>>101169930>"le machiavellian" memes aside, what did she do wrong?I think the thing with the fire kingdom probably was the defining thing with the problems she had as a character and the show had as a whole. Bubblegum violated national borders to sabotage a site of cultural and military significance with a nation she had at worst neutral relations with because it may be a threat at some vague point in time. But she street talks the whole time making it super awkward.
The soverign ruler of that nation, rather than attacking her when caught, declaring war, or having any kind of realistic reaction, just kind of tells her off and then lets her leave. EVERY OTHER PERSON INVOLVED has no discernible reaction. It's never really brought up again.
You don't get to have it both ways where a central character has grounded realpolitik motives in a world where everyone is chill and mostly concerned with shipping. Because it means either Machiavelli lite is a retard who takes shit way too seriously or everyone else is retarded and just getting walked all over.
