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Post by Scott on Oct 25, 2006 10:56:30 GMT -5
Nothing excites Charmed fans more than debating the merits of whether this person or that person should become a whitelighter. Just what exactly are the criteria for becoming a whitelighter? Is it in the genes? Paige and Chris certainly became whitelighters because of their unique backgrounds. What about Brody? Should Agent Brody have become a whitelighter? What about Raquel? She became a whitelighter overnight. Nothing in her past suggested impending whitelighter status. She was a drug and alcohol abuser who dies at the hands of darklighter. Why? So she could heal a dying Paige?
This thread is dedicated to general comments on whitelighters.
See specific threads to debate individual whitelighters.
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Post by Scott on Oct 25, 2006 10:59:57 GMT -5
A fan whose moniker indicates an affection for the Elders stated thusly: Whitelighters?  What the heck is a whitelighter anyway and how do you become one? Leo sacrificed himself for others during a war and thus became a whitelighter, but Sam? The most dangerous thing he did was to dodge spitballs by his class back in the 1800s. Chris shows up claiming to be a whitelighter, but he's only 22 yrs old. How much good could you have done in just 22 years total (of which about 4 of those yrs being wiped out due to being just born)! And what if you don't want to be a whitelighter? Do the elders--including the 13 year-old Kevin--force it on you? And let's think about that for a moment: You're 25 years old and you die and you're being told what to do by a 13 year-old!!!!!! (personally I think the elder power from "witches in tights" was meant for Leo, but Kevin was standing in the way...) |
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Post by Fourever Charmed on May 1, 2008 16:18:55 GMT -5
Leo sacrificed himself for others during a war and thus became a whitelighter, but Sam? The most dangerous thing he did was to dodge spitballs by his class back in the 1800s. Whoa! Hold up there. Sam was voted New York Teacher of the Year in 1872, thank you very much! It seems to me that you're saying just because he didn't devote his life to being a doctor and going into the army means that he someone didn't deserve to become a whitelighter. Yet, beyond knowing that Sam was New York Teacher of the Year in 1872, what proof do you have? Is devotion to helping and teaching children not selfless because he didn't die doing it? But then again, we don't know that he didn't. We don't know enough about Sam's pre-whitelighter life to know if he didn't, say, die in a school fire rescuing his pupils. Becoming a New York Teacher of the Year in and of itself would require a lot of effort and care and devotion in regards to his students, so I'm sorry, but I find it offensive to write Sam off by saying all he did was simply "dodge spitballs by his class back in the 1800s." |
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Post by vandergraafk on May 2, 2008 17:47:05 GMT -5
Actually, Fourever Charmed, this was a comment from whitelightertony. It dates back to a time when I hadn't figured out the need to document (cite) sources. In fairness to whitelightertony, though, I think he was being facetious. On the other hand, the idea that there might have been a New York Teacher of the Year Award in 1872 seems a bit too unbelievable, given that most teachers at that time were women. And, since it was women's work, no one felt the need to reward teaching excellence. Rather, teachers were expected to follow strict codes of conduct outside of the classroom, as well as inside.
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