He recommends an acupuncturist.
Im really glad that The Metal Clan didnt answer all our questions about the Beifong sisters history.
Their story unfolded rather beautifully at just the right pace.
was much more like their mother in spirit, rebellious and not overly fond of rules.
Its some serious drama going on up in here.
Its arguable that this incident is one of the most formative in all three womens lives.
As for Toph, she retired the following year.
Much has been said, and much of that unkind, about the treatment of theAvatarprotagonists as parents.
A huge stink was made last season when it was revealed that Aang wasnt the perfect father.
And I think thats bullshit.
First of all, Aang and Toph are not around to defend themselves.
All they can know are the results.
Lets start with the fact that Aang was the Avatar.
Already theres a major lifelong obligation that is going to divide his time an attention between family and duty.
Weve never really heard from any Avatars kids before in this universe.
For all we know, this is just part of the deal.
Thats just going to happen.
On top of that, Tenzin was the youngest.
Instead, he gets an eleventh hour heir to the culture he assumed would die with him.
So, no, I dont think Aang was a bad parent.
I think he was just a parent.
He got some stuff right, and he screwed some stuff up, like ALL OUR PARENTS did.
Maybe people dont want to think their heroes can be that fallible.
And I dont love Aang any less for that.
I dont love Toph any less either, but she is a very different case.
Not the Toph, I know.
Toph was a lot of wonderful things, but nurturing was never one of them.
Just watch Bitter Work again for proof of that.
And in response, theKorrawriters took two very realistic responses to that kind of environment.
You grow up with a distant parent and very few boundaries, what do you think happens?
This is Child Psychology 101, and the writers explore it deftly with Lin and Su.
She goes for the throat.
She pushes her sisters buttons.
She mentions how Tenzin dumped her.
And then its on.
That final fight scene was just poetry.
I cant even give a shot to do it justice by describing it.
I just…wow.
More interesting, though, was the fallout from the fight.
When I heard Lin speaking in her scenes the next day, I almost didnt recognize the voice.
It was a very subtle difference, but props to Mindy Sterling.
you could hear a change in Beifongs voice.
It actually sounds like the tension in her heart has been eased to some degree.
As for the other characters, there was some good stuff too.
Korra metalbended for the first time, becoming the first metalbending Avatar.
Hes tried metalbending several times over the years and has never been able to do it.
It drives home to Su that shes made mistakes as a parent too.
She had too much freedom growing up, so she didnt give her own daughter enough.
And sometimes their best isnt good enough and they screw up, but thats just life.
No one is a perfect parent.
Lastly, we have the subplot with Zaheers gang.
Theres not much to say about it.
Oh, and that Zaheer somehow knows that Korra is with the Metal Clan.
How does Zaheer know that Korra is with the Metal Clan?
What other kind of spiritual powers does he have?
What is this guys fucking deal?!
Seriously, I love these villains.
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