I would agree that she wouldn't have traveled the road without Zuko, but I don't think that's a problem in terms of the story. It's a great use of somebody in her character position, imo. She's not Toph, who's a member of the GAang, she's one of the Fire Nation kids with a more limited role.
But as I said, I don't think her role in TBR is "redemption" in terms of making up for what she did to Tom Tom. I think it's just the sign that this character is going a different way now, that her relationship with Zuko and the things she's seen because of it (the way he deals with things and thinks about things) she's not going to be the same person she is before. She's not a hero on the level of any of the GAang or Suki. She doesn't change as completely as Zuko does. I think it's more that she's taken the first step so we know why she'll still be his girlfriend and part of the solution when the show is over.
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Date: 2009-02-26 01:48 am (UTC)But as I said, I don't think her role in TBR is "redemption" in terms of making up for what she did to Tom Tom. I think it's just the sign that this character is going a different way now, that her relationship with Zuko and the things she's seen because of it (the way he deals with things and thinks about things) she's not going to be the same person she is before. She's not a hero on the level of any of the GAang or Suki. She doesn't change as completely as Zuko does. I think it's more that she's taken the first step so we know why she'll still be his girlfriend and part of the solution when the show is over.