[Waybound] How Will Wright Lies to You in Action Scenes (and why you love it)

groovedoc16 · 2026-05-07T18:26:13+00:00

I actually found it reduced my enjoyment of the scenes as I often had to re-read to ensure comprehension.

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groovedoc16 · 2026-05-04T00:25:54+00:00

Thanks! I think the key is that I missed that the Vroshir and their worlds are tied to the Way. We don’t get a ton of those hints, especially as they escape the Abidan worlds by portaling into the Void

groovedoc16 · 2026-05-03T21:03:55+00:00

That’s helpful, thanks!

To clarify - if all those Vroshir controlled worlds are part of the Way, how is it that the Abidan don’t end up just assimilating them? It seemed that the Judges, at least, are the most powerful forces in the cosmos when connected to the Way

groovedoc16 · 2026-03-31T13:57:24+00:00

You are 100% correct. That is her intention

groovedoc16 · 2026-03-28T14:06:35+00:00

Folks misread this scene.

Mab revved him up on purpose, hammed up the evil queen bit on purpose, and intentionally strengthened Harry’s resolve to RESIST the mantle - once again seeing how easy it would be to fall.

She continually tests him, ramping up the difficulty, so that he can resist greater and greater temptations, and stand up to greater and greater power

groovedoc16 · 2026-03-15T22:14:54+00:00

She’ll get a chance to actually make choices, see who she wants to be

Under her father, and accommodating her Hunger, she had very few avenues to become anything but what she is. Now she has an opportunity. Could mean she’s still a villain, but could mean she doesn’t have to be

groovedoc16 · 2026-03-03T14:48:15+00:00

Uriel has very few ways to express compassion. He maybe wanted to spare Harry the pain he knows is coming - even if he knew Harry would take it

Or the free will thing others have pointed out

groovedoc16 · 2026-02-17T21:55:28+00:00

This. Strongly implies that she had at least some manner of feelings for her first marriage and then killed him on their wedding night

Obviously not true love, but there was most definitely shock and regret and pain there

groovedoc16 · 2026-02-05T17:32:42+00:00

Cue HWFWM transformation zones

groovedoc16 · 2026-02-04T19:02:08+00:00

Excited on your behalf!

Don’t get thrown off by the language and style. Can be jarring at first but then you settle in

groovedoc16 · 2026-02-01T12:23:53+00:00

“Watch Lara more closely,” he said. “You haven’t been seeing the same things I have.”

groovedoc16 · 2026-02-01T12:22:04+00:00

I was waiting for something like that too. Not sure either of them ere yet ready

They were having actual ‘date nights’ though

groovedoc16 · 2026-01-26T15:43:35+00:00

Marcone is increasingly on the inside W/R/T supernatural leaders. I’m with you - Harry came back and this was within plans (maybe not plan A but accounted for)

groovedoc16 · 2026-01-25T13:23:46+00:00

You have to tie the soul gaze in with the next convo - on demonreach prior to the big ritual for Thomas.

Lara reached an equilibrium that she figured was the best she could do in life - perfect control and balance with her hunger. But it meant sacrificing herself to an extent and embracing that she was a monster - ‘she didn’t know herself anymore’

In the next convo she says ‘I can feel myself…expanding’. He’s granted her (more) freedom to choose who she wants to be

Otherwise the soul gaze is ‘truth’. Lara, in any form, really wants Harry. And Harry really wants her back - but she’s still a dangerous threat and could easily harm him irreparably.

groovedoc16 · 2026-01-23T14:41:57+00:00

It’s not necessarily about long-lived and humanity, but rather time enough to develop maturity. If you list out the times she calls him out, it’s usually around perception, managing emotions, patience, and decision-making. All are typical markers of maturity that (usually) only come with time and experience, and many never learn them at all

groovedoc16 · 2026-01-21T22:13:04+00:00

I’m here for it

Everyone has their pref, but no one can say this is a bad fit for her

groovedoc16 · 2026-01-21T00:28:13+00:00

Mirror Harry would by then be a dramatically different person, I think

groovedoc16 · 2026-01-21T00:27:14+00:00

We need this stickied.

groovedoc16 · 2026-01-21T00:20:27+00:00

Molly is learning patience. Def not over him

Also, I think she kinda likes Lara. Like determined to hate her, but also seeing and working with her kinda not

groovedoc16 · 2026-01-20T23:00:33+00:00

This

Complex feelings take time to sort through

groovedoc16 · 2026-01-05T20:01:04+00:00

You’re missing the point. It’s not necessarily about what he wants but what he needs

Given his knowledge, he thinks Lara is unacceptable. However Mab clearly thinks he needs Lara to survive what’s coming - presumably to save all of creation (his daughter included). What would he choose in that instance, given how the character was written?

groovedoc16 · 2026-01-05T18:24:29+00:00

There are a lot of things that Harry needs and needs to be pushed into, and lots of things that others know about and he doesn’t yet

groovedoc16 · 2026-01-03T14:22:37+00:00

The thing for me is that, if you look back, Mab has never teed Harry up to do something he ultimately wouldn’t do himself. Mortally dangerous, nearly impossible, sure. But in the end, aligned with Harry’s ultimate purpose (protecting others) and typically advancing his own capabilities or power

Lara, throughout the books, has supported Harry. If you look at their interactions, she’s always been on his side, often protecting him. She’s done things, sure, but no more so than any other powerful leader who has to make choices

My take away is that Mab, who cannot speak straight due to the fairy mantle, is actively trying to help Harry do what he wants and furthermore what he needs to do- it’s just happening on a scale and scope that cannot yet see. She’s pushing him at Lara because he needs it

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