You don't really see many of the commen FN men/women hanging around the capital which, if I'm not mistaken is supposed to be the home of only the aristocracy and their servents, as well as the Royal Family and the Imperial Firebenders.

The commen citizens would probably be the ones most inclined to sympathize with her. All they've ever known about her are stories of how great she is All they've ever heard about Zuko is how terrible he is.

Put yourself in the shoes of a FN citizen. What are your priorities? Do you really care about your country's imperialistic conquests? How much do you really know? Aren't you a bit skeptical of your government? All I'm saying is, it's not a given that your average FN citizen would automatically sympathize with Azula. Of course, here we are again debating about fiction (lol), so not really sure how you'd ever really know. Just my opinion.

Kind of my point. Not to say that there aren't uber patriotic FNers. I'm just saying that you're going to have a mix.

You're fogetting that these people regard the Royal family as minor deities. The people in that village didn't mind seeing some military tough-guys get roughed up, but the Royal Family are above question. Except for the ones who are bansihed and/or disowned.

Okay going into more detail, i would have had Katara and ZUko fight their way through Dai Lee and Honor gaurd to ceremony (i mean come on, did she literally ban ALLL the gaurds?) and would have revealed the plot to comit the genocide like i said before. Also Azula isnt as perfect to the people in the palace as you said- she's munipulative and (i would have kept scenes like the pip in the cherry) controling and without mercy. Zuko was herald as having been part of bringing down Ba Sing Sei, and though the play ultimately had Ozai and Azula winning, the crowd did like the other characters. And as mentioned by others the FN people ARE human and can care for others (like in Painted Ladies) learning that their Leader who si meant to be bringing peace to the EK is actually about to burn them all to death is a big deal; even destroying all they've fought for.

As ive said Ang Ki's are a matter of Hounour so if Zuko called for one in front of the ceremony and stated his claim to thrown Azula couldnt very well refuse. Then add, after revealing the plot and Azula not havign much love amoung those in palace, that she purposefully attacked a bystander after failing to defeat her brother (who i thought should have one ) would be be the last straw and remove all her honour; not fit to rule.

It does make a HE*LL of alot more sense than Zuko and Katara beating her in front of some sages, with no one else to witness, and suddenly being given full reign of the kingdom lol

Zuko had no more sucess than Azula - she dodged or blocked all of his attacks in both TBR and TSR.