...so we have switched from "Azula going insane is bad because it's an example of women not being able to handle power" to "Azula going insane is bad because it makes other people less awesome." Azula's story arc was fantastic. She was amazing. She was scary, she was good at what she did, and the longer we knew her the more complex and human she became.
Zuko didn't take her down. He culminated his arc not by defeating his father or younger sister, but by standing up to/turning away from his father, and helping other people. He saved Katara's life. He didn't take down Azula at all. He fought her, but he didn't defeat her.
Katara defeated Azula. In an amazing god-damned fight. It was no less intense because Azula was crazy. She was always damned scary, and while her unhingedness made Zuko think he could take her, Katara didn't agree. For her, Azula still seemed like a major threat. Katara was also working on a time-limit as well: she needed to end the fight so she could heal Zuko, her comrade-in-arms.
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...so we have switched from "Azula going insane is bad because it's an example of women not being able to handle power" to "Azula going insane is bad because it makes other people less awesome."
Azula's story arc was fantastic. She was amazing. She was scary, she was good at what she did, and the longer we knew her the more complex and human she became.
Zuko didn't take her down. He culminated his arc not by defeating his father or younger sister, but by standing up to/turning away from his father, and helping other people. He saved Katara's life. He didn't take down Azula at all. He fought her, but he didn't defeat her.
Katara defeated Azula. In an amazing god-damned fight. It was no less intense because Azula was crazy. She was always damned scary, and while her unhingedness made Zuko think he could take her, Katara didn't agree. For her, Azula still seemed like a major threat. Katara was also working on a time-limit as well: she needed to end the fight so she could heal Zuko, her comrade-in-arms.