I don't see a way that Mai could duplicate his journey in a way that wouldn't feel shallow and slapdash in comparison.
Yes, that seems like the challenge if they're going that way. I definitely think they're going somewhere--she gained independence from Azula and Ty Lee wound up along with her. But of course that doesn't just lead to, "Gee, we're in jail now. I guess Zuko was right!" We know how Zuko came to understand the truth about the FN, but I don't know where Mai will (if she does) get that. Basically where we are now is that Mai loves Zuko and that's what she cares about, even if he's "the guy who dumped" her, she still cares about him. She doesn't yet understand what he's doing, though. And Zuko saw that her love wasn't conditional like his father's--she was there protecting him when he did the "wrong" thing.
And also they have to be careful of it being just everybody vs. Azula quickly. So I have no idea what will happen to Ty Lee and Mai in their current predicament, but I'm thinking something.
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Date: 2008-05-14 04:10 am (UTC)Yes, that seems like the challenge if they're going that way. I definitely think they're going somewhere--she gained independence from Azula and Ty Lee wound up along with her. But of course that doesn't just lead to, "Gee, we're in jail now. I guess Zuko was right!" We know how Zuko came to understand the truth about the FN, but I don't know where Mai will (if she does) get that. Basically where we are now is that Mai loves Zuko and that's what she cares about, even if he's "the guy who dumped" her, she still cares about him. She doesn't yet understand what he's doing, though. And Zuko saw that her love wasn't conditional like his father's--she was there protecting him when he did the "wrong" thing.
And also they have to be careful of it being just everybody vs. Azula quickly. So I have no idea what will happen to Ty Lee and Mai in their current predicament, but I'm thinking something.