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Oh, but that's been foreshadowed for a looooooong time, since the first books iirc. There was some point, where Elayne told Egwene (I think) about an ancient queen, Modrellein I think, whose army was suffering a defeat, and when all hope seemed gone, she rode into enemy lines alone, and the...

It would've felt that way for me to, if it hadn't been for the fact that female homosexuality has been at least implied with the same casualness (even aside from pillow-friends). And RJ has said several times that there are male gay characters, just that there's not been a reason to mention it...

It has never been mentioned about men. And not every Aes Sedai who had a pillow-friend as a novice is gay. Siuan and Moiraine, for instance.

I don't think she will. Say whatever you want about her attitude towards people or general demeanour; she's not stupid. She is intelligent, and she is pragmatic. I think she'll see the need for the Tower to move forwards, if not for any other reason, then for the simple fact that the world will...

I think Cadsuane would make a great Amrylin precisely because she doesn't want to be one. But she'll accept it, and I don't think she'll settle for anything but being awesome at her job. If anything, she's always come across as very pragmatic and wanting to get things done. If the annoying Aes...

Well, LTT did want to kill most Asha'man. I don't see why Jordan would change it because people guessed it. There have been other things people have guessed at that's come true. The most plausible theory for who Mesaana was in the White Tower turned out to be correct. Graendal was the most...

Do you mean that you were still expecting Taim to be Demandred in disguise?

I see that as a result more of the very perfect health they'd live in, with constant Healing of diseases and other things that accompany old age generally, unless the One Power itself guarantees graceful aging. There are people who are above 70 and 80 and are still very spry and healthy. Since...

Cadsuane's rule will probably be very short, and I think everyone, herself included, know that. Most Aes Sedai, certainly the Sitters, know of her age. But the only thing she has to do is provide a strong leadership for a few years, until the world has stabilized again. I don't think...

That isn't true. The ancient Aes Sedai had no Oaths. They changed - they could change again. Also, the whole point is that people are supposed to trust them not to abuse their power. I mean, the most important Oaths are those about not using it as a weapon. Everyone knows that Aes Sedai always...

Ooh. A thing that I had really been looking forward to seeing resolved: The Aes Sedai and the Oath Rod. How are they going to handle that?

Another thing I didn't like: I was always a fan of the Sorilea=darkfriend-theory. Sad that this wasn't the case - or at least shown.

Whether Mat's death in Caemlyn would affect the Horn, would depend on exactly how the connection goes, wouldn't it? It seems that the Horn is somehow tied into tel'aran'rhiod, and tel'aran'rhiod is a part of the world yet apart from it. So it's not unreasonable that the connection between the...

No no. I meant that it was a scene I would've wanted :P I also totally agree with you on important scenes just being mentioned in passing. I understand why this happened; the book is already 900 pages of almost pure action. Even upon event upon event. Things had to be cut. Still ... it's sad...

A thing that I missed: Setalle Anan being healed from her burn out. To see if that's possible or not.

There it is. Had it just been her weave that undid her, that would've been fine ... that passage above runs against everything established about sa'angreal previously. I know it's a minor detail ... but minor details like that really, totally break my immersion.

RE the Dark One being the source of all evil or not, and the big white book. That book is not absolute truth. It's written from the perspective of a third age scholar. Facts regarding the nature of the DO and his affect on the world would then be speculation. Rand had much greater insight...