Aanglover
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Post by Aanglover on Dec 29, 2007 16:28:11 GMT -5
What? no "Other" option this time? Between the two, anyway, I'm voting Zutara. Even though it doesn't have much any shot in canon, I still think it would be the more interesting story. Kataang isn't likely to get any more dramatic or intriguing, and since it never caught on with me up to this point, I don't figure I'll find it entertaining anytime soon. Sorry. At least Zutara offers new story options, with Zuko having to regain the bit of trust Katara gave him in the cave scene. Seeing as how she was the one who came the closest to believing in him before getting 'burned', she is also the one likely to have the most in depth storyline with him beyond this point. Well, unless they cop out with a one episode redemption of Zuko saving one or more of the Gaang at personal risk, and Katara flip flops from distrust to best pals. Plus, you have the jealous ex Mai bound to seek revenge, even if she just assumes Zuko ran off with Katara. The potential cat fight would offer a little more incentive. Then there is of course the Aang factor. With Kataang I don't really see him learning anything or maturing. He'll just be a kid rushing into a relationship with his first crush. That's nothing profound or inspirational. Pardon the criticism, but it is really more of a distraction. As it is, he has basically turned away from the Avatar State, and with it his full potential, with his injury as an exploitable excuse. With that convenient excuse he can just claim it's impossible to gain the AS, thus justifying his pursuit of Katara, so he doesn't have to face his fears of 'letting go', which can be compared to a refusal to mature. Using his wound as an excuse, he can escape the full weight of his duties thusly by clinging to Katara as his crutch. It would be intriguing if, as with the Mai prospect above, it were Aang assuming a Zutara attraction, instead of Zuko and Katara themselves. When the two start in to understanding eachother, I could see them confiding in one another as peers, probably away from the others, since it may be things involving either Katara's worries over Aang, or Zuko's Mother issues. Seeing them meeting in private at times, especially if Katara continues to shy away from the topic of 'the invasion kiss'. Aang may imagine the Zutara attraction and fall into jealousy and angry, which he would have to learn to overcome, both to control his emotions for firebending, and pass the final chakra. I'd rather prefer a Zutara story like that, with them simply confiding in one another, while others misunderstand and assume romantic intentions. Of course those misunderstancdings could turn into true feelings, especially if their prescribed love interests drive them crazy with jealous assaults. Frankly, I don't see something that complicated happening in this show, especially considering the short time they have to pull it off in. Too bad. i respect ur opinion lunauc.. but i'd have to disagree on your "kataang not getting any more dramatic or intriguing" comment. u have to consider Aang and his avatar state dilemma of letting katara go... that could arouse a whole lot of drama between the two...since i'm guessing that katara replicates his feelings..and i don't think M&B would just throw the aang vs. avatar state problem out the window... it will turn up again later in the show, and as for katara.... yeah.. she may start to have feelings for zuko in the future... but that's what would make kataang more "dramatic and intriguing", but that doesn't mean that she will just run away w/ zuko once she would have feelings for him. she'd most likely be in a state of confusion of who she would want to be with.
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Azula's Flames
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Post by Azula's Flames on Dec 29, 2007 16:31:22 GMT -5
I voted Kataang because ive loved it since the first episode i saw which was the cave of two lovers and i only saw the second half. Although when they get out of the cave and meet sokka i was all sad for aang because i thought sokka was kataras boyfrind lol
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Post by ethe on Dec 29, 2007 16:31:35 GMT -5
why can't it be "Kataang or Taang"? Lol.
I honestly like Kataang, Taang and Zutara D: Toko doesn't appeal to me much.. Hmm.. if I had to choose..
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Post by liz6363 on Dec 29, 2007 16:34:50 GMT -5
kataang... although it's not as much fun now that it's canon (well canon in most people's opinion). But either of these ships would be okay for me.
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Aanglover
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Post by Aanglover on Dec 29, 2007 16:40:20 GMT -5
kataang... although it's not as much fun now that it's canon (well in most people's opinion). But either of these ships would be okay for me. ya know what's funny..... they kissed and yet, my kataang self isn't satisfied to say it's canon just yet... i need a confession and "THE kiss" not that "unexpected kiss" but one that the girl knows it's coming and is "in the moment".
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Dr. Joe
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Post by Dr. Joe on Dec 29, 2007 16:41:06 GMT -5
No matter what, it'll always be Kataang for me.
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Aanglover
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Post by Aanglover on Dec 29, 2007 16:43:17 GMT -5
No matter what, it'll always be Kataang for me. Woo! U go Dr. Joe!! ;D yeah.. it'll always b kataang 4 me 2. ^_^ i can't c anything else bein' my OTP.
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Post by femaleairbender on Dec 29, 2007 16:52:24 GMT -5
Then there is of course the Aang factor. With Kataang I don't really see him learning anything or maturing. He'll just be a kid rushing into a relationship with his first crush. That's nothing profound or inspirational. Are you saying that you think Aang's feelings for Katara are shallow? It may have started as a schoolboy crush, but Aang's feelings for Katara have certainly developed further. I would hardly call Aang's love for his entire race reborn into his love for Katara shallow. Aang may be awkward and blushy, but he loves and respects Katara, and is completely devoted to her. I don't think anyone can disprove that Aang and Katara share an incredible bond, romantic or platonic.
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Castoro Chiaro
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Post by Castoro Chiaro on Dec 29, 2007 17:02:38 GMT -5
Someday during the summer, at my dad's house, I was surfing around TurboNick for episodes of Avatar I could watch, having recently become enveloped in the splendor of Avatar (I'd seen my first episode only days earlier). I stumbled across this episode called Warriors of Kyoshi. Intrigued, I watched it. Had a GREAT laugh at the various hyjinks of Aang. Then... And just like that, I joined the army My vote went to Kataang last time around and shall remain as such. It's just so wonderful to see this thing between them grow to such an incredible level. Back when I started lovin' Kataang, I just thought they looked cute together.
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Post by ethe on Dec 29, 2007 17:08:12 GMT -5
Someday during the summer, at my dad's house, I was surfing around TurboNick for episodes of Avatar I could watch, having recently become enveloped in the splendor of Avatar (I'd seen my first episode only days earlier). I stumbled across this episode called Warriors of Kyoshi. Intrigued, I watched it. Had a GREAT laugh at the various hyjinks of Aang. Then... And just like that, I joined the army My vote went to Kataang last time around and shall remain as such. It's just so wonderful to see this thing between them grow to such an incredible level. Back when I started lovin' Kataang, I just thought they looked cute together. I'm loling at Sokka in the background of that pic~ ^^~ But I'll have to vote for Zutara. I usually save my vote on things like this, but I like Taang alot. So I kinda have to vote for Zutara. Besides, Zutara isn't that bad. For me it's Taang > Kataang > Zutara
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Post by lunauc on Dec 29, 2007 17:11:14 GMT -5
i respect ur opinion lunauc.. but i'd have to disagree on your "kataang not getting any more dramatic or intriguing" comment. u have to consider Aang and his avatar state dilemma of letting katara go... that could arouse a whole lot of drama between the two...since i'm guessing that katara replicates his feelings..and i don't think M&B would just throw the aang vs. avatar state problem out the window... it will turn up again later in the show, and as for katara.... yeah.. she may start to have feelings for zuko in the future... but that's what would make kataang more "dramatic and intriguing", but that doesn't mean that she will just run away w/ zuko once she would have feelings for him. she'd most likely be in a state of confusion of who she would want to be with. Perhaps I worded that wrongly, as I didn't read back through it. It may be "dramatic" in the baseline sense, that it would be written as a dramatic piece, regardless of what emotions it may evoke from the viewers. "Intriguing", on the other hand, does require an emotional response from the viewer. As far as the "will he, won't he" of letting go or aspiring to the Avatar State, I have misgivings about how it will play out. To fulfill the romanticized ideals of a kids show, Aang is likely to get both the AS and the girl, via some magical "love conquers all" cop out, by which he doesn't really have to learn a lesson or make a choice, because "he wanted it bad enough". I'm not saying that isn't a story others wouldn't enjoy, and others may find it intriguing. I, myself, personally do not find it interesting though, as it is an inevitable fluffy happy ending. I know it is the most likely outcome, and I know an army of Kataang fans will love the dickens out of it, but that isn't my business. Of course, the other two options are also plausible, with him, either choosing his duty over personal desire and "letting go" of Katara to claim the Avatar state to save the world, or alternatively refusing the AS for the sake of his love. But of course I don't find either of those particularly fulfilling either. If he is simply forced to give up on Katara, then it is not his decision. He can't free himself of worldly binds if he has such unresolved feelings, at least not realistically. It would be a really half-assed resolution to try it that way, unless Aang decided for himself that his feelings were of a distracting or indulgent nature, and that he was content with loving her without claiming her in a possessive manner, or something like that. And dropping the AS may be a testament to love and friendship, but it is also a refusal of his true self for the sake of personal desires. It is a step backwards into immaturity and ignorance, as he shuns something he does not fully understand about himself purely out of fear of the result. Given that both those options don't really have him learn or mature, just give up and make a decision, I can't say I'd be happy with either. Hence why I'd like the trial of jealousy, something to make him realize the dangers of unchecked emotion, and help him learn to make a wise, informed decision for his next step. Plus... likely huge final Aang vs. Zuko battle. ;D And I know Katara wouldn't likely run off and fell for Zuko. My equation really only offers their friendship and understanding, along with assumptions by third parties of romantic intentions. What actual romantic feelings may arise, I leave to the the imaginations of Zutarians. Frankly, that is also not my business.
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Post by deana on Dec 29, 2007 18:14:20 GMT -5
Zutara! Romantic Kataang doesn't interest me in the least. The writers not having Aang go to his full potential so he can have Katara won't endear it to me either.
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Post by luthien on Dec 29, 2007 18:24:18 GMT -5
As it was before for me, so it is now - Zutara.
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Post by zutara234 on Dec 29, 2007 18:37:22 GMT -5
Zutara all the way, Kataang not so much.
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Post by taiyo *on limited hiatus* on Dec 29, 2007 18:38:54 GMT -5
Zutara. I didn't ship it when I was a Kataanger. I still didn't ship it when I converted to Taang. It grew on me over the summer of this year (Clear's essay got to me ) and I fell in love with it after watching the rerun of The Waterbending Master (I can't entirely explain. Thankfully a certain person understands why I felt this way.) last month or two. I'm just a closet shipper about it.
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