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He's obviously responsible, but it's not a very serious offense. Gher Send a noteboard - 02/02/2011 10:46:09 PM
He simply does not seem to have the nose for interesting situations that RJ had. Not only does Sanderson fail to make the visions particularly interesting or entertaining, he also fails to use them as chronological markers, which RJ frequently did, instead providing completely generic scenes: Rand and Min eating, Rand sitting in a chair looking grim, and so forth.


Showing specific scenes nails down the timeline. With RJ, a mistake like that is an oops, with Sanderson, it's "This guy has no idea what he's doing!!!". Plus, if they decide to combine two Mat viewpoints later on while in the editing phase, a vision could easily get moved out of place. Keeping them generic prevents that. It's obviously not an ideal solution, but it's safer and forgivable, IMO. This way we can know that the visions are still happening, so we don't have to wonder if they're disappearing or if Sanderson forgot they existed.
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Why did the rainbow visions get so boring? - 02/02/2011 05:17:45 PM 2242 Views
toilet breaks and sexy time excluded too, whats that about? *NM* - 02/02/2011 05:24:50 PM 755 Views
Because the idiot sanderson ruined them, like he ruined most other things. *NM* - 02/02/2011 05:47:34 PM 980 Views
Who would have written the end of WoT better yet still similar to RJ? *NM* - 02/02/2011 06:39:53 PM 542 Views
Let them whine. - 02/02/2011 08:03:13 PM 1237 Views
It's incredible that some readers actually seem to prefer Sanderson's attempts at being an author - 02/02/2011 10:32:31 PM 1232 Views
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I am of this opinion as well *NM* - 03/02/2011 12:10:54 AM 537 Views
Same here. - 03/02/2011 12:58:31 AM 1078 Views
I agree. *NM* - 03/02/2011 01:41:53 PM 569 Views
i agree completely - 06/02/2011 04:47:04 PM 1084 Views
You forgot the part where Jordan was a terrible author. - 03/02/2011 06:20:13 AM 1166 Views
Re: You forgot the part where Jordan was a terrible author. - 03/02/2011 12:37:38 PM 1135 Views
Re: You forgot the part where Jordan was a terrible author. - 03/02/2011 03:14:13 PM 1031 Views
Re: You forgot the part where Jordan was a terrible author. - 04/02/2011 02:16:14 AM 970 Views
Yeah, it's mindboggling that someone may have a different taste than you - 03/02/2011 01:55:57 PM 1192 Views
Re: Yeah, it's mindboggling that someone may have a different taste than you - 04/02/2011 08:17:39 AM 927 Views
Exactly what I was trying and failing to say. I agree. *NM* - 04/02/2011 08:49:47 AM 439 Views
- 04/02/2011 05:22:41 PM 1251 Views
Different people find different things to be important. - 05/02/2011 02:25:19 AM 1051 Views
Very well said - 04/02/2011 05:49:43 PM 1298 Views
Have to agree here too. - 06/02/2011 04:54:12 PM 1074 Views
Because that's life - 02/02/2011 08:18:22 PM 1267 Views
It isn't life though. It's entertainment, and there's so much fun potential for that connection - 02/02/2011 08:27:45 PM 1026 Views
It's definitely better when they see something interesting, or important - 02/02/2011 10:19:50 PM 1089 Views
I disagree - 02/02/2011 10:30:49 PM 1060 Views
Like it or not, Sanderson is to blame for this - 02/02/2011 10:37:14 PM 1164 Views
He's obviously responsible, but it's not a very serious offense. - 02/02/2011 10:46:09 PM 1000 Views
Re: He's obviously responsible, but it's not a very serious offense. - 03/02/2011 03:51:04 PM 1126 Views
Yup... - 03/02/2011 04:15:23 PM 1027 Views
I put the blame more on Team Jordan. - 03/02/2011 06:52:42 PM 1077 Views
Re: I put the blame more on Team Jordan. - 04/02/2011 01:30:21 AM 982 Views
I don't think Sanderson is a good writer. I just don't think Jordan was a good writer, either. *NM* - 04/02/2011 02:11:28 AM 510 Views
I just don't think Jordan was a good writer, either. - 04/02/2011 04:57:37 AM 1058 Views
Sure. - 04/02/2011 07:19:57 AM 1087 Views
Re: I put the blame more on Team Jordan. AGREED! *NM* - 06/02/2011 05:24:31 PM 550 Views
Best explanation of the issue thus far. - 03/02/2011 10:50:56 PM 1117 Views
But even then, all he saw was Mat talking/flirting with Tuon. - 02/02/2011 10:37:33 PM 1214 Views
You're probably right. There was a post not long ago about the characters tinkling - 02/02/2011 10:40:37 PM 1010 Views
Well someone's gotta be displeased! - 02/02/2011 11:20:53 PM 1238 Views
Here's my question: why are there so many songs about rainbows? *NM* - 04/02/2011 04:43:02 AM 608 Views
Yep. He could've used them to show their timing - 07/02/2011 12:21:40 PM 1124 Views

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