Any popular show is inevitably going to attract shippers, and Avatar: The Last Airbender is much the same. One of the most hotly contested fan-imagined relationships from the series was between the waterbender Katara and the prince of the Fire Nation, Zuko. Nicknamed “Zutara,” fans were torn over whether the creators intended to imply any such relationship, if the two ending up together was ever a realistic possibility, if it was purely imagined or if the very idea was problematic given their imperialistic dynamic.That contention doesn’t solely exist in the fandom alone. Sources in the canon itself reveal conflict over whether Katara and Zuko could ever have had a romance, and the disagreement may have been just as heated behind-the-scenes in the writer’s room as it was for fans. Fortunately for all Zutara shippers out there, even if this what-if romance never became canon, Katara and Zuko still have a strong, meaningful friendship that gives them strong on-screen chemistry during Zuko’s redemption arc.Avatar: The Last Airbender provided fan shippers with plenty of Katara and Zuko scenes to inspire the Zutara pairing. While Zuko chased down the Gaang in pursuit of the Avatar for much of Book One: Water and was totally hostile to them, Zuko and Katara still shared some noteworthy scenes that laid the groundwork for the Zutara ship. One of the first examples was Zuko holding Katara’s lost necklace to her neck in a vaguely suggestive way, almost as though Zuko was proposing by returning that Water Tribe accessory, given the necklace’s function as an engagement ring. Zuko didn’t try to beat up or capture Katara in that scene — he had other business with her. Also, Zuko and Katara fought during the siege of the Northern Water Tribe, a violent yet fascinating way for them to get used to each other’s company in private.
Any popular show is inevitably going to attract shippers, and Avatar: The Last Airbender is much the same. One of the most hotly contested fan-imagined relationships from the series was between the waterbender Katara and the prince of the Fire Nation, Zuko. Nicknamed “Zutara,” fans were torn over whether the creators intended to imply any such relationship, if the two ending up together was ever a realistic possibility, if it was purely imagined or if the very idea was problematic given their imperialistic dynamic.
That contention doesn’t solely exist in the fandom alone. Sources in the canon itself reveal conflict over whether Katara and Zuko could ever have had a romance, and the disagreement may have been just as heated behind-the-scenes in the writer’s room as it was for fans. Fortunately for all Zutara shippers out there, even if this what-if romance never became canon, Katara and Zuko still have a strong, meaningful friendship that gives them strong on-screen chemistry during Zuko’s redemption arc.
Avatar: The Last Airbender provided fan shippers with plenty of Katara and Zuko scenes to inspire the Zutara pairing. While Zuko chased down the Gaang in pursuit of the Avatar for much of Book One: Water and was totally hostile to them, Zuko and Katara still shared some noteworthy scenes that laid the groundwork for the Zutara ship. One of the first examples was Zuko holding Katara’s lost necklace to her neck in a vaguely suggestive way, almost as though Zuko was proposing by returning that Water Tribe accessory, given the necklace’s function as an engagement ring. Zuko didn’t try to beat up or capture Katara in that scene — he had other business with her. Also, Zuko and Katara fought during the siege of the Northern Water Tribe, a violent yet fascinating way for them to get used to each other’s company in private.
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