tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3936635192759786622.post6662154282917909884..comments2023-05-17T05:51:40.714-04:00Comments on Coffee, Cookies and Chili Peppers: Winter’s Heart by Robert Jordan: Week 4Looks-Mostly-Harmlesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00918651503213054373noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3936635192759786622.post-69797323764867407732014-04-28T11:33:27.317-04:002014-04-28T11:33:27.317-04:00Upcoming bath spree? well, if we can have one full...Upcoming bath spree? well, if we can have one full of the ladies, can we also have a bath spree or sweat lodge spree full of men? <br /><br />Ah, yes. All that talk about The Return was a bit chilling.These Seanchan aren't here for glory and goods and will sail away to only raid once a year. No. They plan to conquer and settle and rule (all of Randland?). They must be throwing a ton of resources into this and apparently they have the resources to do so. Which makes the task of kicking them out or creating some sort of peace with them seem impossible to accomplish. nrlymrtlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00572346310916207565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3936635192759786622.post-51923296717818303392014-04-28T11:26:59.425-04:002014-04-28T11:26:59.425-04:00I like your idea of the triple bond overloading Al...I like your idea of the triple bond overloading Alanna. I think Birgitte's rampant drinking and dancing on tables was the straw that sent Alanna into a swoon. ;)<br /><br />Cadsuane has also become one of my favorites too. I loved how she dealt with the Sea Folk in this week's reading. <br /><br />I had forgot about Verin's Compulsion activities. That could explain their desire to swear fealty to Rand. Couple it with Tel'aran'rhiod and they could plan their swearing fealty. <br /><br />and I really like your idea that you have to healed by the opposite sex to get your full strength back after being Stilled. I wonder if a male channeler could come along and finish the healing on Leanne and Siuan? <br /><br />That would be too funny if Noal was Thom's long lost brother! I am wondering if he is another person out of legend spun into the world by the Wheel, like Birgitte is usually spun into the world. <br /><br />I too have enjoyed the romp through male objectification, but it would be nice to put gender objectification on the shelf for a bit and just tell a good story. <br /><br />Oh Yes! Those Seanchan Ogier! We know a little about Ogier through Loial and his family, and we know that something bad happens if an Ogier is away from a Steading too long. So, these Seanchan Ogier - have they been without a Steading for generations and that is why they are warriors and not builders? <br /><br />Haha! Oh yes, Riselle's amazing bosom. Well, at least we know that Olver has good taste even as a young lad. nrlymrtlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00572346310916207565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3936635192759786622.post-70303899048813830042014-04-27T15:52:35.457-04:002014-04-27T15:52:35.457-04:001. What was the motivation for having a female-onl...1. What was the motivation for having a female-only bodyguard again? So that they can guard her while dressing or bathing? Surely a burly guy or two wouldn't have been uncalled for… you can't have 20 people in there while she's bathing anyway. Or maybe this is just a sly plan from Birgitte to enable Elayne's upcoming bath spree.<br /><br />Hanlon just rubs me all the wrong ways. Here's at least an evil character I can really hate.<br /><br />2. Ahaha… I can make suggestions all night, but I don't think you are actually being serious. :P<br /><br />I don't recall anything else that could knock Alanna out, so I think this was it, and I expect her to be back on her feet shortly.<br /><br />I wish we had got to see some of the binge drinking the girls were doing… Such unladylike behaviour (but then, these three aren't the typical ladies either—and we know Birgitte can hold her drink).<br /><br />3. I can only assume that we are seeing the effects of Verin's experiments with compulsion (see book 8 prologue). She mentioned something then that she could only offer ‘suggestions’ and that the victim had to find some reason within herself for wanting to do it. That's probably why their motivations are sounding off to Cadsuane. And of course, it's a plus in the book for Verin (who has been acting very suspiciously more times than she should) that she's apparently heling Rand.<br /><br />I don't expect Nynaeve to be miffed at all. I think her basic motivation is quite pure and that she'll only be pleased about this development. Note also that Siuan and Leane were healed but weakened, while Logain and Irgain recovered their full strength. The standing theory is that you need to be healed by the opposite gender to get your full strength back.<br /><br />4. Well, I don't have much to say about this. I would still say that Lanfear is our best bet, because after her there's not really many viable options. By the end of the book there's a part where it becomes quite clear who she is.<br /><br />5. I quite like this chapter, a rather low-key reveal that is nontheless powerful in my mind, sailing into the vast Ebou Dari harbor as she is with hundreds of ships. The Return is finally here in force. I get a chill every time reading those words where she thinks of herself as Hawkwing's rightful heir and ruler of everything, etc.<br /><br />Still, you'd be forgiven for wondering how she and Mat could possibly end up together in a loving, caring relationshpi. Mat isn't looking for anyone, least of all the next Empress of the Seanchan Empire. She is presumably not about to marry someone who drags mud in, although she took some uncharacteristic interest in him when they met… (I BELIEVE, though I'm not sure, that the reason behind this is the fortune told to her by one of her damane the night before, and I also think that's why she chose to go under the veil and travel incognito so far.)<br /><br />I'm happy you picked up on Anath, because I didn't do that the first time I read this. In retrospect it's extremely suspicious and a massive red flag. There are only a few forsaken we have no idea where are posted yet… Semirhage, Demandred and Osan'gar. Maybe also Cyndane and Moghedien, though I don't think they fit the time window.<br /><br />6. I don't see anything more than before—the gholam appears quite invincible. But like I said before, I know how it's done in the end, and it's really smart. Just wait and rub your hands. ;-)<br /><br />Noal… is definitely not a random person. He is totally there for a reason. I think already now there are enough hints scattered around that you can work out who he is, but I would be positively amazed if any of you managed to do it. Some of the hints are all the way back from book 1, and they're hardly the kind you'll read and go ‘AHA!’ Still though, there'll be a few others before the great reveal, so keep your eyes open.<br /><br />7. I think I covered most of this under question 5.<br /><br />Other: Gotta love how oblivious Mat is sometimes. He just can't figure out who Olver's bad influence is. :D<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17109803991051330140noreply@blogger.com