This framing of Zuko's internal war as one between two father figures is genuinely brilliant. I've been thinking alot about how the show makes Iroh's patient love the antidote to Ozai's weaponized expectations, and its almost therapeutic watching Zuko recognize that trauma doesn't have to define his future. The way his 'duality' becomes a strength rather than weakness is kinda what makes his arc land so hard for me as someone who also had to unlearn bad parental programming.
Thank you so much for your comment, buddy. This series means so much to me, and each time I go back for research, I find a new and interesting perspective.
This framing of Zuko's internal war as one between two father figures is genuinely brilliant. I've been thinking alot about how the show makes Iroh's patient love the antidote to Ozai's weaponized expectations, and its almost therapeutic watching Zuko recognize that trauma doesn't have to define his future. The way his 'duality' becomes a strength rather than weakness is kinda what makes his arc land so hard for me as someone who also had to unlearn bad parental programming.
Thank you so much for your comment, buddy. This series means so much to me, and each time I go back for research, I find a new and interesting perspective.