The Dresden Files > DF Spoilers
We Now Know What/Who Mac Is
Arjan:
Jim could not show Murphy in Christmas Eve because the story was published before Battle Ground And that would be a big spoiler.
So Murphy not there says absolutely nothing.
Mira:
--- Quote from: Arjan on September 18, 2020, 05:20:25 AM ---Jim could not show Murphy in Christmas Eve because the story was published before Battle Ground And that would be a big spoiler.
So Murphy not there says absolutely nothing.
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Or is says a lot, it can be a spoiler without being an overt spoiler. True, Jim wants us to be in suspense, however Murphy isn't present, Harry is grieving heavily. Given where the relationship was headed at the end of Skin Game, and where it is as of Peace Talks, it doesn't have to be spelled out, her not being there is a spoiler.
Besides there were plenty of spoilers in Christmas Eve, Harry saved the city apparently but a lot of people died, Mab, Michael, his family, Harry, Molly, Maggie, Kringle, Mouse, and Sarrissa all survived. Those are spoilers, what we don't know is who is on the butcher's list.
Another possibility, Harry's worst nightmare did come true, Murphy took up a coin to be able to physically fight. That could be the Faustian bargain Harry mentioned. It is a wonder she can get around at all, she cut off her casts, but it isn't just a matter of her knee, elbow, and shoulder being closed to healed anyway and the muscles being weak from being in a cast.. No, she had yet another round of surgery coming up because the damage wasn't fully repaired, then another six months of rehab to be fifty percent of what she was. So to run around in the street and get hold of a rocket launcher no matter how easy to use, either Mac feels he is in for a penny in for a pound and heals her so she can do it... Or she somehow runs into Nic who'd find it delicious revenge to give a weakened and desperate Murphy an offer she cannot refuse.
--- Quote ---Malcolm couldn’t protect Harry, it didn’t matter that Eb liked him, and he made sure he died in a peaceful way.
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However that totally flies in the face of what Eb told Harry as to how such a child should be handled. How protected was Harry after Malcolm died? Did Eb even care enough to keep track of him in case his talent did kick in so he could be properly trained?
--- Quote ---I think the Angel's "Don't hurt yourself"is more than just courtesy of humans not being able to handle an Angels presence with Third Site, I think it's just literally they don't want a stranger to view them that intimately
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No, I think it would be the same effect as when he saw the skinwalker with his sight.. Only this time it would be the overwhelming angelic light and beauty that would blind him and bring him pain.
Conspiracy Theorist:
--- Quote from: Arjan on September 18, 2020, 05:20:25 AM ---Jim could not show Murphy in Christmas Eve because the story was published before Battle Ground And that would be a big spoiler.
So Murphy not there says absolutely nothing.
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Except that Jim loves tormenting us.
Eb’s idea of child raising is to raise the child away from its family anonymously until it expresses any ability. Morgan at least was keeping tabs on the Young Harry, we don’t know who else was, but what happened to Harry is strikingly close to what Eb would have for Maggie and probably what he did to Margaret. Harry saw a pattern he didn’t like and wasn’t going to repeat.
I do not doubt Malcolm was approached by Eb and rebuffed, Eb may have then sought to whammy him, but Eb’s clumsiness and Malcolm’s love for his son may have led to the haemorrhage which killed him. Eb doesn’t strike me as being the subtle sort at mental manipulation like Molly. It didn’t stop Eb achieving his ends.
Mira:
--- Quote from: Conspiracy Theorist on September 18, 2020, 10:00:48 AM ---Except that Jim loves tormenting us.
Eb’s idea of child raising is to raise the child away from its family anonymously until it expresses any ability. Morgan at least was keeping tabs on the Young Harry, we don’t know who else was, but what happened to Harry is strikingly close to what Eb would have for Maggie and probably what he did to Margaret. Harry saw a pattern he didn’t like and wasn’t going to repeat.
I do not doubt Malcolm was approached by Eb and rebuffed, Eb may have then sought to whammy him, but Eb’s clumsiness and Malcolm’s love for his son may have led to the haemorrhage which killed him. Eb doesn’t strike me as being the subtle sort at mental manipulation like Molly. It didn’t stop Eb achieving his ends.
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Yes, he is, thought of a fifth reason why Murphy may not be with Harry at Christmas, she is in prison for the murder of Harvey. That is the only reason why that chapter makes any sense, other than to show that Murphy and Harry are having sex. But what do those accusations have to do with anything? There is a whisper in there that Rudolph is under Marcone's thumb, that is why the investigation has been lowered to internal affairs, but Murphy hasn't been on the police force for a number of years now, nor has Harry had anything to do officially with them. So other than laying the ground for Murphy going to prison, I don't understand why it is in there, if anything it was a distraction from the rest of the story.
However back to the trailer,once again either it is way off or Murphy got a miracle cure. Just before
she shoulders rocket launcher, she is squatting down to set it up.. Believe me, with a unhealed badly injured knee, that is nearly impossible to do. I still don't get why they didn't do an outright knee replacement in the first place.
Back to Eb, like a lot of us, he has made a lot of mistakes in his life, now he is trying to justify them.
His attack on Harry was so unfair saying he was the one thing in common between the deaths of Margaret, Malcolm, and Susan.. So being born was Harry's fault, being a six year old child while his father died or was murdered was his fault, Susan to some degree, yes, but she also responsible for a lot of it. Eb, in my opinion felt his job was more important than raising his daughter, so he ignored her, then he was shocked when she rebelled against his authority as her master. If Harry had known who he was when he went to live with him as an angry sixteen year old kid, it would also have turned out badly. No, I still think Eb had nothing to do with Malcolm's death, he is just trying to justify his own short comings. Notice in Morgan's journal, if Eb knew that Margaret asked him to look after Harry, Eb didn't say a word to Morgan about it or offer to help keep tabs on his grandson.
Conspiracy Theorist:
I doubt Rudolph is in the employ of Marcone, Marcone expects his people to be competent, which Rudy is not. It is quite clear that Marcone owns far more senior cops, so it suggests that Rudy is in the pay of someone else, most likely candidate, the White Council and the Merlin faction. They can’t buy anyone in homicide because Marcone got there first. This is why it is Rudy.
They are likely using Rudy to see what Harry was up to with Nicodemus, they know somehow it broke Nicky’s powerbase as Carlos himself acknowledges, but what else? They would have no interest in Murphy (but Rudy has a long-term beef with Murphy, and would let this personal animosity get in the way of his investigation, as I said he isn’t competent).
If push comes to shove, Harry can give evidence of the events leading up to Harvey’s death and point the finger at Tessa, in the wake of Battle Ground, a Denarian culprit will be believable, when before it was not, remember Tilly has a minor practitioners gift, he knows when someone is lying or not. Harry can tell him the truth, be believed and not be institutionalised. I suspect Rudy will do less well against Tilly.
I do give you another option as to why Murphy isn’t around, a restored Murphy is at Quantico, training. If the Feds are serious about the Supernatural then they would snap her up. So Christmas Eve could have Harry having to put Eb away, realising what Eb has done in the past and him being separated from his girlfriend, and his brother in stasis, and shouldering the guilt of everyone who died.
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