In the fourteenth part of Moving Pictures<\/i>, Victor slips into denial about his experience, and Holy Wood makes it harder for him to stay there. Intrigued? Then it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s time for Mark to read Discworld<\/i>.<\/p>\n
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Well, this is all full of dread, isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t it? Bravo to the folks who made the splits for this book, as I love that this section opens with the Bursar realizing just how intense<\/i> the unreality spreading over the Disc is. It sets the scene for the unnerving events that follow. Even if the troll conversation is funny, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s not enough to distract from the inevitability that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s waiting further along in this book. I do think the dialogue is humorous here, but I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t know that it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s something I need to comment on, you know? I mean, the exchange that Victor and Ginger have while they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re still trapped is so much more interesting to me. For example:<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I just remember the dream. There was this voice telling me that I must wake the \u00e2\u20ac\u201c the sleeping man?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Clearly, that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153giant\u00e2\u20ac\u009d that Victor spotted laying on the slab, and that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s about where my theorizing ends. I still can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t piece this all together. Why did the original builders of the gate want to keep this being prisoner here? Like the last section of this book, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m now realizing how I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve been thinking about this wrong. (It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s so much fun to have my perceptions changed like this.) It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s not just a force<\/i> that might come out of that place, but an actual being? Oh god, I understand so little of this!<\/p>\n However, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m utterly confident when I say that Victor is being far too optimistic about the fate of Holy Wood. Granted, I have more information than he does here, given that scene with Death. (!!!!!) It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s unfortunate because I imagine that when this all explodes into the world, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s going to be horrible<\/i>. Just because the main entrance to the underground theater collapsed does not mean there\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s no way out. What about the passage that ostensibly leads out to the ocean? If the power of Holy Wood can control Ginger to tie up Victor without him knowing, surely it can control someone to swim down into that place. And how significant is it that Victor\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s noticed that this force is keeping people alive?<\/p>\n There are a lot of pieces at play here. Death is in town because he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s got a \u00e2\u20ac\u0153busy day\u00e2\u20ac\u009d coming up, which is frightening all on its own. Jesus, WHY ARE A BUNCH OF PEOPLE GOING TO DIE? Then there\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s that scene with the yetis on the Ramtop mountains, which helped me understand the mousetrap scene from earlier. TRAMPLING ELEPHANTS! So what role will the thousand-elephant-parade play in the final part of this nightmare? Didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t Dibbler need them for Blown Away<\/i>? They\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re already late at this point. I DON\u00e2\u20ac\u2122T GET IT.<\/p>\n I do understand why Victor is in denial about all of this, though. I mean, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s the easiest thing to believe, isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t it? After seeing such confusing and, frankly, unbelievable things down in that cavern, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s simpler for Victor to assume that the collapsed entry is the end of it all.<\/p>\n Oh lord.<\/p>\n He went to the window and looked out on a pale silver glow.<\/p>\n Holy Wood had vanished.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n So, yeah. THIS FUCKED ME UP. I thought this was literal<\/i> at first. But the realization that this was due to the unnatural fog that had settled in? Not all that good at assuaging my fear, y\u00e2\u20ac\u2122all. Where did it come from? Why is it there? Why does it feel so wrong<\/i>? Surprise, I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t fucking know because this book is a continual tease. WHAT DOES IT ALL MEAN? I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m curious to see if the trip to Ankh-Morpork will change these characters\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 perspective on things. Unfortunately, based on the Bursar\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s first scene in this section, I know that the magic of Holy Wood has already spread far and wide. But maybe the distance will be good? I suspect that Dibbler won\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t care or won\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t realize what he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s become a part of, but Soll, Victor, and Ginger aren\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t that<\/i> far in, right?<\/p>\n Right???<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=jngyu5WqzBc<\/p>\n Mark Links Stuff<\/b><\/p>\n – The Mark Does Stuff Tour 2015 is now live and includes dates across the U.S., Canada, Europe, the U.K., and Ireland. Check the full list of events on my Tour Dates \/ Appearances page.<\/a> In the fourteenth part of Moving Pictures, Victor slips into denial about his experience, and Holy Wood makes it harder for him to stay there. Intrigued? 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