Even tho I don't ship Zutara anymore, but I found it worth noting how Zuko is characterised more fairly in these specific shots of him with Katara than 99% of the scenes of him with Mai (*bruh even Mai was ooc but this is going to be for another discussion)
I already have many issues from book 3 especially in terms of characterisation, but Oh God, Zuko had the most awful ooc moments with Mai (*the beach episode sums it up), like I cringe whenever I see them together on screen💀
He's not even being Zuko with Mai, He's just a different person named "Zuko" (*the same applies to Mai), and it's really insulting not only for Zuko and Mai but for the fans as well
But let's be all honest, Zuko had such a spot-on characterisation in his scenes with Jin! (*not to mention the cute chemistry) He was really being himself in the Tale of Zuko
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Katara could have ended up with Haru, and Zuko could have ended up with Jin, which I would have been happier with than canon Kataang and Maiko. The added irony that Zuko and Katara both flirted with people from the Earth Kingdom.
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Find Yourselves a Girl Like Jin
Zuko: [The city]'s okay.
Jin:
Zuko: You have... quite an appetite for a girl.
Jin:
She was trying so hard and Zuko was giving her nothing. But no matter how annoyingly awkward he was, she was commited. This kind of patience is gold. We must find it.
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Jin and Zuko as a "cute old couple."
Did they grow old together or reunite after a lifetime apart? I find both possibilities so romantic. 🥰
I made this a winter scene to celebrate the coming season. It's already quite cold where I live!
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Rewatched The Tales of Ba Sing Se and I’ve gotta give Jin credit- she had the patience of a saint and practically carried most of that date on her back lol. If I was her and Zuko was being that anhedonic I would’ve cut out early. At least he came through and lit up the lanterns at the end tho.
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fr they should have been endgame😤😤😤
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Regarding my previous post about Zuko's characterization I think this comment is good to reply to and explain my point further
I think there's a nuanced difference between "being out of character/mischaraterized" and "not being/acting like yourself"
The thing with Zuko and Mai is that their relationship existence doesn't make any sense to begin with whether it was narrative-wise or characters/personality-wise (*I will deep-dive into this topic in another post bec I don't want to deviate from the original topic) back to the point, I think to explain my point I will use Zuko and Jin as an example to make it clear,
When Zuko first met Jin he was being cautious of his identity being known and assumed she might know he and Iroh are fire nation, Zuko was of course acting nervous in the restaurant because (aside from him hiding his identity) Zuko is not capable to socialise or really be socially open, I think the thing of "not acting like yourself" was better explained in his date with Jin, Zuko was actually acting like Zuko even when he's trying to hide his identity and he wasn't comfortable at first but the moment when Jin asked him to juggle is the moment he started to actually act like his 𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙚 self (*but he still wasn't mischaraterized back then) he started to be comfortable with jin because he actually liked her and became even more comfortable when they're alone at the fountain so the reason he had back then to not act like himself is now gone
From this we can know that Zuko is not the type of person who would be a "people pleaser" or try to not act like himself when he has no valid reason to or when he already loves/or comfortable with this person (*like with Jin)
Now let's see Zuko and Mai, the reason why this case is out of character even if we assumed that this relationship existence (somehow) made sense is that he has no reason to not act like himself with Mai, Bec he already knows her, she's not a stranger to him, and Zuko is not also the type of "playboy" as he's depicted in his relationship with Mai which is why I say it's out of character and a writing issue, also the other reason why it's out of character and not them shown as "not acting like theirselves" is because these moments are not presented as such
The writers presented these moments as them actually "acting like themselves" and to try to trick the audience into actually thinking this is "how Zuko and Mai really are" (*which is also the reason why the fandom mostly mischaraterize these two), the writers presented these moments as "look they're happy with each other and love each other" which is why it can't really be interpreted as "first relationships where neither of the two act like themselves"
But anyway thanks to the comment @thereslifeinhereyes and I'm interested in having these conversations even if we disagree
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jin and sokka brainrot…the brotp we missed out on
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