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kippurcritiquesbadbooksNow that we've learned that Disney is part of the whole... plot thingy... of whatever... actually get back to the plot. Or should I say "Plot" as it seems like the entire point of this so called story is to spout crazy conspiracy theories and some how tie in everything and the kitchen sink into this conspiracy.
Teabag accuses Langdon of killing Grandpa... but he's mostly upset because grandpa was a contributor to the arts and now he's dead. Um... yes. \~/ Gambit wants to know if he can show them out, but Langdon and Sophie say oh but we have information about the keystone. And Teabag believes them! Now while this is utterly true, in this case, why would he believe that they know where it is? After all he's been searching for it his entire life and now this so called murderer and chick apparently know where it is? What are the odds? I mean really. (Now it turns out that Teabag has a very good reason for believing them... but that'd be spoiling. Let's just say he's really friendly with Silas). Teabag taunted with the Keystone lets them stay.
Meanwhile Silas is playing peeping Tom. No where are we told how he got passed the security (which I'm assuming there is) and he's seems to be awfully blood thirsty. He doesn't seem to be at all repentant as the text says, "If they did not reveal where they had placed the keystone, Silas would have to enter and persuade them with force". There's no mention of reluctance or anything on his part. He's just going to do it. And yet he takes the time to whack himself silly after every time he does something. And still even then it's like he's going through the motions. Kinda like them people who say they can stop any time. He's addicted to violence he is. \~/
Back in the study. We get a recap of what's been happening and how they figure out why the other three are dead. Sophie says that it was probably done in the same way that they fight organized crime syndicates where they gather information and then strike at the head at the same time. It's boring though. \~/ There's some talk about the end of days. Prophecies. The Priory revealing the secret to the world. Blah, blah, blah. Weren't they running from the cops? \~/
They tell him that they have the keystone and it's hiding under his couch and off they go. Silas then sneaks into the house cause they left the window open.
Outside the police have arrived. Bumh Bumh Buuuum! They're standing around looking like dodos because Fache says they have to wait for him. In the beginning of this chapter they establish that the vehicle that Langdon took is inside the property. "Langdon drove a fair distance to get here, and the vehicle is inside the security gate with no signs of forced entry..." then one of the red shirts finds a car. It's Silas' car. Bobo says, "That must be how Langdon got here."
The question is here, first of all "what vehicle?" How does Bobo know there's a vehicle inside? Especially since he next believes that Silas' vehicle belongs to Langdon. So, why would he believe that there's a vehicle inside that belongs to Langdon when he hasn't seen one? \~/
However, Bobo then has the most intelligent thought in the entire book so far. He realizes that Langdon might be innocent.
The problem is he comes up with the completely WRONG reasons for why he might be innocent. Which is, there isn't a way he could have committed the other three murders if he was standing in front of a large group of people giving a lecture. So, right thought for wrong reasons. \~/
Then we skip to Cell Phone Bishop who's flying to Paris. It's two paragraphs and four sentences. Nothing happens. \~/
And we return to Teabag. We're in his POV he waxes poetically about how he's finally found the keystone and he's finally able to reach his life's dream of finding the grail. He also fondles the box. \~/
Then Langdon notices something about the box. There's a little pin hole which when he stabs a paper clip through causes the potato (formally the rose) to fall out. There he sees a language that looks vaguely Semitic but he doesn't recognize it.
Much to my delight he then gets a horrible crushing blow to the head and passes out. This is, so far, my favorite part of the book.
Silas is the man to blame ... or thank for Langdon's nap. There's a brief scuffle which is dull and Teabag manages to knock Silas out. But Silas' gun goes off. Which Bobo hears and he decides to go in.
Back inside Teabag's place, they hear the cops coming ... and decide to run. Why does everyone decide to run? Why can't they say, "Oh look officers, I'm glad you're here we just managed to subdue this intruder who tried to kill us!" Or something. But logic doesn't seem to be the forefront here.
And that's all I have the effort for now.
Teabag accuses Langdon of killing Grandpa... but he's mostly upset because grandpa was a contributor to the arts and now he's dead. Um... yes. \~/ Gambit wants to know if he can show them out, but Langdon and Sophie say oh but we have information about the keystone. And Teabag believes them! Now while this is utterly true, in this case, why would he believe that they know where it is? After all he's been searching for it his entire life and now this so called murderer and chick apparently know where it is? What are the odds? I mean really. (Now it turns out that Teabag has a very good reason for believing them... but that'd be spoiling. Let's just say he's really friendly with Silas). Teabag taunted with the Keystone lets them stay.
Meanwhile Silas is playing peeping Tom. No where are we told how he got passed the security (which I'm assuming there is) and he's seems to be awfully blood thirsty. He doesn't seem to be at all repentant as the text says, "If they did not reveal where they had placed the keystone, Silas would have to enter and persuade them with force". There's no mention of reluctance or anything on his part. He's just going to do it. And yet he takes the time to whack himself silly after every time he does something. And still even then it's like he's going through the motions. Kinda like them people who say they can stop any time. He's addicted to violence he is. \~/
Back in the study. We get a recap of what's been happening and how they figure out why the other three are dead. Sophie says that it was probably done in the same way that they fight organized crime syndicates where they gather information and then strike at the head at the same time. It's boring though. \~/ There's some talk about the end of days. Prophecies. The Priory revealing the secret to the world. Blah, blah, blah. Weren't they running from the cops? \~/
They tell him that they have the keystone and it's hiding under his couch and off they go. Silas then sneaks into the house cause they left the window open.
Outside the police have arrived. Bumh Bumh Buuuum! They're standing around looking like dodos because Fache says they have to wait for him. In the beginning of this chapter they establish that the vehicle that Langdon took is inside the property. "Langdon drove a fair distance to get here, and the vehicle is inside the security gate with no signs of forced entry..." then one of the red shirts finds a car. It's Silas' car. Bobo says, "That must be how Langdon got here."
The question is here, first of all "what vehicle?" How does Bobo know there's a vehicle inside? Especially since he next believes that Silas' vehicle belongs to Langdon. So, why would he believe that there's a vehicle inside that belongs to Langdon when he hasn't seen one? \~/
However, Bobo then has the most intelligent thought in the entire book so far. He realizes that Langdon might be innocent.
Moreover, Collet realized, if Langdon were innocent, it explained one of this case's strangest paradoxes: Why had Sophie Neveu, the granddaughter of the victim, help the alleged killer escape? Unless Sophie knew Langdon was falsely charged. Fache had posited all kinds of explanations tonight to explain Sophie's odd behavior, including that Sophie, as Sauniere's sole heir, had persuaded her secret lover Robert Langdon to kill off Sauniere for the inheritance money. Sauniere, if he had suspected this, might have left the police the message P.S. Find Robert Langdon. Collet was fairly certain something else was going oin here. Sophie Neveu seemed far too solid of character to be mixed up in something that sordid.
The problem is he comes up with the completely WRONG reasons for why he might be innocent. Which is, there isn't a way he could have committed the other three murders if he was standing in front of a large group of people giving a lecture. So, right thought for wrong reasons. \~/
Then we skip to Cell Phone Bishop who's flying to Paris. It's two paragraphs and four sentences. Nothing happens. \~/
And we return to Teabag. We're in his POV he waxes poetically about how he's finally found the keystone and he's finally able to reach his life's dream of finding the grail. He also fondles the box. \~/
Then Langdon notices something about the box. There's a little pin hole which when he stabs a paper clip through causes the potato (formally the rose) to fall out. There he sees a language that looks vaguely Semitic but he doesn't recognize it.
Much to my delight he then gets a horrible crushing blow to the head and passes out. This is, so far, my favorite part of the book.
Silas is the man to blame ... or thank for Langdon's nap. There's a brief scuffle which is dull and Teabag manages to knock Silas out. But Silas' gun goes off. Which Bobo hears and he decides to go in.
Back inside Teabag's place, they hear the cops coming ... and decide to run. Why does everyone decide to run? Why can't they say, "Oh look officers, I'm glad you're here we just managed to subdue this intruder who tried to kill us!" Or something. But logic doesn't seem to be the forefront here.
And that's all I have the effort for now.
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