#But anyway it's predominantly the sanitizing of villain characters/the sense of immediacy/and lack of growth in general or

[peacerisendove]

Trying to figure out why I only like zuko's redemption and can't stand other character redemptions.

[Figured it out in my tags]

#i love when i figure out the answer to my own question before I'm even finished asking it #It's because Zuko's redemption opens up his character to possibilities. Zuko is also not a villain by choice unlike other characters I like #. *villain/antagonist (i might stick with my original word choice. currently unsure) #Redemptions of characters who are villains are seemingly used to sanitize their character and make them more palatable. In contrast Zuko's #redemption provokes growth in him. #He is not sanitized. His past actions are not swept under the rug. His redemption invokes the idea of growing past his past actions and #learning from them. #My issue Redemption AUs and the associated immediacy of the redemption of a villain character that tends to come with an AU #feels in some cases to skip over an active progression and reasoning of why a character would change (and the execution in a believable way #) ((yes I am the fun police i'm sorry but I like things to make sense with regard to character motivation. I can't enjoy the AU in full if #it does make sense for the character because I am a character focused individual)) #But anyway it's predominantly the sanitizing of villain characters/the sense of immediacy/and lack of growth in general or #does not show the in between moment for the character as they shift #or move from being a villain to progressing from that. #Dove rants about Redemption Arcs