a question for the f-list

[tielan]

Helen Magnus gets fed on by a Wraith. Does it manage to drain her? Or does her longevity mean she can be fed on without dying?

Comments

[thothmes]

The longevity will mean that the wraith would feed for only a short time before he is overcome with a sensation not unlike a human would feel after eating an entire stick of butter. It would be too rich, and the wraith would have to stop.

[tielan]

Interesting analogy!

So does she age after the feeding?

[thothmes]

My bet, based on...well...nothing, is that she will feel tired and draggy for a while - say a month - afterwards, like someone who has just survived a dangerous and debilitating illness, and then be just fine.

[scrollgirl]

I don't watch Sanctuary so I don't know the metaphysics involved in Helen's immortality. However, I'd argue if she's anything like a Highlander-style Immortal, she could be fed on without dying. She'd just keep renewing her life-force.

[tielan]

I don't think anyone knows the metaphysics involved in Helen's immortality. Possibly not even the writers. (Stargate writers, remember.)

But it will provide some interesting theoretical discussions. :)