KpKimberly
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Post by KpKimberly on Apr 23, 2012 6:11:00 GMT -5
I've changed my mind immediately, after I watched the third episode. Mako is so much different as Zuko. He is nice and a good brother. I like him more than Bolin now. ;D
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Post by Musogato on Apr 23, 2012 16:11:55 GMT -5
Ooh, that would be interesting. I kind of have trouble understanding how this would happen though. If the dude is close to Korra, then he would understand the benefits/history/etc of bending, right? So... whatever the anti-bending movement is really about, it would have to be even closer to him in order for him to turn away from Korra. Or a conflict of interest, maybe? Perhaps not, because even Korra doesn't get the spiritual aspect behind bending. She's just about the fighting and physical behind it, which is proving the case of the Equalists. All probending is doing is turning the art of bending into a money making spectator sport. Like Lin Bei Fong, No one in the generation seems interested in history of it or what the benefits and risks are except Tenzin. Just my thoughts. Mm, an interesting point. That's also one of the downfalls of a more technological society; everyone's always looking forward with no time to look back. Jinora seems interested in the past though, so that's at least two people. But even if Mako doesn't understand/care about the history or spiritual side of bending, he does care about money, and his ability to firebend puts food on the table. But with what was revealed about Mako's past in ep 3, I can definitely see a guilty possibility of why he might turncoat. But I still think he would need a money-related back-up plan in order to go forward with it, or have something happen to Bolin to push him over that edge.
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Post by ILZ on Apr 23, 2012 16:16:33 GMT -5
But with what was revealed about Mako's past in ep 3, I can definitely see a guilty possibility of why he might turncoat. But I still think he would need a money-related back-up plan in order to go forward with it, or have something happen to Bolin to push him over that edge. I wonder if the Equalists would even accept a bender into their ranks, since they seem so convinced that there is no place in the world for them. Even if they would accept a bender, I think Mako would only agree to flipping sides if something were to happen to Bolin, because otherwise flipping would Bolin in danger, and that seems to be something that he would never intentionally do.
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Post by Musogato on Apr 23, 2012 17:02:28 GMT -5
Personally I think the Equalist propaganda machine would eat it up, as a 'look, even the benders realize how unbalanced things are, and are willing to convert for equality!' Of course I'm also under the assumption that if Mako did join them, he would first be chi-blocked by Amon. Y'know, to prove his loyalty, and help deal with whatever guilt he has as a firebender.
But yeah, Bolin's safety is definitely the linchpin that keeps Mako in check. I adore Bo so I don't want anything to happen to him, but Mako set it up perfectly while he and Korra were talking in the park, so now it's like waiting for the shoe to drop.
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Post by kaangluv on Jun 18, 2012 19:32:09 GMT -5
With the season finale just around the corner, I'm curious to know what everyone thinks of the developments in Mako's character.
Personally, I'm having a really hard time liking him. His behavior towards both Korra and Asami strikes me as unfair; at this point, I'd be upset if either of them ended up with him.
I'm all for a flawed character who needs to struggle and fight to find redemption - I hope that Mako will find his in time. For now, it bothers me that he's being painted as a viable love interest when he has such shortcomings in managing his own feelings.
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Hana
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Post by Hana on Jun 18, 2012 21:10:16 GMT -5
I may get flack for this but honestly I hate him. I'm fine with a flawed character with a good reason for being flawed (i.e. Zuko), but Mako has no reason for being so wishy washy. A couple of episodes ago wasn't he going around accusing Korra of being jealous? Now Korra got kidnapped and bam! I was fine with him being worried about Korra, but everyone can see the obvious romantic undertones even Asami. She calls him out on the kiss, and he decides to just drop it and not apologize or anything.
I don't want Korra or Asami with him either. He needs to grow up, develop, or do something that doesn't hurt the team.
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Post by kaangluv on Jun 18, 2012 21:46:38 GMT -5
^ Far from giving you flak, I agree.
My main problem with Mako is that he's a liar, which Zuko never was (he left that to Azula). Mako saw no need to inform Asami about the kiss - he let her find out from Bolin, of all people.
Then, when Asami confronted Mako over his obvious displays of romantic affection for Korra, he blamed everyone but himself for his own shortcomings. I think the most telling line of that conversation was when Asami asked, "You're really going to make me say it?" And Mako played dumb. What a creep.
To top it all off, he slights Asami AGAIN at the end of 1x10 by slinging his arm across Korra's shoulders as they head down the sewers. At this point, Mako knows he's making Asami uncomfortable in their relationship, and knowingly DOES IT AGAIN.
Worse, he doesn't think he's doing anything wrong. He's not even sorry.
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Post by bolinfangirl on Jun 19, 2012 16:49:03 GMT -5
I agree with you guys, it makes it very hard to root for MakoxKorra right now, it seriously makes you wonder what Korra sees in a guy like that? I mean, he was ready to call off there friendship a bit ago for stupid ideas he got in his head and was wrong. I don't get where the Avatar people are going with him? I mean, hes done crap to Korra/Asami and even his own brother Bolin, heck he was blaming him for this?? I just gah, some times I think it'd be better if they just dropped him off the face of the earth.
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Post by Paraiba Ocean on Jun 20, 2012 1:53:31 GMT -5
Mako's 18 years old lol. Let ye who have figured out everything you want when it comes to love cast the first stone on the dude. Meanwhile us bad relationship kids will sit in the corner with him and pat him on the shoulder.
I think the main issue is Mako's got some shallow development and a bulk of it is from poor writing and the triangle between himself, Asami, and Korra. I don't think he's been fair to either Korra or Asami, but for a ~bad guy~ he's been pretty supportive when Asami basically lost her father due to the Equalists, and when Korra has gone through her own rough patches. He's got a lot of potential to be a good lover, but he's just unfortunately torn between his feelings.
That being said, the solution is not, "Keep doing what you're doing and you'll figure it out," but let Asami go out of respect and don't shack up with Korra immediately. He needs a bit of self-discovery, so to speak, and to figure out what and who he really wants.
I think we all do this, though. I've had relationship failures where I blame the guy or some other extenuating circumstance because I'm too proud to admit I'm the one who messed up. And up until recent episodes, I think Mako was doing a pretty okay job at being Asami's boyfriend. He probably felt that because he was dropping the issue with Korra, it wasn't worth mentioning to Asami because it would add unnecessary tension. As for playing dumb, lol, well we all do that from time to time. If you've never played dumb to something you messed up on, then I'm a bit jealous of you for being more moral than I am.
I didn't see that as, "na na na na boo boo look at me hit on Korra," but as comforting a girl who just saw her home get raided by Amon. Air Temple Island had a symbolic meaning in Republic City too, and after everything that has happened between Tarrlok and her own fears of losing her bending, I'm sure Korra was feeling pretty crappy.
The exact same way Mako comforted Asami when it turned out Hiroshi was supplying the Equalists with technology to combat the benders. If anything, this reinforces to me he has the potential to be a good boyfriend, he's just got mixed feelings going on.
However, this doesn't make anything he did proper/right/justifiable, it just makes him flawed, 18, and human. But I might just be relating to him because of my own personal reasons.
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attonbitus
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Post by attonbitus on Jun 25, 2012 15:40:47 GMT -5
I think overall he's an alright character, flaws and all. Honestly just wish there was more time to let the relationship conflict to really flesh out.
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Post by Paraiba Ocean on Jun 25, 2012 23:40:54 GMT -5
I think the relationship conflict could have been better if - after Asami was introduced - the two weren't flat/dependent characters. In regards to Mako's characterization, he made the "fatal" flaw that most of us do and got in a relationship based on infatuation/appearances SUPER early on, which combined with how he was 85% of the time shown with Asami in some form contributed to a lot of shallow development. The guy deserves a chance I say this because I see a lot of myself in him.
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Post by Empy on Jun 26, 2012 17:58:44 GMT -5
I get a little annoyed with Mako's character overall. I think there were a lot of missed opportunities there and his character development stemmed mostly from his romantic entanglements which is a shame. This tumblr has a lot of interesting thoughts on Mako's character. It's definitely skewed towards the negative so keep that in mind, but it also brings up a lot of the possibilities that Mako's character had that we'll hopefully see more of in the future.
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Post by Paraiba Ocean on Jul 4, 2012 7:22:37 GMT -5
kajfaksdakj that tumblr lol. Currently there's this entire uproar that Mako would be an ~abusive partner~ towards Korra which infuriates me to no end, but what can you do?
I guess I'm just permanently irritated with fans because Tarrlok and Amon have ~*redeemed*~ themselves by having rough childhoods with Yakone, but Mako's still jerk of the year even though he had to raise himself and his brother at age 8 when they were orphaned. idk. That's why I don't like the f***-mako page.
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Post by Nashk Tategami on Jul 8, 2012 10:50:20 GMT -5
I can't help but feel that Mako and Bolin were becoming dead weight in terms of narrative near the end. With so little time spent developing Mako and Asami as characters... They ended up as caricatures of of certain traits rather than being an engaging and relateable couple having relationship trouble.
Since they couldn't devote any time to Mako story wise (they had to follow the oh so important Yakone and Tarrlock arcs) they seemed saddle him with an issue that is generically relatable, and easy to write without any effort.
With Asami, I think they figured if they made her a "perfect" character they could get points for a "strong female lead" without having to bother actually writing about her, saddling her with Mako for the cheap and easy drama I mentioned above.
It infuriates me because the characters deserved more, and the series itself deserves more. :/
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