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Katara should have killed her mother's murderer

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    pharmmajor

    [1]Jul 18, 2008
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    I know I'm going to get a lot of negative responses for this, but I really think he deserved to die. Or at the least, get seriously injured/permanently crippled or scarred. I'd do the same if a member of my family or someone I loved was murdered. It would be necessary.
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    charzoid

    [2]Jul 18, 2008
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    Its true what the man did was horrorable but killing him the old man wouldn't bring her mom back or make her any better then him.
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    DrAvatar

    [3]Jul 18, 2008
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    pharmmajor wrote:
    I know I'm going to get a lot of negative responses for this, but I really think he deserved to die. Or at the least, get seriously injured/permanently crippled or scarred. I'd do the same if a member of my family or someone I loved was murdered. It would be necessary.

    He did get permenently scarred. He was obviously weak and emotional about it inside when Katara left him. Now he'll be filled wwith fear and guilt for the rest of his life.

    He is also stuck caring for his crabby mother. Its poetic justice.

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    Lady_elest

    [4]Jul 18, 2008
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    I'd go into the ramifications delt to the human psychi... but I'd rather watch the the new show.
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    ElysianGem

    [5]Jul 18, 2008
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    DrAvatar wrote:

    pharmmajor wrote:
    I know I'm going to get a lot of negative responses for this, but I really think he deserved to die. Or at the least, get seriously injured/permanently crippled or scarred. I'd do the same if a member of my family or someone I loved was murdered. It would be necessary.

    He did get permenently scarred. He was obviously weak and emotional about it inside when Katara left him. Now he'll be filled wwith fear and guilt for the rest of his life.

    He is also stuck caring for his crabby mother. Its poetic justice.

    Leave it to DR. Avatar to tell it like it is

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    pharmmajor

    [6]Jul 18, 2008
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    Okay, true, killing a murderer doesn't bring back the people they took away, but it still gets a murderer off the face of the earth. That, and I guess it would bring some closure.
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    anvaartuatro140

    [7]Jul 18, 2008
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    Yeah he really did deserve it but revenge is never the answer. It is a good thing that she found him though, just reveal her withheld hatred and rage.
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    Breaker94

    [8]Jul 18, 2008
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    no she shouldnt.
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    dantedones

    [9]Jul 18, 2008
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    If he was younger I would have, but not now
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    NejiKusa

    [10]Jul 18, 2008
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    agreed, didnt like that episode, I want to see kids beat the heck out of each other on this show. Instead that episode seemed like i was watching some lame show on lifetime.
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    pharmmajor

    [11]Jul 18, 2008
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    NejiKusa wrote:
    agreed, didnt like that episode, I want to see kids beat the heck out of each other on this show. Instead that episode seemed like i was watching some lame show on lifetime.


    That's another reason I wanted her to kill him. The whole "revenge is not the answer" routine has been overdone. If she killed the guy, it would have brought a great change to her character. There could have been an episode dealing with the aftermath and how the others in the group saw her, what Katara's father thought, ect.
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    DrAvatar

    [12]Jul 18, 2008
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    pharmmajor wrote:
    Okay, true, killing a murderer doesn't bring back the people they took away, but it still gets a murderer off the face of the earth. That, and I guess it would bring some closure.

    That brings up another quetion. He was obviously a coward. And if he didn't do his job of finding the waterbender he would be branded a traitor. He had no choice but to kill Katara's mother because he works for someone even more evil.

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    DrAvatar

    [13]Jul 18, 2008
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    pharmmajor wrote:
    NejiKusa wrote:
    agreed, didnt like that episode, I want to see kids beat the heck out of each other on this show. Instead that episode seemed like i was watching some lame show on lifetime.
    That's another reason I wanted her to kill him. The whole "revenge is not the answer" routine has been overdone. If she killed the guy, it would have brought a great change to her character. There could have been an episode dealing with the aftermath and how the others in the group saw her, what Katara's father thought, ect.
    Dont forget about the lawsuits against Nickelodeon!
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    MajehKing

    [14]Jul 18, 2008
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    To put is simply he wasn't worth it. Someone like Azula or Firelord Ozai, maybe, but a coward like that man was beneath her.
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    suss2it

    [15]Jul 18, 2008
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    pharmmajor wrote:
    NejiKusa wrote:
    agreed, didnt like that episode, I want to see kids beat the heck out of each other on this show. Instead that episode seemed like i was watching some lame show on lifetime.


    That's another reason I wanted her to kill him. The whole "revenge is not the answer" routine has been overdone. If she killed the guy, it would have brought a great change to her character. There could have been an episode dealing with the aftermath and how the others in the group saw her, what Katara's father thought, ect.
    There wasn't enough time for an episode to deal with the negative ramifications of taking a human life based solely on revenge.

    Fact is he's an old man who's forced to take care of his mother, his life isn't even worth taking. And besides what exactly positive things would his death cause?
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    pharmmajor

    [16]Jul 18, 2008
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    suss2it wrote:
    And besides what exactly positive things would his death cause?

    Justice would be served for the crimes he committed in the past. Plus, I would've gotten a good laugh out of it.

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    qtwanderer

    [17]Jul 18, 2008
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    She handled it like a swing
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    DrAvatar

    [18]Jul 18, 2008
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    ElysianGem wrote:
    DrAvatar wrote:

    pharmmajor wrote:
    I know I'm going to get a lot of negative responses for this, but I really think he deserved to die. Or at the least, get seriously injured/permanently crippled or scarred. I'd do the same if a member of my family or someone I loved was murdered. It would be necessary.

    He did get permenently scarred. He was obviously weak and emotional about it inside when Katara left him. Now he'll be filled wwith fear and guilt for the rest of his life.

    He is also stuck caring for his crabby mother. Its poetic justice.

    Leave it to DR. Avatar to tell it like it is

    I come to tv.com and learn something about Poetic Justice. Thats why I love this place.
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    qtwanderer

    [19]Jul 18, 2008
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    pharmmajor wrote:

    suss2it wrote:
    And besides what exactly positive things would his death cause?

    Justice would be served for the crimes he committed in the past. Plus, I would've gotten a good laugh out of it.
    Who is she to judge?
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    suss2it

    [20]Jul 18, 2008
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    pharmmajor wrote:

    suss2it wrote:
    And besides what exactly positive things would his death cause?

    Justice would be served for the crimes he committed in the past. Plus, I would've gotten a good laugh out of it.
    That isn't justice, it's vengeance.
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