Thoughts on Darkness of Dragon's resolution?
Mar 8, 2021 18:25:30 GMT -5
𝓣𝓲𝓷𝓾𝓿𝓲𝓮𝓵, Apricity, and 1 more like this
Post by foxstep on Mar 8, 2021 18:25:30 GMT -5
- spoilers for darkness of dragon in case you haven't read it -
i personally wasn't a fan of it. the idea of turning darkstalker into a completely different dragon against his will sickens me and even though he did the same to others, that doesn't make doing it to him any more okay. i can't understand why those involved didn't feel any guilt around that knowing he just wasn't okay with it, and yes, i get that pyrrhia was in danger and he wasn't going to let go of his throne but,,, idk it was just wrong on so many levels. i just wish we had seen them convince him that there was no better future for him in this life and the best he could do was to start over as a new dragon with a fresh set of memories. i wish we had seen him make that choice for himself. of course it wouldn't redeem him at all and it shouldn't, but seeing him finally accept that this is the end of his volatile life that his powers created, and letting it all go to start afresh would've been such a peaceful and happy ending.
i also... really didn't like what was done to winter? i don't even care about the love triangle anymore, i just don't like that he was villainized by moon and qibli. he had every right to be shocked and horrified that moon would support darkstalker after the latter enchanted his mind and messed with his emotions, especially since he had been through it before through being pyrite, even if it was just for a few minutes. both experiences traumatized him and him lashing out wasn't being a jerk, it was an understandable reaction from someone who has been through the worst kind of mental manipulation and rightfully lashing out at anyone who defends the perpetrator of this abuse. was he right to yell at moon? of course not. was him being unwilling to listen and keep yelling at anyone who supported him a rational decision? no, it wasn't. but you have to understand why he did and why moon and qibli defending the dragon who messed with his emotions upset him that much, just as much as it would have upset anybody.
honestly, as much as i understand moon's reasoning and her doubts about darkstalker, she wasn't being a good friend here. yes, she has every right to be upset with him for yelling at her but is it really hard to understand why hearing someone defend the same dragon who mentally manipulated him would tick him off that much? instead, the entire scene is blown out of proportion to make winter the bad guy (the vase falling over, moon cutting her palm, qibli's constant "why doesn't winter worry about her," or even thinking that moon would potentially be unsafe with winter if qibli left them alone ?? i mean his entire tribe is in danger and he's still processing how much darkstalker twisted his mind and feeling guilt for not realizing, of course he isn't in a state to notice how volatile his actions are? even qibli, who's usually so perceptive? even moon??
i feel like this whole ordeal was to make moon and qibli end up together and i just??? don't get why winter had to be so villainized in order for this to happen. love triangles don't need to be resolved with one party being made to look bad or toxic towards the love interest. i know he's doing well now in sanctuary, but i don't know, his friends being distant with him/hiding peacemaker's resolution from him, him being banished from the icewings, kicked out of school, etc. felt so shameful to his character that i don't know what Sutherland was doing or why she thought winter as a character deserved that? i was just so upset when i first read it and i still am.
(also, i just realized! if winter had been at the location where darkstalker's fate was decided, he would have never let them do it?? considering he knows how awful it feels and would never condone it, not even if he hated darkstalker. i'm guessing that's why they didn't tell him :/)
i personally wasn't a fan of it. the idea of turning darkstalker into a completely different dragon against his will sickens me and even though he did the same to others, that doesn't make doing it to him any more okay. i can't understand why those involved didn't feel any guilt around that knowing he just wasn't okay with it, and yes, i get that pyrrhia was in danger and he wasn't going to let go of his throne but,,, idk it was just wrong on so many levels. i just wish we had seen them convince him that there was no better future for him in this life and the best he could do was to start over as a new dragon with a fresh set of memories. i wish we had seen him make that choice for himself. of course it wouldn't redeem him at all and it shouldn't, but seeing him finally accept that this is the end of his volatile life that his powers created, and letting it all go to start afresh would've been such a peaceful and happy ending.
i also... really didn't like what was done to winter? i don't even care about the love triangle anymore, i just don't like that he was villainized by moon and qibli. he had every right to be shocked and horrified that moon would support darkstalker after the latter enchanted his mind and messed with his emotions, especially since he had been through it before through being pyrite, even if it was just for a few minutes. both experiences traumatized him and him lashing out wasn't being a jerk, it was an understandable reaction from someone who has been through the worst kind of mental manipulation and rightfully lashing out at anyone who defends the perpetrator of this abuse. was he right to yell at moon? of course not. was him being unwilling to listen and keep yelling at anyone who supported him a rational decision? no, it wasn't. but you have to understand why he did and why moon and qibli defending the dragon who messed with his emotions upset him that much, just as much as it would have upset anybody.
honestly, as much as i understand moon's reasoning and her doubts about darkstalker, she wasn't being a good friend here. yes, she has every right to be upset with him for yelling at her but is it really hard to understand why hearing someone defend the same dragon who mentally manipulated him would tick him off that much? instead, the entire scene is blown out of proportion to make winter the bad guy (the vase falling over, moon cutting her palm, qibli's constant "why doesn't winter worry about her," or even thinking that moon would potentially be unsafe with winter if qibli left them alone ?? i mean his entire tribe is in danger and he's still processing how much darkstalker twisted his mind and feeling guilt for not realizing, of course he isn't in a state to notice how volatile his actions are? even qibli, who's usually so perceptive? even moon??
i feel like this whole ordeal was to make moon and qibli end up together and i just??? don't get why winter had to be so villainized in order for this to happen. love triangles don't need to be resolved with one party being made to look bad or toxic towards the love interest. i know he's doing well now in sanctuary, but i don't know, his friends being distant with him/hiding peacemaker's resolution from him, him being banished from the icewings, kicked out of school, etc. felt so shameful to his character that i don't know what Sutherland was doing or why she thought winter as a character deserved that? i was just so upset when i first read it and i still am.
(also, i just realized! if winter had been at the location where darkstalker's fate was decided, he would have never let them do it?? considering he knows how awful it feels and would never condone it, not even if he hated darkstalker. i'm guessing that's why they didn't tell him :/)
