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Post by Deleted on Feb 18, 2017 14:50:50 GMT -5
What did you think when Spottedleaf faded? I personally found it disrespectful to Firestar, and I think that the Erins should have respected enough to write him choosing Sandstorm. I mean, he and Sandstorm have had so much more history than Spottedleaf. Spottedleaf would have been fine with them staying as friends. I know she doesn't like Sandstorm much, but Spottedleaf approved of them being together, despite how much it hurts her.
Really, I just wish the Erins trusted and respected Firestar enough on his own. I don't like how they killed her off twice. She's poorly written, yeah, but not even she deserved that.
Spottedleaf and Sandstorm began to respect each other, in the end. I just wish that characters weren't killed off for poor reasons.
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Post by 𝓣𝓲𝓷𝓾𝓿𝓲𝓮𝓵 on Feb 18, 2017 14:58:22 GMT -5
Spottedleaf was actually killed off so the best side of her character would be brought out, so it's likely she would've died anyway. Firestar not having to choose was more of a bonus, really and even then it's clear he and Sandstorm would've still been mates.
As for what I think, I really have no opinion on it, honestly. Though I was a little annoyed when Spottedleaf called Firestar "my love" as she was dying.
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Post by wheeledwarrior on Feb 18, 2017 15:07:29 GMT -5
I posted about this in another topic, but I may as well post it here as well.
I was quite annoyed, simply because she's the only Starclan cat to die onscreen in two arcs revolving around a war between them and the Dark Forest. The audience knows the Dark Forest has to die in order for good to prevail and the series to continue, but there's no such indication with Starclan. As far as the audience knows, they can't die, at least up until that moment. And when the death does happen, it seems out of nowhere, because we are given no indication that Starclan can even die a second time... Sure, there's Bluestar's line before the battle starts, but it doesn't give any details, and can easily be missed. It's just another reason why the Dark Forest battle was full of missed opportunities...
I also thought the reason why she died was not that great either. She approved of Firestar's choice long ago, and clearly stated that she wanted him to be happy, even if that meant being with Sandstorm. And Firestar, from what we see, has moved on from his crush, even though he misses her. Whatever issues Sandstorm has with Spottedleaf can be resolved by the time she joins Starclan (and that time isn't even all that far away).
The only reason her death would make sense is if neither got over their love for each other, but this doesn't seem to be the case with either of them. Spottedleaf's Honest Answer seems to imply that she doesn't ever get over her love, but she only has simple frustration over being dead while Sandstorm is alive, and sometimes wishing that the latter would disappear out of that frustration. And she never takes the frustration further than simply thinking about it (unlike say, Mapleshade). Therefore, I feel like said frustration is not enough reason to kill her off completely.
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Post by Rainshadow on Feb 19, 2017 4:50:01 GMT -5
I have some mixed feelings about it. On the one hand, I loved the fact that Spottedleaf saves Sandstorm. I thought that was really nice. But on the other hand, I don't like the reason they give for it- so Firestar doesn't have to choose. Really, I highly doubt Firestar would have abandoned Sandstorm the minute he got to StarClan.... and it would have been cool if the three of them just got along. I would have preferred it if Spottedleaf had fought side by side with Sandstorm and 'lived'. I think having all three of them in StarClan, getting along, is a better message than killing off one of them, even if they do it saving the life of their supposed 'rival'.
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Post by Owlmoon on Feb 19, 2017 16:17:10 GMT -5
Spottedleaf died one off-screen death. She deserved an on-screen death. I have yet to read her novella and decied whether I like her or not.
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Post by TheWhisperingWolf on Feb 21, 2017 16:43:53 GMT -5
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Post by TheWhisperingWolf on Feb 21, 2017 16:44:16 GMT -5
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