brunothepig said:The Inheritance Cycle. Pains me to say it, because I loved those books, but I'm really bitter about the end.
I'm sure there are others, but that is all I can think of right now.So, Eragon leaves. I know, not really a spoiler cause Angela predicted it in the first book blah blah. But the prophecy also says he'll never return. First off it's been said the future can be changed. More importantly, there is not a single good reason Eragon wouldn't return. For those of you that haven't read the books, Eragon leaves to establish a new Dragon Rider order. Which means wherever he ends up, it must be close enough to Alagaesia that new Dragon Riders can travel there after they are picked. Otherwise either Eragon will be sitting there alone while all the Dragon Riders stay in Alagaesia, or there will be no new Dragon Riders. Why the hell will Eragon never again return? In ten years he isn't going to put someone else in charge and pop back to see how the land he helped free is doing? To meet his nephew?
The only reason Paolini did it is as homage to LOTR. The final scene is Eragon sailing down a river on an elven boat, saying goodbye to friends he's met in his travels, such as the dwarf king etc. The worst part is, this ending would be fine if it weren't for the prophecy. But saying he'll never return, and then everyone treating it that way, just had me sitting there the whole time waiting for someone to explain why. It just sucks that the author would twist his characters and narrative around to do that, especially when he still could have had that scene, it just wouldn't have been as similar, or sad if Eragon was planning to return.
I've already re-written it in my mind that the prophecy was speaking of his eventual death. He will leave, never to return. He may return a few times, but some day he'll go back to the Riders new place, and die there.
I actually think the ending was quite fitting, The Dragon Riders headed somewhere where they could be completely impartial to the lands events. And I'm pretty sure that Eragon will return from time to time, just that he plans to spend most of his time at the new Dragon Riders headquarters (Whatever you want to call it), Eragons essentially become the most powerful person on the face of the planet, and he cant take too much of an active role in the fate of Alagaesia lest he become another Galbatorix.
I thought the ending was fitting, especially how the romance with him and Arya turned out, he chose not to make it completely cliche by making it not work out, and i respect him for that.
.. Still think that he should have made Roran king though, he would've been the most badass king ever (Although Nasuada makes more sense)
I thought the ending was fitting, especially how the romance with him and Arya turned out, he chose not to make it completely cliche by making it not work out, and i respect him for that.
.. Still think that he should have made Roran king though, he would've been the most badass king ever (Although Nasuada makes more sense)