Aang and Zuko Have a Heart to Heart | Avatar: The Last Airbender | Netflix Philippines

The thing that gets me is how Zuko WAS listening. He was relating. But the MOMENT that Aang brings up things like how Zuko doesn't have to be like his dad, or that he needs compassion, that's when Zuko was triggered, remembering how he got his scar and everything. The trauma just resurfaced and he lashed out.

“If we knew each other back then…you think we could have been friends” 😭😭😭😭

"I have a feeling you've been hurt more than enough" Yes, yes my boy Zuko has. 😭😭😭

"Kuzon, he was from the Fire Nation, just like you. If we knew each other back then, do you think we could have been friends?" ♥️♥️

Masks was definitely the best episode of the season. Between this scene, aang and monk gyatso, zuko and his dad and the added back story of the 41st division with them saluting zuko at the end. This episode was beautifully done.

I like this, their current situation prevents them from attacking each other without drawing attention, so Aang chooses to talk to Zuko to understand him, giving us a small glimpse of their eventual friendship later on, the original only had the scene where Aang talk about the fire nation friend he once knew

“Compassion isn’t weakness, ‘hesitation’ is.” Zuko hesitated in the Agni Kai, but unfortunately Ozai didn’t saw it that way.

I loved this scene. It’s just nice seeing Zuko have even just a moment of relief from his ever growing burdens. It also emphasizes that Zuko never had anything against Aang, he just only ever looked at him as an objective rather than a person until this point. But seeing him get triggered by “compassion” is heartbreaking.

" I did not mean to hurt you. You've been hurt enough already." 😥😢😭

OG fan here, really liked this scene and the expanded dynamic between iroh zuko and ozai.

I feel like Aang is the sibling Zuko needed more so than Azula.

I really like this scene. It makes me know Zuko more. It made him more relatable in a way. Gave depths about who he is and his character.

That was THE THING I needed so much!!! I mean they are future BFFs "Respect" word is a trigger for Zuko from original series "Compassion" word is a current trigger

I actually love the way they handled this interaction between the two. Aang connected with Zuko’s kid side, but unfortunately at the moment brought up something that brought out Zuko’s indoctrinated side. It really shows us that Zuko does have a good heart, but also how much control his father has over him.

Arch enemies became friends. They may be a bit difficult for them to get along but I'm sure they will be together like real brothers.

"And my father is a GREAT man!" Says how brainwashed Zuko was that he believes that.

I love this additional scene between them so much. Aang is of course going to use every opportunity to try to befriend the dude that's always trying to capture him, and poor Zuko is just going to have to sit there dazedly and be friendship smothered by this optimistic kid. 😂

I kind of love this scene for the reason that in the beginning you get the sense Aang is going to ask about the scar (potentially traumatizing to ask tbh, insensitive, likely what people probably look at immediately when they see Zuko). Instead he picks something so personal and intentional that he believes is part of Zuko's essence. Aang is a really thoughtful character.

OG fan here and I must say that they did this scene beautifully. Its funny how Netflix managed to give us this in depth character development within this scene for both Aang and Zuko emphasizing on how they are so much more similar than we thought when they had such a time constraint. They both are expected to do something for the sake of the world. One is fighting for it (Zuko) while the other was trying to run away from it (Aang) but is starting to take responsibility. And the part where Zuko gets triggered at the word "Compassion" is such a genuine showcase of trauma. "Compassion is a sign of weakness" is what he last heard before getting burned severely by his own father. Ofcourse Zuko did a complete 180 degree with his tone going from understanding and calm to furious within this scene. Hes traumatized and hates the word Compassion. And it all stems from Ozai being depicted (dare I say) even better than the OG show because atleast in the Netflix series there is a method to his madness. He's a sick and cruel father, but a father nonetheless that was trying to make his son fit to be a ruler, he did it via pain and suffering because that's the only way he knew how to raise a child.

Their relationship started off a little rocky, but they grew to become lifelong friends. Best friends.