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Doylist analysis of the Scooby Gang at the climax of Cold Days
Tami Seven:
--- Quote from: Eldest Gruff on July 24, 2015, 07:26:37 PM ---Not for certain but I tend to favor peregrine's notion that Maeve shooting him enabled Mab to 'right the wrong' so to speak and undo the damage that a lesser being of her Court did. The favor if any, essentially, was owed BY Mab and she fulfilled it by removing the bullet.
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I thought it might be something like that. If not, then Mab may have owed Mac a favor for another previous encounter. But that would be too complicated.
Serack:
--- Quote from: Second Aristh on July 24, 2015, 06:57:22 PM ---Meh, I don't think it outweighs putting the spotlight on the mystery surrounding Mac. Shooting Thomas could have served the exact same purpose.
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Oh, certainly. That was supposed to be more of a reference to the corresponding lameness of those attempts at justifying Mac's presence compared to your Doylist justification for Justine's presence.
peregrine:
--- Quote from: Second Aristh on July 24, 2015, 06:57:22 PM ---Shooting Thomas could have served the exact same purpose.
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We know Thomas has supernatural healing abilities though. Mac (maybe?) doesn't.
knnn:
I like the idea Serack. Frankly, even the first scene with Mac in the bar (where Sharkface smashes in) is a little weird. Even Harry comments on how this was a mistake.
Still, it seems to me that 1+2+3 might be sufficient motive to introduce Mac in itself. If you wanted to add something more, I suppose one could also say that Mac might simply be a token "male victim" to balance out Andi, Sarissa, Molly and Justine (and possibly Lily as well).
I guess another possibility is the by showing Mac's healing powers Harry has some sort of secret knowledge he can use in the future. E.g. Harry can now safely shoot Mac, knowing that he will eventually heal. Perhaps this is a way to convince MM Mac that it's "good" Harry, or maybe Harry can show people he's serious by "killing" Mac?
All in all, an interesting analysis. It might be interesting to apply the same tool on some other scenes.
Foxed:
I think Jim wanted to introduce a little more about Mac, and used the attack on the bar, as well as the healing factor later, to do so. However, I think Jim just couldn't extricate Mac easily from the plot once he was involved.
So, Mac Watched the climax.
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