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WAG.... Murphy has moved on
Mira:
--- Quote from: groinkick on June 14, 2018, 05:25:33 AM ---On the television show Supernatural the character Dean Winchester, a hunter said "I know how my story ends. At the edge of a blade or the end of a gun". Murphy is an intelligent woman. She has to see how things are getting more dangerous, and that her chances of survival get lower the longer she fights. Maybe she is like Dean and is fine with it. On the other hand maybe she'd like to pass the torch so to speak so she can live some kind of peaceful life outside of combat.
I'm not saying her story ends and she isn't involved. She could work alongside Marcone, with the Paranet, or something like that. I'm talking about a life that isn't about fighting on the front lines like Harry, and more of fighting more like Marcone fights, less exposed in most situations.
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I understand what you are saying, and you are right, she could do any of that. What I am saying given her personality
that will be a very difficult adjustment for her. She may be forced into such a role, but no matter how meaningful it is, she will never be truly happy in it.
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It's much happier for her character to have her die.
Because we want to be nice to her.
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It could be, and oddly it may turn out to be the happiest for her fans as well.
Mr. Death:
--- Quote from: Mira on June 14, 2018, 11:31:04 AM --- I understand what you are saying, and you are right, she could do any of that. What I am saying given her personality
that will be a very difficult adjustment for her. She may be forced into such a role, but no matter how meaningful it is, she will never be truly happy in it.
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Hey, here's a thing about people: They grow up and adjust to new situations. Fact of life. Murphy's done it before, and being that she's a mature adult, I have every confidence in it happening again.
She's not such a petulant child that she's going to whine and cry about not being a front line fighter anymore and be unable to change.
I think people need to stop treating Murphy as if she's some one-note blood knight who's going to be suicidal over the inability to punch things, and start treating her like a person who can grow and change -- you know, like literally every other human in the series.
As to the "keep up" stuff: This is Dresden. Not Dragonball Z. You don't become irrelevant just because you can't hit things the hardest.
WereElephant:
--- Quote from: Dashkull on June 13, 2018, 11:13:35 PM ---I’ve always been a Murphden shipper, but I have always suspected (especially now since they have hooked up with so many books left) that Harry is “destined” to end up with Elaine. Which does not bode well for Murphy’s continued health.
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I can see what you mean about Elaine, but my impression is her path post-Justin has diverged enough from Harry's that it isn't feasible for them to join up. Harry's path is well set - defender of Chicago from sundry nasties, Sidhe pacts not withstanding. We don't know a whole lot about Elaine's doings other than the appearances in Summer Knight/White Night and the mentions of collaboration on the Paranet, but I get the impression she's taking on a parallel role to Harry out west. Them joining together would pull one of them away from those established paths.
Oh, Murphy's into Harry. And vice versa. She'll be benched for the duration of her recovery, and her lapse in judgment with the Sword will be a psychological weight to carry, but after so long denying herself the chance with Harry, she's finally gotten the point of saying "Screw it, I want this." I fully expect they'll continue to be an item in Peace Talks.
Consequentially, I also fully expect her to snuff it at some point. Not because she "can't keep up". She and Marcone have proven that vanilla mortals can run the race even better than some of their supernatural cohorts. Because her story in relation to Harry's seems ultimately tragic. She'll age and die, while Harry has the potential (dumb mistakes not withstanding) to continue on for centuries. They'll hook up, and finally know a little reprieve, but then the Malevolence of Butcher will be roused against them, seeing the opportunity to extract further anguish from the wizard, and she will know surcease.
Honestly, I'm thinking post Murphy Harry will eventually realize that Molly doesn't wear training bras anymore, he'll stop repeating that specific phrase about training bras, and once he sheds the mantle of Winter Knight, and through one way or another, Molly somehow unbecomes Sidhe, they'll hook up. She's a practitioner, so the aging thing won't be an issue like with Murphy. Unlike Elaine, Molly's path has been inextricably linked with Harry's from childhood. From being influenced by him hanging out with her dad, to becoming his apprentice, to taking over his role during the Ghost Story hiatus of wizardly presence, to basically becoming another version of Harry in Cold Days prior to the Demonreach Faerie Lady Two-Step, to now effectively being one of his bosses. They're stuck together, one way or another.
Elaine fulfills the "old flame" archetype perfectly. She's out of the picture. Murphy is a romantically sympathetic ally, and a hardy one at that, but at heart, she's a fighter. She'll die that way, while Harry will go on. Molly was not, and currently is not a viable option, but her arc is rife with potential. Proven Guilty through Changes showed a potentially tragic character, but she survived the purgatory of Ghost Story and veritably thrived in Cold Days. Molly isn't a hardy fighter destined to go out in a blaze of glory. She's now a full wizard, and wizards have a habit of saying "Screw you, destiny, I'm rewriting you."
peregrine:
--- Quote from: Mira on June 14, 2018, 11:31:04 AM --- I understand what you are saying, and you are right, she could do any of that. What I am saying given her personality
that will be a very difficult adjustment for her. She may be forced into such a role, but no matter how meaningful it is, she will never be truly happy in it.
It could be, and oddly it may turn out to be the happiest for her fans as well.
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Because if there's one thing fans of a character like, it's when they die.
Wait, no. What's the other term for someone who wants to see a character die every single time they bring them up? Not fan. Something else.
TheCuriousFan:
These threads really haven't changed much.
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