Oh, so Elaida's treatment of Sheremin is ok because Sheremin accepted it?
Lord Haart Send a noteboard - 16/02/2010 06:49:53 AM
At the very least, Egwene should be mature enough to know that Siuan understood what she was doing, and that treating her like a naughty child makes her seem a lot like Elaida, actually.
There simply is no justification for getting hung up over it, of for de-valuing Siuan's friendship. And she completely abuses Gawyn's love at this point as well, in fact it seems to me that she is actually SCARED to confront him at this point. So she uses his love as a bludgeon to keep him distant for now, instead of letting him close so they can build a proper relationship.
He won't come to respect her as an individual who makes her own choices until she does this. Right now, her fanatical devotion to becoming the Ruler of the White Tower is clearly having a negative impact on her relationship with others. The books make it abundantly clear that when Rand acts this way he is doing the wrong thing (though he is generally aware of that on some level, and he has been driven to it by circumstances far harsher than Egwene has faced), so why should it be ok for Egwene to treat her friends like dirt?
There simply is no justification for getting hung up over it, of for de-valuing Siuan's friendship. And she completely abuses Gawyn's love at this point as well, in fact it seems to me that she is actually SCARED to confront him at this point. So she uses his love as a bludgeon to keep him distant for now, instead of letting him close so they can build a proper relationship.
He won't come to respect her as an individual who makes her own choices until she does this. Right now, her fanatical devotion to becoming the Ruler of the White Tower is clearly having a negative impact on her relationship with others. The books make it abundantly clear that when Rand acts this way he is doing the wrong thing (though he is generally aware of that on some level, and he has been driven to it by circumstances far harsher than Egwene has faced), so why should it be ok for Egwene to treat her friends like dirt?
God I am so pissed off at Future Egwene
14/02/2010 07:02:20 AM
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My sentiments exactly, though I think I'm a little more hopeful than you are.
14/02/2010 07:58:01 AM
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Re: My sentiments exactly, though I think I'm a little more hopeful than you are.
14/02/2010 09:26:47 AM
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Just like Elayne treated him so well when she kicked him out of Andor?
14/02/2010 01:35:32 PM
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What? We are no longer allowed to make predictions of the coming books unless they're pro-Egwene?
14/02/2010 02:22:10 PM
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a theory vs. mindlessly attacking a character because you don't like them?
14/02/2010 07:00:27 PM
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It IS kind of ridiculous... but how do YOU think a meeting will go?
14/02/2010 07:20:08 PM
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Is Egwene going to do what Elayne did when she met Rand after tearing down his banners?
15/02/2010 11:25:27 AM
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You just KNOW that rather than compliment all the good he's done....
14/02/2010 03:06:09 PM
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Personally, I'm rooting for Elaida's Foretelling to be fake
14/02/2010 06:56:41 PM
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No way these are fake... she's not BA and she she says she's having a Foretelling
14/02/2010 08:24:29 PM
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Good point. And the "rent in fire and blood" part is almost certain as well.
16/02/2010 05:13:29 PM
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Take a sedative
14/02/2010 07:52:32 PM
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None of the Emond's Fielders suck up to him. There's difference between hostile and 1-upping
14/02/2010 09:01:35 PM
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Right cause Nynaeve is always going around telling people how much Mat's changed
14/02/2010 09:27:02 PM
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If you'll recall what Mat did 5 minutes after...
14/02/2010 11:06:41 PM
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Not really
14/02/2010 11:34:49 PM
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Re: Not really
15/02/2010 03:32:06 PM
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better than Nynaeve who just lies to herself in order to justify her actions!
15/02/2010 05:53:17 PM
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This is about Egwene, not Nynaeve.
15/02/2010 06:09:46 PM
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actually it's about all of the main characters
15/02/2010 06:13:27 PM
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Re: actually it's about all of the main characters
15/02/2010 06:39:25 PM
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Well said.
15/02/2010 07:20:47 PM
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Re: Well said.
15/02/2010 07:43:08 PM
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yet even Siuan seems to understand and accept Egwene's response ... odd that you can hold her to
16/02/2010 01:55:35 AM
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Oh, so Elaida's treatment of Sheremin is ok because Sheremin accepted it?
16/02/2010 06:49:53 AM
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watch out that you don't fall when you jump on a bandwagon
16/02/2010 01:51:09 AM
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Re: watch out that you don't fall when you jump on a bandwagon
16/02/2010 07:04:08 AM
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Alright enough. Will you read the books already?
16/02/2010 08:03:39 AM
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The point is people hold Egwene to a different standard for some reason
16/02/2010 01:34:30 AM
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Re: The point is people hold Egwene to a different standard for some reason
16/02/2010 07:08:13 AM
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Yes, but Egwene's is pride -
15/02/2010 07:04:25 PM
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I think Nyn has had the best character development, bar none
15/02/2010 08:52:54 PM
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Re: None of the Emond's Fielders suck up to him. There's difference between hostile and 1-upping
15/02/2010 05:08:49 AM
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It amazes me that you use Rand as the gold standard for good behaviour
15/02/2010 06:53:30 AM
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Re: It amazes me that you use Rand as the gold standard for good behaviour
15/02/2010 08:41:02 AM
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Re: It amazes me that you use Rand as the gold standard for good behaviour
15/02/2010 03:31:26 PM
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Re: It amazes me that you use Rand as the gold standard for good behaviour
15/02/2010 11:57:24 AM
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Who says Egwene didn't have a destiny? *NM*
15/02/2010 12:46:10 PM
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Me. And I'm way smarter than you.
15/02/2010 01:04:48 PM
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15/02/2010 02:12:26 PM
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Re:
15/02/2010 10:40:39 PM
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Min's viewing of the Darkness v. fireflies very obviously shows that all the main
16/02/2010 01:32:45 AM
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Re: Min's viewing of the Darkness v. fireflies very obviously shows that all the main
16/02/2010 07:09:52 AM
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Re: It amazes me that you use Rand as the gold standard for good behaviour
15/02/2010 03:48:51 PM
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Sidious' problem in a nutshell.
15/02/2010 11:27:12 AM
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Re: God I am so pissed off at Future Egwene
14/02/2010 07:56:23 PM
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Re: God I am so pissed off at Future Egwene
14/02/2010 08:55:58 PM
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I'd venture the guess that it's what the called the Novices back then
14/02/2010 08:59:26 PM
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Re: I'd venture the guess that it's what the called the Novices back then
14/02/2010 09:24:23 PM
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I don't think so
14/02/2010 09:30:41 PM
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Re: I don't think so
15/02/2010 03:45:52 PM
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That's pretty much how I see it too
15/02/2010 05:54:14 PM
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I understood little sister to be a mild insult, Moiraine being so young and weak in the OP *NM*
16/02/2010 08:25:55 PM
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maybe a touch patronizing? *NM*
17/02/2010 12:51:25 PM
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Appears to be, but his thought process implies it's not as simple as him merely looking down on her. *NM*
17/02/2010 05:07:19 PM
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Yeah, I'm pretty sure it won't be flattering for Rand
14/02/2010 08:05:40 PM
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Re: Yeah, I'm pretty sure it won't be flattering for Rand
14/02/2010 11:55:40 PM
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Cadsuane needs to spank her.
15/02/2010 01:31:49 AM
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yeah, that's worked so well on her in the past
15/02/2010 01:48:05 AM
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It would be a very amusing moment.
15/02/2010 03:01:37 AM
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IMO it would merely be a hypocritical moment of massive proportions
15/02/2010 04:45:27 AM
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and a massive failure
15/02/2010 06:57:18 AM
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What Egwene needs is to be shown that her actions could harm the tower.
15/02/2010 08:46:30 AM
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If you hate arrogance, you must hate all the main characters in the series
15/02/2010 03:21:48 PM
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Everyone else is shown to be a bit small minded. Egwene is implied to be Strong And Wise
15/02/2010 09:23:47 PM
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When has she ever actually done that? Rand thinks she will, but so far she's done nothing like it!
16/02/2010 02:08:23 AM
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I meant that EVERYONE is bargaining, posturing, etc.
16/02/2010 02:54:29 AM
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Well miscommunication is one of the major themes of the series
16/02/2010 01:17:25 PM
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the most idiotic theme IMO
16/02/2010 03:27:26 PM
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I don't know if the theme itself is idoitic, but I would totally agree that it's gone nowhere!
17/02/2010 03:16:30 AM
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Re: Everyone else is shown to be a bit small minded. Egwene is implied to be Strong And Wise
18/02/2010 01:19:00 AM
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No, Cannoli has the right of it here.
16/02/2010 06:22:39 PM
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Well, all those beatings were in private
16/02/2010 07:54:00 PM
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That was the point of the scene in front of the Sitters during the banquet. *NM*
23/02/2010 06:58:50 PM
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Oh the one where Elaida tried to have her way with Egwene while the Sitters looked away? *NM*
23/02/2010 10:12:04 PM
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Yes. Elaida wanted Egwene to be cowed in front of her into obedience, which would erode her support
23/02/2010 10:18:03 PM
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