Realistically more people need to know about the death of the Semirhage and the Mesaana for it to be a major blow to the shadow. I see your point that it makes a big difference to the people who saw it directly but it's not big enough in the grand scheme to be a major blow. The black ajah cleansing was way more important, as were the events at the Eye of the World.
I wonder if the Tower advertised the execution of the Black Ajah though? They've strongly denied the existence of the Black since their founding, and I wouldn't put it past them to officially declare that the executions were due to treason i.e. breaking the Tower.
But no need to advertise... It's still a much larger blow than the deaths of Semirhage and Mesaana. Several reasons
1. Losing the Black Ajah cost the Shadow over a hundred trained women channelers
2. Massive loss of influence, the BA gave the Shadow an insider angle into one of their most powerful enemies that in turn allowed them to exert influence over many other groups
3. As others have mentioned this limits their mixed circle capabilities
4. Your own point about Semirhage and Mesaana holds some truth here too. The AS have seen that the Shadow can Ben beaten now, they have witnessed their own weakness and overcome it making them a more potent enemy than before. This coupled with Egwene personally defeating Mesaana makes this event even more significant.
Domani Drag Queen in the White Tower ... Aran'gar watch out!
Biggest blows to the Shadow...
12/03/2012 07:15:32 PM
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13/03/2012 12:37:55 AM
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Those were the exact three I had first on my list. Good call. *NM*
13/03/2012 04:55:29 AM
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13/03/2012 04:51:32 AM
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14/03/2012 06:22:51 PM
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14/03/2012 11:36:00 PM
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Another Concord...
15/03/2012 12:33:51 AM
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The LB started in the epilogue of TOM, if you ask me...
15/03/2012 04:24:43 PM
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This is a wonderful summary of what I feel the situation at Merrilor wil be and I wish I wrote this
29/04/2012 07:41:53 PM
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13/03/2012 08:03:59 PM
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I disagree on number three don't think it's broad enough
17/03/2012 02:53:08 PM
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I wonder if it was advertised though?
17/03/2012 04:25:23 PM
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I very much doubt it
17/03/2012 04:48:56 PM
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Re: I very much doubt it
17/03/2012 07:33:48 PM
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It's funny because I don't think the Forsaken have proven particularly effective either
17/03/2012 07:47:58 PM
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I think they've been pretty effective
19/03/2012 10:46:11 AM
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Yet they have done very little to move the grand plan forward
19/03/2012 11:51:59 PM
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What plan?
20/03/2012 08:18:40 AM
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I disagree ... The DO seems to have a plan and Moridin showed us he is following a prophesy
20/03/2012 01:05:40 PM
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Up until the very end of TGS, wasn't the plan to turn Rand/make him do the DO's job for him?
29/04/2012 07:46:04 PM
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Re: I very much doubt it
17/03/2012 09:59:15 PM
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Regarding Demandred
19/03/2012 11:11:22 AM
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Re: I disagree on number three don't think it's broad enough
17/03/2012 05:46:31 PM
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I always thought of the victory at the Eye as the Lights first big win in the series
17/03/2012 07:27:12 PM
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17/03/2012 09:16:08 PM
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Re: I always thought of the victory at the Eye as the Lights first big win in the series
30/04/2012 07:04:06 PM
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"Seemingly young girl"? Is she actually old or something? Maybe she's not a girl?
19/03/2012 01:39:12 AM
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Re: "Seemingly young girl"? Is she actually old or something? Maybe she's not a girl?
19/03/2012 03:34:11 AM
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Re: "Seemingly young girl"? Is she actually old or something? Maybe she's not a girl?
19/03/2012 10:35:57 AM
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