#daze's post

Most of the Doctor’s companions doesn’t have the knowledge and skill that Jack does. Jack could survive on his own on another planet and time. But what about Martha? Or Donna? Or Amy? Or even Rose? They wouldn’t even be able to talk to people without the TARDIS translating for them. And who knows how long they’d be stuck on satellite 5.

Considering what happened they could be stuck there for a long time.

In Avatar 3 it is made very clear that Quaritch is going to get a 'redemption arc'. And while I find the idea intresting. And if pulled off well, it could definately become the highlight off all the movies but I have some scepticisims.

The good part is that the two characters who are the main supporters of this change, Jake and Spider. Have believable reasons for wanting Quaritch to be redeemed.

Jake sees himself in Quaritch. And Quaritch is Spider's dad. Even if he is only a clone of the original Quaritch. He is the only parental figure the boy has expressed that he wants him (with out almost killing him before hand.) Yea, their dynamic is very abusive and toxic. There is also some affection thrown in. It doesn't make it better. But it does explain things.

There is groundwork for this. It isn't impossible. But they're approaching it from the direction that Recom Miles Quaritch. The blue and much taller clone of the antagonist from the first movie. Are not the same person.

They lay the groundwork for this in the second movie. Where Quaritch and Spider first talked within the RDA base. After Quaritch stopped Admore from nearly interrogating Spider to death, by telling her that he could work it from a 'personal angle'.

"Colonel Miles Quaritch. Deceased. Killed in action. I’m not that man, son. But I do have his memories -- enough to know he wasn’t always the best father. That’s not an apology. I’m not your father. Technically, you and I are nothing to each other. But I can help you."

And in Fire and Ash. Both Spider and Jake both echo this sentiment back to him. And while I do see the point in this. Neither of them are addressing the things Recom has done ever since he has woken up as his current self.

The villages destroyed, The kidnappings, the threats, the attempted murders, the people he did kill, the homes, and villages destroyed.

I think this could work. But not with the way they are currently going at it. But I have some hope.

That if she knew Fourteen existed she must’ve been so relieved to see Ten. That she might’ve been hoping that the future version of the Doctor from long after Darrillium might’ve managed to figure it out after all.

That she could survive.

Only to have her hopes crushed when she realized that not only was Ten not Fourteen. He had also never met her.

I've seen a couple of fics exploring this idea and a lot of memes making fun of Jake saying "He got married without realising it"

While I do find this a hilarious scenario. I think he knew, but I wouldn't be all that surprised if he didn't.

He has been living with them for three months, he has had time to observe relationships dynamics among the Na'vi. And more importantly he has expericed iknimaya. He knows just how important and how much commitment there is when bonding with another life.

Ofcourse you could argue that Jake was too distracted during his stay with the Omatikaya to realize this. First with collecting intell on the layout and defenses of Hometree then with the guilt of what he has done. Plus training on top of of that.

And he may have thought that tsaheylu bettween 2 Na'vi was diffrent than a bond with an Ikran. After all riding a pa'li (direhorse) doesn't lead to a lifelong bond.

But I do sincerely hope that he either realized it before hand. Or someone told him. It could come up natuarlly in a conversation. Or it's such a cultural 'common sense' that no one even talks about it.