In the twentieth and penultimate part of Night Watch<\/i>, I CANNOT BELIEVE HOW THIS GOT TURNED AROUND. Intrigued? Then it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s time for Mark to read Discworld<\/i>.<\/p>\n
Y\u00e2\u20ac\u2122all, I knew that I had reason to be nervous, and I suspected that the presence of Carcer was going to significantly affect the end of this book, AND YET.<\/p>\n
AND YET.<\/p>\n
HERE WE ARE AND GUESS WHAT. Still not ready! Despite that I suspected that time might course correct, this<\/i> is not how I saw it happening. I am hoping the final section of this book answers some logistical questions, but before we get there: wow. I JUST NEED TO SAY THAT. This was a violent and shocking spectacle, and it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s also<\/i> an accomplishment in suspense. I knew certain things going into this, and because of the way Pratchett organized the reveal of information and the resolution of the barricade fight, we were left in this fascinating BUT NOT FOOLPROOF lull of action. Vimes had saved a lot<\/i> of people! However, he didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t know that Lord Snapcase had already ordered Carcer and his men to track down Vimes and have him executed as a necessary precaution. So as Vimes helped organize the dismantling of the barricade, everything felt off<\/i>. Like he said, he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d been waiting for the other shoe to drop and then it did<\/i>, but THERE WAS ANOTHER ONE COMING. (Actually, there were two, if you consider Reg Shoe dropping to his knees. AYYYYYYYYYYY, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m here all night.<\/p>\n
And when that other shoe \u00e2\u20ac\u0153drops,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d this gets REAL FUCKED UP. Again! It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s kind of an ongoing state with Night Watch<\/i>, but this fight\u00e2\u20ac\u201dwhich opens with the death of Wiglet in a particularly disturbing sequence\u00e2\u20ac\u201dwas what I was bracing myself for THIS WHOLE TIME. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s important to note how spiteful and cruel this all is because that is exactly<\/i> the sort of thing that Carcer would do. Once more, who comes along with him? What\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s the justification for it? It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s the same unfortunate dynamic, y\u00e2\u20ac\u2122all: They were just following orders!<\/p>\n
Well, not everyone<\/i>, of course. In the midst of the chaotic scramble to survive, I was totally shocked that NED COATES realized that Carcer was The Actual Worst. Which\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 this<\/i> is what it took you? This is when you realized that Vimes wasn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t the true enemy? OKAY, I GUESS.<\/p>\n
I feel like Coates is a fantastic contrast to Reg Shoe, though. Reg, as disappointed as he was that the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153revolution\u00e2\u20ac\u009d died, still stood up for what he believed in. He might have been a little cheesy in his execution, but you know what? I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll take cheesy and genuine over middle-of-the-road and mediocre, you know? I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll take someone definitively choosing the side of justice and freedom over Coates\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s conservative, self-centered viewpoint.<\/p>\n
And you know who else definitively chose a side? Vimes<\/i>. Vimes chose a side, and he tried to save as many people as possible, and then, when the monks pull him out of time, he makes a much easier decision, BUT HE STILL COMMITS TO IT. He barrels his way to Carcer to take him back to his original time, and he does this without<\/i> knowing what the end result will be. How will these people suddenly have Keel\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s face in place of Vimes\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s? What details will be the same and what will be different? Will things change in Vimes\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s mind, too?<\/p>\n
I CAN\u00e2\u20ac\u2122T WAIT FOR THE END OF THIS BOOK.<\/p>\n
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