Before "The Awakening", this episode provided the closest and clearest glimpse of Fire Lord Ozai's face, with his mouth shown when he spoke, albeit at a distance and barely visible. This episode's title "Zuko Alone" references that Zuko is the only major character appearing in it, except...
At the start of the series, we learn that Zuko, son of the Fire Lord Ozai (who is the center of all antagonism in the story), has behaved dishonorably and has been banished from the Fire Nation. In a desperate attempt to regain his honor, Zuko puts all of his efforts into capturing...