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Worst Kick in the Gut Moments in the Series
o_O:
It kind of makes me think that the story of Thomas will be a 'redemption from Whampiness' story.
LordDresden:
--- Quote from: the neurovore of Zur-En-Aargh on August 28, 2012, 05:31:04 PM ---That was the moment that sold me on the DF; it told me this was a series where things had real, serious, no-do-over consequences, for a character who up to that point had looked like a perfectly plausible ongoing cast member. A couple of the other ones being quoted here are ones I admire, and found very satisfying as a reader, for pretty much the same reason. (If a series wants me to remain emotionally engaged, there has to be the possibility of serious negative consequences to characters it wants me to care about; if defeat never happens victory is meaningless.)
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I agree with this completely.
Further, the death of Carmichael was unnecessary, in the sense that it could have been avoided, and should have been. His death was the natural consequence of various bad decisions on several people's parts, but esp. Murphy. That very needlessness adds a flavor of reality to the story.
And yeah, it was a kick in the gut.
LordDresden:
--- Quote from: Paladino on August 31, 2012, 07:13:39 PM ---I find the suicides on Love Hurts really repulsive, especially the brother and sister one..
I mean, to have their mind/feeling tampered to belive something is good, to feel really good doing it, but on unaware level to know that is fundamentally wrong. I can't not imagine how low they would probally think of themselves for doing what they were forced to do, and even lower because they liked doing it. And not being aware that it is not their fault they are acting like that? That they aren't a terrible person..
And than the conflict inside their minds push them to suicide, and if they were christian, they would have died thinkign they were condemning their souls..
I don't think you can torture someone much more than that. Or of an act of evil much worse than that.
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Hence the Fourth Law of Magic.
eiredrake:
--- Quote from: Raptor on August 28, 2012, 05:54:48 PM ---Probably:
1) When ghost-Harry has to leave Mouse.
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That part made me cry.
Phariah:
Charity telling Harry to stay in ER.
Eb telling Harry he is his GranPa in CI.
Molly's trial. Harry winning and than realizes he went too far and the Merlin still gonna execute her.
in PG Harry thinking Mouse is dead after the Jinn hit him.
Ivy being taken / imprisonned
Meryl dying.
the talk w/ Bob after the Deeps ghoul battle, about Lash.
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