Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-27819658-20161022023122/@comment-5217560-20161023051504

If I may, Regina the Evil Queen was succesfully redeemed in Once Upon a Time. Despite all the horrendous things she did, (stuff that make Adam, Salem, and Cinder's crimes look like misdemeanors) she was gifted with a redemption arc. So, I personally do not think it would be ridiculous to give Adam one. However, I hope he doesn't receive one, for a number of reasons: A. We know nothing about him other than what was told to us by Blake. B. We need to feel sympathy for him...we do not. C. He has to want to be redeemed. I do not see that desire in the near future. D. Yang and Blake. I would aruge that these two are the stongest reasons for Adam most likely being denied a redemption arc. Blake must face him not only as a former friend, but as a parallel to the inner conflict she possess. Yang, traumatized after what he did to her, must confront him sooner or later for both closure and the dissolution of her fears. Two characters whose growth is connected to Adam.

He may be redeemed in the final moments of his life, akin to Darth Vader, but that's about it. Or, akin to Cole from Charmed, he could have a redemption arc, but only to have it all negated after he reverts back to his malicious ways, forcing Blake or Yang, or someone, to kill him.

Also, in regards to the Zuko comparison; Zuko wasn't a deranged psychopath who was disillusioned by the world in which he lived. He was a prideful, conflicted, immature, hot headed young boy who wanted to be acknowledged by his father. Thus, a redemption arc for him was logical. He needed to grow as character--as a man. It was necessary for his development as a character, really. And the show took its time with him. We got insight into Zuko's life, we came to know him just as well as we knew Aang. Everything he did, we understood. Which made the final moment of his switch to Team Avatar all the sweeter,--he had earned it.

Glob I love Avatar. Such a phenomenal show.