@nya_.nyc: They should have been endgame #popculture #avatarthelastairbender #zutara #aang #katara

𝔞𝔰𝔥♡ :

All of yall have such valid arguments. I just found Kataang boring af

Katherine :

What’s interesting about Zuko and Katara is how they push each other to grow. She gets to explore anger, pain, and forgiveness, while he unlearns his past and proves he can be more than his family’s harm, especially by earning forgiveness from someone he hurt. With Aang, there’s less room for that complexity because he’s tied to being pure and ideal. That dynamic doesn’t really let Katara fully explore her darker, more human emotions in the same way.

Coffee.spring2 :

Yess Aang’s crush on Katara was a cute little childish crush. She’s the first girl he sees after being away for 100 years and it was cute. Katara however needed someone who didn’t idolize her and treated her as an equal which is why I wanted her to end up with Zuko. His betrayal made her angry at him (rightfully so) but he worked hard to gain her trust. They balanced each other out and worked well together. Aang needed to grow up more and really get another love interest. That Anji girl from the fire nation was great for him or if he ended up with Toph would’ve been great. Him and Toph were opposites and Toph challenged him to get out of that pacifist nature of his. Some problems need to be solved head on instead of trying to be the mediator for everything. Toph helped him with that and he needed that. Toph however needed that gentleness and softness that Aang has.

🥀mamw :

I wish Katara and Zuko had ended up together after he helped her track down her mother’s killer

Wyzowski12 :

Yall don’t watch the show. Katara had obvious feelings for aang (though not as obvious as aangs feelings for her) katara didn’t take care of zuko bc she hated him for most of the story. And zuko is in no world more mature than aang. Why can’t yall ship zutara without lying on Kataang.

Just some guy :

YES! I always felt like the reason they got together was because the hero gets the girl in the end. Which didn’t feel right it feels like they’re just reducing Katara down to the feminine one of the group and that isn’t really her character, and I feel like they are multiple moments in which they do this such as her fawning over jet it felt ALMOST out of character for her and I think that’s why a lot of the Zuko and Katara scenes resonate with me so much because though some of the writers were fans of the ship or at least sympathizers for the ship, I don’t believe those scenes were intended to be romantic which let katara act more in character for her IMO

barbie.yoooo :

I commented this on another post but ima say it here. This was a show that was constantly pushing a narrative of balance and push and pull, and the fact that Zutara balance each other out and how they help each other explore emotions the other was very well versed in and we’re just supposed to believe they weren’t endgame?

cococarolineandmadeline :

The parallels between Zuko and Katara are both so obvious and compelling. They perfectly balance and reflect each other. They both lost their mothers to the fire nation and were forced to grow up faster than a child should. Zuko was the darkness and Katarra was the light. They both needed to find each other to be complete. Katarra needed to accept her negative emotions and anger over her mother’s death. Zuko needed to accept his positive emotions and hope for the future. They literally come from opposite backgrounds and yet couldn’t be more similar. For a show all about balance these two characters embody, more than any other, balance and harmony. Fire and Water, yin and yang, man and woman. Zutara has always been peak and will always be peak

thali :

Katara is written as a prize for aang.

Anime Enemy :

zuko was the only member of the gaang to not treat katara like a mom

bangchan_purrs :

Katara was aangs prize for saving the world. She deserved so much better.

Jai✨ :

Imagine if instead of a damn rock activating his avatar state again it was instead him letting go of Katara like the guru said and that led to a conversation after the dust settles where Aang tells Katara that she was right it wasn’t a good time to push her for a relationship and I’m so sorry again for crossing your boundaries (kissing her in ember island players) and they HUG instead of kiss and boom zutara rides off into the sunset

Simba 🇵🇸 :

I’m Zutara all the way but I wouldn’t hate kataang so much if they weren’t together immediately at the last episode. If they showed them together in Korra implying that they started dating later it would’ve been so much better and wouldn’t imply that Katara was some kind of prize for him either

nic :

aang not having to let go of katara and then ending up with katara holds the same narrative weight, backsliding, and lack of payoff as jaime lannister returning to cersei and dying in a basement with her. it doesn't just come out of nowhere, it undoes all of the written work and character growth that came before it for every character involved (aang, katara, and zuko).

racoongirl11 :

Gorgeous girls love zutara 😝😝

GMLP :

The best re-write I saw was the fact that Aang would see the development of Zuko and Kataras relationship and sacrificed his love for her not only fir Kataras happiness but his earthly desires! It would have made sense.

$weetheart :

ZUTARA SHIPPERS ARE SO BEAUTIFUL YUHHHH and also so intelligent

Claireabee :

Never get over what they could’ve been ✨ Fire and Water. Sun and Moon. Yin and Yang.

krisha.zip :

idk why but younger me really liked aang and toph together…I haven’t watched the series in a while so idk if that’s still good or not 🤷‍♂️

Kookaburra :

Nah gotta disagree, if katara and Zuko got together … then what? They’re both still hot headed and Zuko is still toxic and abiding of fire nation traditions. He continues to relish in being a fire nation royalty , some thing katara detest and Zuko doesn’t change easily unless forced to . Which is why him and mai worked well. Zuko was wildly immature( holding grudges, lacking empathy, not always understanding people’s perspective) and he was not a revolutionary which katara has been consistent to be attracted to. If anything katara would have ended up being his emotional anchor while feeling like she couldn’t depend on him since Zuko already betrayed them multiple times. Plus katara values her mother and tribe’s opinions and imagine her bringing the person who subjugated them back home as a love interest. Zutara is a fun ship for a summer fling but definitely wouldn’t work out in the canon.

TiynaMSP :

Bookie_23 :

No literally I could do a whole thesis on this 😫

cococarolineandmadeline :

Aang and Katara ending up together actually cheapens aangs arc. The first girl Aang sees after waking up is Katara when he is still childish and doesn’t understand the responsibilities he has. Then as the series progresses he realizes that he has to move beyond that childish attitude. So for him to end with Katarra feels like a huge whiplash back. He should have ended up with Toph who, much like with Zuko and Katarra, is aangs opposite. Toph would balance the flighty Aang. Toph, more than any character changed Aang for the better. Throughout book 1 and half of book 2 Aang didn’t change his mindset much. He was always avoiding fights and in turn avoiding his destiny as avatar. Enter Toph and suddenly Aang is steadfast in his duties. He runs towards fight unwilling to shy away, whether it’s the sand benders or the drill or Azula. Toph changes Aang and makes him better. Aang also changes Toph and makes her less serious and gives her freedom. They make each other better just like Zuko and Katarra do too each other. Katarra and Aang have a best friend vibe but neither are changed by the other, neither push each other to be better. Aangs arc Is all about growing up but Katarina represents his childlike naivety that he had to give up to become a more realized not just avatar but person. He had to realize that you can’t run away from your problems you have to stand up and do what’s right. Aangs interest in katara was childish because when he met her he was a child. But as he grew up and his romantic interests should have grown up as well. Kataang, to me, is that high school relationship that once it hits the real world it just doesn’t last. I mean what exactly do aang and katara see in each other? Yes aang a powerful bender and yes he is a good person that’s not what I mean. I mean specifically what do Aang and Katara see. For zuko and katara it’s hope and redemption. But kataang just feels so surface level without the depth and nuance that most relationships in this show have

Jupiter :

Aang and katara take care of each other, she’s not a parent, she’s literally relying on him to save her life and the entire world. he has to encourage her to be less self conscious about dancing, and has taught her about bending, they even learned together.

💕Madds💕 :

also it would also be a political unity. shes the southern water tribe chiefs daughter and water tribe warrior sister