Alleluia
Kyoshi Mai
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Post by Alleluia on Sept 11, 2007 15:33:48 GMT -5
I know what you mean about the cave scene. I remember that one of our big Zutara selling points ever since "Zuko Alone" was(and still is now that its a canon moment! lol) that Zuko and Katara wil understand each others pain about losing their mothers and forge a common bond b/c of that. Also that they have a different dynamic with each other then with any other character, b/c discussing their mothers is something they haven't done with almost anyone else. Katara did with Jet, yes. lol But that only works in our favor, cus how[/b] did she feel toward Jet? *wiggles eyebrows* Anyone? XD
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Solvabibble
Metalbending Cop
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You gotta deal with it.
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Post by Solvabibble on Sept 11, 2007 15:41:21 GMT -5
I don't think any particular scene got me liking Zutara, honestly. I started watching the show religiously back in November, & I was't a shipper for the longest time. I guess I started liking them back when I was a lurker here, & the idea of pairing them up sparked my interest. But you asked for a scene...I guess it'd be The Storm for me, too. Seeing what Zuko has been through helped convince me that Zutara wasn't as ludicrious as some people made it out to be, since Katara's personality is similar to Zuko's. And the rest is history...
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clearsunrise
Pupil Sokka
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Post by clearsunrise on Sept 11, 2007 15:46:09 GMT -5
yeah i know what you mean, alle^_^.
and the storm was definitely one of the things that strengthened my love of zutara. the stories of their pasts that these two have just makes me love zutara more for some reason. it just...fits for me^^;;.
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Post by cheergirl5602 on Sept 11, 2007 16:31:21 GMT -5
Wow, I've been away from this thread for so long that we got a new board! 65! I was lurking around that spoilers lately. Any way, on topic, I actually started liking Zutara during the Season 2 finale, mostly because it was my first episode that I watched all the way through. I didn't ship it then because I honestly never knew what shipping was until I got into Avatar But I started ship it when I started visiting Avatar sites like this. The storm made me like Zutara even more than I did. I just like how it shows that Zuko was a caring person like Katara!
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Post by mahatista on Sept 11, 2007 16:43:33 GMT -5
Also that they have a different dynamic with each other then with any other character, b/c discussing their mothers is something they haven't done with almost anyone else. Katara did with Jet, yes. lol But that only works in our favor, cus how[/b] did she feel toward Jet? *wiggles eyebrows* Anyone? XD [/quote] Actually it's kind of a joke in our house about how much Katara talks about it in the first episodes. By the time she gets to Jet it's practically a drinking game. But Zuko never talks about it and that's significant. As for me, I'm not full-fledged Zutara because of my Haru-love, but I think I got interested in the ship with Bato where Jun kept calling Katara Zuko's girlfriend. But now in reruns, Zuko picking up the necklace in Imprisoned (I know! My Haru episode!) just gives me a Zutara vibe right down to my toes. EDIT: Oh! Thanks for the karmas guys. I'm glad I wasn't stepping out of bounds when I bit back like a mama turtleduck, but sometimes I'm just not in the mood.
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Ana
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Post by Ana on Sept 11, 2007 17:02:06 GMT -5
These kinds of debates are had all over the board, why must you come to a room specifically for Zutarians to enjoy Zutara and p*ss all over the conversation? It happens all. the. time. I swear, people. Sometimes I wonder why I'm still into shipping, considering all the crap we have to put up with. I know this debate is over but if you guys honestly feel this is a problem tell somebody (obviously someone like me or Para is preferred). What's offensive and what's not is about opinion but sitting there being mad about it does nothing. On a Zutara note, I got the Season 2 DVD boxset today and it had two more little chibi shorts like "School Time Shipping". One of them was called "Bending Battle" and when Zuko came on screen to show firebending is totally superior and Katara was all "Aww, it's tiny Zuko! He looks so cute!". Zuko then gained an expression of shock/maybe embarrassment and grows back to his regular size and says "I am neither cute nor tiny!" in a fit of anger similar to this and Iroh says "You are pretty cute my tiny, nephew." It was pretty hilarious.
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Post by laurenshine on Sept 11, 2007 17:12:33 GMT -5
Before I was even really into Avatar, and had just watched the show a few times when it was on (and I had nothing better to do), I liked the idea of Zuko and Katara together. Of course, I don't even think I really knew their names then (xD), but they just struck me as a good couple. What really got me into shipping Zutara was Crossroads of Destiny. Ironic that the final episode of season two was what turned me into an 'avatard'. Heh. On a Zutara note, I got the Season 2 DVD boxset today and it had two more little chibi shorts like "School Time Shipping". One of them was called "Bending Battle" and when Zuko came on screen to show firebending is totally superior and Katara was all "Aww, it's tiny Zuko! He's so cute!". Zuko then gained an expression of shock/maybe embarrassment and grows back to his regular size and says "I'm not tiny!" in a fit of anger similar to this. It was pretty hilarious. O___O Okay, I already have the DVDs, but I am TOTALLY going to buy the set now just to see that. Now, all I need is some money, and I'm off to the nearest Best Buy. Thank you so much for that. *karma*
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Post by mahatista on Sept 11, 2007 17:21:24 GMT -5
I just got the boxed set today too and the cover art is so odd. It completely implies that Zuko is part of the gaang and Sokka's got his arms around a dead/unconscious looking Suki. So strange. Haven't had the chance to watch any of it yet though.
I also started thinking Zutara after Aunt Wu because she was unspecific about the 'powerful bender'. Of course I considered Haru as well (he was quite talented), but it wasn't long before I realized he was a goner for the show.
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Post by WhiteFire on Sept 11, 2007 18:08:26 GMT -5
Pfft. I can't afford the DVDs xD I'll have to wait 'till it's legal for someone to put it on Youtube :3
And I became a Zutarian some time after half the first season. Ironically, the first episode I ever saw was "The Waterbending Scroll" AKA "The Birth of Zutara" but I wasn't converted into a Zutarian until after "The Fortuneteller" and watching "The Waterbending Scroll" again, while admiring the many fanworks for Zutara xP I'm pretty sure that "The Fortuneteller" didn't help convert me in any way, though, considering it was infused with Kataang. Used to be a Kataangian.
I wasn't very loyal xP
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Post by bagpipe turtle on Sept 11, 2007 18:27:33 GMT -5
I've watched the show since the beginning (sort of. I saw the first couple of episodes, then I missed them until, like, the Waterbending Scroll. Then I started watching again.) and I didn't really think that much about romance until Sokka and Yue sort of got together. Like, I was aware of it, but I didn't really think about it that much. I don't really remember exactly what spurred it, but I think it was a combination of the Waterbending Scroll and their fight at the north pole, and the internet. I am a total romantic, so after I figured out what Zutara was, I was like "OhmyGod that'd be so romantic" and then my interest developed into what it is now. >.< Also, something kind of funny- One of my friends is a Zutarian. And she doesn't even watch the show.
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Post by WhiteFire on Sept 11, 2007 18:40:38 GMT -5
^^ I've converted people into Zutarians xD I mention it to my friends and they're like "lol wut? wut is Avatar?" The only Avatar they know is the one you use when instant messaging xD So yes, then I show them sketchbook pictures and explain the episodes and such and by the time it's over, I have a legion of fully-converted Zutarians >D
Although... one of them ships Zucest too... so not FULL Zutarians then =D
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Post by rocio on Sept 11, 2007 18:44:15 GMT -5
I liked Zutara since the first episode, I know... Zuko and Katara didn't interacted there. But just with to see how were the personages... I said..In a very disinterested way... "he is going to get her pregnant" XD------- Sorry, but it just a part of a movie of here and It was like to say...."Come on!!! They are going to be something!!!"
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Post by WhiteFire on Sept 11, 2007 18:47:40 GMT -5
ROFL that's a nice way to think of it, Rocio xD Although when I saw "The Waterbending Scroll" the first time I was like... what the heck... she was tied to a tree and then it was suddenly morning. WHAT HAPPENED DURING THE NIGHT?
Yeah, it was probably close to morning but still. Katara is not quiet. I was expecting a lot of screaming back and forth and then a hot make out.
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Post by bagpipe turtle on Sept 11, 2007 18:50:47 GMT -5
^^ I've converted people into Zutarians xD I mention it to my friends and they're like "lol wut? wut is Avatar?" The only Avatar they know is the one you use when instant messaging xD So yes, then I show them sketchbook pictures and explain the episodes and such and by the time it's over, I have a legion of fully-converted Zutarians >D Although... one of them ships Zucest too... so not FULL Zutarians then =D I've converted... two people to Zutara. One of them watches Avatar "causally." I spent the night at her house once and I kept going on and on about Zutara and she eventually started to like it. >.< The other one, the one that I was talking about before, lives a state away so we only talk online. Once day she was like "What are you doing?" and I gave her a link to the first page of the AU, and she totally fell in love with it. Now, whenever I find a Zutara pic I send it to her and she's like . ROFL that's a nice way to think of it, Rocio xD Although when I saw "The Waterbending Scroll" the first time I was like... what the heck... she was tied to a tree and then it was suddenly morning. WHAT HAPPENED DURING THE NIGHT? Yeah, it was probably close to morning but still. Katara is not quiet. I was expecting a lot of screaming back and forth and then a hot make out.When I was watching the Waterbending Scroll, I was like, "He is SO flirting with her." Or something like that, and I kept seeing Zutara everywhere without realizing it. And then I took my interest to the internet, where I learned there were others like me. So then I went fully Zutarian.
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Post by Paraiba Ocean on Sept 11, 2007 18:53:46 GMT -5
These kinds of debates are had all over the board, why must you come to a room specifically for Zutarians to enjoy Zutara and p*ss all over the conversation? It happens all. the. time. I swear, people. Sometimes I wonder why I'm still into shipping, considering all the crap we have to put up with. I know this debate is over but if you guys honestly feel this is a problem tell somebody (obviously someone like me or Para is preferred). What's offensive and what's not is about opinion but sitting there being mad about it does nothing. Definitely. I've had my fair share of times feeling like certain shippers are treated more unfairly than others and I did jack squat about it until I decided my time would be better spent trying to help myself and everyone else by applying to become spec mod. Don't complain about it silently. Tell me or Ana or anyone else so we can change it. Our goal is to make everyone happy, not just one part of the fanbase happy. I won't lie to you and say that we're going to be on your side (or whoever reports any incident) every time, but we'll do our best to accommodate you, ok? Now onto greener pastures: I can't really say that I was a Kataangian from the beginning (I was more of a wtf-er as I came in at episode 13), but the more I saw of Katara and Zuko and their personalities, the more I began to like them together as not only friends, but a potential couple. Although I rarely associate myself with the shipping community other than DH's.
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