[ID: An edited version of the five-panel meme showing two men–one older man with a white beard and a younger man wearing a hat–having a heated argument. The first panel shows the older man shouting and is captioned, “It is neither personally comforting nor narratively interesting in my opinion for Taako to never forgive Lucretia.” The second panel shows the younger man shouting and is captioned, “It is entirely in line with Taako’s characterization–as both an inherently distrustful person and as someone utterly dedicated to his sister–to never forgive. Besides, the fact that Justin himself claimed that Taako wouldn’t forgive arguably makes it canon.” Next, the bearded man furrows his brow and shouts. The caption reads, “‘Death of the author’ can still apply. Acknowledging that Taako is loyal to his family also means recognizing that he’s loyal to Lucretia, who was and still is a part of his found family.” The fourth panel shows the man in the hat throwing a chair in a slightly blurred shot and the caption reads, “Taako’s lack of forgiveness is narratively important for the contrast it presents to the behavior of the others, who immediately and perhaps unrealistically all forgave Lucretia basically at once. The ending would have felt unbelievable had everyone instantly been okay with everything.” Finally, the older man points and shouts in the last panel, which is captioned, “True, but when thinking about post-canon content, Taako’s lack of forgiveness during the finale presents an opening for further development for both him and Lucretia, and it’s a missed opportunity if he simply never comes around and neither of them ever grow and change after Story & Song.” End ID.]
