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She should have attacked when they first arrived Nameless Ashaman Send a noteboard - 07/12/2009 09:35:33 PM
If you're going to fault her, then fault her for the lengthy and pointless siege. Fault her for getting stupidly captured. Fault her for any number of other idiotic things she's done and somehow lucked her way out of.

But don't fault her for putting an end to 50 BA. She learned her lesson from Moggy's escape.

Egwene had no idea that the WT AS were going to name her Amyrlin that very day. She thought Elaida was still in charge in the tower. She had no way to know otherwise. If there were some feasible method for spying on internal tower doings, the rebels would have been doing that from day one of the siege.

If she'd waited to collar the known BA in her own camp, it's very likely she would have lost ALL of them, and not just those in the tower.

I'm not arguing that it wouldn't have been better if she'd waited and enacted her plan after the tower was united, but she had to act on the information and situation she was facing AT THE TIME. She did not have access to our omniscient reader's POV, or the advantage of hindsight.

And damn you for making me defend Egwene.
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Semirhage and Egwene redqueen - 04/12/2009 02:31:45 PM 2098 Views
I agree with all of that. nossy - 04/12/2009 02:58:48 PM 1332 Views
Re: I agree with all of that. *NM* Sidious - 04/12/2009 03:22:49 PM 654 Views
Re: I agree with all of that. nossy - 04/12/2009 03:29:46 PM 1299 Views
Re: I agree with all of that. Sidious - 04/12/2009 03:33:03 PM 1316 Views
Re: I agree with all of that. RugbyPlayingAshaman - 04/12/2009 04:13:55 PM 1162 Views
The entire cast is full of Perfect Sues and Stuarts (I may have just made latter up) RugbyPlayingAshaman - 04/12/2009 03:14:27 PM 1363 Views
If you plan to write that review before the last two books are out, you better get re-reading now. *NM* Insomdeon - 04/12/2009 03:20:31 PM 603 Views
I'm actually pretty comfortable with it! RugbyPlayingAshaman - 04/12/2009 04:12:32 PM 1259 Views
Re: I'm actually pretty comfortable with it! darius_sedai - 04/12/2009 06:50:10 PM 1282 Views
about Semirhage Sidious - 04/12/2009 03:21:32 PM 1672 Views
but nossy - 04/12/2009 03:26:29 PM 1216 Views
Re: but Sidious - 04/12/2009 03:35:52 PM 1238 Views
Re: but nossy - 04/12/2009 03:46:00 PM 1353 Views
Re: but Sidious - 04/12/2009 03:51:03 PM 1271 Views
Cadsuane is rather close to perfect herself. Legolas - 04/12/2009 08:37:21 PM 1400 Views
Re: but TaskmasterJack - 04/12/2009 05:04:12 PM 1226 Views
Re: but WAV - 04/12/2009 05:41:51 PM 1266 Views
She was never THAT person. Wotmaniac Reborn - 06/12/2009 01:22:39 AM 1210 Views
Never WHAT person? nossy - 06/12/2009 10:21:43 PM 1250 Views
I'm not sure I agree Sidious - 08/12/2009 12:54:43 PM 1077 Views
I agree! RugbyPlayingAshaman - 04/12/2009 04:31:24 PM 1175 Views
Re: about Semirhage redqueen - 04/12/2009 08:16:15 PM 1267 Views
Alas, Semirhage was actually an idiot Etzel - 04/12/2009 05:03:48 PM 1362 Views
Re: Alas, Semirhage was actually an idiot darius_sedai - 04/12/2009 06:42:41 PM 1273 Views
If one compares the characters... Etzel - 05/12/2009 11:24:16 AM 1147 Views
Did I miss Rand's marriage ceremonies? I always thought the three girls only bonded him *NM* Voscaia Sedai - 05/12/2009 11:27:36 AM 589 Views
You are right... Etzel - 05/12/2009 12:21:59 PM 1217 Views
I disagree darius_sedai - 05/12/2009 05:11:28 PM 1192 Views
Egwene had the best mix of teachers and a desire to learn. Most believable, IMO. *NM* fionwe1987 - 04/12/2009 10:17:56 PM 618 Views
That's really nonsense Etzel - 05/12/2009 11:13:20 AM 1137 Views
I think your perception is very skewed darius_sedai - 05/12/2009 05:16:46 PM 1216 Views
Agreed Sidious - 05/12/2009 06:15:46 PM 1223 Views
Bull! fionwe1987 - 06/12/2009 02:55:13 AM 1217 Views
Rabbit! BlackAdder - 06/12/2009 04:14:10 AM 1137 Views
Re: Alas, Semirhage was actually an idiot Sidious - 05/12/2009 06:11:40 PM 1181 Views
Indeed darius_sedai - 05/12/2009 06:30:39 PM 1261 Views
And yet Egwene is still a fool regarding Gawyn. Lord Haart - 04/12/2009 05:44:49 PM 1287 Views
Gawyn is a fool all of his own redqueen - 04/12/2009 08:02:10 PM 1243 Views
Re: Gawyn is a fool all of his own Lord Haart - 05/12/2009 05:54:11 AM 1125 Views
Please stop - your use of logic here is sickening! BlackAdder - 06/12/2009 04:43:31 AM 1182 Views
I disagree with most of that rAndy aL - 05/12/2009 10:58:12 AM 1263 Views
Egwene has a long way to go ... Abunderment - 05/12/2009 06:16:31 PM 1295 Views
Hardly a blunder Nameless Ashaman - 06/12/2009 01:43:54 AM 1204 Views
Re: Hardly a blunder? Send Egwene back to Silviana. Abunderment - 07/12/2009 04:03:08 PM 1246 Views
Or she her rescue forced her hand. She lost her advantage darius_sedai - 07/12/2009 04:47:56 PM 1083 Views
She lost her advantage?!? Siuan probably saved her life Abunderment - 09/12/2009 11:57:26 AM 1226 Views
darius_sedai - 09/12/2009 03:24:34 PM 1237 Views
She should have attacked when they first arrived Nameless Ashaman - 07/12/2009 09:35:33 PM 1115 Views
Don't damn me, damn Graendal Abunderment - 09/12/2009 12:51:18 PM 1152 Views
Re: Don't damn me, damn Graendal Nameless Ashaman - 09/12/2009 06:11:53 PM 1347 Views
A couple of points darius_sedai - 09/12/2009 07:11:18 PM 1250 Views
Yes, the Aes Sedai need to rediscover the meaning of "servants of all" *NM* BlackAdder - 06/12/2009 05:03:19 AM 1260 Views
I'm re-reading the series now for the first time in years. Egwene has always been a weak character. Master Radishes - 07/12/2009 01:12:15 AM 1180 Views
LOL *NM* Sidious - 07/12/2009 04:29:56 AM 526 Views
I think you'll find few people who agree with you on both of those counts... Legolas - 07/12/2009 01:53:58 PM 1238 Views
Not at all. Master Radishes - 07/12/2009 03:20:38 PM 1145 Views
Irritating teen spirits ... Abunderment - 07/12/2009 04:32:51 PM 1258 Views
As long as the bags were Louis Vuitton all would be fine *NM* darius_sedai - 07/12/2009 04:51:13 PM 642 Views
You must not have been reading the same series I have. Legolas - 07/12/2009 10:33:23 PM 1375 Views
Re: You must not have been reading the same series I have. Abunderment - 09/12/2009 01:12:56 PM 1146 Views
Re: You must not have been reading the same series I have. Legolas - 09/12/2009 02:59:04 PM 1357 Views
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