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  1.   On 5/24/2023 at 3:31 PM, WhiteVeils said:

    That's definitely an apron. It is the same color as the apron worn by the woman behind her in the kitchen. Aprons in a medieval-style kitchen would be impossible to keep white anyway (unless they channel the maidservants' laundry too) and it looks like they belong to/with the kitchen not the individual novices (which is also pretty normal for a kitchen).  Finally, it certainly hasn't been stained a specific color...it looks like it's just the raw material, which is as close to white as 'raw unbleached floursack' gets. 

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      On 5/24/2023 at 5:18 PM, DigificWriter said:

    The grey piece is definitely separate from and worn over the white outfit Egwene has on, so it's most likely a protective garment (either an apron or an overalls-type coverall).

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    Of course it is an apron and is a separate piece from her main garment.  She is waiting table in the Tower.

     

    My point was it wasn't white.  Novices were only allowed to wear white down to shoes, belt, and any other accessory.  Part of the discipline in the tower was novices being able to keep their gear white - or get it white again after dirty tasks such as scrubbing pots or cleaning hearths in the kitchens.

     

    Curious as to the reason for the change in the show.  Overall, liking the first look.

  2.   On 5/24/2023 at 5:32 PM, Elder_Haman said:

    Agreed. But in terms of specific scenes?

    • Dumai's Wells
    • Egwene and Verin
    • Rand's final scene with Tam
    • Mat and the Gholam
    • Taim's betrayal
    • Lan vs. Demandred in the Last Battle.
    • Nyn vs. Moggy

    I also want a good Mat & Tuon arc (I think I'm in the minority of folks who would like to see a Tuon redemption). I want a cleaned up Perrin/Faile arc. I want the Wolfdream. Just off the top of my head.

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    Except for the wolf dream, I'm with you.

  3.   On 5/23/2023 at 9:44 PM, king of nowhere said:

    In the final book, in the final battle of elayne's army, gareth bryne surrounds the trolloc in what's basically a rehearsal of the battle of cannae (before a second trolloc army came and the black tower men came to rescue). That was easy to notice.

    Now I randomly came across a description of the battle of austerlitz, and I noticed it's very similar to what mat does in the last battle - surrender the high ground, lure the enemy into attacking, then take back the high ground and use it to shell the enemy. Even the name is similar, polov heights compared to rea life pratzen heights. It's clear sanderson has researched some famous battles to have the great generals come across as capable.

     

    I wonder, are there other real battles used as inspiration in the books? did jordan do it too?

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    Not that Brandon couldn't have done some research, but my guess is that Jordan had the name and the battle at least sketched out in his notes for Brandon to use.  Jordan did the prep...

  4.   On 5/22/2023 at 3:35 AM, RextheDog said:

    just watched a rewatch of the series over the last few nights....

     

    anyone think maybe Perrin is attracted to Rand;

     

    1. challenges Rand to treat Eggy better which at first glance is some kind of hint that he likes Eggy....but...what if he were upset and Rands aloofness, based on his own feelings

    2. in that scene he clearly states that Laila was 'the only women i ever loved'

    3. later in same episode he confirms with Eggy that he loves Rand.... its the same episode which got me thinking, it could be bad writing, but he commits his love for Rand and denies his love for Eggy in two very close scenes. so it could be he is refering to something greater than a platonic love interest

     

    my original thought would be it would ruin the story a bit, but on reflection, if its done right, and his love for Faile is chanelled into his love for Rand, and it means one less character with one less side story (the recapture of Faile and the whole horn stuff at thge last book, it really could work if done with a sensitive nod to the original character 

     

    as in Perrin doesnt really need to change his character ARC significantly, we know he is driven by love and loyalty to one specific person....

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    Can’t say I picked up on it in the half season I watched. That would be a twist…

  5.   On 5/16/2023 at 2:04 PM, king of nowhere said:
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    if I was the screenwriters, I would expand her role, giving her parts of other minor sisters, because she's otherwise a minor character, disappearing for whole seasons, and that's not good for keeping an actor.

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    Right - I hope she gets more time as Logain did.

  6.   On 5/5/2023 at 1:32 AM, Qstar said:

    @DojoToad what was is that you didn't care for? If you don't mind to share.

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    The whole metaphysics of how tel'aran'rhiod, the ways, and portal stone worlds related to each other and the real world - if they did at all - was all too complex for me.  More often than not I was just pushing myself to get past these areas to get back to the story I enjoyed.

     

    I think most everyone else enjoyed or at least tolerated it much better than I.

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