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Not in Rand malekithe Send a noteboard - 05/12/2010 09:55:02 AM
because you said that it didn't start stereotypical. And it started pretty much the most stereotypical it comes.

Farm boy turns out to be Hero.

Hero has to leave Home to keep it safe. Is guided by wise and enigmatic magic user. Only strangeness here is that in this book, the magic user doesn't have a beard.

Farm Boy struggles with his abilities and his danger to others.

Farm Boy continues to make awesome achievements despite little actual skill or expierence, relying mostly on innate power and luck.

I mean, I have a hard time getting through the first few chapters of tEotW because it's just so damned stereotypical!! I could easily change the character and use the first chapter to start any fantasy series!


Not with Rand, but with other characters. Aes Sedai were not very stereotypical. Just the fact that women ruled and controlled the world was anything but stereotypical.

All the hundred different rules and intricateness of channeling is not stereotypical. Hunting men who use magic is not stereotypical. etc etc

Rand and the Forsaken are a Disney movie, hence what I and many like me dislike about the series.
This message last edited by malekithe on 05/12/2010 at 10:01:31 AM
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Pointless characters and deaths in WoT Reishi - 04/12/2010 05:49:01 AM 2503 Views
Re: Pointless characters and deaths in WoT malekithe - 04/12/2010 06:15:12 AM 1394 Views
Other pointless characters malekithe - 04/12/2010 06:26:50 AM 1658 Views
why would you read the series and visit fan sites if you hate it all that much? *NM* Nargs - 04/12/2010 06:38:47 AM 661 Views
Re: why would you read the series and visit fan sites if you hate it all that much? malekithe - 04/12/2010 06:41:23 AM 1353 Views
If you didn't get Rand's transformation, you're not the intended audience... Lord Haart - 04/12/2010 06:58:20 AM 1490 Views
OFF TOPIC: Lord Haart, are you a HOMM fan? *NM* Nargs - 04/12/2010 07:06:41 AM 758 Views
Yep! Ever since (the original) King's Bounty. *NM* Lord Haart - 05/12/2010 01:38:20 PM 616 Views
Oh, love of course. malekithe - 04/12/2010 07:13:10 AM 1308 Views
Yeah, while you're busy not believing that, you should believe in things like the One Power too. Lord Haart - 04/12/2010 10:28:46 AM 1257 Views
Rand's Magical Transformation malekithe - 05/12/2010 08:50:29 AM 1215 Views
Re: Rand's Magical Transformation Lord Haart - 05/12/2010 12:06:22 PM 1191 Views
Re: Oh, love of course. aven - 04/12/2010 01:59:13 PM 1274 Views
Re: Oh, love of course. malekithe - 05/12/2010 08:51:50 AM 1183 Views
You've completely missed the point darius_sedai - 04/12/2010 02:03:06 PM 1239 Views
You've completely missed the point! malekithe - 05/12/2010 08:54:47 AM 1159 Views
what do you mean? these powers have been manifesting for a while! You need to read more closely darius_sedai - 05/12/2010 03:15:21 PM 1287 Views
You're right, why would love ever be the Base of Goodness??? LadyLorraine - 05/12/2010 08:59:27 AM 1221 Views
You're proving my point actually malekithe - 05/12/2010 09:33:23 AM 1136 Views
? at what point was this series not supposed to be stereotypical? LadyLorraine - 05/12/2010 09:36:06 AM 1229 Views
Well... malekithe - 05/12/2010 09:42:04 AM 1371 Views
uhm, we do? LadyLorraine - 05/12/2010 09:48:32 AM 1153 Views
Not in Rand malekithe - 05/12/2010 09:55:02 AM 1121 Views
channeling isn't far from stereotypical LadyLorraine - 05/12/2010 10:10:20 AM 1413 Views
So why do you keep reading? malekithe - 05/12/2010 10:17:49 AM 1386 Views
far from it. LadyLorraine - 05/12/2010 10:30:02 AM 1122 Views
I like the love storyline alanna aes sedai - 06/12/2010 01:38:25 AM 1066 Views
I think he does it to torture me. *NM* Deadsy - 04/12/2010 09:48:49 AM 684 Views
Re: I think he does it to torture me. malekithe - 05/12/2010 08:55:06 AM 1145 Views
Again, why are you on this board or even reading this series? Ashaman_Luc - 04/12/2010 02:30:22 PM 1329 Views
Uh excuse me. malekithe - 05/12/2010 09:05:27 AM 1255 Views
since you are so very unhappy, I fail to see why you continue to read the books LadyLorraine - 05/12/2010 09:09:36 AM 1056 Views
Don't twist things to suit yourself malekithe - 05/12/2010 09:38:42 AM 1142 Views
I would be unhappy with that ending because the Creator has never worked directly. LadyLorraine - 05/12/2010 09:44:17 AM 1253 Views
I'd say there's been some unusualness. malekithe - 05/12/2010 09:52:22 AM 1158 Views
If Rand was one of the supporting heroes, maybe. But he's the "messiah" character LadyLorraine - 05/12/2010 10:15:42 AM 1121 Views
Actually, it's got zilch to do with "good" or "evil". Lord Haart - 05/12/2010 01:37:49 PM 1310 Views
actually, we don't know how it is done and I like my theory just fine, thank you LadyLorraine - 05/12/2010 05:48:19 PM 1062 Views
We haven't had a Rand POV, so I don't think you can say for certain that it's random. Lord Haart - 06/12/2010 03:16:43 AM 1263 Views
I don't think I can either. I'm not trying to say it's certain. LadyLorraine - 06/12/2010 06:17:04 AM 1162 Views
I really like Rand post-epiphany (or BuddhaRand as I call him) RugbyPlayingAshaman - 07/12/2010 04:05:10 PM 1080 Views
BuddhaRand ^_^ LadyLorraine - 07/12/2010 04:16:26 PM 1141 Views
And right down the page is "Easy life of lightside heroes" moratcorlm - 04/12/2010 10:43:55 AM 1277 Views
Yep, can't please everyone. Lord Haart - 05/12/2010 01:40:19 PM 1216 Views
Well, two things BlackAdder - 06/12/2010 05:25:27 AM 1494 Views
Re: Well, two things *NM* Lord Haart - 06/12/2010 09:01:25 AM 686 Views
Why are these deaths a problem? ajfurst - 04/12/2010 11:34:31 PM 1169 Views
Re: Pointless characters and deaths in WoT Lo'oris - 05/12/2010 01:56:53 PM 1134 Views
Re: Pointless characters and deaths in WoT Lord Haart - 06/12/2010 05:11:19 AM 1402 Views
BINGO *NM* HyogaRott - 06/12/2010 03:59:46 PM 652 Views
It's rather simple. Great Lord of Chaos - 05/12/2010 02:50:10 PM 1421 Views
Don't forget Aram ßelals Girl - 07/12/2010 07:42:06 PM 1113 Views
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