My rambling/live blog as I watched:
- holy balls a sister for Moiraine. that's a change. But they gave us a dressing scene where we can see corsetry and undergarments so I forgive them!
- loooove Alanna's village thingy being so indian-influenced. Such a nice visual change from ye olde england...
Pretty sure they are setting up Liandrin to be black ajah and merging her character with Alviarin. She outright lied when she said "no mention of you at all" when the scene before established that Perrin had talked about Mat specifically.
The Seanchan accent was amazing. I couldn't figure out why it sounded "strange" at first until it hit me that American accents in fantasy (especially villains) aren't really a thing. Alwhin sounded weirdly perky like she was reading an evil corporate training. And having it be a nod to the...
A Very Excellent Bonding Petition:
AND LO in the beginning it was decreed that SELA and MELEARLIN should probably be mortal enemies:
SELA is a real jew and MELEARLIN is only jewish enough to understand and laugh at the jokes Sela sends her from jew twitter
One time MELEARLIN beat SELA at...
There's no way all 13 forsaken are gonna be there, so which ones are out?
Obvious keepers: Ishamael (already seen), Lanfear,
Aginor and Balthamel are out.
Be'lal either out or combined with Rahvin (he flees Tear and sets up in Andor). Maybe smush Sammael in there as well.
Asmodean could be...
omg yes I had forgotten about that. I wonder if I still have the photo or if photobucket ate it...
Ok took me like 20 minutes to convince photobucket to give me this so I could put it in a good photos service: https://photos.app.goo.gl/HNoBJxoDLjVeC6FK8
Phew, since Anni is in northern california, I don't even have to pretend to myself that this will be the year I submit a bid for Fall Ball in SF since the location is too similar! Woohoo for laziness!
Welp, after not going to LA despite it being the only anni driving distance to me, I suppose I'll have to make this one since it's even closer :p (unless Aleena and I ever get it together enough to propose fall ball in SF) :look
Wasn't it decided to go back to Colorado every couple of years since that site is so great? Since the last one was anni 2012 if I recall, wouldn't this be the year to go back?