Active Users:1150 Time:22/11/2024 03:25:33 PM
Back to Messageboard Post New Thread Search Help Stats Rules
Re: Why not? fionwe1987 Send a noteboard - 02/10/2009 04:27:00 PM

I find it both appalling and amusing that you claim to care about the thousands of other deaths in the series. Really, to claim that you're devastated over the Seanchan populace, or other distance tragedies is insincere.

You are appalled that I care about the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people? I suppose I shouldn't care about the deaths of the millions of people who got killed in World War Two either?
Moving on, no, I don't claim to be devastated bu the deaths of "common" people. But those deaths do leave me angry with the Forsaken, disgusted at their evil, and aware of the greatly adverse impact they have had on Randland.
RJ gave his world a flavor and believability that I like. It makes me connect with that world. When that world is being slowly destroyed, its order overthrown, I feel angry.
And why talk only of distant losses. Do you mean to tell me that when Rand is walking through the carpet of crows, looking for bodies of maidens after Dumai's Wells, you did no feel sad? Are you telling me that Olver's story of having to bury his parents did not shoot a pang of grief through you? Did you not feel a thrill of fear when Siuan was deposed? I did, and know that the Forsaken were the cause of these events. If you did not, the person who should be appalled is me.

Or let's reverse the situation... let's have Rand destroy huge amounts of Shadowspawn and seriously reduce the Shadowspawn army, but fail to kill the Forsaken - who still number the original 13. I'm sure you'll do a bang up job showing that Rand has indeed been a deadly protagonist in that situation.

Indeed I would, if he also keeps them fighting each other, infiltrates their power bases and creates war between the various factions of the Shadow. The Forsken need not die so long as they cannot even form any sort of coherent plan to defeat the Light.
The world's destiny revolves around a few select individuals like Rand, Nynaeve and Egwene etc. Those are the real targets for the Forsaken, not the huge masses out there who have no emotional value to the readers.

And they have been targeted with success. What does it matter if Rand and Egwene are alive if the Forsaken's actions have made it very difficult for them to cooperate? How does it matter if Tuon and Mat are married and alive if the Forsaken created disparity of their cultures will keep them enemies in the battle-field?

So who can one blame? If the Forsaken can't be killed for killing the Light, than who can?!

I'm a little confused with this statement. That Forsaken can't be killed? For killing the Light?

It's useless, and not even their primary goal. They do it for amusement.

I never thought I'd have to ask you of all people to read the books. Their primary goal is to keep themselves alive and in power, and after that, to follow the Dark One's order to spread chaos in the world and not kill Rand.


Yeah it's so tough for them, being among the most powerful channelers in the world. According to Rand, Taim could destroy the farm as far as the eye could see, and Alivia could tear the Sun Palace apart. Yet these thirteen can't kill the protagonists, some of whom are little more than girls.

Show me where the Forsaken have made it their business to kill any of the girls and I'll agree with you that they failed.
Reply to message
Are women really bad generals? Sidious - 01/10/2009 07:05:03 PM 1447 Views
I think that all we can conclude from this... Rand al'Thor - 01/10/2009 07:39:49 PM 742 Views
No. RugbyPlayingAshaman - 01/10/2009 07:41:35 PM 860 Views
Or RJ just loves stacking ridiculously unfavourable odds against the male Forsaken generals... Shannow - 01/10/2009 08:40:47 PM 961 Views
Lol... too true Sidious - 01/10/2009 09:32:29 PM 857 Views
And you guys whine about the lameness of RJ's villains? fionwe1987 - 01/10/2009 09:41:54 PM 847 Views
I still haven't seen proof of Demandred or Ishamael's "brilliance". RugbyPlayingAshaman - 01/10/2009 09:56:41 PM 698 Views
Ishamael's destroyed Civilization twice Rurouni_Kenshin - 02/10/2009 04:25:37 AM 669 Views
Re: Ishamael's destroyed Civilization twice RugbyPlayingAshaman - 02/10/2009 03:48:13 PM 594 Views
but you are difficult to please Sidious - 02/10/2009 05:10:13 AM 652 Views
Re: but you are difficult to please RugbyPlayingAshaman - 02/10/2009 03:46:56 PM 589 Views
Re: but you are difficult to please Sidious - 03/10/2009 06:17:21 AM 608 Views
But they are lame... they've done minimal damage to the Light Sidious - 02/10/2009 05:06:05 AM 599 Views
You can't have it both ways.... fionwe1987 - 02/10/2009 06:47:21 AM 680 Views
Why not? Sidious - 02/10/2009 08:45:35 AM 641 Views
Re: Why not? fionwe1987 - 02/10/2009 04:27:00 PM 541 Views
Re: Why not? Sidious - 03/10/2009 06:34:16 AM 677 Views
Re: Why not? fionwe1987 - 03/10/2009 07:40:16 AM 612 Views
Re: Why not? Sidious - 03/10/2009 05:07:51 PM 583 Views
Yeah Etzel - 01/10/2009 09:57:01 PM 627 Views
Re: Yeah nossy - 01/10/2009 10:40:28 PM 658 Views
I thought the same in the past... Etzel - 02/10/2009 07:01:18 AM 651 Views
Gah! Hate! nossy - 02/10/2009 04:11:49 PM 658 Views
Ah, come on... Etzel - 02/10/2009 04:41:37 PM 625 Views
No no, I was just being pouty that I haven't read the new stuff yet. nossy - 02/10/2009 05:01:15 PM 627 Views
Yeah, I can understand that! Etzel - 03/10/2009 12:23:25 PM 507 Views
Unless... Fanatic-Templar - 01/10/2009 10:49:55 PM 700 Views
Re: Unless... Sidious - 02/10/2009 05:07:14 AM 729 Views
Well, it's entirely hypothetical, Fanatic-Templar - 02/10/2009 06:31:32 AM 605 Views
Re: Or RJ just loves stacking ridiculously unfavourable odds against the male Forsaken generals... RugbyPlayingAshaman - 01/10/2009 09:51:30 PM 725 Views
What about Mat and Ituralde? Rurouni_Kenshin - 02/10/2009 04:28:49 AM 667 Views
Re: What about Mat and Ituralde? RugbyPlayingAshaman - 02/10/2009 03:52:24 PM 622 Views
Good points! Also, these "generals" haven't actually fielded any troops beetnemesis - 01/10/2009 11:23:40 PM 603 Views
Further... RugbyPlayingAshaman - 02/10/2009 12:14:44 AM 637 Views
But as individuals they are meant to be deadly too Sidious - 02/10/2009 05:09:21 AM 594 Views
Just one point ^_^ RugbyPlayingAshaman - 03/10/2009 12:51:50 AM 609 Views
Well, yeah. They're knowledgable and deadly in person. Generalship doesn't come into it. beetnemesis - 04/10/2009 12:09:50 AM 569 Views
nope nossy - 01/10/2009 08:06:57 PM 752 Views
Re: nope Sidious - 01/10/2009 09:32:38 PM 816 Views
Tylee Kirgan, Birgitte, and one other, Egeanin NaClH2O - 01/10/2009 09:47:00 PM 1023 Views
Birgitte's not a soldier though. Darth_Katie - 01/10/2009 10:10:50 PM 611 Views
She says she's not, but so does Mat. nossy - 01/10/2009 10:34:04 PM 535 Views
Mat's not a soldier, either - he's a general RugbyPlayingAshaman - 01/10/2009 10:51:29 PM 680 Views
Right, which was what we were discussing at first. nossy - 02/10/2009 04:13:43 PM 606 Views
Yeah, I'm supporting your point about them both being generals RugbyPlayingAshaman - 02/10/2009 06:10:31 PM 625 Views
true, but she does pretty good NaClH2O - 02/10/2009 01:06:03 AM 678 Views
Oooh I forgot she's in charge of Elayne's lady guards. Darth_Katie - 02/10/2009 03:22:57 AM 551 Views
Egeanin or Leilwin nossy - 01/10/2009 10:35:53 PM 747 Views
A ship captain is like a calvary general NaClH2O - 02/10/2009 01:24:37 AM 613 Views
Right. Cannoli - 02/10/2009 01:36:59 AM 596 Views
Well said. (And its short and to the point.) RabidWombat - 02/10/2009 03:54:23 AM 734 Views
Birgitte is too cautious to be better than an adequate tactician. RabidWombat - 02/10/2009 04:22:45 AM 661 Views
Isn't this more of an outgrowth or her respective specialty? RugbyPlayingAshaman - 07/10/2009 08:40:46 PM 567 Views
My opinion Cannoli - 02/10/2009 01:30:12 AM 1035 Views
That's a poor excuse rAndy aL - 02/10/2009 11:59:42 AM 562 Views
That's a poor argument Cannoli - 02/10/2009 04:02:53 PM 763 Views
Re: That's a poor argument rAndy aL - 03/10/2009 04:26:55 AM 638 Views
I disagree nossy - 02/10/2009 04:26:28 PM 653 Views
Re: I disagree Cannoli - 02/10/2009 08:31:29 PM 850 Views
Oh, puh-lease. nossy - 02/10/2009 09:09:30 PM 801 Views
Re: Oh, puh-lease. Cannoli - 03/10/2009 04:52:37 PM 630 Views
Re: Oh, puh-lease. NaClH2O - 03/10/2009 08:26:27 PM 520 Views
Re: Oh, puh-lease. nossy - 05/10/2009 05:08:27 PM 3077 Views
I always know I've out-argued an idiot when they fall back on the tired old "RJ wanted it that way" Cannoli - 06/10/2009 04:42:11 AM 667 Views
And I can tell you're through when you've gotten to three+ insults per paragraph. nossy - 06/10/2009 05:46:24 PM 761 Views
um nossy - 08/10/2009 07:36:52 PM 903 Views
Monday morning quarterbacking at its worst RabidWombat - 04/10/2009 07:28:36 AM 717 Views
Men and football. nossy - 05/10/2009 04:49:35 PM 634 Views
She didn't kill anyone! Why SHOULD she feel guilty? She gave necessary orders. Cannoli - 06/10/2009 03:33:15 AM 726 Views
It's the only thing men are allowed to do in Randland CupofDice - 02/10/2009 03:09:19 AM 644 Views
My thoughts LordPerrin - 02/10/2009 03:12:46 PM 575 Views
.... Fantasy - 04/10/2009 03:38:44 AM 562 Views
Back to Messageboard Post New Thread Search Help Stats Rules

Reply to Message

Block Quote Paragraph Quote
Formatting
Smiley Codes