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Thomas hoped Marcone would Kill Lara?
Mira:
--- Quote from: SerScot on November 12, 2021, 11:07:40 PM ---This. If the author introduces a moral quandary for a character don’t forget you did so three books later.
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Indeed, that is what happens when there are years between books, one is busy beginning and finishing other series, and have five other projects on the burner.. Oh yeah, try to have a life outside of that as well.. ::) Details tend to get lost..
vincentric:
Thomas's mental struggles are a feature of Thomas. If Jim gives us more short fiction from Thomas's POV then I suspect we'll learn a great deal more about them.
But the books are about Harry. There was no time to go in-depth about Thomas since TC. Changes takes place over four days time and Thomas has a short discussion before they go to Rudy's and then is pretty much gone until they leave for Chichen Itza. He's not in GS until the end and then we get their conversation on the boat in CD which covers a lot of this in a book that covers one and a half days once the plot begins. No Thomas in Skin Game because it's about Murphy, Butters and Michael and then he's a plot device in PT/BG. Used to provoke the Eb/Harry fights and manipulate Harry into taking Justine to Demonreach.
Mira:
--- Quote ---Thomas's mental struggles are a feature of Thomas. If Jim gives us more short fiction from Thomas's POV then I suspect we'll learn a great deal more about them.
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But that's my point, at the end of Turn Coat, Thomas had murdered several young women to survive after Shaggy tortured him to the point of death, the whole rinse and repeat brought out the full vampire. This pleased Lara, but Harry was totally taken aback by the change. Then the next time was see Thomas, he is the same guy he always was, still a vampire, but also very human. I guess that plays into Harry not understanding Eb's attitude towards Thomas in Peace Talks. But I still wish it had been explored more.
vincentric:
--- Quote from: Mira on November 13, 2021, 03:45:31 PM ---But that's my point, at the end of Turn Coat, Thomas had murdered several young women to survive after Shaggy tortured him to the point of death, the whole rinse and repeat brought out the full vampire. This pleased Lara, but Harry was totally taken aback by the change. Then the next time was see Thomas, he is the same guy he always was, still a vampire, but also very human. I guess that plays into Harry not understanding Eb's attitude towards Thomas in Peace Talks. But I still wish it had been explored more.
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The end of Turn Coat was about 2 weeks after the torture occurred. Thomas was just beginning to heal. After that he has four extended non-action scenes.
The short conversation in Changes which was partly about Thomas but mostly about strategy. The short glimpse at the end of Ghost Story.(The solution to his feeding problem may account for his partial recovery.) His conversation with Harry on the Water Beetle.( A reunion with his presumed dead brother, which also let them clear some emotional baggage.) Finally his talks with Harry at the beginning of Peace Talks where he informs him of Justine's pregnancy and then later in the apartment where they discuss fatherhood before Eb shows up.
Between Justine giving him a way to feed and be with her and Harry returning from the dead, Thomas had a lot going well from him to help him in healing.
Basil:
--- Quote from: SerScot on November 12, 2021, 11:07:40 PM ---This. If the author introduces a moral quandary for a character don’t forget you did so three books later.
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Good point. What Thomas has gone through before being put in Stasis is likely many times worse than what Shaggy did to him. Plus, he doesn't have the real Justine anymore (or perhaps his illusion of her is gone).
Question: Is a hypothetically well-fed Thomas actually a match for Lara? I actually don't think so. I suspect that Lara, Thomas and Lord Raith are the three strongest of the Whites, but that doesn't mean that he can take down Lara. She has too much experience, is older (and therefore stronger) and probably knows how to use the Hunger to achieve a wider range of tactical objectives.
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