12-09-2021, 07:22 PM
Pretty much completely agree with this. I LOVE the idea that the more we find out about Rand, what it costs him- because TRULY he is the one who wanted to stay home- though show Mat has that too- loving show Mat better than book Mat- the more we DONT want it to be him. That's a brilliant way to view it. And I really hope we see things play out this way as it will be emotionally satisfying and a punch to the gut. And we are wanting to have FEELS in this show. Because that's why we love it. Not all the magic and the world building, as great as that is. The struggle of these people. Rand's arc is one of the major ones and one I felt. He went from not wanting to be the Dragon to accepting it and trying to be iron. Then to steel and then Cuendillar. He got harder and harder and very nearly shattered.
His conversation with Nynaeve that he wasn't saving anything for the "climb back down the mountain" was telling. He was planning on dying and was willing to sacrifice his humanity. It was beautiful and heartbreaking because we remembered that all he ever wanted had been to stay home and live on his farm and be happy and content. And he couldn't.
Can you tell how much I love him? I love all of them, but Rand will always be at the front for me, with Nynaeve nearly equal.
For the rest, yeah. The way you lay it out makes sense. Hopefully, the next episode will set the stakes and starting ramping up the emotion. As long as we see some real characterization from Rand (because it's true, he's had no need to confront his fears or deal with the loss of his future- he may even believe the Dragon might be Mat too- or at least that it's not him) I think this will work. The beginning of loss has to be felt. Though truthfully, neither he nor Egwene have seemed to indicate they have moved on from each other, that their feelings are changing. And we've seen no basis FOR those feelings to change, so it can't just show up. But maybe the seeds....
With that layout, though...it can be done. Hopefully, they picked your brain before planning this out. ;-) Cuz that's how I want to see it.
His conversation with Nynaeve that he wasn't saving anything for the "climb back down the mountain" was telling. He was planning on dying and was willing to sacrifice his humanity. It was beautiful and heartbreaking because we remembered that all he ever wanted had been to stay home and live on his farm and be happy and content. And he couldn't.
Can you tell how much I love him? I love all of them, but Rand will always be at the front for me, with Nynaeve nearly equal.
For the rest, yeah. The way you lay it out makes sense. Hopefully, the next episode will set the stakes and starting ramping up the emotion. As long as we see some real characterization from Rand (because it's true, he's had no need to confront his fears or deal with the loss of his future- he may even believe the Dragon might be Mat too- or at least that it's not him) I think this will work. The beginning of loss has to be felt. Though truthfully, neither he nor Egwene have seemed to indicate they have moved on from each other, that their feelings are changing. And we've seen no basis FOR those feelings to change, so it can't just show up. But maybe the seeds....
With that layout, though...it can be done. Hopefully, they picked your brain before planning this out. ;-) Cuz that's how I want to see it.
"Good and ill.
We're like the wind,
we blows both ways."
- Mad Sweeney, American Gods
- Mad Sweeney, American Gods