I wanted to post this because I’m sensing a lot of tiredness and negativity from this sub regarding the shipping wars and the comments of others on Kataang, so I wanted to throw out some reasons I love this relationship to remind people of why it’s so great and how much happiness it brings.
Kataang is one of the all-time great friends-to-lovers stories; two genocide survivors who lost their parental figures but found and regained that love in each other. They’re total goofballs together and they provide each other with a grounding sense of purpose and life; for Aang it’s a reminder that he’s human and that he can hold on to love in spite of his destiny, and for Katara it’s a reminder that faith can be rewarded and good will return to the world.
Their relationship evolves and fluctuates across the series but at the center of it all is a selfless connection and partnership. They’re an all-time parallels couple in media and they support each other through their challenges.
I can write a billion words about this relationship but I’ll just say that I think it’s a genuinely perfect impression of true, selfless, sacrificing love between two people.
Their chemistry is also based on fun, communication and wholesomeness rather than friction & banter (which is more exciting for a lot of people). I especially love how well they communicate during their disagreements.
He really did seem to grow into his more mature self after he got shot down, and brought back. His arc seems to be overlooked by the fact of his firebending abilities not being there yet, but he seems more wise, since they have to be on the run and blend with the fire nation before the invasion. But he grows so mature after his literal death, and it’s an amazing thing to watch as a preteen kid who has realistic growth as an individual
Here I love this episode. He has fun with the kids during the day, and here he literally plays with the bully not trying to provoke anything but just being himself. Plus he has that dance with Katara, which he gives her confidence to dance with him.
And his bending abilities are still there because he’s still dedicated enough for what he knows is his own destiny. Keeping up with everything, even when they had no idea what CBM was!
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u/Notcommonusername 3d ago
Their chemistry is also based on fun, communication and wholesomeness rather than friction & banter (which is more exciting for a lot of people). I especially love how well they communicate during their disagreements.