No I say it because having the person with the greatest talent with Ter'Angreal known to the Aes Sedai handling a Ter'Angreal that is crucial to averting an apocalypse level event is a valid reason for her to go. The other support she could have sent would not have had the first hand advantage of having seen the location and thus would have been far less useful. I notice you have failed to address any of the concerns I stated about the band actually being of assistance to Elayne in retaking the throne because you could not explain it. You have also failed to address the fact that the endless summer was the greater threat out of the 2.

I feel having the most skilled Ter'angreal user known to the Aes Sedai in place to deal with a Ter'Angreal that was vital to the survival of the world is fairly self-explanatory. Having only 1 person to search an entire city is a daunting prospect having 2 makes it half that.

Having the most talented person with Ter'angreal present when searching for that item is a valid reason. Which was more important ending the endless summer that was crushing the world or gaining control of 2 kingdoms? I am falling on the side of ending the summer. Could Elayne have used the Band to reclaim Andor. Problematic considering Mats association with Rand and I am not sure the Bands size would have been sufficient to the job at the time. From the way it seemed using outside forces would have massively turned needed houses against Elaynes bid especially one so strongly attached to Rand. You have to remember as well that Elayne was only one of two people who had seen the location and it was not like they had a postal address to use, hell they even debated between the 2 of them how many stories the building had. Could it have been done differently, yes, but to claim it as the insane mistake you have is going too far.

They met Sea Folk in the shadow rising, however it was a different crew than they met in Altara and the Wavemistress if I remember was furious and demanded to know who had told them of the weaving of the winds. The point I was trying to make is that the bargain was only made after they arrived to search for the bowl so using it as a reason for Elayne to go there is not valid. I fully agree that the bargain later helped and played a role in Elaynes rise.

In fairness I believe the bowl deal only occurred after they had already arrived, so it is moot by this point.

I also disagree. You could rewrite that section but it would require removing the Gholam and the hallway battle with Matt protecting Elayne is one of my absolute favourites in the entire series, I almost always read that section a few times on my rereads. Elayne also had legitimate reasons for going to find the bowl. Elayne was the expert on Ter'angreal and only she and Nynaeve had actually seen the room and location of the bowl. While Elayne claiming the thrones would have been important does it outweigh stopping the endless summer that was crushing the world. Elayne could also not use the Band to reclaim the Andoran throne. It would have been the equivalent of using the Aiel in the minds of many.

It would have been the Tower doing it a 2nd time no one in the Rebels had done it before.

The rebel Aes sedai and Egwene had not deposed an Amyrlin. The Tower Aes Sedai had.

The rebels had no idea that Eladia was gone so the thought that the tower would be reunited was a certainty is misplaced. If they had known the chances would have been far greater, however the fact that miscommunication could still lead to bloodshed provided good tension. A small rebel force led by a weak unknown wilder would have been relegated to inconsequential by Tower forces and their only real possible role was fulfilled in the rescue of Egwene. Egwene being with the rebels made for a more satisfying conclusion to me than her being inside the tower when that reunification occurred. Also allowed for her to more aptly set up the Rebels having to apologize for their splintering of the Tower. I dont feel the mark was missed in giving Egwene her moment for reuniting the tower, but this is open to interpretation and it is a little while since i have read that section.

The rebels had no idea that Elaidia was gone. Egwene specifically confronted them at the bridges on in they were deposing another Amyrlin and was only then informed that Elaidia had been captured by the Seachan.

It could have been written that way but I am not sure it is better. You lose the drama of the stand off at the bridges when Egwene with extreme reluctance moves her forces into position to take the tower and then holds them back. In no way is the scenario of Egwene being forced into attacking the tower at that moment far fetched. She had defended the tower from the external threat but the time for delaying the reunification was now over and the rebels had their best chance to take the tower with the lowest cost to lives. You miss the pay off of having the rebels being successful. The tower was not in a state after the attack to deal with a Black Ajah purge and Egwenes place was not as established as it was within the Rebel camp. Siuan and co would never have been folded into the defence of the tower and would have been almost useless as they were a small squad of soldiers (2 boats maybe 20 to 30 soldiers and 1 weak channeler) even if they were. Egwenes being a hero was secure with or without her waking in the Tower. You may have liked the immediate pay off but I thought the chapter following the attack was great with the purge of the Black sisters and the tension of the decision to finally move the troops forward.

Could have been worse.

@Ogier Jr. I never thought that Elan balefired LTT from recollection he was not at dragonmount till after the mountain was formed and the description was of a lightning strike. So unless we are going down the unreliable narrator track it is not what happened. On self-balefire it could be similar to healing in that you are simply unable to use it on yourself. In my opinion the actual weave would be nullified at the moment of creation so it would not matter what amount of power was actually used and you would remain alive.

I am aware that the whole thing is conjecture, but I am not sure that the 2 different ways the power emerges are ever linked directly to bloodlines in that way.

I am no fan of the show, your comments which have been solely attempting to get a rise from show supporters with shallow attacks months after the announcement are pathetic. In no way did my response miss the point of the post quoted.

Double.

I think the thought that they were breeding out the ability is in relation to channelers not having children which would be a problem in both lands. Although possibly less in Seachan as I imagine Sul'Damane would have relationships. The reason why they found so many in Randland was that there was no continent-wide testing like in Seachan so many channelers were just living in the population meaning they found channelers from 13to14 up rather than just at the defined testing age.

Thinking that a board member sat down and decided purely on the basis of quality that a show would be axed is just plain stupid. The boards and multinationals could not care less as long as the product is making them money. They will destroy and end lives if it is financially advantageous to them so thinking that a TV shows quality would be a factor is naive to the point of having a learning difficulty.

Really enjoyed Sandman. Some exceptional acting across the series.

Boiling it down to as simple as opportunity for him denigrates his true feeling for the women in question. If it is simply opportunity he was propositioned by many powerful and attractive women from Selene, Lanfear, Coalvere, Berelain, Selande, Sevanna and many others.

The visuals are pretty impressive. Really wish they had hired that guy for the show to just put some bloody extras in.

I am fairly sure she is being reborn at the conclusion of the Last Battle her final discussion with Elayne says as much I think. After the battle she says farewell to Elayne, feeling that her rebirth to flesh is imminent and looking forward to finding Gaidal again From the wiki

Her face is a bit too angular for Min IMO. The prominent nose rang true to me for her as Faile.

Rand and Perrin in particular have a large dose of distaste for their abilities which leads to them being very guarded. Rand has major trust issues and intensely resents being controlled which is not that unfair as everyone is constantly trying to do so. the girls growing ties to the organisations that are leading this effort also do not help.

Disagree. It may be advantageous to join one of the existing whole show threads if you wish to discuss.