It’s been awhile since I’ve logged in so I almost certainly have missed some things. Hopefully filling in those gaps won’t be so painful. So here’s my thoughts...

1) Did I miss something? Why is everyone so certain Mac is related to angels? He seemed more keyed into (Norse?) mythology in the short story with the Grendel...

2) marcone is obsessed with Dresden. Dresden is the one that pulled him into the supernatural world. He spends a lot of time interacting with and researching him. I imagine that marcone became interested in taking up the coin in part after seeing/hearing of Dresden successfully manage and then give his up. I also consider the fact he didn’t give Hendricks his “best friend?” One, even when little a apocalypse was happening, a sign that he sees it as a necessary evil not something to be whole heartedly embraced.

3) I’m more interested in the new perspective of the swords (and therefore the coins), and the interactions between our titan and thorn of the coin and butters of the sword. Seems like the Christian powers of light and dark aren’t the final true form of power but merely the modern version of old conflicts. Ángels and demons instead being former gods and powers that joined a side, but like any family in dispute, come together to fight “outsiders”.

4) Dresden having a kid of lara seems like just a parallel of Harry’s life. Maggie’s is Harry and Lara baby is her version of new Thomas . Letting Harry retroactively fix his family by creating what “should have been “.  Also, seems like it is signing Lara’s death warrant. Harry’s love interests don’t have much luck. “Die alone” or not.

5) what makes you guys think the “monsters” don’t know the white council has been corrupted? The white council is generally considered the representative of vanilla people and not only were they not invited to the final meeting, but they talked about humanity as being the enemy.

6) also, seems to me that the primary purpose of starborn doesn’t necessarily have to do with outsiders, or at least not in the way Harry thinks. We had starborn on all sides of the last conflict (ally of titan - listen, enemy of titan - Harry, and 3rd party opportunist - drakul）. Additionally, seems in character for Eb to mention a minor feature (resistant to outsiders) as if it was super important, in order to obfuscate the real information. Not to mention Mab’s side comment about the limits of immortality may become important to Harry in the future seemed related, what with how eb didn’t like it.

Maybe someone is trying to breed a new god and take control of the next age, writing the rules of magic and arranging the landscape of powers as they see fit. Probably makes cowl a star born, as he tried it first. Otherwise, Harry deals with gods way too much.

I wonder how many starborn are in demonreach’s holding cells.