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WCDT strips 4036 - 4040 (1 - 5 July 2019)
Jakk Frost:
--- Quote from: OldGoat on 30 Jun 2019, 09:18 ---Jeph painted himself into a corner with Spookybot's Deus ex machina introduction. He's got to do something to dial them back or be forever faced with us whining "Why doesn't Spookybot help?" every time a character gets into a fix.
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Might be more appropriate to think of SB as akin to ST:TNG's character Q. He does what he wants, when he wants, including helping others, simply because it amuses him, and he'd just as happily let a planet self-destruct as he would save it, if either option amused him. Remember, he once wiped humanity from the entire fabric of the universe, just to teach Picard a lesson and broaden his thought processes.
And, in a way, Q craves some tiny semblance of companionship now and again, which was why he kept coming back to Picard, and later Janeway when Picard was no fun.
SB is exhibiting the same characteristics as Q, although without the level of sheer omnipotence that Q possesses.
OldGoat:
--- Quote from: Jakk Frost on 01 Jul 2019, 09:49 ---
--- Quote from: OldGoat on 30 Jun 2019, 09:18 ---Jeph painted himself into a corner with Spookybot's Deus ex machina introduction. He's got to do something to dial them back or be forever faced with us whining "Why doesn't Spookybot help?" every time a character gets into a fix.
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Might be more appropriate to think of SB as akin to ST:TNG's character Q. He does what he wants, when he wants, including helping others, simply because it amuses him, and he'd just as happily let a planet self-destruct as he would save it, if either option amused him. Remember, he once wiped humanity from the entire fabric of the universe, just to teach Picard a lesson and broaden his thought processes.
And, in a way, Q craves some tiny semblance of companionship now and again, which was why he kept coming back to Picard, and later Janeway when Picard was no fun.
SB is exhibiting the same characteristics as Q, although without the level of sheer omnipotence that Q possesses.
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Q, Trelane in the original ST, Mr. Mxyzptlk in the Superman comics, and other Trickster archetype gods stretching back to the dawn of human mythology.
JimC:
--- Quote from: BenRG on 30 Jun 2019, 12:49 --- However, they know that they cannot simply wave a 'magic wand' to save every problem without becoming socially destructive.
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--- Quote ---But you can't just leave it at that!" said Anathema, pushing forward. "Think of all things you could do! Good things!"
"Like what?" said Adam suspiciously.
"Well ... you could bring all the whales back, to start with."
He put his head on one side. "An' that'd stop people killing them, would it?"
She hesitated. It would have been nice to say yes.
"An' if people do start killing 'em, what would you have me do about 'em?" said Adam. "No. I reckon I'm getting the hang of this now. Once I start messing around like that, there'd be no stoppin' it. Seems to me, the only sensible thing is for people to know if they kill a whale, they've got a dead whale."
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(Terry Pratchett/Neil Gaiman - Good Omens)
JoeCovenant:
I think there's a world of interpretations to be read into those three little words...
"We have helped."
Tova:
--- Quote from: SmilingCat on 30 Jun 2019, 19:54 ---
--- Quote from: Tova on 30 Jun 2019, 19:38 ---Spooky had money? Whatever for?
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They need money to feed the dogs. I actually imagine them doing some sort of "work" to pay for their lifestyle, and just not knowing what to do with the excess.
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A being that can snap fingers to move money around needs money to feed dogs, that's what you're claiming?
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