So I'm in the Great Hunt as well. I had to stop and look up what happened to Rand in that village.
At first I thought it could be some effect of what had happened to the Fade. Then I thought bubble of evil. So, when I looked it up apparently RJ said in an interview or somewhere (can't remember...
Bad phrasing on my part. I think what the article meant is more a lot of the situations they are put in are supposed to be comic foil.
Nynaeve is one of the character in the series with the most depth, imo.
I read in a subreddit that Nynaeve and Elayne are supposed to be comic foil and therefore ridiculous, and if you keep that in mind it makes their characters better. So I am going to try that.
Eye of the World is going so slow for me, but I am loving Perrin still. I hated those chapters the...
Yeah, I have definitely noticed the signs with Rand a lot sooner. I had forgotten how early they actually started!
I'm anxious to see if my thoughts in the whole Perrin/Faile thing will change with my age and experience. :lol I really liked her character at first.