People wanted Katara to bang Zuko because they couldn’t and most people identified with Katara more than Mai, so they wanted to live their fantasies through a character.
excuse me while i leave this here.
Warning: shit is about to get real. Zuko took that lightning for Katara because he could redirect it and save both their lives without any damage and without anyone getting hurt. If he left it to hit Katara she would have died, but Zuko took it for her because he knew he could redirect it without a problem. But he screwed up and instead of it going through his stomach it went through his heart which almost killed him and thus came the “great sacrifice” that all zutarians like to speak about. But it wasn’t because Zuko was about to die for Katara, he just screwed up and redirected it wrong. He took it for her because he could save both of them without anyone having to die and no harm would’ve come to either of them if he had redirected it properly. The reason why it zooms in on Katara’s face is because this guy, who had threatened her and endangered and and her friends’ lives, was saving her. This completes Zuko’s redemption arc and has nothing to do with his feelings for Katara.
I am Silver Tongue, I am an artist. I have many characters and you can check out my art in the art tag. I occasionally practice witchcraft though I don't do anything too complicated. I am girl 2 and don't know what else to put here.