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<blockquote data-quote="Umbran" data-source="post: 8051213" data-attributes="member: 177">So, the answer to this requires talking about events in the show:[spoiler]We are shown some history, back to the time of the first human to use dark magic.&nbsp; There's a strong suggestion that one of the antagonists of the series actually gave the human the secret.&nbsp; Presumably, before they were given the secret of Dark Magic, humans were trying to work magic, and failing.Meanwhile, in the &quot;present,&quot; a human character just puts a little effort into it, and discovers he can forge his own connection!Those don't sit together well.&nbsp; Over the centuries before humans were handed a way, nobody figured out what this one kid just stumbles upon?&nbsp; That fails a sniff test of plausibility - too many people trying for too long should have discovered it before the series starts, at least not without some reason why discovery was delayed so long.&nbsp; And... the show is pretty smart, so I don't think &quot;just happens&quot; is going to be their explanation.It is also a little too convenient that the two half-brothers just happen to both have semi-magical powers (one can cast spells, and the other can talk to, and develop long-distance telepathy with, animals), the likes of which are apparently not heard of.&nbsp; It speaks instead to how maybe the kids are special, not that all humans can do this thing.[/spoiler]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Umbran, post: 8051213, member: 177"] So, the answer to this requires talking about events in the show: [spoiler] We are shown some history, back to the time of the first human to use dark magic. There's a strong suggestion that one of the antagonists of the series actually gave the human the secret. Presumably, before they were given the secret of Dark Magic, humans were [I]trying[/I] to work magic, and failing. Meanwhile, in the "present," a human character just puts a little effort into it, and discovers he can forge his own connection! Those don't sit together well. Over the centuries before humans were handed a way, nobody figured out what this one kid just stumbles upon? That fails a sniff test of plausibility - too many people trying for too long should have discovered it before the series starts, at least not without some reason why discovery was delayed so long. And... the show is pretty smart, so I don't think "just happens" is going to be their explanation. It is also a little too convenient that the two half-brothers [I]just happen[/I] to both have semi-magical powers (one can cast spells, and the other can talk to, and develop long-distance telepathy with, animals), the likes of which are apparently not heard of. It speaks instead to how maybe the kids are special, not that all humans can do this thing.[/spoiler] [/QUOTE]

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