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For whatever reason, ''[[ |
For whatever reason, ''[[Night Watch (Discworld)|Night Watch]]'' is a particularly dark entry in the series, and this is reflected in its extremely high ratio of [[Tear Jerker]] moments. |
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* ''[[Night Watch (Discworld)|Night Watch]]'' deals with [[Time Travel]], to a point in Ankh-Morpork's past that ain't exactly glorious. The tear-jerking starts when Vimes realizes he can't fix it. |
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* Towards the end, when we realize what {{spoiler|wearing the lilac flowers}} means. |
* Towards the end, when we realize what {{spoiler|wearing the lilac flowers}} means. |
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* ''See all the little angels rise up high...'' |
* ''See all the little angels rise up high...'' |
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'''Vimes:''' {{spoiler|No. How dare you? How dare you! At this time! In this place! They did the job they didn't have to do, and they died doing it, and you can't give them anything.}} }} |
'''Vimes:''' {{spoiler|No. How dare you? How dare you! At this time! In this place! They did the job they didn't have to do, and they died doing it, and you can't give them anything.}} }} |
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** Be aware that, to this point Vettinari has always been able to "bribe" Sam at the end of each book for being able to do his job, making Vimes feel a bit as a dog being thrown a bone. But not this time. Not even Vettinari can bribe history. |
** Be aware that, to this point Vettinari has always been able to "bribe" Sam at the end of each book for being able to do his job, making Vimes feel a bit as a dog being thrown a bone. But not this time. Not even Vettinari can bribe history. |
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* I find young Sam's existence in that book in general to be very sad. Matching the idealistic young man with the hardened cynic of ''[[ |
* I find young Sam's existence in that book in general to be very sad. Matching the idealistic young man with the hardened cynic of ''[[Guards! Guards!]]'' is just... depressing, especially imagining exactly what he went through the become like that. |
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** To say nothing of what we learned about [[Abusive Parents|Nobby]]. Yes, we'd already known Sconner yelled at him, but ''brrrr''... |
** To say nothing of what we learned about [[Abusive Parents|Nobby]]. Yes, we'd already known Sconner yelled at him, but ''brrrr''... |
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*** What got this troper was the realization that Sam has been caring for Nobby his whole life. Nobby's been under his wing since the beginning. Is it any wonder that when the Night Watch was just three it was Colon and Nobby, who refused to leave Sam Vimes and move on? I always said that spoke volumes about THEIR character as well as his. |
*** What got this troper was the realization that Sam has been caring for Nobby his whole life. Nobby's been under his wing since the beginning. Is it any wonder that when the Night Watch was just three it was Colon and Nobby, who refused to leave Sam Vimes and move on? I always said that spoke volumes about THEIR character as well as his. |
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{{quote|"He wanted to go home. He wanted it so much that he trembled at the thought. But if the price of that was selling good men to the night, if the price was filling those graves, if the price was not fighting with every trick he knew....Then it was too high. "}} |
{{quote|"He wanted to go home. He wanted it so much that he trembled at the thought. But if the price of that was selling good men to the night, if the price was filling those graves, if the price was not fighting with every trick he knew....Then it was too high. "}} |
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