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* Commander Vimes anticipates A.E. Pessimal's wish to be in the Watch and grants him a lifelong desire.
** Also in allowing A.E. Pessimal the right to call him "Mister Vimes" on the grounds that he's earned it, not over years as others have, but all in one go.
** A.E. Pessimal, recovering bemusedly following his attack on a troll (with his teeth) being congratulated by his fellow watchmen.
* When Vimes, confused, lost and alone, [[spoiler:starts roaring the story he always reads to his son automatically and, miles away, Young Vimes stops crying--because, it seems, he--and everyone else for a few miles--can hear it]].
** While not as intense or heartbreaking, my heart grew three sizes when everyone was sitting in the carriage reading to Sam Jr.
** ''Every'' scene where Vimes is with his son, or even thinks about him and his own feelings and responsibilities as a father. Seeing my favourite ex-depressed drunken hard-boiled misanthropist being all awed by this new-found happiness makes me beam each time.
** Carrot [[spoiler:considers the resulting traffic jam worth the price of making sure that Vimes gets home in time to read to Young Sam]].
--->[[spoiler:The better part of the city was now snarled with backed-up traffic -- but it was clear that this did not worry Carrot. He had seen a problem; the problem was now solved. True, the solution had caused massive chaos -- but that was a ''different'' problem.]]
** Related to this is the way Vimes thinks about his wife and baby son, and how he loves them so much and is so happy with them and with the way his life has turned out that he's afraid the universe will do something cataclysmically awful to him in order to balance the books. It's typical of Vimes to be so cynical... but think about the worst catastrophe you can imagine in your life, and then realize that he considers his home life to be the exact ''opposite'' of that, because he loves his family ''that much'', and it swings right back into CMOH territory.
** The rendition near the end just before they reach Koom Valley with everyone gathering around and joining in was a particular crystallizer of pretty much every bit of heartwarming in the book. "Show Of The Year," indeed.
* While [[spoiler:Vimes's rampage]] is an awesome sight to behold, the way it stops deserves mention: [[spoiler:Vimes is tackled and brought to his senses again by Angua in wolf form]]. As she explains immediately afterwards, the reason for this was that [[spoiler:he was ''literally tearing himself apart'' resisting the Summoning Dark]]. The possibility that Vimes might have [[spoiler:given in and killed the unarmed and terrified dwarfs]] as another reason to stop him did not even ''occur'' to her.
** Also in allowing A.E. Pessimal the right to call him "Mister Vimes" on the grounds that he's earned it, not over years as others have, but all in one go.
** A.E. Pessimal, recovering bemusedly following his attack on a troll (with his teeth) being congratulated by his fellow watchmen.
* When Vimes, confused, lost and alone, [[spoiler:starts roaring the story he always reads to his son automatically and, miles away, Young Vimes stops crying--because, it seems, he--and everyone else for a few miles--can hear it]].
** While not as intense or heartbreaking, my heart grew three sizes when everyone was sitting in the carriage reading to Sam Jr.
** ''Every'' scene where Vimes is with his son, or even thinks about him and his own feelings and responsibilities as a father. Seeing my favourite ex-depressed drunken hard-boiled misanthropist being all awed by this new-found happiness makes me beam each time.
** Carrot [[spoiler:considers the resulting traffic jam worth the price of making sure that Vimes gets home in time to read to Young Sam]].
--->[[spoiler:The better part of the city was now snarled with backed-up traffic -- but it was clear that this did not worry Carrot. He had seen a problem; the problem was now solved. True, the solution had caused massive chaos -- but that was a ''different'' problem.]]
** Related to this is the way Vimes thinks about his wife and baby son, and how he loves them so much and is so happy with them and with the way his life has turned out that he's afraid the universe will do something cataclysmically awful to him in order to balance the books. It's typical of Vimes to be so cynical... but think about the worst catastrophe you can imagine in your life, and then realize that he considers his home life to be the exact ''opposite'' of that, because he loves his family ''that much'', and it swings right back into CMOH territory.
** The rendition near the end just before they reach Koom Valley with everyone gathering around and joining in was a particular crystallizer of pretty much every bit of heartwarming in the book. "Show Of The Year," indeed.
* While [[spoiler:Vimes's rampage]] is an awesome sight to behold, the way it stops deserves mention: [[spoiler:Vimes is tackled and brought to his senses again by Angua in wolf form]]. As she explains immediately afterwards, the reason for this was that [[spoiler:he was ''literally tearing himself apart'' resisting the Summoning Dark]]. The possibility that Vimes might have [[spoiler:given in and killed the unarmed and terrified dwarfs]] as another reason to stop him did not even ''occur'' to her.
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* Commander Vimes anticipates A.E. Pessimal's wish to be in the Watch and grants him a lifelong desire.
**desire. Also in allowing A.E. Pessimal the right to call him "Mister Vimes" on the grounds that he's earned it, not over years as others have, but all in one go.
**go. A.E. Pessimal, recovering bemusedly following his attack on a troll (with his teeth) being congratulated by his fellow watchmen.
* When Vimes, confused, lost and alone,[[spoiler:starts starts roaring the story he always reads to his son automatically and, miles away, Young Vimes stops crying--because, it seems, he--and everyone else for a few miles--can hear it]].
** While not as intense or heartbreaking, my heart grew three sizes when everyone was sitting in the carriage reading to Sam Jr.
** ''Every'' scene where Vimes is with his son, or even thinks about him and his own feelings and responsibilities as a father. Seeing my favourite ex-depressed drunken hard-boiled misanthropist being all awed by this new-found happiness makes me beam each time.
**it.
* Carrot[[spoiler:considers considers the resulting traffic jam worth the price of making sure that Vimes gets home in time to read to Young Sam]].
--->[[spoiler:The better part of the city was now snarled with backed-up traffic -- but it was clear that this did not worry Carrot. He had seen a problem; the problem was now solved. True, the solution had caused massive chaos -- but that was a ''different'' problem.]]
**Sam. Related to this is the way Vimes thinks about his wife and baby son, and how he loves them so much and is so happy with them and with the way his life has turned out that he's afraid the universe will do something cataclysmically awful to him in order to balance the books. It's typical of Vimes to be so cynical... but think about the worst catastrophe you can imagine in your life, and then realize that he considers his home life to be the exact ''opposite'' of that, because he loves his family ''that much'', and it swings right back into CMOH territory.
** --->The better part of the city was now snarled with backed-up traffic -- but it was clear that this did not worry Carrot. He had seen a problem; the problem was now solved. True, the solution had caused massive chaos -- but that was a ''different'' problem.
* The rendition near the end just before they reach Koom Valley with everyone gathering around and joining in was a particular crystallizer of pretty much every bit of heartwarming in the book. "Show Of The Year," indeed.
* While[[spoiler:Vimes's rampage]] Vimes's rampage is an awesome sight to behold, the way it stops deserves mention: [[spoiler:Vimes Vimes is tackled and brought to his senses again by Angua in wolf form]]. form. As she explains immediately afterwards, the reason for this was that [[spoiler:he he was ''literally tearing himself apart'' resisting the Summoning Dark]]. Dark. The possibility that Vimes might have [[spoiler:given given in and killed the unarmed and terrified dwarfs]] dwarfs as another reason to stop him did not even ''occur'' to her.
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* When Vimes, confused, lost and alone,
** While not as intense or heartbreaking, my heart grew three sizes when everyone was sitting in the carriage reading to Sam Jr.
** ''Every'' scene where Vimes is with his son, or even thinks about him and his own feelings and responsibilities as a father. Seeing my favourite ex-depressed drunken hard-boiled misanthropist being all awed by this new-found happiness makes me beam each time.
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* Carrot
--->[[spoiler:The better part of the city was now snarled with backed-up traffic -- but it was clear that this did not worry Carrot. He had seen a problem; the problem was now solved. True, the solution had caused massive chaos -- but that was a ''different'' problem.]]
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* The rendition near the end just before they reach Koom Valley with everyone gathering around and joining in was a particular crystallizer of pretty much every bit of heartwarming in the book. "Show Of The Year," indeed.
* While
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** To be honest, everything about that scene gives me chills. The passage in question is first mentioned at the very beginning, and the wording implies that while dwarfs and humans are considered to be relative equals, trolls are subdwarf (subhuman? subperson? whatever) abominations. What this new version of the passage does is obliterate that view, stating that trolls and dwarfs and humans are all considered equal. In the equivalent of the dwarfs' holy writ.
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* Also when Sally says everytime Angua sees Carrot, her heart skips a beat.
** And Carrot's speeds up.
** And Carrot's speeds up.
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* Also when Sally says everytime Angua sees Carrot, her heart skips a beat.
**beat. And Carrot's speeds up.
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** At first I thought it was a missed ChekhovsGun during the scene when Vimes was looking for a weapon in Sam's room, that the old dragon still has fire to protect its family. Damn.
** Flameless, too. Otherwise, even Sybil would never have let the soppy old thing anywhere ''near'' the baby.
** I always felt that it was a reference to a dragon's most notable trait. They guard treasure.
** Flameless, too. Otherwise, even Sybil would never have let the soppy old thing anywhere ''near'' the baby.
** I always felt that it was a reference to a dragon's most notable trait. They guard treasure.
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* Against seemingly all reason, the [[spoiler: Summoning Dark gets one, too. During the raid on Vimes' home, one of the dwarf assassins manages to get into Young Sam's room while Vimes' is still downstairs. Vimes is still hurtling up the stairs when the dwarf comes backpedaling frantically out of the room, through the banister, and down to the floor below. The reason? Several of Young Sam's toys had fallen in such a way to form the symbol of the Summoning Dark.]]
** Bear in mind, it doesn't need Vimes' family alive. In fact, their deaths would probably [[spoiler: make Vimes more susceptible to its influence.]] And yet...it protects them. For some reason, that really does it for this troper.
** The reason it protects them is that it is not evil in and of itself. [[GoodIsNotNice It doesn't use good methods]], true, but it is [[spoiler:a spirit of vengeance]], not of evil.
*** Like most things involved with revenge, it probably considers itself to be working on the side of justice. [[spoiler: That might well be the reason it and Sam get along so well in the next book]].
* The truth of Koom Valley. [[spoiler: "For the enemy is not Troll, nor is it Dwarf, but it is the baleful, the malign, the cowardly, the vessels of hatred, those who do a bad thing and call it good. Those we fought today, but the wilful fool is eternal and will say this is a trick and so we implore you: come to the caves under this valley, where you will find us sharing the peace that cannot be braken."]]
** "And yet we say this. [[spoiler: Here, in this cave at the end of the world, peace is made between dwarf and troll, and we will march beyond the hand of death together." The Two Kings knew they weren't going to make it out, [[DyingMomentOfAwesome so they chose to use what life they had left to create a monument to peace]], in the hopes that they might accomplish in death what they had failed to build in life.]]
** Also, the nameless dwarf soldier and troll warrior whose bodies were found [[spoiler: companionably sitting back to back. What better means to express, without words, their mutual non-hostility than to turn their unguarded backs to one another? And support one another, literally and figuratively, in their final moments? Some meanings, you don't need a Cube to voice.]]
** Bear in mind, it doesn't need Vimes' family alive. In fact, their deaths would probably [[spoiler: make Vimes more susceptible to its influence.]] And yet...it protects them. For some reason, that really does it for this troper.
** The reason it protects them is that it is not evil in and of itself. [[GoodIsNotNice It doesn't use good methods]], true, but it is [[spoiler:a spirit of vengeance]], not of evil.
*** Like most things involved with revenge, it probably considers itself to be working on the side of justice. [[spoiler: That might well be the reason it and Sam get along so well in the next book]].
* The truth of Koom Valley. [[spoiler: "For the enemy is not Troll, nor is it Dwarf, but it is the baleful, the malign, the cowardly, the vessels of hatred, those who do a bad thing and call it good. Those we fought today, but the wilful fool is eternal and will say this is a trick and so we implore you: come to the caves under this valley, where you will find us sharing the peace that cannot be braken."]]
** "And yet we say this. [[spoiler: Here, in this cave at the end of the world, peace is made between dwarf and troll, and we will march beyond the hand of death together." The Two Kings knew they weren't going to make it out, [[DyingMomentOfAwesome so they chose to use what life they had left to create a monument to peace]], in the hopes that they might accomplish in death what they had failed to build in life.]]
** Also, the nameless dwarf soldier and troll warrior whose bodies were found [[spoiler: companionably sitting back to back. What better means to express, without words, their mutual non-hostility than to turn their unguarded backs to one another? And support one another, literally and figuratively, in their final moments? Some meanings, you don't need a Cube to voice.]]
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* Against seemingly all reason, the [[spoiler: Summoning Dark gets one, too. During the raid on Vimes' home, one of the dwarf assassins manages to get into Young Sam's room while Vimes' is still downstairs. Vimes is still hurtling up the stairs when the dwarf comes backpedaling frantically out of the room, through the banister, and down to the floor below. The reason? Several of Young Sam's toys had fallen in such a way to form the symbol of the Summoning Dark.]]
** Bear in mind, it doesn't need Vimes' family alive. In fact, their deaths would probably [[spoiler: make Vimes more susceptible to its influence.]] And yet...it protects them. For some reason, that really does it for this troper.
** The reason it protects them is that it is not evil in and of itself. [[GoodIsNotNice It doesn't use good methods]], true, but it is [[spoiler:a spirit of vengeance]], not of evil.
*** Like most things involved with revenge, it probably considers itself to be working on the side of justice. [[spoiler: That might well be the reason it and Sam get along so well in the next book]].
Dark.
* The truth of KoomValley. [[spoiler: Valley.
*" "For the enemy is not Troll, nor is it Dwarf, but it is the baleful, the malign, the cowardly, the vessels of hatred, those who do a bad thing and call it good. Those we fought today, but the wilful fool is eternal and will say this is a trick and so we implore you: come to the caves under this valley, where you will find us sharing the peace that cannot be braken."]]
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** "And yet we say this.[[spoiler: Here, in this cave at the end of the world, peace is made between dwarf and troll, and we will march beyond the hand of death together." The Two Kings knew they weren't going to make it out, [[DyingMomentOfAwesome so they chose to use what life they had left to create a monument to peace]], in the hopes that they might accomplish in death what they had failed to build in life.]]
life.
** Also, the nameless dwarf soldier and troll warrior whose bodies were found[[spoiler: companionably sitting back to back. What better means to express, without words, their mutual non-hostility than to turn their unguarded backs to one another? And support one another, literally and figuratively, in their final moments? Some meanings, you don't need a Cube to voice.]]
** Bear in mind, it doesn't need Vimes' family alive. In fact, their deaths would probably [[spoiler: make Vimes more susceptible to its influence.]] And yet...it protects them. For some reason, that really does it for this troper.
** The reason it protects them is that it is not evil in and of itself. [[GoodIsNotNice It doesn't use good methods]], true, but it is [[spoiler:a spirit of vengeance]], not of evil.
*** Like most things involved with revenge, it probably considers itself to be working on the side of justice. [[spoiler: That might well be the reason it and Sam get along so well in the next book]].
* The truth of Koom
*" "For the enemy is not Troll, nor is it Dwarf, but it is the baleful, the malign, the cowardly, the vessels of hatred, those who do a bad thing and call it good. Those we fought today, but the wilful fool is eternal and will say this is a trick and so we implore you: come to the caves under this valley, where you will find us sharing the peace that cannot be braken.
** "And yet we say this.
** Also, the nameless dwarf soldier and troll warrior whose bodies were found
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* Also when Sally says everytime Angua sees Carrot her heart skips a beat.
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* Also when Sally says everytime Angua sees Carrot Carrot, her heart skips a beat.
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*** Troll language is very physical, to the point that throwing a large rock is the female Troll equivalent of ''blowing a kiss'', a Troll father thumping his kid on the head is probably a the equivalent of an affectionate pat on the head, even if that thump does end up causing said kid to tunnel several feet down.
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** Also, the nameless dwarf soldier and troll warrior whose bodies were found [[spoiler: companionably sitting back to back. What better means to express, without words, their mutual non-hostility than to turn their unguarded backs to one another? And support one another, literally and figuratively, in their final moments? Some messages, you don't need a Cube to voice.]]
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** Also, the nameless dwarf soldier and troll warrior whose bodies were found [[spoiler: companionably sitting back to back. What better means to express, without words, their mutual non-hostility than to turn their unguarded backs to one another? And support one another, literally and figuratively, in their final moments? Some messages, meanings, you don't need a Cube to voice.]]
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** Also, the nameless dwarf soldier and troll warrior whose bodies were found [[spoiler: companionably sitting back to back. What better means to express, without words, their mutual non-hostility than to turn their unguarded backs to one another? And support one another, literally and figuratively, in their final moments?]]
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** Also, the nameless dwarf soldier and troll warrior whose bodies were found [[spoiler: companionably sitting back to back. What better means to express, without words, their mutual non-hostility than to turn their unguarded backs to one another? And support one another, literally and figuratively, in their final moments?]]moments? Some messages, you don't need a Cube to voice.]]
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** Also, the nameless dwarf soldier and troll warrior whose bodies were found [[spoiler: companionably sitting back to back. What better means to express, without words, their mutual non-hostility than to turn their unguarded backs to one another?]]
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** Also, the nameless dwarf soldier and troll warrior whose bodies were found [[spoiler: companionably sitting back to back. What better means to express, without words, their mutual non-hostility than to turn their unguarded backs to one another?]]another? And support one another, literally and figuratively, in their final moments?]]
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** Also, the nameless dwarf soldier and troll warrior whose bodies were found [[spoiler: companionably sitting back to back.]]
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** Also, the nameless dwarf soldier and troll warrior whose bodies were found [[spoiler: companionably sitting back to back.]] What better means to express, without words, their mutual non-hostility than to turn their unguarded backs to one another?]]
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** Also, the nameless dwarf and troll soldiers whose bodies were found [[spoiler: companionably sitting back to back.]]
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** Also, the nameless dwarf soldier and troll soldiers warrior whose bodies were found [[spoiler: companionably sitting back to back.]]
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** "And yet we say this. [[spoiler: Here, in this cave at the end of the world, peace is made between dwarf and troll, and we will march beyond the hand of death together." The Two Kings knew they weren't going to make it out, [[DyingMomentOfAwesome so they chose to use what life they had left to create a monument to peace]], in the hopes that they might accomplish in death what they had failed to build in life.]]
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** "And yet we say this. [[spoiler: Here, in this cave at the end of the world, peace is made between dwarf and troll, and we will march beyond the hand of death together." The Two Kings knew they weren't going to make it out, [[DyingMomentOfAwesome so they chose to use what life they had left to create a monument to peace]], in the hopes that they might accomplish in death what they had failed to build in life.]]
** Also, the nameless dwarf and troll soldiers whose bodies were found [[spoiler: companionably sitting back to back.]]
** Also, the nameless dwarf and troll soldiers whose bodies were found [[spoiler: companionably sitting back to back.]]
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* An in-the-background example would be the mention, in passing, of how the Park Lane property now features several '''very''' thick, sturdy baffles between the house and Sybil's dragon kennels, to guarantee Young Sam's safety in the event of a major explosion by any of her incendiary reptiles. Plus, Vimes actually put his foot down for once, insisting that they hire on help for both the nursery and the dragon barns, so their son can have more attention and Sybil, enough of a break from her hobby to savor family time and rest.
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* An in-the-background example would be the mention, in passing, of how the Park Lane Scoone Avenue property now features several '''very''' thick, sturdy baffles between the house and Sybil's dragon kennels, to guarantee Young Sam's safety in the event of a major explosion by any of her incendiary reptiles. Plus, Vimes actually put his foot down for once, insisting that they hire on help for both the nursery and the dragon barns, so their son can have more attention and Sybil, enough of a break from her hobby to savor family time and rest.
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* An in-the-background example would be the mentions, in passing, of how the Vimes property now features several '''very''' thick, sturdy baffles between the house and Sybil's dragon kennels, to guarantee Young Sam's safety in the event of a major explosion by any of the incendiary animals. Plus, Vimes actually put his foot down for once, insisting that they hire on help for both the nursery and the dragon barns, so their son can have more attention and Sybil, enough of a break from her hobby to savor family time and rest.
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* An in-the-background example would be the mentions, mention, in passing, of how the Vimes Park Lane property now features several '''very''' thick, sturdy baffles between the house and Sybil's dragon kennels, to guarantee Young Sam's safety in the event of a major explosion by any of the her incendiary animals.reptiles. Plus, Vimes actually put his foot down for once, insisting that they hire on help for both the nursery and the dragon barns, so their son can have more attention and Sybil, enough of a break from her hobby to savor family time and rest.
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* An in-the-background example would be the mentions, in passing, of how the Vimes property now features several '''very''' thick, sturdy baffles between the house and Sybil's dragon kennels, to guarantee Young Sam's safety in the event of a major explosion by any of the occupants.incendiary animals. Plus, Vimes actually put his foot down for once, insisting that they hire on help for both the nursery and the dragon barns, so their son can have more attention and Sybil, enough of a break from her hobby to savor family time and rest.
