For me, I didn't think of it ever until episode 1x14, with fortune teller's prediction that Katara would marry a powerful bender. Even though there was no logical reason why that couldn't mean Aang or Random WaterTriber #27, for some reason my brain jumped to the only other significant male bending character of similar age-group. Then I forgot about the notion until the season 1 finale, when they fought in the ice. Then for me it was the "unpopular enemies = hot" trope. I went into it with the sense of fun that comes from shipping an unconventional and unlikely pairing, but given Zuko's gradual arc toward goodness (saw that coming from the beginning) it makes the AU ideas easier, because we the audience know He's Not All That Bad. Just very foolish.
Actually, I thought the season 2 finale made the pairing idea more interesting, but a lot of the fans of the ship thought it was a bad thing. I was more like, "What? Now they hate each other again and they have unresolved issues! This is awesome! I can totally fic this!"
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Tue, Jan. 15th, 2008 05:24 am (UTC)For me, I didn't think of it ever until episode 1x14, with fortune teller's prediction that Katara would marry a powerful bender. Even though there was no logical reason why that couldn't mean Aang or Random WaterTriber #27, for some reason my brain jumped to the only other significant male bending character of similar age-group. Then I forgot about the notion until the season 1 finale, when they fought in the ice. Then for me it was the "unpopular enemies = hot" trope. I went into it with the sense of fun that comes from shipping an unconventional and unlikely pairing, but given Zuko's gradual arc toward goodness (saw that coming from the beginning) it makes the AU ideas easier, because we the audience know He's Not All That Bad. Just very foolish.
Actually, I thought the season 2 finale made the pairing idea more interesting, but a lot of the fans of the ship thought it was a bad thing. I was more like, "What? Now they hate each other again and they have unresolved issues! This is awesome! I can totally fic this!"