Cookie
Cookie’s awesome. She probably plays the smallest bit part in this entire episode, but this was a nice, funny introduction to the old woman. I hope she’s as much of a smart-ass in the future. Although she’s probably just window dressing to the plot. What tops off this character for me though, is the voice. Kudos to J. C. on that.
The Farmhouse
I’m loving the location of their base of operations: The Farmhouse in Nebraska (or wherever). The cover makes a little more sense now. This house reminds me of of a truly concealed TARDIS. I never watched Doctor Who, so its not blasphemy for me to say I like the idea of The Farmhouse a lot better.
“Creel observed, processed and filed this, as he always did, in a few seconds. Conclusion: Like the kitchen and dining room and what little else he’d seen of the Farmhouse, this place didn’t feel like a home— it felt like Home, a mythical breed of warmth one associated with nostalgia and childhood. A room that promised safety and comfort. ‘Clever,’ he whispered.”I love this place. Wicked good description of the "soul of this place", to use a phrase from Momma Smith in 7th Son. The Farmhouse is just waiting to get infiltrated by an evil villain at some point in time with that type of description. One of my favorite parts of 7th Son was the infiltration of the main base halfway through the series, so I know J.C. can pull it off here too.
Azael and Swords
I’m interested to see what happens to these Orlando Hill-type characters. When reading 7th Son, I thought Hill was a stupid tropy caricature of military generals, but was pleasantly rewarded with a real character by the end of the books. He became a more interesting over time without use of a twist. I hope these characters are unique as well.
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