Legend of the Seeker review: Denna
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brontefanatic commented in her review that there isn't any mention of a Confessor's touch being fatal to a Mord'Sith at this point and she's right. On rewatching the fight scenes myself, I agree that there's not much effort made by Kahlan to Confess Denna. Only once did it look like she was trying to grab Denna's throat. This is particuarly odd given that Kahlan thinks she could have prevented Richard from being kidnapped had she been there, suggesting she thinks she's equal to multiple Mord'Sith - and in terms of her powers being deadly to them, she is. (Although if Confession is a type of magic, shouldn't it be turned back against a Confessor? But they're immune to Concession, I suppose. The rules on magic are hazy at best)
However that it's such an important point later makes me think about the neck guards and how they might have been especially designed to protect the Mord'Sith from the Confessor's touch, and that is the case, how meaningful it is for Cara to discard her neck guard despite Kahlan's constant presence.
Given that we later discover Darken is Richard's half-brother, or given the slash potential, there's more than one way to interpret the idea of Richard pledging his "undying love" to Rahl as Denna intends as a result of his training.
"Denna" is a great episode and introduces us to the Mord'Sith in general, and to Denna in particular. We learn more about Confessors, and see Richard turn Denna's lessons back on herself. I give it a four out of five.
Drinking game: I counted eleven drinks – eight of which were due to the constant mentions of prophecy :D
Picspam:
legendland.brontefanatic commented in her review that there isn't any mention of a Confessor's touch being fatal to a Mord'Sith at this point and she's right. On rewatching the fight scenes myself, I agree that there's not much effort made by Kahlan to Confess Denna. Only once did it look like she was trying to grab Denna's throat. This is particuarly odd given that Kahlan thinks she could have prevented Richard from being kidnapped had she been there, suggesting she thinks she's equal to multiple Mord'Sith - and in terms of her powers being deadly to them, she is. (Although if Confession is a type of magic, shouldn't it be turned back against a Confessor? But they're immune to Concession, I suppose. The rules on magic are hazy at best)However that it's such an important point later makes me think about the neck guards and how they might have been especially designed to protect the Mord'Sith from the Confessor's touch, and that is the case, how meaningful it is for Cara to discard her neck guard despite Kahlan's constant presence.
Given that we later discover Darken is Richard's half-brother, or given the slash potential, there's more than one way to interpret the idea of Richard pledging his "undying love" to Rahl as Denna intends as a result of his training.
"Denna" is a great episode and introduces us to the Mord'Sith in general, and to Denna in particular. We learn more about Confessors, and see Richard turn Denna's lessons back on herself. I give it a four out of five.
Drinking game: I counted eleven drinks – eight of which were due to the constant mentions of prophecy :D
Picspam:
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Date: 2012-06-01 05:22 pm (UTC)Interesting theory about the neck pieces of the Mord'Sith unifiorms.
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Date: 2012-06-02 01:50 am (UTC)Kahlan thinks she could've stopped Richard from being kidnapped, but the evidence suggests otherwise. Watching the fight, Denna seems in control for most of it, and Kahlan doesn't get much chance to try and confess her.
My theory is that Mord'Sith turn back wizard magic, or that their power works best against wizards at least. Confessors, the show seems at pains to tell us, are different.
Although Nicci confessed Kahlan with her own power, so there's a possible inconsistency there.
how meaningful it is for Cara to discard her neck guard despite Kahlan's constant presence. Ooh, I hadn't thought of that. What a lovely gesture/symbol of trust.
Or it could be that Cara figures she deserves to be confessed, so why not make it easier for Kahlan?
Poor Cara. I miss her in these early episodes.
I love the picspam, and the quotes you chose are perfect :D
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