With so many great episodes, it's hard to pinpoint which one really "'nails it" but this checks every box off.
Through the show we have had to watch Aang grapple with his inner turmoil, from running away, to his love life, to losing his whole nation, this time meeting with former Avatars on the issue of to kill/to spare the fire lord in their inevitable confrontation. Through the show Aang has never enjoyed using violence, but it is common sense through his friends that he will have to kill Ozai. Even the avatars tell him he must. Yet, he meets the Lion Turtle who gives him the best advice Aang has heard from the whole show, and a new alternative.
Finally Zuko reunited with Iroh, and their bond and relationship have come full circle as well. Seeing how Zuko has gone from being always angry and impatient with uncle to crying for forgiveness and being stunned that his uncle would forgive so easy is credit to 3 years of complex, great development. Iroh, as always, steals the episodes with his lines, remarks, and his unending love for the prince. What a touching moment.
So much great in this episode, can't think of one flaw.
Through the show we have had to watch Aang grapple with his inner turmoil, from running away, to his love life, to losing his whole nation, this time meeting with former Avatars on the issue of to kill/to spare the fire lord in their inevitable confrontation. Through the show Aang has never enjoyed using violence, but it is common sense through his friends that he will have to kill Ozai. Even the avatars tell him he must. Yet, he meets the Lion Turtle who gives him the best advice Aang has heard from the whole show, and a new alternative.
Finally Zuko reunited with Iroh, and their bond and relationship have come full circle as well. Seeing how Zuko has gone from being always angry and impatient with uncle to crying for forgiveness and being stunned that his uncle would forgive so easy is credit to 3 years of complex, great development. Iroh, as always, steals the episodes with his lines, remarks, and his unending love for the prince. What a touching moment.
So much great in this episode, can't think of one flaw.