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Amazing Avatar Scenes [3/?]

Okay, this is probably my favorite scene in the entire series of Avatar to date.

First off, it takes place during an awesome episode, Lake Laogai. The Gaang has discovered the truth behind the Dai Li and are attempting to break in and save Appa.

Now, this whole season Zuko has been in a really tough spot.

After his failure at the North Pole, his has officially been declared a fugitive of the Fire Nation. Despite knowing his father find him to be a hassle and has actually sent out the warrant for his arrest, he still takes a shot at completing the task he had been assigned three years earlier.

He thinks he finally has the chance to lure the Avatar in, by getting to his bison before him, but when he gets there, Iroh challenges him.

We have never heard Iroh yell, let alone yell at Zuko, but he raises his voice because he is so frustrated by seeing someone he loves so much going down the wrong path for himself.

Iroh tells Zuko that despite they are both Fire Nation and he was born Fire Nation royalty, that is not his path, it is a path that has been forced upon him.

The most haunting part of this is that Zuko knows it. And he can’t deny it. Dante Bosco did a great job of offering his voice for Zuko, because you can hear his voice shaking with emotion as his life has come to this point: his Crossroads of Destiny.

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