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  1. Civil war in Cairhien isn't necessary. Dragon feeding Cairhien didn't play big role in book. Saving Cairhien from Couladin would be enough. Much bigger problem is Tear, which played role in the most of Rand geopolitical actions. However, it looks like they flushed Rands whole arc down toilet so far. So they can do pretty much anything with him.
  2. If you ask for RECOMMENDATION, then read all books. I cannot recommend you anything else. To my not-RECOMMENDATION now: As you can see, as much as I wanted reduce books for you from all books to some books. It is only 1 out of 5 I cut out so read all books :).
  3. That would be story of mighty aes sedai and her warden. Story we didn't get. He didn't listen what she need. He did what he wanted. We know that wardens have occasionally disobeyed the orders of their aes sedai. But they had the best interest of their aes sedai in their mind. Gawyn followed his interests only.
  4. Morgase -Tallanvor, Egeanin -Domon, Greens and their wardens. I didn't aim to list all romances the books touch on. It is important to draw line somewhere to has comparable couples.
  5. R. Jordan isn't known for writing romances well. But how bad it was or was it bad for you at all? Let's stay with main characters only and sort them in ranking. Also which romances were good, which bad and which in between? My take on it: GOOD 1. Min-Rand; only one well done romance probably. I would sacrifice quartople in second for it. Min character is reduced to viewings only in TW show now however, no wit no independence, so I am quite afraid. 2. Nyn-Lan; I wrote that there is only one well done romance. It is because we don't get to see intimate moments between Nyn and Lan. It is probably good if we look at other romances. I feel that they has good chemistry together. So they deserve place her in good category. IN BEETWEN 3. Tuon-Mat; marriage established on prophecy is hardly romantic construct. However they started respect each other and so it could play well if it has more time to be build in the books. 4. Avi-Rand; although tsundere type can work well in romance building. Their relationship froze in some moment and didn't develop father. They still get to respecting each other so only time was missing. BAD 5. Elayne-Rand; they never get over crush on physical level. When I understand why Elayne teared down Rand`s banners, her renaming of Rand`s school show that she didn't understand Rand at all. His deepest fears and desires meant nothing to her. 6. Faile-Perrin; oil and water bad chemistry, they don't match at all. They were more like domestic violence then romance. Yet they are not last. 7. Egy-Gawyn; poor country girl and prince charming? Mighty aes sedai and her warden? No fairy tale like this. Self absorbed prick who made her fall and her greatest moment, but later wasn't his merit. What is your take on this? There were other couples, but I think that they shouldn't be compared with main characters. You can make separate comparison for them.
  6. Cadsuane beats Min to force her to reveal viewings about Rand. She is bully from the begining.
  7. Cadsuane wasn't only one power abuser in tWoT. But where others has some arcs of reformation or punishment, Cadsuane has nothing like that. She was near to break dragon and make him do what shadow wished, yet she never owned her mistake.
  8. It will reflect only spirit of that chapter: Mat racing shadow who will get in Tear faster. Book has several other parts of arcs with similar meaning. So it should set stakes for all main arcs of season.
  9. I hope that finn gate/arc will be cut out. It doesn't give much to character development. Making it properly would need a lot of money and I can be easily replaced or be done differently. Any prophecy can be done by other way, for example by Min. Any artefact can be found in Rhuiden. Mo can be imprisoned in White Tower.
  10. Reading discussions, I am starting to think, that I am part of very small group of people, who think that Rand channeling was his secondary power. I see his primary power elsewhere. When Rand traveled and interact with people, he bound them to his cause. Min, Guy with carriage outside Caemlyn, Loial, Elayne, Ingtar and Hurin, Lan who was alofe to him at first, ..., Siswai'amans ... That was his primary power. TV show Rand, who don't interact with Min, Tom, Loial, Ingtar.... That is his real depowering and it is total so far. And it has its impact on story logick either, because without their relations to Rand, they lack of motivation in show.
  11. "he who comes with the dawn" isn't the designation of everyone who comes with the dawn. No matter how hard Couladin tries to push this interpretation. It is part of Rhuidean prophecy. It is foretelling that person with dragons on both hands will come with dawn and that this person will be Car'a'carn.
  12. I believe that DO need turned Dragon for absolute victory. That killing Dragon has no value for DO. Killing Rand would give DO time to prepare for next Dragon with full touch on world se DO would have bigger chance to success. But as I said, killing Dragon itself has now valu for DO.
  13. I don't. It is better to give that time to living character - active actor of story, than to characters who are long dead .
  14. It is very superficial assessment. Rand character was built during first 2 books. RJ needed to show who he was, before he became dragon and became mad. Friends, he made then supported this "shepherd" not dragon.
  15. While some see Rand's character weakened by depriving him of his super heroic moments. Some of us are unhappy that he lost his Rand ordinary shepherd moments. Building his character before he "became" Dragon reborn. He didn't get Hurin endless loyalty by being messiah.
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