i don't get it guys

[little_fool]

As a Zutara fan, I know that fans can get so damn annoying. We look so much into an episode in search for hints that might let us know that it'll happen in the future. And we fight to the very end to prove that Zutara can still happen

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[steotrron]

It's not just Zutara shippers. It's Maiko and Soko shippers as well. All three of our ships are grabbing onto this tale, saying that Zuko pulled away because he was thinking of Katara/Mai/Song, which is bullshit. His reason for pulling away was probably because he doesn't want to get attatched to a girl in Ba Sing Se, or he's just not used to such an intimate interaction.

Some facial expressions of Jin did remind me of Katara, but other than that, I saw no reference to Zutara whatsoever. If you want to count the lit up lanterns on water as a hint, go ahead.

Really, there aren't any hints or foreshadowing for any of the three ships. It was just a story that gave birth to a new ship: Jinko.
Which I secretly admire from afar.

[little_fool]

All three of our ships are grabbing onto this tale, saying that Zuko pulled away because he was thinking of Katara/Mai/Song...

LMAO That's such a wonderful thing to think about. And yes, I agree, it is bullshit. :/

Like I said, I don't think this episode had anything related to Zutara, I don't know why a lot of fans say it is. O_o I guess it's just them being hopeful.

it's so pretty. i love it, too. ♥

[steotrron]

In some cases, Zutarians are like little rats scavenging for cheese. Even if it's a little bit spoiled, we'll take it anyway. We try to scavenge for any evidence we can find; I've done it countless times meself.
WHAT?! IS STEO BASHING HER OWN OTP!!! NO.

I'm not sure I should feel sorry or feel happy for Jinko. One hand, all the ships that support Zuko with another woman are pissed off and annoyed. On the other, a lot of shippers like Jinko, and ship on the side, even if they don't want to admit it.

I really think Zutara has a chance on becoming canon. Not to our dirty level, though (lol). It's just that some fans just took this episode as a hint towards Zutara, which it wasn't.

[little_fool]

Yes, that's what make Zutara so fun to ship! We find a teeny tiny hint and we discuss it and HOPE TO HIGH HEAVEN that, yes, it's Zutara and that it's one more clue telling us that it'll happen.

I think it's sorta like "I want Zuko to be happy, but with _____", which is how I feel. A lot of the fans that ship Zuko with Mai/Katara/Song/etc. are furious and ABSOLUTELY REFUSE to believe that Jinko will push through the surface, but yet they somehow admit it's cute. It's almost like they want to give-in but they don't. :/

Haha, I think that too. But I don't wanna get my hopes up only to be disappointed in the end; which is why I don't lie to myself by saying that Jinko = Zutara.

[steotrron]

I don't like the fandom sometimes. We just get so uptight when it comes to shipping, it just ruins the experience. While we fight and have a war, Mike and Bryan are probably laughing their asses off, that there is such a thing as shipping wars. I know I would.

I still love Zutara way more than Jinko, but this new ship is just too cute and canon to ignore.
There was this theory kimchicrusader posted on avatar_fans that was really great. That Jin might be a spy to see if Zuko and Iroh really are from the fire nation. And it actually makes a lot of sense, given the events of the date (the lanterns at the pond not lit on that particular night, the asking of many questions on where thye live, etc).

[little_fool]

I agree. Our fandom can get so infuriating. Just the fact that there is a ship-war community, theshipperstate, upsets me.

Of course. Zutara is better than Jinko anyday! XP

Really? I must read it. I wouldn't be surprised though, it'd be yet another reason for Zuko to get depressed again. And Jin pretending that she didn't know how he lit the lanterns up was kinda weird. It was too obvious-- how did she not catch on?

[steotrron]

Haha, I've heard of theshipperstate, and I think I've only been on it once. I bet there's a lot of flames going to and fro between ships.

http://community.livejournal.com/avatar_fans/1136136.html
Read it, it's very interesting. Well, if the spy thing is true, then she probably knew that he was firebending, with all of that noise the fire makes when your shooting it around, and the sudden brightness around the area.

I thought it was so cute what Zuko did. He wanted to make her happy.
INNER ZUTARA: WRRRYYYYYY!!!!!!!

[little_fool]

I joined it when it it first came out, and when I mentioned Zutara, all the Kataangs came out to bash me. D: I was like "NO THANKS" and left the comm.

I just finished reading it! It's a very good theory-- I definitely give it two thumbs up. It could very well happen. And like some said, there needs to be a catalyst for the Season Finale, and Jin ratting out Iroh/Zuko would be more than perfect. It just makes sense.

He did that because he likes her, and like I told strymgalleries, guys will do anything to impress a girl they like. DD': ... AND YET, IT'S SO CUTE!

[steotrron]

I try to stay away from those comms, since you yourself kind of get wrapped up into the bashing as well. Seriously, some people consider "I don't like *blank* that much." bashing. WHY.

I think it would spice up Jin's character. I love woman characters that have a deeper meaning and purpose in the show (like Azula, Katara, Toph, etc.) I would probably like her even more if she actually was a spy, and she could kick some firebending ass.

stuff on minor pairings...

[steotrron]

the thing about these minor pairings, or fanons (is that right?) is that some of the people who support it do it just because it's like an ugly puppy no one wants to adopt; you have to feel sorry for it. you know it's never really going to happen in canon, unless someone seriously messed up at nicktoons.

[agentalice]

Yeah, I'd have to agree with that as well. I mean, I was thinking to myself when reading all of the complaints coming from all of the shippers out there, that Zuko just didn't feel like he was ready to start settling down or anything. Not to mention that he would have yet another person to worry about over himself and Iroh.

Plus, where did they get the notion that he was thinking of Katara, Mai, or Song? I didn't see anything related to it at all.

I like Jinko as well. Shh...

[steotrron]

Well, I know Maiko fans were speculating that he was thinking of her (Mai) on the episode's discussion board at avatar_fans. And I've heard some Zutara fans saying the same thing.