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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 1801 Views
I don't think that Semirhage was sacrificed - 25/07/2010 08:36:47 AM 1003 Views
No, too tired to give reasons... *NM* - 25/07/2010 09:30:46 AM 344 Views
Re: No, too tired to give reasons... *NM* - 26/07/2010 01:19:26 AM 335 Views
I disagree about the TP aspect - 25/07/2010 03:30:37 PM 927 Views
Re: I disagree about the TP aspect - 25/07/2010 04:03:45 PM 926 Views
It's an interesting theory in either direction - 25/07/2010 04:54:31 PM 861 Views
Re: It's an interesting theory in either direction - 26/07/2010 02:17:35 AM 701 Views
You can't expect BS to give away things with 2 books to go. - 26/07/2010 01:48:37 AM 771 Views
Re: You can't expect BS to give away things with 2 books to go. - 26/07/2010 02:24:29 AM 736 Views
Re: I disagree about the TP aspect - 26/07/2010 01:22:30 AM 743 Views
Re: I disagree about the TP aspect - 26/07/2010 02:30:11 AM 694 Views
^^^what Datakim said^^^ - 26/07/2010 06:58:02 PM 723 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 808 Views
You were right the first time - 26/07/2010 03:02:22 AM 855 Views
I think the question is... - 26/07/2010 08:27:17 AM 770 Views
Re: I think the question is... - 27/07/2010 12:43:44 AM 771 Views
Re: I think the question is... - 27/07/2010 01:15:29 AM 777 Views
Re: I think the question is... - 27/07/2010 02:10:41 AM 740 Views
Re: I think the question is... - 27/07/2010 03:17:01 AM 816 Views
Re: I think the question is... - 27/07/2010 05:08:59 AM 815 Views
Re: I think the question is... - 27/07/2010 05:59:37 PM 777 Views
I'd say that there was a pre-meditated plan or backup plan to sacrifice Semirhage - 26/07/2010 09:02:44 AM 825 Views
I think SH simply didn't care about the CK access key - 26/07/2010 09:17:11 AM 736 Views
Re: I think SH simply didn't care about the CK access key - 26/07/2010 12:10:43 PM 724 Views
Re: I think SH simply didn't care about the CK access key - 26/07/2010 12:27:11 PM 804 Views
But if this was the plan... - 26/07/2010 12:30:37 PM 727 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 854 Views
Unlikely, and stupid if true - 26/07/2010 06:12:30 PM 728 Views
That wasn't the Choedan Kal, that was Shadar Logoth. - 27/07/2010 12:11:46 AM 681 Views
Re: That wasn't the Choedan Kal, that was Shadar Logoth. - 27/07/2010 01:29:29 AM 700 Views
I fail to see the relevance. *NM* - 27/07/2010 02:06:27 AM 316 Views
the relevance is that it was impossible without the CK - 27/07/2010 05:25:45 AM 663 Views
Are you certain? - 27/07/2010 05:37:28 AM 699 Views
Re: Are you certain? - 27/07/2010 03:00:51 PM 747 Views
Re: Are you certain? - 27/07/2010 06:17:59 PM 712 Views
key word is "necessary" *NM* - 27/07/2010 05:14:19 AM 296 Views
Re: Unlikely, and stupid if true - 27/07/2010 01:36:53 AM 677 Views
Re: Unlikely, and stupid if true - 27/07/2010 02:19:22 AM 712 Views
Re: Unlikely, and stupid if true - 27/07/2010 02:43:39 AM 727 Views
Re: Unlikely, and stupid if true - 27/07/2010 03:17:49 AM 770 Views
Re: Unlikely, and stupid if true - 27/07/2010 03:39:07 AM 722 Views
Re: Unlikely, and stupid if true - 27/07/2010 04:26:31 AM 721 Views
Something still doesn't make sense in that theory though - 27/07/2010 07:15:22 AM 816 Views
Re: Unlikely, and stupid if true - 27/07/2010 01:44:19 AM 775 Views
Re: Unlikely, and stupid if true - 27/07/2010 05:31:03 AM 669 Views
Re: Unlikely, and stupid if true - 27/07/2010 03:53:20 PM 708 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 724 Views
So why not give it to Moridin then? - 27/07/2010 10:54:47 AM 737 Views
Re: I think SH simply didn't care about the CK access key - 27/07/2010 12:10:01 AM 679 Views
This has been seen and commented before, by myself and others. - 26/07/2010 03:36:51 PM 688 Views
Sorry I missed them. I would have been happy enough to comment there. - 27/07/2010 03:43:46 AM 729 Views
Considering there are years and years worth of comments... - 27/07/2010 02:49:42 PM 705 Views
Hands up if you don't believe in foreshadowing in this series - 26/07/2010 04:27:14 PM 745 Views
Re: Hands up if you don't believe in foreshadowing in this series - 26/07/2010 10:34:18 PM 671 Views
Prophesying, but not foreshadowing. - 27/07/2010 12:06:06 AM 628 Views
You confuse foreshadowing and predictability - 27/07/2010 02:57:15 AM 1047 Views
I agree with DomA *NM* *NM* - 27/07/2010 03:44:51 AM 326 Views
I don't believe in foreshadowing that you can figure out from the actual plot. - 27/07/2010 08:42:11 PM 697 Views

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