And Paolini does not know how to write about a character that powerful in a convincing way, so he either gives them lots and lots of baddies to fight (instead of making their enemies just as powerful or more powerful) or just makes them so incompetent they just randomly don't take advantage of being powerful. Eragon killing all those soldiers was stupid and nonsensical as well as sociopathic because he's far too powerful to be "forced" to stoop to that. He could just be putting them all to sleep or scaring them off. Instead he just hacks them up with his sword while feeling "grim satisfaction".
Like dude, there are ways to put your character in danger and raising the tension without turning them into a useless incompetent.
Exactly!
While Eragon is also stupid, incompetent and randomly clumsy, it's NEVER to this degree. When Eragon is in "peril" it's always because there are lots of enemies and sometimes an enemy Rider and dragon to fight. Here, the stupidity, incompetence and clumsiness feels intentional.
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And Paolini does not know how to write about a character that powerful in a convincing way, so he either gives them lots and lots of baddies to fight (instead of making their enemies just as powerful or more powerful) or just makes them so incompetent they just randomly don't take advantage of being powerful. Eragon killing all those soldiers was stupid and nonsensical as well as sociopathic because he's far too powerful to be "forced" to stoop to that. He could just be putting them all to sleep or scaring them off. Instead he just hacks them up with his sword while feeling "grim satisfaction".
While Eragon is also stupid, incompetent and randomly clumsy, it's NEVER to this degree. When Eragon is in "peril" it's always because there are lots of enemies and sometimes an enemy Rider and dragon to fight. Here, the stupidity, incompetence and clumsiness feels intentional.