Nobody's buying Lucia's bit right? She's playing Albie like a lute by pretending that there's these mean men in her life threatening her. She KNOWS this dumb rich boy is a sucker for a wounded bird and she's gonna wring him for all he's worth so he can feel like he's "saving" her. I'm calling it.
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What is your overall opinion on the White Lotus and their involvement in the war?
It felt weird that Iroh was the Grand Lotus when he wasn’t opposed to helping Zuko bring down the Avatar for the whole first season. He actively helps Zuko attack Aang and the group. Even if he was a member, it’s weird that he’s their leader, you know?
I know a lot of people feel like the White Lotus didn’t do enough to help end the war. In reality, I don’t think that’s necessarily true. We don’t see what they’re doing behind the scenes. The Earth Kingdom is a big place. For all we know, they were actively doing their parts in ways we just didn’t see because we were following the Gaang.
Iroh’s deep connection is the only thing that feels odd. If anything, the best I can surmise is that he once was a member but hadn’t been involved for a long time. The question is when? Clearly not before the siege at Ba Sing Se where he starved civilians and laughed about burning their homes to the ground, and not while he was the presumed heir to the throne.
Perhaps after Lu Ten’s death, when Iroh supposedly explored the spirit world and studied other cultures? Maybe all that was part of his involvement with The White Lotus?
If so, why did he go back home just to be depressed and too disempowered to even protect his nephew? Perhaps he became discouraged when his journey didn’t bring him to Lu Ten’s spirit and he gave up and returned home?
In general, I think The White Lotus are fascinating, and it’s a shame that LOK took so much of the mystery out of them.
I can’t help but notice that there were no female masters. Seems like something of a “boy’s club”. Even then though, I wonder if there could be female-based matriarchal off-shoots. The IRL historical White Lotus Society sure had their fair share!
Maybe Yagoda, the Herbalist, Ming, and Aunt Wu are all members.
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