The entire cast is full of Perfect Sues and Stuarts (I may have just made latter up)
RugbyPlayingAshaman Send a noteboard - 04/12/2009 03:14:27 PM
The entire cast has their moments of nastiness and moments of perfection, and this is just one more scene following in that vein.
I'd like to point out that in terms of the "detective work", this is a recurring element in the series: solutions appearing out of thin air after dangling the plot thread in front of our nose, sometimes for multiple books). For example The Cleansing - the solution came out of nowhere, Who killed Adeleas - solution literally presented herself and the thread was over in two or three lines of dialogue, remember earlier in the series, when Moiraine didn't know who the Dragon Reborn was out of the three boys? Well we found out by the end of the book and not in a subtle way, either (the first instance of Rand in God Mode), I could go on, but it's a bit of a broken record.
I think we should just accept that the momentum of the storyarcs in this series goes like this: agonizingly slow buildup laying a tower of cards made out of the thinnest glass on top of each other, and then a sledgehammer comes down on the whole thing delivering the conclusion and solution in one fell swoop.
So, come along, enjoy this fairy tale with me, and stop expecting it to be anything other than a well-woven yarn that has clear heroes and villains.
I'd like to point out that in terms of the "detective work", this is a recurring element in the series: solutions appearing out of thin air after dangling the plot thread in front of our nose, sometimes for multiple books). For example The Cleansing - the solution came out of nowhere, Who killed Adeleas - solution literally presented herself and the thread was over in two or three lines of dialogue, remember earlier in the series, when Moiraine didn't know who the Dragon Reborn was out of the three boys? Well we found out by the end of the book and not in a subtle way, either (the first instance of Rand in God Mode), I could go on, but it's a bit of a broken record.
I think we should just accept that the momentum of the storyarcs in this series goes like this: agonizingly slow buildup laying a tower of cards made out of the thinnest glass on top of each other, and then a sledgehammer comes down on the whole thing delivering the conclusion and solution in one fell swoop.
So, come along, enjoy this fairy tale with me, and stop expecting it to be anything other than a well-woven yarn that has clear heroes and villains.
"Those who think they have no time for bodily exercise will sooner or later have to find time for illness."
This message last edited by RugbyPlayingAshaman on 04/12/2009 at 03:16:29 PM
Semirhage and Egwene
04/12/2009 02:31:45 PM
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I agree with all of that.
04/12/2009 02:58:48 PM
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Re: I agree with all of that. *NM*
04/12/2009 03:22:49 PM
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Re: I agree with all of that.
04/12/2009 03:29:46 PM
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The entire cast is full of Perfect Sues and Stuarts (I may have just made latter up)
04/12/2009 03:14:27 PM
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If you plan to write that review before the last two books are out, you better get re-reading now. *NM*
04/12/2009 03:20:31 PM
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about Semirhage
04/12/2009 03:21:32 PM
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but
04/12/2009 03:26:29 PM
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She was never THAT person.
06/12/2009 01:22:39 AM
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Alas, Semirhage was actually an idiot
04/12/2009 05:03:48 PM
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Re: Alas, Semirhage was actually an idiot
04/12/2009 06:42:41 PM
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If one compares the characters...
05/12/2009 11:24:16 AM
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Did I miss Rand's marriage ceremonies? I always thought the three girls only bonded him *NM*
05/12/2009 11:27:36 AM
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Egwene had the best mix of teachers and a desire to learn. Most believable, IMO. *NM*
04/12/2009 10:17:56 PM
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That's really nonsense
05/12/2009 11:13:20 AM
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And yet Egwene is still a fool regarding Gawyn.
04/12/2009 05:44:49 PM
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Egwene has a long way to go ...
05/12/2009 06:16:31 PM
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Hardly a blunder
06/12/2009 01:43:54 AM
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Re: Hardly a blunder? Send Egwene back to Silviana.
07/12/2009 04:03:08 PM
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Or she her rescue forced her hand. She lost her advantage
07/12/2009 04:47:56 PM
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She should have attacked when they first arrived
07/12/2009 09:35:33 PM
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Don't damn me, damn Graendal
09/12/2009 12:51:18 PM
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Yes, the Aes Sedai need to rediscover the meaning of "servants of all" *NM*
06/12/2009 05:03:19 AM
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I'm re-reading the series now for the first time in years. Egwene has always been a weak character.
07/12/2009 01:12:15 AM
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I think you'll find few people who agree with you on both of those counts...
07/12/2009 01:53:58 PM
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Irritating teen spirits ...
07/12/2009 04:32:51 PM
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You must not have been reading the same series I have.
07/12/2009 10:33:23 PM
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