Avatar the Last Airbender: Zutara and Azulaang should have happened

Next, I'm just going to copy/past what was posted on the link to my livejournal account since I have the space to do to so and in case my opponent tries to dismiss it on the basis that it wasn't posted on this site: Here is what I said in regards to point number 4 in the "Why it would not work" section. : =========================================================================== "About Aang not getting the opportunity to help Azula as it took her many years merely to open up to her friends: A) We've seen Aang end a struggle between tribes which have been feuding for 100 years merely within a few days time (season 1, episode 11) . He IS the Avatar afterall. B) Who says he'd merely have a few hours? They'd could spend weeks or months in the spirit world for all I care. All of which could easily last a single episode or two. C) The difference between her friends and Zuko (and pretty much anyone else who Azula has had some form of a relationship with) is that no one cared enough to try and understand her and perhaps even help her out where she is struggling at. Not to mention that she opened up (albeit slightly without even being pushed to do so). Thus, it's not surprising that she'd have such rare moments in the past. " =========================================================================== ================== >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>| CLOSING STATEMENTS | >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>| ================== We must keep in mind that my opponent had agreed that Zutara should have happened. Thus, you are only to look at this debate in terms of whether or not I provided the superior argument as to why Azulaang should have happened. I believe that my opponent and I have exhausted all avenues of the subject at hand. I maintain my position that "Zutara and Azuallang should have happened" is correct and that my opponent has failed to demonstrate how his position overcomes the following: 1)That developing a strong romantic bond with someone who was very representative of the "evils of the fire nation" would be a strong way of initiating Aang's task of bringing balance to the world 2)That Azulaang would effectively help convey two of the series' main themes (redemption and forgiveness), hence improve the show severely on a thematic level. 3) That such a bond would be an effective means of developing Aang's character (in terms of him recognizing how capable he is as the avatar) as well as Azula's (her realizing that people CAN be trusted). 4) That the pairing (being set up in the way I recommended) could allow the writers to simultaneously expand on the spirit world subplot which they didn't spend sufficient time on. All of my opponent's arguments (for the most part anyway) against my case can be boiled down to misunderstanding of Azula's character, as well as refusal to acknowledge that in spite of her rough past, a good writer could easily use it develop her character as well as the main character's (like Naruto and Gaara in the series known as Naruto). Indeed, it is not unheard of for an antagonist to develop and become a protagonist, no matter how rough of a past one may have had. Usually, the more rough the past, the better. Furthermore, other problems could be resolved through making a few tweaks in the story (you'll notice that there is actually no story arch in the series that revolves around Aang and Azula being trapped in the spirit world. To have as well as the resolution of Aang and Azula (as well as Zuko and katara) having a romantic bond, tweaks would be necessary, but for the greater good since such tweaks serve the purpose of improving the story.