Rules of the Game 1. Criticism. Serious, not serious, sound drubbings, round mockings, and utter gushing - all allowed. No, really. Gen, het, and slash...
CriticalEdge@yahoogro...
Oct 1, 2004 8:28 am
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Once more, into the void.... Web version of commentary, w/screen captures, at: http://www.wordsmiths.net/MacGeorge/episodes/Season5/LittleTinGod.htm ...
... what they ... Moche ... as ... his ... finished ... But accepting worship as "his due" implies a colossal arrogance, which Lorca must have had even before...
... Colossal arrogance does not necessarily make someone an inherent bad guy (trust me, this is something I am an expert on). It might make him an asshole to...
In a message dated 10/4/04 12:53:44 PM Eastern Daylight Time, ... Would be interesting to see if there was any way to have proof of this short of risking a...
... Well, there are a number of stories that have had Bad Things Happen when Immortals fought, but absent something in canon, it's all just speculation. Hmm....
Re bad things happening in the movies during a fight on holy ground-- Connor and Kane fought on holy ground in HL3, and Connor's sword broke. Shomeret...
... I think the official status of this question is "unclear". In my own personal head, something like a desanctified church is no longer holy ground; also in...
... bad guy ... an ... anything ... The problem, as I see it, is that such enormous arrogance is something of a train-wreck waiting to happen. Let anyone...
... this short ... immortals ... as well. ... Consider, too, how many powerfully psychic Immortals we've seen. Does the Quickening-power itself have anything...
... Yes! In HL3, when Kane and Connor first cross swords, they battle their way into a Buddhist shrine. Connor pulls back his sword, warning Kane: "We're on...
... if ... I suspect that the "holy" energy-field fades away slowly when worshippers stop adding the energy of their "prayerful state of mind" to it. It's...
Re the nature of holy ground-- My feeling is that there is something inherent in the ground itself that makes it holy. If this weren't the case, then Duncan's...
I like to believe this, however in the first Kenny episode, Duncan leaves him on the steps of a storefront urban church. It's unlikely that ground right at...
reposting, since I'd gotten an error message; apologies if it shows up twice. ... leaves ... ground ... buildings on that ... maybe it's a combination of all...
... And Laura answered: LV> I think the official status of this question is "unclear". My problem with Little Tin God has always been that Lorca in the...
... That was bizarre, wasn't it? And it does raise the question of what constitutes holy ground - a question that has never been definitively addressed in...
... Ouch -- I'd never believe that. Do you think that as blood-steeped a tradition as that of the Immortals would make such a distinction? There are just too...
In a message dated 10/7/04 4:58:11 PM Eastern Daylight Time, ... LOL although it might be Methos muse doing the answering "Yes. OH YES!!" I like the idea of...
... Yes, I do think that since the whole point of holy ground is to be a place where human blood *cannot* be shed. ... And that's also possible. <g> MacG...
... I considered this, but I still can't believe it. We only know that Immortals can't fight one another to the death and a quickening on holy ground. We've...
... be a ... umm...does that include both literal blood and symbolic blood? only human blood, or the blood of anything? (there goes the idea of sacrificing...
Re prohibition against shedding human blood on holy ground-- Well on Mortal Sins Duncan tells Anne to keep herself and Father Bernard in the church because ...
... problem. Perhaps ... holy. Maybe ... as some people ... It could also be that holy ground which is *made* holy by the psychic output of worshippers...
... leaves ... ground ... buildings on that ... This implies that there are two ways of making "holy ground": 1) some natural force is perceived by humans, who...
... of ... than ... Very good point! Note that Connor seems to have always had more psychic sensitivity than most Immies (the scene, in HL1, where Ramirez...
... Quite true, and if Lorca had gone through with it he might have found out the hard way -- as Kane did in HL3 -- why fighting on holy ground is Not A Good...
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