jjacjackson

I thought Sanderson delivered a wonderful Phase I ending. Particularly enjoyed: 1) Taravangian's holding of two shards. This set's up fun Cosmere implications. 2) Odium's recruitment of Blackthorn as a villain. I liked it, though easily see why some wouldn't. 3) Moash..f'ing Moash! I assumed a redemption arc was incoming. Apparently not 4) RoW hinted at it and I had heard fan theories, but I really enjoyed the Renarin & R'lain relationship development. R'lain's defense of Renarin to Mishram was great. 5) Again, I had heard fan theories, but watching the Chana & Shallan reveal was a lot of fun. 6) Is there a better ending for Kaladin? I certainly can't envision one. 7) And Adolin, that sweet Adolin! He stole the book for me. Some meh's: 1) I was convinced that Syl's early scribe scenes were establishing her being the author of Wind and Truth. I'm fine with it being Szeth's wife, but I would have LOVED it being Sylphrena. 2) Having not one, or two, but three abandoning/releasing of oaths/powers in the finale was a bit jarring for me. Individually, each choice makes sense, but I don't have to 'like' that three character endings involved abandoning oaths / releasing powers. (shrug) 3) Jasnah - I was expecting more badassery from her. I really enjoyed the debate, but was hoping to see more "take charge" moments. 4) Does anybody else think they'd prefer to read Sunlit Man AFTER W&T? Overall, many thanks to Brandon for another great tromp through the Cosmere.