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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Donovan Morningfire" data-source="post: 3209135" data-attributes="member: 39532">Oh I'm not saying his redemption has to be painless.  But I'd rather it be psychological as he finally owns up to the simple fact that he's caused so much pain by his actions, and not only to himself.  As a character, he's still growing.  I think it's a good sign that at the end of the episode, even after Azula gives him a comforting speech and shows him more affection (geniune or not is irrelevant) than anyone other than Iroh has ever freely given him, Zuko is still torn up inside about the consequences of his actions, and that he betrayed the one person that was always there for him (even if, as I kinda theorize, he felt that Iroh had "betrayed" him by going to the Avatar for help).  Maybe I'm putting too much faith in the writers of the show, but I can't see them tossing out a full season of character development just have Zuko's spiritual journey end on such a sour note.Heck, for all we know, his aiding Azula was part of a very hastily formed plan to keep him and Iroh from being imprisoned/killed by her or the Dai Le.  And to him, if he could get him and uncle out of danger and maybe even salvage his "honor," then so much the better.  Too bad that old saying about a certain road and good intentions is all too often true.Now that I've actually sat down and mulled the episodes over, I think Zuko acting the way he did will make for a much better story than him taking the expected path and leaping to Aang's side.  By his own admission, Zuko's always had to struggle in life, so why should his redemption be any different.  Though again, I'd like for him to survive it, unlike Jet, who managed to redeem himself but has (apparantly) paid the ultimate cost for his sins.</blockquote>

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