However, there are a lot of major mysteries out there and I feel more and more like we're being dicked around with the endless RAFOs. I am firmly convinced that Sanderson could have resolved at least ONE of the major fan debates in this book without "ruining plot development" or some such crap. He could have let us know exactly who Demandred or Mesaana is, who killed Asmodean (or narrowed the list by having, for example, Graendal ponder, "I wonder who killed Asmodean?" ), resolve questions about Lanfear/Cyndane or something like that.
It's sort of funny - a lot of the metaphysical discussions and questions were things that RJ liked to discuss and give us answers for, even if there was a limited amount of time to delve into the questions, because knowing what was impossible doesn't really give you any in-roads into how it will play out in the storyline. RJ seemed to limit his RAFOs to storylines he wanted to keep in the series, for better or for worse, in the stories - though at this point, speculation on the identities of Demandred and Mesaana seem to be beating a dead horse that had been partially decomposed, flogged, run through a glue factory and beaten with a few clubs.
"Those who think they have no time for bodily exercise will sooner or later have to find time for illness."
Things that irritated you in the book
24/11/2009 08:03:42 AM
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Vora's sa'angreal simply lying on a shelf in an unguarded and unwarded storeroom.
24/11/2009 02:41:06 PM
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There were wards on the door to get in (which Gateways kinda invalidate).
24/11/2009 03:05:03 PM
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It's at least consistent Forsaken idiocy, considering what we saw before...
24/11/2009 03:32:06 PM
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Yeah Be'lol was a huge joke and Mesaana... well we'll find out soon. *NM*
24/11/2009 04:52:34 PM
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Re: Vora's sa'angreal simply lying on a shelf in an unguarded and unwarded storeroom.
27/11/2009 11:30:28 PM
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24/11/2009 02:45:38 PM
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24/11/2009 07:30:52 PM
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24/11/2009 08:56:16 PM
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Regardless of how he did it - you have to give Tuon respect for resisting *NM*
25/11/2009 04:43:31 AM
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24/11/2009 04:03:03 PM
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25/11/2009 06:58:07 AM
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I think that's only for the Amyrlin. IIRC, no one else ever calls initiates daughters.
26/11/2009 02:55:09 AM
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24/11/2009 04:07:54 PM
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We did see Graendal on-screen... in the Prologue.
24/11/2009 04:34:39 PM
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Forkroot isn't completely overcome by Linking
24/11/2009 04:42:03 PM
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Well, forkroot is supposed to prevent someone from channeling
24/11/2009 04:50:29 PM
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You've read the earlier books right?
24/11/2009 05:05:45 PM
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Sure, but the question is really "how"
24/11/2009 05:28:48 PM
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Not ONE of the major fan mysteries was cleared up
24/11/2009 05:16:10 PM
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I agree on the RAFOs!
24/11/2009 06:36:29 PM
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Meh. It's not like we were promised answers in every book. And this is 1/3 of a book. *NM*
24/11/2009 07:57:41 PM
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I've been waiting since 1994 to find out who killed Asmodean. *NM*
24/11/2009 11:11:59 PM
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Who hasn't? But I just don't see what the fuss is about. It's obviously not that important. *NM*
25/11/2009 02:28:05 AM
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Technically No One But Asmo's Killer Is Certain He's Dead.
27/11/2009 11:48:36 AM
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Correction: there are only TWO books left.
27/11/2009 03:55:53 PM
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"There Are Three" In the Sense of What Was and Wasn't In This One.
28/11/2009 06:07:09 AM
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Wow, you intentionally ignored "Taimandred" and a LOT of debates
29/11/2009 04:02:10 PM
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I Ignored Most Long Settled Debates.
01/12/2009 06:33:36 AM
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My copy of Mallory still guides me, though
02/12/2009 05:46:36 AM
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It's Frequently Useful, No Doubt, and I Wonder Why Others Don't Use It More.
03/12/2009 06:10:04 PM
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I totally agree about Nynaeve.
24/11/2009 07:15:02 PM
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nynaeve is a twenty something most of these women are close to or over 100 years old.
25/11/2009 12:43:18 AM
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