Mines didn't; he one-upped many of our ideas on one or two details
RugbyPlayingAshaman Send a noteboard - 21/09/2010 07:28:43 PM
There were quite a few posters who thought that this plot was too convoluted and there was a whole lot of back and forth on this point. I maintained that this was what a reasonable person would do, given Graendal's skills and motivations.
It doesn't count (or not in the same way) if you merely said "I refuse to believe this because Graendal is too smart or narrative reasons suggest she will has stuff ahead to do." The one theory I read on the subject had her observing Rand's group and deftly undoing the Compulsion to make it look like she died. Such a theory could not possibly count as being right. To be able to claim to have "called" this one, IMO, you need to have specified that she had someone else weave the Compulsion. That was always the central issue - not whether or not she COULD have bailed, but how she faked Rand's proof. Did anyone else predict this?
Yes. The details that were up in the air was whether or not Aran'gar was there and whether Delana or another Black Ajah was present, but the main point was "Graendal survived" and quite a few of us offered examples pointing to how and why she would have fled. I offered a theory that was based on wards to detect saidin that would have been triggered when he channeled so much Power, and part of my theory was that she might have Linked with a BA Sister or a wilder in her palace.
The link to my mini-theory is funny in retrospect because Sidious at one point disagreed with me, and much of our back-and-forth in various posts at that time was me convincing him that Graendal hadn't died. I based my opinion on Rands' POV, the overall story structure, Graendal's motivations and personal characteristics in addition to that earlier point made about her cementing a partnership with Aran'gar. A few months later, he produced his theory, which I agreed with as being very likely.
But there was quite a minority of us who weren't convinced that she died, so I think those people deserve a piece of "I Got It Right" cake, especially since part of the fun in this series is trying to predict such things.
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This message last edited by RugbyPlayingAshaman on 21/09/2010 at 09:41:50 PM
Sidious was TOTALLY on the money!
21/09/2010 06:26:42 AM
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Kudos to Sidious! But you should probably change the title of your post-- highly spoilerish
21/09/2010 07:15:32 AM
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Change the title. *NM*
21/09/2010 07:21:15 AM
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I'm in accord with Deadsy, as usual. malekithe should start paying attention to the forum rules
21/09/2010 11:34:35 PM
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I've changed the title _several times_. "ToM" means it is a spoiler, so enough whining. *NM*
22/09/2010 12:18:07 AM
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Stop being dense. ANYONE who looks on the forum can see the topic titles
22/09/2010 02:55:52 AM
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It is only fair that smart one escapes, and the dumb one is toast. *NM*
21/09/2010 09:42:49 AM
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Thanks... it was kind of nice to be right about something
21/09/2010 10:15:54 AM
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It's good to see that after all the battles to prove we weren't crazy that we were ultimately right
21/09/2010 04:06:48 PM
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But did all the "Graendal lives" people specify what Sidious seems to have?
21/09/2010 05:02:12 PM
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I did ... even though I sat on the fence about her being alive my supposition was always
21/09/2010 05:53:56 PM
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Mines didn't; he one-upped many of our ideas on one or two details
21/09/2010 07:28:43 PM
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While I did say that Moggy could be the Compulsor, I later changed it to a darkfriend channeler.
22/09/2010 04:28:44 PM
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congrats sidious! damn, people totally lambasted your earlier theory....
21/09/2010 05:58:42 PM
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Etzel, on the other hand, must be pulling his hair out with frustration. *NM*
22/09/2010 12:08:05 AM
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Thanks dickwad.
22/09/2010 02:35:20 AM
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The worst part is he's arguing with people about it rather than just changing it like everyone else
22/09/2010 02:56:57 AM
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Just how is this a debatable issue?
22/09/2010 03:28:40 AM
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Pretty debatable considering admins specifically said you don't have to if ToM tag is used. *NM*
24/09/2010 02:47:45 PM
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Why don't you look at the time tags on the announcement and this post.
29/09/2010 12:35:54 PM
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Deja vu
23/09/2010 06:58:02 PM
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Trying to figure out Balefire is just going to give you a headache! *NM*
24/09/2010 04:05:40 AM
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