Talk:Bolin/@comment-204.77.151.201-20130302214402

While many people complain about Bolin not having a lot of depth of character, I see a LOT of potential for this character to achieve greatness. There are so many possibilities for Bolin and the way he interacts with the other characters. For one thing, he's a naive kid, sheltered by his brother from the horrible realities of street life in Republic City, or anywhere. I think that over the next few seasons we'll get to see him grow up a little--you know, make mistakes and misconceptions, and learn from them. Perhaps he can learn to handle rejection, disappointment, etc. It would be interesting to see that happen.

Also, I see a lot of potential for his relationship with his older brother. Flashbacks of their childhood--or even the parents' deaths--could add some insight to their characters. What were the circumstances of their street life?

Just an idea, maybe now that Mako is a cop, he'll take it upon himself to find his parents' killer and take him down, and Bolin will want to help. Maybe Mako, waning to protect his brother, and still shield him from violence, would turn him down, and Bolin may insist, saying something among the lines of, "I'm not a little kid anymore," or "They were my parents, too," etc. It would make for a VERY interesting episode.

That being said, I'm not a writer for LoK, but I think something like that could easily happen over the rest of the series. We've got three more seasons, right?