Writer:	Elizabeth Welch Ehasz
Director:	Lauren MacMullan
Star:	Dante Basco (Prince Zuko),  Cricket Leigh (Mai),  Olivia Hack (Ty Lee),  Makoto Iwamatsu (Uncle Iroh),  Grey DeLisle (Princess Azula (Season 2- ))
Guest Star:	Mark Hamill (Ozai),  Walker Edmiston (Fire Lord Azulon),  Susan Eisenberg (Sela),  Brian M. O'Neill (Ganzu),  Robby Bruce (Lee),  Elijah Runcorn (Young Zuko),  Jen Cohn (Ursa),  Gary Sturgis (Gow)

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-The writing on Zuko's knife means 'never give up without a fight' (edit) Character Debuts: Fire Lord Azulon, Sela, Gansu, Lee, Ursa, Gow (edit) It is displayed to how Zuko developed his innate kindness supported by a strong sense of honor, while young Azula was cold and calculating with a cruel streak. Both were favored by one parent: Azula was the apple of Ozai's eye, while Zuko was truly his mother Ursa's son. (edit) This episode aired in the UK on 25/11/06 (25 November 2006). (edit) An Earth Kingdom couple, a pregnant woman and her husband, appear in this episode. The two are the same as the couple that will travel along the Serpent's Pass with Aang and the gang in The Serpent's Pass. (edit)

Young Azula: If Uncle doesn't make it back from war, then dad would be next in line to be Fire Lord, wouldn't he?
Ursa: Azula! We don't speak that way! (edit) Ozai: And how was it that great grandfather Sozin managed to win the battle of Han Tui?
Young Zuko: Great grandfather won, because....
Young Azula: Because even though his army was outnumbered, he clearly calculated his advantages. The enemy was downwind and there was a drought, their defenses burned to a crisp in minutes. (edit) Iroh: (in a letter) If the city is as magnificent as its wall, Ba-Sing-Se must be something to behold. I hope you all may see it someday, if we don't burn it to the ground first! (chuckles) (edit) Zuko: (puts money on table) Can I get some water, a bag of feed, and something hot to eat?
Merchant: Not enough here for a hot meal. I can get you two bags of feed. (edit) Ursa: Zuko, please, my love, listen to me. Everything I've done, (she hugs him) I've done to protect you. Remember this Zuko. No matter how things may seem to change, never forget who you are. (edit)

"Lee" is both the pseudonym Zuko previously used, and the name of the Earth Kingdom boy. Zuko discovers the boy's name just before being asked his own, and is therefore unsure what to call himself. (edit) This is the first time we see Zuko use his broadswoards without the Blue Spirit mask. (edit) There were originally four young turtle ducks in the scene where Ursa and Zuko were near the pound, later there were five small turtle ducks. (edit) When Lee brought Zuko home, there were many livestock behind the fence, but later all the livestick disappeared. (edit) When one of the Earth Kindom soldiers got hit by an egg, his hair was full of glair, seconds later the glair disappeared. (edit)

The word Gow is a Scottish surname derived from 'Gobha,' the Gaelic term for 'smith'. The earthbending officer alludes towards this with his use of twin hammers. (edit) Ten Lu tea
It is revealed in this episode that the name of Iroh deceased son is Lu Ten. Lu Ten is the antithesis of Ten Lu, which is a obvious reference to Ten Lu tea and Iroh's love of the drink. The leaves used to brew Ten Lu tea are grown in Lushan, Taiwan, where the hills are shrouded by fog and covered by clouds throughout the year. The environmental moisture is absorbed by the tea leaves. The Ten Lu leaves are mixed with quality oolong leaves which also grow near Lushan to make the tea. (edit) Jacob and Esau
The concept of Ozai scheming for his older brother's birthright draws heir to the Biblical story of Jacob and Esau. Jacob, the younger brother, deceives his aging father, Isaac, to get his brother's birthright, while Ozai reasoned with Azulon to obtain Iroh's place on the throne.

Another fact that branches off of this is that Jacob eventually came to be a 'great nation,' just as Ozai is a powerful ruler of the same. (edit) When bearing news of the capture of Sen Su's (Lee's brother) battalion, the soldiers mention the Fire Nation army dressing their surviving captives up as their faux Fire Nation soldiers and sending them to the front lines unarmed. This military tactic draws heir to the war methods of the Mongol leader Genghis Khan, in which he would also use his captives to corrode the enemy fronts before sending his own soldiers to finish both them and the enemy off. (edit) The Man With No Name
The show makes yet another reference to western cinema within this chapter. On regular terms, Zuko would supply his false alias, Lee, whenever asked for his name. However, due to the fact that the boy he meets happens to have that name, he doesn't provide one at all, which the father understandably has no issues with, until he announces himself just after defeating the thugs at the very end. "The Man With No Name" is a stock character in western movies (personified by Clint Eastwood) which usually depict "him" as a hardened, skilled, self-reliant, outcast anti-hero. All characteristics which Zuko exhibits. (edit)