read megamorphs 2 in the reread.
Jul. 7th, 2019 10:23 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
obsidianwolfSo i just finished the second megamorphs and it is a frustrating book I mean just by rule of cool it wins with Dinosaurs but it also was so clearly an event book that was clearly done for marketing that it kind of stumbles around a lot.
It was clear form the beginning that any dinosaur morphs would be lost but no real explanation was given for it or why Tobias suddenly couldn't heal. Which frustrates me cause there was a simple explanation involving the sub.
Simply say they were irradiated by the sub explosion then have Ax explain that because they were in morphs at the time they wouldn't suffer long term effects but until the morphing tech expelled all the radiation there ability to heal or acquire new morphs would be limited. Just have him say any morphs acquired during the period (set it at for longer than you plan to have them in the past) wouldn't take and would fade with the radition.
IT would allow the drama of Rachel carrying an injured Tobias around and let them morph dinosaurs while not breaking things in the future.
Next lets talk about the Mecora and nesk problem. The jokes about broccoli being stupid but I actually like the tragedy of the animorphs having to prevent the Mecora from being saved from a situation they unintentionally create by shifting the balance of power between the two races. The problem is since it happens in this side book it doesn't really come up often enough. This is the type of thing that should have been an issue. Especially in what should have been CAssie's arc this is one of the few books that actually almost addresses her nature as a hypocrite with her reasoning that she could blame Tobias so she didn't have to blame herself. Not to mention her speech to Marco which should have been the beginning of an arc where they were actually debating things and challenging each other instead it peters out like all possibilities for growth for Cassie.
I suppose it is fitting that up next is one of the worst most infuriating books in the series IMO The Departure. More on that when I've reread it.
It was clear form the beginning that any dinosaur morphs would be lost but no real explanation was given for it or why Tobias suddenly couldn't heal. Which frustrates me cause there was a simple explanation involving the sub.
Simply say they were irradiated by the sub explosion then have Ax explain that because they were in morphs at the time they wouldn't suffer long term effects but until the morphing tech expelled all the radiation there ability to heal or acquire new morphs would be limited. Just have him say any morphs acquired during the period (set it at for longer than you plan to have them in the past) wouldn't take and would fade with the radition.
IT would allow the drama of Rachel carrying an injured Tobias around and let them morph dinosaurs while not breaking things in the future.
Next lets talk about the Mecora and nesk problem. The jokes about broccoli being stupid but I actually like the tragedy of the animorphs having to prevent the Mecora from being saved from a situation they unintentionally create by shifting the balance of power between the two races. The problem is since it happens in this side book it doesn't really come up often enough. This is the type of thing that should have been an issue. Especially in what should have been CAssie's arc this is one of the few books that actually almost addresses her nature as a hypocrite with her reasoning that she could blame Tobias so she didn't have to blame herself. Not to mention her speech to Marco which should have been the beginning of an arc where they were actually debating things and challenging each other instead it peters out like all possibilities for growth for Cassie.
I suppose it is fitting that up next is one of the worst most infuriating books in the series IMO The Departure. More on that when I've reread it.
