Magic

[Guest]

Hey guys

Just starting this thread here to talk or show videos about the magic in the show. I loved whenever Maeve threw a fireball or Bryn does her cool aura thing or whenever Rumina did an evil spell.

I love magic ;D

[Doubar]

Haha, great idea there, Thea. And aya, love the magic in AoS, too. I find it to be funny though that I never related Bryn's yellow glowing eyes to Rumina's yellow glowing eyes. xD
And, yup, Maeve's fireballs really have been my favourite, too. Even though her wind spell was cool as well (love it just because Sinbad's remark "Rumina would be proud of you ... *gets slapped* ... Ouf" ;D ).

[Guest]

'Kay, i know this is a little random but how come Sinbad can use magic, he used serendibs stones i think but i cant think of any other occasions when this has happened as it has been a while since ive watched any eps. I was thinking about it before and im not sure if this topic has been discussed yet (sorry if it has!). Is it because of the bracelet thing or does it have something to do with being related to mala, seeing as she is a water entity being (im not sure what the correct word to use. ghost?). I'm just a little iffy about his magic uses and limits.

[Doubar]

Hey Thea. We have mentioned this question some time ago, but it has never really been discussed (not that I would be aware of it that is xD ) so you're just right to ask this. It indeed have been Serendib's magic stones that he was able to use (strangely enough). I personally have no idea though just how he was able to do this. My best guess would be the bracelet being the reason, since technically he cannot have inherited any magic. And if this was being related to Mala in any kind... then this would mean, Doubar should be able to use magic as well. Anyhow, since Mala is a ghost and has been nothing but an ordinary women when she was still alive (or at least that's what we decided on in the play; as for series: who knows? Maybe she held magical abilities - after all the show didn't tell much about her but that she was the brothers' mother ), I personally wouldn't think this explanation to be reasonable. More logical I would find the bracelet idea to be: that through his bracelet he somehow was able to use the magic of Serendib's stones. ^^
But, hey, I, too, would be interested in what we all think about this. *llok forward to other ideas *

[Kriss]

@doubar and Anthea
I would go with my theory about brother's different fathers. ;D Mala was an ordinary woman so her first son with ordinary man also is very ordinary (no offence Doubar, don't get me wrong ) but her second son with not ordinary man has some little, hidden magic abilities. ;D
As for the Serendib's stones, I always thought everyone could use them...
I also think that bracelet is good exploantion as any

[Doubar]

@kriss: Yeah, that thoery is nice, but in the show there was no hint on that one. So even though I find that idea to very original and nice for a fanfic, I don't really see it as an explanation for the events in the show. Anyway, about Serendib's stones: No, seems it's not ordinary for normal poeple to be able to use them. We get to know this in the chat Maeve and Firouz have at the end. There the scientist says: "I thought only those with the gift could use sorcery. Yet Sinbad was able to use those stones successfully" and to which Maeve replies: "*doesn't understand the first word* Sinbad is full of surprises, Firouz." I'd say this implies that those stones cannot be used by anyone.

[Kriss]

May 12, 2010 13:57:29 GMT -5 Doubar said:

@kriss: Yeah, that thoery is nice, but in the show there was no hint on that one. So even though I find that idea to very original and nice for a fanfic, I don't really see it as an explanation for the events in the show.

I have totally differnet point of view on that but I think I will abandon the subject from now before I say too much again.

Anyway, about Serendib's stones: No, seems it's not ordinary for normal poeple to be able to use them. We get to know this in the chat Maeve and Firouz have at the end. There the scientist says: "I thought only those with the gift could use sorcery. Yet Sinbad was able to use those stones successfully" and to which Maeve replies: "*doesn't understand the first word* Sinbad is full of surprises, Firouz." I'd say this implies that those stones cannot be used by anyone.

Yes, now I noticed it, too when I re-watched the episode

[Doubar]

@kriss: Nha, you need not abandon it. We two got different points of view on that one, but that's okay. Neither the show nor Naha did give us an answer to this - so technically neither of us can be wrong, and neither can be right. You need not fall silent only because I personally don't think the idea to be all too reasonable (till now). And after all I don't know all too much about your theory yet anyway (as you wanted to keep it for the fanfic) - maybe I'd even agree with you once I knew the story you think lies behind it. But at the present I personally prefer the real brother's theory. Anyhow, just like I said: the show gave no answers, so don't feel like you'd need to hold back your ideas.

edit: Oh, or did you mean you want to abandon it to not give away any ideas of your fic? ;D

[Kriss]

May 12, 2010 14:10:37 GMT -5 Doubar said:

@kriss: Nha, you need not abandon it. We two got different points of view on that one, but that's okay. Neither the show nor Naha did give us an answer to this - so technically neither of us can be wrong, and neither can be right. You need not fall silent only because I personally don't think the idea to be all too reasonable (till now). And after all I don't know all too much about your theory yet anyway (as you wanted to keep it for the fanfic) - maybe I'd even agree with you once I knew the story you think lies behind it. But at the present I personally prefer the real brother's theory. Anyhow, just like I said: the show gave no answers, so don't feel like you'd need to hold back your ideas.

It's not that I don't want to talk about cause you have different point, no, no, no. I repect that everyone has his/her own opinion.
For very long time I thought the same way as you

edit: Oh, or did you mean you want to abandon it to not give away any ideas of your fic? ;D

Yes, that, too

[Doubar]

@kriss:

[Firouz]

Actually, in Little Miss Magic, Maeve says, "Sailing with Sinbad is full of surprises Firouz."

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Actually, I, personally, think that Sinbad might have inherited a small amount of magic from someone in his line. Just enough for magical things like the rune stones to work.

Plus, if we all remember, Sinbad WAS raised by DimDim for a time. He has been around magic since he was a child. And, from the episode with Puck, it's the belief in magic that makes it work or not work for those who have the gift.

So, perhaps, Sinbad simply had a tiny amount of magic, knowledge of and a belief in magic, so the rune stones worked???

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Tell me your opinions...

[Guest]

thats a pretty good idea. I mean maeve is not a natural talent and had to learn the skills as she wasn't born with any. And it might be plausible that sinbad also held some belief in himself of magical knowledge. so maeve and sinbad are fairly similar with their magic except maeve is more advanced.

[Bryn]

May 12, 2010 16:59:50 GMT -5 Firouz said:

Actually, in Little Miss Magic, Maeve says, "Sailing with Sinbad is full of surprises Firouz."

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Actually, I, personally, think that Sinbad might have inherited a small amount of magic from someone in his line. Just enough for magical things like the rune stones to work.

Plus, if we all remember, Sinbad WAS raised by DimDim for a time. He has been around magic since he was a child. And, from the episode with Puck, it's the belief in magic that makes it work or not work for those who have the gift.

So, perhaps, Sinbad simply had a tiny amount of magic, knowledge of and a belief in magic, so the rune stones worked???

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Tell me your opinions...

You have a very good point Firouz, I also believe that it is possible for sinbad to have picked up some magic.

[Doubar]

*agrees* Your theory indeed does sound very good, Firouz. Sinbad has been around magic ever since he was a kid so maybe even without having someone in his bloodline he would be able to use a bit of magic himself. Doubar on the contrary always has had other things that were important to tend to (naturally) so he did never evolve such a connection to magic.

[Firouz]

Glad you all think so!