So I pick all the religion bashing. I still can’t believe he had the nerve to actually publish it Meh, I've seen worse.
The Naked Groin scene woudl be a strong contender for "Most Inadvertantly Homoerotic Subtext" if that were a category.
Most WTF moment: "Oh, we completely overlooked a HUNDRED THOUSAND MAN ARMY". Or maybe Saphira charging around ON THE GROUND instead of using her wings.
Most Ironic Line: The line about "No one really believes they're evil" or something to that effect, is a good contender as well.
Most Ironic Line: I second the line about 'no one really thinks they're evil' because that one REALLY galled me. Paolini had a CHANCE to really do something with it. But he's going to fuck it up. We all know he's not going to give Galby a chance or else he's going to 'redeem' Galby.
Most character growth in any direction: I've seen people suggest Saphira, Murtagh, and Roran. But hrmm... I choose... Galbatorix. Everything they do just proves how awesome Galby is! (Well, except for that suck-ass assassin.) Maybe Arya, who's becoming even more of a bitch and holding her ground vs. Eragon's lust but she was happy to see Eragon appear at the battle... eh. ;P
Most WTF moment: The little stud-fist things that those dwarves had. Actually, just about any dwarf moment. They need love and they had some weird-ass shit. Either that or that dumb raven. In this book, it's so hard to separate the WTF from the idiotic. They kind of blur together. I guess that whirlpool would count too. And so would anything involving magic in these books. ;P
And the last two! (Yes, yes, I got a little carried away.) ^^;
Eragon's most idiotic moment: Every moment Eragon has is an idiotic moment. I think the worst ones are whenever he thinks about Galby. Or when Murtagh showed up again.
Character that should just DIE (besides Eragon): So many... meh. I can't decide. I guess Solembum. I wanted to like him too. I love humanoid animal races and shape-shifting characters. But he does nothing. He's loosely based on an awesome character but he himself really does even less than Elva, Angela, and Nasuada. And his name... I want to like his name. It looks fun. It sounds fun. But it's a case of 'this LOOKS nice but it has mental assumptions that will be attached which I don't want applied to my character'. So Serious Ass should go. And honestly, he did NOTHING. He could've been dropped entirely. (Or given, you know, a purpose and something to do. Why the hell does Elva rank higher than he does? Shape-shifter often equals Sue! Just make him a Sue, yah stupid Pao Pao.) ;P :)
Of course, Arya could've just been lying and said that she wasn't raped just for the sake of it. Sadly, I sincerely doubt it, but it would've made some sense that a woman of her status wouldn't want to admit that she had ever been raped, regardless of the circumstances. In that case, I would have implied that Arya was slightly uncomfortable with the subject, because not a lot of women like talking about rape.
If Paolini wanted to avoid Arya's rape at all cost, I think it would've been interesting if it was Galby who protected Arya from being raped (like you said, "every rapist is a villain but not every villain is a rapist". Maybe Galby doesn't condone rape. Which reminds me of a couple of villains from a certain webcomic I really, really like). You know, made some sort of spell so his guards couldn't touch her that way. Because, seriously, since she was in such a frail state there's no way that she could've fought back in any way, shape, or form. It's just not realistic. I know I've made a rant about this some time ago, so I'll
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Most Ironic Line: when Oromis says "No shortcuts exist for you, Eragon"
Most character growth in any direction: Murtagh
Most WTF moment: When the Ra'zac break into Horst's house and capture Katrina INSTEAD of Roran, the guy they've been
Most Deus Ex Machina moment: The Blood oath ceremony where Eragon gets transformed into an elf. Hands down
Most idiotic moment: When Eragon writes a fourteen page poem in a language he's been studying seriously (not just learning random vocab) for two or three months
Most Why God Why moment: When Eragon becomes a vegetarian
I can't believe Paolini actually did, said, wrote that moment: the whole "Eragon I am your brother and Morzan was our father" moment. This plunges the depths of literary plagiarism
Eragon's most idiotic moment: When he decides that the Council of Elders is EVIL and swears fealty to Nasuada instead
Character that should just DIE (besides Eragon): All of the Varden should die
"So, Murtagh, you're fleeing the city at breakneck speed? And someone recognised you, you say? Someone who's more than likely to blab to the Empire the whereabouts of you, a wanted man? Never fear, I have a great plan! Let's go to sleep in our camp that's in clear view of the city! Nighty night!"
...a few hours later...
"We're surrounded by Urgals, eh? Didn't see that coming."
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The Naked Groin scene woudl be a strong contender for "Most Inadvertantly Homoerotic Subtext" if that were a category.
Most WTF moment: "Oh, we completely overlooked a HUNDRED THOUSAND MAN ARMY". Or maybe Saphira charging around ON THE GROUND instead of using her wings.
Most Ironic Line: The line about "No one really believes they're evil" or something to that effect, is a good contender as well.
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Then he can be taught kingship/blacksmithery/etcetera and set free to attempt non-chaos.
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Most character growth in any direction: I've seen people suggest Saphira, Murtagh, and Roran. But hrmm... I choose... Galbatorix. Everything they do just proves how awesome Galby is! (Well, except for that suck-ass assassin.) Maybe Arya, who's becoming even more of a bitch and holding her ground vs. Eragon's lust but she was happy to see Eragon appear at the battle... eh. ;P
Most WTF moment: The little stud-fist things that those dwarves had. Actually, just about any dwarf moment. They need love and they had some weird-ass shit. Either that or that dumb raven. In this book, it's so hard to separate the WTF from the idiotic. They kind of blur together. I guess that whirlpool would count too. And so would anything involving magic in these books. ;P
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Eragon's most idiotic moment: Every moment Eragon has is an idiotic moment. I think the worst ones are whenever he thinks about Galby. Or when Murtagh showed up again.
Character that should just DIE (besides Eragon): So many... meh. I can't decide. I guess Solembum. I wanted to like him too. I love humanoid animal races and shape-shifting characters. But he does nothing. He's loosely based on an awesome character but he himself really does even less than Elva, Angela, and Nasuada. And his name... I want to like his name. It looks fun. It sounds fun. But it's a case of 'this LOOKS nice but it has mental assumptions that will be attached which I don't want applied to my character'. So Serious Ass should go. And honestly, he did NOTHING. He could've been dropped entirely. (Or given, you know, a purpose and something to do. Why the hell does Elva rank higher than he does? Shape-shifter often equals Sue! Just make him a Sue, yah stupid Pao Pao.) ;P :)
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If Paolini wanted to avoid Arya's rape at all cost, I think it would've been interesting if it was Galby who protected Arya from being raped (like you said, "every rapist is a villain but not every villain is a rapist". Maybe Galby doesn't condone rape. Which reminds me of a couple of villains from a certain webcomic I really, really like). You know, made some sort of spell so his guards couldn't touch her that way. Because, seriously, since she was in such a frail state there's no way that she could've fought back in any way, shape, or form. It's just not realistic. I know I've made a rant about this some time ago, so I'll ( ... )
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Pretty much. ;P
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Most character growth in any direction: Murtagh
Most WTF moment: When the Ra'zac break into Horst's house and capture Katrina INSTEAD of Roran, the guy they've been
Most Deus Ex Machina moment: The Blood oath ceremony where Eragon gets transformed into an elf. Hands down
Most idiotic moment: When Eragon writes a fourteen page poem in a language he's been studying seriously (not just learning random vocab) for two or three months
Most Why God Why moment: When Eragon becomes a vegetarian
I can't believe Paolini actually did, said, wrote that moment: the whole "Eragon I am your brother and Morzan was our father" moment. This plunges the depths of literary plagiarism
Eragon's most idiotic moment: When he decides that the Council of Elders is EVIL and swears fealty to Nasuada instead
Character that should just DIE (besides Eragon): All of the Varden should die
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"So, Murtagh, you're fleeing the city at breakneck speed? And someone recognised you, you say? Someone who's more than likely to blab to the Empire the whereabouts of you, a wanted man? Never fear, I have a great plan! Let's go to sleep in our camp that's in clear view of the city! Nighty night!"
...a few hours later...
"We're surrounded by Urgals, eh? Didn't see that coming."
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