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<blockquote data-quote="Aldarc" data-source="post: 7805910" data-attributes="member: 5142"><p>This Dark Crystal fan finally finished the series, and I'm ready to discuss. </p><p></p><p>@Umbran does a good job of explaining this, particularly the unreliable narrator and all that: e.g., who built the Orrery? (Answer: TekTih.) However, if you were to ask SkekTek who built Aughra's Orrery, then as far as he is concerned, he did. He would not be entirely wrong, though its not entirely right either. </p><p></p><p>I would note that the opening narration of the Dark Crystal movie also does not tip its hand by prematurely revealing the prior existence of urSkeks. The Narrator even says that the crystal cracked and then two new races appeared (i.e., the skeksis and mystics/urRu) when in fact two new races appeared and then the crystal cracked. But as far as the gelflings were concerned, the urSkeks left and then left these new Skeksis in charge. </p><p></p><p>Aughra's importance to the world is far from a recent development - it even predates the aforementioned comic series <strong>Creation Myths</strong> - and her origins are even discussed in the book <strong>The World of the Dark Crystal</strong> (1982) that was released around the time of the original film and incidentally nominated for a Hugo. And for the longest time, this was virtually our only extra-film source of information we had about the setting. Here is an excerpt from "The Song of Aughra" in that book: </p><p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center">Basically Aughra has always been an extraordinary figure in the original conception of Thra's history and mythos. </p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Aldarc, post: 7805910, member: 5142"] This Dark Crystal fan finally finished the series, and I'm ready to discuss. @Umbran does a good job of explaining this, particularly the unreliable narrator and all that: e.g., who built the Orrery? (Answer: TekTih.) However, if you were to ask SkekTek who built Aughra's Orrery, then as far as he is concerned, he did. He would not be entirely wrong, though its not entirely right either. I would note that the opening narration of the Dark Crystal movie also does not tip its hand by prematurely revealing the prior existence of urSkeks. The Narrator even says that the crystal cracked and then two new races appeared (i.e., the skeksis and mystics/urRu) when in fact two new races appeared and then the crystal cracked. But as far as the gelflings were concerned, the urSkeks left and then left these new Skeksis in charge. Aughra's importance to the world is far from a recent development - it even predates the aforementioned comic series [B]Creation Myths[/B] - and her origins are even discussed in the book [B]The World of the Dark Crystal[/B] (1982) that was released around the time of the original film and incidentally nominated for a Hugo. And for the longest time, this was virtually our only extra-film source of information we had about the setting. Here is an excerpt from "The Song of Aughra" in that book: [CENTER] Basically Aughra has always been an extraordinary figure in the original conception of Thra's history and mythos. [/CENTER] [/QUOTE]
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