Zuko had his mother's influence, early on, which Azula says she never received in he same way, and then Iroh, who Azula had rejected as a role model, likely because she was younger and had more of her father's views on Iroh's weakness to shape her opinion without being old enough to form her own opinions when she idolized her father and wanted his approval. (Granted this is mostly assumption on my part and not strong timeline-fu.)
No, that timeline works. Although I think your comments re: Iroh's influence, and Azula's rejection thereof, also apply to Ursa. Azula seems like a classic case of parental alienation, where Ozai has deliberately encouraged Azula to reject Ursa, and to see Ursa's attempts at discipline as unreasonable. I mean, my only evidence there is that Azula's hallucination of Ursa is affectionate and kind, which doesn't mesh with Azula's perception of her as distant or unloving. And my work has brought me in contact with a lot of cases like that, and it ... fits.
I still wish we'd gotten a little more time to watch her unravel and they'd made it less sudden, because I think it would have come across as more heartbreaking, in addition to messed up, if it had been.
Oh, me too. It's the only thing I wish I could change about the series -- one extra episode in the third season, dealing with Azula's breakdown and Mai and Ty Lee in prison, and then the finale as a movie-length special. WHY SO UNCOOPERATIVE, NICKELODEON? LOOK, I'M SENDING YOU TELEPATHIC MESSAGES FROM THE FUTURE AND EVERYTHING!
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Zuko had his mother's influence, early on, which Azula says she never received in he same way, and then Iroh, who Azula had rejected as a role model, likely because she was younger and had more of her father's views on Iroh's weakness to shape her opinion without being old enough to form her own opinions when she idolized her father and wanted his approval. (Granted this is mostly assumption on my part and not strong timeline-fu.)
No, that timeline works. Although I think your comments re: Iroh's influence, and Azula's rejection thereof, also apply to Ursa. Azula seems like a classic case of parental alienation, where Ozai has deliberately encouraged Azula to reject Ursa, and to see Ursa's attempts at discipline as unreasonable. I mean, my only evidence there is that Azula's hallucination of Ursa is affectionate and kind, which doesn't mesh with Azula's perception of her as distant or unloving. And my work has brought me in contact with a lot of cases like that, and it ... fits.
I still wish we'd gotten a little more time to watch her unravel and they'd made it less sudden, because I think it would have come across as more heartbreaking, in addition to messed up, if it had been.
Oh, me too. It's the only thing I wish I could change about the series -- one extra episode in the third season, dealing with Azula's breakdown and Mai and Ty Lee in prison, and then the finale as a movie-length special. WHY SO UNCOOPERATIVE, NICKELODEON? LOOK, I'M SENDING YOU TELEPATHIC MESSAGES FROM THE FUTURE AND EVERYTHING!