I don't like vague heroes, or tormented ones. I like the shiny, all powerful heroes who defeat evil. When I want evil, I support evil - which is why I like some of the Forsaken. When I'm reading about a character and I want to tell them to pick a side, I get irritated. That Rand ever got to this stage irritates me immensely, and derives from a pity party he's been having since forever. Lan has to constantly remind him to be a man and do what must be done, and it seems like Cadsuane's only function is to prevent Rand from becoming satan. It's absurd that he couldn't prevent this himself. He realized that love is a good reason to save the world - which is remarkable coming from a man with three wives all bonded to him. One would think he'd catch a clue earlier.