Curtis on :
Oh man. The first time I read this series the Aiel felt like the biggest ripoff of Fremen.
I agree that the three Accepted are pretty annoying at this point. Ewgwene and Nynaeve vying for dominance is wearing thin. However, Rand channeled balefire first and he hasn't had ANYONE to show him how to channel a single thing.
Mat's misadventure is pretty dang funny, but just as Perrin rescued the Aiel in a cage without thinking, I wouldn't say this rescue was an "accident."
Chapter 41 did feel a little fluffy, but it did establish some things that we really didn't need full scenes for (i.e. Moiraine learning about the Falcon and the Hawk, learning that Faile knows she's Aes Sedai, etc.)
Perrin's dream was pretty dang cool. We got some nice foreshadowing and confirmation that someone in the city is leaking into everyone's dreams (and what's with the crazy 1 in 5 people being unnaturally angry?). The fight with the Gray Men was awesome.
I loved the picture of Moiraine bursting into the room, announcing one of the most powerful and evil creatures in the history of the world is in the city and then saying, "Faile, you can still leave us if you want."
I agree that the three Accepted are pretty annoying at this point. Ewgwene and Nynaeve vying for dominance is wearing thin. However, Rand channeled balefire first and he hasn't had ANYONE to show him how to channel a single thing.
Mat's misadventure is pretty dang funny, but just as Perrin rescued the Aiel in a cage without thinking, I wouldn't say this rescue was an "accident."
Chapter 41 did feel a little fluffy, but it did establish some things that we really didn't need full scenes for (i.e. Moiraine learning about the Falcon and the Hawk, learning that Faile knows she's Aes Sedai, etc.)
Perrin's dream was pretty dang cool. We got some nice foreshadowing and confirmation that someone in the city is leaking into everyone's dreams (and what's with the crazy 1 in 5 people being unnaturally angry?). The fight with the Gray Men was awesome.
I loved the picture of Moiraine bursting into the room, announcing one of the most powerful and evil creatures in the history of the world is in the city and then saying, "Faile, you can still leave us if you want."