Thinking about NATLA S2 and I can't stop thinking about the scene where we are introduced to the Painted Lady flower. People have already pointed out that blood being an important part of healing is foreshadowing for bloodbending (which is true!), but what if the Painted Ladies were ALSO foreshadowing for bloodbending?
In that first scene, Amita says her family fled when they saw all the Painted Lady flowers in her village had wilted, and they took that as a sign to leave.
Well, my mind immediately went... are they talking about Hama?
Think about it. What if that was Hama, who bended the water in that flower field and took it all for herself? In Book 3, she uses that exact same technique to show the audience (and Katara) that she's ruthless enough to suck the life out of something as peaceful as flowers, and so it gets us into the mindset that she'd have no issues using bloodbending on people.
Well, what if in NATLA S3, Hama shows that technique to Katara by using PAINTED LADIES, rather than Fire Lilies? That would add to the symbolism that Hama is trying to mold Katara (being the Painted Lady herself) into what she wants her to be, rather than what Katara wants to be.
It also nicely fits with Katara bending the water into flowers TO MAKE THEM BLOOM in S2, either as the Painted Lady or when she talks to King Kuei!!
Which brings us to The Southern Raiders, when Katara and Zuko (perhaps in their Painted Lady and Blue Spirit disguises, one last time?) are on their mission, Katara bloodbends her way into learning where Yon Rha is, and then they talk about how bloodbending can be used for good in healing, like fire can be used for good, too.
Blood and fire, it's all a part of life.
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