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Damn, his COT review was infinitely more enthusiastic. What could it all mean? *NM* RandAllThor Send a noteboard - 25/09/2010 01:06:00 PM
Jason's very confused review, which meanders back and forth, and definitely has some sentences incomplete, is linked below.

Important things I got out of it (SPOILERS):

1) Perrin has a slow start, but has an awesome finale. Taken with a grain of salt, of course, this being Jason. But it seems something out of the blue happens, which may be fun. "She" is not involved apparently. Does he mean Faile? OR Berelain? Perrin also has a lot of action, which if true, will be good.

2) Ituralde cannot catch a break. Is he going to lead a major defense against the Trollocs? Or is Graendal going to put a wrench in his plans?

3) Olver does something heart wrenching which shows the price the characters have to pay for victory. No clues about this.

4) Mat is awesome. And that's about all there is about him in the review.

5) A last throwaway line says that the story begins with Rand walking down the mountain to have a long overdue chat with somebody. Obviously, this is Egwene, and I'm deeply peeved this is the first chapter. Like DomA said in an other thread, this messes up timelines heavily. And also takes away from the final moments of tGS. Egwene saying that someday they will find out the significance of the break in the clouds sounded like Foreshadowing for a later meeting with Rand. Apparently, she's going to meet him in a few hours. Not cool at all.

6) Interesting that three apparently distinct climaxes happen one after the other. We've seen such stuff before, so I hope it gets handled well.

7) Elayne is barely mentioned. I won't be happy if she is sidelined.

8) Apparently, a lot of chapters end up resolving a load of foreshadowing and prophesies. I don't know how well this will work out, but I'm optimistic for now.
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Jason's review... Looks like DomA was right (Review is now removed) - 25/09/2010 05:40:18 AM 3441 Views
Re: Jason's review (spoilerish thoughts from me, so BEWARE!). Looks like DomA was right - 25/09/2010 06:00:46 AM 1262 Views
Pretty sure it's not Egwene... - 25/09/2010 07:07:00 AM 1199 Views
Oh well - I was wrong - 27/09/2010 03:56:59 PM 904 Views
Ituralde - 25/09/2010 06:29:26 AM 1027 Views
Read the ToM rules - 25/09/2010 07:44:22 AM 946 Views
I officially hate reviews of WoT (in general) - 25/09/2010 08:10:43 AM 1021 Views
I take Jason's reviews with a pinch of salt - 25/09/2010 09:45:10 AM 1089 Views
Re: I take Jason's reviews with a pinch of salt - 25/09/2010 03:50:40 PM 934 Views
Perrin will probably gather the wolves... - 25/09/2010 09:57:06 AM 1080 Views
I suppose Olver could be the one who takes off Mat's eye *NM* - 25/09/2010 10:01:17 AM 499 Views
Damn, his COT review was infinitely more enthusiastic. What could it all mean? *NM* - 25/09/2010 01:06:00 PM 525 Views
The review is now gone. *NM* - 25/09/2010 04:10:59 PM 509 Views
Unfortunately, there's not much left for Elayne to do. - 25/09/2010 07:14:09 PM 1126 Views
I haven't read the review but... - 25/09/2010 07:22:48 PM 1517 Views
That's not what I meant... - 25/09/2010 08:25:42 PM 1112 Views
It's odd, I didn't see any reference to Rand descending from DM in his review. - 25/09/2010 08:39:33 PM 950 Views
It was the very last line... - 25/09/2010 08:55:49 PM 1047 Views
Re: It was the very last line... - 25/09/2010 09:03:14 PM 939 Views
Re: It was the very last line... - 25/09/2010 09:54:28 PM 918 Views
Re: It was the very last line... - 25/09/2010 10:09:58 PM 1183 Views
Mike quit being obsessed about 6 years ago (maybe longer?) - 25/09/2010 10:46:23 PM 1018 Views
Re: Mike quit being obsessed about 6 years ago (maybe longer?) - 26/09/2010 01:11:52 AM 1018 Views
I blame JordanCon too. - 26/09/2010 02:17:50 AM 1075 Views
Regarding the WOTFAQ, Tam, - 26/09/2010 10:04:40 PM 992 Views
Re: Regarding the WOTFAQ, Tam, - 27/09/2010 07:20:11 AM 974 Views
Re: Regarding the WOTFAQ, Tam, - 27/09/2010 11:03:35 AM 984 Views
Re: I blame JordanCon too. - 27/09/2010 01:07:59 AM 1057 Views
Re: I blame JordanCon too. - 27/09/2010 07:35:04 AM 1019 Views
Re: That's not what I meant... - 25/09/2010 09:49:17 PM 1219 Views
Some thoughts on a potential meeting... - 26/09/2010 05:11:06 AM 1133 Views
Regarding Brandon's messing up of the timelines... - 25/09/2010 11:34:06 PM 1081 Views
To me it's two different things - 26/09/2010 01:48:13 AM 1168 Views
I agree - 26/09/2010 03:09:04 AM 968 Views
My thought was not that they "dumbed it down" - 26/09/2010 03:50:36 AM 1045 Views
Re: My thought was not that they "dumbed it down" - 26/09/2010 11:42:12 PM 1235 Views
KOD and TOM show where TGS could have been 'fixed' - 26/09/2010 10:27:04 AM 976 Views
Re: KOD and TOM show where TGS could have been 'fixed' - 26/09/2010 09:35:41 PM 1107 Views
Whose really to blame though? - 27/09/2010 03:43:30 AM 955 Views
A suggestion? - 26/09/2010 11:39:08 AM 1104 Views
Is there a copy of the review somewhere? *NM* - 27/09/2010 01:40:22 AM 588 Views
The review is back up... - 27/09/2010 01:59:50 AM 949 Views
It wasn't quite identical... It was missing the line about Rand walking down from DM - 27/09/2010 06:42:47 AM 953 Views
The line about Rand wasn't there when I read the review Saturday morning either. *NM* - 27/09/2010 01:57:00 PM 436 Views
It was... - 27/09/2010 04:22:24 PM 807 Views
I must have missed it then. It does fit with Tor's not releasing Chapter 1 early. *NM* - 27/09/2010 05:06:36 PM 445 Views
What do you mean? - 27/09/2010 11:33:15 PM 861 Views
It was at the very bottom of the post and hard to find - 28/09/2010 12:44:56 AM 755 Views
Olver - 27/09/2010 11:34:40 AM 1106 Views
He's Demandred, natch. - 27/09/2010 03:54:09 PM 849 Views
Re: Olver - 27/09/2010 05:42:25 PM 901 Views
Re: Olver darkfriend? - 28/09/2010 12:02:11 AM 961 Views
'Tis a shame. I love spoilers. - 27/09/2010 03:16:02 PM 970 Views
One problem with the idea of a Rand-Egwene meeting in Chapter 1 beyond timeline issues - 27/09/2010 10:29:15 PM 888 Views
Not true... - 28/09/2010 01:00:40 AM 875 Views
Good call. I assumed, and still do, that the two events are one in the same. - 28/09/2010 01:10:13 AM 952 Views
I don't think so... - 28/09/2010 01:47:40 AM 803 Views
Re: I don't think so... - 28/09/2010 02:00:59 AM 859 Views
Re: I don't think so... - 28/09/2010 03:07:08 AM 1696 Views
Not true indeed... and.... - 28/09/2010 02:24:00 AM 1109 Views
Mesaana and the Foretelling... - 28/09/2010 03:31:24 AM 837 Views
Re: Mesaana and the Foretelling... - 13/10/2010 01:32:12 AM 1174 Views

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