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Re: I don't understand your point Sidious Send a noteboard - 03/09/2009 09:23:53 PM
A lot of this work was done by Moiraine and Siuan as well as Cadsuane and co. and lets not forget Verin either. The Wondergirls would not have existed but for Moiraine and wouldn't have become ready so fast but for Siuan.


So throw Moiraine, Siuan, Verin, and Cadsuane into the mix. That leaves you with 7 Aes Sedai out of roughly one thousand who have done little else but get in the way or make problems for the main characters in the series.


Why must everyone be a hero? Who can set the example... the Whitecloaks, the Aiel, the Sharans, the Seanchan? Every group has a bunch of achievers and legends. You can't expect 1,000 Sisters to all be special. They're mostly normal people who can channel and go about their daily activities.


My point is they aren't toted up to be normal people who can channel and they definitely don't mind their own business and go about their daily activities like normal people. I agree not everyone can or even should be heroes. But other groups that you reference aren't 100% composed of individuals who think they should be in charge of everything and everyone. The fact of the matter is, the majority of Aes Sedai (even those that aren't Black Ajah) negatively impact the war against the Shadow by meddling with everything they can on the grounds that they are Aes Sedai and should be in control. Very few Aes Sedai have had a positive impact in the series, and those that have done something positive have mostly had their actions negated by the rest of the Aes Sedai.


Yes, but remember that over 2/3 of Aes Sedai are permanently in the Tower - so it's not a fallacy to think that they are normal people who go about their lives. While most of them consider themselves to be queens on a level of royalty, they only act that way outside of the Tower, which is quite uncommon. Most Sisters stroll the halls and go about their daily activities.

The 'series' as you put it is a giant soup of good and evil deeds. It's very one dimensional to say that the Aes Sedai have had a minimal positive impact on the series. They do good things which are countered by Elaida's stupidity or the evil of the Black Ajah, but the same is really true of any group... Jaichim Carridin is surely counterproductive to any Whitecloak efforts to battle the Shadow, as is Suroth for the Seanchan.
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You know... it feels like the Aes Sedai are pretty superflouous beetnemesis - 02/09/2009 09:48:19 PM 1249 Views
Y'know, the paralells betwen the Aes Sedai in the White Tower... vandevere - 02/09/2009 10:46:29 PM 836 Views
Well said. Hadn't really thought of it that way before *NM* Bryce - 03/09/2009 12:01:30 AM 508 Views
That is the inspiration for the Aes Sedai that RJ used - I can't find the article, though. RugbyPlayingAshaman - 03/09/2009 02:39:14 PM 784 Views
When I was reading this I was thinking of the paralells between the white tower and Tashmere - 03/09/2009 02:47:33 AM 987 Views
And yet the WT has been THE single greatest force for continuity and civilization. NaClH2O - 03/09/2009 03:37:14 AM 857 Views
Re: And yet the WT has been THE single greatest force for continuity and civilization. Corwin - 03/09/2009 05:46:13 AM 819 Views
Really? fionwe1987 - 03/09/2009 05:52:38 AM 790 Views
Re: Really? Corwin - 03/09/2009 06:03:13 AM 748 Views
So lets add a few more NaClH2O - 03/09/2009 11:42:48 AM 753 Views
most of these are accounted for above ranagrande - 03/09/2009 02:18:01 PM 817 Views
Just because we don't know all their names, doesn't mean their effectiveness on the Pattern was less RugbyPlayingAshaman - 03/09/2009 03:19:41 PM 807 Views
But who did the work? NaClH2O - 03/09/2009 05:37:00 PM 655 Views
While these are good, none of it is because of the White Tower beetnemesis - 03/09/2009 05:43:56 PM 676 Views
So if Elaida didn't order it, it doesn't count? NaClH2O - 03/09/2009 07:29:20 PM 696 Views
Actually I think that's his point ranagrande - 04/09/2009 01:40:37 PM 787 Views
Spot-on beetnemesis - 04/09/2009 08:56:30 PM 606 Views
Re: Actually I think that's his point NaClH2O - 05/09/2009 03:17:25 AM 643 Views
Re: But who did the work? ranagrande - 04/09/2009 01:32:19 PM 733 Views
Only one point because obviously your mind is made up. NaClH2O - 05/09/2009 06:13:23 AM 750 Views
well, yeah ranagrande - 05/09/2009 02:33:51 PM 776 Views
In that case, Rand, Mat, Perrin... all of them are superfluous. fionwe1987 - 05/09/2009 03:03:07 PM 681 Views
Re: In that case, Rand, Mat, Perrin... all of them are superfluous. NaClH2O - 05/09/2009 04:57:44 PM 676 Views
No, fionwe1987 is absolutely right! ranagrande - 05/09/2009 05:13:39 PM 641 Views
I'm glad the real world disagrees with you NaClH2O - 05/09/2009 05:05:50 PM 680 Views
I'm not convinced that it does ranagrande - 05/09/2009 05:44:10 PM 778 Views
I don't understand your point Sidious - 03/09/2009 04:25:22 PM 698 Views
Re: I don't understand your point Corwin - 03/09/2009 09:09:38 PM 750 Views
Re: I don't understand your point Sidious - 03/09/2009 09:23:53 PM 686 Views
Re: I don't understand your point Corwin - 05/09/2009 09:02:47 AM 902 Views
Re: I don't understand your point NaClH2O - 03/09/2009 09:49:58 PM 672 Views
I was talking about the WT specifically, and only during recent years. It's Gotta be the Shadow, beetnemesis - 03/09/2009 05:39:11 PM 683 Views
So what you are really saying is that if you ignore over 2/3rds of the AS the rest aren't doing much NaClH2O - 03/09/2009 06:07:23 PM 623 Views
I'm talking about the organization as a whole beetnemesis - 03/09/2009 10:07:37 PM 703 Views
No you are talking about Elaida NaClH2O - 03/09/2009 10:32:59 PM 634 Views
You just made our point... fionwe1987 - 04/09/2009 12:49:44 AM 713 Views
Well, because most of her actions infringe on that "bubble" beetnemesis - 04/09/2009 09:00:52 PM 610 Views
Not at all... fionwe1987 - 04/09/2009 09:23:09 PM 735 Views
WT has been THE single greatest force for stagancy and lack of development. Lohikaarme - 09/09/2009 08:58:58 AM 645 Views
Like I said earlier the AS are superfluous except the ones who aren't superfluous. NaClH2O - 09/09/2009 11:55:47 AM 728 Views
To a certain extent ajsr1982 - 03/09/2009 11:33:30 AM 869 Views
Definitely. And Egwene is in denial. beetnemesis - 03/09/2009 05:53:14 PM 708 Views
Some pretty big blanket statements NaClH2O - 03/09/2009 10:24:50 PM 820 Views
Without the Tower Voscaia Sedai - 03/09/2009 02:05:09 PM 618 Views
Actually, I think Verin is a good metaphor here. nossy - 03/09/2009 07:59:46 PM 657 Views
Agrees with Nossy NaClH2O - 03/09/2009 10:44:06 PM 955 Views
That's mostly what I was trying to say beetnemesis - 04/09/2009 09:03:52 PM 626 Views
Re: That's mostly what I was trying to say NaClH2O - 05/09/2009 03:33:46 AM 976 Views
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