Gawyn went from kinda cool -> rabid hate -> pure, 100%, complete and utter loathing.
Book 14 spoiler:
I straight up cheered when he died.
:balefire This is what he deserved!I like Elaida and Galad more than him and that's saying a lot.
Gawyn went from kinda cool -> rabid hate -> pure, 100%, complete and utter loathing.
Book 14 spoiler:
I straight up cheered when he died.
I don't understand the Egwene hate, I quite like her. I never really liked Rand to be honest or Olver.
Out of the Forsaken...Rahvin bored me and Asmodean irritated me.
Uh, what? She spends most of the entire series working for things. She mostly just actively lied about being a full Aes Sedai before she was, and there were a few things she needed to keep close to the vest due to fears of Black Ajah stuff. And I have no idea what you mean about "the idiot hat", unless it's being interested in Galad and then Gawain. :P
I feel like my explanations/interpetations of her behaviour, and even confusion about what you mean, are off-topic for the thread. I'd be interested in pursing the conversation in PMs, if you're interested, but no hard feelings if not.
I'm an Egwene hater, too. I agree with Rhandhal that her lack of trust in Rand as the freaking Dragon Reborn is worse than irritating. It's immature. I know that she's beloved by many folks; I'm just not one of them.
Can I add Gawyn? I liked him in the original bits, like where he and Elayne meet Rand after he falls into the Palace in Caemlyn. He's even tolerable originally in Tar Valon. But as time goes on, the whole thing with him and the "Younglings" just hacked me off. It's like, "OK, dude, so you didn't like that Siuan manipulated people. But seriously, get that chip off your shoulder. Equally, you trust completely unsubstantiated rumours about Rand killing your mother, then when the woman you love tells you that you're wrong, you're just like 'whatever'?" The guy was born with a grudge shoved in his mouth instead of a silver spoon, it seems!
I'm an Egwene hater, too. I agree with Rhandhal that her lack of trust in Rand as the freaking Dragon Reborn is worse than irritating. It's immature. I know that she's beloved by many folks; I'm just not one of them.
Hm, I have changed my opinion a lot while reading, but right now the subjects for my hate are Min and Cadsuane. The thing with Min is mostly that her relationship with Rand and the Wise Ones' way of instantly accepting her just because she has visions is unrealistic. And that she is very defined by her relationship with Rand.
Cadsuane just irritates me with her being a legend and such things, without actually giving an explanation to what she has done that is so legendary. And that everyone loses their backbones around her, as she expects them to.
I also disliked Aviendha and Faile before, I don't like the way they are entered in the books. It feels like their relationships develop in a forced way. Later I dropped my dislike for both of them after getting a look into how they think.
I also hate Egwene/Gawyn. Their relationship gets so little time I don't even understand how they know eachother. Which does not mean I hate Egwene.
But I'm not finished reading yet, so my opinion might change.