Drayal

20 hours ago, thesmithworks said:

Drayal, 

Thank you for your comment. You do raise an excellent point. That and with the action packed chapter that Brandon read to us above I still have hope. I guess in the end we will all have to RAFO. It kind of feels like Kal has been set up for another big loss of someone he cares about and I can see his depression hitting him again. Especially if he lost his parents or his new baby brother. That would affect all of us. However Sometimes it feels like Brandon sidelines Kaladin so he can make other characters shine, which is his prerogative. Though it is dangerously close to what was done with StarWars by Disney. Thanks again for the response! 

I mean at the very least I think it's 99% likely that he'll swear the 4th ideal at some point in RoW, which presumably is something about choosing who to save and knowing when to let go. I think that'll be a big step in his growth (and maybe get some badass shardblade too who know)

21 hours ago, thesmithworks said:

After the sample Interlude of Syl's from the newsletter I am super concerned that Brandon is going to give Kaladin the Disney Luke Skywalker treatment and ruin the character.  Is anybody else concerned about that?  I understand that the characters need to grow but I really thought Kaladin had made peace with his problems now that he had chosen to protect Dalinar and his men. So the Interlude really has me concerned. Oathbringer ended so strongly with Kal and the rest of Bridge Four I was really looking forward to Strong confident Kaladin and instead it looks like we are back to square one. I understand the other characters broaden the story and give us more viewpoints to learn about the world through, but my favorite parts of these books are Kaladin being awesome as Lift would say.  Brandon, please don't ruin Kaladin. Remember you don't have to tear down a character to make another look better. I'm looking at you Disney. 

I dont think the situations are at all the same. Kaladin has always been portrayed as having serious depression and problems with guilt, and the various achievements he has accomplished

, have never magically cured him of this, even if they were achieved with a resolution of his arc for that book and a swearing of a new oath.

I think is something that it is very in character for Kaladin to be morose over.