Asami Sato can walk and chew gum at the same time

[lizbee]

If people aren't accusing Mako of being the worst human being of all time because he's going out with one girl and doesn't realise he also has feelings for another, they're complaining that Asami is a jealous harpy and a bad person because she's troubled by Mako's behaviour at the same time as they're searching for Korra.

I don't buy it.

Yeah, there are probably better times to worry that your boyfriend has feelings for another girl.  But the problem with humans is that emotions don't usually take timing into consideration.  Asami discusses Mako's feelings with Bolin; she also drives fancy Equalist sleds and generally makes herself useful.  And that's the important thing, not feelings, but actions.  In short, she can search for Korra and be genuinely concerned for her safety, and stress about her boyfriend.  Simultaneously, even!  Amazing!  I wouldn't recommend keeping it up as a long-term lifestyle choice, but the great thing about being a teenager is that you have the energy for that kind of thing.  (Back in high school I knew a girl who moved out of her horrible stepmother's home, broke up with her boyfriend and started going out with another boy, all in exam week.  And she still got into law.)

The other reason I'm kind of side-eye at the criticism is that the conversation between Bolin and Asami was quite reminiscent of the one in "The Crossroads of Destiny" where Aang, while searching for Katara, with the survival of the Earth Kingdom at risk, still takes time out to get some personal advice from Iroh.  The stakes were a lot higher there, but it still boiled down to, "I like this girl, and I worry that liking her is wrong, and also what if the Guru was right and I've messed everything up for the entire world?" 

(There really needs to be fic where Aang finds Guru Pathik again and tells him that he was so very wrong he is the Mayor of Wrongtown in the State of Incorrect in the nation of Quite Mistaken.)

In conclusion, and to sum up, fandom, I do not agree with you.  And also it is a day ending in Y. 



Having said all that, I'm quite forgiving of fandom being WRONG, because Tumblr has decided that Zuko's daughter is named Honora, and frankly, with ideas like that, I just can't stay mad at you guys. 

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[archangelbeth]

Asami is in a hugely tricky emotional place (and, okay, I wasn't going out with the guy when he found someone else -- and someone I disliked, to boot, but it was kind of wounding...) and is trying to have dignity! Mako is letting his conflict-of-attraction get in the way of his thinking right now, but hopefully he will recover and there will be talking and they can work things out with "yes, I'm attracted to you both but I'm not going to cheat on you or abandon you." This may take a few episodes. >_>

But Bolin could have explained the situation a bit better... Well, if he'd been anyone but Bolin. (Bolin is such a sidekick right now, even if I do have a soft spot for him and his noodle-binging. He needs a level-up montage like Sokka got.)

(Also, I am shocked, shocked, Fandom! Zuko's daughter must definitely be named after his mother, Ursa.

Because then there would be Ursa Major and Ursa Minor.

*beth dives for cover*)