Really? She's the only character I actually like. (Probably because, according to the author's note, the "real" Angela writes most of her dialogue, thus causing her to have a more distinct personality than the other characters.)
Mostly I dislike her because she has absolutely no reason to exist other than Paolini's whimsy. Her absurd lines seem to me to be Paolini's attempt at injecting Rowling-esque humor into his story, but he just doesn't pull it off. She's supposed to be all quirky and funny, but she really just annoys me.
Her absurd lines seem to me to be Paolini's attempt at injecting Rowling-esque humor into his story I was thinking more Terry Pratchett/Douglas Adams-eque humor, but I agree that he doesn't really pull it off. I still like her better than any of the other characters in the series. At least the nonsense she spouts is supposed to be nonsense!
Most Ironic Line.: "In a way, he welcomed these limitations, for if he was perfect, what was left for him to accomplish?"
Most character growth in any direction.: What character growth?
Most WTF moment.: Eragon comparing Oromis' naked body to the other men's he had looked at in Carvahal.
Most Deus Ex Machina moment.: Eragon getting turned into an elf. That bleeds so much Deus Ex Mechina I think it needs a transfusion.
Most idiotic moment.: Eragon trying to "woo" Arya shortly after he got turned into an Elf, I...guess...but the whole book was pretty idiotic.
Most Why God Why moment.: Eragon's poetry.
Eragon's most idiotic moment.: Man, this is difficult because it seems that everything he does is idiotic! But if I could choose one, I think it would be his decision, and what more his REASON, to stop eating meat.
Character that should just DIE (besides Eragon).: Nasuada. I was actually about to say Arya, but there's just no reason for Nasuada to exist. She's pointless and she's boring. There's absolutely nothing interesting about
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Most character growth in any direction - Murtagh. I mean, we didn't actually get to see any of it, but clearly he's had the most.
Most WTF moment - Eragon using the super-rare, super-speshul potion as a reflective surface to scry through. You couldn't ask someone for a mirror? Or, hell, polish a piece of armour?
Most Deus Ex Machina moment - The dragon tattoo turning Eragon into an elf.
Most idiotic moment - Eragon not walking over to meet Nasuada's dad, who promptly gets killed because Eragon isn't around, being instead some distance away waiting stupidly.
Most Why God Why moment - Eragon lusting after, oops, I mean, Eragon 'studying' the naked hairless elf.
I can't believe Paolini actually did, said, wrote that moment. - Still the naked hairless elf scene. I mean, what kind of teenage boy writes about carefully examining a naked man while they're bathing together?
Eragon's most idiotic moment - Trying to trade the possibly evil rock he can't identify, which he found in the terrifying Spine, for some meat.
Re: I'll put off my homework...bersekerMay 10 2007, 00:50:37 UTC
Deus Ex Machina means something like God of the machine (from machine? something like that). It means a magical solution for a plot hole. Or for the plot itself. Like Saphira´s magic, the potion that can do wathever Paolini needs it... in short, it´s a sheap trick.
(There´s a whole wiki article, if you feel like researching about the origin of the expression. It´s fun ^_^)
Most Ironic Line Another vote for the "perfection" line.
Most WTF moment The Elf Orgy.
Most Deus Ex Machina moment Another vote for "Eragon turns into an elf."
Most idiotic moment "'Aye,' he said, and chopped off his head."
Most Why God Why moment ...You know. The Direct Quote. -_-
I can't believe Paolini actually did, said, wrote that moment. Naked Half-Cripple, description of. Wow, just wow. Follow-up would be the previous nomination
Eragon's most idiotic moment Eh...raincheck on this one
Character that should just DIE (besides Eragon) ...There goes my nomination. But seriously, Rowan needs to kick the bucket. Or Katrina. Or how about just a giant "Rocks Fall, All Supporting Characters Die"?
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What do you have against her in particular?
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I was thinking more Terry Pratchett/Douglas Adams-eque humor, but I agree that he doesn't really pull it off. I still like her better than any of the other characters in the series. At least the nonsense she spouts is supposed to be nonsense!
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Most character growth in any direction.: What character growth?
Most WTF moment.: Eragon comparing Oromis' naked body to the other men's he had looked at in Carvahal.
Most Deus Ex Machina moment.: Eragon getting turned into an elf. That bleeds so much Deus Ex Mechina I think it needs a transfusion.
Most idiotic moment.: Eragon trying to "woo" Arya shortly after he got turned into an Elf, I...guess...but the whole book was pretty idiotic.
Most Why God Why moment.: Eragon's poetry.
Eragon's most idiotic moment.: Man, this is difficult because it seems that everything he does is idiotic! But if I could choose one, I think it would be his decision, and what more his REASON, to stop eating meat.
Character that should just DIE (besides Eragon).: Nasuada. I was actually about to say Arya, but there's just no reason for Nasuada to exist. She's pointless and she's boring. There's absolutely nothing interesting about ( ... )
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Darn, you took mine! XD
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Most WTF moment - Eragon using the super-rare, super-speshul potion as a reflective surface to scry through. You couldn't ask someone for a mirror? Or, hell, polish a piece of armour?
Most Deus Ex Machina moment - The dragon tattoo turning Eragon into an elf.
Most idiotic moment - Eragon not walking over to meet Nasuada's dad, who promptly gets killed because Eragon isn't around, being instead some distance away waiting stupidly.
Most Why God Why moment - Eragon lusting after, oops, I mean, Eragon 'studying' the naked hairless elf.
I can't believe Paolini actually did, said, wrote that moment. - Still the naked hairless elf scene. I mean, what kind of teenage boy writes about carefully examining a naked man while they're bathing together?
Eragon's most idiotic moment - Trying to trade the possibly evil rock he can't identify, which he found in the terrifying Spine, for some meat.
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Most character growth in any direction: Cardboard can't grow, dude.
Most WTF moment: Diving up.
Most Deus Ex Machina moment: ? I'm going to admit a tad of n00bishness, and say I don't know what this means. *shamed*
Most idiotic moment: The first 29405801745 pages of the first book and 109239081734 of the second.
Most Why God Why moment: Any of Pao Pao's poems
I can't believe Paolini actually did, said, wrote that moment. Hairless groin scene. Hands down.
Eragon's most idiotic moment:Let me NOT tell my uncle about my dragon!
Character that should just DIE (besides Eragon): Certainly not Galby. How about...I forget. They're all the same anyways
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(There´s a whole wiki article, if you feel like researching about the origin of the expression. It´s fun ^_^)
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So practically the entire book.
Eragon becoming an elf would be a biggy.
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Most Ironic Line
Another vote for the "perfection" line.
Most WTF moment
The Elf Orgy.
Most Deus Ex Machina moment
Another vote for "Eragon turns into an elf."
Most idiotic moment
"'Aye,' he said, and chopped off his head."
Most Why God Why moment
...You know. The Direct Quote. -_-
I can't believe Paolini actually did, said, wrote that moment.
Naked Half-Cripple, description of. Wow, just wow. Follow-up would be the previous nomination
Eragon's most idiotic moment
Eh...raincheck on this one
Character that should just DIE (besides Eragon)
...There goes my nomination. But seriously, Rowan needs to kick the bucket. Or Katrina. Or how about just a giant "Rocks Fall, All Supporting Characters Die"?
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