#aang the last airbender

I’ve read “The North and the South” and it’s cool, but not great enough for the last Avatar comics (or, maybe it’s not last, and I just don’t know about the next?). It’s mostly about Sokka, Katara, their tribe and their father. One more time environment problem (like in “The Rift”, and connection with that story was probably the reason to bring Toph back?), and the new thing was water siblings and their father dealing with the loss of the mother. (SPOILERS!) Hakoda has a girlfriend now. Sorry. And they also get Zuko back, because of southern water tribe coming into the world of politics.

I’ve read “Smoke and shadow” and it’s really cool! It’s mostly about Zuko and his family and (Mai and her family). Firstly: I just can’t stand Zuko being sweet. And he is very sweet here. Mostly with his little sister and it’s double sweet! Honey-sweet! And we have Zuko-Mai relationship development. (SPOILERS!) Mai has a new boyfriend, well, at first, she just pretends to be attracted to him and uses him, but then… She really falls in love, but… In the end, they split up and there is an allusion to her coming back to Zuko. And I am very glad about that. And the plot is also very good: there is a pinch of politics, a pinch of drama and as always good fights. And Azula with her strange ideas about how to be the Fire Lord the right way. So, there is only one Avatar comics book left.

I’ve read “The Rift” and it was worse than “The Search” – it has two ideas about ecology and “bad capitalist”. We have some more spirit stuff and a person, who finds Toph more exciting person than Avatar and cool interaction with Toph’s metal bender students. Oh, and reunion of Toph and her father.  

I’ve read “The Search” and liked it very much. It’s a story about Zuko looking for his mother (SPOILERS!) - You remember that cliffhanger at the end of the series? So, here we see the development of this. Here are two parallel stories: about the search and about Ursa’s youth and her early life as a wife of the Fire Lord. Both of them are interesting and of course, they are connected. In the search story, Azula is back, because Zuko wants her to help him in the quest, of course, she tries to run away or fight Zuko. And he tries to be a good brother, to be nice to her. Once, when he covers her during the cold night and finds a letter from his mother to her ex-boyfriend. It says that Zuko is their son. (actually (real SPOILERS!) it’s not true). Then Avatar team, Zuko and Azula find Ursa’s home village and a family of actors. And Zuko is very sweet in that scenes.   Then we have a bunch of spirit stuff connected with faces (Remember that spirit from the end of the “Water” book? Like him, but here we have the Main Spirit of Faces.) and find out that actress from the village is actually Ursa. But she remembers nothing, and then Zuko comes back and Azula chases him. This woman, who doesn’t remember Azula, Zuko or anything felt sorry for Azula, who tries to kill her right now! But then she got her face and memories back and everybody is happy (well, except Azula).

This post wasn’t supposed to be so long, but it just happened… Sorry.

I always wondered why Aang and Katara’s kiss at the end of the series felt like such a moment.And then rewatching the series, I figured it out. It was the song. Don’t get me wrong it’s a lot of build-up that we had been waiting for, but there’s more to it. The song is literally a timeline of their relationship.

In the finale, when we first see Katara walking up to Aang all the way until she hugs him, we hear a tune that sounds very familiar. It’s a clear staple of the series, but when does it normally play…

The tune’s typical appearance occurs whenever Katara kisses Aang on the cheek at the end of the episode, and he begins to blush. It’s a sweet little melody. Their cheek kisses almost always were done with friendly intentions, but there was always a hint that it could lead to something more. (Katara isn’t giving Toph, and everyone else cheek kisses, so it isn’t 100% platonic). This parallels their hug in the finale scene because while it’s a hug rooted in so much friendly love, their eyes give you a look at the end that tells you there is much more to it than that.

Then the song changes briefly into a very soft melody. An iconic melody. Right as Aang and Katara are about to kiss.

Say hello to the song from “The Cave of Two Lovers” episode. This parallel is gorgeous. The scenes line up exactly. The images are almost identical as they are about to kiss each other. It’s the song of their firstandlast kiss in the series.

Which brings us to the last part of the finale song: the part where they actually kiss. This tune is much louder and, for some reason, makes us feel passionate? If you weren’t a Katara/Aang stan before, I’m not sure how you’re not one after watching this. The kiss paired with this song makes you feel like their adventure is not over. Like you’re about to go off to battle, and you’re prepared to die with this ship. But why?

Becauseyou are about to go off to battle. This is a louder version of the song that was playing when Aang kisses Katara right before he went to fight the Firelord, and you didn’t even know it. The finale kiss makes you feel passionate and promotes a sense of urgency in you because that’s how the kiss before the invasion was supposed to make you feel. What is so beautiful about how they used this song in both scenes is that:

1. Aang kissed Katara the first time it was used and now Katara is kissing Aang the last time it is used—tying it together in a really pretty way.
2. They are letting you know that the kiss at the invasion was a massive milestone in their relationship, and, yes, it was mutual. Otherwise, that song wouldn’t have been in the finale. So congrats, Aang, your baddie move worked.

My point is, is that throughout this entire goddamn series, we were being conditioned and trained to fall in love with the pairing. Their intention with putting all these tunes into one big song at the end was to remind you of how you felt during their past romantic moments. It was a mental nostalgia montage. We were being told, it’s going to happen no matter what, and here are the signs. And as they left, the creators/writers/music director wanted to leave you with this one note: it’s Aang and Katara. It has always been Aang and Katara.

Flameo, sir. Fla-me-o.

There’s so many articles or “think pieces” popping up about making Zuko/Katara a thing now that there’s going to be an Avatar live action remake. (Buzzfeed has even mentioned Zutara in two of their recent posts) And, while I doubt the creators would change who she ends up with, I hope Netflix doesn’t push them to throw in a love triangle for the sensationalism of it all. Not only because love triangles are annoying and unnecessary, but also because I can’t stress enough how unhealthy that relationship would be. I don’t care about people shipping them—to each your own—and some people have even said they shipped them because they like Zuko and related to Katara. All the power to you! But I’ve said it once and I’ll die saying it: he tried to kill/harm her several times. He fought with her in the Siege of the North episode with a vengeance that was meant to kill. He hired an assassin, stalked her and her friends, verbally abused her, stole from her, and there was literally physical confrontations. If someone does that to you, donot get into a relationship with them. I can’t believe I even have to say that. Yes, he changed, but you can’t discredit that he did all those things to her at a point in time. If you choose to ship them though, then that’s fine. Tomato, toe-ma-toe. But please for the love of everything, do not write think pieces or posts asking for the remake of a children’s show to have a young girl be in a relationship that would ultimately be toxic rather than the healthy, supportive-from-the-start relationship she originally ended up in. Let’s give kids healthy relationship examples.

The entire Zutara v. Kataang discourse explained

jello-in-my-bello:

I’m always very confused by people who thought Katara and Zuko were going to end up together and thought that Aang and Katara were forced. In each season they had essentially a whole episode screaming it in your face that they had feelings/would end up together:

• The Fortune Teller(S1): This entire episode is basically one big lead up to telling you that Katara would look at Aang as a serious love interest once he grows up. Also, it’s unclear whether the fortune teller is a fake at the end of the episode because while she may have been wrong about the volcano, she’s right about everything else (the umbrella, Aang’s battle, etc). And when she told Katara that she would end up with a powerful bender, it’s literally pointed out to us—in WORDS—at the end of the episode that that bender was Aang.
• The Cave of Two Lovers (S2)- Katara is the one who brings up kissing and in an embarrassed-maybe-I-have-feelings-for-you type of way. It has also been confirmed by creators and voice of Katara that they kissed in that episode.
• The Headband (S3)- Katara gets visibly jealous when the Aang is dancing with a girl who obviously has a crush on him. Then when Katara and Aang dance, there is a clear connection between the two of them and it looks like they are going to kiss.

Every single season made sure to let you know where the endgame was. Yet people who ship Zuko and Katara argue that there were all these moments: he gave her this look (while he was attacking her), he kept her mother’s necklace (after he stole it to hunt her down), etc. It’s all very abusive. The main argument comes from halfway through S3 when she forgives Zuko, and they begin to have a friendship. Except the problem is, is that the entirety of S3 shows Aang and Katara’s growth from friendship into a relationship. (See: Katara’s extra protectiveness over him after he died, Katara leaning into Aang’s kiss on Day of the Black Sun, The Headband, Katara threatening Zuko specifically if he hurt Aang, etc.) Not to mention the fact that the writers literally made fun of Zuko/Katara shipping in Ember Island Players.

No one watched the show and thought that Aang and Katara were going to be together in the first or second season, but it was pretty obvious from the beginning that they were going to do a “last episode and now the main characters are a couple” thing. So, if Aang and Katara came as a surprise/seemed forced to you, then you either were paying too much attention to Sokka or you got too caught up in wishful thinking.

Saw these hashtags by @floppy-ding-dong and I feel like it’s an important addition to the post that many people don’t talk about.

I’m always very confused by people who thought Katara and Zuko were going to end up together and thought that Aang and Katara were forced. In each season they had essentially a whole episode screaming it in your face that they had feelings/would end up together:

• The Fortune Teller(S1): This entire episode is basically one big lead up to telling you that Katara would look at Aang as a serious love interest once he grows up. Also, it’s unclear whether the fortune teller is a fake at the end of the episode because while she may have been wrong about the volcano, she’s right about everything else (the umbrella, Aang’s battle, etc). And when she told Katara that she would end up with a powerful bender, it’s literally pointed out to us—in WORDS—at the end of the episode that that bender was Aang.
• The Cave of Two Lovers (S2)- Katara is the one who brings up kissing and in an embarrassed-maybe-I-have-feelings-for-you type of way. It has also been confirmed by creators and voice of Katara that they kissed in that episode.
• The Headband (S3)- Katara gets visibly jealous when the Aang is dancing with a girl who obviously has a crush on him. Then when Katara and Aang dance, there is a clear connection between the two of them and it looks like they are going to kiss.

Every single season made sure to let you know where the endgame was. Yet people who ship Zuko and Katara argue that there were all these moments: he gave her this look (while he was attacking her), he kept her mother’s necklace (after he stole it to hunt her down), etc. It’s all very abusive. The main argument comes from halfway through S3 when she forgives Zuko, and they begin to have a friendship. Except the problem is, is that the entirety of S3 shows Aang and Katara’s growth from friendship into a relationship. (See: Katara’s extra protectiveness over him after he died, Katara leaning into Aang’s kiss on Day of the Black Sun, The Headband, Katara threatening Zuko specifically if he hurt Aang, etc.) Not to mention the fact that the writers literally made fun of Zuko/Katara shipping in Ember Island Players.

No one watched the show and thought that Aang and Katara were going to be together in the first or second season, but it was pretty obvious from the beginning that they were going to do a “last episode and now the main characters are a couple” thing. So, if Aang and Katara came as a surprise/seemed forced to you, then you either were paying too much attention to Sokka or you got too caught up in wishful thinking.

I see a lot of people posting that now that they’re adults and rewatching avatar, they wish Katara and Zuko had gotten together. But rewatching it as an adult has made me even happier that they didn’t end up together. Yes, Zuko changed and had one of the best redemption arcs I’ve ever seen in a show, but you also need to remember what he did to Katara. He constantly tried to kill her and her friends, stole her mother’s necklace to get leverage in a situation, hired an assassin to kill them, chased them all over the world trying to hurt them, and the second she trusted him, he betrayed her. However, people took those moments and made them something they weren’t. This was a show aimed at children and having her end up with a person—even though he changed into a great guy—that tried to murder her on several occasions, just sends a terrible message to young girls, and just overall demonstrates a very unhealthy relationship. As women, we have enough tv shows and movies telling us that it doesn’t matter if a guy treats you bad at first, as long as he changes, it’s all good!

So yes, Aang was two years younger than Katara and looked a little bit like Caillou. Still, he treated her with respect, he complimented her, and if he ever hurt her/made her uncomfortable, he apologized immediately. That is the type of relationship little girls should be shown to choose.

And honestly, what’s great about the show is that both Katara and Zuko both got into relationships that were healthy for them. What else could you ask for?

disclaimer: these are not solely drawings. i used AI generation apps/websites (artbreeder and faceapp) to make them look realistic

aang

katara

sokka

toph

suki

zuko

azula

mai

ty lee

Tylee:*runs over and hugs Azula*

Azula: Tylee? Wtf was that?

Tylee:Uh…a hug.

Azula:Disgusting.

Tylee:

Azula:

Tylee:

Azula:

Tylee:

Azula: Do it again.

Mako strumming a guitar: I love you bitch.

Season 1 Korra and Asami: Oh my god ✨

Mako:I ain’t never gonna stop loving you…bitch.

Im watching ATLA during the eclipse part where they invade fire nation and i am just wondering now in TLOK series there are ships, blimps and robots but never a submarine

Xhara - Original Character for the Avatar the last airbender series

After they get into a fight and she be on some dumb ass shit and now she wants to be friends…

Xhara: *rolling over towards zuko* sppppsss…hey love are you awake?

Zuko: *violently throwing himself around towards her* bitch the fuck you want now?

When the world needed him the most he ‍ vanished ‍♂️

Alright, alright so here’s my try of making an Aang wallpaper. Was going for a glitch effect with a bit of glowing so I think I did pretty good. Right?

Anyways credit to moi and yeah no reposting anywhere.