Makorra and Korrasami through the books.
First, this is not hate for Makorra, nor is it meant to try to make you change your mind, this is just to give you the opinion of someone who has changed ships over the course of the show.
To be honest, I have shipped Makorra from the beginning (the scene where Korra looks out to the Pro-bending arena in "Leaf in the wind" and Mako stares at Air Temple Island...such a beautiful scene). I have hated Asami for "stealing" Mako from Korra in Book 1. I have hated her for being so vulnerable in front of Mako (talking about her mother's death) as I initially thought this was to manipulate him against Korra (Yes was also one of those who thought that Asami was an equalist!). So yeah basically I did not like Asami in Book 1 (her only moment for me being: "You really are a terrible father"). In this book I 100 % agree that Makorra is strong and even though I wasn't found of the quick resolution of "Endgame" I loved loved the Makorra hug twirl and kiss at the end. Afterwards, I tried to read all the Makorra fanfiction I could find to satisfy my thirst of them.
We have to keep in mind that this was supposed to be a 12 episode mini-series only, with Makorra being final endgame. To me the problems and inconsistencies start from this point on. Had the creators known they were going to make more books sooner, I am 100% certain that the book 1 and the finale would have been different (i. e. Korra not getting all her bending back, nor accessing the AS and the love triangle would not had moved so fast and jumping from ship to ship..). Also, this finale made Korra too strong way too fast which is why I think Korra had to be toned down in Book 2. I mean the first 5 or 6episodes of B2 she is unbearable, immature, extremely annoying and she is treating Mako like shit, and he just stands there and take all the crap she throws at him without retaliating (like he said: "What's up with you and sides?"). Honestly, in B2 Mako is the perfect boyfriend trying to please his girlfriend the best way he can. Despite all this I still loved the Makorra and was sad by the break up (come on that picture he had of him and Korra could possibly be the cutest thing ever!!!!). I was disappointed in Mako for kissing/or letting Asami kiss him so quickly after the break up. I was happy when Korra came back and threw herself at Mako like it was the most natural thing to do. And then the break up scene happened. TBH, I thought it was extremely well done, not over the top, it was realistic and heartfelt and the "always" line made me hopeful for their future. There was the "if it had been another time another place, with no war to fight, it could work" vibe. The chemistry has always been REAL! Korra has always ignited Mako's fire and sense of purpose and still does.
Now onto B3, this is the start of Korrasami friendship. At first, it did feel a bit forced, maybe even random, but it was a nice contrast to the awkward Makorra, especially on Mako's part. As the seasonĀ progressed, I started to like their friendship more and more. I was glad Korra had finally somebody to talk to an to confide in. That didn't stop me from getting excited by the Makorra hug in "The Ultimatum" or the hug in the finale (plus I felt Korra's expression was one of love and maybe goodbye to Mako and I was disappointed we did not get frantic worried mama Mako when Korra was dying at the end).
However, everything changed when Korra got poisoned and nearly died. Some say it was a rape metaphor and tbh I am not 100 % sure if the creators where going for that or not. But in the end Korra was left deeply violated and traumatized. In retrospect, the seed for Korrasami starts here, because the innocent, brash, violent, overconfident and so in love with Mako, Korra died here. What we see after that is a different girl/women, one with a different path and different possibilities. The Korrasami scene in the aftermath of the battle is very strong (dare I say possibly deeper on a more higher emotional intellectual level than what we've seen of Makorra on screen). Ā To me, not only does it imply that Asami has been Korra's caregiver during those two weeks, but also that Asami deeply cares about Korra (The start of the deep emotional connection ?). Also, after getting over the fact that Makorra has no interaction in theĀ B3 epilogue, I noticed that in the end scene Mako is standing far from Korra and Asami is right by her side.
Now onto book 4, the emotional connection is reinforced in "Korra Alone" when we learn that Korra only replied to Asami. To me this does not tell me that Korra is in love with Asami, it tells me that Korra needs emotional support more than anything. Sometimes we feel the emotional support is best when it comes from somebody whom we feel can understand what we are going through. (as women we feel more comfortable talking to other women concerning certain subjects). Here Korra feels she can only talk about her fears and her insecurities with Asami, because she feels that Mako and Boilin will not understand. I don't like bringing this up, but in a way Korra was violated and brutalized by a man, and sometimes victims of such crimes have difficulty reconnecting with the opposite sex for fear of getting hurt again. Also, Korra is really proud and does not like to show weakness in front of people, let alone Mako, whom she always associated with strength and power. This is what opened up the possibility for Asami to be Korra's rock and support. Korra was forced to let Asami in, because she couldn't do certain vital things or her own (extrapolating: Asami was the one, to dress her, cook for her, bathe her -at first-, to wheel her around ect). Whether they wanted it or not this painful experience brought them closer.
I am not going to talk about the blush because to me Korrasami is not about physical attraction, though both women are extremely beautiful, it is about their emotional bond. It is about the thrust and understanding of one another. Asami has also had her fare share of pain and she seemed to have separated herself from others (extrapolating: she does not seem to have many friends and she seemed busy working on projects for the city ect). Korra and herself share this marginalisation, which brings them closer together. I have read a fanfiction from Ā SorbetLaitier on ff.net and she captured this in such a beautiful way that I couldn't help but fall in love with the idea of Korrasami. Here is the excerpt from Asami's POV: Truthfully, she couldn't quite understand her fondness for Korra. While it felt like more than simple friendship, it also felt entirely different than her prior romance with Mako. Those emotions were straightforward and simple. Korra was not simple. She didn't know if she felt a physical attraction to Korra. She only knew that there was a strong emotional bond between them, and that she wished to explore it further.
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10837027/10/Nightmares-and-Daydreams
On the other hand, in retrospect hand Korra's relationship with Mako is a little more immature in comparison to B3 and B4 Korrasami. This is normal because Mako was Korra's first realtionship (also possibly first social interaction with a boy...leading to all sort of adorkable and awkward moments in B1) and she felt so out of her league she asked the airkids for advice. Taking Korra's hypothetical childhood in consideration, she was raised by the White Lotus and had no meaningful social interactions (I mean her best friend was Naga!). She was raised to be the avatar and bring peace to the world, that was allshe was to them. Considering that her first important social encounters happened at the age of 17, it is realistic that she would have all sorts of new emotions. Her crush on Mako was real, she was genuinely impressed and amazed by his talents and his cool under fire attitude. I actually do believe that she loved him because he made her feel unique and special as Korra the girl and not only just as the Avatar. TBH, I sincerely believe that Makorra could have been endgame had Korra not been brutally violated by Zahere. Also, I did feel that Mako still loved Korra in book 4 (his gab session in "Rememberances", being hurt by the fact that she never wrote back to him, him not dating anyone since her, his expression in the finale when they couldn't find her, his look in the epilogue when he told he would always be by her side...). This is realistic considering Mako did not change like Korra did, he stayed relatively the same, just more mature.
However, what happened in the B3 finale changed the course of Korra's life forever. As much as she loved Mako for making her feel important as Korra the girl, Asami took that to another level entirely. After Korra got injured, there was basically no more avatar, not only was she too weak to be the avatar, she lost her connection to Ravaa. Asami took care of Korra the girl at her most vulnerable, she saw Korra with no armour, with no confidence, depressed and broken and she stayed through it all (in comparison to the Makorra middle B2 breakup). This made their emotional connection that much deeper and that much more real. I can relate to this because, I too have the need for that emotional connection first (vs the physical attraction) whether it be with a guy or a girl.
In the end Korrasami ended up being the ship that I never Knew I wanted!!!
Sorry I did not mean to make this post this long...I kind of got sidetracked LOL
titsay
theartofmadeline
vaporwave
gummygunk
turnnoffyourmind
romaincrisis
discoholicmusic
tangentwithtanner
kianamaiart
areudirty
