zukka does not solve the zutara and kataang debate since it removes katara—the main person of interest, the actual key component—from the conversation at hand I fear… zukka is not the remedy to zk v. ka since the only thing it’s doing is removing the focus from the topic of katara’s poor treatment as a female character in the narrative by the writers to simply prioritizing her brother I fear… i see this take so much and as a katara stan first and foremost-
arthurs relationship with the strange and unknown is something so personal to me
arthur is from our world, in a world where magic doesn't, or well, shouldn't exist, but that doesn't stop him from searching for it, he sees some weird writing on the walls of saint denis and hears rumours of a vampire roaming the streets of saint denis and decides to go looking for it, and he finds a vampire, something that shouldn't exist in this world,
he comes across a weird building made out of sticks and plants and inside is a cauldron filled with strange liquid and he drinks from it (which is insane) and he wakes up outside of the building, fully healed and just walks away,
he meets a man who talks strangely and asks him to look for these weird symbols built on the sides of mountains, he takes note of these weird symbols and once he's found them all he returns to the house where the man is gone and a woman with a baby is there and the baby looks like the man from before and is confirmed to be the man who was there before, he's shocked sure, but he just goes along and accepts that he just met a time traveller,
he can encounter ghosts, men who live with wolves, a man talking behind a giant cave close in who claims to be a giant, giant bones, aliens above a dead cult, etc etc etc
his attitude is basically, "so, that's a thing," and he accepts it, and he makes conversation with the vampire, or the giant, or the man who claims to be the devil, the man who hides in a tree, and he treats them normally as if it isn't something that's so strange and I just think that's really, really beautiful
One thing that bugs me every time i rewatch tlok is that one scene in book 3 where tenzin tells korra about the time when she was little, explaining how the red lotus tried to kidnap her. So, he, korra's father, sokka, and zuko went to rescue her and stopped the attack, locking the red lotus in their respective prisons.
Although my little zukka brain thrives with the fact that zuko is supposedly just there, chilling in the south pole post-retirement or whatever, i really think it would have been much better if insted of him, it was katara the one fighting alogside the others. It would have made so much more sence because one- she is one of the most powerful waterbenders on earth therefore totally has the power and skills to stand againts the red lotus, and two- yes, you can argue that she might still be greeving over her husband's passing but i think if sokka, zuko and tenzin were able to be there and help in the battle it wouldn't be much of problem for katara to be with them too. Aang is best friend and a family to both sokka and zuko and tenzin's literal father. If they were ready and willing to fight, so could she.
And isn't trying to protect korra also trying to protect her family in some sort of way? Katara was clearly very enthusiastic about teaching korra waterbending as a child, why won't she stand up against the red lotus for her, too?
It's disheartening to see how both the comics and tlok seem to sideline katara's character as if her contributions were not significant. Like she just isn't that important in the first place. It’s just awfully depressing tbh.
People complaining that Netflix’ ruined Sokka because they removed sexist comments and aptitudes from the character, is that all you remember about him? That he was “oh girls are weak” and later he was “girls are strong”? And that for some reason he can’t have any type of growth anymore because he isn’t sexist at the start of the story?
Sokka is a kid that was left in charge of protecting an entire tribe, he had to hide his grief for the sake of his people. The character is shown as sarcastic, charming, and confident; but behind all of that there is an insecure kid that wants his whole family again. He is a kid that supported his sister’s journey in becoming a master, that stood beside the avatar while he tried to figure out how to end a war, that accepted his former enemy into his team because he knew they needed him if they wanted to succeed.
Through all that journey, he also learned about himself. About being a better leader, a better fighter, an incredible smart strategist and inventor. He learned that the confidence his father put into him wasn’t misplaced, because he is actually an incredible capable kid. That was his growth!
And yes, he also learned that girls are formidable warriors and talented masters. But that is something he can learn without the need of sexist comments in the show.
Q!Vegetta and Q!Foosh’s relationship are the royalty/powerful couple where Foolish is good at the social working w others part & Vegetta is cold & reserved & easily gets overwhelmed but Foosh always makes sure V is okay during big social situation.
Imagine since Leo also gets overwhelmed and so Veg would take her out on the balcony for a break for them both to watch the stars and sit in the fresh air together. Imagine if Foosh finds them later cuddled together on the balcony w Leo asleep! Aawww :D they all so cute!