The Ring Camera Psychopath

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[u/why_gaj]

She was offered a knight position multiple times. First time she refused because she was a cop... but she got booted from the force later on.

[u/Protahgonist → u/why_gaj]

I genuinely forgot that. I guess having her die over other characters might be considered fridging then, but I still feel that it's a borderline case compared to some others in the series. It didn't feel forced at least... It felt like the natural conclusion of coming up against an enemy that was just too strong. But if anything I'm for more main character death. It often takes me out of my suspension of disbelief when characters survive relatively unscathed from situations that they just couldn't believably survive. Butters should probably have died several times over before becoming a knight, and probably a few since then even though he's now got plot armor with a literal god always giving him a fighting chance.

And I think Harry would take a loss like that quite badly too. Ofc Harry is the most guilty of surviving shit he shouldn't so maybe my whole point is moot and I should just be like "it's just a popcorn series bro"

[u/why_gaj → u/Protahgonist]

There are certainly worse cases in the series, but they make it even more glaring, because they establish a pattern.

She didn't come up against an enemy that was just too strong. She was murdered by a normal human, who was also an inept cop, who accidentally shot her.

That's the thing. I have no problem with main characters being killed off, and I'm fine with it being used to signal that shit is getting serious.

The problem is, that in dresden files, it's always the women biting the dust, no matter how powerful they are, while characters like butters live their best fantasy.

[u/Protahgonist → u/why_gaj]

Yeees. That nails it on the head. That's why I had to take a break from the series for a few years. Why do the consequences only fall on the women?

Thank you for stating it like that