I've seen many people shit on the live action atla ((as we should this is such a bad adaptation and honestly a mid show in itself)) but I haven't really seen people talk stuff about Sokka and Suki
And I want to point out a couple of things that I absolutely hated about what they did to them in live action.
1. The kiss
I hate that they made them kiss at the end of the episode. I hate it so much. Like yes, in the original they both clearly had feelings for each other (especially that later Suki talks about losing sb very important to her, who we know was Sokka), but they weren't rushed like that.
In the original they both grow so much between their meetings. Sokka finally gets together with a girl (not the first girl he meets that's his age, like Suki), kisses sb for the first time, travels the world, meets new people and in general matures.
We don't know much about what Suki is doing during that time, but we know she finally does sth that helps people during war, sth that she said was important to her. She can finally put her skills in leadership to greater use and she feels great about it. She also matures during that time and we know that she still thinks about Sokka and misses him.
Them kissing immediately makes their relationship so much more bland and just... flat.
2. If they make all three seasons, we will probably not get the most iconic line of the show...
Because now Sokka's first girlfriend is technically Suki...
3. The whole scene with Suki teaching Sokka
I cannot empathise enough how important Sokka's sexism is in their relationship. It's something that Suki fixes in him, something she manages to show him... by absolutely kicking his ass. In live action... the fight scene next to those melons was a joke not a fight scene if I can be honest. Idk if it's the writing or the choreography or the actors but it looks so fake and just so bad 💀 And she attacked him while he was still "stretching"??? Suki would never.
What is this 💀💀
But the most important scene, and the one I hate the most in live action, is the one where Suki teaches him a very sacred and traditional and important to Suki and to her culture way of fighting.
In the original, Suki highlights that no man should learn their art and only after Sokka begs Suki to teach him does she agree.
But not without a very important piece that was fully missing from live action which baffles me so much.
The entire armor, the dress and make up.
Not only is it incredibly important to upholding the traditions and keeping the cultural aspect important, but the beautiful, might I add, outfit gives us the depth of Kyoshi Warriors that is just missing from the live action.
"The silk thread symbolizes the brave blood that flows through our veins. The gold insignia represents the honor of the warrior's heart."
It's beautiful. It's meaningful for both of them. It's important. And it's also a way for Suki to mess with Sokka which we love and stan.
I ALSO DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY SUKI TOOK OFF HER MAKE UP FOR THE ALMOST KISS AND THE KISS. It's not like being a Kyoshi Warrior is sth that's bothering her. NO. She's incredibly proud of it!! So. why. take. an. important. part. of. it. away. for. some. stupid. kiss.
WHY NOT GO THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION?? Instead of her taking off her make up for the romantic scene why not just... put make up on Sokka... honestly what's more romantic than putting make up on your crush.
They could have made such a beautiful and intimate scene between these two.
Them sitting in front of each other. Suki putting on Sokka's make up, while either talking about herself or about how important this whole set up is for her and her culture. I wouldn't mind it then because it would give their relationship some depth instead of "omg he's so pretty" "omg she's so pretty." *kiss*
But no. Instead they kissed right next to a group of people (including Suki's mother which just makes is so much more weird) after Suki said sth about Sokka showing her a bit of the world.
And I hate it so much.
It takes away the part where Suki teaches Sokka something very important, something that changes his personality, helps with his arc to Sokka "showing her a bit of the world". How?? With what?? It's not like he took her away from the Island itself or introduced her to his culture. No. He just... showed up and kissed her.
Great writing.
And don't get me starter on the "I'm not just a warrior. I'm a Kyoshi Warrior" line. It's a good line. It really is. But it would be better if the producers actually focused on Suki being a Kyoshi Warrior and not just a girl that has a crush on Sokka.
And while it's compared to "I'm a warrior. But I'm a girl too"... gods I... ughhhhhhh
So yeah. I hated it. I hated the show. All I have to say is:
They ruined my favourite couple. They ruined many great characters. They completely missed the point of the original story.
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Snippets (by Multiple Artists) × Bad Buddy The Series
1. Home (by Catie Turner) × Bad Buddy The Series
I don't take spoonfuls of romanticism in my tea
But this is not a love song
It's my truth I have to speak
Oh, you are so important to me
And I won't let you go
I won't let you go
'Cause wherever you are is home
So won't you please come home?
2. Mastermind (by Taylor Swift) × Bad Buddy The Series
No one wanted to play with me as a little kid
So I've been scheming like a criminal ever since
To make them love me and make it seem effortless
This this the first time I've felt the need to confess
And I swear, I'm only cryptic and Machiavellian 'cause I care
I laid the groundwork
and then saw a wide smirk on your face,
you knew the entire time
You knew that I'm a mastermind
And now you're mine
3. For @desi-yearning , Maaeri (by Euphoria) × Bad Buddy The Series
[Translated from Punjabi to English ]
[teriya meriya, bhull gaya
bhull gaya, haar te jeet]
I've forgotten what's his or mine,
Forgotten who lost or won,
[hey mae, ki karna mein jeet nu
hove naa je meet, hove naje meet]
Mom, what good is this victory?
if there are no friends, if there is no friend.
4. Something Great (by One Direction) × Bad Buddy The Series
(PRAN)
You're all I want, So much it's hurting.
(PAT)
You're all I want, So much it's hurting.
Snippets Episode of BadBuddy× my Playlist because sometimes not all of the song fits, but some of it does, phenomenally, and I need it to be acknowledged.
BadBuddy× my Playlist 7/n
Crack!edit
You're all I want, So much, it's hurting.
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Seriously? People block you? I’ve always loved having you on my flist (livejournal jargon, I know, but cannot find a better way to described it). It’s always amazed me how you are so laser focus, like you obsses with one fandom at a time but Fringe/Anna is always there so I always have my source. (I’m a mess of fandons) I love how enthusiastic about the show you are after all these years. But also, HOW do you know you are blocked? is the a way to know how has blocked you here? It would be amazing to know I’m annoying enough to have been blocked, lo..
Oh yeah I've had people block me over the years as well as recently. There's no sure way of knowing unless you know their url and you check their blog (or try to 😂), but when you're part of an active fandom you see names, and when suddenly you don't see those names anymore and you go check, sometimes you find out you've been blocked.
Most recently I've been blocked on twitter, which is easier to check, and some of them are on here as well and they've blocked me too. I think my big flaw this time was being too...uhm, honest and in their face I think, about what I considered being poor fandom behaviors on some stuff. People don't like being called out, apparently. They might also just find me annoying, which has happened before and will happen again.
I'm very quiet in real life, I barely make a ripple, so I do tend to be louder online, where I feel safer and more comfortable speaking up. Back in my early fringie days (early S3), I was blocked left and right because I was loudly defending Altlivia and being quite obnoxious about it, when she was just loathed by 70% of the fandom 😂 Then during season 4 I annoyed a lot of people by spending the first six months of the season going "PETER IS HOME AND SHE'S HIS OLIVIA!!!" very loudly, when the show was trying hard to make us believe he wasn't and a lot of people believed it. The fringe fandom was not particularly chill in those days 🤣
Thank you so much for your kind words though ❤️ I do know I'm loud, and at times annoying, because I get very passionate and a tad enthusiastic. One might even say I get obsessed, but I'm gonna blame my neurodivergent brain, it has indeed gifted me with the ability to never actually move on from anything I truly obsess about, and Fringe/Anna Torv have truly taken the cake on that one 😂
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