It’s only a happy Tuesday if fish steaks are on the menu, but that’s quite rude and considering how fast she’s aging, I don’t think her tail is good for eating.
Two options, I suppose. One is immortality in the sense that one does not age or has no upper limit on lifespan, but is otherwise mortal (can be killed by physical means, or maybe even diseases, just not agre-related degredation). Plenty of examples of such in fiction.
The other would be that one cannot die, but can be injured, maimed, etc., but cannot actually die. Examples of such in fiction abound.
It’s not entirely clear which of these two is the case here, but it kind of seems like the former, and either it ran out, or she still can’t technically die of old age but can get very, very weak and aged seeming.
Presumably since there seemed to be a risk of the Nightmare horde killing her the particular form of immortality is more aging-related.
Perhaps it was a third option and that, while yes, she can be physically hurt, it was magic mainly keeping her alive and going through the portal disrupted the force that kept her from aging.
Just once I would like to see a scenario where when one loses their unaging immortality, instead of “time catching up/getting revenge on them” and they age super fast and possibly turn to dust… They simply stay as they are and age normally again. To me that would make a lot more sense since yes the magic is broken but the cells are still young.
Movies can be dumb.
Agreed, but it might be like this:
If Alex didn’t have the sword to protect him, right now, he would be aging at high speed too. The portal damaged them so much, both of them would be dying right now, but the plant is keeping her alive, and the sword is protecting him from aging and dying.
Scott: Thank you for this page, it explains to me what’s going on 🙂
The superfast aging (although not “turn to dust” fast) makes sense if the magic was fixing things on higher level but not internally. Like, it is possible that without magic ones cells wouldn’t be able to divide at all because they already spent all their “natural” divisions and more. I suppose that could make you die of old age in several days or maybe weeks.
I note that her magical perm spell is still keeping her hair curly, although the hair is turning gray. The shock of the abrupt portal transit apparently broke the forever young spell and her true age is catching up with her. The immortality from the plant will likely keep her alive until Merlin is rescued, but she will be a withered hag when he sees her next. They will both be surprised at how old the other looks.
Perhaps this is how she has progressed, naturally, but her magic allowed her to make herself look younger. When she went through the portal, it was too much strain on her magic, and her actual looks have shown up more.
She wouldn’t be the first spellcaster in fiction to have used some of her magic to improve her looks/reduce her age. Then her being away from the source of her magic, or just being drained from the events of fighting the nightmare beasts and going through the portal affected her ability to keep that up right now.
It’s only a happy Tuesday if fish steaks are on the menu, but that’s quite rude and considering how fast she’s aging, I don’t think her tail is good for eating.
Look on the bright side! At least Merlin won’t look like a total cradle robber whenever you two hook up again!
The consequences of Alex’s rashness. I don’t think Alex is going to be happy to hear that he is the cause of this.
“Seriously, Daniel, you need to get someone out here to test this water… My hair hasn’t gone grey, it’s just mineral deposits and lead.”
If she is vulnerable, how can she be immortal?
Two options, I suppose. One is immortality in the sense that one does not age or has no upper limit on lifespan, but is otherwise mortal (can be killed by physical means, or maybe even diseases, just not agre-related degredation). Plenty of examples of such in fiction.
The other would be that one cannot die, but can be injured, maimed, etc., but cannot actually die. Examples of such in fiction abound.
It’s not entirely clear which of these two is the case here, but it kind of seems like the former, and either it ran out, or she still can’t technically die of old age but can get very, very weak and aged seeming.
Presumably since there seemed to be a risk of the Nightmare horde killing her the particular form of immortality is more aging-related.
Perhaps it was a third option and that, while yes, she can be physically hurt, it was magic mainly keeping her alive and going through the portal disrupted the force that kept her from aging.
Just once I would like to see a scenario where when one loses their unaging immortality, instead of “time catching up/getting revenge on them” and they age super fast and possibly turn to dust… They simply stay as they are and age normally again. To me that would make a lot more sense since yes the magic is broken but the cells are still young.
Movies can be dumb.
Agreed, but it might be like this:
If Alex didn’t have the sword to protect him, right now, he would be aging at high speed too. The portal damaged them so much, both of them would be dying right now, but the plant is keeping her alive, and the sword is protecting him from aging and dying.
Scott: Thank you for this page, it explains to me what’s going on 🙂
Sounds like Niviene won’t last long in our world,despite being immortal…!
The alternative is dead, isn’t it? If so, this seems like a reasonable option.
Like Arwen, in Lord of the Rings?
I dunno, is shriveling into living dust better than being dead?
Thanks, Alex!
if I remember right, the plant gave her immortality, but it was her own magic (taught to her by Merlin) that kept her young?
Or like Flint in the Star Trek episode “Requiem for Methuselah”?
The superfast aging (although not “turn to dust” fast) makes sense if the magic was fixing things on higher level but not internally. Like, it is possible that without magic ones cells wouldn’t be able to divide at all because they already spent all their “natural” divisions and more. I suppose that could make you die of old age in several days or maybe weeks.
I note that her magical perm spell is still keeping her hair curly, although the hair is turning gray. The shock of the abrupt portal transit apparently broke the forever young spell and her true age is catching up with her. The immortality from the plant will likely keep her alive until Merlin is rescued, but she will be a withered hag when he sees her next. They will both be surprised at how old the other looks.
“Really Daniel, the chlorine in your water is just HIDEOUS to my skin, and bleaching my hair!”….
Perhaps this is how she has progressed, naturally, but her magic allowed her to make herself look younger. When she went through the portal, it was too much strain on her magic, and her actual looks have shown up more.
She wouldn’t be the first spellcaster in fiction to have used some of her magic to improve her looks/reduce her age. Then her being away from the source of her magic, or just being drained from the events of fighting the nightmare beasts and going through the portal affected her ability to keep that up right now.
Hey- it is ENTIRELY possible that curl is natural! (I know, I’ve watched my sister break more than one brush in her curly mop!) 😀
Yep, Alex thinking only of Alex.
You would enjoy the movie, “The Age of Adeline.” 🙂
And that’s why you make sure to ask for eternal youth or whatever when asking for immortality, because aging without dying is torture.
Poor dear.