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Except this is the one thing they do not bargain over. The one seeking passage offers a gift and they either offer the "gift of passage" or do not, there is no haggling. Technically this is a way to force the traveler to bid high as there is no opportunity to raise your bid but to refer to the gift of passage as a deal would offend them.

For me the most glaring omission from the column visions was in the vision where the Aiel are being sent on their mission. In the books the Aes Sedai sending them explicitly refuse the request for some of the Aiel to remain and refer to the actions of the Aiel in trying to delay or divert one of the hundred companions from destroying a city - referring to thousands of Aiel linking arms and singing to him while he destroyed them. Why bother to set this up in series one with the tinkers linking arms to block the whitecloaks and not have the payoff in the visions? Establishing that even in the age of legends Aiel pacifism was not a passive thing but involved active resistance to evil was important.

although it could be a good move for someone deliberately baiting a trap...

To me this makes a lot more sense than the book obsession with keeping novices / accepted away from men. These are grown women (admission at 14-16 and a 10 year + training period other than for those of exceptional ability) and the majority of them will never have the strength to test out as Aes Sedai - most will be expected to leave the tower and not openly practice channeling, so a fully cloistered training regime makes little sense. The most gifted would be expected to concentrate on channeling, the others less so.

The books do have people take oaths "on the hope of my salvation and rebirth" - so they have at least the concept that rebirth depends on actions in your current life (although this is only the view the people have, it does not mean that you can actually forfeit your rebirth - certainly Ishy/Moridin appeared to be of the view that he would be endlessly reborn no matter what until the DO got free and ended time).

I think those were all series set in the contemporary world (usually medical or police dramas) - relatively low production costs other than wages once you have built the regularly used sets. Wardrobe and props are all off the peg. For fantasy and historic drama every costume, prop and location is a bespoke item (+ CGI costs). Even GOT at its height had only 10 episode seasons (although some episodes were longer than 1 h).

Suggesting they are conflating Sammael with Be'lial (book weakest) so he may be in Tear.

For me there is a big question regarding how much Gaebril/Rhavin has altered Galad and Gawyn's personality. In the books they were gone from Caemlyn long before he arrived, here he states he has amended their memories to include him (and presumably Elaine's as well, as soon as they met). They are both shown as much more arrogant and abrasive than their book characters. Also is the Morgase succession scene a real memory or something he has imposed?

Are these comparable figures? I suspect these are inclusive of the payment to secure the licence (very big in the case of RoP) rather than just the costs of wages, set and costume design, writing, CGI etc. The licence payment should be stripped out if the aim is to compare the production achievement against budget.

When Verin discusses the excavated male Choedan Cal statue with Rand in TGH when they meet up in Cairhein she explicitly states that the female of the pair is on Tremalking and of current sisters only Moiraine, Siuan and Elaida are strong enough to survive using it. Of course that could be an unreliable narrator or otherwise false (and clearly she discounted Cadsuanne being still alive). Even with a buffer preventing burnout the channeller appears to experience amplified fatigue such that a lesser talent would perish from exhaustion when using it.

Except that in book cannon none of the dark sisters are strong enough to survive using it. Also the one taken could prove to be the damaged one found in the Panarch's collection in the books, presenting no issues if it falls into the wrong hands.

The only individual I recall defeating more than one fade at once in close combat is Lan, in the final book. More than one dies in the battle of Emond's Field (mostly to massed longbow fire) but most of their edge is wasted in a daylight mass charge - their role there is to force the trollocs to attack.

At the start of book 3 Perrin has the skills to beat a fade single handed after being significantly injured by a trolloc, and later to take on several whitecloaks at once and impress an Aiel with his skill - appears to be a substantial jump in proficiency from that described in book 1 and early book 2, even allowing for time training over the winter camping in the mountains.

I sincerely hope not. In the books going to Rhuidean was Rand's first sensible reasoned decision to advance his cause as the dragon reborn - taking away his agency in this would further weaken his development.

The sparring weapons described in the books are wood, training weapons can be overweight (although still with the correct balance) - this could be something of that kind.

Strange though that the damane are not allowed to speak publicly while Seanchan nobility refuse to speak directly to underlings (other than those of immediately inferior rank), instead expressing themselves thorough their "voice of the blood". Similar results with very different cultural meaning.

Although they just showed Ny protecting Eg by blocking Eg from providing more power (and providing more herself, thereby reaching the point of burnout). As you say it should all be impossible while in a circle but if one can do it so can the other.

It appeared to me more like a (poorly depicted) version of what Asmodean did for Rand after he overstrained his channeling during the battle of Cairhien - pushing some raw Saidin (so in this case Saidar) back into the channeller to prevent burnout (in this case fatal burnout rather than losing the ability to channel). So not an unprecedented action.

My point is that letting Nyn read it when Elayne is right there is not a relevant point as Elayne had no particular ability in the books to know what a ter'Angreal does - only an interest (and perhaps a talent) in learning how to make ter'anreal - it was Aviendha who found she had the talent to know what an existing ter'angreal does (and much later). Nyn got the sense of suffering when touching the male adam, in general if a male who can channel touches an active adam he and those wearing it suffer great pain, if the bracelet is put on a male who can channel while a woman who can channel is wearing the collar then both die from it. The male adam was designed to allow one or two females who can channel to control a male who can channel, there is no general adverse effect from females touching it, only Nyn got the impression of suffering.

Nyn was the one who got impressions from objects in the books (e.g. the male adam equivalent in Tanchio), although Aviendha was able to read the purpose of the ter'angreal from the Ebou Dar horde.

In the books they are no more threatening than the Saxville-Baggins' in LOTR. In the show they have added heavy drinking, womanising, gambling and an implication of Mat acting as a thief or gigolo (depending on your interpretation of how he got the jewelry he sells to Padan Fain). Overall a far more gritty two rivers compared to the shire-ish view in the books.

Not merely meeting him, having a foretelling (which as ever she signally misinterpreted in line with her own prejudices).

Since you are not watching it you probably do not care but it was Liandrin not Elaida and a random male channeller not Logain (who would have crushed 3 average Aes Sedai). I agree that the speech was rubbish.

I thought it was only that first sisters who are both maidens of the spear will only take a lover if they share him - the instance of Gaul, Bain and Chiad where they wanted him to be their lover and he was only interested if they wanted him to marry both of them.

Because that was a confrontation with other Aes Sedai and with Aiel, not with darkfriends and not a declared war. You may well say the position I suggest is nothing but sophistry but that appears to be at the core of being an Aes Sedai during the period of the novels. After all their interpretation of "I will speak no word that is not true" allows them to deliberately and intentionally mislead.