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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? Deadsy - 02/02/2011 05:17:45 PM 2424 Views
toilet breaks and sexy time excluded too, whats that about? *NM* Iceman - 02/02/2011 05:24:50 PM 847 Views
Because the idiot sanderson ruined them, like he ruined most other things. *NM* Velveti - 02/02/2011 05:47:34 PM 1085 Views
Who would have written the end of WoT better yet still similar to RJ? *NM* Fox and Ravens - 02/02/2011 06:39:53 PM 636 Views
Let them whine. Ghavrel - 02/02/2011 08:03:13 PM 1420 Views
It's incredible that some readers actually seem to prefer Sanderson's attempts at being an author Cynewulf - 02/02/2011 10:32:31 PM 1411 Views
Gher - 02/02/2011 11:15:50 PM 1574 Views
I am of this opinion as well *NM* Scott Blademaster - 03/02/2011 12:10:54 AM 635 Views
Same here. Fox and Ravens - 03/02/2011 12:58:31 AM 1276 Views
I agree. *NM* Darth_Katie - 03/02/2011 01:41:53 PM 709 Views
i agree completely alanna aes sedai - 06/02/2011 04:47:04 PM 1295 Views
You forgot the part where Jordan was a terrible author. Ghavrel - 03/02/2011 06:20:13 AM 1362 Views
Re: You forgot the part where Jordan was a terrible author. Cynewulf - 03/02/2011 12:37:38 PM 1331 Views
Re: You forgot the part where Jordan was a terrible author. Evil_Monkey - 03/02/2011 03:14:13 PM 1215 Views
Re: You forgot the part where Jordan was a terrible author. Ghavrel - 04/02/2011 02:16:14 AM 1160 Views
Yeah, it's mindboggling that someone may have a different taste than you Zeratul - 03/02/2011 01:55:57 PM 1377 Views
Re: Yeah, it's mindboggling that someone may have a different taste than you Cynewulf - 03/02/2011 07:27:02 PM 1280 Views
Re: Yeah, it's mindboggling that someone may have a different taste than you Sidious - 04/02/2011 08:17:39 AM 1132 Views
Exactly what I was trying and failing to say. I agree. *NM* Ghavrel - 04/02/2011 08:49:47 AM 527 Views
fionwe1987 - 04/02/2011 05:22:41 PM 1449 Views
Different people find different things to be important. ranagrande - 05/02/2011 02:25:19 AM 1245 Views
Very well said Stephen - 04/02/2011 05:49:43 PM 1506 Views
Have to agree here too. alanna aes sedai - 06/02/2011 04:54:12 PM 1265 Views
Because that's life A Deathwatch Guard - 02/02/2011 08:18:22 PM 1470 Views
It isn't life though. It's entertainment, and there's so much fun potential for that connection Deadsy - 02/02/2011 08:27:45 PM 1234 Views
It's definitely better when they see something interesting, or important A Deathwatch Guard - 02/02/2011 10:19:50 PM 1312 Views
I disagree Deadsy - 02/02/2011 10:30:49 PM 1246 Views
Like it or not, Sanderson is to blame for this Cynewulf - 02/02/2011 10:37:14 PM 1367 Views
He's obviously responsible, but it's not a very serious offense. Gher - 02/02/2011 10:46:09 PM 1195 Views
Re: He's obviously responsible, but it's not a very serious offense. DomA - 03/02/2011 03:51:04 PM 1328 Views
Yup... fionwe1987 - 03/02/2011 04:15:23 PM 1226 Views
I put the blame more on Team Jordan. Gher - 03/02/2011 06:52:42 PM 1317 Views
Re: I put the blame more on Team Jordan. DomA - 04/02/2011 01:30:21 AM 1211 Views
I don't think Sanderson is a good writer. I just don't think Jordan was a good writer, either. *NM* Ghavrel - 04/02/2011 02:11:28 AM 621 Views
I just don't think Jordan was a good writer, either. DomA - 04/02/2011 04:57:37 AM 1240 Views
Sure. Ghavrel - 04/02/2011 07:19:57 AM 1276 Views
Re: I put the blame more on Team Jordan. AGREED! *NM* alanna aes sedai - 06/02/2011 05:24:31 PM 649 Views
Best explanation of the issue thus far. HyogaRott - 03/02/2011 10:50:56 PM 1318 Views
But even then, all he saw was Mat talking/flirting with Tuon. Gher - 02/02/2011 10:37:33 PM 1451 Views
You're probably right. There was a post not long ago about the characters tinkling Deadsy - 02/02/2011 10:40:37 PM 1205 Views
Well someone's gotta be displeased! Gher - 02/02/2011 11:20:53 PM 1446 Views
Here's my question: why are there so many songs about rainbows? *NM* newyorkersedai - 04/02/2011 04:43:02 AM 705 Views
Yep. He could've used them to show their timing Lohikaarme - 07/02/2011 12:21:40 PM 1309 Views
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