@ThePettiestLA im a big fan of getting guys in the draft we just need to play them and live with the good and bad time to move off the trash like vando and auton and jake for a center and replace them with the drafted players and adou oh and keep luke and marcus ofc
That moment hits because it flips Zuko from “chasing honor” to finally seeing what the Fire Nation actually did to people.
Before that, he understood the war mostly in abstract terms, honor, duty, the Avatar. But being forced to live among victims shows him the real cost of the empire led by Ozai.
That’s why it works so well:
he isn’t convinced by speeches
he isn’t redeemed by victory
he’s changed by experience and suffering
And yeah, the arc is so strong because it’s not just “good guy wins”it’s someone breaking down every belief they had, then rebuilding from nothing.
That’s why his redemption in Avatar: The Last Airbender still gets called one of the best in animation.