Fighting in the arctic at night, for one. But season 3 was also when Nickelodeon mandated that each episode had to have roughly 30 seconds cut in order to meet some sort of runtime marker.
I'm been convinced for years that the fight Zuko was in was originally longer and showed him doing more, but was cut. A bit tinfoil hat, I'll admit, but when I first heard about it, this fight was the immediate scene that came to mind.
Ive only watched ATLA once and havent even finished Book 4 of Korra, and even I know that scene was weird. Like it actually stood out and I still remember watching it for the first time. I was stoked to see Zuko return and then it was just...over? Idk I know the whole he's old and night thing, but it still felt very off. Your tinfoil hat theory makes a lot of sense.
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u/Insect-Competitive Jun 30 '20
How did Zuko get his ass kicked btw? Was it just because he was old?