One major hole that frustrates me in Daring Don't.

[Jammo 986]

You know how Do kept the ring safe in her book?

Remember how relieved she was that it was safe?

Remember how bad things could get with those rings in the wrong hand?

Remember how easy the ring broke if dropped?

....

 

WHY NOT JUST DESTROY IT!?

What good does keeping it intact have!?

[pinkiefan1287 610]

Simple, Daring Do needs them to steel it so she can write her next book. 

 

In all honesty, I have no idea why. Maybe just to make sure the other one got destroyed or something.

[Scootalove 10,689]

I know it's a plot hole that annoyed some people. She kept in the book and tried to keep it safe, so that she could write her next book. Anyway, she destroyed the ring so that left those plot hole questions.

 

It was her plan to get caught, get access to the fortress, and remove the rest of the golden rings.

Edited December 10, 2013 by Scootalove

[Fhaolan 4,484]

My best guess is that she wasn't sure that destroying just the one ring would do the job. So she had to have it as bait so she could get to the rest of them.

 

What she was checking for was not that the ring was 'safe' but that it wasn't taken without her going with it.

Edited December 10, 2013 by Fhaolan

[fimdash 1,196]

Didn't she need the ring to get caught though? Her plan was to bring down the fortress, and she needed that ring to get in. It's true that letting Ahuizotl get the ring for that ritual was dangerous, but hey.. her name is Daring Do. Her plans usually involve heavy risks.

[Evilshy 5,091]

Doesn't this apply to, like, almost every fantasy story that involves some sort of artifact with terrible power? The heroes are always protecting it, nobody just destroys it.

 

There's usually a way to explain it; it also does good things but can be made to do bad things under certain circumstances, its cultural significance is so great that nobody would even consider destroying it, even worse things might happen if it was destroyed, its indestructible, etc.

 

I'd chalk this up to one of those.

Edited December 10, 2013 by Evilshy

[Dark Qiviut 22,500]

It was her plan to get caught, get access to the fortress, and remove the rest of the golden rings.

 

My best guess is that she wasn't sure that destroying just the one ring would do the job. So she had to have it as bait so she could get to the rest of them.

 

Didn't she need the ring to get caught though? Her plan was to bring down the fortress, and she needed that ring to get in. It's true that letting Ahuizotl get the ring for that ritual was dangerous, but hey.. her name is Daring Do. Her plans usually involve heavy risks.

Except Daring Do didn't need to infiltrate the Fortress of Talicon. Ahuizotl needed the Ring of Destiny to cast a spell over the sun that beaconed high above the pyramid. Do had the Ring in her possession the whole time. If she destroyed it the second she saw it, then the spellcasting ceremony would've been meaningless because the rings are powerless without it. His plan would've been over before the henchcolts showed up to steal it and sell it to the black market.

 

She didn't destroy it simply to prolong what is a very contrived plot.

Edited December 10, 2013 by Dark Qiviut

[Phoenix237 353]

Bad writing?

I don't know it was something they could have fixed and to be fair most of this episode makes little sense when you think about it.

[Nature's Spell 526]

Bad writing?

I don't know it was something they could have fixed and to be fair most of this episode makes little sense when you think about it.

Exactly. Unless the fictional account is based upon real events, so it grounded in some kind is reality, the writer is always in danger of going astray if the main element of their story is off. I said in another thread that writing is like house building and it's not always helpful for the homeowner (reader) to look at the foundation or frame too closely. Unless the builder (writer) uses rotten timbers and the house (book) is badly off center. Edited December 10, 2013 by Nature's Spell

[Megas 27,895]

Maybe she needed to destroy that little statue holding all of the rings in Ahuizotl's temple so the rings would become powerless.

 

It's simple really

[skylights 127]

Maybe only so many rings can exist, and if one is destroyed another can be made to replace it. So by keeping one safe she was ensuring that the rings can never be used.

[FNGRpony 658]

I got cheased they never said why the main villain wanted to turn up the heat in the valley.  it's a neat plan... but why?

[VenomTrixie 57]

I think she either feared destroying one ring wouldn't be good enough. Or maybe she simply wanted to make the story more epic for the sake of her book, you never know.

[Malinter 3,064]

You know how Do kept the ring safe in her book?

Remember how relieved she was that it was safe?

Remember how bad things could get with those rings in the wrong hand?

Remember how easy the ring broke if dropped?

....

 

WHY NOT JUST DESTROY IT!?

What good does keeping it intact have!?

 

The ring she needed to destroy was the base ring at the bottom of the pile.

 

her ring was bait and when they did destroy the big ring it was from a much higher height.

[Lyrafinish 72]

Maybe for the sake of her writing? I don't know tbh

[~Silver Essence~ 2,625]

Huh, never thought about that.

 

My guess is either for a treasure, or a keepsake.

 

But yeah, destroying it would've been better knowing you have enemies who want to take it from you....

[Scootalove 10,689]

Except Daring Do didn't need to infiltrate the Fortress of Talicon. Ahuizotl needed the Ring of Destiny to cast a spell over the sun that beaconed high above the pyramid. Do had the Ring in her possession the whole time. If she destroyed it the second she saw it, then the spellcasting ceremony would've been meaningless because the rings are powerless without it. His plan would've been over before the henchcolts showed up to steal it and sell it to the black market.

 

She didn't destroy it simply to prolong what is a very contrived plot.

Good point, well explained. I'm guessing the ring she had in her possession was bait, so that she could be able to remove the other rings?

[Noodles 109]

Sigh guys Daring's plan wasn't to get and destroy rings it was to destroy the temple itself. the ring getting captured was just a way into the temple.