"They don't even need to. Let's go back in time. You and Imoen are tortured by Irenicus."
Ok.
"Then Imoen and Irenicus get captured. Then they are sent to Spellhold.
It isn't that hard to predict it was Irenicus' "great" plan. Here we have one uber powerful spellcaster and there on the other hand bunch of idiotic wizards who can't even protect their own place. It doesn't take int 18 to notice that SOMETHING IS WRONG, HURR."
1. You have no idea why you were captured by Irenicus, and it takes quite a few hints and dreams to figure out what is happening, but until then you will already be on your way to Spellhold.
2. Yes, it's obvious Irenicus has a plan, and that is why i was using the frase relatively safe. If you could read, you would notice it. But no matter how you look at it, it would still be suicidal to charge Irenicus or Spellhold wizards unprepared for that matter, so the best you can do is hope Imoen will be ok until you become powerful enough to come after her.
3. Spellhold has a reputation of maximum security prison for illegal practicioners of magic, from which no one ever escaped, thus it would be illogical to expect even someone as powerful as Irenicus to escape easily. And if spellhold fell, you would certainly hear rumors about it, but even then it would be foolish to go in unprepared, so i really don't understand your point. especially since this:
"And even better, another BG2 idiocy. Here-
http://www.youtube.com
/watch?v=22Ki7yp2XL0"
happens after you are already on your way to spellhold. So what's your point?!
"OBVIOUSLY NOTHING BAD IS HAPPENING TO IMOEN RIGHT?"
Not obviously, but probably, since you are given no rumor of Spellhold being taken by an evil wizard, you are given no reason to think Imoen is in grave immediete danger and you are given a lot of reason why NOT to go after her immedietly.
"Cut scenes that separate the player from his character- truly bioware mastered the art of immersion and role playing."
To a point i would agree, since you learn of things that you could not know otherwise, but it looks very cool when Irenicus says: "DIE EVER NOTHING, EVER FOOLS!" or something like that.
"So yeah, the player knows that thing's are bad for Imoen and since she's being TORTURED it'd be a good idea to hurry."
Nope, since you get that cutscene after you are already on your way to spellhold.
"Yeah, apparently we have very different definitions of "safe"."
Are you trying to say she wasn't safe behind bars? I mean, i can agree she was in great danger after Irenicus escaped, but you find out about it only after you are well on your way to Spellhold, and before that you had nothing to tell you otherwise. Strawman...
"And what about not being connected to anyting? As I recall, the PC had dreams in which Irenicus told him that he'll gain a very special power.
Now if that wasn't simply looking into the future I don't know what it was. But I know what it wasn't- a NORMAL dream."
1. Looking into the future and seeing things that are happening at the moment are 2 different things.
2. Dreams in BG2 are a link to subconcoius levels of your mind, which unlock your divine powers. Period. Imoen represents the connection to your humanity, Irenicus represents fear and temptation, and thats all. But none of what is happening in your dreams is happening in real life. Saying otherwise is retarded. Sorry. I am not denying the fact that your dreams leave a permanent mark on your character, but Imoen is safe behind bars phisically. FACT!
3. Although there is nothing in the game that would even suggest that Irenicus is somehow entering your dreams and torturing you from within them, you could at best strech it that, but to say your dreams are portraying what is or will happen is pure idiotism. Sorry..
i m done talking with you. Normal dreams or not... it's still just dreams. Saying otherwise is stupid.