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DF Reference Collection / Re: Doylist analysis of the Scooby Gang at the climax of Cold Days
« on: July 25, 2015, 01:04:01 AM »
I have gone back and thought and agreed with my original conclusion. The most important thing about Mac on Demonreach is the way his actions are different than those in his pub when Sharkface the Outsider shows up.
In his pub, he actively gets weapons and tells Harry to kill the Outsiders. He knows about Outsiders and wants them dead. He does not act passively. In this case, he defends his turf against an Outsider attack. Almost like he was a previous Gatekeeper or Defender of the Outer Gates. Once the threat is gone, Mac returns to past behavior.
On Demonreach, Mac is back to standing around waiting for things to happen. He does not join the fight nor does he provide any commentary that would be helpful. He simply does not offend. My assumption on his shooting is different. Nemesis gets a nice clean shot at him. Maeve thinks she is going to win, so no need to kill him quickly. However, she does put him out of commission. I think this comes from Nemesis in knowing who/what Mac is from an Outsider perspective (my base assumption is that Nemesis and the Outsiders act in concert - though we have no absolute proof of that).
In his pub, he actively gets weapons and tells Harry to kill the Outsiders. He knows about Outsiders and wants them dead. He does not act passively. In this case, he defends his turf against an Outsider attack. Almost like he was a previous Gatekeeper or Defender of the Outer Gates. Once the threat is gone, Mac returns to past behavior.
On Demonreach, Mac is back to standing around waiting for things to happen. He does not join the fight nor does he provide any commentary that would be helpful. He simply does not offend. My assumption on his shooting is different. Nemesis gets a nice clean shot at him. Maeve thinks she is going to win, so no need to kill him quickly. However, she does put him out of commission. I think this comes from Nemesis in knowing who/what Mac is from an Outsider perspective (my base assumption is that Nemesis and the Outsiders act in concert - though we have no absolute proof of that).