I would have preferred Sammael to make a comeback in Shara, not only as a game-changing plot twist, but also cuz his death was unsatisfactory and it could've given new motivation to his character.

I guess so, it just seemed like wasting time in an already overlong series

RJ needed to stick to his guns. If you set up Taim as Demandred, you need to follow through, not back down cuz it was obvious. Even outside of Taimandred and all that unfortunate nonsense, Demandred has huge problems. His intro in LoC was okay, but at Shadar Logoth . . . yes, he was facing a circle of three, but thats a terrible narrative aspect, you can't just have a Forsaken, one of the greatest men of the Age of Legends, beaten in his intro. Give him something threatening to do, like killing an Asha'man or two before being scared away. Just running away was poorly done. I wish parallels between Lan and Demandred had been set up, even if it had something to do with their backstories. Have them meet at some point, or have Demandred be the heir to a destroyed kingdom, or have Lan be second to some sort of Tower Warder. Those two don't work well together with no connections. Establish SOMETHING, even if it's minor. Maybe even have Rand draw a parallel between the two at some point.

I mean that's fair, but even so if its Demandred's first entrance, and he will play a major role in the last book, at least give him a good intro. *sigh* Okay, I get that, but it's disgusting to me and completely unnecessary. it's all really just time filler and Nynaeve and Elayne's reaction to Mat getting raped is . . . disgusting

heheh actually involved in a WoT-themed mafia game on another forums. I'll join for the next one. Hey! 😄 Yeah, Tolkien is my all time favorite, but to me its a different genre than Sanderson or Tolkien.

1. Give Demandred an actual good opening. I mean, his scenes in LoC were cool, but his first actual scene at Shadar Logoth, he, one of the most powerful men of the Age of Legends, is beaten by an Asha'man. 2. Have Sammael make a comeback. Unsatisfying death. 3. Padan Fain. You know what I mean 4. Cut Tylin. Nearly made me quit the series in disgust.

Hey! I'm TwinStorm (Stormy) and a huge fan of the Wheel of Time! I have a lot of thoughts and opinions on the books, and what they could do better, and dislike the series, though I appreciate it for what it's worth. I'm also a huge fan of Brandon Sanderson (find me on the 17th Shard as TwinStorm, and say hi) and Tolkien, but consider the Wheel of Time to be the best of any modern fantasy series, and have strong beliefs that AMOL is the best series ending I've ever read.