The Dresden Files > DF Spoilers
Overarching point of first few books
Mira:
--- Quote from: Ed0517 on August 15, 2022, 03:04:19 AM ---I do not think they chose to ignore it, they are simply taking less overt means to counter it - see the Gray Council.
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But the Gray Council is in of itself a secret group. A group who doesn't trust it's fellow Council members to either recognize the danger or see the need to counter the Black Council. They also fear repercussions if their fellow Council members found out.
g33k:
--- Quote from: BrainFireBob on August 15, 2022, 03:27:50 AM ---Three Eye granted Sight- veil destroying Sight- to mortals.
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Not quite as simple as that; it was addictive, and people only got the Sight while they were high (and borderline irrational). "Everybody knows" you can't believe what's seen on a hallucinatory high. So this channel is inherently discredited -- from the muggle POV -- from the beginning.
Even Harry didn't think it was anything other than "just another street-drug," until one of the addicts called out HWWB.
If you already know about the supernatural and the Sight -- if you're already a practitioner -- then it's relatively easy to confirm the validity of ThreeEye; but virtually impossible, for Muggles to even want to do so, or to try; let alone to succeed.
As an "unmask the masquerade" project, ThreeEye is kind of a non-starter.
--- Quote from: BrainFireBob on August 15, 2022, 03:27:50 AM --- The FBI were trying to expose the loup garou to hide their own activities.
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Again, I think there's more complexity here: The FBI agents were pretty wide-ranging in scope, and couldn't "cover their tracks" with a single Loup Garou in Chicago. They were just taking advantage of the specifics of this particular case to muddy the waters a bit. But a "wolf" isn't going to "expose the supernatural" -- it's just a wolf!
--- Quote from: BrainFireBob on August 15, 2022, 03:27:50 AM ---Truth, I also think Lord Raith was the primary antagonist through the first few books
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(Also, of course, Jim was writing "the werewolf book" and wanted multiple kinds of werewolf.)
--- Quote from: BrainFireBob on August 15, 2022, 03:27:50 AM ---And Kravos was empowering ghost appearances with far more power.
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Except ghosts -- like hallucinogenic drugs -- are an inherently non-credible channel to expose the supernatural. The muggles already have their built-in excuses and firmly-worn blinkers.
--- Quote from: BrainFireBob on August 15, 2022, 03:27:50 AM --- Truth, I also think Lord Raith was the primary antagonist through the first few books
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I think you are right about this; but then, I think that weakens your main premise -- the Whamps would hate to have a widespread awareness of the supernatural amongst the mortals!
Ed0517:
--- Quote from: Mira on August 15, 2022, 02:54:54 PM --- But the Gray Council is in of itself a secret group. A group who doesn't trust it's fellow Council members to either recognize the danger or see the need to counter the Black Council. They also fear repercussions if their fellow Council members found out.
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Ah, but can we be sure Langtry does not have a Beige Council we do not know about of his own? Possibly with Mei. Does Martha Liberty have agents? He likely has his own feelers and agents out there. All of the Council may be taking action - disjoint, less efficient action, but action.
Mira:
--- Quote from: Ed0517 on August 16, 2022, 12:24:06 AM ---Ah, but can we be sure Langtry does not have a Beige Council we do not know about of his own? Possibly with Mei. Does Martha Liberty have agents? He likely has his own feelers and agents out there. All of the Council may be taking action - disjoint, less efficient action, but action.
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The proof that there isn't is the fact that these fires keep cropping up and it is left to Harry of all people to put them out. It's kind of like climate change, a lot of talk, a lot of denial, very little action, mostly reaction.
Conspiracy Theorist:
We can assume Langtry has an off-white Council of his personal cronies. We have seen him chafe under consensus building when things don’t go his way, and they took the younger wardens into custody to prevent them coming to Harry’s aid. I think Justin was one of his and Bob was his price.
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