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It’s a sad story, and one that has opened up the world to what it has become today. Which makes it all the more powerful when, despite returning to help, Sozin betrays Roku one final time and leaves him to die. Even as they drift apart, though, they share a bond, one that’s so strong that Sozin returns to help Roku fight the volcano. Sozin and Roku start out as such good friends, and their separate visions for the world push them apart. This sort of theme can be corny if done the wrong way, as I’m sure we’ve all seen on children’s shows, but here it’s a tearjerker. The strongest part of this episode is its themes, chief among them being that friendships are some of the strongest bonds in humanity. “Some friendships are so strong, they can even transcend lifetimes.” Elizabeth Welch Ehasz really packed the script with joys both large and small.ģ. Then there was the simple joy of seeing another Avatar in training, witnessing fire nation culture before it became a militaristic state, and hearing small things like Roku using the term “bitter work” to describe his earthbending training. Roku and Sozin’s friendship is, of course, the biggest surprise, but it was also a joy to see Roku and Gyatso having fun together. Any further dwelling on Sozin’s sins wouldn’t help the episode, and keeping them mostly unseen strengthens Roku’s surprise when he returns to see what Sozin has done.īefore we get to the real thematic meat of the episode, I want to acknowledge how many small details are packed into the script. Roku, meanwhile, has an entire journey as an Avatar to cover, along with several confrontations with Sozin where Roku is undoubtedly the hero. He betrays Roku and starts conquering nearby lands. Notably, though, the majority of the past story is told through Roku’s perspective. More than ever before, this episode depicts Zuko as one of the two main protagonists of the show. The story of Roku and Sozin’s friendship provided.įirst off, I think it’s a genius move to tell the episode in parallel: on one side, Zuko gets the information from Sozin, while on the other, Aang gets it from Roku. That means Zuko lineage remains debatable which doesn't matter since he made for a better Fire Lord than Ozai.Welcome back for another weekly review of Avatar! This week, I needed a good cry.

Firelords the avatar series#

That would make sense why Ozai has always been a terrible father to Zuko but whatever the case may be, the show nor the showrunners or any other material connected with the series hasn't confirmed anything. One of the letters had the word 'our son Zuko' and was addressed to Ikem it further says 'when I look into his eyes, it is as if I am looking into yours.'

Meanwhile, Ursa even once sent out dummy letters to check if Ozai was intercepting her letters with Ikem. Ursa loved someone else and could have well conceived Zuko with Ikem right before her forced marriage with Ozai. As you can recall, Ozai and Ursa were only wed on Azulon's behest and intention of mixing Avatar Roku's genes with royalty. We all knew Zuko was as the prince of the Fire Nation and son of Fire Lord Ozai but that didn't stop theories from existing that Zuko could well have been Ursa's son from her original lover, Ikem.