Re: Story arcs that take forever to conclude make *some* parts of the series boring
perringoldeneyes Send a noteboard - 05/10/2009 08:45:53 PM
1. Agree
Perrin was my favorite character up until the Faile rescue arc. We don't see Perrin for an entire book and then he only gets a few pages in the next. As a reward for our patience, we get the mission to Masema and "must rescue Faile at all costs" story arc for the next 3 books...ouch! That was definitely a slap to the face for all Perrin fans.
2. Disagree
I would have liked Moiraine rescued by now, but I understand that a lot of other things, finding Olver, Noal, the Band, Aludra, bellfounders, etc. had to happen before. I don't want to feel like I am being rushed when reading, thank goodness I read RJ huh?
3. Agree/Disagree
I think the majority of the evidence points to Graendal being the killer, but I really like how RJ kept the identity hidden, it's more fun to discuss possibilities with others than to have everything spelled out for you. With that being said, you could argue the possibility of another person being the killer, but this doesn't make RJ a bad writer.
4. Mostly Disagreeish/Maybe/Somewhat
Demandred makes use of proxies, possibly Masema, the peddler that speaks to Gawyn, etc. so who is to say how much he controls. I will agree that I would like more info on Demandred, but do you really want to add Demandred story arcs and make the series that much longer? Yeah me too.
Perrin was my favorite character up until the Faile rescue arc. We don't see Perrin for an entire book and then he only gets a few pages in the next. As a reward for our patience, we get the mission to Masema and "must rescue Faile at all costs" story arc for the next 3 books...ouch! That was definitely a slap to the face for all Perrin fans.
2. Disagree
I would have liked Moiraine rescued by now, but I understand that a lot of other things, finding Olver, Noal, the Band, Aludra, bellfounders, etc. had to happen before. I don't want to feel like I am being rushed when reading, thank goodness I read RJ huh?
3. Agree/Disagree
I think the majority of the evidence points to Graendal being the killer, but I really like how RJ kept the identity hidden, it's more fun to discuss possibilities with others than to have everything spelled out for you. With that being said, you could argue the possibility of another person being the killer, but this doesn't make RJ a bad writer.
4. Mostly Disagreeish/Maybe/Somewhat
Demandred makes use of proxies, possibly Masema, the peddler that speaks to Gawyn, etc. so who is to say how much he controls. I will agree that I would like more info on Demandred, but do you really want to add Demandred story arcs and make the series that much longer? Yeah me too.
This message last edited by perringoldeneyes on 05/10/2009 at 08:50:19 PM
Story arcs that take forever to conclude make *some* parts of the series boring
- 05/10/2009 07:55:44 PM
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Strange you left out the obvious one
- 05/10/2009 08:44:57 PM
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Yeah that one!
- 05/10/2009 09:03:30 PM
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Re: Story arcs that take forever to conclude make *some* parts of the series boring
- 05/10/2009 08:45:53 PM
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Yep, somewhat
- 05/10/2009 10:47:07 PM
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Ugh, Morgase!
- 06/10/2009 10:06:37 AM
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The best love interest arc by far was Rand & Aviendha
- 06/10/2009 01:47:58 AM
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Yeah. Elayne saw Rand for 15 minutes and was suddenly in love with him
- 06/10/2009 05:50:56 AM
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That's true....
- 07/10/2009 03:36:22 AM
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Eh, I think it's just because he's had the least interaction with her
- 07/10/2009 03:32:33 PM
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Agree - yet I feel RJ was damned either way
- 06/10/2009 04:31:05 AM
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Damned if you do, damned if you don't. A series this big, bound to have its problems with story arc. *NM*
- 06/10/2009 12:31:55 PM
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Re: Story arcs that take forever to conclude make *some* parts of the series boring
- 07/10/2009 10:47:20 AM
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