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A photo of a panel from Smoke and Shadow showing Mai and her little brother Tom-Tom hugging. She looks relieved and says "I missed you so much, kid". He buries his face in her shoulder.
A photo of a panel from Smoke and Shadow showing Zuko and his little sister Kiyi hugging. He says "Kiyi! I can't tell you how worried I was about you!" To which she replies "I wasn't worried at all! I knew you'd come for us!". They both have their eyes closed and are smiling.
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People Always Say They Want Complex Characters. They Ask For Nuance, For Gray Areas, For Emotional Depth

People always say they want complex characters. They ask for nuance, for gray areas, for emotional depth and realistic growth. But when a character starts feeling too real, so much so that they stop acting like someone in a story and start feeling like someone you could actually meet – that's when the discomfort kicks in. That's when admiration often turns into criticism. And very few in The Legend of Korra walks that tightrope quite like Suyin Beifong.

Su doesn’t follow the typical “lesson of the week” formula. She doesn’t get handed a tidy moment of reckoning, followed by an instant transformation. Her arc isn’t flashy or obvious. It’s slow, subtle, and sometimes contradictory. Just like real people. Because the truth is, most of us don’t change overnight. We grow a little here, slip back there. We learn something, but that doesn’t mean we always apply it in every situation. That’s Suyin in a nutshell.

People Always Say They Want Complex Characters. They Ask For Nuance, For Gray Areas, For Emotional Depth

Look at how she changes as a mother. At first, she tries to micromanage Opal’s choices out of fear, mostly, and a need to protect her. But eventually, she lets Opal go and lets her live her life without trying to control her path. That’s a win. That’s real growth. But then Baatar Jr. betrays the family, and Su reacts by putting him under house arrest. It’s easy to point at that and call it hypocrisy, but that misses the bigger picture. Her deepest fears for her kids came true with Baatar, and so, of course, she tries to regain some kind of control in the aftermath. And yet, she doesn’t try to rope Opal back in. She lets her stay free. That shows her earlier growth wasn’t erased, just complicated by pain.

People Always Say They Want Complex Characters. They Ask For Nuance, For Gray Areas, For Emotional Depth

This is the part people tend to ignore. They rush to call her a hypocrite without stopping to think about what hypocrisy really is. People are full of contradictions. We want conflicting things. We act on emotion. We stumble. We grow unevenly. No one is morally consistent all the time. Su isn’t some moral failure she’s just human. And that’s what unsettles people. They want characters who get what’s coming to them or learn the “right” lesson. But Su doesn’t fit into that framework. She just keeps going, flaws and all.

That’s also what makes her so compelling. She’s not a straightforward hero or a satisfying villain. She’s a complicated woman trying to balance power, family, control, and identity in ways that are messy and real. When people critique her, it’s often not because she doesn’t make sense, but because she makes too much sense.

She’s too familiar. Too human.

Everyone says they want nuanced characters... until they’re faced with someone like Suyin. Someone who holds up a mirror. And when that reflection hits a little too close to home, people tend to look away. But it’s in that raw honesty where her character really shines.


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2 months ago

he’s definitely the chill dad

Return Of The Dadko

return of the dadko


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2 months ago
I Was Rewatching Korra Lately, And This Is What It Made Me Do

I was rewatching Korra lately, and this is what it made me do

I love this artwork so much.......


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1 month ago

Me: Wow, the Netflix ATLA was better than what I expected. Indeed, it felt too rushed, probably because they were asked to do only 8 episodes like everything in the platform; but they were still able to capture the feeling of the original, and it was an enjoyable show. Not to mention the effects, those were so well done, especially Zuko fire kicks, I loved those.

Me: *checks internet opinions*

Me: Oh... I'm supposed to hate this adaptation.


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2 months ago

AGGHHHH IM ADDICTED TO THEM

I Got Commissioned To Draw My Beautiful Parents ☆ Commissions Info Here! ☆

i got commissioned to draw my beautiful parents ☆ commissions info here! ☆


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1 month ago

Personal take: Even in 2025, I adore Maiko being emo teens 😄. I hope they keep their emo vibes in the future content.

Ps: imagine Izumi being a sweet girl, all smiles and giggles, while being raised by two edgy parents 😆


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