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Dramatic much? Bella lived a good life in TV and later in Salidar darius_sedai Send a noteboard - 20/01/2013 12:54:15 AM
She created a Bela in TAR for her trip to Salidar and willed the mirror image to "live" for as long as she could before she left her behind. After that real life Bela was passed to Siuan.

Cast off like a thing; Bela just kept trucking along throughout the series doing her job without complaint despite neglect and scorn from all she served so faithfully. Until Jordan had Trollocs butcher her right at the end.


When exactly was Egwene or Siuan supposed to pamper her? They did have a lot going on over the course of the 2 years of the series ... Just the fact that Egwene found time to see Bela at all is pretty impressive since most of her time in TV she wasn't allowed off the Tower grounds and would have had to make a special effort to go to the stables.

Yes, Bela was a hero in as much as a horse can be ... I like the idea that she was Jain/Noals horse as a Hero of the Horn... Would be a fitting end for her.
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Somehow, I Actually Hate Faile MORE Now Joel - 14/01/2013 12:16:05 PM 3021 Views
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She paralyzed his character development even when Jordan thought she advanced it. Joel - 14/01/2013 02:38:29 PM 1144 Views
I skipped those chapters during my re-read The Doctor - 14/01/2013 10:36:11 PM 1272 Views
I do not blame you, but that practically means skipping TPoD through KoD. Joel - 15/01/2013 06:16:17 AM 974 Views
Re: She paralyzed his character development even when Jordan thought she advanced it. Zalvera - 15/01/2013 12:39:23 AM 1000 Views
You just hit on probably the major structural weakness of the series with respect to characters. Tom - 15/01/2013 02:54:59 AM 1002 Views
I think this is why I still enjoy Rand as a character so much IndigoAjahV2 - 15/01/2013 03:37:52 AM 956 Views
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Though I too have wished for them to make really hard choices... Cannoli - 15/01/2013 09:37:34 AM 1051 Views
But they DO make hard choices; they just face relatively few hard consequences. Joel - 15/01/2013 10:08:19 AM 903 Views
Rand certainly flirted with the moral Event Horizon a few times, so did some of the others Isaac - 15/01/2013 10:33:23 AM 1094 Views
Mostly it's because it's clear in RJ's eyes that doing something like the things you suggest is wron IndigoAjahV2 - 15/01/2013 12:41:03 PM 980 Views
You obviously have a much lower threshold than I do in defining "hard choices". *NM* Tom - 15/01/2013 03:47:52 PM 509 Views
We are introduced to them as they choose between abandoning home w/ a stranger v. staying to die Joel - 15/01/2013 04:46:02 PM 936 Views
Joel, I just said I disagreed with you. I didn't want to debate this series for the sake of debate. *NM* Tom - 15/01/2013 05:43:55 PM 487 Views
Also, how is choosing not to die a hard choice? Tom - 15/01/2013 05:46:46 PM 834 Views
Because they had only a strange witchs word they would die, and leaving w/ her was perilous, too. Joel - 15/01/2013 06:17:16 PM 846 Views
And a trolloc attack Tom - 16/01/2013 02:28:00 PM 847 Views
True, but there was considerable debate about who brought whom. Joel - 16/01/2013 04:41:35 PM 961 Views
Jordan said he put some of himself in all the ta'veren, but its clearly strongest with Perrin. Joel - 15/01/2013 06:27:10 AM 979 Views
I'm glad you have seen the Truth. Tom - 14/01/2013 01:35:36 PM 969 Views
It was neck and neck with her and Min for a long while, but Min finally saw past her own nose. Joel - 14/01/2013 02:09:13 PM 945 Views
I just added a sentence at the end to make the series end properly. Tom - 14/01/2013 10:47:18 PM 1036 Views
Works for me. Joel - 15/01/2013 06:13:16 AM 1976 Views
In all fairness Egwene did in fact pay homage to Bela darius_sedai - 14/01/2013 08:36:40 PM 911 Views
Bela has been there for Egwene all the time. fionwe1987 - 14/01/2013 10:16:22 PM 1129 Views
Egwene and Bela Aes_Gesserit - 15/01/2013 08:13:17 AM 884 Views
I thought Noal was riding Bela... *NM* Tom - 14/01/2013 10:47:56 PM 472 Views
I did, too, at first, but "horse"=/="pony." Joel - 15/01/2013 06:08:03 AM 858 Views
I think she fed her an apple once in TV or somewhere, too, but otherwise she ignored her. Joel - 15/01/2013 06:12:26 AM 1033 Views
Dramatic much? Bella lived a good life in TV and later in Salidar darius_sedai - 20/01/2013 12:54:15 AM 7721 Views
Actually, I never understood why people LOVE that horse so much. She is just a horse! *NM* aragornital - 15/01/2013 07:52:29 AM 535 Views
Pony. She is a pony. A loyal, goodnatured, overperforming and underappreciated pony. Joel - 15/01/2013 08:32:21 AM 994 Views
honestly a child and a horse and you think the kid should be butchered? darius_sedai - 20/01/2013 12:58:32 AM 976 Views
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The real problem echooff - 15/01/2013 11:30:37 AM 915 Views
Faile will surely domineer someone into pulling Tams carts for him. Joel - 15/01/2013 03:04:35 PM 887 Views
The women in WoT are monsters Sidious - 15/01/2013 11:59:39 AM 1359 Views
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Oh...I think we know :-) *NM* echooff - 16/01/2013 04:31:18 PM 567 Views
I try to give them, or rather her, the benefit of a doubt. Joel - 16/01/2013 04:48:22 PM 838 Views
Re: Tuon Zalvera - 15/01/2013 03:33:34 PM 1103 Views
I had not noticed that before, but you are right. Joel - 15/01/2013 07:45:53 PM 876 Views
I agree completely... lilltempest - 15/01/2013 05:19:40 PM 1132 Views
Not to argue, but I think RJ created a world where women had the power darius_sedai - 20/01/2013 01:17:11 AM 984 Views
Agreed ... Nynaeve and Lan are the closest thing to "Healthy" in the series darius_sedai - 20/01/2013 01:09:29 AM 827 Views
Tell me then... Nargs - 18/01/2013 09:08:08 AM 894 Views
That's a fallacious question Tom - 18/01/2013 03:21:56 PM 979 Views
Are you saying... Nargs - 18/01/2013 09:21:34 PM 901 Views
That is a pathetic answer. Tom - 19/01/2013 04:56:13 AM 836 Views
You're a pathetic ass Nargs - 19/01/2013 06:48:47 AM 879 Views
LOL - that's funny, coming from you, one of the most pathetic fanboys around here. *NM* Tom - 19/01/2013 02:32:18 PM 436 Views
Sad for you. *NM* Nargs - 19/01/2013 09:24:59 PM 462 Views
Oh, gosh, this could take a while. Joel - 18/01/2013 05:58:15 PM 928 Views
How exactly was Faile the cause for Hopper's death? Zeratul - 19/01/2013 12:31:55 AM 845 Views
Because her kidnapping was the reason Perrin led his hodge podge army to rescue her, and got trapped Joel - 19/01/2013 01:00:26 AM 765 Views
Her kidnapping... Nargs - 19/01/2013 01:32:40 AM 788 Views
I said outright I do not fault her as a character for that (only Jordan for writing it that way. ) Joel - 19/01/2013 07:35:57 PM 848 Views
No it wasn't ... The dreamspike plot would have happened even had she not been kidnapped darius_sedai - 20/01/2013 01:24:25 AM 815 Views
Exactly Zeratul - 20/01/2013 06:59:33 PM 1083 Views
Wow... Nargs - 19/01/2013 01:49:56 AM 918 Views
Culture is sometimes a reason, but never an excuse. Joel - 19/01/2013 08:04:52 PM 899 Views
Just off color Nargs - 19/01/2013 10:03:58 PM 1003 Views
? Joel - 19/01/2013 10:44:28 PM 895 Views
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