Hey again :) I just thought about something u said in a previous ask. "She was really damned if she did, damned if she didn’t." That sums up my frustration with how the narrative treated Allura, and how people viewed her as a result. On one side, she's too OP and/or Mary Sue, but on the other, she's a bitch for having flaws. It's like there's no middle. Like u said, she was punished for her prejudice, and then for falling in love with Lotor and learning to trust and work with the Galra. (1/?)
With that random colony plot, she’s chalked up to being dumb and not knowing better, as if she hadn’t already been framed as constantly being in the wrong. She was insecure about her alchemic abilities and full of self-doubt, which Lotor helped her overcome, but then she’s back to questioning herself all over again. Another thing that truly bothers me is people attacking and putting the full blame on her for that poorly developed relationship between her and Lance. (2/?)
My girl sacrificed everything important to her in order to help others, and when they returned to Earth, the Paladins went to their own families, leaving her alone. Lance offered her comfort, and with nowhere else to go, Allura took it. I think it’s unfair to call her heartless or say she was just toying with Lance’s feelings and trying to make herself feel better. Yes, she didn’t love him the way she thought she did, but that doesn’t mean she didn’t care about him. (3/?)
If anything, Allura felt guilty when the mice told her about Lance’s feelings because she saw him as a close friend and comrade and didn’t want to upset him. People also seem to forget she was basically pressured into saying yes when he asked her out, with Hunk and Romelle pushing on as well, despite saying no at first. It seemed like she had no choice but to give in. (4/?)
Ahahah that was really long so sorry about that. I’m guessing u have already come across similar things from people who share the same feelings on this. I know, it’s stupid to get so worked up over a cartoon that ended almost 2 years ago, but I’ve never come across a show where characters that I love so much got screwed over completely. I’m just grateful to know that there are others who appreciate the same characters I do and share similar views, without things being black and white
Oh my anon, this is a huge message indeed, but I love it when people come into my inbox to rant about how my girl deserved better from both the show and this awful fandom. Allura really can’t win in this fandom. She’s either an OP Mary Sue who is too perfect and not compelling or she’s too flawed and such a bitch that she’s not likable. I’ve said this to Lightning and I’ll say it here: Allura is the most human. I personally find her to be extremely relatable. And sometimes I wonder if people give her a hard time because of that. She may be a beautiful space princess, but she’s also like us in a lot of ways.
I think aside from the horrible things they did to Lotor with that bullshit colony plot, what they did to Allura was pretty awful as well. Throughout the series they were constantly putting her in the wrong about things. She was punished for not trusting the Galra and then she was punished for falling in love with one. With Lotor on the throne, we see her at her happiest and most confident. And that’s great right? There’s actually a chance for peace! WRONG! No we can’t let her have good things. So let’s shoehorn in a really dumb plot point that makes absolutely sense to take all that away from her. Great idea! And that’s also apparently her fault too.
Oof you know, I hate the Lance/Allura relationship with a passion. They could’ve had a great friendship and Lance could’ve genuinely been a great friend to her. But you know, Lance stans treat her like she’s the absolute devil because she “played with his feelings” and “used him.” Allura’s whole arc was her giving and giving till she lost everything. She was essentially stripped down so that she could be brought down to his level. Somehow she’s still the worst because she was talked into a date with a guy she barely had feelings for. She did care about him, that’s obvious. She cared about them all. But let’s face it…the only one who was really someone I could consider a friend for Allura is Shiro. Because in the end, she was alone. She had no one that understood her or could truly empathize with her. Lotor was probably the only one who could and the writers decided to take that from her.
Allura was made to feel guilty about the feelings she didn’t have. We’ve all been there. Or at least I know I have. And then again, she got talked into that date. And tbh, I can understand why she dated him. She needed comfort, he offered comfort. But they were unhappy together. It was obvious and it was very painful. And it did break my heart. She suffered so much only to die in the end.
End of the day, I’m just tired. I’m tired of seeing her hated on so hard. By stans of literally every other character when the other characters could objectively be considered worse. I’m tired of seeing people be vicious about her for making mistakes. I’m tired of seeing people say she deserved worse. I’m also tired of people saying that she didn’t care or was superficial. She wasn’t. Everyone deserved better. Lotor deserved even more than that. He deserved that happy ending after everything. But so did Allura. She deserved to be happy and to heal. And I’ll never not be angry that she didn’t get that.
And it’s okay, dear. This show traumatized many of us. And you know what? It’s okay to let it all out. I think we’ve earned that right.
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