Comments | sistermagpie: The Education of Mai

sistermagpie

The Education of Mai

Feb 24, 2009 22:54

In response to a secret there's been a lot of discussion about Mai today on fandomsecrets,. The OP doesn't like Mai because they can't get over her…( I'll just cut here because there will be spoilers. )

meta, avatar: the last airbender

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jlh February 25 2009, 03:57:57 UTC

um, your lj cut got messed up, so we can't see anything that was inside it!

sistermagpie February 25 2009, 03:58:45 UTC

LOL! WTF? Am fixing!

jlh February 25 2009, 04:06:10 UTC

LOL: OMG ZUKO GET A HOBBY.

The idea of Zuko learning to be a silversmith and make cute jewelry has seized my brain and will now not leave! He would sell it at uncle's tea shop, in a little counter at the front!

As usual, this is so completely awesome, Meg. You've really crystallized everything going on in those threads, and you've made Mai's character arc make so much more sense to me, from a kind of bottled up despair, cleverly hidden, to actual hope. And the fact that she made that journey actually makes her really ready to be Fire Lady, because having that hope will help her repair her country, because it's a mess, yo.

sistermagpie February 25 2009, 04:10:20 UTC

OMG! That's the best thing I've ever heard! "In a little counter at the front!" Because Iroh would totally encourage him, even when the jewelry was tacky. And Sokka would buy a lot of it and only later discover who made them.

I love the thought of gloomy Mai thinking Zuko is all noble and earnest but not ever being able to admit it to anyone. It's like people think she's attracted to him because he's handsome (chicks dig scars), but really it's the dorkiness that she loves.

ali_wildgoose February 25 2009, 04:04:04 UTC

CAN I LINK TO THIS ON maizuko? :D

ali_wildgoose February 25 2009, 04:06:37 UTC

PS: NOW I'M IMAGINING ZUKO AS A KNITTER.

HE COULD MAKE IROH A TEA COZY.

Also I love you.

sistermagpie February 25 2009, 04:11:26 UTC

Awww. A tea cozy! But alas, I'm not totally enamored of that little counter at the front of the store where he sells his jewelry.

Also I love you too.:-D

ali_wildgoose February 25 2009, 04:13:35 UTC

HAHA

Except he would yell at anyone who actually tried to buy something.

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etrangere February 25 2009, 04:10:10 UTC

Beautiful analysis!

sistermagpie February 25 2009, 04:11:56 UTC

Thanks--glad you liked it!

peri_peteia February 25 2009, 04:17:29 UTC

<3

I have felt all Avatar metaed out for a very, very long time now, so I cannot articulate anything but that.

<3333

I FEEL IT STRONGLY THOUGH.

sistermagpie February 25 2009, 04:20:03 UTC

Mai totally understands where you're coming from!

ali_wildgoose February 25 2009, 04:25:24 UTC

I THINK YOU SHOULD EXPRESS YOUR FEELINGS THROUGH FIC.

OBV.

<3

pyrae February 25 2009, 04:26:03 UTC

If I may butt in all semi-OT, is there a place I might go for meta? I tore through the show in a couple of weeks without flist support and never did come across any comms.

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queenofthecute February 25 2009, 05:34:42 UTC

Here via maizuko!

This was a delightful read! Thanks for articulating so well this side of Mai's character arc, especially since it's often ignored or completely misunderstood. You really nicely put into words why this particular aspect of her character is so endearing.

Much <3 for this! <3<3<3

sistermagpie February 25 2009, 15:05:01 UTC

Thanks! I'm glad it seems to fit with what's in the show. I never really thought about it before, but it being all about her boyfriend just seemed...wrong to me.