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I don\'t support any ship, but most fans are agreeing that the romance in Legend of Korra, specifically Mako and Korra has turned into a RomanticPlotTumor. I can explain why without hating on Mako or Makorra in general.
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I don\\\'t support any ship, but most fans are agreeing that the romance in Legend of Korra, specifically Mako and Korra has turned into a RomanticPlotTumor. I can explain why without hating on Mako or Makorra in general. Proving the relationship does not have substance does not equal hate.
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* Neither Mako nor Korra has specifically stated why they like each other. There is a ton of fandom speculation, but the most we know is that Korra likes Mako because he\'s handsome and potentially because he\'s a decent firebender. Mako, on the other hand, has never said anything about Korra other than \
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* Neither Mako nor Korra has specifically stated why they like each other. There is a ton of fandom speculation, but the most we know is that Korra likes Mako because he\\\'s handsome and potentially because he\\\'s a decent firebender. Mako, on the other hand, has never said anything about Korra other than \\\"she drives him crazy\\\". Without any believable feelings for each other, there\\\'s no point in the relationship even being a part of the series.
* Mako and Korra moments have been used at the expense of developing other characters. For example, Bolin. Bolin has been the victim of Mako/Korra probably the most, Asami second. The worst offender was episode nine. No one but Mako (Tenzin and Lin) actually seem to care Korra is missing until Asami talks to Bolin. Even after that, there\\\'s no reaction to indicate Bolin or Asami care Korra is gone. Some people argue, \\\"Why should they?\\\" Korra saved Bolin\\\'s butt and Korra revealed Asami\\\'s father\\\'s plot, saving her from being forced into the Equalists. The ending is the worst abuse of this yet; Mako pushes Tenzin out of the way to get to Korra. Tenzin, as shown again and again, cares a lot for Korra because she is the reincarnation of Aang. He is like a father to her. If Mako/Korra moments weren\\\'t so dang important for god knows why, Tenzin would have kept Mako away and let Korra actually have some space. Also Asami and Bolin. Did Not. React. AT ALL. Like I said, the characters of everyone in that scene were completely thrown out for a Mako and Korra moment. There are many other times Bolin\\\'s character is shafted at the expense of Mako/Korra, but whatever.
*The season is shorter, so the romance takes up too much time. Romance in a 12 episode shoujo anime is fine. Cramming in a LoveDodecahedron into a 12 episode action series filled to the brim with conflict just doesn\\\'t work. If Mako/Korra had been Canon from day one like Kataang, it would have worked. Building a character (such as Bolin) on purely shipping moments is really lousy. Seriously, all of Bolin\\\'s character development was in that shipping episode.
* Mako and Korra moments have been used at the expense of developing other characters. For example, Bolin. Bolin has been the victim of Mako/Korra probably the most, Asami second. The worst offender was episode nine. No one but Mako (Tenzin and Lin) actually seem to care Korra is missing until Asami talks to Bolin. Even after that, there\\\'s no reaction to indicate Bolin or Asami care Korra is gone. Some people argue, \\\"Why should they?\\\" Korra saved Bolin\\\'s butt and Korra revealed Asami\\\'s father\\\'s plot, saving her from being forced into the Equalists. The ending is the worst abuse of this yet; Mako pushes Tenzin out of the way to get to Korra. Tenzin, as shown again and again, cares a lot for Korra because she is the reincarnation of Aang. He is like a father to her. If Mako/Korra moments weren\\\'t so dang important for god knows why, Tenzin would have kept Mako away and let Korra actually have some space. Also Asami and Bolin. Did Not. React. AT ALL. Like I said, the characters of everyone in that scene were completely thrown out for a Mako and Korra moment. There are many other times Bolin\\\'s character is shafted at the expense of Mako/Korra, but whatever.
*The season is shorter, so the romance takes up too much time. Romance in a 12 episode shoujo anime is fine. Cramming in a LoveDodecahedron into a 12 episode action series filled to the brim with conflict just doesn\\\'t work. If Mako/Korra had been Canon from day one like Kataang, it would have worked. Building a character (such as Bolin) on purely shipping moments is really lousy. Seriously, all of Bolin\\\'s character development was in that shipping episode.
