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Thoughts on the series finale of Avatar: The Last Airbender.
What? We lost? Uh...so what? What I find funny is how we got all the canon supporters thinking this was some sort of contest. We were having fun with our fanart and fanfiction of our non-canon OTP, and now their perfectly canon ships like Kataang and Maiko feel threatened by Zutara? Haha. Finally. My work is now done.
For me, the finale ended when Katara put her hand on Zuko's shoulder, and together, they stood looking down at the writhing, screaming mess that was Azula.
What I found interesting was that throughout the whole finale, Katara and Zuko spent more time together than with their respected canon love interests. Aang took off and fought Ozai alone, and then suddenly at the end he's kissing Katara. Oh, and Zuko was off fighting Azula and sacrificing his life for Katara, and then suddenly Mai shows up and everything's back to normal. No, "You usurped your father's throne" or "You fought Azula" or "Why the heck didn't you let me out of jail you idiot?", but just a teeny scene to establish that "Oh yeah..and, uh, Zuko got back with his girlfriend (who was totally fine with all his past wrongs, cause now he's the firelord and there are PERKS that come with that) and they lived happily ever after. Totally."
Basically, the two ships we are supposed to accept recieved no special treatment. At all. But we did. So everyone listen to this: I would rather have had the Agni Kai scene plus all the additional character development in that finale and have Zutara "not happen", then have it thrust to the side like Kataang and Maiko, and have it resolve with a stupid kiss or cheesy line about not ever breaking up again.
So in a way, i'm GLAD my Zutara wasn't "Endgame", as they say it. If endgame means the characters spending NO TIME with each other for the whole finale (or in Maiko's case, half the season!) and then coming back together for no reason at the very end and kissing, then I'm really glad my ship wasn't subject to that. They handled it very badly. Maybe cause their ship "Won", the Kataangers and Maikoians don't care.
But their ships have been made ridiculous in the eyes of the world. And I laugh at them.
Between TSR, EIP, and the finale, I've been handed enough Zutara goodness to last me a lifetime. And i'm thankful for that. So thank you Bryke, good luck with the fans at SDCC. Boy, do you have some explaining to do. I wash my hands of the whole thing.
And Zutara is STILL my OTP. <3
For me, the finale ended when Katara put her hand on Zuko's shoulder, and together, they stood looking down at the writhing, screaming mess that was Azula.
What I found interesting was that throughout the whole finale, Katara and Zuko spent more time together than with their respected canon love interests. Aang took off and fought Ozai alone, and then suddenly at the end he's kissing Katara. Oh, and Zuko was off fighting Azula and sacrificing his life for Katara, and then suddenly Mai shows up and everything's back to normal. No, "You usurped your father's throne" or "You fought Azula" or "Why the heck didn't you let me out of jail you idiot?", but just a teeny scene to establish that "Oh yeah..and, uh, Zuko got back with his girlfriend (who was totally fine with all his past wrongs, cause now he's the firelord and there are PERKS that come with that) and they lived happily ever after. Totally."
Basically, the two ships we are supposed to accept recieved no special treatment. At all. But we did. So everyone listen to this: I would rather have had the Agni Kai scene plus all the additional character development in that finale and have Zutara "not happen", then have it thrust to the side like Kataang and Maiko, and have it resolve with a stupid kiss or cheesy line about not ever breaking up again.
So in a way, i'm GLAD my Zutara wasn't "Endgame", as they say it. If endgame means the characters spending NO TIME with each other for the whole finale (or in Maiko's case, half the season!) and then coming back together for no reason at the very end and kissing, then I'm really glad my ship wasn't subject to that. They handled it very badly. Maybe cause their ship "Won", the Kataangers and Maikoians don't care.
But their ships have been made ridiculous in the eyes of the world. And I laugh at them.
Between TSR, EIP, and the finale, I've been handed enough Zutara goodness to last me a lifetime. And i'm thankful for that. So thank you Bryke, good luck with the fans at SDCC. Boy, do you have some explaining to do. I wash my hands of the whole thing.
And Zutara is STILL my OTP. <3
NO COPS SHALL BE CALLED.
FRIENDED.
Hey did you see the 3-D Ty Lee on my recent entry? I thought it was neat.
MOSTLY.