I admire Suttree's dedication to this forum. I'm jealous bro.

I think people make too big a deal about Nakomi.  There are always going to be questions and theories about a book when it's finished.  We don't even know for sure it was Nakomi at the end when Rand carried Moridin from the Pit of Doom.

 

 

 

 

 

It doesn't take anything away from the story to have her thrown in there.  Either way, I thoroughly enjoyed the book.  It was an emotional rollercoaster for me and the best book I've read in a long time.  I'm not satisfied with the ending, but at the same time, I will admit I never wanted it all to end anyway.

A voice of reason? 

There are a lot of joke theories at Theoryland (though I've never heard of that one). Berelain=Moiraine, for example. Evil Min. And then there's Felix/Dida. You can never be sure if all his theories are a joke or if he really believes them.

I heard someone reference the Evil Min Theory somewhere & out of sheer morbid curiosity I spent hours searching for it both here & other places (including theoryland) but the closest I found was people saying things like "that's as crazy as the Evil Min Theory", never the actual theory. Do you happen to know the link to where this guy put it fourth & it was discussed?

It's before my time, so I'm not sure really. I don't pay much attention to loony theories in general. This one comes up a lot among the older members of the site, many of whom prefer lite WoT discussion. I found this from 1998, which is the year Theoryland was created, but I imagine someone posted a 'real' version of it, and it probably got eaten by the hamsters.

 

Once upon a time there was speculation that Min's viewing abilities were related to the Aelfinn/Eelfinn, or even that she was part *Finn herself somehow. It's possible that was one source of an "Evil Min" theory.

 

Three sets of slitted eyes lifted from him--reluctantly, it seemed--and studied the air above his head. Finally, the woman on the left said, "You must go to Rhuidean."

 

-- TSR, Into the Doorway, p. 176

 

That description sounds a lot like the Aelfinn were looking at auras around Mat, which is obviously similar to what Min does. Do a search on rec.arts.sf.written.robert-jordan (you can find the archives in Google Groups) if you want details.

 

-- dwn

Well yeah they're able to read the Pattern like Min can, how does that make Min evil? How does that make the Aelfinn evil?

Fake edit: Just seeing you weren't saying this.

Either way, Cad's 270 year comment coincides with her run in with Norla.

 

Thanks guys, now I know. =)

Man a female Swede calling herself a pet.. too good to be true.

Possibly Mesaana. I believe Bob's entry on eWOT stems entirely from the fact that the 'Aes Sedai' used the One Power to kill Sahra, so Mesaana in her Danelle clothes could have done it.

Yeah I figured it was Danelle as well. Was just curious if this was answered in later books and I missed it. I guess it's a mystery.

So I'm rereading along with Brandon, and the part where Sahra is questioned about Min in the Tower, obviously to start the booting of Siuan, and ends up getting killed.

WoT Enyclopedia says it was a Black Ajah member, do we ever find out who it was? Any quotes or anything? Or just a mystery? I totally forgot this scene.