I did... a lot of rage screaming about these chapters. Like, a lot. (Capslock removed for readability.)
In Chapter 17, there were a couple of lines that just... I couldn't even.
The most frustrating aspect was the knowledge that everything that had happened—everything she, Che’ri, Samakro, and Thrawn had done—had worked. Every bit of it.
Like-- it. It doesn't matter that it worked, it was none of their decisions to MAKE. They were not elected or appointed to that task and they did not have the consent of the people who were directly affected by it. Doesn't matter that it was effective, it was wrong because the people who did it were not capable of being held accountable for it.
They wanted order, of course. Order, and obedience to protocols that had guided the Ascendancy for centuries.
Thalias is so wrong here. The Council wants the people who make decisions to be the ones who are prepared to be held accountable for them: to make political decisions like kidnapping a fucking leader of an independent nation with whom you are not at war, you must be capable of being punished or rewarded by your people for that action! Thrawn is explicitly NOT a politician, and can only be held accountable by the military... except he has Ba'kif preventing or softening any attempt to do so. Thalias, who abetted the hijacking of a ship that she was not part of the command structure of, is not even a member of the military! She cannot make military decisions like "where the ship goes" because she is not capable of being either punished or rewarded for her action, and it was literally a crime to attempt it in the first place! She should really face some justice for it!!
Okay, calming down. For those who haven't read Outbound Flight before, what did you think about Memories XII? Because I found it confusing as all hell, because it seemed like... literally a chapter from that book? But with no setup or connection to current canon? Did I miss something?
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Date: 2022-12-21 03:18 am (UTC)In Chapter 17, there were a couple of lines that just... I couldn't even.
Like-- it. It doesn't matter that it worked, it was none of their decisions to MAKE. They were not elected or appointed to that task and they did not have the consent of the people who were directly affected by it. Doesn't matter that it was effective, it was wrong because the people who did it were not capable of being held accountable for it.
Thalias is so wrong here. The Council wants the people who make decisions to be the ones who are prepared to be held accountable for them: to make political decisions like kidnapping a fucking leader of an independent nation with whom you are not at war, you must be capable of being punished or rewarded by your people for that action! Thrawn is explicitly NOT a politician, and can only be held accountable by the military... except he has Ba'kif preventing or softening any attempt to do so. Thalias, who abetted the hijacking of a ship that she was not part of the command structure of, is not even a member of the military! She cannot make military decisions like "where the ship goes" because she is not capable of being either punished or rewarded for her action, and it was literally a crime to attempt it in the first place! She should really face some justice for it!!
Okay, calming down. For those who haven't read Outbound Flight before, what did you think about Memories XII? Because I found it confusing as all hell, because it seemed like... literally a chapter from that book? But with no setup or connection to current canon? Did I miss something?