#if there's one thing i think lok unequivocally did right it's korra. she has a great personal story and arc | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

aerithisms · 6 days ago

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how is it that avatar has a beautiful message about listening to other points of view and approaching people with compassion and understanding but the general audience only cares about dick measuring contests over who the strongest avatar is and dunking on korra for making mistakes and going through traumatic events that were not her fault. like first of all how uncompassionate and antithetical to the message of the show you claim to love. and second of all have you people ever thought about considering avatar as a piece of fiction where the characters have to have flaws to create compelling conflicts. why are you all so fucking stupid and boring!!!!!! RAHHH!!!!

#blahs #atla #lok #like do NOT get me wrong i have a lot of bad things to say about lok's writing when it comes to politics #and i'm happy to critique it with that lens. but that's never what these people are talking about!!!#it's always 'korra's the worst avatar because she lost the past lives' 'korra's weak she would get washed by aang'#genuinely who gives a fuck!!! my god!!!#if there's one thing i think lok unequivocally did right it's korra. she has a great personal story and arc #she's supposed to be flawed! it's what makes her great! and yet you people still exaggerate those flaws for no reason!#another good thing about lok is how it tries to ask difficult questions about the role of the avatar in society actually is #korra's an avatar in a time where more power is being invested into the hands of the people and they question her authority #and an avatar in the time of a globalised media industry where she's critiqued like a celebrity and politician #she makes more mistakes because in many ways the hand she was dealt was a lot more complicated than aang's #it's easy to be viewed as a hero when your legacy is defined by one morally uncomplicated achievement #it's harder when the writers have specifically designed most of your problems to lack morally simplistic solutions #people keep roasting her for leaving the portals open but can you honestly say you don't think aang would've done that?#he never had to make a choice that complicated. i adore him but he is intentionally easier for the audience to adore #anyway korra they will never ever EVER make me hate you

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