But, y' know, that would make for interesting character drama. Suppose - to continue the analogy - Tolkien had written the story differently (though he had his reasons for how it is). The possessor of a Great Ring does not die, Gandalf said - he does not grow, or obtain more life, he merely continues until at last every moment is weariness… And we do see that Bilbo has aged, though very slowly. Fiddlesticks. Say that the moment he took hold of Gollum's Precious the aging process stopped. Miraculously - magically - cell renewal is held perfect, indefinitely. There's no need to bring in Baggins: The Next Generation; Bilbo himself IS Frodo's age, still, and will remain so! Unless and until he casts the Ring into the fires of Mount Doom, that is. Then it's Game Over. Remember what happened when Dorian Gray stabbed his magic portrait? They found a horrifying, monstrous, debauched, almost unrecognizable corpse on the floor, before a (now marred) portrait painting of a young god. Go ahead, Bilbo - throw it in! But you might as well throw yourself in also, save us the trouble of burying what's left of you when deferred Time takes its revenge…
[Melkor made the Orcs “in envy and mockery of Elves.” As the Lucifer-analogue, he would know the trick if anyone does save Illuvatar Himself: Do Orcs also possess Elveness immortality? The point is never addressed. But the Ring then could confer that upon its possessor. Presto! Welcome to the next ten thousand centuries of youth and health… in theory. In practice, not so much, because Ee-eevil.]
In this case, yes, our fiery sexy romance-novel heroine with multiple doctorates and Paris Hilton wealth confronts the reality of Donovan's Brain - which complacently informs her of what will happen to her if she destroys it. As Khan said, “Not all at once - and not instantly, to be sure…
“Go ahead, press the detonator - and all that you are will be cut off at the root, and will wither away, day by day… You'll retain just enough intelligence to recognize what you see in the mirror - and weep…”
My child, you have come to me - my son. For who now is your father if it is not me? I am the well spring from which you flow. When I am gone, you will have never been. What would your world be, without me? My son…
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Date: 2014-07-29 05:35 pm (UTC)But, y' know, that would make for interesting character drama. Suppose - to continue the analogy - Tolkien had written the story differently (though he had his reasons for how it is). The possessor of a Great Ring does not die, Gandalf said - he does not grow, or obtain more life, he merely continues until at last every moment is weariness… And we do see that Bilbo has aged, though very slowly. Fiddlesticks. Say that the moment he took hold of Gollum's Precious the aging process stopped. Miraculously - magically - cell renewal is held perfect, indefinitely. There's no need to bring in Baggins: The Next Generation; Bilbo himself IS Frodo's age, still, and will remain so! Unless and until he casts the Ring into the fires of Mount Doom, that is. Then it's Game Over. Remember what happened when Dorian Gray stabbed his magic portrait? They found a horrifying, monstrous, debauched, almost unrecognizable corpse on the floor, before a (now marred) portrait painting of a young god. Go ahead, Bilbo - throw it in! But you might as well throw yourself in also, save us the trouble of burying what's left of you when deferred Time takes its revenge…
[Melkor made the Orcs “in envy and mockery of Elves.” As the Lucifer-analogue, he would know the trick if anyone does save Illuvatar Himself: Do Orcs also possess Elveness immortality? The point is never addressed. But the Ring then could confer that upon its possessor. Presto! Welcome to the next ten thousand centuries of youth and health… in theory. In practice, not so much, because Ee-eevil.]
In this case, yes, our fiery sexy romance-novel heroine with multiple doctorates and Paris Hilton wealth confronts the reality of Donovan's Brain - which complacently informs her of what will happen to her if she destroys it. As Khan said, “Not all at once - and not instantly, to be sure…
“Does the name 'Charlie Gordon' ring a bell?
“Go ahead, press the detonator - and all that you are will be cut off at the root, and will wither away, day by day… You'll retain just enough intelligence to recognize what you see in the mirror - and weep…”
“… Um. Say, guys, y' know, I've been thinking, and, um…”
- and gosh, what happens next?
My child, you have come to me - my son. For who now is your father if it is not me? I am the well spring from which you flow. When I am gone, you will have never been. What would your world be, without me? My son…
Thulsa Doom, Conan the Barbarian