Essay: Why Watchers, 6890 words
Dec. 2nd, 2004 09:06 pmWhy, if there were no Watcher's Council, it would be necessary to invent one.
The function of the Watcher's Council is two fold- to inform and educate the Slayer, and to regulate the Slayer. Both these functions can only be carried out by those with access to one privileged piece of information, the one above all that must be kept secret in order for the Slayer to be effective. This knowledge is simply the name and nature of the Slayer- that she exists, and that a particular girl holds the power.
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The function of the Watcher's Council is two fold- to inform and educate the Slayer, and to regulate the Slayer. Both these functions can only be carried out by those with access to one privileged piece of information, the one above all that must be kept secret in order for the Slayer to be effective. This knowledge is simply the name and nature of the Slayer- that she exists, and that a particular girl holds the power.
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