hskeeter

I have finally joined after lurking for awhile.  So to introduce myself, from my perspective of course: I am an old geek, who has been around since the days of message boards and newsgroups.  I am a Physicist by education and worked in LASERs for 12 years before hopping over to computer networking for over 25 years.  I am an avid Tolkien fan and own a first edition Silmarillion I bought in a bookstore when it was first released.  My son introduced me to Brandon Sanderson this past Christmas by giving me TWOK as a present and I have now gotten through The Stormlight Archives to the current published state. Looking forward to discussing theories and interpretations with you all!  May God be with you and the Storms only charge your spheres. 

Ok IMHO it will be Odium/Taravangian who wins, but this will happen before half-way through the book.  Then, the second half will be the plots of Cultivation to kill Odium in revenge for Honor's death.  Keep in mind the 3 Spren that are Bondsmith Spren are Stormfather, Nightwatcher, and the Sibling! One of whom is bonded with Dalinar, the second with Navani.  Seeing the plots of Cultivation now?  Stormfather/Dalinar are associated with Honor, Nightwatcher with Cultivation, and Sibling/Navani with both.  Also, keep in mind that Taravangian is only Odium's vessel, and over time his personality will fade.  Add in the fact that Odium has now killed 4 Shards as well as Andonalsium and there is a lot of higher powers who want to see Odium splintered. Also, keep in mind the story is about the people involved and how they interact with the higher powers.  Meanwhile, never forget who Hoid/Wit is; one who held a shard and put it down.  He is a major player in the Cosmere and (unless I missed my interpretation badly) he is on the side of the people (all of them)..