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Hands up if you don't believe in foreshadowing in this series Sidious Send a noteboard - 26/07/2010 04:27:14 PM

Pick me, Pick me ;)

Rand : I want to kill Demandred.
*Demandred dies in the last book*
Fans : Did you guys see the foreshadowing?

Seriously, we know that the Forsaken are going to die and that the DO is going to sacrifice them to gain his goals.

Despite the fact that several posters on various boards have an extreme and invaluable knowledge of the 'Wheel of Time' series, I've almost never met one who could predict anything of use for future books. If you look back at people's predictions for upcoming books, they're almost invariably and utterly incorrect. True theories are so rare that the people responsible are usually remembered by name and worshipped thereafter.

The series is so random it will shock any casual reader. Just watch how wrong everyone is going to be regarding the 'three shall be one','the future hangs on the edge of a blade' etc. Jordan, and now BS, has never been predictible. Semirhage was merely voicing one of hundreds of paranoid rants that all of these villains experience on a daily basis, not least of all her desire to get her hands on Lanfear if there was any justice in the world, which was absolutely not an example of foreshadowing and never can be now.
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foreshadowing of Semirhage's death RabidWombat - 25/07/2010 07:13:48 AM 1654 Views
I don't think that Semirhage was sacrificed Etzel - 25/07/2010 08:36:47 AM 858 Views
No, too tired to give reasons... *NM* Kieran - 25/07/2010 09:30:46 AM 270 Views
Re: No, too tired to give reasons... *NM* BlackAdder - 26/07/2010 01:19:26 AM 273 Views
I disagree about the TP aspect darius_sedai - 25/07/2010 03:30:37 PM 767 Views
Re: I disagree about the TP aspect Datakim - 25/07/2010 04:03:45 PM 758 Views
It's an interesting theory in either direction darius_sedai - 25/07/2010 04:54:31 PM 694 Views
Re: It's an interesting theory in either direction Datakim - 26/07/2010 02:17:35 AM 558 Views
BS said "there will be consequences from Rand's True Power use." Etzel - 26/07/2010 09:24:26 AM 578 Views
Re: BS said "there will be consequences from Rand's True Power use." DomA - 27/07/2010 03:48:32 AM 602 Views
Re: BS said "there will be consequences from Rand's True Power use." Datakim - 27/07/2010 04:18:34 AM 556 Views
You can't expect BS to give away things with 2 books to go. redhand - 26/07/2010 01:48:37 AM 630 Views
Re: You can't expect BS to give away things with 2 books to go. Datakim - 26/07/2010 02:24:29 AM 587 Views
Re: I disagree about the TP aspect BlackAdder - 26/07/2010 01:22:30 AM 593 Views
Re: I disagree about the TP aspect Datakim - 26/07/2010 02:30:11 AM 560 Views
^^^what Datakim said^^^ darius_sedai - 26/07/2010 06:58:02 PM 584 Views
I don't know if Semirhage was sacrificed or not. Either way the Semirhage quote set up tGS 6 books RabidWombat - 26/07/2010 02:29:59 AM 663 Views
You were right the first time DomA - 26/07/2010 03:02:22 AM 685 Views
I think the question is... Etzel - 26/07/2010 08:27:17 AM 606 Views
Re: I think the question is... DomA - 27/07/2010 12:43:44 AM 599 Views
Re: I think the question is... Datakim - 27/07/2010 01:15:29 AM 611 Views
Re: I think the question is... DomA - 27/07/2010 02:10:41 AM 583 Views
Re: I think the question is... Datakim - 27/07/2010 03:17:01 AM 649 Views
Re: I think the question is... DomA - 27/07/2010 05:08:59 AM 660 Views
Re: I think the question is... Datakim - 27/07/2010 05:59:37 PM 612 Views
I'd say that there was a pre-meditated plan or backup plan to sacrifice Semirhage Matrimony Cauthon - 26/07/2010 09:02:44 AM 646 Views
I think SH simply didn't care about the CK access key Etzel - 26/07/2010 09:17:11 AM 571 Views
Re: I think SH simply didn't care about the CK access key Datakim - 26/07/2010 12:10:43 PM 574 Views
Re: I think SH simply didn't care about the CK access key Lord Haart - 26/07/2010 12:27:11 PM 655 Views
But if this was the plan... Etzel - 26/07/2010 12:30:37 PM 570 Views
Moridin and SH knew that the CK could never defeat the dark one so they were happy to leave it Matrimony Cauthon - 26/07/2010 05:56:56 PM 642 Views
Unlikely, and stupid if true Sidious - 26/07/2010 06:12:30 PM 584 Views
That wasn't the Choedan Kal, that was Shadar Logoth. Fanatic-Templar - 27/07/2010 12:11:46 AM 534 Views
Re: That wasn't the Choedan Kal, that was Shadar Logoth. Datakim - 27/07/2010 01:29:29 AM 554 Views
I fail to see the relevance. *NM* Fanatic-Templar - 27/07/2010 02:06:27 AM 254 Views
the relevance is that it was impossible without the CK Sidious - 27/07/2010 05:25:45 AM 505 Views
Are you certain? Fanatic-Templar - 27/07/2010 05:37:28 AM 557 Views
Re: Are you certain? Sidious - 27/07/2010 03:00:51 PM 598 Views
Re: Are you certain? Datakim - 27/07/2010 06:17:59 PM 549 Views
key word is "necessary" *NM* Japhy - 27/07/2010 05:14:19 AM 232 Views
Re: Unlikely, and stupid if true Datakim - 27/07/2010 01:36:53 AM 531 Views
Re: Unlikely, and stupid if true DomA - 27/07/2010 02:19:22 AM 560 Views
Re: Unlikely, and stupid if true Datakim - 27/07/2010 02:43:39 AM 580 Views
Re: Unlikely, and stupid if true DomA - 27/07/2010 03:17:49 AM 590 Views
Re: Unlikely, and stupid if true Datakim - 27/07/2010 03:39:07 AM 569 Views
Re: Unlikely, and stupid if true DomA - 27/07/2010 04:26:31 AM 584 Views
Something still doesn't make sense in that theory though Matrimony Cauthon - 27/07/2010 07:15:22 AM 653 Views
Re: Unlikely, and stupid if true DomA - 27/07/2010 01:44:19 AM 606 Views
Re: Unlikely, and stupid if true Sidious - 27/07/2010 05:31:03 AM 531 Views
Re: Unlikely, and stupid if true Matrimony Cauthon - 27/07/2010 03:53:20 PM 569 Views
??? The CK in the hands of a madman is exactly what the Dark One needs to destroy the pattern Matrimony Cauthon - 27/07/2010 07:01:13 AM 579 Views
So why not give it to Moridin then? Sidious - 27/07/2010 10:54:47 AM 580 Views
If their plan of taking Rand to Shayol Ghul suceeded then the CK was no longer needed Matrimony Cauthon - 27/07/2010 03:39:58 PM 577 Views
Could be simple. How do you find an object that "lies hidden"? Mik - 27/07/2010 04:17:35 PM 552 Views
It could be, but I would still think they would have noticed the CK sitting next to the male a'dam Matrimony Cauthon - 27/07/2010 04:34:45 PM 545 Views
Not if Moridin sensed it, instead of seeing it. Mik - 27/07/2010 08:12:25 PM 549 Views
Re: I think SH simply didn't care about the CK access key DomA - 27/07/2010 12:10:01 AM 534 Views
This has been seen and commented before, by myself and others. RugbyPlayingAshaman - 26/07/2010 03:36:51 PM 548 Views
Sorry I missed them. I would have been happy enough to comment there. RabidWombat - 27/07/2010 03:43:46 AM 565 Views
Considering there are years and years worth of comments... RugbyPlayingAshaman - 27/07/2010 02:49:42 PM 527 Views
Hands up if you don't believe in foreshadowing in this series Sidious - 26/07/2010 04:27:14 PM 575 Views
Re: Hands up if you don't believe in foreshadowing in this series HyogaRott - 26/07/2010 10:34:18 PM 523 Views
Prophesying, but not foreshadowing. TaskmasterJack - 27/07/2010 12:06:06 AM 495 Views
You confuse foreshadowing and predictability DomA - 27/07/2010 02:57:15 AM 854 Views
I agree with DomA *NM* *NM* RabidWombat - 27/07/2010 03:44:51 AM 253 Views
That last line had me laughing! (right on the money too, by the way) *NM* Mik - 27/07/2010 02:58:20 PM 237 Views
I don't believe in foreshadowing that you can figure out from the actual plot. RugbyPlayingAshaman - 27/07/2010 08:42:11 PM 540 Views
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