I'm not actually sure, I'm picking up hints that Korra and Mako's relationship might not last, and that they have at least a little been listening to fans some on that front. Also, we got to see him be a total dweeb in the premier. I do think though that Mako isn't Zuko, and that a huge part of the fannish response is because he isn't Zuko 2.0. I want to see his issues dug into, but he doesn't need the kind of redemption arc Zuko does. I also am hoping, given that Korra this season seeps to be examining her need for male mentors, may be gearing up for confronting why she wants a man with a protector complex.
Oh the bloodsucking leach comment. On one hand, I was like, Mako, no, and on the other, I was going, well at least advising brutal honesty is better than his stringing girls along? Progress?
I just worry because, in general, guys in abusive relationships are usually laughed at rather than taken seriously in media.
Every time. And worse when the man is being abused by a woman, because women being a threat is seen as inherently amusing. It's a major step backward after Azula.
Here's hoping. I do like a lot of what they're doing.
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Date: 2013-09-28 05:38 pm (UTC)Oh the bloodsucking leach comment. On one hand, I was like, Mako, no, and on the other, I was going, well at least advising brutal honesty is better than his stringing girls along? Progress?
I just worry because, in general, guys in abusive relationships are usually laughed at rather than taken seriously in media.
Every time. And worse when the man is being abused by a woman, because women being a threat is seen as inherently amusing. It's a major step backward after Azula.
Here's hoping. I do like a lot of what they're doing.