Yes, why didn't Siuan notice - and how/why were Bryne's dreams not warded? Moiraine made a point of saying that the dreams of Aes Sedai and Warders are always protected back in TDR, when Perrin asked her for help. Or was that an "early-bookism"?

@Rhienne, I really agree with your analysis, here and in other threads. This, in particular: "Lack of interaction between the main characters. This was my biggest disappointment, even now having finished it a few days ago I feel sad about this. All of these characters which we have followed for years, and who have had wonderful evolving friendships and relationships and there is hardly any meaningful interaction between any of them."

In fact, this lack of interaction is what is keeping me online now, trying to get a sense of closure from DM that I couldn't from the final book itself :)

I think I'm this disappointed because BS managed reasonably well in the other two books. I thought Siuan's and Egwene's PoVs in TGS were pretty well done. He definitely let Nynaeve be more fun & reasonable than at any point since TFoH, and I was grateful for that. Remember how Nynaeve used to be a competent problem-solver back in Falme and Tanchico? She even made friends with Egeanin back in the day. It was only on the way to Salidar that she was pushed into the role of uber-catty caricature. So I'm glad BS wrote her the way he did - I don't think RJ would have done as much, considering that Nyn is back to bullying Aviendha in the Epilogue. But why leave her out of the final volume entirely? I get that he'd be scared to write from Moiraine's PoV; after all, RJ only did that a handful of times himself. But why not have a scene or two from Nynaeve's PoV, describing their preparations for going to Shayol Ghul, so that we get to see Moiraine in action again? grr grr grr

I thought a few small things were very strange:

1. The Aiel somehow stopped being extraordinarily good fighters, or at least, they weren't used particularly inventively at any point during the battles.

2. Why didn't the Aes Sedai rely more on small circles? They wouldn't have been as thoroughly worn out, and they could have countered all the Dreadlords much more efficiently.

3. Why didn't Rand send Nynaeve to the Borderland armies in the beginning, until she was needed for Shayol Ghul? They needed more people who could channel, and I honestly don't quite see her staying away from Lan after all that time, and before they can both expect to die, too!