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no she said she wouldn't risk strength and skill in the same place darius_sedai Send a noteboard - 26/01/2010 08:51:31 AM
The arguments for her death aren't convincing. They all seem to rely on the magnitude of the balefire stream as evidence that she could not have escaped it and the vanishing of her Compulsion as evidence that she was erased from existence. Neither of these present air-tight support for this conclusion.


Reversal of Compulsion is pretty airtight. The Compulsion disappeared at that exact moment. From what we know of channeling, the only possibility was that Graendal was balefired. The only possibility to escape this was that Graendal was not the one who compelled him - but she already told Sammael she would not teach Compulsion to anyone.


that's a pretty big stretch to "would not teach Compulsion to anyone"
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Graendal's death would imply a major logical flaw in the story. fionwe1987 - 25/01/2010 05:18:23 PM 2939 Views
I think Graendal's death was a great scene Etzel - 25/01/2010 05:26:51 PM 1688 Views
The scene itself was great. The rest is crap. fionwe1987 - 25/01/2010 05:37:44 PM 1515 Views
After reading 12 WoT books... Etzel - 25/01/2010 05:46:31 PM 1570 Views
You also ignored... randfandom - 25/01/2010 08:15:34 PM 1561 Views
and of course, the obvious theme Sidious - 25/01/2010 09:02:56 PM 1410 Views
Bah! fionwe1987 - 25/01/2010 11:49:33 PM 1553 Views
It's possible that this was mainly written by BS Etzel - 26/01/2010 12:03:03 PM 1486 Views
I think playing too many games just messes up with the integrety and solidness of the books ... amirebram - 26/01/2010 09:46:16 PM 2966 Views
I agree that the set up for her death was rather lame darius_sedai - 25/01/2010 06:14:07 PM 1719 Views
I agree and have my own additional notes as to why I don't think she is dead. RugbyPlayingAshaman - 25/01/2010 06:18:30 PM 1520 Views
Re: I agree and have my own additional notes as to why I don't think she is dead. Underwood - 25/01/2010 06:44:34 PM 1460 Views
well one of her major character parallels is Josef Mengel darius_sedai - 25/01/2010 06:54:43 PM 1260 Views
Can you think of any way that would explain the Compulsion vanishing? beetnemesis - 25/01/2010 07:52:40 PM 1293 Views
that's kind of my whole point darius_sedai - 25/01/2010 08:43:19 PM 1228 Views
Uh, not actually at all really Sidious - 25/01/2010 09:07:52 PM 1528 Views
*shudders* Yondaime - 26/01/2010 02:27:35 AM 1392 Views
*shrugs* darius_sedai - 26/01/2010 08:47:21 AM 1445 Views
None of those "easy explanations" could work beetnemesis - 26/01/2010 07:14:16 AM 1347 Views
my entire problem with the scene is that it just felt too open ended darius_sedai - 26/01/2010 08:58:37 AM 1399 Views
Can't she knot it to disapate after being examined once? Rurouni_Kenshin - 26/01/2010 03:43:55 AM 1295 Views
Do we have evidence that this is possible? Yondaime - 26/01/2010 03:44:48 AM 1431 Views
why would Graendal do that anyway? Sidious - 26/01/2010 04:26:38 AM 1434 Views
Re: why would Graendal do that anyway? Rurouni_Kenshin - 03/02/2010 02:52:32 AM 1341 Views
Re: I agree and have my own additional notes as to why I don't think she is dead. RugbyPlayingAshaman - 26/01/2010 02:03:51 AM 1444 Views
I'm glad you think Be'lal is alive. Fanatic-Templar - 26/01/2010 07:38:40 AM 1224 Views
Re: I'm glad you think Be'lal is alive. darius_sedai - 26/01/2010 08:49:00 AM 1414 Views
Re: I'm glad you think Be'lal is alive. Lord Haart - 26/01/2010 09:19:35 AM 1229 Views
Moiraine probably learned it while researching with Adealas and Vandene. *NM* Gher - 26/01/2010 04:57:09 PM 932 Views
Sidious - 26/01/2010 11:42:04 AM 1401 Views
Didn't Balthamel and Aginor leave corpses? Fanatic-Templar - 26/01/2010 04:35:19 PM 1422 Views
Re: Didn't Balthamel and Aginor leave corpses? Sidious - 26/01/2010 07:06:01 PM 1284 Views
Re: RugbyPlayingAshaman - 26/01/2010 04:44:06 PM 1403 Views
He was balefired by a direct stream in front of at least two credible witnesses. RugbyPlayingAshaman - 26/01/2010 04:10:13 PM 1417 Views
Me, Too. The Name With No Man - 28/01/2010 08:00:09 PM 1382 Views
Re: I agree and have my own additional notes as to why I don't think she is dead. Sidious - 25/01/2010 08:56:16 PM 1478 Views
I believe she's dead Sareitha Sedai - 25/01/2010 09:06:37 PM 1338 Views
Re: I believe she's dead Sidious - 25/01/2010 09:09:58 PM 1375 Views
I don't think she would have taught anyone Sareitha Sedai - 25/01/2010 09:18:03 PM 1247 Views
Besides, if it wasn't Graendal, it implies that she knew of Rand's plan, which is not feasible *NM* Shannow - 26/01/2010 02:01:41 PM 731 Views
The compulsion did not disappear immediately. Read the damned scene! fionwe1987 - 25/01/2010 11:54:02 PM 1492 Views
Re: The compulsion did not disappear immediately. Read the damned scene! Underwood - 26/01/2010 01:22:57 AM 1246 Views
Stop passing judgments... fionwe1987 - 26/01/2010 02:05:21 AM 1447 Views
But your theories are becoming increasingly farfetched Sidious - 26/01/2010 04:21:21 AM 1331 Views
I repeat that I find her "death" monumental... fionwe1987 - 26/01/2010 07:16:13 PM 1306 Views
Re: I repeat that I find her "death" monumental... Sidious - 26/01/2010 07:23:29 PM 1338 Views
Dude, then you derailed the thread... fionwe1987 - 26/01/2010 07:31:55 PM 1212 Views
Not really Sidious - 26/01/2010 07:35:06 PM 1329 Views
Re: Not really fionwe1987 - 26/01/2010 07:45:20 PM 1417 Views
Re: Not really Sidious - 28/01/2010 04:27:17 PM 1314 Views
Re: Stop passing judgments... RugbyPlayingAshaman - 26/01/2010 04:40:37 PM 1301 Views
*NM* RugbyPlayingAshaman - 26/01/2010 05:00:10 PM 692 Views
Everyone can see residues- only a select few can "read" them beetnemesis - 26/01/2010 07:42:19 AM 1375 Views
no she said she wouldn't risk strength and skill in the same place darius_sedai - 26/01/2010 08:51:31 AM 1271 Views
Re: no she said she wouldn't risk strength and skill in the same place Sidious - 26/01/2010 11:37:26 AM 1420 Views
read the whole quote darius_sedai - 26/01/2010 04:35:17 PM 1058 Views
LOL! You read the whole quote Sidious - 26/01/2010 07:00:41 PM 1202 Views
the risk she won't take is strength and skill residing together. darius_sedai - 27/01/2010 12:40:09 AM 1262 Views
Re: the risk she won't take is strength and skill residing together. Sidious - 28/01/2010 04:28:21 PM 1381 Views
I don't see any flaws. Skeeve the Great - 25/01/2010 09:14:44 PM 1471 Views
But... fionwe1987 - 25/01/2010 11:44:49 PM 1212 Views
Re: But... Skeeve the Great - 26/01/2010 01:14:51 AM 1367 Views
That is what I thought ... Yondaime - 26/01/2010 01:24:18 AM 1254 Views
That still doesn't make sense. fionwe1987 - 26/01/2010 02:23:12 AM 1460 Views
But, having a clean up guy does make sense. Yondaime - 26/01/2010 03:02:13 AM 1461 Views
But the clean up guy would require another clean up guy! fionwe1987 - 26/01/2010 03:35:44 AM 1290 Views
Re: But the clean up guy would require another clean up guy! Yondaime - 26/01/2010 04:12:41 AM 1264 Views
Nonsense. Fanatic-Templar - 26/01/2010 07:50:04 AM 1177 Views
Dude, read what I said please... fionwe1987 - 26/01/2010 07:21:52 PM 1383 Views
Re: Dude, read what I said please... Fanatic-Templar - 26/01/2010 09:28:25 PM 1348 Views
Kerb had no initiative... he was under too heavy a Compulsion to think for himself darius_sedai - 27/01/2010 12:45:47 AM 1222 Views
I think he had some, albeit probably not a whole lot Yondaime - 27/01/2010 01:03:44 AM 1272 Views
Nynaeve and Elayne were under a weaker compulsion... fionwe1987 - 27/01/2010 03:10:52 AM 1121 Views
We don't know that, exactly Yondaime - 27/01/2010 03:50:44 AM 1166 Views
If you cannot provide an answer... fionwe1987 - 27/01/2010 03:10:40 AM 1253 Views
Seriously? Fanatic-Templar - 27/01/2010 03:55:57 AM 1300 Views
Maybe... Etzel - 27/01/2010 11:08:10 AM 1227 Views
Messenger was running around being obvious. Noone would suspect Kerb though. Case Closed. *NM* Lord Haart - 26/01/2010 11:08:16 AM 840 Views
Thank the creator you're not in the police then. *NM* fionwe1987 - 26/01/2010 07:22:29 PM 801 Views
Ok, in more detail: Lord Haart - 26/01/2010 08:16:30 PM 1378 Views
I'm tired of making this point... fionwe1987 - 26/01/2010 08:39:22 PM 1126 Views
Re: I'm tired of making this point... Syraelle - 26/01/2010 08:44:51 PM 1286 Views
Thoughts Heiko - 26/01/2010 01:05:45 AM 1207 Views
But that means she's dead Skeeve the Great - 26/01/2010 01:20:19 AM 1278 Views
Re: But that means she's dead Heiko - 26/01/2010 05:31:25 AM 1368 Views
Nope. Ramshalan was just "collecting taxes" or something. Lord Haart - 26/01/2010 11:10:25 AM 1171 Views
Re: Nope. Ramshalan was NOT just "collecting taxes" or something. Syraelle - 26/01/2010 05:41:17 PM 1233 Views
By, the way, if I understand this correctly... Fanatic-Templar - 26/01/2010 04:49:45 PM 1468 Views
Indeed... Etzel - 26/01/2010 05:13:53 PM 1429 Views
Re: Indeed... Sidious - 26/01/2010 07:04:40 PM 1283 Views
I'm not arguing she's alive, but... fionwe1987 - 26/01/2010 07:29:42 PM 1274 Views
Re: I'm not arguing she's alive, but... Underwood - 26/01/2010 07:58:41 PM 1254 Views
Re: I'm not arguing she's alive, but... Fanatic-Templar - 26/01/2010 09:42:52 PM 1046 Views
Re: I'm not arguing she's alive, but... fionwe1987 - 27/01/2010 03:26:46 AM 1310 Views
Re: I'm not arguing she's alive, but... Fanatic-Templar - 27/01/2010 04:05:23 AM 1385 Views
That's not fair Yondaime - 27/01/2010 04:09:38 AM 1243 Views
I agree about the 'awesome' part . Fanatic-Templar - 27/01/2010 05:41:00 AM 1190 Views
Does anybody have a link to it? (nothing on Google). I'm intrigued. *NM* Lord Haart - 27/01/2010 08:27:13 AM 740 Views
It was on Wotmania. Someone copied all the theories, but I don't recall whom. *NM* Fanatic-Templar - 27/01/2010 08:31:00 AM 869 Views
I just think it's funny that what you call omniscience has been done by the Forsaken before. RugbyPlayingAshaman - 27/01/2010 02:02:44 PM 1200 Views
But Graendal was the victim of a greater plot. Lord Haart - 27/01/2010 05:30:28 PM 1318 Views
So your response is that Ishamael/Moridin is omniscient, not Graendal. RugbyPlayingAshaman - 27/01/2010 05:57:20 PM 1417 Views
Re: So your response is that Ishamael/Moridin is omniscient, not Graendal. Lord Haart - 28/01/2010 04:05:21 AM 1387 Views
Give me one example. Just one. *NM* Fanatic-Templar - 27/01/2010 06:52:44 PM 815 Views
Ishamael plans millennia ahead by sowing the seeds for the Black Ajah, the Seanchan and the current RugbyPlayingAshaman - 28/01/2010 01:57:39 PM 1360 Views
Not even comparable. Fanatic-Templar - 28/01/2010 06:31:06 PM 1125 Views
Re: Not even comparable. RugbyPlayingAshaman - 28/01/2010 07:50:38 PM 1253 Views
Could you please take the effort to read my posts? Fanatic-Templar - 28/01/2010 10:45:01 PM 1221 Views
Re: Could you please take the effort to read my posts? RugbyPlayingAshaman - 29/01/2010 03:49:43 PM 1261 Views
Re: Could you please take the effort to read my posts? Fanatic-Templar - 29/01/2010 06:40:43 PM 1269 Views
And, just to double post: Fanatic-Templar - 27/01/2010 07:12:17 PM 1014 Views
Re: And, just to double post: RugbyPlayingAshaman - 27/01/2010 08:25:45 PM 1341 Views
Nice answer. Fanatic-Templar - 28/01/2010 12:10:27 AM 1318 Views
Re: Nice answer. RugbyPlayingAshaman - 28/01/2010 01:55:16 PM 1263 Views
Hilarious. Fanatic-Templar - 28/01/2010 06:36:22 PM 1390 Views
Re: Hilarious. RugbyPlayingAshaman - 28/01/2010 07:15:20 PM 1267 Views
Re: Hilarious. Fanatic-Templar - 28/01/2010 07:41:29 PM 1295 Views
Re: Hilarious. RugbyPlayingAshaman - 28/01/2010 07:53:34 PM 1148 Views
Re: Hilarious. Fanatic-Templar - 28/01/2010 10:55:57 PM 1323 Views
That's because you didn't look at other posts. RugbyPlayingAshaman - 29/01/2010 03:37:08 PM 1266 Views
Moridin's main directive was.. Etzel - 29/01/2010 03:57:41 PM 1311 Views
Re: Moridin's main directive was.. RugbyPlayingAshaman - 29/01/2010 04:50:16 PM 1380 Views
Preventing order wasn't accomplished... Etzel - 29/01/2010 05:12:22 PM 1316 Views
I disagree. RugbyPlayingAshaman - 29/01/2010 05:28:59 PM 1686 Views
I will stop our discussion here; the posts are already pushed too far to the right of my display. *NM* Etzel - 29/01/2010 06:14:29 PM 659 Views
You expect me to search every post you've made on this forum, ever? Fanatic-Templar - 29/01/2010 06:50:49 PM 1246 Views
Re: I'm not arguing she's alive, but... Skeeve the Great - 27/01/2010 01:00:42 AM 1264 Views
Re: I'm not arguing she's alive, but... fionwe1987 - 27/01/2010 03:26:56 AM 1299 Views
Re: I'm not arguing she's alive, but... Skeeve the Great - 27/01/2010 05:35:39 AM 1255 Views
I don't see a flaw rAndy aL - 27/01/2010 06:24:44 AM 1341 Views
Re: I don't see a flaw Underwood - 27/01/2010 04:18:27 PM 1314 Views
Yup, I'm tired of seeing arguments that ignore the need to back up their own claims. Lord Haart - 27/01/2010 05:47:16 PM 1297 Views
Let's give you one logic path for Millisair being poisoned. TheUltimateReality - 27/01/2010 05:47:04 PM 1313 Views
Spot on. *NM* Lord Haart - 28/01/2010 04:09:26 AM 808 Views
I don't think there's a flaw, I think you misinterpret Graendal's plans DomA - 27/01/2010 06:57:44 PM 1289 Views
Good point on Ituralde - he may still be Compulsed in ways we're yet to discover. *NM* Lord Haart - 28/01/2010 04:11:15 AM 774 Views
Compulsion is limited Sidious - 28/01/2010 04:30:24 PM 1242 Views
Re: Compulsion is limited Lord Haart - 28/01/2010 06:35:05 PM 1395 Views
Re: Compulsion is limited DomA - 28/01/2010 08:26:37 PM 1177 Views
Re: Graendal's death would imply a major logical flaw in the story. taura-tierno - 27/01/2010 09:11:32 PM 1277 Views
There's really no further purpose for her character. Libby - 09/02/2010 10:52:58 PM 1347 Views
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