Nickelodeon (ended 2008)
| jenwenluvzutara wrote: |
| wow, i leave for a few hours and everyone's in! ugh, i was debating without other zutarians' help. next time, im waiting when LondonParisNYC and EmoHaruno start discussing. zutara is still better than kataang. |
| EmoHaruno wrote: | ||
Lol sorry. I was at tennis while you were discussing. |
Is it just me, or are all the Zutara shippers people who like Zuko better than Aang? And are all the Kataangers people who like Aang better than Zuko? Not only does this match with what several Zutarians and Kataangers have said on the subject, but it also makes sense - it is only natural that people will think that the romance involving the character they prefer is the better, more likely one - as the old saying goes: "People see what they want to see".
So let's do a quick round off with who you like better as a character - Zuko or Aang, and which ship you like better - Kataang or Zutara.
I'll go first. I like Aang's character better. Zuko's story was great, and I love his character, but just not as much as I like Aang's.
So far, the theory is holding out then.
| isabelwhatx wrote: |
| I do like Aang much better. I enjoy his innocence, especially in the first season. It's very refreshing to watch someone to blissfully ignorant. Zuko is too dark and depressing. Aang is free of prejudice. I mean, he even stood up to Pipsqueak in "Jet". Pipsqueak was all, "You think my name is funny?!" and Aang says "YEAH!" without even noticing Pipsqueak's size. I just love the fact that he's so light and carefree. |
lol Ax your wrote this theory on discussion 4 thread, and i don't feel like retyping my response.
But i want to know why all Kataangers think that Zuko is this dark depressed charater. He's deep yeah, but he's got a lot more baggage than Aang. Some bad blood and dirty laundry.
Aang is a kid. He uses all that happiness and go lucky as a way to distract himself from the heaviness of his importance. Not saying it's a bad thing, just saying.
| LondonParisNYC wrote: | ||
lol Ax your wrote this theory on discussion 4 thread, and i don't feel like retyping my response. But i want to know why all Kataangers think that Zuko is this dark depressed charater. He's deep yeah, but he's got a lot more baggage than Aang. Some bad blood and dirty laundry. Aang is a kid. He uses all that happiness and go lucky as a way to distract himself from the heaviness of his importance. Not saying it's a bad thing, just saying. |
I wrote the theory on both threads because I know that some shippers prefer to use only one thread,and with so few passionate shippers left I wanted to get all of them.
People think that Zuko is dark and depressed becuase he is - you cannot deny it in Seasons 1 and 2. It's why he and Maiko are such a good match. Even after his redemption he remains beyond doubt the darkest member of the gaang. Does this mean that we don't like him? Heck, no! For me Zuko draws in at #4 favorite character (Azula is first, then Aang, then Iroh). He is the most developed character in the series - rivalled only by Aang. We just like Aang's character more, and hence are Kataang shippers.
When all is said and done, shipping is mainly about preferences. For all our long posts about things like compatibility and opposites attracting, at heart we ship simply becuase we made a sub-conscious decision about which ship we like better, plain and simple. You can look as hard as you want, but you will never find a Kataanger who shipsonly because they think it would make more sense story-wise.
We'll see what sort of results this draws before we say whether my theory is correct or inncorrect.
| Axrendale wrote: | ||||
I wrote the theory on both threads because I know that some shippers prefer to use only one thread,and with so few passionate shippers left I wanted to get all of them. People think that Zuko is dark and depressed becuase he is - you cannot deny it in Seasons 1 and 2. It's why he and Maiko are such a good match. Even after his redemption he remains beyond doubt the darkest member of the gaang. Does this mean that we don't like him? Heck, no! For me Zuko draws in at #4 favorite character (Azula is first, then Aang, then Iroh). He is the most developed character in the series - rivalled only by Aang. We just like Aang's character more, and hence are Kataang shippers. When all is said and done, shipping is mainly about preferences. For all our long posts about things like compatibility and opposites attracting, at heart we ship simply becuase we made a sub-conscious decision about which ship we like better, plain and simple. You can look as hard as you want, but you will never find a Kataanger who shipsonly because they think it would make more sense story-wise. We'll see what sort of results this draws before we say whether my theory is correct or inncorrect. |
i disagree that it's a subconcious decision. lol i did debate it in my head, but i just ended up perfering zutara.
And yeah Zuko's pretty dark in the first season, mostly because we as viewers don't understand him yet though. In the 2nd season is when you were able to start seeing past that.
| isabelwhatx wrote: |
| I'm rewatching Avatar, and I still see Zuko has a ridic. dark person. He's just too... angry about everything. Well, I have to go to bed. G'NIGHT EVERYONE! DON'T LET THE BED BUGS BITE! |
HE'S GOT DIRTY LAUNDRY TO DEAL WITH!
g'nite xD
| isabelwhatx wrote: |
| I'm rewatching Avatar, and I still see Zuko has a ridic. dark person. He's just too... angry about everything. Well, I have to go to bed. G'NIGHT EVERYONE! DON'T LET THE BED BUGS BITE! |
Good night
| isabelwhatx wrote: | ||||
Ahahahhaa. You take tennis? You any good? |
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Same xD! where you USTA ranked?
| EmoHaruno wrote: | ||
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oh! i luv tennis! awesome sport!
| LondonParisNYC wrote: | ||||||
i disagree that it's a subconcious decision. lol i did debate it in my head, but i just ended up perfering zutara. And yeah Zuko's pretty dark in the first season, mostly because we as viewers don't understand him yet though. In the 2nd season is when you were able to start seeing past that. |
yeah, and zuko was bad in the first season. in the second season, he began to change, and was not as dark. and iroh said,"evil and good are always at war inside you, zuko. it is ur nature, ur legacy."
for me, it was just the fact that i though zutara looked good together, and as i watched, i built sort of a "zutara foundation'. all of the whole similarities and moments kina were built up from that.
| LondonParisNYC wrote: | ||||||||
Same xD! where you USTA ranked? |
lol, u guys must be good players, i dont even know my usta rank.
| jenwenluvzutara wrote: | ||||||||
yeah, and zuko was bad in the first season. in the second season, he began to change, and was not as dark. and iroh said,"evil and good are always at war inside you, zuko. it is ur nature, ur legacy." for me, it was just the fact that i though zutara looked good together, and as i watched, i built sort of a "zutara foundation'. all of the whole similarities and moments kina were built up from that. |
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well at least when the avatar was gone, he didn't really think about him. in the first season, all he thought about was him.
