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Asami Should Have Been An Equalist
I'm sure this has been done and, one day, I want to do a meta on this, but I feel like by not making Asami an equalist, a big source of personal conflict (and therefore, development) got taken away from her.
I was watching a video talking about how she was supposed to be an equalist and several comments were made about how Asami would have been more developed or interesting.
And, for preface, Mako and Korra break up and stay broken up like canon. This isn't about ships. I do have my preferences, but I genuinely think if Asami had been allowed to be an equalist who came over to the good guys she would have had a strong arc throughout all 4 books, her relationship with Korra would have developed both characters further (Korra is developed in canon, but this would have added layers) as a former enemy of benders follows the more bending bender to ever bender and even if they weren't sure they could do Korrasami, they still could have had Makorra broken up and Korra and Asami have the closest relationship in the show if not one of them. Even better if we did get canon Korrasami like we did.
But this would have made Korrasami much more developed and deeper regardless of how the show ended ship wise for them (speaking explicit canon KS or not. Again, not factoring in romantic MK here).
But Asami being an equalist was a strong personal source of conflict and a Huge opportunity for ongoing growth that, when taken away, wasn't replaced by something with the same weight. That's the primary issue. Hiroshi going to jail in s1 solves that arc and she's left floundering for the next 3 seasons.
An equalist arc could have seen Asami changing sides in s1, maybe dealing with feelings of betraying her family in s2 which could have paralled Korra's family arc, her personal feelings of how she feels about benders as Korra is finding new airbenders and bringing back the Air Nation, s4 could have had this arc conclude with reconciling her past actions, forgiving herself (and her father maybe) and figuring out how to stand up for non-benders in the world without hurting innocent people (bender and non-bender alike) alongside Korra's messy personal arc.
And that's just one loose option. As much as I know they liked her so much they wanted her on the good guys side, I feel like it also robbed her of some much needed internal conflict.
Remember, folks: if a woman, especially a dark skinned woman, is being unreasonable in a story then it means she’s a badly written character.
Women aren’t people, of course.
God help us
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A Mini-Analysis of Asami‘s Role in LoK
I kind of want to do a story analysis here of Korra now that I’m rewatching it like 6 years and a screenwriting minor later, but...
I’ve got to be honest. You could have taken Asami’s entire storyline after s1 out and it really wouldn’t have affected the story almost at all. Except for Korrasami. That’s basically it. Every other scene or role she played in seasons 2-4 could have A) been filled by someone else already in the story or B) omitted entirely.
This is probably my biggest criticism of the show, as much as I love Korra, so so so much.
For nearly the entirety of the show, she was usually relegated to C plot and they kind of really needed to give her a necessity to the plot if she were going to stick around (because originally she was supposed to head off and join the United Forces as confirmed in DVD commentary of Endgame).
I say this as someone who likes Korrasami these days and also really kind of is more distanced and less attached from LoK. I still love the story, but it’s no longer my fandom and I have no real stakes like I used to so many years ago.
I hate to say it, but Asami was largely uninfluential in the main plotline (or even the B plot in most cases) and is primarily known for her role in Korrasami. Korra, on the other hand, is known for, well, everything about Korra. She’s the main character, we know her for her struggles, her triumphs, etc. But Asami, to the larger public outside of hardcore fans, only really know Asami as the other half of Korrasami which is a result of how little she actually was in the main storyline. Every other character in the Krew are known for more than just their romantic relationships.
Moreover, she was often used as a plot convenience in the way of transport or money.
I say this not as an insult, but just as an analysis of the storyline. Asami kind of needed more necessity in the plotline and it feels like they just never gave her that. Even Bolin, who spends most of the show in a similar space, does affect way more of the A plot than Asami does. Especially in season 4. You could honestly probably count how many lines and scenes Asami really had.
Like, I’ve written scripts where you havea subplot and I’d arguably put Asami in the situation where you get your prof/producer asking “do you really need this subplot?”
(Not to say I’m any expert at all. These guys writing Korra were experts. Just my personal opinion now that I do know more about screenwriting and it’s been so long since watching Korra and I’m doing it again from a different, less attached headspace.)
Analysis Over.
#legend of korra#korra#lok#asami#if this upsets you i can totally untag asami#not at all an insult#just an observation after seeing a tweet on twitter and rewatching the show#also this isn't at all a commentary on korrasami bc there is no denying how much of a milestone it was for queer relationships in animation#not even a little bit
Aang did not give a damn about his age.
I am sick to death of “Aang didn’t kill anyone because he’s 12!” Because it’s missing a huge point of his character that is neglected.
They were in a war and they being young was really irrelevant to these characters. Sokka was 16 and Katara was 14 ready to off someone. Toph was also 12 and ready to kill.
Aang didn’t want to kill Ozai because of his culture. His people. The people he lost to genocide. He wanted to honor and continue to follow the teachings of the monks who raised him.
Aang’s culture was more important to him than his age and it’s very telling how many people are approaching him from a white and western point of view as if his age was something he gave a damn about.
What is this madness I keep seeing about Atla characters being minors???
People need to realize something: fandom does actually operate on a set of rules. They fluctuate and somewhat arbitrary, but they do exist. Here’s one of them:
Once a character canonically debuts as an adult, their adult years are typically game to play with. Yes, that means mature themes.
As for the ATLA crew, that means that their adult years that they have been shown in multiple times in-show and other canon materiel, basically give fans the pass they need to have fanon fun in those adult years.
It’s always been like that.
Once a character has been shown as an adult, adult themes can apply to them under the acceptable conditions.
This really isn’t that hard folks. You can’t keep fans from exploring mature themes of characters because they were once under the age of 18. That’s asinine.
[Example: I saw a thread complaining about Zuko and being in adult themed stuff. Zuko is 91. He has children. He has grandchildren. You can write him exploring adult themes, it’s fine. Yes, there was a point where he was 13-16 years old. Canon has expanded. So, you can apply adult themes to him.]
It’s not because he’s 12. Not really.
I keep seeing this and I feel like it’s a good idea to talk about this:
Aang being 12 was not the main reason didn’t want and didn’t kill Ozai.
It’s because Aang was a pacifist.
That is the primary reason. I realize people think that may be debatable but that is crucial to Aang’s character because he is very dedicated and rooted in his culture. You cannot separate him from his cultural values. There is no Aang without his culture and a lot of his decisions are made through that lens.
For Aang, killing Ozai was a moral issue. He thought it was wrong, against his beliefs and really, really didn’t want to do it and that was his main dilemma where Yangchen eventually has to gently tell him “It’s not about you. It’s about what’s best for the world” all while being understand that his values are important to him because she was raised in them too.
I realize everybody may not realize this because they may or may not practice the traditions or encompass the values of their ethnic or religious cultures, but for Aang this is a moral issue. His values are his way of preserving the memory of his people, a guide and way of life for him.
Him being 12 is probably a part of it, but Aang doesn’t want to throw away their values in a world where they were exterminated. It’s kind of all he has left of them and it’s part of his character/moral dna.
Aang didn’t want to kill Ozai because he did think it was wrong. That was the whole problem.
Please remember that there are characters and people who observe their cultural values closely. It’s the same idea as to why you probably won’t question why a vegetarian won’t eat meat and may not want to or why people of certain religions might not eat certain things. It’s a matter of values for them more often than not.
He may understand it’s a necessity sometimes, but he also does think it’s wrong and really, really doesn’t want to do it.
Sea of Chains - Ch. 37, Experience
Rating: T
Summary:Years after the events of Anchor, Captain Kai and Jinora Gyatso remain famous names on the seas and their children are literally born pirates. Now, their daughter, Nima, is becoming a little too pirate for comfort. When trouble with Captain Quil of the Blood Moon Pirates turns tragic, Nima is viciously dragged into what can only be be described as every parent’s worst nightmare.
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“His left arm?”
Nima blanched. Dan didn’t quite blame her.
Janje nodded grimly. Then, Dan had saw and he knew. The color it was turning, the sickly look of it and the way the blood oozed, another color not decidedly blood with it. Poison. How fast it was travelling, he didn’t know, but it was either his arm or his death.
“His left him and we’ll see about the use of one of his legs. It’s not responding to much, right now,” Janje said. “We’ll have to see. Scuse me, gotta check on him.”
Janje squeezed Nima’s shoulder. For a while, Dan hadn’t pulled away from Nima. Even after they dragged themselves onto the ship. He didn’t really know why, but perhaps even he could admit that she’d scared the living shit out of him when she’d gone back into that tower.
For that bastard, no less. He wasn’t about to ring her up for it. It was clear that she was doing that herself.
He could see it in her face.
“I made a mistake,” she said quietly. To him or more for herself, he wasn’t sure.