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J

It's common for children from abusive homes to put the blame on themselves. Zuko likely thinks that if he hadn't spoken out or shown "weak mercy", he wouldn't have had to face punishment. The aggressiveness is partially a front to live up to what his father seemed to want.

Tom Howard

Loooove this episode! Great to get some backstory on these characters. One thing that stuck out to me is how the Avatar gives hope to everyone, even Zuko. While Zuko's clearly been the main antagonist, through this episode we see that capturing the Avatar is the only hope Zuko has at returning his life to normal (though as you pointed out, his father is anything but normal haha). This hope may be misguided, but is really all he has at this point.

Tom Howard

Oh, and if I recall correctly, I believe the blue arrow tattoos are given to Airbenders when they become a master, or reach some 'rank'. Aang's a talented kid, which is why he has them and the other kids haven't gotten theirs yet. (I don't think this is explained in the show itself, which is why I figured I could answer it)

Alex

"His father's a dick." That's it, that's the show. Love love love this episode. The parallels between Aang and Zuko are my favorite part of the show and it makes their conflict so much better. (Side note, this episode changes the context of when Zuko told Aang "I suppose you wouldn't know of fathers, being raised by monks." Super sad)

Alex

Also, the airbending tattoos! Those are given to airbenders when they become masters. That's why not everyone had them (and Aang got his when he invented the air scooter)

May Anderson

You know that you can use Vimeo to upload these and not have to worry about copyright? There is another reaction channel on patreon I know that does just that