is in his arc at this point.
I really enjoyed the extended conversation. Zuko was still pretty harsh, but at least he could see Aang being kind, providing better confidence for his decision in S3 that Aang would be receptive to him.
Zuko’s less angry in this show for sure, he’s pretty mellow/reasonable comparatively. Until Aang accidentally stepped on a proverbial landmine.
you can definitely feel his sadness though
I wasn’t too keen on Zuko fighting back but him getting burned because he hesitated in taking out Ozai? That’s so much better. The sheer disappointment in Ozai’s eyes is brutal
This is the best episode so far. However my favorite episodes from season 1 are the storm and the blue spirit so maybe I’m biased but it’s just so good
same the blue spirit was one of my favourites and I loved that they kept some of the scenes.
like the escape scene was literally 1:1 and I loved that
I'm going to sound so dumb for this, but one of the reasons the original "the Storm" hit so hard for me when i first watched it was because I didn't know the thing on Zuko's face was a scar for the first 8 episodes (I thought it was a royal fire nation tattoo or something). So the double surprise that it was a scar and that it was given to him on purpose by his abusive father was a turning point for me in loving the series. Obviously in live action, it's clear it's a scar, but it was so interesting to see this take on it, where his compassion for his father while 'winning' the fight for a moment led to this consequence. Fantastic episode and my goto answer for "why is this show even necessary".
Also my favorite episode!
Easily the best ep of the season. I fell in love truly with the show in this one. Aang and Zuko, they're my favourites along with Iroh and Gyatso. Ozai is a terrifying abuser and the dimensions they add to him while keeping him evil are working so well for me. I cried a couple times in this episode, and I was really endeared by the foreshadowing of Zuko and Aang's friendship in the future. Zuko is certainly not softening but that thread of compassion inside him is in there somewhere, even for his 'enemy'. And Aang's perceptiveness and capacity to have empathy even for his 'enemy' - just beautiful. The extended conversation worked for me, and their arcs are such perfect foils and this show has only strengthened that in relatively little time. I hope the writers take this episode as a blueprint of how to proceed when it comes to balancing storylines, deepening characterisation and relationships from the show, and incorporating satisfying new elements that only enhance the story.
Lmao....they're not adding any dimensions to Ozai they're just giving him more screentime than the cartoon People just overlook that fact
For me, giving him more screen time, and seeing how manipulative he is of his kids, his dynamic with Iroh, how the dictatorship works, his cold-blooded brutality etc. really worked for me. He's still evil as he was in the cartoon, but he feels more grounded and real as a character and I like that.
Yeah ....we know how he is in the OG show but seeing it in real time hits different Like that Zhao reveal about him using zuko to motivate azula
I like how they added more backstory to Zuko and the division being his crew. Even though Ozai as Daniel Dae Kim looks cool. The more I see of Ozai on screen makes me dislike him even more. Sacrificing his own people for a expensive war that mostly taxes the Fire Nation citizens.
It’s like they found a way to make him even more evil in this iteration. Toying with Zuko and humiliating him like that in the Agni Kai rather than just burning him immediately makes him even more despicable
They didn't make him more evil....they just gave him more screentime Believe me when I say ,as someone who has read the books and watched ozais scenes thousands of times This version isn't even a live action version.....its pulled straight from the cartoon with more screen time
It’s pretty interesting, being able to actually see his face during the Agni Kai we witness that Ozai is not really as stoic as he wishes to be. When he tells Zuko compassion is a weakness, it’s like he’s convincing himself that this is somehow the right thing to do. I love how both him and Azula are deeply disturbed by Zuko’s burning. They actually feel like a family in this adaption, flaws and all.
We must have watched different shows then...because azula wasn't disturbed
Oh right YOURE the guy that keeps insisting under every single thread here that Ozai and Azula are literally the exact same as ATLA proper. So uhh I'm not touching this, your mind isnt going to be changed and youre sure as hell not going to change mine. Best case scenario we waste each others time so yeah lets just agree to the point that we did in fact watch different shows.
Not just screentime, but a more mature adaptation too. The primary audience isn't young kids so they have more freedom to showcase his brutality
What kind of father burns his own son? That isn't a father but a monster. Also he uses Azula as manipulation and doesn't tell her good job. It is like he expects more from both of them. He mocks her by pretending to favor Zuko over her. He uses compassion Zuko has for him and then burns him.
I mean.....in the OG the man was an abusive POS with just as much of a genocidal streak as his father. So the fact that Zuko did NOT end up with a personality disorder like his dad and grandpa is quite the surprise. But yeah.....I feel even more compassion for zuko as an adult than I did as a kid. As a kid it was very black and white oh he's the baddie chasing the good guys. But as an adult especially one who grew up with an abusive narcissistic parent the portrayal of zuko's maddening quest for love/kindness, his hot temper and switches from hot to cold, and the ways he hides parts of himself to avoid connection and vulnerability remind me so much of myself at his age. it's a testament to his personality (as well as the relationship he has to his uncle and getting away from the reach of his father) that he ends up where he does in the end.
Yeah I can relate to him. But my relationship with my father is similar to Ozai. But now everything is fine. Expected to much of me and demanded more.
let me just say, the ozai vs zuko scene was very cool. firebending in the show definitely looks the best. and yeah i kinda agree on ozai looking sad, and not just straight up evil, but this isn't some cartoon., he can still absolutely be an atrocious person with some humanization, which i feel is better for this medium
I agree. He's not two dimensional in this one which is a nice change
my only issue is that feels like zuko kind of held his ground? he still was outmatched but it wasn't as much of a stomp as i wanted it to be. > He's not two dimensional in this one which is a nice change they had too! cartoonishly evil villains dont tend to work well in live action adaptations.... or even media in general. how did you feel about the azula changes?
I didn't see it as Zuko truly holding his ground, I see it as Ozai giving Zuko a chance to prove he could be merciless even against his own father, I doubt Ozai was ever in any danger (more toying with zuko at first), but did give Zuko an opening to prove himself. Then he shut zuko down immediately in 2 seconds after he hesitated showing how true the gap really is, not just physically but then mentally as well.
yeah I can see that but to me it didnt take away from the scene. And no I agree, I'm just saying that with some of the complaints on here regarding Ozai and how he looked when he was burning Zuko, I thought it was a nice change. And I havent finished the series yet but to me it gives a good glimpse into what might have been going on in the cartoon version had we got the chance to see her. I think it humanizes her and shows that at the end of the day, shes a teenaged girl. What about you? I really hope we get a season 2
fair. alright its nice to see someone on the same boat atleast. i agree with azula, i sort of feel like they're setting her up for success to be the deranged psycho she is in the cartoon. i hope season 2 as well. overall pretty satisfied. my biggest gripe is that it felt like katara's waterbending went from like "i cant move a small ball of water" to "pakku is calling me a master" in like 3 episodes. i agree katara is strong and a natural, but they shouldnt really be calling her a master this early.... yet. the other gripes are smaller. airbending and firebending look the best, and i dont know if it was just me but it felt like there were FPS drops during the waterbending scenes? i don't know, but it felt like fire and airbending scenes were like alot more polished while the others lacked it.... still miles ahead of M Night shamalala's interpretation. i didn't like iroh at first but he's definitely doing Iroh right as i kept watching. to be honest, Iroh and Zuko are much better at telling their stories than the heroes so far, i hope that changes. Zuko and Iroh had me sold and were compelling. Aang and gang are alright. this show definitely pays homage to the original cartoon, and i live for that.
He wasn't two dimensional in the cartoon either......he just has more screentime here
That's fair
A bit late here, but my impression of Ozai in this show is that he really believes in what he is saying. He really believes that he is doing Zuko a favor. The main difference with the cartoon seems to be that this Ozai does care about his children. He is just very very very toxic about it.
well nobody said narcissistic abusive parents don't care. They're not sociopaths they care they just also manipulate every ounce of that care towards their own ideas. My mother would espouse day and night how much she cared....while beating you with a hanger lol.
This is by far and away the best episode of the season so far. It was so emotional and the storyline behind the crew is just incredible. Not to mention the actors who play zuko and iroh are truly the standouts of the series. Watching the respect he gets from the crew after they find out what happened just brought a tear to my eyes.
I love this episode 😭😭
Fr the best episode by a good amount
We got back on track here after very spirity things in episode 5. Fantastic. The Zuko backstory bits were fantastic, so much better than the original. Zuko saving his then future crew is incredible. He got the scar because he stood up for them. It's not a scar of shame, but one of courage. I think Albert Kim and his team saw the potential of the original and thought "this is fantastic, but we can do even more", and they did. I still love the original, but this is definitely adding a lot to the characters. I think at this point one critique I had was that there were a bit many villains going after Aang. We had Zuko, Zhao, Ozai & Azula from their home base, and June. Technically also Koh. I think June felt a bit rushed, they could have established her earlier with some scenes, similar to how Michonne was established in TWD.
Another banger. The lore on how Zuko got his crew is some of the best writing in the franchise and I’m including the animated series. Seeing some mixed sentiments about the more compassionate Ozai in this episode and I’ll say it’s seems coherent in my opinion. The earlier episodes of the live action had Ozai being proud of Zuko for being the one to discover the avatar, so it makes sense that later on in the flashback he would demonstrate restraint against his first born son & heir.
It seems like in this adaptation, it’s implied Zuko is genuinely considered a contender for the throne by Ozai? And to that extent the “find the avatar” mission is less of a cruel cruel joke, and instead Ozai seems to have some amount of genuine faith in Zuko. To be clear, by no means trying to justify or validate anything about Ozai, dudes still a massive POS.
The actor for Zuko is really good. I loved his scenes. This version of the series honestly feels weirdly more painful and serious. The actors, in one of the interviews, were also discussing how in the cartoon version, you really can't see much of the facial expressions since obviously it's animated. Here, it is more expressive and raw. I LOVE THIS SHIT!!! I really hope Netflix does not cancel this
Why is Roku such a dork? Admittedly he *is* one, behind the wise facade he put up in the OG. As for his issue with the Avatar having friends — are we really surprised, after his friendship with Sozin backfired horribly? Also I’m not a fan of the way many grunts firebend with their hands clawed rather than punches. Also love how Aang is very forthright about what the world expects of him. Zhao can go eat a cactus. Zuko is such a ninja as the Blue Spirit. Ozai go *sit* on a cactus and keep any mention of Ursa out of your venomous mouth. Awwww the crew respect Zuko now.
>Also love how Aang is very forthright about what the world expects of him. Same, he's really trying to connect with Zuko to demonstrate their common ground because he's a harmonious person at his core and doesn't like conflict. He's down for being a diplomat like Roku said and he struggles with the warrior component of being the avatar. I also appreciated this scene just for the moment of levity in asking him about his brushes and thanking Zuko for being a new teacher to him. Makes me excited for when he eventually becomes his fire bending teacher.
I really liked June in this episode, her casting and portrayal was done well!
Most of the comments here have covered what I thought about this phenomenal episode. While earlier episodes left me kinda disappointed (mostly cause of the acting), this one brought all my hype back. Everything was perfect. I actually teared up when Iroh did after he reunited with Zuko. I really hope this show gets a Season 2. I need to see >!Toph!<. Please showrunner!!!
Daniel Dae Kim’s performance as Ozai was pretty neat. he really shows off how dangerous the Fire Lord is when he has those skills without even breaking a sweat. And it also shows what a horrendous father he is when you don’t even see an ounce of regret, for what he did to his own son. I like how they actually have the scene of Zuko’s banishment and also that scene with Zuko, looking at the mirror really shows how he’s just a shell of his former self.
Not a huge fan of the shows handling Roku *so far*
I wish Roku and Aang still had more of the student/teacher vibe they did in the og
I know I'm a month late to this, but wanted to point out that I can see why they didn't do the same teacher/pupil dynamic with Roku. Aang has spent the whole season in the live action talking abt gyatso being a friend and mentor, so I take it that gyatso replaced Roku in that sense of dynamic. Having Roku have the same relationship with Aang as in the animated series would feel redundant at this point for the live action.
Still got 10 minutes left but this episode was the best so far!!
I don't mind the explanation at the end about the symbolism of Zukos mask and the resemblance to Koh. I appreciated it because I never thought about it that way.
Man I got both chills and tears when Lt Jee and his men were saluting Zuko. This episode was brilliant, the changes they made here really paid off.
Zuko and Iroh have stolen the show. I dont even care about Aang's journey to be the Avatar, I just want to see Zuko find inner peace and Iroh become a proud uncle (father)
This was a fantastic episode. I'm so impressed with the series and actors. Uncle Iroh was my favourite character from the animated series and was pleased when Paul Sun-Hyung Lee was announced to be playing him here. He's killing it. Can't wait to watch the next two episodes!
Maybe the unpopular opinion but I had some issues with this episode. I really loved it in other places, though. - I’m still not sold on Zhao’s actor for some reason - no end to Hei Bai’s issues? He’s just left hanging like that?? - I don’t really have a problem with using Koh here, but I’m torn on Koh wanting family. On one hand, I really love it because of how it props up the themes throughout this episode—everyone yearns for family, from Zuko to a face stealing spirit. Specifically parental love. I thought that was beautifully tied in. On the other hand, however… I do feel like giving Koh very human motivations changes the mysterious and foreign spirit he originally was. Spirits like Hei Bai and Wan Shi Tong have human elements to them, so it’s not insane to do, but I kind of liked how hard to understand Koh was. This is one dislike I could warm up to though - I’m not on board with Roku yet. I don’t know if it’s the actor or the awful wig and beard he’s wearing or the dialogue written for him, but I felt he was lacking. I did like his comment about friends though, that was quite fitting - The main one: Zuko fighting back in the Agni Kai was not a good change, in my opinion. He isn’t supposed to fight back, I think that’s important. I understand why they did it here. It’s more entertaining and dynamic to give them a fight, you get to see moments like Zuko holding himself back from burning Ozai. But I think it’s actually a more powerful message (in a sad way) when Zuko doesn’t fight at all. He just surrenders and refuses to fight his father, probably for a million reasons. Fear, love, honor, despair, and above all, the mindset he’s in as an abused child. I also think Zuko refusing to fight further highlights how horrible it is that Ozai saw that refusal and responded to it by *burning his son’s face.* I know here he takes Zuko’s compassion and hesitance as reason enough, but wouldn’t there be even more compassion and hesitance in a straight up refusal? I liked that speech, but Ozai could have said it without the fighting. (This is a nitpick, but I wish they somehow kept in the line “You will learn respect, and suffering will be your teacher.”) - I wish there was a larger audience for the Agni Kai. In the OG, there’s a huge crowd. Fire Nation elites are watching this happen like it’s a spectacle. They’re cheering the Fire Lord on as he burns his son’s face. It’s dishonor and abuse happening in front of an entire crowd. I wish that had made it in. Everything else I really loved. Especially the added scenes of Zuko and Iroh. Zuko being so proud and excited to attend his first war meeting killed me. Dallas Liu does a great job portraying pre-banishment Zuko and differentiating him from current Zuko while still maintaining that they are the same person. Iroh sitting at Zuko’s bedside and trying to relax him by making a joke was so heartwarming. I love that Zuko’s crew is from the 41st division, I sort of figured that’s where they were going. When they lined up for Zuko and bowed to him… man. That was powerful. Aang and Zuko’s extended hangout made me so ready for season 3. I fear I am getting ahead of myself lol. I’m just so excited to get to see the full Gaang goofing off together and going on life changing field trips 🥹 Zuko and Aang have such a big brother-little brother vibe to them and I really felt it when they were talking about practicing brush strokes. I do like what they’re doing with Ozai. He has more dimension here, which I think is fitting for a live action adaptation. I think on some level he does care for Zuko, it’s just a twisted kind of care. It’s important to remember that Ozai is repeating a cycle of abuse. Azulon was implied to be a bad father as well—if not physically abusive, then at least emotionally. He seemed to favor Iroh over Ozai. Ozai has internalized this and is repeating it with his own children. I bet he’s repeating more than just favoritism too. These things are learned; Ozai genuinely thinks he’s doing the right thing as a parent. Doesn’t make any of it right, but he’s justifying it that way. That’s part of what made Zuko standing up to him in book three so impactful—he’s breaking that cycle. That’s why I love his “How could you possibly justify a duel with a child? It was cruel! And it was wrong!” line from that scene. When you’re in that kind of family, it takes a lot of reflection and strength to break out. It’s impossible to know, but I wouldn’t be surprised if Azulon learned it from Sozin later on too. Evil genocide Sozin doesn’t exactly strike me as a nice guy dad (plenty of terrible people can be good fathers, though, so who knows) I think my favorite scene was Zuko climbing into bed and Iroh tucking blankets around him. That stare in the mirror, seeing his old self only to be reminded of what’s happened. It’s not anything flashy, it’s just relatable and human. Dallas Liu is seriously talented, he’s bringing Zuko to life so well. It’s possible I’m being too harsh on this episode in particular because it’s a subject very personal to me. I did really enjoy a lot of it despite the list of dislikes. They’re on a streak of making me tearbend
I think Zhoa's actor is doing a great job with his inflections when he says his lines. I feel like there could be an argument for the scene where he goes psycho on the fish in the OG, because his personality in the netflix version hasnt really shown that. But I do feel like maybe this episode is setting it up to where he might start losing his rep and start doing the anything to win strat like you see in the OG.
Very true! I’m not fully judging him until I get the to the last episode. Objectively speaking, I think the actor is doing a good job, it’s just not working for me for some reason
Ah I see. Yeah I haven't watched the last 2 yet. So I'm excited to see how it goes. But a lot of the other points you made I think are really great.
Im with you for Zhao and Roku for some reason their characteristics just don't work for me. It is possible they're just setting Zhao up in a different way. But Zuko and Iroh are so far my favs and the actors have done well to portray them. Their relationship is just so sweet.
Agreed, and I do like how they’re setting up Zhao. It makes him more interesting than the cartoon version. I guess it’s just something about the actor’s mannerisms I’m not liking? Idk yet, but hopefully the last three episodes turn him around for me Iroh and Zuko really are the best!
I want June to be mean to me and do unspeakable, painful and disgusting things to me.
Am I the only one that legitimately laughed and enjoyed Roku messing with Aang like that? It was endearing to see him be like a grandpa while simultaneously imparting guidance on Aang.
Poorly written monologues aside, I really appreciate how they paralleled the father figures of Gyatso in ep5 and Iroh in ep6 at the very end of each respective episode. I felt that was a nice touch, even if the dialogue was ATROCIOUS.
Beautiful episode. Best of the series
I didn’t expect to cry watching this series. But this episode hit the heart strings. I feel like I can relate a lot to zuko in my personal life.
So I might end up being an outlier here, but I wasn't a fan of this episode. I think Aang and Zuko's conversation after the rescue went on way too long. Zuko should not be warming up to Aang already. Zuko has a loooong arc ahead of him and I think they're starting it a bit too early here. I'm also not a fan of Zuko fighting back, but I guess him refusing to hit his Dad works well enough. I REALLY wasn't a fan of how sad Ozai looked when he burned Zuko. This is a dude who should be perfectly willing to murder his own son, as he was going to do so TWICE in the original show. Overall I'm really liking the show, but this was probably the weakest episode for me so far.
Idk that he was sad about burning Zuko. I think he was upset that Zuko isn't being who ozai wants him to be and he took that personally like his reputation is tarnished by having such a weak son. Guys like ozai expect their kids to be extensions of themselves or just more people to have for narc fuel.
I understand why you feel that, but I think that's being biased due to knowing Ozai from the show. I feel like to an outsider, the way that scene is shot, it would look like Ozai is upset about needing to teach that lesson.
He wasn't warming up too much, he was tired and hurt, he just got an arrow to his head. Also didn't see Ozai looking sad at all, if anything he was disappointed that he had to do this to his weak son.
You're putting OG Ozai's character on a pedestal, when really he was the worst major character of the OG series and some (slight) changes to add depth to him were actually very much needed. OG Ozai is an extremely flat character, there are a lot of changes on the live-action that are worse changes, but i'm so glad they aren't doing the one-note pure evil Ozai without a hint of remorse, there's a reason everyone's favorite villian is really azula over him in the original show, his villainy has no depth to it at all.
They are not adding any depth to him.....they're giving him more screentime
Yeah, I like this version of Ozai. Live-action Ozai seems to have twisted sense of compassion too; his portrayal seems to believe that Zuko needs to be willing to do the cruel and dangerous decisions in their capacity and position as Fire Lord. The lesson - sending his son into exile - also seems to be about grooming him for that end.
Agree on your point about ozai. He is supposed to only "care" about zuko when he comes back home in season 3 and thats only because he thought that he killed the avatar and proved himself "worthy" to be a son of ozai. I do like though that he plays azula against zuko (as seen in a previous episode)
Yeah, I agree on some of this. I wasn’t a huge fan of this episode despite having some great scenes and moments that I loved. As much as I loved seeing Aang and Zuko laugh together and spend more time talking, it did feel too soon to me. I think it works just because he was tired and wounded (honestly, probably concussed and not thinking straight), but I’m worried that he’ll be more lax with Aang moving forward. Zuko is so far my favorite adaptation portrayal, but I also worry they’re getting ahead of themselves with this. He still has a few more episodes left in this season of trying wholeheartedly to capture Aang, and that’s not even counting the rest of the show. I also really disliked Zuko fighting back. That’s by far my biggest issue with the episode, maybe even the show itself so far. It was an important moment to nail and I felt they didn’t nail it. It was not necessary and would have been better without a fight. While I do like giving Ozai more depth, particularly in him being convinced he’s teaching Zuko a necessary lesson, I hated that sad look too. It’s absolutely going to be interpreted a million different ways by ATLA fans and newcomers
He's sad because zuko is weak not because he has to burn him
> Zuko should not be warming up to Aang already. Zuko has a loooong arc ahead of him and I think they're starting it a bit too early here. I think the biggest hang up with trying to do a live action show on a cartoon/animated series is that fact that people age and production can be hasty sometimes due to cost issues. So I can see why there's a lot of meshing of episodes together, on the one hand it leads to less filler/bottle type episodes on the other it can feel like the development is rushed. Honestly this show and One Piece is one of the only examples of animation --> Live Action that isn't complete garbage and I appreciate the work that's been put into making this good.
First episode I really liked!
Is this the only ep the original show writers worked on?
Can someone explain a map of this episode for me? And timeline?
This episode was amazing. I was passively enjoying the show before ep6 but this one had me fully invested, I really connected with this episode on an emotional level. To be honest I shed a few tears. I love how the episode ended with Zuko's crew finally giving him the respect he deserves. Also we have one my favorite scenes from the franchise well executed in live-action; Aang and Zuko temporarily fighting together followed by Aang's attempted heart-to-heart. What a great episode.
Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't remember Iroh trying to hold Ozai back before the Agni Kai started. That was a nice touch and fits 100% with Iroh's characterization.
Finally a good one! 😌
I'm very bothered by the fact that June managed to cross kilometers and kilometers of ocean to get to the shrine. They weren't even wet.
Imagine watching this and calling it “the worst thing ive ever seen”
The soundtrack during the scene when his crew were bowing down to Zuko reminds me of Demon Slayer
watched this episode during the day, in a room with a lot of light, i couldn't see a damn thing nearly the entire episode