I think what we are meant to conclude is that Egwene developed the mental fortitude to train her mind so that she wouldn't think of killing with the collar and was able to stay in that mental fortress while she endured the pain Renna was enduring. Did they pull it off well? Not really. Would a rescue by Elayne and Nyn have been better? Probably. They chose "emotionally satisfying" over logical consistency. In this instance, it worked for me. With the dagger, it did not.

We are strong and have amazing balance? Thanks!

There's beef with Perrin too.

No. The people you refer to recognize that Rafe Judkins is creating a television show and that Robert Jordan was writing novels and that those are two different things. Those people also recognize that Jordan did not set out to write a 12 (later 14) volume magnum opus, but originally wrote a single novel which the publisher then extended to a trilogy and that the trilogy later developed into the multi-volume epic that we have now. Because of that, these people recognize that certain things about the early books can be restructured to make for more linear development of the main characters. These people understand (or hope anyway) that Rafe is making the changes he is making in service of that restructured narrative.

Because Rafe ruined everything and hates Robert Jordan and hates his work and thinks he can do better and misandry. Obviously.

How on earth do you convey the lore of this scene in an intelligible way on tv? Or this? But that’s not true. Each of the main characters have progressed from where they started: Rand has gone from content shepherd to accepting that he is the Dragon Reborn. From fearing the one power to using it to kill. Perrin has become a Wolfbrother and is struggling to understand his relationship to violence. Mat went from abandoning his friends to fighting for them. Egwene has learned to use the One Power and learned how to take punishment. Nynaeve is gone from superwoman to a woman who can’t even manage to channel to heal her friend. The show, for better or worse, is focused on the emotional journey of these characters and how they grow into the people who fight the Last Battle.

I think he worms his way in with the Whitecloaks and goes back to the Two Rivers.

I thoroughly disagree. I found all 3 of the Forsaken to be incredibly menacing, each in their own way. And they manage to be menacing while being three dimensional and human, not mustache twirling bad guys from an 80s cartoon like they were in the early books.

I understand your point of view. But it feels you’re comparing people who liked the show to dogs. It’s just dehumanizing rhetoric that can be toned down without lessening the impact of your analysis.

Can you please stop insulting people who enjoy the show? Thanks!

You entirely missed the point of that scene. Like, 100% missed it.

Correct.

Balefire!!

There are 15 episodes. 😉

And there is only one Highlander movie.

No one owes you an explanation. But no one has told anyone to "shut up" or to "pound sand". No one condones "hate" of any person on this forum. Ban threats happen rarely here and only to those who insist on sh*tposting.

I think it will begin early and continue throughout. Remember that book Rand often clashes with the Aiel over his preference for the sword and he never adopts the spear. But I suspect Lan will start training him and that the Rand/Lan relationship will be the buffer between Rand and Moiraine, who he will begin to distrust as wanting to control him. Remember, he's not had any time to chat with Moiraine after Siuan did what she did and he is going mad. The season could end with Rand fighting Couladin, sword to spear, and killing him with a sword. That would be a satisfying arc to make Rand into a competent swordsman by season's end and give him a nice payoff.

We absolutely do not. We also ask people to tone down the overheated rhetoric such as calling people "bigots" and "misandrists" and referring to the show as "garbage". That type of language does not promote discussion because it treats your subjective opinion as fact. If you'd like to have a rational, reasonable discussion about the show you are welcome on these boards. If your sole purpose is to come here, yell at the moderators, and stir up trouble by playing the White Knight for your vision of Robert Jordan's "truth" we will ask you to leave.

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Sorry, the picture you referenced.

There are 10 openings on the picture you posted.

Only the TRUE Rafe would deny his Rafe-ness.

*Lowers veil. Returns spear to harness.*

Wait. You didn’t think they did a good job with Alfred?! Edward was mid, but David Dawson’s Alfred is one of my favorite performances ever.

Technically, “battle lust” is a defense to murder (“heat of passion”), but the killing would remain a crime (manslaughter). Now, that’s just US law so maybe there’s no such distinction in Randland…