But At Least This Analysis Makes The Scene We Did Get Feel Less Terrible! - Tumblr Posts
2 years ago
What’s heartbreaking about Toph’s field trip with Zuko to me is she genuinely tried to connect with him.
The first thing she does is talk about growing up with financial and material privilege but without parental love, with abusive parents. Something she knows Zuko experienced and thinks he will bond with her over.
Aang and Suki have no parents. Katara and Sokka grieve one parent and have one loving one. But Zuko? Zuko is someone who can understand what Toph went through growing up. How wealth means nothing when you lack parental love.
And that? Is adorable— especially for a character people characterize as being tough and typically unbothered my emotions.
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I love this analysis
agree with the readings of the canon scene as a bit tone deaf
for the way it has zuko brush toph off
and played off toph's sadness for laughs
and i wish we *had* gotten a scene of toph and zuko properly bonding
but at least this analysis makes the scene we did get feel less terrible!