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Wifeygirl · 10th July 2006, 10:07 PM

***Spoiler!!****

I have to agree with those here that wished that Fitz and the Fool ended up together rather than Fitz and Molly.

Molly wasn't even a character in these last 3 books! By the end of the Tawny Man series, I couldn't care less about Molly. I agree with the previous comments that she was always separate from Fitz' life. She never really knew him as he was. I was so certain that Fitz had moved on - I know I had! It was a real disappointment to me that she suddenly reappeared.

Fitz and the Fool's relationship was so deep and complex, so fraught with layers of love and hardship...I was reading the whole time hoping against hope that they would end up together somehow. I was certain that when the hedge witch said that a love would wind itself throughout Fitz' days, it was the love of the Fool. Molly didn't wind throughout - she was there for several books, then completely gone.

I also really didn't buy the Fool's excuse for leaving. So he no longer prophecied past the point of his death. The world no longer needed to be "bumped" into the right course. To me, this finally provided the opportunity for Fitz and the Fool to be together without the complications that have riddled their relationship up until now. I know that other posts deal more with the Fool's gender, but with all of the femininity and the little hints scattered here and there, I hoped that the Fool would end up being female and they could love each other romantically as well. At the very least, I wanted a more substantial ending to such an incredible, powerful relationship. The fact that Fitz does another one of his "I'll talk to him about it later" routines and they never get to have a final, deep conversation where they talk about their love for each other really bummed me out.

10th July 2006, 10:07 PM	#38 (permalink)
Wifeygirl Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: California Posts: 1	Spoiler Fitz and the Fool *Spoiler!!** I have to agree with those here that wished that Fitz and the Fool ended up together rather than Fitz and Molly. Molly wasn't even a character in these last 3 books! By the end of the Tawny Man series, I couldn't care less about Molly. I agree with the previous comments that she was always separate from Fitz' life. She never really knew him as he was. I was so certain that Fitz had moved on - I know I had! It was a real disappointment to me that she suddenly reappeared. Fitz and the Fool's relationship was so deep and complex, so fraught with layers of love and hardship...I was reading the whole time hoping against hope that they would end up together somehow. I was certain that when the hedge witch said that a love would wind itself throughout Fitz' days, it was the love of the Fool. Molly didn't wind throughout - she was there for several books, then completely gone. I also really didn't buy the Fool's excuse for leaving. So he no longer prophecied past the point of his death. The world no longer needed to be "bumped" into the right course. To me, this finally provided the opportunity for Fitz and the Fool to be together without the complications that have riddled their relationship up until now. I know that other posts deal more with the Fool's gender, but with all of the femininity and the little hints scattered here and there, I hoped that the Fool would end up being female and they could love each other romantically as well. At the very least, I wanted a more substantial ending to such an incredible, powerful relationship. The fact that Fitz does another one of his "I'll talk to him about it later" routines and they never get to have a final, deep conversation where they talk about their love for each other really bummed me out.