u/CrazyCalligrapher945

Well, as we know, Zuko visited Ozai a few times in The Promise to ask for advice. But what I've always wondered is what happened much later, like 30–40 years down the line.

What happened when Ozai got old and frail? Would Zuko just let him die in prison? Or would it be more of a "forgive but don't forget" kind of thing?

I feel like Ursa/Iroh (?) would've wanted Zuko to show him at least a little mercy in his final days/weeks. Not necessarily set him free, but maybe let him spend his last days somewhere more like hospice than a prison cell. Then again, maybe Ozai didn't even live that long. Who knows what taking away someone's bending does to them longterm.

And what about Zuko? How would he feel when the time came? Sad? Nothing at all? Relief? I wonder if he'd see things differently by then, especially if he was already a father himself.

Would you want them to have one last conversation before Ozai died? Not a full reconciliation or anything, just one final talk between them.

Was it an ambush? Did he get swarmed by Earthbenders and crushed under a rock? Maybe it was cleaner, one final strike from a blade. Or maybe he was poisoned? or kidnapped and beaten to death?

Seriously, whats the point of this live action. Its bad bad lmao.. they said their target audience is broader viewers who didn’t watch the OG show, but even then Im not sure they’ll actually be able to follow the story or loved the characters from this show alone (Aang becomes so unlikeable, Zuko steals from pregnant woman, Iroh not that funny or wise just sad, etc). they’ll end up with more plot holes and questions tbh. And it sure as hell doesn’t satisfy OG fans either.

Imagine if Katara never found Aang (so he stayed trapped in that iceberg the whole time), so basically no Gaang. Then what, would zuko still be out there chasing him while everything else (Zhao and the Northern watertribes, the comet, Ba Sing Se, etc) played out as usual?

What was even Ozai’s end goal here? Did he actually expect Zuko to find the avatar, even after he'd been gone for almost a hundred years? so was Zuko basically banished for good in his eyes? but then why did he still grant him a ship and its whole crew/soldiers?

And if Zuko eventually follows Iroh’s advice and defects…(tho less likely, since I believe part of Zuko's redemption arc came from his interactions with the gaang), then what? would the two of them just end up selling tea in Ba Sing Se while the Phoenix King ruled the world? Or would Ozai eventually called them back to serve him anyway?