Mags

heeeeeeeeeeeeey there !

He pulled an easy-bake oven out of his coat, and put the now mixed batter inside. "Nope, I got it."

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To risk oversimplifying things and taking a step too far backward, I see the debate as just a common facet of fandom and interpretation of fiction. When a large group of people are presented with a character who is complicated at best, we're bound to see extreme differences of opinion and interpretations, so I've ignored most of the discussion assuming it was the same thing I've seen several times in other places. As for my opinion on him, I found him honestly very forgettable. I never had a strong opinion on him and am surprised to find that I'm somewhat alone on that. As I believe I've said before, I don't think this is a fault of Brandon's writing. The way I see it, Moash is a character foil created specifically to explore and define Kaladin's character (and other facets of the story, if less directly), and because of that I never really gave him much thought beyond comparison to Kaladin. Moash's political extremism in RoW, his acceptance of Odium, even the way he provokes Kaladin's mental health issues are all ways to contrast Kaladin and add to Kaladin's arc. Moash is the version of Kaladin who gave into anger, depression, apathy, etc. I always felt like he's not really a character written to get the audience to feel something, but is instead written to aid the character who does make the audience feel something (again, Kaladin). I never felt like he was written to be likable or hate-able, he's just there--and maybe that's why interpretations vary so much. Even without Kaladin as part of the discussion, on a larger narrative level it just makes sense to have a character like this. Often when portraying different moral standpoints and asking questions of morality as part of the narrative, you want to make sure you include characters who fall into a wide range of moral standpoints so that you can explore different perspectives and outcomes. We have several redemption arc characters within this story, so it only makes sense to also have a corruption arc to balance things out. That's not to say it'd be poor writing to redeem him, it shouldn't matter what his fate is because the corruption side of things has already been represented 'on-screen.' He's a narrative tool. A parallel, a foil, etc. Nothing more to me, personally. If he get's a redemption arc, I think that's cool. If he dies a horrible death I won't cry. My personal opinion on what should happen to him? He should be treated with mercy because everyone deserves that, but he should also see the consequences of his actions. If he does have a redemption arc, he should spend his time trying to fix what he's broken. However, that's just my real-world moral standpoint. If a different outcome serves the narrative better, then it serves the narrative better. What do I think Brandon is going to do with him? I think either paths would work, though a redemption makes more sense to me for the story's overall themes. I could honestly see it going both ways, though.

"Okay!" He started digging through his coat, pulling out baking ingredients.

"Okay, so I should make those biscuits," He said, making a mental note.

"Wait I thought we were running away?"

"True!" Lee said. "I guess I was comparing it more to the ones I've heard about from my family."

"Huh . . ." Lee said, trying to to fit that into what he remembered.

"Oooh yeah, I think I talked to him briefly, you guys knew him a lot better then me, didn't you?" He'd been focused on Kryn and Dougella the whole games, so that's really all he remembered.

"In all fairness, ours was not only short but ended with most of us walking away . . . I don't remember many monsters but I may have just not run into them."

"Surprisingly," Lee said. "But I think it has mostly to do with how big the arena is, everyone is pretty far apart and getting further. I wouldn't be surprised if most of the fights were with monsters and not other tributes."

He glanced at the TV. "Not much, a lot of the tribute's are just getting their bearings and moving around . . . looks like something weird might be going on in the ocean, but nothing's happened yet. No one's died either."

Lee nodded. "I agree, I'm glad you've worked things out."

Welcome to the Shard!! Do you like bagels? What's your least favorite Brandon character??

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"Hmmm yeah that's not the best outcome. Shall we run instead then?"

"Uh . . . no I think it's just a weird-looking city." Aki explained. He didn't know what a cinema was, but he was glad he wasn't made for it. "Sleeper, no."

"You were just very direct and it caught me off guard," He said defensively.

"What if it's really good tea? I'll make my signature cranberry biscuits."

He blushed. "O-okay . . ."