Don't get me wrong, I love the Wheel of Time as much as anyone else. Nonetheless, there have been a few story arcs that I've found to be rather long winded.
1. Perrin's mission to Masema and subsequent rescue of Faile.
1. Perrin's mission to Masema and subsequent rescue of Faile.
Yes, this one took far too long. Congradulations on finally noticing.
2. Moiraine's death and rescue.
Was never a continuous story arc. Obviously in a series like WoT, there are going to be plot points set up miles in advance, to make the books seem more continuous. Yes, I know that miles are a measure of distance.
3. Who killed Asmodean.
Was never intended to be revealed in the first place. AFAIK, RJ never intended for people to work this out and is only being included to shut us up.
4. Where is Demandred.
That isn't a story arc. It isn't a mystery, it's just something we arn't supposed to know yet. Or maybe ever.
Edit 1: Other storylines that took forever (just to name a few):
Mat finding his wife.
The Black Ajah Hunt.
Mat finding his wife.
The Black Ajah Hunt.
Mat & Tuon didn't take that long (and only seems that way compared to the instant relationships all the other characters form). It was also set up early, but you should expect that.
The BA Hunt was a minor story arc, so it isn't as important and takes longer to get the same number of pages.
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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Most of those arn't story arcs...
- 06/10/2009 06:37:08 AM
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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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