Talk:Book Three: Fire/@comment-72.196.202.132-20120408182607/@comment-72.196.202.132-20120408193313

Zutara is a cliche-ridden artificial idea in the fandom that only exists as a concept because of obsessive fangirls. Ironically, it had the best chance to develop in Book 3 because of Zuko's defection, but that's not my point. The second half is half-assed in its execution; the writing is sloppy, the plot rushes along without taking the time to develop the characters as they are SUPPOSED to be making plans salvage their defeat during the invasion, and the deus ex machina is used over and over again (energybending, Azula's mental breakdown, the retconning of firebending in "The Firebending Masters", etc.) To me, the second half takes the best of the series and sugarcoats it, either by selling out to the fandom (fanservice with "The Ember Island Players" or compromosing the WHOLE POINT of Aang losing the Avatar State by having a magically-placed rock free his power.