Coincidentally, Katara's gradual steps toward being darker as a warrior (season 2 finale, Puppetmaster) make the idea of shipping them even easier. Not because she's any less good, but because it makes me think that after the bloodbending she could have a better understanding of the personal moral cost of war, and what lengths people will go to. It's sad because Katara is such a compassionate person, but it's something she has to learn to accept about herself. Her determination means she'll use all the weapons at her disposal but her compassion means she'll punish herself for it. I think that although she'll be really angry at Zuko for the stuff in the catacombs after her attempt at reaching out, but when she eventually forgives him after they join up, she'd ultimately understand him better this season than she would have last season.
I like their dynamic on a purely camaraderie/companion-in-war/friendship level as well as a fanon potential romantic one. If you see episodes 12 or 13, you get to see some fo their interaction and its pretty cool whether you ship them or not. I just love both the characters, and after Aang, Katara is the person in the gang that Zuko has had the most encounters with.
Zuko + Toph = OTFriendship. It will be so, I believe it.
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Tue, Jan. 15th, 2008 05:35 am (UTC)Coincidentally, Katara's gradual steps toward being darker as a warrior (season 2 finale, Puppetmaster) make the idea of shipping them even easier. Not because she's any less good, but because it makes me think that after the bloodbending she could have a better understanding of the personal moral cost of war, and what lengths people will go to. It's sad because Katara is such a compassionate person, but it's something she has to learn to accept about herself. Her determination means she'll use all the weapons at her disposal but her compassion means she'll punish herself for it. I think that although she'll be really angry at Zuko for the stuff in the catacombs after her attempt at reaching out, but when she eventually forgives him after they join up, she'd ultimately understand him better this season than she would have last season.
I like their dynamic on a purely camaraderie/companion-in-war/friendship level as well as a fanon potential romantic one. If you see episodes 12 or 13, you get to see some fo their interaction and its pretty cool whether you ship them or not. I just love both the characters, and after Aang, Katara is the person in the gang that Zuko has had the most encounters with.
Zuko + Toph = OTFriendship. It will be so, I believe it.