But don't fault her for putting an end to 50 BA. She learned her lesson from Moggy's escape.
If she'd waited to collar the known BA in her own camp, it's very likely she would have lost ALL of them, and not just those in the tower.
If she'd waited to collar the known BA in her own camp, it's very likely she would have lost ALL of them, and not just those in the tower.
This was even discussed and thrown out because the logistics of shielding 70 women in the camp were unrealistic, and since the advent of the Healing Stilling weave that's not really much of deterrent anymore either.
So your optimal plan was for Egwene and the SAS to continue sitting on their ass and wait for the magic information fairy to come along and tell them what to do? Meanwhile allowing 200 BA to go about their merry way doing who knows what?
Anyway, you're making a lot of assumptions about "most readers" here. I haven't seen anyone suggest that the BA were about to launch some kind of mass attack. I'm not saying it hasn't been suggested, since I do miss the odd post, but I'm sure I'd have noticed if it was some mass consensus. The most likely thing the BA were going to do was flee, which is what they did, less the 25% of them that Egwene caught and beheaded. Until you present some plan that would have netted more that 25% that makes sense based on information AVAILABLE TO THE SAS, then we have to call it a win.
Small point here, but Egwene eliminated 70% (50/70)of the BA in the rebel camp, and and additional 20 in the Tower, overall she's up to more like 35% destruction (with more like 50% of those at hand being captured/killed). That's a pretty amazing stat when you think about it...
Domani Drag Queen in the White Tower ... Aran'gar watch out!
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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Re: Don't damn me, damn Graendal
09/12/2009 06:11:53 PM
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A couple of points
09/12/2009 07:11:18 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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