#zuko clearly thinks of iroh as solidly 'good' and he's subsequently framed that way to us as the audience as well

[maipreciation]

wait ok I reblogged this post the other day and tagged it with something like “it’s moments like these that make me wonder about zuko’s perception of his uncle” and after turning it over in my head for a bit i still can’t come to a solid conclusion

because zuko clearly loves iroh, of course he does and for good reason.  but also we never really see him reconcile with the fact that iroh was also a highly competent and revered general with a renowned military career who perpetuated the very same imperialistic regime that the two of them end up on the run from for the bulk of season 2 and ultimately turn against/ work to dismantle in season 3.  in the post I linked above zuko explicitly mentions his uncle when sokka comments how “war seems to run in the family” in the context that Iroh’s not like that- and yet to us as the audience he undeniably is

#zuko clearly thinks of iroh as solidly 'good' and he's subsequently framed that way to us as the audience as well #but for a lot of the series i'd say iroh sat in a pretty neutral position #exploring this line of thought probably wouldn't have been feasible timing wise or fit in with the story the creators were trying to tell #so i understand why they didn't #but it's so intriguing to me #has zuko already come to terms with his uncles past? is it something he even thinks about?? #zuko #iroh #atla meta #atla character analysis #my posts