I knew from the first part that it was going to be something quite spectacular. Drastic decisions, surprises and a sad ending made this episode for me possibly the best one yet. Everything was planned with detail from beginning to end and masterfully crated nonetheless. The epicness of these two parts reminded me of Lord of The Rings moments, and also the ending made Azula not only one of the best anime villains but quite possibly one of the best in TV series history. During the whole episode she was calm and sure of what she was doing, making her even more menacing at times. Zuko's decision was long time coming but still it was very satisfying to see it happen. I wonder now what is in store for him and his uncle and more importantly how will the Earth Kingdom and Water Kingdom regroup and find a way to bounce back.
Absolutely fantastic episode, together with art one even better. These two episodes saved season 3 which at a point seemed to be going nowhere. Hopefully from now on there will be more episodes like this to wrap up this Series in a good way and make it worth it's hype.