THIS! THIS IS FACTS!!!

THIS! THIS IS FACTS!!!

“Are you mad because Zutara didn’t happen?”

“No. I’m actually quite satisfied with how their relationship was portrayed in the finale. I like how these two had such a beautiful and pure friendship. I love how Katara supported Zuko and encouraged him to seek out Iroh. I love how Zuko asked Katara to be there with him during the Agni Kai without any hesitation. Not to mention that beautiful moment when Zuko sacrificed himself to save her, and then Katara took down Azula so she could finally heal him. I just think it’s amazing how these two got so much great development within the finale. It’s everything that I could have ever hoped for.”

“Wait, so if you’re not mad that Zutara didn’t happen, why are you so upset with the finale?”

“I’m upset because Katara got with Aang and Zuko got with Mai.”

“But isn’t that the same thing as being mad that Zutara wasn’t endgame?”

“No, actually those things are very different. You see, the thing with K@taang and M@iko is that there wasn’t any actual development in the relationship. There wasn’t a scene where they honestly talked about their relationship to their partners. I mean, M@iko did have that one conversation before Zuko’s coronation, but it was all… fluff essentially. They didn’t actually address the issues that plagued their previous relationship. They didn’t talk about their miscommunication and try to work past that. Instead, we got a scene of Zuko telling Mai that he basically forgot he left her at the Boiling Rock.

“And don’t get me started on K@taang. The last conversation Katara and Aang had about their relationship was during The Ember Island Players. In case you forgot, Katara told Aang she was confused about her feelings because she needed to focus on the war and then Aang decided that was the opportune moment to kiss her. Katara got upset, obviously, and stormed off. Their last conversation ever before their finale kiss was during Sozin’s Comet: Part 1, in which they yelled at each other for their differing opinions on how Ozai should be dealt with. Like, you have the time to include those conversations but then you don’t include a scene where Katara and Aang talk about that and apologize? A hug before the make-out session is supposed to convey the message that they sorted everything out??? I just… I don’t understand what the thought behind that was.”

“Well, it was implied wasn’t it? Doesn’t that count? And besides, Aang deserves Katara. He saved the world. And Mai deserves Zuko because she saved his life.”

“Ok, first of all, that’s not how love works. People are not entitled to other people’s affections because they saved the world, or that person’s life, or did anything good once ever. That’s like me saying Zuko deserves Katara because he saved her life, which again, is not how love works. And yes, I guess it was implied that K@taang talked about their relationship before the kiss scene, but it doesn’t excuse the fact that they didn’t include it. If the ending shot is going to be of them kissing, shouldn’t the writers have spent more time actually showing this relationship in a healthy manner? Why was there more Zutara frienship development than actual K@taang development? Why were there specific shots of Katara reaching out for Zuko and Zuko reaching out for Katara when that wasn’t really necessary? It would have been so easy to sacrifice a few seconds here and there to compensate for the time it would take to show a proper conversation between Aang and Katara. But they didn’t. And that’s why I’ll always be upset over the finale. Do you understand my point?”

“Oh, sorry what? I kinda spaced out while you were talking lmao. Anyways, K@taang and M@iko are great ships, you’re just butthurt that Zutara didn’t happen.”