tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882696241406815138.post1486254809461200854..comments2023-09-02T14:13:10.364-07:00Comments on Mouse's Musings: It's Official: Our Hero is Taylor. I think it's time we accepted thatMousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11936002393931074811noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882696241406815138.post-14719001775258134092012-01-16T01:57:54.988-08:002012-01-16T01:57:54.988-08:00I'm reminded of the beginning of The Salvation...I'm reminded of the beginning of The Salvation War: God's message to the world is more or less "it's all over, please die now, kthxbai" and most of the religious people do.<br /><br />Then everyone else gets annoyed.Firedrakenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882696241406815138.post-39730309097640528882012-01-15T15:45:18.770-08:002012-01-15T15:45:18.770-08:00"The YTF finally meet up with Zeke Jr. who ca..."The YTF finally meet up with Zeke Jr. who calls himself Z. He gives them makeovers and IDs collected from the dead, which is about the only smart thing anyone's done so far."<br /><br />Okay, is this weird? As I was listening to the audiobooks of the original LB series, I came up with this idea wherein Zeke and Zeke Junior were, in actuality, moles for the Global Community. The plot took many twists and turns in my head, including Zeke Senior purposely getting caught and the GC faking his execution so the Trib Force would be forced to take in Zeke Junior, thus giving Junior unparalled access to Tsion ben Jewishguy.RubyTeahttp://heathencritique.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882696241406815138.post-74433011666958261462012-01-15T13:29:35.545-08:002012-01-15T13:29:35.545-08:00It's interesting how the book ALMOST admits th...It's interesting how the book ALMOST admits that the "sit around and think of God" strategy is essentially the only one L&J can recommend for their followers, because they're locked into this idea of prophecy in the Book of Revelation being so immutable that <i>nothing</i> can be done about it.<br /><br />As Harry Potter proves, prophecies are actually very strange things and often find unusual interpretations. For example (DH spoilers) Uneel naq Ibyqrzbeg fdhner bss gb qhry, ohg va rssrpg Ibyqrzbeg raqf hc pnfgvat gur phefr gung xvyyf uvzfrys, orpnhfr ur qbrfa'g "bja" gur jnaq ur'f hfvat.<br /><br />That was not something the casual reader of the books could have even <i>thought</i> would fit the prophecy revealed in OotP, but it does indeed work. It is to JKR's credit that she shows Harry trying to defeat Voldemort as best he can - doing something about it instead of just saying, "okay, a prophecy will fix it for me!"<br /><br />I just wish the YTF had an ounce of initiative like Taylor. They're not dumb kids; Judd's handy with credit cards ;) Vicki's probably fantastic with money management, Lionel's no slouch at tall tale telling (having seen his uncle do it a million times), etc etc etc.<br /><br />The ability to do something illegal, tell a story that covers your ass about it, and fund that illegal thing is kind of important <_<Apocalypse Reviewhttp://apocalypsereview.wordrpress.comnoreply@blogger.com