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Post by deana on Jul 19, 2008 22:50:01 GMT -5
Yes it is maha.
I'll get to it too. I haven't seen it yet either, but since I already read what happens in the book, I am not in a huge hurry to watch it. I'll see it when I see it and if not, no big deal.
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Rainyaqua
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Post by Rainyaqua on Jul 19, 2008 22:51:21 GMT -5
^^ Yeah, I got some very creative ways to put Zuko and Katara together now. Agreed, now that the finale came out, and even though it didn't work in our favor, it can give us more ideas. Even give us ideas of what could have been changed to our liking, or what could happen after the war ended, in a ways the sky is the limit.
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Lady Ursa
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Post by Lady Ursa on Jul 19, 2008 22:56:58 GMT -5
Y'know, even if Kataang and Maiko are canon, think about it- there were a lot of Zutarian moments tonight. Surprisingly I'm not going through Avatar withdrawal yet. My friend (and fellow Avatard) told me Mike and Bryan were contracted for four seasons of Avatar. And tonight really left a lot of loose ends to pick up. Where is Ursa?!I'm disappointed that Zutara ended at friendship, but I am satisfied with the epicness that is/was? Avatar.
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Post by mahatista on Jul 19, 2008 23:06:18 GMT -5
I'd like to see people take every episode of season 3 and rewrite them to tie up all those loose ends throughout the season rather than saving everything for the end (and just ignoring what you can't fit in because you spent all your time doing fillers rather than actually telling the story ). Take those fillers and make them work for their existence. *fist on desk*
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Post by Lady Ursa on Jul 19, 2008 23:08:57 GMT -5
Well if you're involving The Ember Island Players, in a way it was a recap of all the previous seasons to "catch up" those who were out of the loop.
I had a horrible thought yesterday- what if Zuko ships Kataang?
Okay no further discussion about that. :X Zutara would've been/is a pretty shipping. :]
It is rushed, though. I mean last night Katara complained she was confused, and four episodes later/one night later, she kisses Aang?! And I'm gonna keep on spazfoaming- where is Ursa?! It's cool we got to see her... in Azula's delusions, but where is she?
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Post by mahatista on Jul 19, 2008 23:17:36 GMT -5
I'm not talking about EIP. I figure they need some kind of recap so it wouldn't have been bad if they hadn't messed around with so many other epis. Look at TSR. Why not use that epi to work some of these loose ends together. Creative people can come up with ways to do such things without gutting the finale. It seems like the Ursa blip at the end is teaser for something that might happen in the live action film. I have never had interest in the live action film (since waaayyyyyy before I recognized The Bryke's disdain) so it's a pointless teaser for me. But wouldn't it have been nice to tie that up along with Katara's closure? It could be done. And by tying it up, I don't even mean telling the whole thing, I mean giving enough info that it's settled for a time with the option to open it up again. Then, if it's needed for the movie, you drop the clue that it's not quite as settled as we thought. Just don't drop the ball completely. Please. That probably makes no sense. I've spent my entire day with children who enjoy wrestling. With me. I'm tired.
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Post by Lady Ursa on Jul 19, 2008 23:25:33 GMT -5
Lol I drove 40 minutes to watch the finale with my friends, so I'm kinda worn out from the drive back.
Something that could've been changed, I guess, was giving Zuko the chance to open up to the Gaang more and explain some of his family history. I mean they were living at his old beach house, it would have been a little fitting for him to do so.
Elaborating on what I said a few posts up, though- Though Avatar ended Maiko, the bulk of the action had Zutarian undertones. Katara joining Zuko in his fight, Katara healing Zuko (I think one of my friends said "Go for his scar first! xD "), Katara not killing Zuko when he attacked Aang trying to get him stimulated even though she warned him in WAT... Lotsa Zutara. And in the end, Mai comes back :/
I dun hold any resentment against the canon ships, though. I mean even though Katara and Aang do end up together, all they shared at the end of the series is another kiss. We don't hear many more details on the pairing, it never really showed up as often as Sukka... it's just there.
Crap, are we supposed to use spoiler tags?
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Post by mahatista on Jul 19, 2008 23:42:18 GMT -5
I don't think we have to use spoiler tags anymore. There's still a little left out here on the West Coast, but if I cared I'd be watching it rather than posting here. LOL.
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Post by Airblazer on Jul 20, 2008 0:27:49 GMT -5
I hope all is well here! Zutara didn't happen but it's a really great ship guys! It'll live on for eternity (and as I've said earlier, it'll outlive it). You know how this thread got so busy on the day TSR aired? I was thinking it would be busy here on the new episodes following it but I was wrong. Look at today, the Finale aired but yet DH isn't as lively as it was with the TSR. Now that's saying something. Zutara is a really great ship and I believe DH was so populated after TSR because of Zutara. Zutara is really great guys!
Well, Avatar is over now. I feel sad that it is. We still have Spirit Week to look forward to! I hope you guys will come! Let's celebrate Avatar together! I'm glad DH came up with Spirit Week. Hey, you know what, it's like the title is saying it's a week about lifting our spirits up because Avatar is over! Well, I know that's not what it really means but it could mean that heh...he...
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Post by xMzLazyx on Jul 20, 2008 0:38:52 GMT -5
what happened at the end may not be what our ship wanted but you know what, it's all good too me. I ended how the creators wanted it to end and I'm cool with it. It eneded beautifully, it made me tear up I'ma still ship it though Zutara FOREVER <3 And I couldn't help but squee COUNTLESS times this past week. So many things I could pick up that seemed oh so Zutara :]
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Post by Solvabibble on Jul 20, 2008 0:41:39 GMT -5
^ Haha, yeah, I guess you're right ^_~ Well, I LOVED the Zutara interaction. I think I even liked it better that they ended as just friends. Had they suddenly turned around and hooked up it would have been waaaay too rushed. I think we need some theme music for the demise (only in canon!) of Zutara. Goin' down in a blaze of glory Viva la Zutara.
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Post by Scarlett Ember on Jul 20, 2008 0:43:07 GMT -5
Sorry not to be here, guys. I got home late tonight and I just watched it. I have stuff in the morning, though, so I can't spend a lot of time on here. All I can say is, most of the animation and everything was AMAZING. Many things that didn't make sense and left open-ended, but I won't get into that.
Overall I'm pleased with the Zutara we got. It ended in Maiko and Kataang, but notice it seemed to come out of nowhere. The whole finale was Zuko and Katara, and we all saw the potential. I think it's pretty easy to imagine the route it could have taken from there. The ending to me, didn't match up. Kataang and Maiko were not played up enough in the finale for it to really work...
I still ship Zutara. I still believe very strongly in it. I think we got a lot of evidence and moments under our belt that still stand and support the ship, regardless of the ending!
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Post by xMzLazyx on Jul 20, 2008 0:43:54 GMT -5
which is exactly why I think the ending is fine the way it is. I couldn't be happier actually :] (well actually I'm sad it ended , but you get hte point ROFL)
and I need screenshots XDD I wanna make another icon and sig LOL
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Post by fireflamesinferno on Jul 20, 2008 1:10:40 GMT -5
Hm, I could have skipped the whole zooming up into the sunset type thing, but it was a good end. I've been okay with Zutara not being canon for a really long time now, so there were no cries of agony, lol. It was pretty epic. But seriously Bryke, wtf? Where's Azula? Where's Ursa? WHERE'S THE CABBAGE MAN? Three words: I need closure. But, hey, now we can all finally say that our Arranged Marriage Zutara fanfictions are not really AU, just future happenings. Lol.
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Post by Zidaneski on Jul 20, 2008 1:20:19 GMT -5
Sorry not to be here, guys. I got home late tonight and I just watched it. I have stuff in the morning, though, so I can't spend a lot of time on here. All I can say is, most of the animation and everything was AMAZING. Many things that didn't make sense and left open-ended, but I won't get into that.
Overall I'm pleased with the Zutara we got. It ended in Maiko and Kataang, but notice it seemed to come out of nowhere. The whole finale was Zuko and Katara, and we all saw the potential. I think it's pretty easy to imagine the route it could have taken from there. The ending to me, didn't match up. Kataang and Maiko were not played up enough in the finale for it to really work...
I still ship Zutara. I still believe very strongly in it. I think we got a lot of evidence and moments under our belt that still stand and support the ship, regardless of the ending! I completely agree with this. We all got what we wanted. Zutarians just wanted to see some good old interaction between the two because we knew it would make the show so much more entertaining. Zutarians called it exactly what was going to happen when Zuko and Katara found Jun, hehe. And the fight scene with Azula was THE highlight of the finale for me.
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