Dermot's Fate
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Re: Dermot's Fate
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I definitely agree that his ending left much to be wanting, but I was actually pretty alright with him having a sympathetic background. I like my villains to be two-sided. Much more human that way, instead of just someone to place all of our wrath into (but, definitely, there can be value in that, too). I like the inner-conflict it can create. However, I think that his story wasn't introduced well and wasn't placed well in the book. Typically in that scenario, the sympathetic side would be more likely to come at the ending or somewhere near the ending. That way there is more shock value. The author did the same thing for Seamus. I was fine with his story, but I wasn't a fan of its execution.
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That's definitely true, but it can make for a very frustrated reader. I believe that most fictitious stories need a balance between reality and fantasy, to the degree that you aren't even sure if that could happen in real life but it feels like it could be a possibility. I like juuuuust enough reality to go along with my fiction; too much reality can pull away from the fun factor of a fiction novel. Not always, of course, but in this case, I think it would be very unfortunate for the book and the reader if there isn't more to the Dermot story.Josephe-Anne wrote: ↑31 Mar 2020, 22:58Well said! But as you mentioned, sometimes wicked people don't get the punishment we think they deserve - at least not right away...LinaMueller wrote: ↑31 Mar 2020, 18:15Sadly, that's life. I agree that Dermot was evil and deserved to suffer much more.
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Exactly this! It needed an extra twist level, as well as credibility; what was at risk for him if folk found out about his past and so on.Dragonsend wrote: ↑11 Jun 2020, 18:17 His role felt unfinished and the reason he did the things he did seemed out of proportion to his actions. His skeleton was not that dramatic!
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ThomasCShearman1976 wrote: ↑14 Jun 2020, 02:31Exactly this! It needed an extra twist level, as well as credibility; what was at risk for him if folk found out about his past and so on.Dragonsend wrote: ↑11 Jun 2020, 18:17 His role felt unfinished and the reason he did the things he did seemed out of proportion to his actions. His skeleton was not that dramatic!
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