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foreshadowing of Semirhage's death RabidWombat Send a noteboard - 25/07/2010 07:13:48 AM
I am kind of surprised that I haven't seen this mentioned before. The first time I read Semirhage's last words in tGS which went something like 'Great Lord, why have you betrayed me?'. It immediately reminded me of a Semirhage PoV in LoC (Threads woven of shadow.)

"She had never been more than an indifferent tcheran player, but Shaidar Haran was a new piece on the board, one of unknown strength and purpose. And one daring way to capture your opponent's High Counselor and turn it to your side was to sacrifice you Spires in a false attack. She would kneel if need be, for as long as need be, but she would not be sacrificed."

I know it isn't the longest setup or foreshadowing in the series. The prologue of tEotW setup the last chapter in tGS for instance. But to me this is one of the most satisfying and impressive foreshadowing in the series.

Just awesome.
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foreshadowing of Semirhage's death - 25/07/2010 07:13:48 AM 1678 Views
I don't think that Semirhage was sacrificed - 25/07/2010 08:36:47 AM 886 Views
No, too tired to give reasons... *NM* - 25/07/2010 09:30:46 AM 282 Views
Re: No, too tired to give reasons... *NM* - 26/07/2010 01:19:26 AM 284 Views
I disagree about the TP aspect - 25/07/2010 03:30:37 PM 793 Views
Re: I disagree about the TP aspect - 25/07/2010 04:03:45 PM 787 Views
It's an interesting theory in either direction - 25/07/2010 04:54:31 PM 737 Views
Re: It's an interesting theory in either direction - 26/07/2010 02:17:35 AM 578 Views
You can't expect BS to give away things with 2 books to go. - 26/07/2010 01:48:37 AM 653 Views
Re: You can't expect BS to give away things with 2 books to go. - 26/07/2010 02:24:29 AM 610 Views
Re: I disagree about the TP aspect - 26/07/2010 01:22:30 AM 615 Views
Re: I disagree about the TP aspect - 26/07/2010 02:30:11 AM 585 Views
^^^what Datakim said^^^ - 26/07/2010 06:58:02 PM 608 Views
I don't know if Semirhage was sacrificed or not. Either way the Semirhage quote set up tGS 6 books - 26/07/2010 02:29:59 AM 686 Views
You were right the first time - 26/07/2010 03:02:22 AM 709 Views
I think the question is... - 26/07/2010 08:27:17 AM 633 Views
Re: I think the question is... - 27/07/2010 12:43:44 AM 627 Views
Re: I think the question is... - 27/07/2010 01:15:29 AM 636 Views
Re: I think the question is... - 27/07/2010 02:10:41 AM 608 Views
Re: I think the question is... - 27/07/2010 03:17:01 AM 677 Views
Re: I think the question is... - 27/07/2010 05:08:59 AM 686 Views
Re: I think the question is... - 27/07/2010 05:59:37 PM 636 Views
I'd say that there was a pre-meditated plan or backup plan to sacrifice Semirhage - 26/07/2010 09:02:44 AM 671 Views
I think SH simply didn't care about the CK access key - 26/07/2010 09:17:11 AM 594 Views
Re: I think SH simply didn't care about the CK access key - 26/07/2010 12:10:43 PM 599 Views
Re: I think SH simply didn't care about the CK access key - 26/07/2010 12:27:11 PM 683 Views
But if this was the plan... - 26/07/2010 12:30:37 PM 593 Views
Moridin and SH knew that the CK could never defeat the dark one so they were happy to leave it - 26/07/2010 05:56:56 PM 670 Views
Unlikely, and stupid if true - 26/07/2010 06:12:30 PM 611 Views
That wasn't the Choedan Kal, that was Shadar Logoth. - 27/07/2010 12:11:46 AM 561 Views
Re: That wasn't the Choedan Kal, that was Shadar Logoth. - 27/07/2010 01:29:29 AM 580 Views
I fail to see the relevance. *NM* - 27/07/2010 02:06:27 AM 265 Views
the relevance is that it was impossible without the CK - 27/07/2010 05:25:45 AM 531 Views
Are you certain? - 27/07/2010 05:37:28 AM 579 Views
Re: Are you certain? - 27/07/2010 03:00:51 PM 624 Views
Re: Are you certain? - 27/07/2010 06:17:59 PM 573 Views
key word is "necessary" *NM* - 27/07/2010 05:14:19 AM 243 Views
Re: Unlikely, and stupid if true - 27/07/2010 01:36:53 AM 556 Views
Re: Unlikely, and stupid if true - 27/07/2010 02:19:22 AM 585 Views
Re: Unlikely, and stupid if true - 27/07/2010 02:43:39 AM 603 Views
Re: Unlikely, and stupid if true - 27/07/2010 03:17:49 AM 619 Views
Re: Unlikely, and stupid if true - 27/07/2010 03:39:07 AM 591 Views
Re: Unlikely, and stupid if true - 27/07/2010 04:26:31 AM 605 Views
Something still doesn't make sense in that theory though - 27/07/2010 07:15:22 AM 678 Views
Re: Unlikely, and stupid if true - 27/07/2010 01:44:19 AM 632 Views
Re: Unlikely, and stupid if true - 27/07/2010 05:31:03 AM 555 Views
Re: Unlikely, and stupid if true - 27/07/2010 03:53:20 PM 595 Views
??? The CK in the hands of a madman is exactly what the Dark One needs to destroy the pattern - 27/07/2010 07:01:13 AM 602 Views
So why not give it to Moridin then? - 27/07/2010 10:54:47 AM 602 Views
Re: I think SH simply didn't care about the CK access key - 27/07/2010 12:10:01 AM 555 Views
This has been seen and commented before, by myself and others. - 26/07/2010 03:36:51 PM 571 Views
Sorry I missed them. I would have been happy enough to comment there. - 27/07/2010 03:43:46 AM 596 Views
Considering there are years and years worth of comments... - 27/07/2010 02:49:42 PM 555 Views
Hands up if you don't believe in foreshadowing in this series - 26/07/2010 04:27:14 PM 599 Views
Re: Hands up if you don't believe in foreshadowing in this series - 26/07/2010 10:34:18 PM 551 Views
Prophesying, but not foreshadowing. - 27/07/2010 12:06:06 AM 520 Views
You confuse foreshadowing and predictability - 27/07/2010 02:57:15 AM 887 Views
I agree with DomA *NM* *NM* - 27/07/2010 03:44:51 AM 265 Views
I don't believe in foreshadowing that you can figure out from the actual plot. - 27/07/2010 08:42:11 PM 580 Views

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