Talk:Azula/@comment-3387809-20110518224059/@comment-3973838-20110520031736

Sure thing, Kaizuh. Just because you're a *cough*extreme*cough* Azula fan doesn't mean I'll automatically dismiss all your points as biased. :-P But you misunderstand me. I wasn't referencing any single episode. I was talking about Azula's relationship with Zuko in its entirety, and how that might affect Mai. <p From a very young age, it's clear Azula disliked/hated Zuko (Zuko Alone). In fact, Azula has acted hostile toward Zuko all her life - has even tried to kill him on multiple occasions (I could reference quite a few episodes, and I'm not talking about the season finale). Given that Mai grew up around both Azula and Zuko, I doubt Mai is oblivious to the conflict. Azula's hatred for Zuko is going to have some on affect Mai - considering Zuko's her boyfriend. <p As for The Beach episode... Meh. I always found it strange that everyone was suddenly so chummy with each other, considering that a few episodes ago Azula likely planned on killing Zuko (had he not joined her in the Crossroads of Destiny). <p Anyway, when Mai states "I love Zuko more than I fear you [Azula]" - that's what really makes me wonder how close Mai is to Azula. That just doesn't sound like something you'd say to your "best friend". But even if they were close friends, it couldn't have been a healthy relationship. It's heavily implied that Azula controls her friends through fear and intimidation, like when she endangered Ty Lee's life during her circus performance just to persuade her to join her group. I mean seriously, who intentionally puts their "best friend's" life in danger? *shakes head* I'm not disputing that they were friends, though - but given the unhealthy nature of their relationships, I'm really not surprised that Mai and Ty Lee ended up leaving her.