I Really Like The Points That Were Raised In This Exchange, Especially About How Iroh Saw Zuko As An

I really like the points that were raised in this exchange, especially about how Iroh saw Zuko as an emotional replacement for Lu Ten; which, when combined with Azula's status as a secondborn and a female member of the Fire Nation Royal Family, caused him to unfairly favor Zuko and exhibit subconscious sexism.

A lot of ATLA fans like to praise Iroh's writing as this all-knowing, enlightened father figure full of fancy inspirational quotes, but we sometimes gloss over the fact that he reads as someone who's really just written to raise Zuko's character up.

The "She's crazy and she has to go down" line leaves a bad taste in my mouth as well, but another thing that really stood out to me is the childhood flashback from Zuko Alone.

Iroh gifted Zuko an Earth Kingdom pearl dagger—spoils of war, basically—while he gave Azula a doll.

Maybe unpopular opinion? even though I don't think azula needs a redemption arc I found it weird how iroh was quick to just say she's far too gone when he only became a better person after loosing his son to the war. Who knows he could've been way worse than azula at 14 we don't know.

Maybe when he said she's far too gone he refered to how close she was to ozai but still iroh as a character kinda proves the idea that azula is far too gone wrong

If you disagree or agree I would like to hear your thoughts

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Fire Lord Izumi Week is a 5 day, short week event dedicated to our favorite hotwoman who took a backseat in Legend of Korra because she was too busy skillfully leading the Fire Nation to a brighter future.

Mark your calenders because the event takes place Wednesday, December 4, 2024-Sunday, December 8, 2024.

Prompts

December 4, 2024: “Zuko” or “Mai”

December 5, 2024: “Intimacy” or “Lazy Afternoon”

December 6, 2024: "Childhood” or “Childhood Adventures with the Gaang’s Children”

December 7, 2024: “Motherhood” or “Heavy is the Head That Wears the Crown”

December 8, 2024: “Azula” or “Lin Beifong”

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Remember to either @ this blog or tag your posts as “#FireLordIzumiWeek2024” or “Fire Lord Izumi Week 2024”!

Fire Lord Izumi Week 2024 is a 5 day, short week event dedicated to our favorite underrated Fire Lord. Each day has two prompts to choose from but all Izumi focused work is accepted!

Please read the Guidelines for more information.

To participate, you can either tag @firelordizumiweek or use "#firelordizumiweek2024" or "#Fire Lord Izumi Week 2024".

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