Production-wise, it was nice to hear Ron Perlman as Sozen. It will take both of them to save the world. Aang's and Zuko's (A and Z!) parallel journeys are given context now in different ways, they are both Roku's heirs, inextricably bound together. Plus we learn that Roku was Zuko's maternal great-grandfather, and have it spelled out explicitly that Zuko's heritage makes him the key to restoring balance. Although it apparently took him 11 years to get around to it. And we learn (or did we know it before?) that he deliberately attacked the Air Nomads first in hopes of killing the new Avatar. What we learn is that Roku was his childhood friend and that they grew apart and ended up on opposite sides, and that Sozen allowed Roku to die in order to clear the way for his launching of the war. So, we get the backstory on Avatar Roku and Fire Lord Sozen, and the surprise is that there aren't any real surprises about Sozen and his role in the war. Hmm, we've been discussing the universe a lot in the other Avatar thread, but not specific episode discussion, so I figured I'd resurrect this thread for my comments about this week's episode.
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