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EddyJ

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  1. Great episode all around! I particularly enjoyed the Stormfather discussion and the discussion on the Heralds' timeline. Regarding the so-called "female Herald problem" (Shalash and Battar: "What are we to you?") It's entirely fine for them to be off doing other things (yes, including giving birth to Shallan)! The male Heralds we've seen are all doing things which fit their characters/madness and it wouldn't make any sense to swap them around for another Herald in the name of "inclusion" or some other meaningless platitude. Think about this: In a society like Ashyn's which can produce a man like Taln - who essentially represents the peak of masculinity in the series thus far - no woman would have been allowed to carry the burden of being a Herald. The chivalry of men (or even just Taln) would require self-sacrifice before letting a woman put herself at risk. So, if you can suspend your belief enough to accept that half of the Heralds are female, you can probably manage to suspend your belief enough to accept that their plot threads (again, sans Shalash, Battar, and now Chana) have not been relevant yet. tl;dr Let Brandon tell his story the way he has it planned out, you'll like it.
  2. We can only hope. Seems like he's doing ok. Hope tomorrow's news will help him keep a healthy pace.
  3. https://wob.coppermind.net/events/475/#e14990 Yeah, Brandon has confirmed that Hoid was tricked by confirming that he will figure it out in the early chapters of Stormlight 5. (See link above)
  4. I think it's awesome that the main characters in the Cosmere learn that the circumstances of their lives (being skaa, darkeyed, etc.) have infinitely less affect on their happiness than the focus of their lives (helping others, swearing oaths, bringing down the Lord Ruler, becoming a better individual, etc.). Initially a lot of them are angry at their circumstances, but most (if not all) of the good characters move past that and focus on bettering themselves, and that's a really good message for today's world.
  5. Great idea! I'm grateful that Rhythm of War finally released, and the Cosmere drought is over! Also, yes, I've finished it, no, I won't spoil anyone, and yes, it's incredible.
  6. Dalinar was repentant; Sadeas was unrepentant. That's the difference.
  7. I, for one, am 100% on board with the plan to kill Ialai. I'm also a Skybreaker. Checks out.
  8. 58% Skybreaker. 49% Stoneward, Truthwatcher, and Windrunner. Seems about right!
  9. Yep, Warbreaker and WoT get content warnings, though WoT's potentially objectionable content is much more...pervasive, let's say.
  10. Read Warbreaker. You'll pick up on some important stuff in Words of Radiance, and it will prepare you for Oathbringer.
  11. Well said! I meant to use the word protect, and I think your wording is superior.
  12. I think the generally proposed theory is along those lines - that the oath may be "I will accept that I can't save everyone." It's an internal goal - coming to terms with your own limitations, which is a really powerful character moment for Kaladin.
  13. I love the ending of SoS. It's so sad, but it's really perfect for Wax's character arc. You'll love Bands of Mourning.
  14. I'd recommend going back to 2017 and listening to the podcast starting when Oathbringer released. You'll find that a lot of the things you may be confused about are things we've only discovered over the past couple of years. (Meaning go listen to old episodes, don't literally time-travel to 2017. That would be silly.) Also as a general note, Stormlight 4's second draft is now at 90% on the progress bar on Sanderson's website! HYPE!
  15. The progress bar on his website now reads 90% for Draft 2.0!
  16. It would be an interesting juxtaposition, since he played Superman.
  17. Arms race...? We're headed to the undersea caverns of Aimia to find Shardblades, Dawnshards, and probably Vax. Let's goooooo!!!
  18. Theories: 1. Delvers evolved from human AIs. 2. Delvers evolved from human cytonics. Look at how Spensa starts feeling when she enters the delver maze and interacts with the delvers. Everyone else becomes inferior in her mind. 3. Delvers evolved from kitsen cytonics. This one is mostly supported by the fact that a) they all disappeared at some point in the past, and b (can't put a close parenthesis after this without creating an emoji) what if a delver maze is just a fully realized hamster ball?
  19. Fortunately, that spoilery bit is mostly flavorful and doesn't have huge plot ramifications, so don't be too worried @Oceanic Technocracy.
  20. Just finished the book! Loved it. Spensa's a GOOlock, and I loved how open the galaxy feels even after just visiting one more "planet."
  21. This would be interesting, since with every "download," the data would become slightly more corrupted as the memories fade.
  22. What a great series. Nothing to compare to Sanderson's more illustrious works, of course, but still brilliant worldbuilding and character development.
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