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And for starters, let's continue the arguments over the third season of Avatar here to stop derailment of the Korra Question & Answer Thread.
I'm copying the response I just wrote up and putting it here instead.
>>101872 >She's got issues, great; would have been nice to see that earlier. Somewhere between her friends' betrayal on The Rock and her assault on the Air Temple.
>>101890 >Yeah, those "Azula as Fire Lord" scenes are really lame. The whole thing happens so quickly, it almost plays like a parody.
It was already shown from the time that Azula was introduced that she was a bit obsessive and a perfectionist, someone for whom failure was not an option. And being the favorite child, Daddy's Little Angel, she had a lot to prove to Ozai. In a way, you could say she was similar to Zuko in this respect, except she already had her father's love and acceptance. She just needed to make sure she kept it. This is why, when seemingly dismissed by Ozai, she breaks down even further.
It may seem like the breakdown happens too fast, but Azula was never completely stable to begin with. She prided herself on being able to read, control, and manipulate people, so betrayal by her two best friends really shook her up. Then she starts realizing the older brother she used to be able to take in a fight hands-down is now a more formidable match for her. And then the father she looks up to so much tells her to sit on the sidelines while he utilizes her plan to burn down the world by himself, giving her the consolation prize of his old title as Fire Lord. Is it any wonder Little Ms. Perfectionist finally snapped?
>>101890 >we never see her reunite with her mother and receive the love she longed for
We never see Zuko reunite with Ursa either. We never see her again, except as Azula's hallucination, period. What happened to her has been one of the most asked about questions in the fandom. The creators realize this and are trolling the fans with it for all its worth.
All this said, I am agreeing that a lot of minor characters got the shaft due to time constraints, including this
>I re-watched the last episodes recently and I was surprised that the wheelchair kid, the other earthbender guy, and Jet's two companions were briefly in the Gaang. They did so little I had forgotten they were there. For that matter, I didn't care for how Mai and Ty Lee were dismissed until the very end either.
Even though Book 3 had an extra episode, it always felt like they could have used more. Maybe that would have helped prevent the pacing issues and little storyline hiccups. But I still don't think this season was as bad as some people are saying it was.
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