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MURPHYS [BG Spoilers]
Mira:
--- Quote ---On the other hand Hendricks became redundant with the appearance of Thorned Namshiel.
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I totally disagree with that because Hendricks and Namshiel are so different. Hendricks was the loyal body guard, he had no agenda of his own other than the agenda that Marcone had. Namshiel is different, as we've seen with the other Fallen, his agenda is his own. He will go along with his new host and help as long as the goals remain the same, but pressure heavily when they don't. So I could have seen them together on the same page.
Murphy on the other hand, especially after she was injured, did become redundant to a degree to Michael, and even Butters as to who would hand out common sense and moral advice to Harry. One had to go, and Murphy happened to be that choice.
Arjan:
Remember Butters and Harry's fake girlfriend?
Hendrix was not redundant for Marcone but he was a potential problem for Namshiel. The fallen like to isolate you from your real friends.
Bad Alias:
--- Quote from: bigdangmoose on October 15, 2020, 12:08:46 PM ---You miss understand what I'm saying. I'm saying she can't physically move the plot point along. Jim removed her from the CPD to be defender of Chicago in Harry's absence. Then Harry came back, but she got physically crippled. So she had lost both her intelligence gathering source and her physical contributions to the team.
So with that said, every book, with the exception of DB, up to this point, Murphy played a factor in it. Jim had evolved her character to the point that she wanted to be physically in the fight all the time, from before being crippled but especially after. So to keep her on the sidelines wouldn't be in character for her.
As for killing her later, he couldn't do it any other way. Just killing her would have pissed people off, believing that she should have gone out in a blaze of glory. The set up for this book was just right for her to go. She didn't feel pain because of Mab, she killed a giant, and because of that she was chosen by Odin for the end of days.
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I understand what you're saying. I just disagree. I think Jim's talented enough to have Murphy find a new purpose. It's not really that complicated. Especially after the events of BG (minus Murphy's death). It would easy to imagine Murphy being rehired as a captain in charge of a much larger S.I. once the Chicago government came to terms with the existence of the supernatural. Plenty of people on here theorized she'd get a job with the Librarians or the FBI.
All that said, my only problem with Murphy dying is if we have to deal Harry constantly moping about it. We've already read that book more than once with regards to Susan.
Mira:
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All that said, my only problem with Murphy dying is if we have to deal Harry constantly moping about it. We've already read that book more than once with regards to Susan.
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It was worse when she half turned and left Chicago. Harry went on a super guilt trip, even close to if not clinical depression over that. When she died, it was bad, mostly Harry not wanting to face his daughter, but though he felt guilty I also think that Harry knew there was no other way to save any of them. Yes, he is going to mourn Murphy for quite sometime, but it isn't just him anymore, he has a child to consider, that makes a heck of a lot of difference.
Arjan:
He can not indulge too much because of the children and his other responsibilities.
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