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sometimes i think about how sokka literally invented submarines and how aang is literally the avatar but when the both of them put their braincells together, they come up with ideas like writing a letter to katara from toph

Sorry, but having Zuko actually fight back against Ozai during their Agni Kai is just wrong. He was a child, only 13 at the time, afraid to fight his own father and was mutilated as punishment, because Ozai saw Zuko's begging and unwillingness to fight as unforgiveable weakness.

The Angi Kai isn't meant to be a showcase of Zuko's fighting potential (that's what the Zhao fight is for), but to show the utter cruelty of Ozai.

there’s a reason why the entire story of avatar the last airbender begins and ends with katara. there’s a reason why we are introduced to katara first before we are introduced to any other character. there’s a reason why katara is the narrator. there’s a reason why the creators have emphasized over and over again that katara is just as titular to the story as aang - she’s the other main character.

when you water down katara - remove her compassion, her ability to connect with others, her nurturing role, her ANGER and RAGE and DRIVE - you water down the very fundamentals of the story. you drastically and severely alter the core dynamics of the gaang, because katara was so important to the development of every single one of them. she was the rock and glue that held team avatar together.

katara was unlike any other character to ever appear on television; she was a young brown girl who took no shit from anyone, yet at the same time remained kind and compassionate and nurturing. katara was a force of nature; proud of her heritage and culture, burdened by the responsibility of being the last southern water bender of the water tribe, angered over the death of her mother and everything that the fire nation took from her, determined to help every single person in need, determined to change the world, angry and resentful because old men and rules and laws kept telling her what she could or could not do, thus, she was determined to restructure thousands of years of patriarchy that stood against her from accomplishing her goals and dreams.

watering down katara into at most 2-3 tangible characteristics, stripping her away of all her motivation and agency and nuance, telling the audience that she wants to help and change the world only to have her stand in the background with an air of grief, demonstrates that the writers of the live action fundamentally misunderstand the spirit of avatar. and that’s something so unforgivable. no matter how many changes they decide to make, or how much they decide to stay true to the original story in other areas, no matter how many flashy VFX fight scenes we get - if you fail to properly understand katara, you fail to understand the heart and soul of avatar the last airbender, everything that makes avatar such a timeless classic.

The thing about Katara is that she was angry.

She was angry that the Fire Nation killed her mother.

She was angry that her father left them.

She was angry that she was the only Waterbender left in the south pole.

She was angry that the only person her age was her brother, who constantly disregarded her interests and her role in the tribe.

She was angry that what little waterbending she knew, had to be self-taught and how she struggled with that.

she was angry that a twelve year old instantly picked up what had taken her a long time to learn.

she was also angry that her tribe wanted to kick that twelve year old into the wilderness over a mistake.

she was angry over the earth-benders the fire nation had captured and put into a metal box.

she was angry.

And she knew she was angry.

Because she knew her own anger, she was the first to empathize with Aang when he got angry.

And it was because of it she could tell Aang forcing himself to lock his emotions up was not the answer.

Because she knew her own anger, she kept herself under control in the dessert, when everyone else was a mess.

Her anger empowered her. where anger was a tool of self-destruction for firebenders, for her it was what helped her push forward.

It was her anger that freed Aang.

It was her anger that helped her stand to Pakku.

Her anger was her strenght.

She was angry. And this was neither a mistake, nor a writing flaw.

Elizabeth x Margaret » The Crown 6x08 Ritz

Not a single man in Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood sees Grace as her own individual, and every man she interacts with wants to sleep with her. Even the kinder men still don't see her as a human being. Jamie Walsh sees her as an angel, he put his expections on her to be perfectly good and virtuous. Jeremiah The Peddler's the only decent man she interacted with and he suggests she runs away with him but refuses to marry her.

it's been a while since I watch the show, but I remember in Alias Grace (2017) the feelings Dr. Jordan developes for Grace are portrayed in a more gentle and romantic light. When I watched the show I was worried about where their relationship was headed.

In the book, his feelings for her are more disturbing and immoral. His feelings for Grace come from a place of control. He wants her to he innocent because he's hyped by the idea of her being virtuous and helpless. He wants to marry her because in his mind she's the "perfect wife." She's obedient, graceful, polite. She's modest enough and he believes he, as a husband to her, could make her more "interesting."

Rewatching Alias Grace and all I can think is, if only she had run off with Jeremiah. If only she had left with him. Ugh. Ugh. I hate this all so much. I love rewatching this show but it’s just as heartbreaking every time.

The thing about Dr Jordan is that he's not necessarily the worst man Grace comes across. Sure, he has some unethical thoughts about her but he doesn't act on them. I remember early in the book when he started thinking about her I thought to myself that this isn't awful, but I'd feel so uncomfrotable if a man said this about me. And I'm sure a man said/thought this about me.

The book tells his pov and I think Atwood did a remarkable job in writing his inner monologue and developing his "obsession/infatuation" with Grace. I didn't like him from his first POV chapter because I found him condescending, but in the series he wasn't bad so maybe he just has an annoying quirk. Well, it's not a quirk and he's just Like That. And this progress from him having feelings to Grace which made me uncomfortable to wanting to slap her and getting angrier because her response would be crying is something I could talk about forever.

Sometimes I wonder how many people read this book and didn't see Jordan in such a negative light and believe the theory that Grace was lying. And I think Atwood knew her point might go over people's head. But it's kind of hard to imagine she would portray this power-imbalanced relationship as positive. So at the end of this book Grace talks about how her husband (forgot his name) seems to enjoy the stories of her suffering (and especially by a certain man) and it all clicks together that this is a book about a woman that any man she interacted with saw her as a fucking property or a goal to achieve.

precious idiots who won't talk about their emotions

this is it, crew. the grand line. nothings gonna stand in our way!

saw a one piece live action character impressions post that pegged luffy as having daddy issues which is hilarious to me because luffy has, like, the opposite of daddy issues. he has daddy solutions. if you hang out with luffy long enough, your father-related angst starts to resolve. this has happened to multiple characters.

THE WITCHER: SEASON THREE Episode 1: Shaerrawedd

from bard (derogatory) to bard (affectionate): worming his way into the hearts of three of the most powerful people on the continent