Because you can pick apart the writing of any show in a similar fashion. If you want to label something as “objectively bad” there must be something that is “objectively good” against which to measure it.

I absolutely agree that the writing is up and down in this series. There are definitely some very weak parts and some very strong parts. Keep in mind that, having been planned for multiple seasons, some of the plot points that “didn’t go anywhere” or “didn’t pay off” may get more attention in future seasons.

Sure. But if you are going to make the claim that “this show has objectively poor writing” then you need to provide examples of “objectively good writing” and explain how WoT fails in comparison. Further, if you want to compare apples to apples, you need to compare WoT against other fantasy television and demonstrate how WoT fails to measure up to those other properties in the categories you mentioned (logical consistency, lore consistency, etc.)

This didn't age well.

Why would she? Would seem to undermine her own chances in the future.

This is fantastic news! I suspect the numbers will continue to climb through the end of the season.

It's calling him a "disgrace" and the call for black listing that will get me riled up as a mod.

Again, meaning that I have said this on the forum several times. Not necessarily directed at you personally.

Again. Please stop with the ad hominem attacks. Posts with this type of language will be flagged moving forward. If you can't express your opinion without this level of vitriol, please find somewhere else to post.

It would be super fun if Egwene somehow used the Mask of Mirrors (?) to make Lanfear think she was killing Eggy instead and the whole time Liandrin didn't understand why Lanfear was going all Glenn Close on her.

Umm, did you miss all the references to "well-turned calves"?

Anecdotal, I know, but I'm seeing far more articles about WoT from the "nerd sites" than I did following S1. Speaks to a more engaged audience, IMO.

Elayne seemed pretty calm and composed throughout.

Exactly. What I remember him saying (and could be misremembering) was that when he felt like he was getting stuck with other stuff, he could always return to Androl. It was sort of his security blanket.

IIRC, in an interview he did long ago, BS explained that creating Androl was what allowed him to finish the books because it was something he could always come back to when lost.

I think his role is "lend credibility to the show by including one of the authors as a producer guy." And ... that's about it.

I just don't think they are going to telegraph his return, even for people who have read the books. They're gonna want to keep that one in their back pockets. So even if BS has read Rafe's treatment for all 8 seasons (which I'm not so sure about), I don't think he would spoil the surprise.

Not necessarily to change the plot, but often to change the dialogue, or the way a scene is blocked or shot.

Yeah. Gotta think it will be Asmo.

Just because something hasn’t been explained yet, doesn’t mean it won’t be explained later.

This has nothing to do with character development. The mechanics of how one gets from one place to another does not develop character. Experiences develop character. So, for example, watching your good friend and fellow warder succumb to depression and commit suicide makes you fearful when another good friend suddenly finds herself bereft and hopeless. Having the essence of what makes you forcibly taken from you causes you to become depressed and lash out at the people around you. You must find some reason to continue to put one foot in front of the other. Being caged, belittled, and tortured causes a person to want revenge on their captors. And, of course, development is different from motivation. One is motivated by what one experiences. Right now, our characters are motivated by trying to keep their heads above water. They are at sea in a world that is far more complicated than what they ever knew. We are just now understanding what their motivations will be.

You're clearly more qualified than Rafe, what with your doctorate and all.

I'll be looking forward to reading your scripts.

I bow to your superior knowledge, oh master of the written word.

what a cogent response.