on 4 December 2013

Things about the Mistborn trilogy that weird me out to this day.

1. Fascism saves the day

Elend: Dammit! I spent the last book and a half talking about how democracy is the best possible form of government and now it’s going to get us all killed!

Tindwyl/whothefuckever was in this scene: Well people are dumb and you’re not so let’s just go back to totalitarianism.

Elend: But isn’t that diametrically opposed to the whole reason we overthrew the empire in the first place? Would we even still be the good guys?

Whoever: Don’t be such a pussy Elend god

Elend: Yeah… I guess. *Becomes Emperor*

The day: *is saved*

2. The Master Race

Vin: Man, I’m so glad we overthrew the empire and its race-driven slavery.

Elend: Totally. How ridiculous, to call Skaa inferior. No man is lesser than any other, that’s what I want my free, democratic society to be all about.

Rashek: Actually-

Vin: Where the fuck did you come from!?

Rashek: the Skaa are genetically inferior.

Vin: What

Rashek: Yup, in my stupid attempts to save people I made them less intelligent and more fertile, so they were the perfect slaves! All that racist garbage about them being inferior people is correct.

The Author: But thanks to cross-breeding, all the bad genes are gone, and they’re not inferior anymore! See! I’m not racist!

Vin: What

3. Zane

Zane: Vin I know I’m trying to kill your fiance and am literally working with your enemy and against all you stand for but I’m a Mistborn so we’re meant to be together.

Vin: Yikes! I know being lonely is an intrinsic part of my character, but I’m not that desperate.

Zane: But I’m handsome and mysterious and better than stupid Elend and I talk about mist a lot.

Vin. HM. You make a convincing argument. I better think about this for half the book.

4. Preservation

Preservation: Why is nobody listening to me?!

Shit: *very nearly hits the fan*

Preservation: Oh me! I better stab somebody! That way in the end they’ll know for sure that I’m on their side!

5. Feruchemy

You: What about it?

Me: I liked it I wanted more.

You: Is that it?

Me: Yes *cry*