This, to me, is the worst thing about Katara in LOK.
I could’ve made peace with Katara becoming a healer and having seemingly no legacy if, at least, she had been happy. In every scene that she’s in, Katara looks melancholic at best and depressed at worst. Watch a scene of old Zuko and then one of old Katara, the difference in their demeanors is stark. Katara looks depressed - and, without any clear explanation, the fact that she didn’t attend Jinora’s ceremony and refuses to leave the SWT at all can be interpreted as her being so depressed that she’s become immobile.
That just makes me so sad. Everybody wants to see their favorite childhood characters getting to be happy, and I understand that TLOK is supposed to be a more realistic and gritty show, but this just feels mean-spirited to me. It’s like the creators kicked Katara into submission.
















