Eluvianii Posted February 17, 2018 Report Share Posted February 17, 2018 So I just finished part three in WoR and. Did anyone else want to strangle Kaladin in those last moments? I had to stop reading because I couldn't concentrate after that. I mean, everything was going wonderfully, I guess it was too good to be true. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toaster Retribution Posted February 17, 2018 Report Share Posted February 17, 2018 He does kind of hijack the Kholin Mastermind Plan For Effectively Slaughtering Sadeas so yeah, stupid move. Then again, he didn't really understand what consequences his challenge to Amaram would bring, so wecan't blame him too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devout Pathian Posted February 17, 2018 Report Share Posted February 17, 2018 Yes there any many moments in WoR when I wanted to strangle Kaladin, although I still like him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weltall Posted February 17, 2018 Report Share Posted February 17, 2018 Welcome to Kaladin's WoR character arc. You love him but at the same time you sometimes want to smack him upside the head. xD 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eluvianii Posted February 17, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2018 I really hope he thinks about everything now that he has time (a lot of it, it seems). At least I have the interludes now. I'm finally going to meet this Lift whose name I keep seeing everywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron_Ape Posted February 28, 2018 Report Share Posted February 28, 2018 On 2/17/2018 at 10:10 PM, Toaster Retribution said: He does kind of hijack the Kholin Mastermind Plan For Effectively Slaughtering Sadeas so yeah, stupid move. Then again, he didn't really understand what consequences his challenge to Amaram would bring, so wecan't blame him too much. I mean he does hijack it quite handily but can you really blame the guy? There stands the man who in your eyes is responsible for every bad thing that's happened to you in the last few months and you might actually be granted the chance to bust him up a bit? I dunno, I sympathize with ol' Kal on this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RShara Posted February 28, 2018 Report Share Posted February 28, 2018 I can sympathize with him while simultaneously wanting to slap him upside the head, right? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron_Ape Posted February 28, 2018 Report Share Posted February 28, 2018 I suppose the two aren't mutually exclusive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strifelover Posted February 28, 2018 Report Share Posted February 28, 2018 On 2/17/2018 at 7:10 AM, Toaster Retribution said: He does kind of hijack the Kholin Mastermind Plan For Effectively Slaughtering Sadeas so yeah, stupid move. Then again, he didn't really understand what consequences his challenge to Amaram would bring, so wecan't blame him too much. Shouldn't he have an idea what would happen though? I get that Kaladin wasn't raised in the Lighteyes courts or anything, but he has been in this world for his entire life. He's also got a VERY healthy understanding of the gap in society between Lighteyes and Darkeyes, and in general he's a very smart guy. I feel like he should've seen that coming, but I guess he didn't really plan this out ahead of time and probably just got caught up in the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron_Ape Posted February 28, 2018 Report Share Posted February 28, 2018 39 minutes ago, Strifelover said: Shouldn't he have an idea what would happen though? I get that Kaladin wasn't raised in the Lighteyes courts or anything, but he has been in this world for his entire life. He's also got a VERY healthy understanding of the gap in society between Lighteyes and Darkeyes, and in general he's a very smart guy. I feel like he should've seen that coming, but I guess he didn't really plan this out ahead of time and probably just got caught up in the moment. That's very likely the case. I mean we aren't talking about a simple spat or disagreement here we are talking about the man who murdered his men, branded him and sold him into slavery. Not to mention he was still riding high on the excitement and adrenaline of his fight. Plus everyone was going on beforehand about how if you challenge someone to a duel with the King's blessing they can't really weasel out of it as easily as they normally could. He likely saw it as his only real opportunity to get Amaram back for what he did, considering that Dalinar didn't really seem all that interested in investigating the situation much further. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willow Posted March 1, 2018 Report Share Posted March 1, 2018 15 hours ago, Iron_Ape said: That's very likely the case. I mean we aren't talking about a simple spat or disagreement here we are talking about the man who murdered his men, branded him and sold him into slavery. Not to mention he was still riding high on the excitement and adrenaline of his fight. I think that moment shows us the negative side of stormlight. It makes you want to move, act, not think, and Kaladin fell victim to it at the height of the moment. That said, I think this moment would have been very recoverable if Elhokar had just kept his cool, told Kaladin that of course he would honor him (even if that's a lie), but first he must listen to the demands of the original challenger (Adolin). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firebug Posted March 1, 2018 Report Share Posted March 1, 2018 In my opinion, it was Elohkar's fault. Kaladin didn't foresee the consequences of challenging Amaram and was caught up in the moment. It was Elohkar that made a big deal of it and let Sadeas get away. He could have caught Sadeas first then explained the rules to Kaladin after. Kaladin did save Adolin and Renarin, so I think he should have gotten some leniency. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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