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Laura Reference Sheet

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  • Epantsimator said:
    Just looked that up; Christ have I been out of the loop.

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  • It feels as though Tom only used Laura to further the plot. I mean, the number of coincidences that occurred the moment Laura reentered the comic. Like, Trace just happens to get captured, Laura just happened to be carrying a locket with a mana stone needed to destroy the tower, and Laura HAPPENED to be the person to sacrifice themselves, die, get cremated, and reappear as a spirit all in the period of one arc???

    And what was the payoff; Keith experiences a loss that he eventually carries on from, and we lose a character anyone barely got to know who, might I add, had to go through a whole mess of obstacles just to find Keith? Was killing off Laura even necessary? She could have survived the entire ordeal and just decided to stay friends with Keith and let him be with Natani. It's ridiculous to kill her off!

    I haven't seen unnecessary killing off of minor characters like this since the Walking Dead. And please keep in mind I don't think Tom is a bad author because of this. He obviously knows how to create an exciting story with interesting characters. I just think it's disappointing that he went down this path and chose this ending for Laura.

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  • PhillyBlue said:
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    The Basitin Arc was 2010, right? It wasn't until a couple years later I felt Tom was really coming into his own as a writer; prior to then the story had a strong paint-by-numbers vibe, and a lot of elements haven't aged well. I imagine Laura was conceived as a plot device first, and one of several rather ham-handed approaches to fostering character drama—in that sense she had to die, because it was her job to die. I don't know if he even expected her to develop such a cult following, but damned if he's not milking the hindsight.

    If/when Tom ever concludes the main story, I think it'd be worthwhile to rewrite the early chapters to bring them in line with his current calibre. The pace has slowed a bit, but even side characters like Adira feel much more fleshed-out than even the main cast was back in the 00's.

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