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alkaven5 in antishurtugal

Chapter 68: The Gift of Knowledge

Mar 15, 2013 21:13

A few notes: first of all, I'm sorry this took so long. That's because it's a lot (more on that in a sec,) and I've had mono, which means a lot of make-up work for school and not much energy or motivation to do it with. I'd like to thank thelesserhound for reminding me and kicking me out of bed so that I could finish off. (My bed awaits ( Read more... )

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alkaven5 March 17 2013, 07:08:38 UTC

Thanks! :D

anonymous March 17 2013, 02:39:58 UTC

For someone about to possible battle his half-brother to the death, he doesn't seem to care, treating Murtagh like some faceless, elite flunky. And that's how the Big Bad dies, ragequiting? Really? You'd think after one hundred years, he would have some control over those dragon spirits but if he did, the story would've ended even more cheaply.

alkaven5 March 17 2013, 07:09:14 UTC

To be honest, at this point, I just wasn't surprised. Eragon only feels guilty when Paolini isn't sure how to fill a few pages.

rhyson March 17 2013, 03:37:31 UTC

For a guy who likes describing things, Paolini sure doesn't describe a lot. How Murtagh flinched would be very good to know, considering Eragon could have used that for later. And funnily enough, Murtagh is still +ten times better than Eragon ( ... )

alkaven5 March 17 2013, 06:44:34 UTC

Thank you ( ... )

rhyson March 19 2013, 03:24:06 UTC

Yeah. Wasted opportunity to use the phrase "fork of the legs" again. Tsk, tsk. Can't believe he still uses that phrase. It's like a sophisticated equivalent of "poopie ( ... )

rhyson March 19 2013, 22:49:40 UTC

(Sorry for anonymity, I've commented once or twice before as Emmaginary but I'm having computer issues logging in at the moment.)

On the Hunger Games thing, I think the archery wasn't too exceptional of a deal because Katniss wasn't chosen by random chance; she was technically a volunteer. It was mentioned somewhere that some of the other districts had candidates that would train their whole lives in the hopes of being chosen, so Katniss volunteering because of her skill wouldn't really stand out the way it might if it really had been completely random. She volunteered because she could do it (not that I'm a rabid fan defending the Hunger Games or anything; the series does have its share of problems. This just didn't strike me as one).

Awesome spork, by the way! It's great to have this chapter analyzed by someone who actually knows about combat.

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thelesserhound March 18 2013, 00:38:55 UTC

Agreed with Torylltales, knowing some of this stuff about dueling is particlarly useful for those of us who write fantasy. Honestly, it surprises me that Paolini has apparently not researched proper sword combat when you consider how much he researches the really obscure, irrelevant parts of his story (as in the forging of Brisingr and Orik's earth ball).

I didn't necessarily mean to kick you out of bed haha. But this is one of my favorite sporks for the information you provided, so 'twas worth the wait.

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thelesserhound March 18 2013, 19:24:52 UTC

Never forget...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=Xhu9wLZOk1o#t=26s

anonymous March 18 2013, 03:29:10 UTC

Please allow me to add my thanks for your insights into dueling! If you wouldn't mind elaborating, what exactly *is* "melee fighting"? Does it have anything to do with the number of people involved, or is it just any fighting apart from dueling?

As for the manner of Galbatorix' death . . . I don't think I like it. "Now you just sit there, Galbatorix, and think--really think--about what you've done!" ("Oh . . . I DID do all that, didn't I! It's suddenly too much to bear!") Are we supposed to assume that if Galbatorix had felt his victims' pain, he would not have been evil? Have we not been led to believe, prior to this, that he makes people suffer precisely because he does understand--and enjoy--their suffering? Correct me if I'm wrong.

I've never thought about the phrase "the both of you" being specifically American, but it could be. Maybe the whole "this town ain't big enough for the both of us" thing?

alkaven5 March 20 2013, 01:13:19 UTC

About Galbatorix: I know, right? So much buildup of him as a merciless, cruel, all-powerful bad guy... and then this. He's been there a hundred years, wrestled a thousand grieving dragons into submission, killed and tortured dozens, and what gets him is a single boy's second-hand account of events he was told were sad ( ... )