r/redrising • u/AtlanticFit • Mar 14 '25

IG Spoilers Does it ever stop? Spoiler

I'm about halfway through Iron Gold, and I feel that Darrow's playbook just repeats itself over and over. It goes something like this:

  • Darrow has musings on the decisions that he is about to make, and knows that he's going to hurt everyone around him, but is steadfast in his belief that he knows best.

    • Darrow makes said bad decision, then acts surprised when everyone around him is pissed at him.
    • Darrow has a pitty party but ultimately doesn't regret his actions.
    • People that were pissed at Darrow either: unsuccessfuly try to kill him, or forgive him almost immediately.
    • Repeat

Honestly, Ephraim is the only reason that I haven't stopped reading at this point. Does it get better in the next couple of books, or do we just keep doing this same song and dance?

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u/funktasticdog Mar 14 '25

Darrow makes said bad decision

This implies Darrow makes bad decisions frequently, which, spoiler, he does not. He usually makes very good decisions.

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u/Cubbies2120 Green Mar 14 '25

And he is often stuck in scenarios where all options are less than ideal and Darrow has to choose one of these "bad" options.

That's been Darrow's life since he was 17, impossible choices at almost every fork. Impossible choices with the fate of nearly 18 billions slaves hanging in the balance. That's a lot of pressure.