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I know this is a debate that has been going on for years, but I just really wanted to put my 2 cents in. So the writers considered the idea of having Zuko and Katara be a couple, but abandoned it because they felt it was too adult for little kids. Ok, I can kinda see a small speck of a point there but not much. I honestly don't see a drastic difference in "adultness" between Kataang and Zutara. In fact, not to be biased because I like Zutara, but I find Kataang a little more weird and "adultish" than Zutara. Why? Aang is 13 by the end of the war, barely a teenager and probably still going through puberty and he jumps into a serious relationship with Katara... who is 15 by this time? I'm sorry, but I just find that strange and a little creepy. Ok that was long, but you get my point.
According to Nickelodeon, Zuko was to be the original love interest for Katara. I don't know if the show's creators have confirmed that this is true or not, but with all the development put into Zuko and Katara's relationship in the show, it's a bit puzzling that the strong connection between them could have happened by accident. Maybe they were heading that way at one point in time, but as always: the "main hero gets the main girl" trope wins out in the end. 
Age doesn't really matter in some pairings like ichiruki (ichigo x rukia) but when it comes to Zuktaang, the development of their relationship was kind of weak. The one excuse that people say for Kataang is "well, they've been traveling together for a long time so of cause they'ed end up liking each other," that excuse annoy the heck out of me. "Friend-zone" exits for a reason. I always thought katara treated aang like her third brother. There are times when you have a friend that you've known for a long time but you still don't have any developed feelings for them, aka "friend-zoned". The one thing that i love about Zutara is how far Zuko gone to get Katara's trust back, the person of all people that was the first person to trust him even if they were enemies. Zutara's relationship went to Enemies->Aquatencie-> Enemies-> Friends and if they furthered their relationship and Kataang never happened then they would have become more then friends which would make them become cannon. About "Zutara being the original idea," I heard that that was just a rumor that was spread by the zutara fans. If it was really their original idea to put Zuko and Katara together, where did you see it or hear it from. I want to know it those were rumors or not!
During an Avatar Marathon some years ago, Nickelodeon had tidbits about the show appearing on the screen throughout each episode. I think it was the first episode when Zuko arrived at the Southern Water Tribe that the caption of "Zuko was originally intended to be Katara's love interest" appeared. Zutara fans didn't make that up: Nickelodeon did. Even their comics loved to tease Zutarians by including Zuko as an official love interest for Katara; they even went so far as to create a maze of words to lead Katara to where Zuko stood - to make us "prove that they'll end up together". (Here's some of the images) So Zutara fans aren't crazy. They were just severely mislead by Nickelodeon.
Wow, I never said you guys were crazy. I just wanted to know if the rumors about that were true, and I guess they are. I'm really pissed off at Nickelodeon now. Zuktara had the most development in the show and all that development was thrown away when Aang made a move on Katara. She could resisted and break the kiss but no, the producers wanted to make it "Kid Appropriate."
Oops - I didn't mean you thought we were crazy. Haha. I mean that Zutarians are being called crazy by Zutara haters for believing that the pairing ever had a chance (even though we were given all of these different hints and moments to soak up in and out of the series). And to find out that we are being accused of spreading rumours (probably to "justify our delusions") when it wasn't us that did it really irritates me. OTL Oh! Speaking of which: I found a snapshot of that "love interest" caption I was talking about: here it is.
Zutara did have beautiful development, so it does make me mad to see all of that potential go to waste for the usual "main hero gets the main girl" trope. It also made me mad when I read recently that Bryke described Aang as the angel on Katara's shoulder and Zuko as the devil during the Southern Raiders episode. Ugh.
Zutara did have beautiful development, so it does make me mad to see all of that potential go to waste for the usual "main hero gets the main girl" trope. It also made me mad when I read recently that Bryke described Aang as the angel on Katara's shoulder and Zuko as the devil during the Southern Raiders episode. Ugh.
personally I don't care about the "main hero gets the main girl." If two people share a strong relationship or a strong bond then i ship those two together. Do you know what ichiruki is? Well if you don't it's a pairing of Ichigo Kurosaki and Rukia Kuchiki from Bleach and I ship them even though Ichigo is the main charcater and Rukia is the heroine. If one of them wasn't the heroine or main character I would still ship them. Zuko's not really a devil, he's more like a fallen angel that became a holy angel again because of Katara and with the help of his grandfather. Did the producers even read or watch the show? Clearly, all Zuko had was a miserable life as a kid. Do they even know how much pain he gone through. He dishonored his father who isn't even his biological father, he has a burn around his eye which is a curse to him, to regain his honor he has to capture the avatar without a choice but he keeps on losing, he's bin brainwashed by wanting to be honored by his non-biological father again, his sister is a crack head who bullies him, he lost his mother (the only one that showed care and love toward him), his father pressures him to the point were he hates himself, and not a lot of people except him (they fear him). That is a lot to take in for a 16 or 15 year old. I bet for them to be in Zuko's shoes and see how much a "Devil" they say he is.
I haven't read Bleach, but I've seen that pairing often. It seems like the kind I would go for. If it's developed well and makes sense then I'm all for it. 
And yeah, Zuko has gone through a lot in his life, which is why it would have been nice to allow him something positive in it for a change. Mai, while I like her as a character, is a bit too doom and gloom for someone like Zuko who is trying to fight the demons inside him. But I'm pretty sure that The Legend of Korra will reveal her to be the mother of Zuko's daughter eventually, though a small part of me hopes that it's some other woman. XD
And yeah, Zuko has gone through a lot in his life, which is why it would have been nice to allow him something positive in it for a change. Mai, while I like her as a character, is a bit too doom and gloom for someone like Zuko who is trying to fight the demons inside him. But I'm pretty sure that The Legend of Korra will reveal her to be the mother of Zuko's daughter eventually, though a small part of me hopes that it's some other woman. XD
Mai, I wasn't to fond of her character I don't hate but she's not the type of character that I would be interested with.
That in itself has been a debate going on since the series ended. Some people say they heard it in the interviews of the writers and swear by that that they admitted Zuko and Katara as a couple was considered but never finalized, others say it was just rumors. I honestly don't know if they are true or not, I'm just going on what little bits and pieces I've heard, but even if that part is not true, I still think it should have been considered, I actually would find it laughable if they never even gave the idea a single thought, Zutara seems like a pretty obvious option to me, but perhaps the writers thought differently. As for the other stuff, you make a good point.
During an Avatar Marathon some years ago, Nickelodeon had tidbits about the show appearing on the screen throughout each episode. I think it was the first episode when Zuko arrived at the Southern Water Tribe that the caption of "Zuko was originally intended to be Katara's love interest" appeared. Zutara fans didn't make that up: Nickelodeon did. Even their comics loved to tease Zutarians by including Zuko as an official love interest for Katara; they even went so far as to create a maze of words to lead Katara to where Zuko stood - to make fans "prove that they'll end up together". (Here's some of the images) But anyway, Zutara fans have been getting a bad rap for this - for "making up rumours". But they did see that "love interest" thing appear somewhere. I, for one, can remember where it originated, though finding evidence of it will be near-impossible after so much time has passed.
Well that's good to know Though other shows and movies have big fan bases for "non-cannon" couples. I don't think I've seen a bigger fan base than Zutara in that category and that can't be a coincidence. Obviously a whole lot of people saw the potential. It seemed like the biggest "psych!" moment in cartoon history when they didn't end up together. Many non-Zutarians may consider that an exaggeration but oh well. It is what it is.... or is it? 
Though other shows and movies have big fan bases for "non-cannon" couples. I don't think I've seen a bigger fan base than Zutara in that category and that can't be a coincidence. Obviously a whole lot of people saw the potential. It seemed like the biggest "psych!" moment in cartoon history when they didn't end up together. Many non-Zutarians may consider that an exaggeration but oh well. It is what it is.... or is it? 
i agree ._.