Question of the Week…
May 8th, 2008 | By Kallieross | Category: Question of the Week
Ok everyone…
On our last podcast we did not reveal what we would be discussing next week… but since we will be seeing Stephenie Meyer at a book signing this Saturday, we thought it would be appropriate for the show to be all about her! We will be talking about our experience meeting her, and we will also discuss some of the Q&A she has done in regards to Breaking Dawn… this is where the Question of the Week fits in…
What could Stephenie write in Breaking Dawn that would ruin the whole series for you?
Have fun answering this one!
honestly, i will be devastated if stephenie makes bella be with jacob. as far as i’m concerned jacob can go jump off a cliff. i <3 edward. though, it might be hard for bella and edward to be together when edward is currently living in my closet right now. but really, i think the two of them are perfect together, and jacob is just getting in the way of a perfect romance.
Okay its a bit of a two way tie, but if Edward falls in love with Tanya I will seriously kill something, or if Carlisle turns Bella into a vampire I’ll go into spiraling depression, and thats not cool.
I just have this sinking feeling that Bella won’t ending up being a vampire in Breaking Dawn! It’s horrible, and I really want her to be changed, but for some reason I think that things aren’t going to go as smoothly as we all want them to. It would ruin the books for me if Bella made the decision not to be a vampire after all.
HEY SWEETNESSES!
Do I really need to answer this? I’m pretty sure you know my answer.
The book will get the BOOT if Bella and Edward don’t end up together FOREVER if you catch my drift.
Mm hm. And no more werewolf snoggin . . . I’ve had as much as I can take. HAHA
If bella left edward permanetly!!!!!!!
1.Edward, Bella, Alice or Jacob died.
2.Bella not becoming a vampire.
3.Bella and Edward not being together.
4.Jacob not being happy :(.
5.not having a wedding
Okay, I know it’s really generic to say, but I just love your show! And I know what its like to wait in line for the Host for forever! Let’s just say that I was at Barnes and Noble for over fifteen hours waiting for Stephenie just to appear! LOL
Anyway, the one thing that would ruin the book for me is if Bella acted like someone that she wasn’t. (If she didn’t stay true to herself.) Like lets say she ran off and marries Jake. I for one wouldn’t mind (Team Switzerland) (Sorry all your Jake haters!) as long as she was happy. Bella should think more about her self and stay true to herself. I feel in the past books she has done this and my only wish is that she continues this. I feel this surrounds the book in a positive aura that most books for young adults don’t have. If she doesn’t stay true to herself then the book might as well contain meaningless sex, language, and drugs. At least that’s my way of seeing it!
Once again I love your show!
Lauren
And I have a question-
Where does Stephenie say that Breaking Dawn is going to be written from someone else’s perspective?
Just wondering!
Well, I COULD say that Bella ending up with Jacob would ruin the series, but, because of basic writing formulas (which the Twilight series seems to follow), I’m almost 100% sure this would not happen. Jacob, as a plot device, exists almost solely for the purpose of acting as a hurdle for Edward and Bella’s relationship. People can say what they want about Bella loving Jacob and vice versa, but when there is this much build-up of a relationship (in which I’m referring to Edward and Bella), having the focal point of a love triangle (Bella) end up with the third corner (Jacob) would be both odd and just not right from a practical and writing standpoint.
OK. On to the REAL question. What I would be disappointed in the most would be if Edward SOMEHOW becomes human. That’s not to say that it would be entirely bad, but in my mind, that would really take away from the incredible nature of his and Bella’s relationship. Now, why am I so worried about this as compared to the “Bella ends up with Jacob” scenario? It’s because this idea is, honestly, the most plausible and “correct” route for Meyer to take, and here’s why: For one, this IMMEDIATELY solves the moral dilemma of whether Bella should become a vampire. After all, if Edward becomes human, there’s no reason for her to be Turned. For another thing, Edward becoming human would be exactly what he would want (of course, that’s not to say I wouldn’t want Edward, as a character, to be happy). For the life of me, I can’t remember where in the books I read this, but at one point (I believe in Eclipse), Edward says that if there were a way for him to become human, he would. I believe this is foreshadowing to what may come. And, as my last and final (yet most important) point comes from the nature of Meyer herself. She has expressed many times the joy she finds in being a mother. As a vampire, Bella could never have children (as Rosalie has made pretty clear). Yet, if Edward becomes human, again, there’s no need for her to become a vampire, and she would be free, in the future, to have a family of her own, something that Meyer HIGHLY values. This, in the end, is the main reason why she would probably make Edward a human again.
Well, not to make this longer than it already is, but basically, Edward becoming human is what I would “fear” the most. Again, that’s not so say that I don’t WANT Edward and Bella to get what they want or for them to have the chance of having a family; my “fear” merely comes from the idea that the magical quality of their relationship may be lost if neither are supernatural in any way. And, in the end, that’s what really draws me to this series.
if the last line in the book was : and i felt his teeth sink into my flesh, finally. THAT WOULD SUCKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK – btw, to kallie and kassie, yes i am the same person who suffers from octd – you rock!! http://www.etnw.wetpaint.com is where my friends and i schedule meetings for our embrace the inner nerd club, based on twilight – we found some good pix of the cullen fam…
there are a few things. one would be if bella ends up with jacob and not edward. another would be if any of the main characters die…i’d be heartbroken. another would be if it was a dream, which would really just be the stupidest and most saddening thing EVER. and finally, if bella a) does not turn into a vampire or b) (agreeing with anna banana) if the last line of the story is about bella turning into a vampire and we don’t learn anything about her experiences or anything. but mostly if bella chooses jacob. team edward forever (:
If the book were to be written from Jacobs perspective I don’t think I would even be able to read it! That would def. ruin everything for me! It just wouldn’t be the same reading it from his view because of the way he feels about Bella and Edward…I would be very sad reading about Edward from an Edward hater!
Pretty much what everyone else said. If Either Bella or Edward died/don’t wind up together in the end well…I would be royally pissed and I would probably never pick up any of the books again. I mean come on, it’s a love story. They have to be together!!
I would be very upset if any of my favorite characters died (Edward, Bella, Alice, Jasper, Carlise…)but we’ve gotten off pretty lucky with the first three books…it feels like someone has to go.
Things that would ruin Bracking Dawn would be IF EDWARD AND BELLA DON’T END UP TOGETHER FOR EVER, IF THEY DIED, IF THE CULLENS OR THE WOLF PACK DIE, IF BELLA ENDS UP WITH JACOB, IF JACOB DOES NOT TALK TO BELLA NEVER, IF CHARLY DIES( i mean he has been a good father so far) I would aso hate if charly does interfair in the wedding so bella and edwar don’t get married and also if the wedding get interfier by any kind of disturbing. this are some of the things that would totally WILL MAKE ME HATE BRACKING DAWN!!!
I’d be disappointed if Bella stayed with Edward. Really, because then she would leave her mortal life behind. It’s not just about love for Edward, but about knowing herself, and she can’t know what she doesn’t try, since she’s deciding to leave it behind. So I’m rooting for Jacob and Bella. At least then she has a fighting chance of staying human.
Hey ladies!
What would ruin the series? I can’t see anything RUINING the series, but there are several things that could happen that would make me… sad.
1) One of the Cullens dieing. I love all of them dearly, even Rosalie who I didn’t like in the beginning of the series. Any one of them dieing would leave a huge hole in their family, one that I don’t think could be filled by anyone else.
2) The Cullens having to fight the wolves. I KNOW this is a distinct possibility. But still, after the last two books it will be hard to see the Cullens fighting them. Especially after them fighting together to get rid of the newborns.
3) Bella dieing and Edward offing himself because she dies. (actually either one of them dieing would make me cry)
4) Bella and Edward not able to be together for some other reason other then death.
From reading the various comments, by the bye, not everyone will be happy with Breaking Dawn. What I do hope is that it is written well enough to cushion the blow of disappointment that will undoubtedly be felt by some of us. (Yes, and I do feel some of your fingers pointing at me. I’m all for Team Jacob.)
Two things: Bella not becoming a vampire and Bella ending up with Jacob instead. Either of those two things happening would ruin the series for me.
..If any Cullen turned human.
I would rather they died.
AGH! The HORROR! (except maybe Rosalie… )
This isn’t about this question but…
Kallie and Kassie, did you know your site is officially linked on the twilgiht movie’s new page!? How awesme is that!!!??
Also, what are you guys going to talk about after August 2nd?
well….i’am pretty sure that bella and jacob won’t get together so
thats not a problem…..or they better not.
in breaking dawn they have to keep the whole vampire theme…
now that a whole mess of people are mentioning edward becoming a vampire…i really never thought of that…it scares me…they should be together forever as vamps nothing else.
and they have to get married at the end and be together always..
sorry ….i meant to say if edward were to become a human..
that would suck eggs so hard..
The worst thing that could happen in this book is Bella choosing Jacob over Edward, and then Jacob imprinting on someone else. Edward would be hurt so bad, and Bella wouldn’t be able to go back to him.
Edward and Bella need to stay together, and I want to see them married, and Bella finally turned into a vampire!
Okay I’ve thought of several more reasons that would make this book a disaster.
1. In the the third book Bella talks to Edward about the Denali family in Alaska, and she asks Edward if any of them had shown a liking to him. He tells her that Tanya had liked him, but that he kindly told her that he did not share that liking. What if Tanya tries to come after Bella-making the way clear for her to Edward.
2. The Volturi come back and get to Bella before she is turned (if she is turned at all)
3. Stephanie keeping up her Shakespear theme, because Breaking Dawn is suppose to be modeled after Midsummer Night’s Dream. If you think about it the characters of the two stories are alike. Two guys liking one girl…and look at how a Midsummer Night’s Dream ended.
Ok i’ve thought of another one…WHAT IF Bella gets knocked up before she is changed into a vampire?! OMG that would be crazy! This would be a new turn to the story!
Tricia – Correct me if i am wrong, but vampires have no internal working organs or blood etc. Therefore, Edward and Bella couln’t possibly have a baby because Edward cannot create….um, the male reproductive part. *sorry for the science lesson*
Are you talking about Bella and Jacob? Unless Bella chooses Jacob, which in book 3 we learnt was probably not going to happen, thats also very unlikely.
Yeh, I am sticking to my answer. Everyone has sent in answers about what if Bella doesnt turn, what about if Jacob gets Bella. Although they are very bad things, if they were to happen in the book, they are unlikely. I still would be gutted if Bella’s mind turned normal (ie. not protected from Jane). Edward would get hurt hearing her thoughts and hurt from protecting Bella from Jane.
if stephanie meyer makes bella leave edward for jacob she’s seriously going 2 have a whole lot of deaths to account for. lol
anyway, i just don’t want bella to kiss jake again. if she does i will seriously be so mad coz she can’t keep hooking up with other guys when she’s got the absolute perfect guy in front of her. seriously, bella can’t see a good thing even when it smacks her in the face. an jake is fun an all but hes only good as a best friend. not boyfriend/husband.
and kallie an kassie.. just wanted 2 say u guys are so brilliant an yeah kassie u make me laugh with all ur comments about jacob lol sooooo funny
I dont think there is much that would ruin it but
i dont want Bella to hurt Edward. Becuase in Eclispe at the end were Bella asks Jacob to kiss her and she just kissed him back, even though Edward didnt show that he was hurt, he must have been hurting inside.
And if she hurt him then i would be like
‘show your emotions edward! we want to feel sorry for you!’
another thing that would tick me off would be if Bella decided she wanted to wait a few months until the wedding because if she loves edward and edward loves her then why wait?
x
I think that the main thing that would tick me off would be if Bella were to be turned into a vampire that she would no longer be a total klutz (i think that’s how you spell it!lolz) If us humans could no longer relate to Bella, i think the point of the stories would be slightley marred.
: ( I’m to read it!
can’t wait for it though!
Love from West Yorkshire, England!!!
i meant to say i’m scared to read it!
x
Kathryn – I see where you are coming from but that is sort of explained in Eclipse. Bella and Jacob are talking about soul mates….The really sad thing is is that Jacob is Bella’s true soul mate in the human world. They would have been easy and totally meant for eachother if magic and vampires and werewolfs didnt exist. But they DO exist (In Stephenie’s mind of course!) and thus making Edward Bella’s new soul mate. Bella still loves Jacob in the “human” world, but a new stronger love of hers is for Edward. She cannot leave either of them alone and like Jacob said in Eclipse.. Edward is like a drug for Bella. But Jacob would be healthier, not a drug but a sun. Jacob can cope with the clouds, but not an eclipse (basically the power of Edward’s soul mateneness)..
Sorry about the long post and i hope you guys understand what I am saying! =]
The only thing that would ruin the book for me (of course) would have to be if Edward and Bella dont end up together forever! and that does not include dieing! if u catch my drift!( and if u dont, that means Bella becomes a vampire)
there is truly nothing that can get me mad…
… the only thing that would surprise me if edward dies and bella never gets her happy ending…
… since i have thought about it probrably wont be to suprised now wouldn’t i *go figure*
I LOVE TWILIGHT I ALWAYS WILL
I LOVE STEPHENIE MEYER TOO
First off I LOVE the series so not much would disappoint me. I will howerer be EXTREMELY angry if Edward ends up not turning Bella. Even if they do die in the end I want her to at least be turned first. Or if Bella ends up with Jacob. Don’t get me wrong, I love Jacob, but Edward and Bella are obviously better for eachother. ^_^
And people are saying that it would be bad if she gets changed at the end of the book, but if you think about it, it almost promises a 5th book.
Alexandra Landers- yes I have thought about that too, but the thing that I have noticed is that Stephanie is doing things that aren’t expected…she’s creating her own world. From what we have heard in the past, vampires sleep in coffins and burst in the sun-but Stephanie has changed that. Vampires can’t sleep at all. Also people are talking about Edward being turned into a human, but I don’t see how that’s possible, BUT Stephanie is doing a lot of things with her books that I didnt think were possible. So what Im saying is at the rate she’s going she could make anything happen in her books, including Bella getting pregnant from Edward- even if normally it shouln’t work like that.
Several things that would really get on my nerves in Breaking Dawn would be if
A. Bella and Edward did not get married and live happily ever after
B. Jacob is left alone and miserable, and never imprints on anyone
C. Bella doesn’t become a vampire
D. Anyone (not evil) dies
E. If when Bella becomes a vampire she doen’t love Edward any more
F. If Jacob never forgives Bella
G. If When Bella becomes a vampire the werewolves kill any of the Cullens/Hales
H. If the book is the last in the series and has a suspenseful cliff-hanger ending
I. Bella ends up with Jacob
J. If Bella is really nasty to Jacob
K. If Bella doesn’t get a happily-ever-after
L. If Jacob NEVER imprints on anyone
M. IF EDWARD DIES
N. If Bella eats anyone important to the storry
O. If Bella’s mind stops being protected
P. If The Werewolves and The Cullens/Hales end up fighting
Q. If Edward (or any of the Cullen/Hales/Werewolves) turn human
R. If Jacob EVER kisses Bella again
S. If the book goes into detail about Bella and Edward doing *it* (don’t care if they do *it*, I just don’t want details)
T. If Charlie ends up knowing Edward’s secret
U. If Jacob crashes the wedding
V. It turns out to be a dream
W. If at the last minute bella changes he mind about becoming a vampire (I have read WAY to many vampire live stories where the humans change their minds at THE LAST MINUTE)
X. If Bella get changed into a vampire by a non Cullen/Hale
Y. If the Volturi crash the wedding
Z. The book has a bad ending
There you go, bad things that could happen in Breaking Dawn A-Z
As you can see this book will have to be perfect to please me, but all the other books were perfect, so this one should be too
OH MY GOSH! TRICA LOOK AT THE PERSONAL CORRESPONDCES ON TWILIGHT LEXICON! THEY CANNOT HAVE BABIES!
The thing that would ruin the books for me is if the Cullens and the werewolves fought the Volturi. That would bad b/c then 1 of two things would happen; 1) Cullens and the Wolves win and become new law-people (or rather vampires), and they would have to kill all the rule-breakers. Or 2) they all go bye-bye. i personally on’t want ethier to happen.
Lauren – Yeh, that’s what we were talking about! I was saying they can’t have babies, and Tricia was saying that Stephenie makes the impossible possible so who know’s!!!!!!!!!!!! *winks*
The only thing that would really would ruin the whole series is that if Bella died…. meaning she didn’t turn into a vampire and she just dies…. nevermind scratch that thought.. *scratch scratch* The whole Twilight Series would be ruined if everyone dies…. then the story would just be pointless….
Another way the story would be ruined… If Jacob imprinted on Bella… and Bella fell for Jacob… then everything would be ruined! Jacob is too immature for Bella! JACOB!!! *screams* IMPRINT ON SOME OTHER PERSON!!! GRR JACOB!!
Oh my gosh! I thought of another “ruin moment”… if Edward and Bella don’t get married in Breaking Dawn I’m just going to cry…. =(
If Bella left Edward for Jacob. If Edward left Bella again. If Edward “became human” and died. If Bella never got turned. If Bella died. If Jacob died. If Angela actually was a witch. If Bella and Edward went to college. If they moved to Antarctica. There are sooo many things that could ruin the book for me. of course i would keep reading, waiting for Stephanie to make it right again, hoping that it would get better, and of course if she decided to continue the series even from someone else’s POV, i would still go out, buy them, and read them.
It will ruin the whole series for me if Bella and Edward didn’t end up together, if would have been like Romeo dying and Juliet staying with Paris, or like Rachel and Ross not ending together in Friends, or like Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth not ending together!!!! OMG!!! NOO!!! it will not make sense at all….specially if it was because of jake (even if he’s not a bad guy)
It would be so sad if
1) It was a dream
2) Jake imprinted on someone and Bella has to watch them together(don’t get me wrong, Bella and Edward belong together, but she loves Jacob too.)
3) If Bella’s mind wasn’t safe anymore
4) If Bella and Edward really really love each other but they have to be seperated(if this happens I will just be depressed for a year and then send S.Meyer hate mail)
5) Anyone good dies(DUH!)
6) Edward finds an excuse for them not to do *it*
7) If Bella is never changed and grows old in front of Edward’s eyes…
sorry for the long post, but if any or all(unbearable) of these things happen, I will cry for a year, kill someone, burn my books, and become a hermit.
it better not be a dream
or if bella ends up with jacob
if bella doesnt turn into a vampire
If it gets to the wedding, Bella totally freaks out, and runs off to Jacob.
I would seriously end up stabbing someone in the eye. with a cookie. a stale one at that.
If Bella did not become a vampire because Edward died because she chose Jacob! I would completely flip out! Bella and Edward have to be together AS VAMPIRES!
I also don’t want Jacob to die, I want him to imprint someone.
And if Edward became human, that would just be silly!
Also, if Jacob doesn’t come back. He has to come back, something is in store with Jacob, he has a plan. Just to add drama cause, well, it isn’t going to run smoothly is it?
if….*gulp*…jacob doesnt come back. i would like, die. or at least throw my book across the room and the wall and tear my pillow to pieces.
orrrrr… =D
if angela really *was* a witch and put some curse on the cullens and killed them all! i mean, im a jacob fangirl, but seeing the vamps die would be terrible.
or if bella and edward moved to antartica, and they had werebears! like werewolves, but polar bears! but edward didnt know about the werebears, so he got attacked and killed! that would suck…a lot. not like it would happen, but admit it; it would suck.
i think it would be funny if mike newton crashed the wedding, then tried to attack edward. then edward accidentally killed mike, then had the volturi come in and kill edward for exposing them and bella for being human. that would suck…a lot. unless the rest of the story would be about jacob, cause that would be freaking awesome!
okay, im rambling now. ima stop talking.