I wouldn't call all of those "arcs." A mystery about who killed Asmodean has mostly become a joke...something that RJ realized his fans were obsessed over and wanted to treat them to the excruciating wait. Similarly, Moiraine's death isn't an "arc"...it's something that happened, and she'll reappear at a key moment during the Last Battle, I'm sure. Despite her mistakes, Moiraine has dedicated her entire life to fighting the DO, finding Rand, and preparing for the Last Battle, and we can be sure we haven't seen the last of Moiraine.
Demandred, similarly, has been saved for the end. The Forsaken have been picked off one by one, for the most part, with a book or so dedicated to each--TFoH for Asmodean and Lanfear, Crown of Swords for Sammael, etc. Demandred's story hasn't been developing, but our curiosity certainly has.
As for the Perrin and Elayne storyline: I completely agree.
Another I'd like to throw in is the damn Morgase "hiding away" as a maid story arc. Seriously, hurry it up. Siuan and Leanne's similar story went much quicker!
Demandred, similarly, has been saved for the end. The Forsaken have been picked off one by one, for the most part, with a book or so dedicated to each--TFoH for Asmodean and Lanfear, Crown of Swords for Sammael, etc. Demandred's story hasn't been developing, but our curiosity certainly has.
As for the Perrin and Elayne storyline: I completely agree.
Another I'd like to throw in is the damn Morgase "hiding away" as a maid story arc. Seriously, hurry it up. Siuan and Leanne's similar story went much quicker!
Story arcs that take forever to conclude make *some* parts of the series boring
- 05/10/2009 07:55:44 PM
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Strange you left out the obvious one
- 05/10/2009 08:44:57 PM
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Yeah that one!
- 05/10/2009 09:03:30 PM
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Re: Story arcs that take forever to conclude make *some* parts of the series boring
- 05/10/2009 08:45:53 PM
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Yep, somewhat
- 05/10/2009 10:47:07 PM
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Ugh, Morgase!
- 06/10/2009 10:06:37 AM
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The best love interest arc by far was Rand & Aviendha
- 06/10/2009 01:47:58 AM
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Yeah. Elayne saw Rand for 15 minutes and was suddenly in love with him
- 06/10/2009 05:50:56 AM
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That's true....
- 07/10/2009 03:36:22 AM
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Eh, I think it's just because he's had the least interaction with her
- 07/10/2009 03:32:33 PM
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Agree - yet I feel RJ was damned either way
- 06/10/2009 04:31:05 AM
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Damned if you do, damned if you don't. A series this big, bound to have its problems with story arc. *NM*
- 06/10/2009 12:31:55 PM
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Re: Story arcs that take forever to conclude make *some* parts of the series boring
- 07/10/2009 10:47:20 AM
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