Q: "Were you surprised when you found out who killed Asmodean?"
A: "Brandon had been a fan for a long time before he got to find out who killed Asmodean. He said that he had heard arguments for every possible suspect, including the really crazy ones like Tam. So when he found out the real answer, he wasn’t shocked. His reaction was more 'Oh, those guys were right'. He said that the clues are there, but he never would have figured it out himself."
1) People have been arguing this for years and he said he knew all the arguments.
2) When he found out he wasn't shocked. I think we can assume that a few of the more popular and well argued assailants are viable while nothing crazy like Tam is it or else he would have been shocked. Probably the three most realistic theories are Lanfear, Graendal, and possibly Slayer.
3) His reaction was "Oh, those guys are right." I take that to mean that one of the more popular and feasible arguments IS correct.
4) He said that the clues are there, but he never would have figured it out himself. Robert Jordan has said for years that there are sufficient clues to figure it out. That is nothing new. And realistically him saying he would never have figured it out is doing nothing but affirming why none of us can figure it out 100% for sure either.
There is nothing revealing here about who DIDN'T do it. You're really grasping at straws. And please don't state that we can't have it revealed that Graendal did it because she is now apparently dead. There are plenty of literary devices that could be used to portray her as the killer from a non-Graendal perspective as well as from her perspective.
A: "Brandon had been a fan for a long time before he got to find out who killed Asmodean. He said that he had heard arguments for every possible suspect, including the really crazy ones like Tam. So when he found out the real answer, he wasn’t shocked. His reaction was more 'Oh, those guys were right'. He said that the clues are there, but he never would have figured it out himself."
1) People have been arguing this for years and he said he knew all the arguments.
2) When he found out he wasn't shocked. I think we can assume that a few of the more popular and well argued assailants are viable while nothing crazy like Tam is it or else he would have been shocked. Probably the three most realistic theories are Lanfear, Graendal, and possibly Slayer.
3) His reaction was "Oh, those guys are right." I take that to mean that one of the more popular and feasible arguments IS correct.
4) He said that the clues are there, but he never would have figured it out himself. Robert Jordan has said for years that there are sufficient clues to figure it out. That is nothing new. And realistically him saying he would never have figured it out is doing nothing but affirming why none of us can figure it out 100% for sure either.
There is nothing revealing here about who DIDN'T do it. You're really grasping at straws. And please don't state that we can't have it revealed that Graendal did it because she is now apparently dead. There are plenty of literary devices that could be used to portray her as the killer from a non-Graendal perspective as well as from her perspective.
But wine was the great assassin of both tradition and propriety...
-Brandon Sanderson, The Way of Kings
-Brandon Sanderson, The Way of Kings
Another blow to the Graendaldunnit-theory
14/11/2009 10:41:32 AM
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I don't see any reason the Graendal theory is wrong from that.
14/11/2009 02:53:25 PM
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He has stated that they will put the mystery to rest in the final books...
14/11/2009 04:02:53 PM
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I actually figured a way that this could come up quite naturally without Graendal
14/11/2009 04:11:24 PM
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RJ said it will probably revealed in the killer's PoV
14/11/2009 04:46:20 PM
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And Brandon said Harriet gave him the freedom to tell the story as he wishes.
14/11/2009 06:05:40 PM
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We (you, me & RJ) agree that it would be best to reveal it in the killer's PoV
14/11/2009 06:40:33 PM
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Wait...wait...this is funny.
20/11/2009 02:05:26 AM
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I often explained it, because many don't seem to get it
20/11/2009 12:17:21 PM
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So maybe Graendal didn't care enough about Asmodean, either.
20/11/2009 02:07:02 PM
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Neither Graendal nor Slayer mention killing Asmo...
20/11/2009 02:46:40 PM
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It seems you think I don't read any posts and you certainly haven't read this board much.
14/11/2009 04:30:06 PM
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That's wrong
14/11/2009 04:45:02 PM
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Not one word of what I wrote is wrong.
15/11/2009 01:41:18 AM
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right here
15/11/2009 03:04:57 AM
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If Graendal's name is mentioned, then "Graendal" is in the book. *NM*
15/11/2009 12:13:57 PM
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BS just said that Graendal will be mentioned, not appear as a character in ToM. *NM*
15/11/2009 09:58:53 AM
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BS never would have figured it out himself that Graendal did it? *NM*
14/11/2009 05:20:19 PM
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Re: I don't see any reason the Graendal theory is wrong from that.
19/11/2009 12:07:25 AM
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I don't agree with this interpretation at all - your grasping for straws...
14/11/2009 07:34:58 PM
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Only if you make the assumption that she was the most obvious to Sanderson.
14/11/2009 07:37:39 PM
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No. Try again.
14/11/2009 11:35:59 PM
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Ok, I will stay alert for further blows to Graendaldunnit, if this didn't already convince you!
*NM*
15/11/2009 10:02:26 AM
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Actually this is more against the Slayer theory
15/11/2009 01:49:08 PM
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Nonsense...
15/11/2009 02:06:04 PM
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Your tenacity is impressive.
15/11/2009 03:14:50 PM
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Absolut statements in such discussions...
15/11/2009 03:53:22 PM
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Re: Absolut statements in such discussions...
15/11/2009 05:57:25 PM
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