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torylltalesMurtagh, part 2 chapter 11: The Door of Stone
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Next up: Part 2 Chapter 12: Pathways Into Darkness, with the one and only Epistler.
Morontagh Interview Spork Part Four
Mar. 4th, 2025 08:23 pmepistler( Roran laughs and smiles while killing people. Paolini laughs and smiles while talking about trauma. Coincidence? )
epistler( We're done with the misogyny - time for racism! )
epistlerAnd it's not even just the stupid hat.
( In the thumbnail of a YouTube vid, there's no question why I'm smiling... )
minionnumber2Hello, fine travelers. I can’t believe we’ve finally gotten to my turn. I can’t believe it’s taken me this long to finish this sporking. I can't believe Paolini still has a career after his last three books. I’m trying my best to make sure there are no major holes in this one, but we'll see how it goes.
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Up next we have
ultimate_cheetah with Softly Creeping. That one's a doozy so good luck.
torylltalesI hope this is the chapter where Paolini apologises to his readers for lying about the eldunari in the Vault of Souls. Probably not, though.
Next up: Chapter VIII, “Masks”, with Epistler.
And don't forget to check out the Part 2 chapter list, as a reminder of which chapters have been claimed by whom.
snarkbotanyaWho wants to bet this whole arc, or at least the fact that it centers around a fish, came out of the pun that is this chapter’s title?
Our last chapter ended with Murtagh running away from the scene of his completely unnecessary grave-robbing. This is a much better way to end a chapter than Paolini’s favored method of Protagonist Unconsciousness. For best results, it should be followed up with a) a scene break to the character post-escape, or b) a continuation of the scene where they must now evade pursuers.
Paolini picks neither of these.
( Paoliini's ability to come so very close to the mark and yet fall so far is almost impressive, really. )
The more I read of this section of the book, the more unnecessary it feels. Knowing what lies beyond it, though, I can’t help but wonder whether I’ve been dragging my feet on these sporks because there’s worse to come. But with a new year coming in and a new book apparently in the works, it’s high time to ramp this up.
Until next time, my friends.
snarkbotanyaWelcome back to #NotMyMurtagh, all. When we last left off, our protagonist had attempted to contact his not-so-secret admirer Ilenna, but instead roused suspicion with a mage whose description sounded like Lucius Malfoy got Isekai’d into Alagaësia. I’m not sure whether that would be an upward, downward, or lateral move. Anyway, Murtagh then got bailed out by some guy who claimed to be sent by the werecat Carabel, and has now followed the purported messenger into a dark tunnel.
( This chapter could have been a section. )
Regardless, this chapter is over, and now we’re moving on from getting reminded of Star Wars by “younglings” to getting reminded of LotR by “Barrow-Wights.”
Spoiler: there are no barrow-wights in the next chapter, nor does the word “wights” occur at any point in the actual prose text. But I’ll let Epistler talk about that.
Until next time, my friends.
The Last Scion
May. 4th, 2024 06:48 ammara_dienne459( Chapter Seven )
