Talk:Asami Sato/@comment-5103329-20120525023348/@comment-4888161-20120525044234

People only have a problem with the Asami theories because, and no offense but, they are patently ridiculous. '''And are you sure you read my comment? '''You appear to have missed a lot. And I quote:

"Besides, he can always keep them captive until he's ready if the time isn't right. Or he simply could let Korra go and keep the others if he really didn't want to keep her prisoner."

To summarize other key points:

1. He wouldn't kill them just take their bending away. You did know that doesn't kill them, right? Tarrlok would be the only one standing in his way after that, and Tarrlok's aggressive strategy can be used by Amon to make a point to the Public about how tyrannical the benders are. He doesn't need to let anyone go, and if you think he did then I suggest you read the quote from a section you clearly missed in my last comment.

2. And why go through the trouble to set the trap in the first place if they didn't want to capture any of them? Just send Asami there she's already there friend. She could easily spy on them any time she wants whether they set the trap or not. They wouldn't go through that effort, only to abandon it and to use Asami as a double agent when she was already in position to do so in the first place if she was on their side.

3. The metalbenders were closer to the trucks so they took them first. Just dumb luck. It's not like they needed to decide on an order when they were all unconscious. It's also more for plot convenience, so that Asami, Bolin, and Mako can save the day and more specifically the named characters that matter. The generic people always get the short end of the stick. It's how it works. These "coincidences" happen in plot writing all the time and have no significance, just as the generic people have little significance.

4. Amon stated his goal was Republic city first, and then the world. Not only did he think that out, he told us in the episode. And he didn't tell just us. He was speaking to the masses, so they should know by now. I suggest rewatching the episodes again, because certain things don't appear to be sticking with you.

5. Everything isn't a conspiracy theory. I think things out and am right more often than not about these things. And I'm not just saying that. You simply got to use your head. There was no logical reason for them to pass that opportunity up. Therefore, there is no logical reason not to believe it wasn't their goal. They may never get another opportunity like that again, and to pass that up to use a spy on the people you had captured anyways is beyond silly. See things for what they are, not what you want them to be. Easier said then done, but that should be the goal.