Re: I actually hated this scene, I thought it was utterly unrealistic
Code_Man65 Send a noteboard - 28/10/2009 07:35:48 PM
So Semirhage could stand being humiliated naked, upside down, endure psychological torture for days, and the second Cadsuane spanks her, she breaks down? Are you kidding me?
Her psyche was built up as impenetrable. I was under the impression that this woman could outdo Cadsuane. The comparison was made very obvious by BS, and Cadsuane kept thinking that the solution to cracking Semirhage's would be similar to her own breaking her own mind. So, in this scene, Cadsuane basically admitted that all it takes to reduce her to a pathetic sobbing baby who eats beans off the floor is a simple spanking in front of an audience.
I'm not finished the book yet. I appreciate BS's work, but he's just so obvious that the metaphors and psychological dots that are connected just seem childish at times. RJ was a master at hinting at what was important, and realistically and subtly explaining what was going on without actually spelling it out. Sanderson lacks this finesse, and I think it's the greatest detriment to the novel.
Her psyche was built up as impenetrable. I was under the impression that this woman could outdo Cadsuane. The comparison was made very obvious by BS, and Cadsuane kept thinking that the solution to cracking Semirhage's would be similar to her own breaking her own mind. So, in this scene, Cadsuane basically admitted that all it takes to reduce her to a pathetic sobbing baby who eats beans off the floor is a simple spanking in front of an audience.
I'm not finished the book yet. I appreciate BS's work, but he's just so obvious that the metaphors and psychological dots that are connected just seem childish at times. RJ was a master at hinting at what was important, and realistically and subtly explaining what was going on without actually spelling it out. Sanderson lacks this finesse, and I think it's the greatest detriment to the novel.
What broke her was the loss of her ability to awe those who were holding her by simply being who she was. She showed them that for all of her power she was still just as human as the rest of them. By NOT using the power on her Cadsuane showed her that she thought she wasn't worth the effort to channel. It was actualy the biggest insult you could give a forsaken. Seriously think about it. You have been built up over the last 3000 years so much that no one thinks of you as human anymore, you are a legend. And legends, good or bad, inspire awe in people. Cadsuane stripped that status away from her by treating her like a common person.
"Questions Of Control", pages 278-280 
- 27/10/2009 05:26:53 PM
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- 27/10/2009 05:26:53 PM
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I was conflicted by it
- 27/10/2009 06:48:09 PM
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Remind me what the paragraph was about? The spanking? *NM*
- 27/10/2009 07:08:26 PM
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That be it. *NM*
- 27/10/2009 07:09:39 PM
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I didn't find it funny...
- 27/10/2009 07:28:16 PM
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it was rushed, but i did laugh. my first thought was oooh, leigh on tor is going to be pissed! *NM*
- 28/10/2009 05:10:40 PM
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It wasn't all that funny. I thought it rather obvious. *NM*
- 28/10/2009 01:25:13 AM
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Totally agreed. The most disappointing scene I've read so far. *NM*
- 28/10/2009 05:22:35 PM
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I actually hated this scene, I thought it was utterly unrealistic
- 28/10/2009 05:20:29 PM
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Re: I actually hated this scene, I thought it was utterly unrealistic
- 28/10/2009 07:35:48 PM
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IMO, you've simplified it a bit too much
- 28/10/2009 08:24:33 PM
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I understand the reasons why Semi broke down
- 28/10/2009 09:35:16 PM
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It was a little fast, yes, but I think the basic psychological idea of it was sound.
- 31/10/2009 06:52:28 PM
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So humans don't respond to the other "punishments"? They only respond to spankings from gram-gram?
- 18/11/2009 09:25:13 PM
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