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In Topic: Twelve Months - abyssmal reading thread
17 February 2026 - 07:35 PM
Abyss, on 17 February 2026 - 03:59 PM, said:
champ, on 17 February 2026 - 03:43 PM, said:
Broke. Me.
When Michael dropped 'I am your friend and am currently protecting and raising your daughter for you so shut the fuck up and show up for dinner' i almost cheered.
When Harry told Mab what he would do if she even looked at Maggie sideways i did, in fact, cheer.
I really need to do a proper post with my thoughts because man, it was an awesome book...
Michael was great throughout the book. He's that person that anyone would want in their life. Steadfast and resolved, an anchor in a storm. I loved his conversations with Harry. The standout convo where he was telling Harry to tell him what is wrong, this part was so powerful...
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When I’m alone at night, I cry. I cry until it hurts. And when I can’t cry anymore, it isn’t better. It still hurts. It’s still all built up inside me. My stomach hurts. All the time.”
I looked out at the city, at nothing in particular.
“Sometimes I start screaming and I can’t stop. Nothing sounds good. Nothing looks good. Nothing feels good. Nothing tastes good. Nothing smells good. It’s all grey.”
“And?” he said gently.
I was quiet for a long moment. “And I miss her, man.”
He exhaled slowly.
“Go ahead,” I said, an edge coming into my voice. “Tell me how to make it all better.”
“You can’t,” he said gently. I eyed him. “Not yet,” he said. “It is going to take time, Harry. Time to heal.
And I miss her, man...
Aye, that broke me.
But Michael's reply of "You can't." Hit home to me. It's something I learnt from my past struggles, there is no grand sweeping gesture you can make that is going to make everything better. Instead you've got to take all the small wins you can which will over time help, maybe not make it better but help.
Another to hit home was...
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“Harry,” she said. “Do you want to live?” “I’m trying to remember how,” I said quietly.
To go with...
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“I miss you, Murph,” I whispered quietly. “I know you can’t hear me. But I miss you. I wanted to be with you. I wanted to spend our insane lives together. I hope you’re doing things that make you happy.”
Really made me think Butcher was writing from the heart/experience for a lot of this book.
Agreed too with the Mab scene, I think I actually cheered too. I loved the holy shit moment of...
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“Oh, my Knight,” Mab tittered. “Didst thou actually think thou couldst draw a bigger gun than me?”
And how it develops with Mab threatening to bitch slap her Mother too.
Question... So what do you reckon she unlocked smacking him on the head and asking about has he started having the dreams yet!?! That was intriguing.
Two more epic peeps were Lara and Drakul. Lara has really developed as a character, she's not just a sexy vampire now and has real depth.
Drakul just steals every scene he is in. When his name was announced at the party I was ohhhh shit.
I laughed my ass off at the line when there is just Harry, Molly and Lara...
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All three of us twitch-jumped except for Molly and Lara.
And I think Bear wins it for best new character over Fitz. I really hope Fitz turns out to be someone Harry can rely on.
Oh and this part was Fuck Yeah!
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“We’re standing in Merlin’s fortress,” Ramirez told her, “and its capabilities are not in our control. Dresden is one of the top ten or twenty most powerful wizards on the planet. And he’s facing us with a Valkyrie backing him up. Even if it was the right procedure to follow, it would be suicide.”
I noticed throughout this book there was a lot of reiterating of how powerful Dresden is and has become, Lara says the same on the island that he's "dangerous."
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In Topic: Twelve Months - abyssmal reading thread
17 February 2026 - 03:43 PM
Abyss, on 17 February 2026 - 02:34 PM, said:TheRetiredBridgeburner, on 17 February 2026 - 08:44 AM, said:Abyss, on 10 February 2026 - 02:32 PM, said:Maggie & Mouse - I'M NOT CRYING YOU'RE CRYING
All of us are crying!
The light left on
Holy shit but that made me choke up...
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In Topic: Critical Role/Legend Of Vox Machina/The Mighty Nein
03 February 2026 - 04:33 PM
Abyss, on 03 February 2026 - 04:17 PM, said:champ, on 03 February 2026 - 11:06 AM, said:...
There is a scene where I think it is Bo talking to Nott about the parent / child relationship between Nott and Caleb with Bo thinking Caleb is the parent. Nott corrects her though stating she is the parent and her job is to protect Caleb.
It's this scene that is meant to start making you think.
Nott will probably have the best development over the series, there is a reason she drinks...
k yes i see how that could work. I was aware of Nott's plotline before the show was announced, but they're being subtle about it, and that along w all the child murder just left me wondering how much was being done because messed up and dead animated kids are funny, apparently.
They did say that they wanted Mighty Nein to be darker and grittier than Vox Machina so there is that.
Toya for instance, what happens to her is changed to become darker, they wanted the group to suffer shared trauma to help bring them together.
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In Topic: Critical Role/Legend Of Vox Machina/The Mighty Nein
03 February 2026 - 11:06 AM
Abyss, on 03 February 2026 - 05:14 AM, said:Azath Vitr (D, on 02 February 2026 - 10:59 PM, said:Abyss, on 02 February 2026 - 10:25 PM, said:Just finished Mighty Nein S1.
1. well, making one of your characters an alcoholic child is certainly a choice.
2. well, killing multiple children on screen in your first three eps is another choice.
3. ...and handwaving that your main characters are directly responsible for all those dead children is, well....
4. did four of the main characters really need to be associated with and/or possessed by mysterious magical forces? Four? Really?
....I otherwise enjoyed it, albeit not nearly as much as i enjoyed Vox. The action was fun, the characters did grow on me, i like the underlying 'stop the war' plot. I will watch the next season, but i hope they give a little more thought to the writing side.
What? She's a goblin posing as a child, not an actual child goblin, right? According to the wiki: "Sam stated that her goblin form was that of an seven- or eight-year-old goblin, an adult goblin".
[contains spoilers:] Veth Brenatto - Critical Role
Okay possibly a goblin posing as an alcoholic child... it's been a little while since I watched it. I don't think she drinks (much?) while she's pretending to be a child---plus maybe she's French? (Kidding!)
They do say the singer is a child though.
I also looked up how old the priest is supposed to be, she's at least 18. But they do make her look a bit too child-like perhaps. Even for a tiefling.
On 4... Vox Machina had at least three party members "associated with and/or possessed by mysterious magical forces"Spoilerthough arguably not as "mysterious", especiallySpoiler
So the internet tells me that Nott is not a child, ok, fine, but they didn't even imply that in the actual show.
Of the the three party members in Vox that you raise, only the gun is in play at the beginning of the show. The others happen as a consequence of events in the show. Here, Jester has her probably fake god, ok, fair enough, it's a fun subplot, but then we have Ford's possession on introduction and all very mysterious, whatever's going on w Molly all very mysterious, and Widowmaker limited but yes, very mysterious.
There is a scene where I think it is Bo talking to Nott about the parent / child relationship between Nott and Caleb with Bo thinking Caleb is the parent. Nott corrects her though stating she is the parent and her job is to protect Caleb.
It's this scene that is meant to start making you think.
Nott will probably have the best development over the series, there is a reason she drinks... -
In Topic: Twelve Months - abyssmal reading thread
27 January 2026 - 08:55 AM
Abyss, on 21 January 2026 - 06:20 PM, said:Ahkay, you all know the drill, my read, my thread, no comments past where i'm at, all prior things Dresden are wide open and spoilers allowed
UNLEASH THEMOUSEBEAR.
FTFY!
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