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Looks like I'm gonna have to download choices again. They finally bought my bitches back

#blades of light and shadow #playchoices #choices stories you play

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Katara grabbing Zuko by the arm to save him from falling will never stop making me feel things.

#zutara #mind you she didn't trust him yet #didn't like him yet #but she was still the one to reach for him

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Zutara Ship Baiting Moments

Before I start listing off the scenes I need to explain this: The scenes are coded as romantic, they're not explicitly romantic. I'm not saying Zuko and Katara were canonically in love with each other, I'm saying some scenes ended up tropy with romantic undertones.

THE WATERBENDING SCROLL:

"I'll save you from the pirates".

Yeah he's threatening her, but what is this line? Why did he grab her hands while saying that? Why did he get so close to her, even after she was tied? Why wrapping his hand around her? All of this is extra work to the animators. He could have just dangled it in front of her, but instead we got a typical enemies to lovers moment.

THE SIEGE OF THE NORTH PART 1:

(1th) "Well, aren't you a big girl now".

(2th) "You rise with the moon, I rise with the sun".

Once again he says these lines, that are completely unnecessary, shippy, enemies to lovers. Why? What is it doing here?

THE CROSSROADS OF DESTINY:

The soft yet exciting music, the shinning crystals, Katara's hand on Zuko's thumb, all speak for themselves. Katara absolutly didn't have to touch Zuko's face like this, they get interrupted. And when she heals she puts the water on the spot, so I'd make sense if they got interrupted. But they didn't, and she didn't even took out the water. Then it won't be shippy.

THE SOUTHERN RAIDERS:

This is a perfect example of the "Suggestive Collision" trope. An actual romance trope. And then, of course, the "Please Get Off Me" trope. They're used to create romantic tension. Whyyyyyy?

EMBER ISLAND PLAYERS:

Aang is about to sit next to Katara, and then Zuko steals his seat. Katara notices, tucks her hair behind her hair and gives Zuko a glance. Why do that? Why do something that really looks like it's foreshadowing a love triangle? Why do that when it goes by so fast and does nothing? Why animating this? Why writing this?

SOZIN'S COMET PART 2:

"She's not my girlfriend"!

Another typical romance trope, the "She Is Not My Girlfriend". Used for romantic leads/ eventual romantic leads.

SOZIN'S COMET PART 4:

What else can I say about this scene? It's very obviously ship baiting. But if you don't think it is, here's a video taken from here with Sokka inserted there. What a beautiful comclusion to a beautiful relationship.

#zutara #zutata was robbed #zutara meta

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Back on my Zutara tip again

You already know why I'm here. Zutara is on my mind. I know a lot of people talk about the Southern Raiders episode when it comes to them, and I get it. It's another one of their big moments. It's a pivotal point in their relationship. You cannot talk about them without talking about that episode, literally impossible. But, I want to focus on the little details after that episode. Because they are just as important to the ship as that episode is.

So, the next episode after is the Ember Island Players. Besides, what I find so funny about this episode is how, we are able to see how close Zuko and Katara have become, but at the same time we are seeing the distance between Katara and Aang. I laugh.

So, I'm trying to figure out why Zuko specifically wanted to sit next to Katara. No this might be small to some other people, but I see the interaction between Zuko and Aang about the whole seat thing, as a demonstration of the maturity difference between the two. At first, Aang tries to get Zuko to give up the seat ("I wanted to sit there"), but it's literally not a big deal. And Zuko tells him this ("Just sit next to me. What's the big deal?"). Like Aang, baby, you can handle not sitting next to Katara for a few hours. And then he sits down and he's sulking. Like...it's really not a big deal.

Besides that though, we are able to see just how comfortable they have become with each other. She's joking around with him, teasing him about the actor's portrayal of him. Katara even checks up on him after seeing the scene between him and Iroh. There's clearly no bad blood between either of them. And, I'm not going to comment on that stupid play, because we all know who the writers were targeting. And, I don't see anything wrong with the Zuko and Katara inching away from each other and being a bit uncomfortable with the actors romantic scene. Because, they just became friends, y'all. Let's give them time to chill. But you see, that's the beauty in this. We are seeing the two of them become more comfortable, more open, more friendly with each other as these episodes progress. There is such a clear development between them.

During Sozin's Comet, once again. Zuko and Katara have gotten closer, but Katara and Aang don't seem to be on the same page as much anymore. We see them arguing much more in the later half of book 3 than we ever did throughout the whole series. But funnily enough, while Zuko and Katara were on opposite sides for the majority of the series, they are closer than ever during the later half of book 3.

Anyway, I just love these episodes for these two, because we really see the trust between them. Like, it's in the little details. Katara is the one to invite Zuko into the group hug. Katara is the one that initiates teasing with Zuko, by bringing up the baby picture that she thought was him but it was actually Ozai. When Zuko tells Katara to let Aang go, she does. She listens to him. She trusts his advice. Katara is the one to ask him what to do after Aang dips out on everyone. You just know for a fact, that book two Katara would have never done any of this. That's what we call development. For some reason, after the Southern Raiders episode, there's this silent trust between the two that is just so amazing to watch. There was a bond built there. Really, the bond was built back in the catacombs, but then it got destroyed in the catacombs, but then it got rebuilt in the Southern Raiders episode. Love to see it.

We all know the scene where Katara reassures Zuko before he goes to talk to Iroh. But, like I said, it was give and take between these two. Zuko had Katara's back when she went to confront her mother's killer, she has his back when he's going to reunite with his uncle. We see the two of them have each other's backs, be each other's support. One person wasn't carrying all the emotional burden in this dynamic, both of them did. Also, I just love how the first person Zuko thought of to help him with Azula, was Katara. There was no hesitation at all. He knew what Azula was capable of, but he also knew what Katara was capable of too. He knew who to have by his side. And that's trust.

During the battle with Azula, not even, before that. Zuko could tell that Azula is not all the way there mentally, so he chooses to take her on by himself, instead of putting Katara at risk of being severely hurt. Zuko taking that lightning bolt for Katara was important. This has been said before, but it had to be her. It couldn't be anybody else on the team. It was her, she was the first one in the team that he connected with. She was the one that he had to work overtime to gain her trust. She was the one that felt the most betrayed by him after what happened in the catacombs. It could not be anybody else. It would not have had the same impact if it was anybody else. Literally, imagine somebody else on the team in Katara's position, would it really have hit the way that it needed to? No. Zuko literally risked his life to save her without even a second thought.

And after she healed him, the intimacy between them was something different. The softness in his voice as he thanks her, the tears in her eyes, the gentleness with which she held him. Do y'all see it? Something that's just very interesting with Zuko and Katara is the balance between them. Like, it's a clear cause and effect between them, if that makes sense?

Zuko apologizes to Katara and then she offers to heal his scar. Zuko betrays Katara's trust, she is rightfully upset with him, he works to earn her trust. Zuko has Katara's back as she goes to confront the source of her trauma, she has his back when he's preparing to go face Iroh. Zuko takes little lightning for my girl, Katara heals him. You see what I mean? Both of them are putting an effort in building this relationship. The bond between them is also an integral part of both of their stories. Now, I'm not saying that Avatar should have ended with the two of them getting together. I am on the side that says that the ending of the show should have been the team looking out at the sunset, not a make out session between a twelve and fourteen year old. But, what I am saying, is that the potential is there. The ingredients are there. There is something magical between these two. And if not just the fans, but the voice actors, and some of the writers could see it, I don't know what to tell you if you can't see it.

#atla #avatar: the last airbender #zutara #atla katara #atla zuko

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I'm bored, so it's time to talk about Zutara. Again. I already talked about their connection while in the catacombs.

But what about after that?In the beginning of book 3, they are apart for the most part. Something interesting to me is that right after Zuko helps Azula defeat the gaang, he's on his way back to the Fire Nation and Mai comes to talk to him. She asks him if he's cold, to which Zuko begins to open up a bit. He tells her that he has a lot on his mind, he wonders what has changed, he wonders how he has changed. Now, we have never seen Zuko open up like this before. Actually, no, scratch that. We did see Zuko open up like this before when he was in the catacombs with Katara. And how did she respond to this? With warmth, with understanding, with compassion. But how does his canon love interest respond to this? She yawns, tells him to stop worrying, is sarcastic, and then kisses him. Do you not see the difference?

In the following episodes, the gang is hiding in the Fire Nation. I just want to point out these episodes because, I'm not saying that it was her talk with Zuko that influenced a part of this, but it is very interesting to see how involved Katara gets with the Fire Nation. She is excited to wear their clothes, she participates in the dance, she helps out the people in the village by donning a disguise heavily associated with their culture, etc. I just want to point this out, because a common criticism about them as a couple is that Katara would want nothing to do with the Fire Nation due to her trauma and it's like...baby, did you watch the show?

Now, when Zuko tries to join the gaang, obviously he's turned down. What's interesting is that, out of all of them, Katara is the one most against it. Which makes sense, she feels personally betrayed by him. She even admits that after their conversation in the catacombs, she felt sorry for him and trusted him. We all remember that conversation she had with him at the end of the Western Air Temple episode. This Katara and Catacombs Katara are different. If Zuko said that he wanted to join the gaang at the end of book two, I'm almost positive he would not have gotten this threat from Katara. We all saw that episode. We saw how they connected. We saw how they opened up to each other. No, he would not have gotten that threat from Katara. The reason why she is like this towards him is because she feels personally betrayed after she trusted him and opened up to him while they were in the catacombs. The pirates, the necklace, chasing down the Avatar, those have nothing to do with this. It is because of what happened in those catacombs.

Interestingly enough, for someone that doesn't trust him that well, she definitely has no problem letting her brother and the Avatar go off with him on missions alone. And each time they came back, they were fine. With these little adventures, she was slowly starting to see a new side of Zuko. Another thing, which should be apparent in the GIF above this paragraph. In the Southern Raiders episode, when Zuko is falling from the sky, who is it that reaches out to catch him? Katara. The one that trust him the least out of the group. The one that feels personally betrayed by him. The one that threatened to end his life. She is the one that reaches out to catch him. And it's in her character, I cannot see her willingly letting somebody fall to their death. But, I just want it very interesting that out of all those people on Appa, it was her that reached out for him.

I'm not going to talk about the whole episode here. I could do a whole breakdown of that. But I just wanted to bring up these moments here. It's the little things.

#atla #avatar: the last airbender #zutara #atla katara #atla zuko

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Returning to Tumblr solely because I'm back on my Zutara shit. That moment in the catacombs was such a perfect setup, let me break it down.

Zuko being the one to reach out first

At this point, Zuko had been moving towards a more positive lifestyle and it shows in his reaction. Even though he is frustrated when Katara yells at him, he doesn't lash out or use his firebending. Season one Zuko wouldn't have been able to do this, look at that growth. Instead, he apologizes to her and attempts to connect with her by bringing up his mother as well.

Up until this point, the only people that Katara could talk to about the Fire Nation taken away her mother were other victims of the Fire Nation. On top of that, Zuko has been chasing down Aang for a hot minute. Who would've thought that the son of the Fire Lord also experienced the pain of losing his mother? Would've been able to understand that pain and loss? Would've been able to bond with her through that?

Katara offering to heal him with the water from the Spirit Oasis

Once again, I don't think people realize how impactful this is. This is water from the Spirit Oasis. She literally says that she has been saving it for something important. And as we all know, she only had enough for one use which ended up being healing Aang. But Katara offered to heal ZUKO'S scar with it. On top of that, let's look back.

Katara apologizes to him for yelling and feels comfortable enough with him to tell him that whenever she thought of the enemy, she thought of him. Mind you, she's using past tense. Clearly, after the two of them managed to open up to each other, she started to see him as the person he is and not just the enemy. And Zuko feels comfortable enough to tell her how he views the scar Ozai gave him and his recent revelations. These two have been on opposite sides for months, but it only took a few minutes or hours at most, for them to reach this level of comfortability with each other. Don't think so?

Zuko lets Katara touch the scar

Zuko has been very self-conscious of his scar whenever someone brought it up or drew attention to it. So for him to allow Katara to get close enough and place her hand on the physical representation of his trauma and pain just shows how safe he feels with her in this moment. And not just him, but for Katara to feel safe enough to even get that close to him without worrying if he was going to lash out and she would have to put him in his place. Do y'all not see the material? They trusted each other in this moment.

Of course, we get cut off by Aang and Iron pulling up which leads to the next point.

The looks

When Katara and Aang hug, Zuko glares at Aang. Now, it is highly possible that this is because a part of him still feels the need to catch the Avatar, but coming after that scene, doesn't it read like jealousy?

And as Katara leaves, she looks back at Zuko who is looking away with a sad expression. In that moment, in those catacombs, she felt something. As Katara will tell Zuko before their field trip, she trusted him. It's the emotional intimacy for me.

#atla #avatar: the last airbender #zutara #prince zuko #atla katara #katara

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Never even considered this before, but looking back, why was Suki and Toph both absent from this argument? You can't give me a single good reason for this

can we talk ab how Toph was nowhere to be found in TSR when the like fights were happening ab KAtara wanting revenge? The writers knew it would just have her like “fuck yeah, I wanna kill this bitch too, let’s go” so they just had her like… not there… LOL

#toph #katara #the southern raiders #suki

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Suki teaching Korra Kyoshi traditions is also part of this headcanon now

Sokka and Suki had three kids; Bataar, Varrick, and Senna. That's my headcanon and I'm sticking to it. Bataar looks a lot like Sokka, especially if you compare the older Sokka we see in Legend of Korra. Plus, he doesn't seem to have any Earthbending skills.

Varrick is a lot like Sokka in terms of personality and he's also clearly from a Water Tribe member considering his eye color, hair color, and clothing color.

And Tonraq being the chief of the Southern Water Tribe despite being from the Northern Water Tribe doesn't make sense. Unless, Senna is the daughter of Sokka, who we know became the chief of the Southern Water Tribe after Hakoda, and married Tonraq, thus making him the chief.

This is my headcanon and I'm sticking to it.

#sukka #sokka #suki #the legend of korra #avatar: the last airbender

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Sokka and Suki had three kids; Bataar, Varrick, and Senna. That's my headcanon and I'm sticking to it. Bataar looks a lot like Sokka, especially if you compare the older Sokka we see in Legend of Korra. Plus, he doesn't seem to have any Earthbending skills.

Varrick is a lot like Sokka in terms of personality and he's also clearly from a Water Tribe member considering his eye color, hair color, and clothing color.

And Tonraq being the chief of the Southern Water Tribe despite being from the Northern Water Tribe doesn't make sense. Unless, Senna is the daughter of Sokka, who we know became the chief of the Southern Water Tribe after Hakoda, and married Tonraq, thus making him the chief.

This is my headcanon and I'm sticking to it.

#atla #avatar: the last airbender #atla sokka #atla suki #sukka

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The trust that she would have in him. He didn't even hesitate to take that lightning bolt. He was by her side the entire finale. Hell, once he earned her trust and forgiveness, they were by each other's side all the time. I know that he would be the one she would probably write letters to when she needs a shoulder to lean on. Hell, did we forget about the catacombs and how they bonded over the loss of their mothers? Zutara is literal perfection

i wish we got to see post-war katara’s thoughts on zuko’s efforts for her

she had abandonment issues and here comes this guy who would break his back to earn her forgiveness, stood by her as she confronted her mother’s killer, and took a bolt of lightning to save her life.

#atla #zutara

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This. The show basically establishes that Aang running away played a part in the Air Nomad genocide and the 100 year war. That's a guilt that he carries. Book one did a better job handling this in the finale, with Aang facing the Fire Nation head on.

But book three is supposed to be the end of the arc. Where we see him come full circle. But we don't. He runs away again. Instead of talking things out with his friends, which would show his maturity, he yells at them and runs off. Instead of finding out a way to defeat Ozai himself, he is given it because the writers threw themselves into a corner.

And when Aang sees Sokka, Suki, and Toph after the battle, he doesn't apologize for worrying them. Just acts like nothing happened.

I just think ...Aang being spiritually summoned then waking up without a thought to his friends days from Sozin’s Comet is a big deal.

I just think that the show establishes Aang running off from fear and misunderstood duty as a fatal flaw. And how Aang walks into the water after the Lion Turtle holds some similarity to him getting stuck in the ice.

Or perhaps less controversially, Aang waking up from the ice with no desire to understand this new situation he’s in or who he’s left behind, holds similarity to him waking up on the turtle.

I just... think... that Aang leaving for the Lion Turtle had a consequence. His friends were scared and ran around looking for him on two continents. And if Appa didn’t get plot berries to make him move fast, the effects could have been dire.

It seems to me, that Aang’s character arc was either unfinished or just ignored because going to that Lion Turtle and not even trying to escape or send a message back conveys regression, if anything.

Perhaps in the live action, they shouldn’t pull the Lion Turtle out of their ass and instead establish it earlier so Aang has a chance to react around the news in character without just passively accepting the exposition.

Maybe the kid could finish growing this time round. Iono.

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The Legend of Korra isn't a bad show, but when compared to Avatar, it's definitely weaker in damn near all aspects. That being said, one of the main criticisms of the show is how the original gaang get treated. And the main one I want to talk about is Katara.

I want you to think about the Katara we are introduced to in Avatar. The girl from the Southern Water Tribe who had to take on the maternal role in her family after her mother was murdered. The girl who wasn't scared to stand up for what she believes is right. The girl who was the glue of the original gaang, because you know that they would've fell apart if she wasn't there. The girl who worked her ass off to become a master water bender. The girl who loved her culture, but still respected others. There's more to say, but this is one of those "a thought came to me and I had to put it down" posts.

What kind of future do you see for a girl like that? She would be involved in politics right? She would be seen as a hero along with the original gaang considering that she defeated Azula, right? She would become one of the most important members of the water tribe, considering that she became a master at the age of fourteen and challenged the traditions of the Northern Water Tribe, right? Her children would know about their Water Tribe side, because Katara would be ecstatic to teach them about it, right?

Well, what does LoK do? They give everyone in the gaang a statue except for her (and Suki). We see both Water Tribes and neither has a statue of her. She's not respected as a water bender. Sure, she taught Korra, but think about how Zuko and Toph are treated. Zuko is still fire bending in his eighties, has a whole statue, and is shown respect by members of the new Team Avatar even though he has abdicated from the throne. Toph is still regarded as the best earthbender for creating metalbending, has a whole statue, and helped get the mercury out of Korra's body. But Katara?

In book one, she is unable to bring back Korra's bending. In book four, she is only able to heal Korra to a certain extent because of the PTSD that Korra is suffering. She is basically used to show the severity of the actions. We are told that Katara is one of the best, so if she can't heal it, it must be impossible! We see Bolin fanboying over Zuko and Toph, but not Katara. She has no statues. And then her family life.

Tenzin is completely removed from half of his lineage, completely embracing the Air Nomad way of life. The relationship he has with Katara feels very strained too, especially compared to Kya and Bumi. We know that Tenzin spent more time with Aang and since he was expected to be the next leader of the Air Nomads, it makes sense that he would throw himself completely into that part of him and reject the Water Tribe part. Kya, on the other hand, seems to have more balance with her Air Nomad and Water Tribe sides. We see her meditate and she seems to know certain aspects of the Air Nomad culture, even though she is more connected to her Water Tribe side due to being a water bender. Bumi seems almost completely removed from each side though.

Sokka gets a statue, Aang gets a statue, Toph has a statue, Zuko has a statue, but Katara doesn't? Not even in the Southern Water Tribe, where she was canonically known as the last water bender of her tribe? Sokka is involved with politics, being the chairman of the United Republic Council. Aang was the literal Avatar. Zuko was the fire lord who led the Fire Nation after the hundred year war ended. Toph becomes a cop for some reason. But Katara? We get no hints of her being involved with politics in LoK except for that throwaway about her helping to outlaw blood bending. We see Bolin fanboyinf when meeting Toph and Zuko, but not with Katara. What is Katara in LoK?

#atla #avatar: the last airbender #atla katara

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Can someone explain to me how Mai betraying Azula shows that she disagrees with the Fire Nation's imperialism?

When Zuko tells her that he left because he wanted to save his country, she says that he is betraying his country. This right here shows the difference between the two. Zuko wants to better his country, fix what they have broken, and bring peace to the world. In Mai's eyes, what he's doing is betraying his people.

Also, the iconic, "I love Zuko more than I fear you" doesn't show that she is on his side now. Just that she loves him. She helped him because of her feelings for him, not because she agrees with his actions or ideals. And before people go, "But it was because she was scared of Azula that she went along with her views", let me stop you right there.

Mai's disgust at being in Omashu has no correlation to her feelings about imperialism. She sees it as boring and bleak. She doesn't have any feelings about the fact that the Fire Nation has colonized the city, just that it's a drag. When Azula says she needs her for a mission, Mai doesn't hesitate. She says "Anything to get me out of this place".

In Nightmares and Daydreams, the thought of ordering people around makes her happy. Yes, she is also shown to not like being nobility, but once again, what does this have to do with her feelings about imperialism?

Mai just doesn't like being nobility. It's boring and a drag. She has feelings for Zuko, but her indifference towards the Fire Nation wouldn't make her a good Firelady for the Nation. Zuko wants to better the country and fix what they have broken. Mai doesn't care about that. When have we seen her care about that? This is what I mean by Zuko outgrew her. Their ideals and views do not line up with each other and in the long run, this would a big conflict.

Imagine the Firelord is in a romantic relationship with someone who doesn't care about her kingdom. Zuko will put in work to better the Fire Nation and what will Mai do? Give Zuko affection when he's done working for the day? Okay, that's cute. But she doesn't understand him. We see this in the show, when she carelessly mentions the war meeting when Zuko got burnt by Ozai. When she says that he is betraying his country instead of saving it. When she yawns when Zuko opens up to her on the way back to the Fire Nation. How can you love someone that you don't understand? And that's why I don't think their relationship would actually last in the long run.

#atla #avatar: the last airbender #anti maiko

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The way Katara visibly relaxed when she looked at Zuko and not her "endgame"

At others: 😠

At each other: 🥺

#zutara #zutara screenshots

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Zuko and Katara were literally shown to be so supportive of each other. When Katara is upset with him in the catacombs and mentions her mother, he relates to her. They connect. He speaks about his scar, how he can choose his own destiny, and Katara offers to heal his scar. She touches the scar. Something that he is so sensitive about and has stopped people from touching before. He lets her touch it.

Do I even need to mention The Southern Raiders? He helped to give Katara closure on something that haunted her. He couldn't do some of the things she mentioned, but he could help her with this. Zuko was by Katara's side the whole time. When she spoke about her mother, he understood, genuinely listened to her, and said, "She was a brave woman". When she faces the bastard who killed Kya, he doesn't tell her what to do. He stands there, watches her, and leaves with her. Sometimes, the best support is just being there.

When Zuko is waiting to go face Iroh, she's there for him. Giving him the push he needs to go in there. During Sozin's Comet, he was trying to protect Katara too. Saying that if he faces Azula alone, then no one else would get hurt. Jumping in front of lightning for her. And in Sozin's Comet, when Aang storms off and Katara goes to follow him, she listens to Zuko when he suggests to leave Aang alone. She could've pulled away and went after Aang anyway, but she didn't. She trusted his advice.

How can you say they would be toxic when book three exists? Do you not see how they lean on each other? How they support the other? In a relationship, they would be so in tune with the others emotions and moods. They'd be able to tell how the other is feeling and know what to give them to feel better. They'd be each other's rock. Perfection. Literally.

#zutara #atla

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Zutara stans winning again. The scripts gave us ✨Vindication✨

Guys..

The original script adds so much context for a lot of scenes, but this one?

Zuko didn’t just start sleeping next to Katara because he wanted to be close to her. He also wanted to be close enough to protect her from another ambush and bomb attack.

And Katara could sleep with a smile on her face because she knew Zuko would be there to protect her. Zuko gave her the opportunity to sleep without being alert 100% of the time for the first time in probably forever…

I’m not okay 😭

#zutara

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Your last point basically summed up what I was saying, I love it. Aang's happiness was more important than the gaang's. Even though they were on a time crunch, most of the times that they went off track was because Aang wanted to despite the fact that the weight of the world was on his shoulders. Katara was the one holding the group together.

You know something? I've noticed that Aang has a very idealized image of Katara, but I never really considered how Katara views Aang. In the intro, she talks about how she believes that Aang can save the world. Okay. Not a bad thing. But I know many have noticed how Katara mothers him as have I, and I wonder if reason Katara does is because he is the Avatar.

I'm not saying that she doesn't see him as just regular old Aang. But there are times where she stands up for him without considering anyone else's opinion. In The Storm when the shopkeeper says that the Avatar abandoned them for one hundred years, Katara says, "Don't yell at him! Aang would never turn his back on anyone. Aang is the bravest person I know. He's done nothing but help people and save lives since I met him. You're a horrible old man!". First, she scolds the shopkeeper and then defends Aang without hesitation.

In the Deserter, when Aang burns Katara because he doesn't listen, she ends up comforting him. In the Avatar State, when Fong is trying to tell Aang about him being in the state will help them end the war which is continuing to kill and harm many citizens, Katara stands up to him and tells him that Aang is pursuing his destiny is way. Another instance of Katara not listening to older people who have also seen the atrocities of war and have been affected by it because they were being too harsh on Aang. And we all remember how Katara sounded like a mother in a Parent-Teacher conference with Toph in Bitter Work because Toph was being too hard on Aang. Aang who needed to learn Earthbending to defeat Ozai before Sozin's Comet. Roku literally tells Aang this in book one.

My thing is, Katara has a lot of faith in Aang and is very motherly towards him. To the point where I feel like their relationship would be unbalanced. Don't get me started on how the show frames Katara looking at Aang when Zuko says he's the real hero. Katara puts Aang on a pedestal like how Aang does to her. The difference is that because Katara idealizes him as the Avatar, she is defensive to anyone that is against him or too harsh on him. She cares more about his feelings and emotions, putting hers on the backburner, because he's more important to not only her, but the entire world. The same episode where she gets burned BECAUSE of Aang, she's the one comforting him and making sure he's alright. I just don't see how their relationship would last considering what ATLA shows. Yes, I know that in LOK, they get married and have kids, but that's because the writers decided it should be that way, not because it made sense with what was shown.