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He's obviously responsible, but it's not a very serious offense. Gher Send a noteboard - 02/02/2011 10:46:09 PM
He simply does not seem to have the nose for interesting situations that RJ had. Not only does Sanderson fail to make the visions particularly interesting or entertaining, he also fails to use them as chronological markers, which RJ frequently did, instead providing completely generic scenes: Rand and Min eating, Rand sitting in a chair looking grim, and so forth.


Showing specific scenes nails down the timeline. With RJ, a mistake like that is an oops, with Sanderson, it's "This guy has no idea what he's doing!!!". Plus, if they decide to combine two Mat viewpoints later on while in the editing phase, a vision could easily get moved out of place. Keeping them generic prevents that. It's obviously not an ideal solution, but it's safer and forgivable, IMO. This way we can know that the visions are still happening, so we don't have to wonder if they're disappearing or if Sanderson forgot they existed.
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Why did the rainbow visions get so boring? Deadsy - 02/02/2011 05:17:45 PM 2204 Views
toilet breaks and sexy time excluded too, whats that about? *NM* Iceman - 02/02/2011 05:24:50 PM 738 Views
Because the idiot sanderson ruined them, like he ruined most other things. *NM* Velveti - 02/02/2011 05:47:34 PM 961 Views
Who would have written the end of WoT better yet still similar to RJ? *NM* Fox and Ravens - 02/02/2011 06:39:53 PM 526 Views
Let them whine. Ghavrel - 02/02/2011 08:03:13 PM 1188 Views
It's incredible that some readers actually seem to prefer Sanderson's attempts at being an author Cynewulf - 02/02/2011 10:32:31 PM 1192 Views
Gher - 02/02/2011 11:15:50 PM 1340 Views
I am of this opinion as well *NM* Scott Blademaster - 03/02/2011 12:10:54 AM 498 Views
Same here. Fox and Ravens - 03/02/2011 12:58:31 AM 1035 Views
I agree. *NM* Darth_Katie - 03/02/2011 01:41:53 PM 535 Views
i agree completely alanna aes sedai - 06/02/2011 04:47:04 PM 982 Views
You forgot the part where Jordan was a terrible author. Ghavrel - 03/02/2011 06:20:13 AM 1132 Views
Re: You forgot the part where Jordan was a terrible author. Cynewulf - 03/02/2011 12:37:38 PM 1094 Views
Re: You forgot the part where Jordan was a terrible author. Evil_Monkey - 03/02/2011 03:14:13 PM 988 Views
Re: You forgot the part where Jordan was a terrible author. Ghavrel - 04/02/2011 02:16:14 AM 928 Views
Yeah, it's mindboggling that someone may have a different taste than you Zeratul - 03/02/2011 01:55:57 PM 1147 Views
Re: Yeah, it's mindboggling that someone may have a different taste than you Cynewulf - 03/02/2011 07:27:02 PM 1047 Views
Re: Yeah, it's mindboggling that someone may have a different taste than you Sidious - 04/02/2011 08:17:39 AM 878 Views
Exactly what I was trying and failing to say. I agree. *NM* Ghavrel - 04/02/2011 08:49:47 AM 421 Views
fionwe1987 - 04/02/2011 05:22:41 PM 1213 Views
Different people find different things to be important. ranagrande - 05/02/2011 02:25:19 AM 1005 Views
Very well said Stephen - 04/02/2011 05:49:43 PM 1250 Views
Have to agree here too. alanna aes sedai - 06/02/2011 04:54:12 PM 970 Views
Because that's life A Deathwatch Guard - 02/02/2011 08:18:22 PM 1222 Views
It isn't life though. It's entertainment, and there's so much fun potential for that connection Deadsy - 02/02/2011 08:27:45 PM 966 Views
It's definitely better when they see something interesting, or important A Deathwatch Guard - 02/02/2011 10:19:50 PM 1045 Views
I disagree Deadsy - 02/02/2011 10:30:49 PM 1020 Views
Like it or not, Sanderson is to blame for this Cynewulf - 02/02/2011 10:37:14 PM 1124 Views
He's obviously responsible, but it's not a very serious offense. Gher - 02/02/2011 10:46:09 PM 957 Views
Re: He's obviously responsible, but it's not a very serious offense. DomA - 03/02/2011 03:51:04 PM 1082 Views
Yup... fionwe1987 - 03/02/2011 04:15:23 PM 984 Views
I put the blame more on Team Jordan. Gher - 03/02/2011 06:52:42 PM 1037 Views
Re: I put the blame more on Team Jordan. DomA - 04/02/2011 01:30:21 AM 934 Views
I don't think Sanderson is a good writer. I just don't think Jordan was a good writer, either. *NM* Ghavrel - 04/02/2011 02:11:28 AM 492 Views
I just don't think Jordan was a good writer, either. DomA - 04/02/2011 04:57:37 AM 1017 Views
Sure. Ghavrel - 04/02/2011 07:19:57 AM 1047 Views
Re: I put the blame more on Team Jordan. AGREED! *NM* alanna aes sedai - 06/02/2011 05:24:31 PM 470 Views
Best explanation of the issue thus far. HyogaRott - 03/02/2011 10:50:56 PM 1076 Views
But even then, all he saw was Mat talking/flirting with Tuon. Gher - 02/02/2011 10:37:33 PM 1174 Views
You're probably right. There was a post not long ago about the characters tinkling Deadsy - 02/02/2011 10:40:37 PM 973 Views
Well someone's gotta be displeased! Gher - 02/02/2011 11:20:53 PM 1179 Views
Here's my question: why are there so many songs about rainbows? *NM* newyorkersedai - 04/02/2011 04:43:02 AM 592 Views
Yep. He could've used them to show their timing Lohikaarme - 07/02/2011 12:21:40 PM 1013 Views
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