Mab's frozen boogers
The appliances would confirm that Marcone was indeed practicing magic in secret, burning out of appliances etc would have indicated to others that a mortal practitioner was in residence. This suggests he took up the coin when building the Castle, just after Changes. Previously he moved round from renovation to renovation, and that would have been an obvious tell.
Bob is referred to as “Bob the Castle” on several occasions, he does seem to have levelled up to become a mini Alfred. Effectively the Castle has become a smart house, so it is operating exactly the same as the sanctum skull. Did Bob agree to it because it mean’t Harry couldn’t carry him into horrifying battles again, or that it would take some time for Harry to realise it would allow Bob to spy on any woman in the Castle? “Bob the Laser Pointer” might be more appropriate. I note Bob’s signal colour is now blue, not orange I would be concerned if Evil Bob took over the Castle no one would immediately know.Apparently Bob has taken on the color of Winter, which makes sense.
I made a joke about Marcone leaving Stainless steel toilets to discomfort Harry, the Armour may have been exactly that. Marcone would like nothing better than for Harry to try it on. He otherwise moved his stuff out promptly, so it being left would be deliberate. Harry strikes me as the type of person that if you left him alone in a room with a pot of tea, he would put the tea cosy on his head even though he doesn’t like hats.Um, unless the armor was made for a six foot nine man, I doubt that Harry could try it on. Also since the stainless steel counters had no effect on Harry I doubt that the armor would. However I do remember Lea dressing Harry in a suit of armor in Changes.
You do realise that following this Lacuna is now literally sporting a Pixie Cut? Definitely intended.She cut her braid to escape, but we don't know how short, and that is a style, you are talking to someone who wore a pixie cut in elementary school.
Toot isn’t just growing in size, he is growing in emotional maturity, the small sprites have no concept of death, but Toot realises that recently he has gained this concept and is starting to exhibit empathy towards Harry, much more than in Battle Ground, and that growth is visible over this story, at the start he didn’t know how to comfort Harry and the end he makes a stumbled but heartfelt attempt.That was my biggest take away from the story is how much Toot has grown in maturity, but then he has been through a lot with Harry. Yes, he had the sense to realize he had to be careful of what he said, because he didn't know the right words and didn't want to cause his friend more pain. He also expressed how difficult it was for him because this wasn't something he could share with his fellow pixies, they simply have no understanding and it made him sad and he hid it.
People are noticing Mister’s age (he should be 17 - 18 at this point) BUT that he is also very spry, and has maintained his weight and strength, older cats lose weight. If Mister is more than he seems Jim is putting out breadcrumbs, his apparent condition and the calendar are starting to get out of sync. He should be partly Gremlin at the end of this story.As I said, my old cat is Mister's age, she has declined some of late, but up until a year ago she was dragging dead rodents though the pet door into the house, and I found a dead bird the other day. So while it maybe that Mister is more than he seems, he also may not be. The point of his age has been raised in several stories now, which could mean as you say, or preparing us for nature to take it's course.
Minor theory on Michael confirmed, he is a living saint (together with Father Forthill) so his work for the White God is not over. This makes him more than ever before a future candidate for the Kringle mantle.Michael does have a lot of pull with the Almighty.. However I don't think he will ever be Kingle.
Another one-eyed villain, as I anticipated this was indeed Battle Ground deliberately writ small. In this story Toot is definitely Harry writ small, and Lacuna Murphy writ small, which makes his sudden appreciation of mortality very poignant, he is starting to realise his loss of others can affect him, and a near miss means he can understand what Harrynis going through. No Rudy writ small though, thank god, obviously sentient cockroaches do not exist in the Dresdenverse. Mister is Butters? Both are Tomcats, apparently.Or Jim has difficulty changing his style when he writes other characters in the first person. They all seem to sound alike to me, Toot is a little different, but not much...
(1) do not allow sprites to get into the Froot Loops, it puts them on an uncontrollable sugar high. Lacuna will have been misled by the spelling of “Fruit” which is how Toot spells it and will have been far and away the worst not being used to sugar. Did this habituate her to pizza? She definitely seems to be warming to him. And Toot values her above pizza, she still values him for his teeth.
(2) the Boom is relatively simple in design, using a clock work timer, partly for the simple Gremlins but does this signify another Wizard was behind it? Definitely not Fomor work from Bombshells, and it is sloppy, not Listens work, not Nick’s style ( there would be more torture), nor the Black Court, the Merlin is the obvious candidate blowing up Harry and the people looking to him for protection. Using Gremlins traditional enemies of Sprites is a very Merlin move. Not how Marcone would do it.
Toot can appreciate puns ‘fortnight’ living in a castle for 2 weeks.Wonder if he watches Comedy Central on television? ::)
(4) Toot and Lacuna really like Kung Fu movies. Date Night obviously, which ends with Lacuna practising what she has just seen on Toot. And Toot is grateful.
(5) Misters senses are as sharpe as a sprites, who can see and hear things bigguns can’t. Whether this is true to all cats or just Mister we shall see.
At the very least a vassal of his noble Lord Harry Dresden, which in the hierarchy he understands could mean that Will is one of Harry's noble knights. After all Toot knows the Holy Knights who work with Harry on occasion so in his mind Will is no different.
(6) Sir William? Castellan, the Sprites consider Will to be a Knight, maybe they think Harry made him a Knight, as a knight could make other Knights, if so the Knights of the Bean may have pull with Winter.
The Boom was designed to destroy, the use of stealth Gremlins to place it saw to that, not to send a warning.
The Gremlins were of course expendable. The timer ironically was similar to the timer being used on the pizza.
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The Gremlins descended from the roof via the hole made by Ethnui, they either climbed up the exterior of the Castle or were dropped by a flier. I suspect the former, Bob would have sensed a large flier and Gremlins are not fliers. Until the hole is repaired there is a gap in The Castle’s Defences.Bob admits he didn't have the wards set for something that small.. But what you are saying proves my point, there is a traitor living as a guest in the castle, who knew about the gaps.. Hmmm, the human guard who is totally oblivious to the attack and mini battle going on around him? Toot just thought, "stupid big person doesn't notice pixies." But think about it, Toot isn't that small anymore, and suddenly tarps were falling all over the place, doing strange things. You'd think a guard on his toes would notice that, even a guard not on his toes would notice, and sound an alarm. Or another possibility is Harry underestimated what Marcone knows about the castle wards, in fact very possible. I think it improbable that Marcone would have a castle imported stone by stone from Europe to Chicago, reassemble it, have supernatural types guarding it and going in and out, plus a coin of a Fallen angelic wizard stashed away, accepted or not, and not know about it's ancient wards. I even doubt that that castle was a random pick from the castle real estate market. Both can be true, the stupid guard is on Marcone's payroll and Marcone knows all about the wards and where the castle is vulnerable. The attack was also aimed at Harry's private army..
Again not Marcone’s style, and he has to be wondering what other goodies he has stashed on Demonreach with the Spear and Eye. Blowing up the Castle is more a dick Merlin move, someone who wants to make an public example of Harry.
Everyone saw a hole blown in the castles defences, by Ethnui, including Carlos. That was the point.Bob does know. He is playing.
No one knew apparently about Bob the Castle. Bob is dismissive of Toot throughout the story unable to remember his name (shame on Bob the spirit of INTELLECT). someone used stealthy Gremlins to penetrate a known defensive lapse. Large number of suspects, likely an Accorded Member making it look like Harry blew himself up. More interested in making an example of Harry than in trying to obtain his toys. The spells Merlin.
The idea that Bob the Castle wouldn't have defenses calibrated to sense a swarm of gremlins is ludicrous, but needed for the narrative, so cast extra strength disbelief suspendo for 20 pages and it's all good.
Everyone saw a hole blown in the castles defences, by Ethnui, including Carlos. That was the point.Everyone knew a physical hole was blown in the castle's roof, that isn't the same as it's wards.. And as Bob tells Harry, the wards were up and running, he thought they were secure, however he didn't account that little folk like gremlins, so they were able to invade without detection.. I doubt that Carlos knew that.. As far as that goes, until he stepped foot in the castle Harry didn't know the ancient runes existed that make up a security system almost as strong as what Demonreach has.. Actually could be as strong once Bob gets the hang of running them. What Harry really needs is Alfred to pay a visit, bet he understands them. No, Carlos wouldn't know anymore about that than he does the defenses of Demonreach.
... Or another possibility is Harry underestimated what Marcone knows about the castle wards, in fact very possible. I think it improbable that Marcone would have a castle imported stone by stone from Europe to Chicago, reassemble it, have supernatural types guarding it and going in and out, plus a coin of a Fallen angelic wizard stashed away, accepted or not, and not know about it's ancient wards. I even doubt that that castle was a random pick from the castle real estate market ...I'm going with that last tidbit...
Now, I think it was Namshiel.I buy the other stuff, but not this, simply because unless Namshiel orchestrated the burning of the apartment house to begin with back in Changes, Marcone buying the property, then that particular castle, then Harry realizing that his old basement lab still existed, then the Battle of Chicago, followed by Harry in front of the other Accord member demanding the castle from Marcone. That seems a lot over several years to be ducks neatly lining up in a row, even for a fallen angel.
And I think Nammy wanted Harry to get the castle; that was the entire reason it was imported.
Gotta agree that Bob not seeing the hole in the castle's defenses is a flaw. The Guard have been coming and going this whole time and they are the same size.Yes and no, simply because Za'Guard are Harry's "men" so they'd have a way to get past the wards just like the ordinary vanilla humans do that are staying there.
Most likely someone bought off one of the workmen, indeed given the amount of damage it is suspicious even with Michael that Harry was able to get stonemasons so quickly, so was he set up?
Or someone among the svartalves wants payback because of what Thomas did, since Harry seems to be able to have modern appliances they are doing a lot of the work. For two possible reasons, 1] they don't buy that Harry knew nothing about his planned assassination, 2] they want to get to Lara by killing Harry.
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Mister killing all the Gremlins is also suspicious, a mortal cat would have left one half dead under Harry’s bed for Harry to find later. Say in the middle of the night when Mister fancies a little light entertainment. Harry might want to check his shoes for bits of Gremlin even so.
I'm going with that last tidbit...Here is a candidate. Joyous Gard (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joyous_Gard). Seems to be an interesting coincidence? Here is a poem (https://d.lib.rochester.edu/camelot/text/swinburne-joyeuse-garde).
Not a "random" import at all!
My original thought -- when we learned about all those Demonreach-caliber runes & wards -- was that Marcone had leveraged Gard/Monoc to select & import the castle.
Cats can be very fast, however I'm surprised that he didn't toy with any of them first.
Mister at the point of Little Things is 17-18 years of age. Everyone is noting he is quite old, by the calendar, but it is clear from Little Things he is as strong and quick as he has always been, with senses to equal Toot and Lacuna. The Little Folk are noted as being sensitive to to things, Harry has to Listen to even hear them sometimes. He is also relatively peacefully co-existing with The Za Guard. If he were a Malk Changeling, like Sarissa he wouldn’t age unless he chose mortal, and he would fall within Winter and would therefore allow Toot Etc to live, relatively unharnessed. Toot has only been Winter since Changes, prior to that he would have been fair game. A mortal cat wouldn’t make the distinction, a scion would. His blood thirstiness is also a Malk trait, they are worse than mortal cats. The constant reference to Tomcat suggests Mister is not fixed (we know Mouse isn’t) and yet he is not spraying, suggesting he is intelligent enough to not do so. The Mister Microfiction gives some idea of his intelligence.
It’s not just size, Mister is missing his tail, and Malks have an unusually long tail, a tell-tail if he were a scion.
Nice.For me it is. I would totally recommend Kevin Hearne's story without reading it. Though I don't know, if it is useful to know the Iron Druid beforehand. This story though is from the dog's POV. I've read several short stories from the dog's POV, and it is hilarious! ;)
Anyone else have comments on the rest of the anthology, though? Worth / not worth?
Mab took over handling Mister post Grave Peril, when he became interesting to her as Winter Knight. Before that it was all Lea. Harry was only part of the price from freeing her from Nemesis, I suspect both Mister and Bob were part of the deal. A good spymaster has a spy in your household, a great spymaster has more than one, they can check if one has been turned by romance novels or catnip. Besides Lea always gave that stalkery vibe.
Note Bob is openly Bob The Castle now displaying Winter Blue. He is clearly in from the cold with Winter, and into the greater cold. Bob is probably spying on the Castles inhabitants for Mab (and the female ones on his own behalf, for ahem security purposes).
His change of sanctum will take him off the White Council hit list as well, they are looking for a skull with glowing orange eyes. He now only has to worry about being targeted as Harry’s HQ. Which is almost immediately it seems.
I had thought that myself, no sign of Maggie and Bonny, it does strike me though that Little Things means an obvious introduction between Maggie and Bonny and Bob “this is your uncle Bob who runs the Castle and is a pervert’
Downgraded from talking head pervert to Alexa with Fairies. Bob has been diminished. :-\
One thing I have noted is that Harry has invited Winter Fae to reside at the Castle (that surprised me) and that Bob has adopted Winter colours (also surprising) The Castle has become a Winter Fortress in the mortal world. This suggests that Harry may be trying to forge a new connection in the Never Never for the Castle perhaps with Arctis Tor, with Mab’s help. Is this the reason for his meditation? He is willing it into existence changing facts on the ground to make it so as quickly as possible.Possible, but more likely he is trying to deal with his grief plus a huge tanker load of PTSD. I imagine that Butters suggested it, actually he needs Mouse at this moment as much as if not more than little Maggie. Dogs do wonders for people suffering from it, he also might try a little pot.
Now that would be a fun scene, Bob trying to engage with Alexa or Siri, to try and pick them up, thinking they too are spirits of intellect. Harry would never let him live it down.
It’s a Christmas Carol parody, of course he has flashbacks.
The Gremlins descended from the roof via the hole made by Ethnui, they either climbed up the exterior of the Castle or were dropped by a flier. I suspect the former, Bob would have sensed a large flier and Gremlins are not fliers. Until the hole is repaired there is a gap in The Castle’s Defences.
It was all tarps.
I wonder when Harry found out that Toot had used the heavy canvas to trap the Gremlins he said to himself “it’s a tarp”
Mab took over handling Mister post Grave Peril, when he became interesting to her as Winter Knight. Before that it was all Lea...
I think Mab's Handmaiden was put into the path of Margaret LeFay on Mab's orders.
Mab wanted Margaret's (Starborn) child to have a Fairy Godmother: to have Mab's choice of FG's.
Mab was planning -- from before Harry's birth -- to get her WK's mantle onto Starborn shoulders.
Because seriously, folks:Why WOULDN'T Mab have been laying exactly that long-term plan??? We already know -- from how Marcone's Vault was primarily a honeypot for Nicky & Anduriel -- that Mab does lay these subtle & long-term plans; plans that require others' plans to take advantage of, that require others to follow the trail of breadcrumbs that Mab leaves them... It would have been much, much easier to manipulate & fool a mortal such as Margaret "LeFay," or even the "Black Council" if they were ostensibly recruiting Margaret to bear a Starborn.
- What is the Winter Knight? Mab's primary free-willed Mortal agent.
- What is a Starborn? A mortal with extra resistance to and power over the Outsiders.
- What is Winter's BIG duty? Fighting Outsiders (primarily at the Gates, but still).
I suspect Mab was behind the entire notion of elder-Maggie trying for a Starborn baby; she didn't care what others' pretext was, she wanted her Knight, and her Handmaiden was her primary agent in the matter.
(n.b. Mister as a Malk (or Malk-changeling) seems to fit well with the overall plan).
Who said Mister wasn’t killing Gremlins elsewhere within the Castle?
Harry may be finding bits of dead Gremlin all over the place, only locating some by the smell when they start to decompose. Between the Za Guard and Mister they may have finished off most of the Gremlins before Bob realised the danger. Bob couldn’t get the Sprites attention, but he could get Misters.
All three, most of the Gremlins were easy for him to despatch, it didn’t take him long to dispatch even the dangerous scar eye. They weren’t very bright, they were comprehensively out thought by Toot. Everyone THINKS Mister is an old tomcat.
Oh yes. Harry will wake up at 3:00 am to a ruckus and little cries of “help me! Help meeee!” ending in a little crunchy silence.
I've read the story (in Amazon sample) and I liked it. I am a little surprised at how easy it is to invade Harry's castle.
Poor Harry, so many things in his plate while he is grieving so bad.
Not Marcone as there were children at the Castle.
Marcone would know, he would make it his business to know what’s going on in the Castle.
Namshiel is only able to operate in the mortal world because of his hosts free will, and Marcone is no wreck like Rasmussen.
... Namshiel is only able to operate in the mortal world because of his hosts free will, and Marcone is no wreck like Rasmussen.
Marcone would know, he would make it his business to know what’s going on in the Castle.That is what the fallen wants you to think but reality is more complicated. First the fallen can influence or even change your perception of reality. Harry got a very convincing imaginary girlfriend from a shadow so the real thing can be even worse. We have seen that a shadow can influence your emotions, Lasciel’s shadow increased his rage. Again the real deal is probably worse and we have seen several occasions when talking to a denarian host seemed to go wel and suddenly it changed.
Namshiel is only able to operate in the mortal world because of his hosts free will, and Marcone is no wreck like Rasmussen.
That is what the fallen wants you to think but reality is more complicated. First the fallen can influence or even change your perception of reality. Harry got a very convincing imaginary girlfriend from a shadow so the real thing can be even worse. We have seen that a shadow can influence your emotions, Lasciel’s shadow increased his rage. Again the real deal is probably worse and we have seen several occasions when talking to a denarian host seemed to go wel and suddenly it changed.
So it resides in you, has some control over your emotions and how you see reality. Offers you solutions that will steer you into a certain direction.
The fallen might tell you about free wil but if you keep the thing for long it will change you.
Yes, and that was Lasciel's first mistake, she treated Harry like any other host. Yes, Harry was fooled by Shelia at first, but once the truth was revealed to him by Butters, he was on his guard. The Shadow did manage to shape him by influencing his anger, but when Murphy sat him down and talked to him about it, and then the "lesson" that he tried to teach Molly made him realize what the Shadow was doing and he for the most part resisted that and actually changed her. I don't think Harry could have pulled it off if he weren't a star born. The same will or whatever it is that can resist an Outsider, can be a match for a shadow of a fallen angel.But that was only the shadow of the real thing. If you have the real thing and you are not rejecting it sooner or later you will be the servant whether you know it or not. Especially when you don’t know it. Harry did not buy that partnership thing but Marcone apparently did.
But that was only the shadow of the real thing. If you have the real thing and you are not rejecting it sooner or later you will be the servant whether you know it or not. Especially when you don’t know it. Harry did not buy that partnership thing but Marcone apparently did.
Agreed, I think arrogance has a little to do with it as well. Marcone might think he is strong enough to handle a partnership like that, and he has also hungered for a wizard's power ever since he witnessed Harry blowing the doors off his club. That desire is what played right into Namshiel's hands. Also note that we ever knew the name of the previous host, it was simply, Thorton Namshiel. The host's identity had been totally absorbed.
... There is also the question if Harry could do anything to get around interference from Thorned Namshiel. Harry would know from his experience with Hannah Ascher that the Fallen can make their host hear anything they want them too. Harry would have to think of something subtle to tell Marcone to avoid that, and Harry isn't someone we normally associate with subtlety.
Yeah, to quote Harry himself: "Fuck subtle!"I think that Harry was able to communicate with Elaine in that manner is because of the close bond between them. He has no such mental/emotional bond with Marcone. Namshiel would be aware of any type of communication I'd think. Harry and Molly also achieved a mental bond, or a type of mental bond when they did their mental sparing.
Luckily, he doesn't need subtlety. He's clever, and he's already learned this lesson: the communication-spell he used with Elaine; most critically, while Elaine was being attacked by the despair-whamp (whose name escapes me).
He'll need a drop of Marcone's blood (or similar), and THAT will be the hard part. But I bet the spirit-to-spirit channel is one that not even the Fallen can blot out. That'll be a challenge! Especially with Namshiel on the lookout.
I think Marcone real name would be significant in the future, as a code or something, but I do not know if it would be related with the Mirror Mirror book. I also think that Marcone sees not himself as that person anymore, so I believe his Name is not John Marcone and not whatever name he was born with, because he identifies himself with the new name, the one he chose.
I also with Kurtin in the fact that Harry would be the one realizing something is wrong with Marcone (also, not many people knows he is a denarian, so not many people will have a reason for suspect foul play) and, Harry being Harry, would help Marcone. But all that is theory, because I do not think it will happen. Marcone's will power is strong and I am sure he cut a deal with Namshiel. He won't be controlled.
I think that Harry was able to communicate with Elaine in that manner is because of the close bond between them. He has no such mental/emotional bond with Marcone. Namshiel would be aware of any type of communication I'd think. Harry and Molly also achieved a mental bond, or a type of mental bond when they did their mental sparing.
I believe the bond was forged because Harry and Elaine had sex and were in love, and both were wizards. Harry might go with Marcone, but he would still be thinking about Murphy.
Sex and love between Harry and Marcone???? :o I'm not against gay love stories, but this would be too weird.. ::)Well. there are some fun fanfics :)
I believe the bond was forged because Harry and Elaine had sex and were in love, and both were wizards.I'm pretty sure it was a specific spell that needed to be "cast," like any other spell. It wasn't a special/unique bond forged in love (though it may have been a stronger one, or easier to cast, because of those details), it was a regular ol' spell they designed during their studies.
They also had a soul gaze together.
Harry and Marcone? I suppose that is more foreshadowing.Harry and Elaine
Harry and Elaine
Harry and Marcone
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Nah, Harry already had to kill Susan and he lost Murphy, I do not think JB is going to do that. I mean, Eleaine can die, of course, but not by Harry's hands. Also, much to my chagrin, I am beginning to suspect they are endgame. Jim deleted Susan and Murph and I do not believe Harry is going to love Lara unless he changes her so much that she is not a monster (in the moral sense) anymore. Which saddens me, because they are a great team.:o Harry and Lara as a married couple will fail because I don't see either of them ever fully trusting the other.. If you cannot fully trust your partner, your marriage isn't going to cut it.
I also do not think he is going to be with Molly, perfect as the couple is on paper, because he still sees her as a child. Unless...well, unless Harry remains the WK and Molly the WL, which I do not believe.
So who else? Sarissa may be an option, but I do not see it with good chances.
Of course, there is always Marcone, but I truly do not see Jim going that way :D
... I also do not think he is going to be with Molly, perfect as the couple is on paper, because he still sees her as a child. Unless...well, unless Harry remains the WK and Molly the WL, which I do not believe...
I don't think the Ladies *can* have sex; part of their identities/mantles include the "nubile virgin" thing.
So if Harry stays WK, WL Molly's path (to Harry) is by ascending to the Queen's mantle... and I think most of us expect Mab to die (possibly at Harry's hands).
Elaine and Marcone?
I expect Elaine is Nemfected (and I fear Harry is gonna have to kill her (or maybe put her in Demonreach Deepfreeze)).
... But I think Harry is going to escape his position and he wants to do it with Molly99% agree with this.
I think Uriel is in on this plan, too. Chatting with Harry, then giving him Soulfire, then giving him the After-Death (almost) experience... more powerups for the Starborn.
Given that Donar Vadderung can put on Kringle's Mantle and take it off again, what I actually expect (the 1% difference) is that Harry will become a "part-time" WK, donning the Mantle at need but mostly not living under its influence.
The Starborn? Or just Harry?Harry the Starborn wizard; you're right, not "any" Starborn will do.
... Harry is not a god, as it is he doesn't always have complete control over the mantel that he has.But Harry's path is -- always -- about gaining more control over the powers that he has.
And Odin has apparently (in some sense) given up his "godhood." He's very powerful, very strong-willed, and... he has shown Harry that it's possible.
There is a WOJ that Odin gave up his immortality to “Stay in the game” I presume to continue to dwell in the mortal world rather than live in exile like Hades. He took up the Kringle Mantle to extend his life, and accepted Soulfire from the White God which allows him to create Einenjharen. Odin cheats.
... Note ethnui was taken down by Harry an agent of the White God, using a weapon supplied to him by the White God.
Note Harry's identity as "agent of TWG" (aka Uriel's Knight) is AFAIK only a fantheory, unsupported by DV canon or any WoJ.
Like many other posters here, I think it's a very-likely fantheory.
In particular: events of Skin Game show us the plan to give Harry the "superweapons" seems to have been a scheme by Hades/Odin/Mab, and we only presume that Uriel is part of that alliance and that scheme.
Or have I missed a WoJ, or misremembered a bit of DV canon?
“No,” Langtry said. “So they never knew it was coming. Period. We will no longer wage a war with that filth, cold, hot, or otherwise. We’re going to destroy them, root and branch.” He lifted his chin slightly as his voice turned to frost. “We’re going to exterminate them.”
“False gods!” she cried, her blue eyes blazing as she stared at the Red King and the Lords of Outer Night. “Pretenders! Usurpers of truth! Destroyers of faith, of families, of lives, of children! For your crimes against the Mayans, against the peoples of the world, now will you answer! Your time has come! Face judgment Almighty!”
I heard someone whispering to me, something in a tongue I didn’t understand—but I knew my queen’s voice. I became aware that a cloud of white mist and vapor was gathering around me as I continued, a little faster, the humid air of the Yucatán boiling around the frost that had formed on my armor.Uriel the White Council and Mab allied to commit genocide. Along with Odin and others. Is that close enough to the idea of Harry as agent?
Uriel ... loaned Michael his Grace so the mission would have a better chance of succeeding..
D'oh! You're right, of course. My bad.We all make mistakes, t'is hard to remember all the details... ;)
Interestingly the current Baby Yoda/Gremlins litigation should be seen in the light that Disney owns the IP to The Gremlins.
Interestingly the current Baby Yoda/Gremlins litigation should be seen in the light that Disney owns the IP to The Gremlins.... ?
Other than his size and maybe his ears Grogu can't be called a Gremlin... Not even close.Size, "tubby" sort of teddy-bear build, oversized/elongate ears, large eyes... The claim isn't utterly absurd on the face of it.
And Yoda pre-dates Gizmo (Empire Strikes Back 1980 -vs- Gremlins 1984).
Yup, nor do Yoda or Grogu transform into mini monsters when they eat after mid-night.. If I remember correctly its been a long time since I saw that movie, but I seem to remember consuming food after a certain time having an unwanted effect.
... ?
Is there actual litigation? A quick Google sees a flurry of press coverage a month back, "'Gremlins' Creator Joe Dante Claims Baby Yoda Was 'Stolen' From Gizmo" &c, but no actual lawsuits.
Size, "tubby" sort of teddy-bear build, oversized/elongate ears, large eyes... The claim isn't utterly absurd on the face of it.
But there would be one GIGANTIC problem with any lawsuit: Yoda himself. Yoda has all those features, too: tubby build, oversized/elongate ears, large eyes. Grogu is obviously a "baby yoda" (much moreso than a Gizmo-ripoff).
And Yoda pre-dates Gizmo (Empire Strikes Back 1980 -vs- Gremlins 1984).
If a lawsuit were ever filed, sith lawyers from the House of Mouse would eat them alive.
... Conspiracy Theorist, Mab seems to like Disney, at least Frozen...
Mab should just Let It Go.