ZeldaQueen: Well the snack room is being fumigated for termites, so we might as well do another chapter here. Just two more after this one, right? ( Read more... )
I think I would rather read Garret and Kate's story if Meyer promised me a good chunk of the cast would be single and happy. (Honestly, where are the happy single people of this series?) And I don't like the woman in that last line. "I'll follow you anywhere" sounds better in my humble opinion. Even better, trade woman for her name, give it a personal touch.
Bella, you suck! A little empathy won't kill you. I wouldn't mind so much if this series hadn't hammered in how "selfless" she is. If she were supposed to be a bitch, then fine.
And why do they have Alpha command and all that crap if they're just shape-shifters?
On a lighter note guess they might as well be Guinea pigs:
Yeah, I think Meyer was trying to make Garrett the "wandering casual fellow from the UK" type of person, but given all of the other female objectification...yeah. And I agree, the pairing of every single cast member is just sucky. Oy...
Agreed. If Bella were a real character, there is no way on Earth she would be so worshiped. And the we could smack her! >:)
I have no idea. It was pretty clearly Meyer pulling it out of her butt for *no reason*. Bad writing, that.
I know, right? People can be best friends and be happy. Actually, I think Rose and Emmet would be better as friends who fixed cars together and made fun of each other. And I hate how everyone just starts doing romantic stuff at the same time. It's too dramatic and sappy. They talk about strong bonds, but where is Emmet fist bumping Edward or Esme hugging Bella instead of everything else?
Even Lottie is happy and single and she wanted to marry a prince more than anything else (outside of friends and family).
Hey, you're right! Meyer specifies the True Loves saying goodbyes, but no mention of friends or families saying farewell. Blah!
And as much as she dresses up and is elegant, I can see Rose also being a tomboy at times, being a grease monkey with Emmett. XD Maybe it's that western outfit she wore in the movie's flashback...
Yeah, Lottie is the perfect example of that! And even though Tiana and Naveen were happily married, they still put Ray's death before their wedding and continued to keep ties with their parents! Where's any of that, hmm Cullen family? :P
And thus Meyer demonstrates that an imprinted wolf is not a true Alpha.
There are seventeen wolves there. Ten of them are over the age of ten, and the rest are all extremely young--they could be six-year-olds, for all we know. Point is, they are children. They are not teenagers, they are little kids, and some of them probably still believed in monsters and Santa Claus. That means seven of those wolves are CHILDREN. They are being forced to stand beside and before a bunch of extremely powerful vampires, have been told by everyone involve that the Volturi are going to kill them all and that they have no hope of surviving, but are being forced to go up against old, powerful, NASTY vampires after only a couple of weeks or LESS of going through the fursplosion
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I honestly can't express how angry the imprinting thing makes me. You're right, Jacob has responsibilities. He has people who depend on him. His pack. His people. His FAMILY FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE! There are scores of vampires there who could run away with Renesmee. There are plenty of wolves who would probably be willing to do this. But no, Meyer had to make it be Jacob - to further underline how OMG IN TRUE LOVE he is!
I take comfort only in the fact that if Jacob DID leave, his beta would take control and that would be Leah, the only character in this series who has any sort of common sense or rationale.
I hate imprinting, too. And, oh, yes, how wonderful it would be if Leah were to become the alpha female. I can imagine - first, she'd put the smackdown on her spineless, backstabbing brother for ganging up on her with Jacob, instruct her pack to run Sam off whenever he'd approach her, and then when Jacob came crawling back later, sneer, "Sorry, it's mine now, sucker. And guess what, our pack actually likes *me* better, because I actually care about them and *lead* them."
The only reason that Jacob became the Alpha is because Meyer wanted to make him look cool and because he was a love interest of Bella. That's it. If there are any other reasons why he's been given that role, I haven't seen them, especially not with the way he treats his family and friends.
Nah, the guys would probably still whine that a WOMAN was leading them, but Leah wouldn't care. She'd be Alpha, they'd have to do what she told them. XD And she'd probably still forgive Seth because she's the only person in this book who actually gives a damn about their family.
Jacob only took on his role as Alpha so he could be dramatic and go see Bella. That was it. If Sam never tried to kill Death Baby, Jacob NEVER would have taken his birthright. That's it. He didn't take it because he was fighting oppression on principle or because he was protesting how his friends were being treated, he took it so he could be with his Twu Wuv who he later dumps for her daughter. In other words, if Twu Wuv isn't on the line, it's alright to let yourself be oppressed and there's no reason to fight for your birthright otherwise.
Next chapter, next chapter, next chaptoh God who am I kidding? Where to start on this chapter?
The title I guess. Again, is her dictionary from Opposite Land?
Hang on, did Das_Mervin say that some of the werevolves aren't even 10 years old? I may have to go lie down.
This chapter was boring boring boring. Did this really need a chapter? I still hate Bella, so much, for every reason you guys pointed out already. I really thing the Volturi are victims of unreliable narration here, because I think Bella is the antagonist. I just want her to die, so much.
Out in intreest, are there panthers in North America? I thought it was pretty much mountain lions. I would usually say 'fridge brilliance' with Aro clearly being crap at geography, but with SMeyer...no.
On the panther thing: puma/mountain lion/mountain cat/catamount/panther are all names applied to the cougar (Puma concolor), depending mostly on whereabouts in America you're from. I'm sure Dixie and Texas came up with different names just to stick it to the Yankees. :3 *is Texan by desire*
I don't think the actual age of the wolves were given, but for all we know they *could* have been ten. Bella refers to them as "children", but then she also calls Jacob "young" when he's about two years younger than her, so yeah...
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Bella, you suck! A little empathy won't kill you. I wouldn't mind so much if this series hadn't hammered in how "selfless" she is. If she were supposed to be a bitch, then fine.
And why do they have Alpha command and all that crap if they're just shape-shifters?
On a lighter note guess they might as well be Guinea pigs:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbAppj00nZo
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Agreed. If Bella were a real character, there is no way on Earth she would be so worshiped. And the we could smack her! >:)
I have no idea. It was pretty clearly Meyer pulling it out of her butt for *no reason*. Bad writing, that.
Ha! I saw that one. XD
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Even Lottie is happy and single and she wanted to marry a prince more than anything else (outside of friends and family).
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And as much as she dresses up and is elegant, I can see Rose also being a tomboy at times, being a grease monkey with Emmett. XD Maybe it's that western outfit she wore in the movie's flashback...
Yeah, Lottie is the perfect example of that! And even though Tiana and Naveen were happily married, they still put Ray's death before their wedding and continued to keep ties with their parents! Where's any of that, hmm Cullen family? :P
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There are seventeen wolves there. Ten of them are over the age of ten, and the rest are all extremely young--they could be six-year-olds, for all we know. Point is, they are children. They are not teenagers, they are little kids, and some of them probably still believed in monsters and Santa Claus. That means seven of those wolves are CHILDREN. They are being forced to stand beside and before a bunch of extremely powerful vampires, have been told by everyone involve that the Volturi are going to kill them all and that they have no hope of surviving, but are being forced to go up against old, powerful, NASTY vampires after only a couple of weeks or LESS of going through the fursplosion ( ... )
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I take comfort only in the fact that if Jacob DID leave, his beta would take control and that would be Leah, the only character in this series who has any sort of common sense or rationale.
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The only reason that Jacob became the Alpha is because Meyer wanted to make him look cool and because he was a love interest of Bella. That's it. If there are any other reasons why he's been given that role, I haven't seen them, especially not with the way he treats his family and friends.
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Jacob only took on his role as Alpha so he could be dramatic and go see Bella. That was it. If Sam never tried to kill Death Baby, Jacob NEVER would have taken his birthright. That's it. He didn't take it because he was fighting oppression on principle or because he was protesting how his friends were being treated, he took it so he could be with his Twu Wuv who he later dumps for her daughter. In other words, if Twu Wuv isn't on the line, it's alright to let yourself be oppressed and there's no reason to fight for your birthright otherwise.
What a wonderful lesson there Meyer.
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*scoops remains and runs* Don't worry! I've got a deus ex machina for such an emergency!
And gosh, such tension! Such drama! This will surely be the fight of all ages! -_-
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The title I guess. Again, is her dictionary from Opposite Land?
Hang on, did Das_Mervin say that some of the werevolves aren't even 10 years old? I may have to go lie down.
This chapter was boring boring boring. Did this really need a chapter? I still hate Bella, so much, for every reason you guys pointed out already. I really thing the Volturi are victims of unreliable narration here, because I think Bella is the antagonist. I just want her to die, so much.
Out in intreest, are there panthers in North America? I thought it was pretty much mountain lions. I would usually say 'fridge brilliance' with Aro clearly being crap at geography, but with SMeyer...no.
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