>>125161915>>125161998Here IS the difference between old redemption arcs and new ones
>oldCharacter has either done not really that much damage and can be easily accepted by the characters and audiences OR is someone who does it in a long period of time (they succeed or they die)
>newCharacter does horrific actions that are treated dead seriously until the last minute when it turns out that thing we made you think was serious really was not a big deal and they dont need to do any effort for a happy ending.
Essentially, we used to have characters who needed to EARN their redemption, but now we have characters who are handed over that redemption just because the heroes are too empathetic.
Reminder that Zuko is not the only good redemption arc in cartoons.
