Netflix’s live action take on Avatar: The Last Airbender made quite a few changes from the original animated series. For the most part, I’m really not a big fan of them – I think a lot of them time they just feel like changes for the sake of them, others are clearly because the length of episodes and the season’s structure is different. There’s one in particular, about Zuko, that I actually quite like, and think is better than what happens in the original show. Most frustrating of all, it’s the kind of decision that shows exactly what the show could have been.
Spoilers ahead for both the original and Netflix versions of Avatar: The Last Airbender.
The change I’m talking about comes from episode six of the live action show, which adapts specifically Zuko’s backstory, originally revealed in episode 12 of the animated series. Both episodes explore just how Zuko got his scar, and is essentially the first big moment where you’re meant to feel sorry for the banished prince.
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