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Yeah, it works on that level, as noted in that response: Joel Send a noteboard - 22/08/2013 08:40:30 AM

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View original post Other than, once again, Jordan being deviously complex for the sake of illustrating the Shadows devious complexity, even if it does just the opposite on closer scrutiny.


But it's supposed to, on closer scrutiny (books later anyway.. in TGH you're supposed to believe in the apparent machiavellian complexity).

The "devious complexity" turns out to hide gross inefficiency.

Jordan compared it once to the Nazi leadership: a maze of chaos, duplicate responsibilities, fierce rivalries etc. One hand does one thing unknowing the other pulled in the other direction.

It was often a miracle they achieved anything (and that "miracle" was often the civil servants). It's mostly the same with the Shadow.

It's mostly chaos and despair the DO wanted. In the end it all comes down to placing Rand in the right extreme mindset of desperation to stand a chance to sway him to His side.


"In general though, I think most people get too hung up on Machiavellian maneuvering, and that illustrating the foolishness of that is one of TWoTs major themes."

That is about the only way the episode can be anything more than grandiloquence.

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Who did try to send Bayle Domon east, and why? Lo'oris - 29/07/2013 10:03:15 AM 2112 Views
Dark Friends echooff - 29/07/2013 05:04:02 PM 1311 Views
Re: Dark Friends Lo'oris - 29/07/2013 05:08:41 PM 1236 Views
It's fairly obvious, Jordan-style (ie: a few cl;ues, you have to think it up yourself) DomA - 30/07/2013 02:56:55 PM 1402 Views
Mmh I would need to re-read the relevant chapter... Lo'oris - 30/07/2013 03:01:51 PM 1253 Views
At that point the Shadow had PLENTY of resources in Illian though. Joel - 18/08/2013 01:06:06 PM 1327 Views
Re: At that point the Shadow had PLENTY of resources in Illian though. DomA - 18/08/2013 06:12:46 PM 1171 Views
Still sounds like rationalization to me (no offense.) Joel - 19/08/2013 03:19:51 PM 1391 Views
Re: Still sounds like rationalization to me (no offense.) Fanatic-Templar - 19/08/2013 05:56:29 PM 1202 Views
Rand (or ter'angreal Rand) seemed to think it would. Joel - 20/08/2013 03:34:29 AM 1213 Views
The way I see it, Fanatic-Templar - 20/08/2013 04:36:30 AM 1184 Views
Right, so Rand either serves the Shadow in all worlds or none. Joel - 20/08/2013 04:58:51 AM 1189 Views
Re: The way I see it, DomA - 22/08/2013 03:40:52 AM 1180 Views
That's pretty much what I think, and also why I don't think there's one 'real' world. Fanatic-Templar - 22/08/2013 04:01:44 AM 1241 Views
Re: That's pretty much what I think, and also why I don't think there's one 'real' world. DomA - 22/08/2013 07:54:43 PM 1182 Views
I see. Fanatic-Templar - 23/08/2013 03:43:22 AM 1262 Views
Re: Still sounds like rationalization to me (no offense.) DomA - 22/08/2013 03:57:04 AM 1151 Views
Yeah, it works on that level, as noted in that response: Joel - 22/08/2013 08:40:30 AM 1203 Views
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