I know not to get involved in spirited fan debates that somehow turn into battles about the intimate thoughts of characters that are part of a larger narrative mostly uninterested in the intimate thoughts of those characters.

Mako’s in a pinch, he just tried to do the right thing by his brother and himself. Sure he was a dick about it, but – guys – we have such a proclivity for being dicks in that age group.

Hormones and being a teenager are horrible, horrible things. Perhaps this is something some of you are dealing with right now. 

If I held other people responsible for fictional character’s actions, I’d be pretty pissed at any blonde-haired, blue-eyed Lannister looking folk. I’d confuse Christina Hendricks with Joan and get mad at her IRL husband for letting her prostitute herself, I’d have been against Zuko for not believing Peter Pan had really come back to save his children from Captain Hook.

Passions running high means that the series is connecting with people, which is a good sign. I just suggest paying very close attention to what our individual output is into the world. Tumblr, Facebook, Twitter, these things are isolating because we’re sitting in front of a screen broadcasting our thoughts. BUT – they are communities and wishing death/harm upon a character or those character’s supporters because of something that’s NOT in the show is critically irresponsible and morally reprehensible.

I’m not a sports fan, but I posit a lot of sports fans know what the appropriate line is. I’ve been in many a stadium and a few bars where people that are enemies while they’re enjoying their sport find a love/hate mid-ground that manages to find commonality in something, even if that something is mutual dislike of a third party.

That was a bunch of long sentences. Let’s just all agree while Kim Kardashian is out there being a waste of human genetic material and failing to contribute to society as a whole, there are more important things to champion than valid interpretations of a piece of art we all love and love to discuss.

-Da7e-