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starlight-bread-blog · 23 hours

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My Interpetation of The Southern Raiders: Part 2 – Zuko

Warning: The views expressed in this analysis will be somewhat uncritical of Zuko. If you aren't likely to agree, you aren't going to enjoy this post. This is your chance to leave. I probably won't have a debate for personal reasons.

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This is the second part out of a three part series trying to answer every question posed by the discourse on The Southern Raiders. If I take some things for granted, it's because I discussed them in part 1, in which I delve into A\ang's role in the episode. Today, I'll set my sights on Zuko.

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1. Was Zuko a negative influence on Katara?

No, he did not. When Zuko merely presents the possibility of tracking her mother’s killer, it cuts through her reply right to her already leaving. In literature, what isn’t in the text holds no relevance and is to be disregarded as mere speculation. We don’t see Zuko convincing her, therefore he had no influence on her, and that she made the choices she did because she wanted to.

All Zuko did later on was defend a decision Katara already made on her own. And in both the first and second disagreements with Aang she had the last word. Ergo she was making her own choice.

Additionally, before they enter the room of who they think was her mother’s killer, Zuko asks her if she’s ready. And when she finally spares Yon Rha, he supports her decision. If he were to influence her, he wouldn’t have done either of these things. He only wanted to help Katara heal and never brought up anything that wasn’t already there.

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2. Was Zuko being too harsh on Aang?

(1) That's cute, but this isn't air temple preschool. It's the real world.

(2) [Forgiveness]'s the same as doing nothing!

(3) Okay, we'll be sure to do that, guru goody-goody.

He was definitely disrespectful towards Aang's culture, although his disrespectful remarks are a response to Aang’s own disrespect, imposing his beliefs onto Katara. And he didn’t say that until after Aang compared Katara to Jet. It was still wrong to come after the Air Nomad teachings, but they’re not as insulting as people paint them to be.

And it’s not like he didn’t take them back by the end of the episode. Zuko had good intentions, made a mistake and learned from it. That’s how characters grow, through mistakes. (More on that later).

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3. What motivated Zuko to find Yon Rah?

He wanted to earn Katara’s trust. The show makes it explicitly clear.

Zuko: What can I do to make it up to you?

And so later:

Zuko: Katara mentioned it before when we were imprisoned together in Ba Sing Se, and again just now when she was yelling at me. I think somehow she's connected her anger at that to her anger at me.

I’ve seen many describe this motive as selfish or manipulative, but I have to disagree. He has no reason to do anything to earn Katara’s trust. He saved her life on that very day, is fully accepted into the GAang, and in this episode he found out that some of her anger at him is rooted in projection. But he still goes out of his way to do the impossible, to give Katara the closure she needs in order to put faith in him.

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4. Why did Zuko think revenge\murder would help Katara?

Katara is a kind soul and murder wouldn’t have helped her heal, but Zuko had good reasons to think it would have. He didn’t know Katara’s soul, she didn’t even consider him a colleague, at that point she hated him. However, he did see Sokka killing Combustion Man in The Western Air Temple. So he has no way of knowing whether revenge would help, but he’s under the impression that murder isn’t a big taboo at least for some of the GAang.

Moreover, he knows that the person who took his mother away from him will receive justice, and that it helps him sleep at night. Katara doesn’t have that, Yon Rha retired in peace. So he offers her the justice he knows helps him.

But the main reason why he thinks revenge would help Katara, is that she told him it will. Zuko plays a largely passive role in the episode, simply assisting Katara in whatever way he can.He’s only fulfilling Katara’s wishes, and she told him that her wish is to seek justice on “the monster”.

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5. Did the trip have an effect on Zuko?

It did. By the end of the episode, Zuko delivers the following line:

This is an important part of his arc of unlearning the Fire Nation’s black and white philosophy that values aggression above all else. He comes around to Air Nomad pacifism and non violent solutions from seeing them work first hand. And as the good (redeemed) person that he is, he admits he was wrong and changes his views. He grew as a character to become a better version of himself.

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In conclusion, despite the somewhat questionable nature of Zuko's actions in "The Southern Raiders", his underlying good intentions shine through. His role was not a devil on Katara’s shoulder, but a natural force backing up whatever decision she makes. And this allows him to emerge with a valuable lesson learned.

#can't believe i wrote this so fast #wow #zutara #zuko x katara #anti kataang #katara x zuko #zukoxkatara #kataraxzuko #pro zutara #pro zuko #zuko #anti anti zutara #zutara analysis #zutara evidence #zutara forever #zutara meta #zutara nation #zutara should have been canon #zutara was robbed

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your-funky-human-companion · 4 months

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i just finished avatar the last airbender and wtf

you guys have to pay for your sins

i 100% thought katara and zuko were gonna get together

who the fuck is this mai person too

#we didnt even get a good reason or romance for them getting together #they just were a couple suddenly #i feel so cheated #ugh #i hated them #i thought mai was only with zuko to tie him to the fire nation rather than love #the only reason she was with zuko was for that one time she saved them from the prison in the boiling lake #avatar #zuko #mai #katara #kataraxzuko #lowkey dont even know katara and zuko’s ship name #btw where did that three eyed guy go #i didnt think he died???? maybe he did #combustion man

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sklives · 1 month

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SORRY?

No hate btw... 💁🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️

#zutara #zukoxkatara #zuko x katara #atla zuko #prince zuko #zuko #katara of the southern water tribe #kataraxzuko #katara #atla #avatar: the last airbender #avatar #avatar the last airbender

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moonlights-thoughts · 8 months

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Murder Drones is one of those shows that involves shipping moments more so for the plot, than for the views to have a war an rampage over.

Like ATLA, the ships (KataraxAang, SokkaxToph, aka KataraxZuko) was for sheer serintonin than plot,

But don’t talk to me about MHA. Don’t even.

Same thing for Phineas and Ferb. Whatever ship bits you can feed off of were just for giggles and feel single relatable.

#murder drones #atla #mha #murder drones headcanon #murder drones hc #phineas and ferb #moonlights thoughts

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kateeehv · 4 years

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The aftermath of the final Agni Kai

(because I always envisioned that Zuko and Katara would discuss what happened there)

#zutara #zuko #katara #atla #avatar the last airbender #zuko katara #zukoxkatara #kataraxzuko #this was sitting in my drafts for too long #and i don't really like how it turned out #but in my defence #my computer was dying #so it was either this or nothing #mygifs #my gifs #gifset #gifs #mytag

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laotzu-1 · 3 years

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The only canon Zutara you'll ever need.

Look at the little smile :')

#Zutara #zukoxkatara #kataraxzuko

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risemaclay · 3 years

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Day 12 - Love Letters

@zutaramonth

My late entry for the prompt! I wanted to colour it initially, but all my mental energy got drained by Zuko’s background, hence the monochrome :’D

🚫 Do not repost without credit and asking 🚫

#zutara #zutara month 2021 #zutara month #day 12: love letters #zuko #katara #atla #avatar the last airbender #zukoxkatara #kataraxzuko #zutara fanart #risemaclay #rise maclay

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miyxzaki · 4 years

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The first to trust me.

deep 😼

#zutara #zutarafanart #zukoxkatara #kataraxzuko #zuko #katara #zukofanart #katarafanart #atla #avatar #avatarfanart #avatar the last airbender #aang #toph #sokka #fanart #cartoon #art #anime

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bluelady-atla · 4 years

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I know everyone and there mom has done an analysis of this hug, but here I go!

Starting with this soft look

the way she quirks her eye brow at “ready”

the some how even softer look on “forgive”

the slow deliberate walk where her face softens even more

and they just stare, blinking at each other for a moment

THE HUG!!! Uhhhh!

again but slower this time

She just throws herself at him

and he looks so scared at first

Not used to this kind of affection

but doesn’t hesitate a second to catch her

the PEACE on their faces

they just hold each other

hands lingering as they pull away

the moment streches on as they share a private smile

he watches her go

not quite ready for it to end but not forcing her to stay

#the hug scene #the southern raiders #A:tla S3Ep16 #atla #atla analysis #Avatar The Last Airbender #avatar: the last airbender #zutara #Zuko #katara #zuko x katara #zuko/katara #kataraxzuko #katara/zuko #zukoxkatara #katara x zuko

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lampurpleart · 3 years

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Hey @ Zutara Tumblr- you wanna see some COOL art potentially made by Devin Kurtz???

LIKE and RT this tweet to vote and share a ZK idea I had requested for her 150k milestone event!!!

We have until 7pm PST

I just wanna see if we can get some competitive numbers and make our presence known! It's worth a shot!

💜 TWEET IS HERE 💜

#zutara #zukoxkatara #kataraxzuko #zk

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starlight-bread-blog · 2 months

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