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fandomsecrets2012-05-05 04:27 pm
case) wrote in fandomsecrets2012-05-05 04:27 pm
[ SECRET POST #1950 ]
⌈ Secret Post #1950 ⌋
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One of the things that bothers me about her relationship with Zuko is her apparent apathy not towards him (hey, all kinds of relationship dynamics exist, and I have a bit of a thing for 'still waters run deep'-type characters) but towards stuff like, you know, the fate of the world and the Fire Nation's war crimes and such. And as you note, when she finally switched sides, it was because of Zuko, not any ideals. It's very human to only care about things that immediately affect you or someone you care about, so I can't blame her for that.... except Zuko himself so damn passionate and idealistic (even when he was being a self-centered brat, he ran on passion and [ahem, flawed] ideals). And someone that idealistic and passionate could easily use someone much more moderate than themselves to them from burning out, but I have a hard time seeing how someone like that intimately connects with someone who doesn't feel more than bored curiosity at best about all the things that get them revved up, especially with lofty, important Big Picture-type things. e.g. Someone who's passionate about helping the homeless probably wouldn't have an enduring relationship with someone who occasionally donates some spare change only if they happened to have not yet pocketed it, or even someone who cares but doesn't do anything for the cause either way.
Of course, Mai might really care and just never expressed it out of repression and/or self-preservation. But that gets back to them dropping the ball with properly fleshing her out beyond 'scary, sober badass chick who is Zuko's girlfriend; why, because she is.'