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It might be kiwi slang, its the female equivalent of a hard-on
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Libluini posted:Hey, this is great. Luckily I already read the entire series (two times, the first half a dozen novels even 3-4 times by now) so I just started to pile in, her sense of humor and her comments are great. The best part so far (I'm not reading ahead of my audio re-read) was when she finally got the Asmodean POV she'd been demanding.
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Jan 15, 2021 23:55
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Comrade Blyatlov posted:It might be kiwi slang, its the female equivalent of a hard-on 
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Jan 15, 2021 23:56
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Jan 16, 2021 00:07
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https://twitter.com/WOTonPrime/status/1350140700105400321?s=20 concept art
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Jan 16, 2021 01:12
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Tinker camp spotted! In order: The boys on their way to Caemlyn? Winternight Tinker camp ???? Shadar Logoth VAGENDA OF MANOCIDE fucked around with this message at 01:33 on Jan 16, 2021 |
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Jan 16, 2021 01:28
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The ???? Would fit them crossing one of the bridges to leave Emond's Field. Or, they're going ultra low budget and it's Whitebridge
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Jan 16, 2021 01:37
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A stedding maybe. The stone makes me wonder.
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Jan 16, 2021 01:51
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Anias posted:A stedding maybe. The stone makes me wonder. They are combining some of it, maybe it's a Portal stone. They might not use it but running across one early wouldn't be crazy.
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Jan 16, 2021 04:09
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Comrade Blyatlov posted:The ???? Would fit them crossing one of the bridges to leave Emond's Field. I think the first one is Whitebridge.
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Jan 16, 2021 06:39
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VAGENDA OF MANOCIDE posted:I think the first one is Whitebridge. I think it's probably a composite village for Whitebridge, Four Kings, and Breen's Spring, putting all the "Darkfriends/Shades go after Mat and Rand" scenes into one big event, probably introducing Thom as well.
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Jan 16, 2021 07:04
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Whitebridge would be too easy to do with CGI and too cool a concept to skip, it's just a really cinematic image that wouldn't even be that expensive since it's static. Hell, you wouldn't even need CGI, just like a green screen and a matte painting.
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Jan 16, 2021 17:42
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Hieronymous Alloy posted:Whitebridge would be too easy to do with CGI and too cool a concept to skip, it's just a really cinematic image that wouldn't even be that expensive since it's static. Hell, you wouldn't even need CGI, just like a green screen and a matte painting. Yeah I agree with this. Whitebridge is dead simple, gives a lot of wow factor to transition to a bigger city, and lets you keep your next scene cut in close in generic inn set of some sort. Easy win for the budget.
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Jan 16, 2021 18:15
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Anias posted:Yeah I agree with this. Whitebridge is dead simple, gives a lot of wow factor to transition to a bigger city, and lets you keep your next scene cut in close in generic inn set of some sort. Easy win for the budget.
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Jan 17, 2021 07:01
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This is delightful and I can't stop reading. (Up to Lord of Chaos!) She's just so excited about The Wheel of Time.
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Jan 17, 2021 10:55
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Vavrek posted:This is delightful and I can't stop reading. Yeah it really is probably my favorite commentary-on-something-I-love that I've ever seen.
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Jan 17, 2021 17:01
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Yeah I'm seconding that. Despite her enormous wide-on for him, she's spot on about Lan and how well Jordan turned him from I AM VENGEANCE INCARNATE into an actual fleshed-out character, and a lot of that comes through in his early interactions with Rand. Him laughing his rear end off at Rand running through Fal Dara with his sword drawn is fantastic and man, I really wish I could experience this series again for the first time.
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Jan 18, 2021 21:28
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by god they'd better keep the bit about Lan teaching Rand all the borderlander customs for when he goes before the Amyrlin Seat
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Jan 19, 2021 05:04
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I'm quoting this so I can find it later, but I'm only a few chapters into this and I love it so far.
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Jan 19, 2021 05:41
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Yeah I just finished her take on EotW and am enjoying it.
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Jan 19, 2021 06:55
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I'm rereading the whole series so I can try to finish the Sanderson books. It's been a few months since I read book 5, a couple book 6 questions--why are Rand and Aviendha avoiding each other? and where does it explain the aiel headband thing? I remember thinking the headband aiel were shaido or bleakness Aiel but I really don't recall. lord of chaos is a really great book!
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Jan 22, 2021 18:13
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Ghislaine of YOSPOS posted:I'm rereading the whole series so I can try to finish the Sanderson books. It's been a few months since I read book 5, a couple book 6 questions--why are Rand and Aviendha avoiding each other? and where does it explain the aiel headband thing? I remember thinking the headband aiel were shaido or bleakness Aiel but I really don't recall. lord of chaos is a really great book! awkwardness after banging since she thinks he's promised to Elayne, and I don't remember where the headband explanation comes up but it was specifically those who consider themselves sworn to the Dragon
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Jan 22, 2021 18:43
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Ghislaine of YOSPOS posted:I'm rereading the whole series so I can try to finish the Sanderson books. It's been a few months since I read book 5, a couple book 6 questions--why are Rand and Aviendha avoiding each other? and where does it explain the aiel headband thing? I remember thinking the headband aiel were shaido or bleakness Aiel but I really don't recall. lord of chaos is a really great book! Aviendha swore to keep an eye on Rand for her near-sister Elayne. She betrayed that oath and now owes Elayne toh. The Aiel headband thing is kind of weirdly explained. The Aiel agreed to follow the chief-of-chiefs, He Who Comes With the Dawn, so they are only aligned with the car'a'carn out of a sense of Aiel duty and responsibility. The siswai'aman, The Spears Owned by the Dragon, additionally believe that they are weapons owned by Rand al'Thor the Dragon Reborn.
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Jan 22, 2021 18:50
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and given how weird they are in general about most everything, even declaring such a thing can be seen as something brazen and is probably part of why they all collectively pretend it's not a thing even if literally anyone can see it with their own eyes
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Jan 22, 2021 19:10
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Vavrek posted:This is delightful and I can't stop reading.
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Jan 22, 2021 23:16
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th3t00t posted:She hasn't posted an update in 5 months? I need closure! Oh don't tell me that! I just got through her reading the Rhuidean chapters and was looking forward to get take on some of the later books.
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Jan 23, 2021 00:31
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Soysaucebeast posted:Oh don't tell me that! I just got through her reading the Rhuidean chapters and was looking forward to get take on some of the later books. She stalled out a little into Towers of Midnight so you get her take on all of Jordan's stuff, at least.
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Jan 23, 2021 01:18
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That was such a bummer to me, because I really was looking forward to her take on the post Dragonmount revelation Rand scenes. So many of them are just so incredibly good and that's one of the things I most appreciated on my recent re-read that I hadn't really remembered since the last time I actually read the series. (I think I like many folks re-read the whole series when new books came out every couple years, meaning that we've all read like... 1-9, ish, lots, but the ending books far fewer times).
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Jan 23, 2021 01:25
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VAGENDA OF MANOCIDE posted:Aviendha swore to keep an eye on Rand for her near-sister Elayne. She betrayed that oath and now owes Elayne toh. I think the belief of the siswai'aman is that the Aiel failed the Aes Sedai so badly in the Age of Legends that they can only satisfy their toh by dedicating themselves into the service to the Dragon Reborn, since he's the reincarnation of Lews Therin.
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Jan 23, 2021 01:40
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She’s still posting; just not on the wot stuff - she insists she’s going to finish but she’s been super busy with work over the past 6 months.
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Jan 23, 2021 04:27
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I just started reading her blogs as well, and poo poo they're super compelling! I imagine that when the series is closer to release she may find the time to finish her read-through.
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Jan 23, 2021 04:32
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Just saw her pointing this out in one of her posts, there's a king-killing bard who has a girlfriend named Dena! I can't believe Rothfuss stole Thom's identity and used it to make loving Kvothe!
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Jan 23, 2021 10:24
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Khizan posted:I think the belief of the siswai'aman is that the Aiel failed the Aes Sedai so badly in the Age of Legends that they can only satisfy their toh by dedicating themselves into the service to the Dragon Reborn, since he's the reincarnation of Lews Therin. IIRC this belief is so prevalent that a couple of the Aiel chiefs wear the headband.
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Jan 23, 2021 20:26
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N’thing that this blog is super compelling. It’s also made me realize I need to be better about more thoughtful reading - she’s called a bunch of plot points very early on that I missed while skimming.
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Jan 23, 2021 20:57
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edit: nevermind, found it
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Jan 24, 2021 02:03
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New Spring, Ch. 18: A Narrow Passage posted:[Moiraine's] father used to say that once was happenstance, twice might be coincidence, but thrice or more indicated the actions of your enemies. He said he had read it somewhere. Goldfinger, Ch. 14: Things That Go Thump In The Night posted:[Goldfinger] said, “Mr. Bond, they have a saying in Chicago: ‘Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. The third time it’s enemy action.’ Miami, Sandwich and now Geneva. I propose to wring the truth out of you.”
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Jan 26, 2021 12:21
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That's why Moiraine saw through Thom. Her dad is James Bond.
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Jan 26, 2021 12:26
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Comrade Blyatlov posted:That's why Moiraine saw through Thom. Her dad is James Bond. Definitely not book James Bond, that's for sure.
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Jan 26, 2021 19:30
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Maybe this is too dark to speculate on, but I can't help but wonder if RJ's health pushed him to be a more focused writer in an attempt to finish, because holy poo poo is Knife of Dreams a revelation. Not only is the book less meandering, but the action scenes are tense and taut. It's like reading book 3 all over. The early sequence of Mat defending Tuon against random street attackers was absolutely blistering. I was blown away.
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Thom's very brief exchange with Selucia is one of my favorite little conversations.
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