Wednesday, February 26, 2025

So many shows get varying relationships between girls wrong because some writers think getting along 24/7 equals chemistry-

 when actual chemistry entails different & opposing elements mix to make a solution or compound or reaction.




Toph & Katara work because they're both flawed, had ego's for different reasons and grinded each other's gears constantly. Toph wasn't some overbearing abuser or Katara this halo ridden angel that was always right. Things they likely would be if re-written in today's zeitgeist

Instead they're written as believable real people despite being fiction, and that conflict only made it clear to each of them (& us) where each other's boundaries were overtime & how to respect them. Not handled one-off in one episode and then they never disagreed ever again but multiple times.

Same applies to the whole team honestly, the show's dynamics as a whole ( which is why the pairings work so well); Point being politically correct scripts tend to have women all being friends immediately or something and it's so boring, and it doesn't work.

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