#nrhet8754

Don't forget Cora!:))

I think this stems from the fact that Star Wars isn't really famous for subtle, realistic performances and it caught some people off guard. That and maybe also some emotional immaturity. I recently read how Jyn is only a tragic past+skill set and nothing more personality wise, and I'm like... Bet you didn't complain about Furiosa like that even though the same could be argued about that character if you didn't really LOOK at her.

Basically yes. Even with the original movies, everyone in Star Wars is always a little over the line acting wise. Which is fine, it’s a space fantasy and the situation allows for it to be a little loud because it’s fun. 

Rogue One was trying to be a bit more realistic while still being fun™, which meant all of the characters were a little...quieter (minus Darth Vader and Saw Gerrera of course). 

(cont) anactual substance on said claws either. And that also nixes the viruspossibility. And then there’s Matt who just upset the balance. So what IF whattriggers the turn is a very deep contact with a shapeshifter’s specific EMfield? EM fields can affect DNA and be involved in gene expression. Suddenly“drinking rain water out of a werewolf’s pawprint on a full moonnight” sounds less like superstitious nonsense and more like apseudo-sciencey way to turn. 

(cont) WackyEM fields could also kinda explain how psychological issues could possiblycause a gene to mutate e.g. Jackson’s kanima stint and the whole “theshape you take reflects the person that you are”. And I guess possessiontoo. Oh and we’re back at stripes and concentric circles because guess how anEM field is graphically represented?

Thank you!I’m glad you liked my meta. And I love you theory about EM fields: consideringthat 5a will most likely be focused specifically on the scientific aspects ofthe show, there’s hope that we’ll get some answers on how the ‘supernatural’actually works (maybe not an explicit explanation, because that’s just notDavis’ MO).

This is sofar from my field of expertise that I’m basically useless when it comes tothese topics (Wikipedia can only get you so far), but I think you may be on theright track here: saliva is definitely not what triggers the transformation(mutation?), and we know that it’s not something alphas can control (Liamturned even though that was not Scott’s intention, so intent is not the answerhere). So it must be something related to the biology of shapeshifters. Andmaybe one of the main differences between humans and shapeshifters lies in the strengthof the EM fields produced by their bodies.

The bodyproduces its own very complex electrical activity. Wherever there is electricalactivity, there is also a magnetic field. This is basic physics and applies toall life. The body’s own magnetic fields (MFs) are extremely tiny—so tiny thatthey are easily obscured by the surrounding planetary and environmental fields.These external fields have to be blocked to allow study of the body’s ownmagnetic fields. The natural internal electrical and magnetic fields of thebody regulate all the body’s processes and interact with one another. [x] 

If the EMfield of a werewolf is stronger that normal, maybe it could affect humans’genetics and trigger a very rapid mutation of the DNA.

I’ll stop here because Ifeel a little bit like i’m flying blind, and I’ll just leave with therepresentation of EM fields because, as you said, we have concentric circles onceagain: