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Role of Murphy going forward
dspringer1:
We left skin game with the fate of Murphy somewhat up in the air.
* She is clearly NOT going to be a knight of the cross - or at least the odds are a lot lower than they were prior to Skin Game
* She is clearly seriously injured and will have a long recovery -- and her final physical condition will be noticably "less combat effective" than previously was the state.
* Dresden and Murphy are dating seriously
* Next book is Mirror Mirror, which is unlikely to involve This Murphy to any extent.
So what Role with this character play in the remaining 8+ books?
* Clearly Murphy will be a trusted confidant and adviser. She is already playing that role in both Cold Days and Skin Game
* Clearly Murphy will not be a cop or part of SI. That ship has sailed and is not going to come back.
* I would not be surprised if Dresden has some revelation about murphy in Mirror-Mirror.
Possibilities (with highest probability options on the top)
* Murphy will become/continue as one of the top national/world leaders in the paranet -- and take the lead in integrating the Paranet efforts with that of the White Council. She becomes a politically powerful figure. [moderate probability - evidence is that she has already been doing this, jim has already foreshadowed that paranet will be more important, who else is will situated to do this?]
* Dresden gets the cup to heal Murphy, restoring her her full physical abilities and/or some other magical means of achieving same outcome. Becomes Dresden's full partner in his business and in life. [moderate probability, but the outcome will not be a return to the Murphy of Cold Days. There will be some significant changes in her life].
* Murphy will become the support spouse for Dresden - take care of the home, family, advice, detective partner, support - basically Charity with cop skills added on. [Low probability, although real possibility in the post injury environment]
* Murphy will work for the government supernatural agency [very low probability -- just not seeing it as Murphy would see it as betraying confidences with Dresden ]
* Murphy dies [very low probability - if only because it would not appreciably add to the story, at least in the next few books]
Other possibilities?
AndiSue:
--- Quote from: dspringer1 on May 08, 2019, 05:09:23 PM ---We left skin game with the fate of Murphy somewhat up in the air....
* Next book is Mirror Mirror, which is unlikely to involve This Murphy to any extent.
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The next book is Peace Talks (#16). Mirror Mirror is the book after that (#17).
That said, it has been my long-held WAG that Murphy will at some point take Gard up on her offer to become a Valkyrie. I don't know when or how, but I pretty firmly believe it. Perhaps in PT she will still be too banged up to fight and she will go Valkyrie to be able to ride into battle with Harry and crew?
Also, if you didn't know or haven't read it, Jim gifted us with a short story for Christmas, set on Christmas Eve AFTER Peace Talks. You can find it on his website: http://www.jim-butcher.com/posts/2018/new-short-story-christmas-eve
Kindler:
--- Quote from: dspringer1 on May 08, 2019, 05:09:23 PM ---We left skin game with the fate of Murphy somewhat up in the air.
* She is clearly NOT going to be a knight of the cross - or at least the odds are a lot lower than they were prior to Skin Game
* She is clearly seriously injured and will have a long recovery -- and her final physical condition will be noticably "less combat effective" than previously was the state.
* Dresden and Murphy are dating seriously
* Next book is Mirror Mirror, which is unlikely to involve This Murphy to any extent.
So what Role with this character play in the remaining 8+ books?
* Clearly Murphy will be a trusted confidant and adviser. She is already playing that role in both Cold Days and Skin Game
* Clearly Murphy will not be a cop or part of SI. That ship has sailed and is not going to come back.
* I would not be surprised if Dresden has some revelation about murphy in Mirror-Mirror.
Possibilities (with highest probability options on the top)
* Murphy will become/continue as one of the top national/world leaders in the paranet -- and take the lead in integrating the Paranet efforts with that of the White Council. She becomes a politically powerful figure. [moderate probability - evidence is that she has already been doing this, jim has already foreshadowed that paranet will be more important, who else is will situated to do this?]
* Dresden gets the cup to heal Murphy, restoring her her full physical abilities and/or some other magical means of achieving same outcome. Becomes Dresden's full partner in his business and in life. [moderate probability, but the outcome will not be a return to the Murphy of Cold Days. There will be some significant changes in her life].
* Murphy will become the support spouse for Dresden - take care of the home, family, advice, detective partner, support - basically Charity with cop skills added on. [Low probability, although real possibility in the post injury environment]
* Murphy will work for the government supernatural agency [very low probability -- just not seeing it as Murphy would see it as betraying confidences with Dresden ]
* Murphy dies [very low probability - if only because it would not appreciably add to the story, at least in the next few books]
Other possibilities?
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Well, first, I don't think Murphy's physical condition is nearly as bad as many keep saying. Dresden says that she can get back to 90% eventually. That just won't be by Peace Talks. I think by Mirror, Mirror or Body Slam she'll be in fine condition. She didn't get Michael Carpentered and won't require a cane just to move around. And 90% of Karrin Murphy is like 300% of most people.
Second, I've always pictured Murphy working as a supernatural consultant for vanilla law enforcement. I've said for years that she'd end up working with Tilly, basically taking on Dresden's role from Storm Front, but for the FBI. Lots of ex-cops go into consulting. Hell, she could end up apprenticing for Vince Graver (though I doubt it).
Third, Murphy will never become anything supernatural at this point. It would totally undermine her entire character if she has to deal with being mortal and get a get-out-of-mortality-free card.
nadia.skylark:
--- Quote ---Murphy will become/continue as one of the top national/world leaders in the paranet -- and take the lead in integrating the Paranet efforts with that of the White Council. She becomes a politically powerful figure. [moderate probability - evidence is that she has already been doing this, jim has already foreshadowed that paranet will be more important, who else is will situated to do this?]
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This seems extraordinarily unlikely. Murphy isn't even a member of the Paranet or the White Council--what makes her more qualified for this than, say, Harry? Or Elaine, or Luccio, or Ramirez, or other wizard-level talents with ties to the Paranet and who can demonstrate the advantages of integrating the two organizations. If Murphy just came in and fixed everything after these guys spent years trying, it would feel extremely unrealistic.
If Murphy is in charge of organizing and integrating different organizations, it should be integrating supernatural factions with mortal law enforcement. That's where her experience is, not with White Council politics.
exartiem:
What if she becomes a private investigator? She could be Harry's partner, running the business and working with Harry on the spooky stuff.
Or she could work with that other PI guy. (I forgot his name) or Nick Angel.
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