I just stumbled across this post on my network, so I hope you don't mind if I drop in.
I have mostly adjusted to PC, except for I cannot forgive the writers for Peter's stupid territoriality causing the death of dozens of Narnians. Because if he is to be High King, he has to do it properly, and he has to be better than Caspian, that's the whole point of being High King over all Kings in Narnia. But the writers wedged his head far too firmly up his ass, and it made me Very Unhappy.
Some of that would have worked, because yeah, gotta be shitty to go from being High King to being just That Kid in Maths Class mouthing off. And a movie needs conflict. But Peter had 15 years of learning how to manage people and run an army, and the writers made him forget ALL of it as soon as he got back to England, and not remember it when he returned, either.
Which, everything else they did in the movie mostly made sense to me, as an adaptation, and it's fun to watch. But I felt they served Peter poorly in a way that undercut his position in the canon as High King.
But, all that aside, THANK YOU for the lovely words about Carpetbaggers. You are most kind, and I'm so glad to hear people are reading and enjoying it. It's been a ton of fun to write and think about.
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Date: 2010-12-16 05:42 (UTC)I have mostly adjusted to PC, except for I cannot forgive the writers for Peter's stupid territoriality causing the death of dozens of Narnians. Because if he is to be High King, he has to do it properly, and he has to be better than Caspian, that's the whole point of being High King over all Kings in Narnia. But the writers wedged his head far too firmly up his ass, and it made me Very Unhappy.
Some of that would have worked, because yeah, gotta be shitty to go from being High King to being just That Kid in Maths Class mouthing off. And a movie needs conflict. But Peter had 15 years of learning how to manage people and run an army, and the writers made him forget ALL of it as soon as he got back to England, and not remember it when he returned, either.
Which, everything else they did in the movie mostly made sense to me, as an adaptation, and it's fun to watch. But I felt they served Peter poorly in a way that undercut his position in the canon as High King.
But, all that aside, THANK YOU for the lovely words about Carpetbaggers. You are most kind, and I'm so glad to hear people are reading and enjoying it. It's been a ton of fun to write and think about.
Onward to Chapter V! Oy.