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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Salthanas" data-source="post: 639660" data-attributes="member: 9689">The main problem as I see it with Wheel of Time is that the plot is really starting to show the strain. It feels very contrived now and Jordan is having to invent stupid reasons why the characters act the way they do, the main one being why they wont actually communicate with each other (and hence get together and solve problems with alot more ease than they currently are). The biggest reason why this is wearing thin is that.1) Most of Jordans characters can travel instantly to pratically anywhere in Randlandand 2) Some of them can communicate with each other in the world of  dreamsspoilers............Jordans always come up with IMO some rather feeble excuse to keep in particular Egwene from meeting up with Rand but in CoT the excuses to prevent people from communicating vital information reached new heights. The best example of this was with regards to the cleansing at the end of book 9. Rather than allowing Egwene to meet up with Elayne who could have told her that it seemed Rand was involved with the huge power beacon we have Avienda who because she is practicing to be a wise woman can't tell Egwene anything of importance. The reason that Elayne can't meet her is because she is pregnant and therefore can't meld the flows to use the dream ter'angreal. The problem here is that its been established you don't have to even be able to channel to use the dream ter' angreal, it does not require any bloody Saidar to use.To make the whole situation even more stupid Nynaeve who can tell her exactly what happend is rather convienetly refusing her summons.To cut a long story short Jordan is simply drowning in his own plot.yours Salthanas</blockquote>

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