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Posted by: Cmdr DaeFaron
Mendez did a face-heel-turn, if I understand the trope correctly.He did, and that's all I'm giving you.
It still doesn't excuse him suddenly seriously debating in his mind LETTING HALSEY STARVE to deathPage number? I don't remember that happening. Parangosky is just stupid. IIRC, she thinks the S2's CAN REUNITE with their families.I don't recall her even suggesting that. She gives them the opportunity to read their files, and what they chose to do with that information is up to them. I don't think any of the characters even entertain the idea of a reunion.
What can you really offer the Spartans? Their lives, hobbies, all of their interests are intertwined with their military duty. Closure, that's what.And Halsey "kidnapped" Kelly at a moment when... it really didn't matter.She fled a battle. For a crowd as morally absolute as you folks, I thought cowardice would be a pretty easy one.
Halsey fled, and it finally gave Parangosky a reason to go after her that wouldn't also take her down in the process.
Every other character... so Magically the Spartan II's, all of them, have unresolved issues and thus hate Halsey. I don't buy it. Hell, IIRC, they INTRODUCE Naomi as "more likely to side WITH Halsey" yet it never happens. Naomi or the other Spartans don't ever defend or side with Halsey. They pitifully back down to the ODST when trying to get answers and he goes "Captain say no."Did you even read the book? Do you understand anything? They did defend Halsey; Fred even tried to talk them out of it.
In the end, their perfect military discipline kicked in and they didn't defy a superior officer. (Not the first time anything like this has happened in Halo lore either.)Osman was just retarded and should be killed. She shared top secret S2 details to ODSTs and a civilian, information that would destroy ONI. I'm surprised Parangosky didn't shoot Osman for that stunt.I think it's very clear that, as the heir of ONI, Osman is given near free-reign to operate Kilo-Five. If it wasn't explicitly stated (I believe it was, but I could be wrong), I like to think that the fact that Osman reported to the Vice Admiral on a daily basis kind of shed some light on Parangosky's awareness of the unit's daily operations.Halsey changed drastically. It wasn't a "This is a different viewpoint" it was a "Bashing halsey." As I believe I've said, I'd have accepted it IF the times it's described from Halsey's PoV, she acted the same as before, or more in line with it.With regard toward her journal, her demeanor in Reach, and all past interpretations of Halsey, she behaves as would be expected.
Is she as calm and collected as she was in The Fall of Reach? No, of course not! That wouldn't make any sense. She's not in the safety of her office on a UNSC-controlled military fortress world, she's stuck behind enemy lines in an artificial alien sphere with a man that hates her, all the while not knowing if the world she knows outside still exists.
Most people would be somewhat on edge too, and that was before she learned that he daughter was dead and that she'd be arrested for war crimes.
It's called character development, and it's what drives a story.Seriously, for a supposedly unbiased viewpoint. It was very hateful. Not to mention the utter stupidity.You're aware that these characters aren't real people, right? Are you referring to the author? I don't think the author hates her characters.A high moral compass ODST hates Halsey after reading about the bad stuff only. I buy that. Then he just walks past the S3's, mentally acknowledges they are treated as suicide soldiers, and damn young, but he doesn't hate ONI or Mendez? What the -blam!-.I believe the phrase you're looking for is "high and mighty." And yes, Kilo-Five is, but they're new to the intelligence community, they'll learn to stomach atrocities in due time.
And doesn't Mendez's comment about not smelling the stink 'til you're out of the sewer ring truer than ever at that moment? There's irony to be found at that moment in the book; you'd be better off appreciating and hoping it pays off in Traviss' next Halo installment than being angry.
Also, did that happen before or after Vaz almost killed Halsey? If before, wouldn't you just consider it buildup to the former? Reading Naomi's file was Vaz's breaking point. Reading the terrible things that have happened to Naomi had greater impact because *gasp*, he cares about Naomi!
Now please don't tell me you let that obvious plot point get past you.
[Edited on 08.14.2012 6:14 AM PDT]