Te’Veirn was not a well-liked man, in his time.
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THEN: Okay, serious time. Briefly. I'll write a report first thing in the morning.
POHL (VO): Thank you, Then.
POHL: And, one recommendation if I may?
POHL (VO): I'm still assessing the details of the situation. I advise minimal intervention, until I can complete that.
THEN: I'll note that. Good night.
THEN: Hmmm... The Heresies of Ti'Veirn...
THEN: The exiled scholar who dared to suggest that the human legends of wizards and witches, of visions and prophecies... may have been humans that could tap into the Resonance. If Ti'Veirn was right, then...
THEN: It can be learned.
POHL (VO): Thank you, Then.
POHL: And, one recommendation if I may?
POHL (VO): I'm still assessing the details of the situation. I advise minimal intervention, until I can complete that.
THEN: I'll note that. Good night.
THEN: Hmmm... The Heresies of Ti'Veirn...
THEN: The exiled scholar who dared to suggest that the human legends of wizards and witches, of visions and prophecies... may have been humans that could tap into the Resonance. If Ti'Veirn was right, then...
THEN: It can be learned.
Learning curves may include BOOMs
Not quite Then, just because some humans can also tap in to resonance doesn’t mean it’s a learnable skill for anyone.
I am not getting that vibe… The shadow over the eyes trope… Then looking at his hand… I have a feeling Then is thinking something much more sinister here — like geopolitically sinister.
“Exile ME, you crack-shelled eel-lovers? Just because I thought things could be different? Well guess what: I was right. They CAN be…”
Also, he’s technically monologuing. That’s never a good sign.
Only bad guys have the free time to do that. Though technically he’s not a bad guy, yet.
Fair point, but technically he was sleeping and it might take him a bit to get back to bed anyway.
Plus, there aren’t a whole lot of human legends about people lighting their eyes on fire
… Okay, now I’m worried.
*foreboooooode*
“Prophets have honour all over the earth, except in the lands that they had birth…” (an Unfashionable Poet).
Well, it’s been hinted that he has a mid to serious amount of echo envy, so anything that could give him the option to go zoom can, and indeed must, be taken.
If humans can learn this, could Sarnothi?
Bad logic, Then. It’s like saying “some people innately have synethesia, therefore all people could have synethesia if they just learn how.” Doesn’t work that way.
The problem is, nothing has suggested that Amanda “learned” this.
It’s entirely possible that it’s genetically-driven, and perhaps that the genetic trait is just much rarer in humans, or maybe even dormant until triggered by exposure to resonance. Epigenetics are a hell of a thing.
“Epigenetics are a hell of a thing.”
FFDGFSDFA YES! So many people underestimate the power of epigenetics!
The other question this brings is considering how isolated Sarnoth is, how would have Ti’Viern learned about these stories at all. While there was a European presence in the Great Lakes as early as the 1600s, I don’t think there was enough of a population to set off anyone’s alarm bells until the 19th century. I’m going to assume that Ti’Viern couldn’t have lived any earlier than the 20th century. While I can imagine a Sarnothi investigating our civilization, it makes more sense that one learned about wizards and witches through Hollywood rather than learning enough English to read about them in a public library. (A quick note I’m not discounting earlier contact with indigenous people. It’s just in my experience, most of the magic described in their traditions lacks the flash that would be mistaken for an echo.)
Who said anything about Europeans? It could have been Native Americans or First Peoples (Canada) he observed. Not all Magicks came from Europe.
Last sentence.
You’re assuming they needed contact with Sarnothi.
Nvm, I misunderstood your question due to being half ssleep.
Does Then regularly talk outloud to himself?
Why not? I do, especially when I’m excited.
Ok, Discovering Amanda can tap into the Resonance is troubling, but we have another thing to think about. How will Plo’Quar fit into this? We know that Pohl is still searching for her so I imagine that she is going to make her appearance soon. How is this going to affect the family dynamic?
Sssooo…. Then wants to be an Echo? That’s a bit ominous. Let’s hope he has good reasons.
During his introduction to the Smiths, he explained how he was not blessed with it, but studied the Echo and its powers. It would be of no surprise to me that Then is interested. I also wonder if this was Emperor Palpatine’s intention for sending everyone away. Try to find out if they could teach humans how to echo, learn how, abuse to even further concour areas…
No, I don’t think it’s good, and screams double agent.
Nobody likes the guy that tells the special people that they arent special
also you just pulled a Black Clover…
I think that’s pretty big leap there Then.
So, I guess somebody has to say it…
Amanda is now OFFICIALLY a witch :p