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but this is a case where I am more than happy to be wrong

Though with books and movies the only preparation possible is steeling oneself against disappointment. That made AMoL less underwhelming than it would otherwise have been. Naetheless, I am still angry Bela died while Faile and Olver lived. Apparently bad tempered whining and viciousness are virtues in Randland, and stoic good humor and faithfulness vices. Maybe that explains what happened to the Trakand brothers;
Just because Gawyn's only Trakand sibling exhibits far more traditionally manly qualities of responsibility and competant combat leadership is no reason to refer to Elayne as his brother. In fact, since they are the only known set of brothers in the series (Galad's relationship with Rand was fairly irrelevant), you probably didn't need to stick their not-shared last name in there. If you did need to modify "brothers", 'Elayne's' is shorter to write than 'Trakand' anyway.

I get it: Galad was a Damodred, not Trakand; my bad. Very subtle.
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View original posttoo bad for Gawyn he matured beyond his contrariness, else he might have survived (except, of course, he probably would have committed suicide-by-battle when Egwene died.)
Speaking of maturity and Egwene's death, how awesome is it that Rand's parting gift to her was a ribbon, which, in Egwene's story, generally represents immaturity in some way? Or that the ultimate role of their relationship is that her passing is what convinces Rand that the whole "friends and followers dying" issue is actually rather tolerable after all?

Well, that just fits my prediction Jordan always intended to subordinate the Amyrlin along with everyone else to the Dragon at Tarmon Gaidon, even (or especially) if he had to do it over her dead body. While her critics may dislike Jordans effort to ennoble Egwenes death, there is an argument her growing arrogant false modesty was simply to set the stage for a genuinely humble epiphany of her own: That her role, while critical, was not the DECISIVE one; in the end, she was as expendable as anyone but the DRAGON, and her sacrifice was cheap at twice the price if it contributed to a victory that could never be anyones but Rands.
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I Would Like It Noted for the Record I Was Right on Egwenes Fate/Progression; Twice, Actually Joel - 28/08/2013 11:41:11 PM 2116 Views
And I was wrong ßelals Girl - 29/08/2013 05:41:36 AM 1038 Views
I read somewhere one should hope for the best but prepare for the worst. Joel - 29/08/2013 10:18:18 AM 1145 Views
Gawyn matured? Fanatic-Templar - 30/08/2013 05:05:11 AM 917 Views
Yes; he grew beyond "I can ignore the rules and everyone must obey me because I know best." Joel - 30/08/2013 06:18:22 AM 1085 Views
Because that's clearly Egwene's job, and there wasn't room for two of them in that relationship *NM* ßelals Girl - 30/08/2013 02:01:53 PM 491 Views
Essentially; maybe he did not so much mature as bow to the absurd. Joel - 30/08/2013 03:35:51 PM 958 Views
That was never an issue. Fanatic-Templar - 30/08/2013 05:19:43 PM 1170 Views
I cannot decide whether I agree or not. Joel - 02/09/2013 05:47:39 AM 1077 Views
And his character...development, for lack of a better word...in ToM appeared forgotten in aMoL Cannoli - 05/09/2013 01:01:06 AM 1026 Views
Maybe death was a release from having to carry self-important harridans on their quests for power Cannoli - 05/09/2013 01:10:41 AM 1048 Views
Maybe Joel - 05/09/2013 01:39:10 AM 1015 Views
That's one opinion... fionwe1987 - 04/09/2013 06:06:15 PM 999 Views
Her death is a matter of fact, or fictional fact anyway. Joel - 04/09/2013 09:25:30 PM 957 Views
That wasn't what you predicted, though... fionwe1987 - 05/09/2013 02:49:06 AM 948 Views
Was her death not redemptive? Did she not admit Rand was right about the Seals? Joel - 05/09/2013 04:02:09 AM 927 Views
Re: Was her not death not redemptive? Did she not admit Rand was right about the Seals? gban007 - 08/09/2013 05:14:32 AM 1335 Views
Re: Was her not death not redemptive? Did she not admit Rand was right about the Seals? Dunstan - 17/11/2013 02:36:21 PM 1063 Views
Re: Was her not death not redemptive? Did she not admit Rand was right about the Seals? gban007 - 19/11/2013 02:25:14 AM 932 Views
Wow, you predicted a plot progression in a predictable and completely worthless series of books. Tom - 05/09/2013 04:08:38 AM 928 Views
Doubtless his middle school English teacher would be proud. *NM* Larry - 05/09/2013 04:11:12 AM 917 Views
Hey, c'mon, without the The Wheel of Time ya'll could not be here gracing us with your erudition. Joel - 05/09/2013 04:41:46 AM 868 Views
Y'all, Texan, y'all. Not a badly constructed contraction of "you will". Sheesh. Larry - 05/09/2013 05:01:19 AM 1340 Views
Numerous sources attest to "ya'll" in both Faulkner and Hemingway. Joel - 05/09/2013 05:36:31 AM 998 Views
Yes, and Faulkner in particular was known for his non-orthodox orthography Larry - 05/09/2013 07:17:47 AM 1454 Views
"Non-orthodox" is a somewhat unorthodox spelling as well; does that invalidate it? Joel - 05/09/2013 11:05:57 PM 1421 Views
No, that was a late night spelling mistake - unorthodox is what I meant Larry - 07/09/2013 08:42:12 AM 1643 Views
It is not worthless, and that particular progression was not predictable enough for anyone else. Joel - 05/09/2013 04:34:11 AM 944 Views
I recall not caring about camps, or Jordan generally. Tom - 05/09/2013 03:06:43 PM 891 Views
Yet here we are. Joel - 05/09/2013 10:56:31 PM 1062 Views
I just check this board in hopes there will be an announcement that it will be closed. *NM* Tom - 07/09/2013 02:16:12 AM 453 Views
Same here, except it applies to the rest of the site as well. *NM* Larry - 07/09/2013 08:42:41 AM 809 Views
Pretty edgy for a Bush League Pedant. Dan - 14/09/2013 02:04:32 PM 1135 Views
Nah, I cannot quite be the asshole to your santorum, alas! Larry - 14/09/2013 06:02:41 PM 1429 Views
Ha! Dan - 22/09/2013 02:25:18 AM 1015 Views
Re: I Would Like It Noted for the Record I Was Right on Egwenes Fate/Progression; Twice, Actually RugbyPlayingAshaman - 25/10/2013 05:03:59 PM 1014 Views
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