Hey Wheelies & Darkfriends! It has been a fun ride and I want to thank all the Wheelies on KZfaq for making it the most wonderful experience with a fandom I have ever encountered. This is not THE ending of Wheel of Time content on the channel, but it is AN ending.

Demandred: "Who are you?" Lan: "My name is Inigo Montoya. Your side killed my father. Prepare to die."

I legit cried when Olver told Bella she ran faster than Wind ever could. So many emotional moments in this book. It's an absolute masterpiece.

One thing of note is that Mat didn’t actually die in Shadow Rising when he was hanged. It was in Fires of Heaven when Rhavin kills him that his connection to the horn is severed.

I loved the throwback to the people from Hinderstap and the use of gateways for spying/surveying the battle field and firing out of caves.

Egwene fulfilling her narrative parallel to Eldrene of Manetheren.

Grendael did good for the last battle too turning the lights own generals against them was pretty good work. If it wasn't for Mat the light would've lost. Her and Demandred are definitely the most competent of the forsaken.

While I agree that Nynaeve using the Flame of Tarvalon would have had a bigger impact (especially her death), I think the problem is that Rand didn't really trust Egwene, or at least not nearly as much as he trusted Nynaeve (or Moiraine for that matter). Considering the drawback of the Sword of Callandor he needed to completely trust the two he brought in with him.

Perrin didn't overcome compulsion because he is ta'veren: he did it because he is the most OP dreamwalker alive and "it's just a weave" (and they where in the WoD when Lanfear used compulsion on him).

Bela was by far the most tragic horse death since Artax in the Never-ending Story

Demandred is like the Diet Coke of Dragons, not quite Dragon enough.

Padan Fain spread the chaos of Mashadar everywhere. Observe the people he spent time with. Elaida. She wasn't that unhinged all along. She'd never have sat in Morgase's court was she that nuts. She turns after she met Fain in the Tower. The rebels in Cairhein. The rebels in Tear. The Whitecloaks. Byar was frothing at the mouth insane. I cant recall if Fain met Masema in Fal Dara as well but I wouldnt be surprised at all. His death was anti-climatic but he certainly had a point in the story.

I remember finishing the Wheel of Time series... I sat on my bed and bawled for 45 minutes straight. Not because of the content itself, but mourning the fact it was over.

I was disappointed on first read with rands show down with the dark one as well. Like oh that’s what they’re going to do. But on rereads as all the pieces come together it’s what’s happening around them that make it work. Rand giving credit to all who follow him, and Perrin with the dream spike. Nyneaveve knowing herbs to heal alanna while rand was in a duel. Like a lot of characters had a part to play where if they failed then all would be lost. I like that approach rather than putting it all on rand winning a sword fight.

Thom was a bad ass in the Pit though. Stacking bodies.

What I thought about Rand lighting the pipe: He achieved the single most virtuous, greatest thing in history by defeating the Dark One, and following along the theme of balance, he is able to experience somewhat of a paradise, free of all his burdens, as a God, where he can will whatever he wants into existence. Since the previous time he sealed the bore lead to the most horrific suffering (taint, madness, kinslayer, Dragonmount, etc), this turning he gets rewarded with ultimate peace, bliss, freedom etc and what I pictured to be the Creators 'True Power', which grants him the ability to tweak the Pattern with his very thoughts. He fulfilled his historic mission, his duty to the world. Just my thoughts.

I know I am two years late to the party. Don't know if you will get this, but I want to thank you Mike. This was a journey 24 years in the making for me. I started the series when I was in college in the late 90's. I was shattered at Jordan's passing in 2007. I can remember the post on Dragonmount from Harriet regarding his death. I tried 3 times to pick up the series afterwards, to no avail. I came to your channel for the Stephen King and saw you began as a WOT reviewer. Seeing your reviews along with reading the books inspired me to get through it and it was completely worth the ride! Now onwards. And let the Dragon ride again on the winds of time.

Sanderson wanted Bela to live, but Jordan's wife did not want him to make that change coz it was Jordan's decision to kill bela

You didn't see Demandred the whole series because he was in the gym roiding up the entire series.

I agree with like 80% of the things you said in all your reviews. Your point of view was refreshing and made me think about certain things a bit more. Thank you and I'm glad you got to experience this masterpiece. What I wholeheartedly recommend is a reread after a year or two. Words cannot express the plethora of emotions that will overcome you in seemingly mundane scenes, like Mat talking to a soldier or one of Lews Therins agonizing pleas. Everything will hit very differently than the first time. I was an Egwene hater as well for the first read and now she is top 5 for me. Best of luck and I will, hopefully, still be here for the reread, whenever it happens. The Wheel weaves as the Wheel wills...

I cried when Lan charged Demandred, and when he survived I was so confused. I still have no idea what the hell happened there.

I assumed Matt's luck allows him to see the Graymen.

I absolutely loved the whole Androl and Pavera storyline, totally agree on that rapid ending felt like I was expecting a very long aftermath of everything that has happened but I was satisfied in the end I think Rand fight against the dark one was something i wasn't expecting but again like you I didn't knew what to expect still liked the whole world without light/dark one concept I still have many questions about the whole body swapping I think some theory about this was confirmed by Sanderson but yeah what a ride this series was I started because of Daniel Greene and binge read the whole series in little more than a month. This series will always be close to my heart... Also frick Gawin.

I'm glad you loved the wheel, it's my favorite fantasy saga. I think this is THE fantasy saga for a simple reason: it takes all the thropes, all the clichés, all that someone can love and hate in fantasy and does it better and on a bigger scale than anyone else I've read so far. And the reason why it resonates so much with people it's because it's the same story that humankind has been telling itself since the dawn of time. It's the good vs evil theme, you can find elements from every epic, every legend, any mythology or religion you ever heard off you can find tiny bits of them in the wheel. That's how good Robert Jordan 's world is, and like he said he created a story that could have originated any of the myth and legends are ancestor told since they started telling stories around a fire. You name it you have king Arthur, Achilles, Alexander and every hero of human kind here. You have Jesus, raa and Odin and Zeus its all here if you know what to look at. To write something like that I think only a genius could have fit everything in such a great story and even tho it has its flaws, and a good number of them, it's still such a huge achievement that you won't really care for them at the end.

On the lighting of the pipe. Rand is now like Neo in the Matrix. he has been outside of the pattern itself and can thus understand it on a whole different level. With that said, Keanu should play LTT in the TV-show. =D

Manipulating the Plant Life: He was using the same trick the Ogiers use for trees, it's pretty clearly confirmed in the book.

Hi Mike, glad to see you have finished the series! So as to the battle between Rand and the Dark One, I too didnt really know what to expect reading for the first time but I was quite satisfied with the fight. The Dark One is the personification of the concept of evil and is a force of nature, as such, no battle would be in physical or magical in anyway. It is a metaphysical battle and really all of the possible futures shown are really only there to help Rand realize that you can't eliminate evil, only confront and try to contain evil to find a balance

THANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOU for letting us share and relive this amazing journey. I got a little choked up myself clicking "delete" after finishing this last video. Siuan was my first gasp out loud. It hurt bad. Birgitte was the second. As annoying as Egwene was, her death hurt to and did surprise me. Tam's "covering" Lan's last ride was P-E-R-F-E-C-T-I-O-N. I loved the Hinderstrap people angle. I enjoyed the battle at Shayol Gul with Aviendha, Ituralde, and the wolves. Consider, if Moiraine wasn't at the Pit of Doom, we wouldn't have Thom's most BADASS moment where he's composing his great epic story, pauses to drill a knife into a Black sister's back, stuffs her body under the ledge WITH SEVERAL OTHERS, then goes back to puffing on his pipe.

Thanks for all these reviews Mike! I really wish Perrin would've had a final showdown with Padan Fain to avenge his family. Would've made both of their arcs more satisfying.

400 days from start to finish. That would have been awesome. It took me 22 years to read it all. I was given Eye of the World right after it was first published in trade paperback in 1990, and eagerly awaited every book afterward, rereading them all as each new book was published. When Jordan died, I was convinced it would never be completed, so I'm glad Sanderson stepped up. While there are things he could have done better, I think no one but Jordan could have done it better.

Now maybe it helped that I re-read the series in preparation for my first read of Memory of Light, so the thread was fresh, but some of the standout moments that got me in this one were: - Birgitte. Time and again, we had someone wondering whether or not, having been ripped from the pattern, if she'd re-enter it when she died. Then she gets killed after like 9 books of that, Elayne looks to be done for without her when suddenly Horn-Birgitte shows up back from the pattern. The image of Horn-Birgitte standing over the headless corpse of other-Birgitte was a wow-moment - Male Aiel Channelers. Multiple times we'd been told that male Aiel channelers get sent north to dance with the Dark One - essentially die before going crazy (pre-Cleansing). Now suddenly you find out that not only didn't they die, but they ended up reinforcing the Dark One's army. At that moment various pieces fell into place and you think that should have been obvious, but it wasn't until that last piece fell into place. We knew about force-turning to Dark (reminded of it in the Prologue) and we've been told they go up there usually alone and suddenly it is "well, that was a bad plan" - Cannons. When they hide the cannons in a cave somewhere and keep opening gates into the battle for them to fire out and then move the gate to shoot somewhere else before the enemy can retaliate. A beautiful mixing of magic and science. Usually the two are seen as direct rivals or opposing attitudes in Fantasy, so seeing a way to use them together stood out. - Restoring the balance. As soon as we got the "Good-Win is bad" version, I knew we were going with the "Restore-the-Balance" version and immediately had flashbacks of Babylon 5 (and that's a good thing, by the way).

Two things I am shocked that didnt come up in your review. The mystery woman in the end with Rand and mat using the crazy people In that city to take out the enemies who control the river. You even said In the book they are in that you thought it was an odd side story and you figure it would come back in play. Well it did :)

Congrats on finally finishing Mike, it's been fun reliving my first impression of the books through your channel.

About Rand manipulating the plant life: "The Dragon is one with the land." It's a little detail that often gets lost in all the other details. About the pipe: There's a passage where Rand fixes Elayne's spoiled tea just by holding it. This implies that Rand can manipulate the pattern its self. That's how he lights the pipe. Now go back to the beginning and read it all over again, and watch all the details that you don't see during the first read.

About the bodyswap, I think it was Sanderson who explained it with something like "the soul/spirit that wanted to live found a body that wanted to live, the soul/spirit that wanted to die didn't go through the effort"

Dude it has been an absolute joy going on this cyber journey with you man - thankyou!!

Congrats on finishing. I recommend the WoT spoilers podcast as those guys break it down chapter by chapter and go over all the foreshadowing and Min's viewings

Glad to see you make this journey. It definitely is one heck of a ride. Can't wait to see more content. It's been a blast watching you review these books.

Thanks for the nostalgia mike. Its been great. Anyone who reads this series will have things here and there that they didnt like. But I was amazed by how well everything was tied up at the end. Idk who should get more credit for the last 3 Jordan or Sanderson....im just so grateful to both of them for giving us such a great ending.

I've been following all of the WoT content and it has been great! Thanks for the time you've put on this and thanks for the ride! When I pick up my next series I'll be sure to check back in.

Your analysis was so good and entertaining. You had the courage and insight to bring up many things. I didn’t feel worthy enough to utter a word of criticism. Hearing this series through a clear lens was quite refreshing. Thank you for providing an honest and accurate presentation, it was pretty good.

As someone who recently finished my first read, I found myself having similar takes on a lot of things here, but I just want to share something I read about Logain. So I was also pretty disappointed that Logain didn't have a big triumphant moment, and didn't think that him breaking the seals or saving those innocents warranted Min's viewing. However, I read online that the viewing does make sense, Min's viewings can come true at any point in a character's life, her viewing never specified a time. According to the male channeler power ranking in the companion book, Logain is in the second most powerful tier, meaning he has a life expectancy of 785 years. Logain is what, 25 or 30 maybe during the Last Battle? That means he potentially has 750 years as the leader of the Black Tower in the new Age where he will be extremely influential, since now the people will send their sons to become Asha'man as they send their daughters to become Aes Sedai. It is also important to point out that Cadsuane has a lot of experience interacting with male channelers and would likely help the White and Black Tower work together. Maybe the two groups would eventually combine again to become something akin to the Hall of Servants from the Age of Legends with Logain as Tamyrlin?

Thankyou so much Mike ! It's been awesome watching these reviews !!! Love your take on things , great channel!!

Thank you Mike. Just finished Memory of Light. Thanks for the commentary and making these videos for us. I watched review after every book I finished. Thanks again. It’s been a ride

loved watching your reviews, thank you for keeping company along this very long journey!

Always great to see these. Look forward to some more follow up videos as you marinate on everything. And maybe eventually a reread in some form or fashion

Thanks for all your recaps Mike. Being someone close to your age its great to have similar thoughts and feelings about a beloved series like the WoT. I finally finished A Memory of Light last night and like the Dark Tower I think the Journey is way better than the ending. The last few chapters had me gripped. I think some story lines were wrapped up way too quickly, poor Padan Fain deserved a lot more page time in the last book. I think Brandon Sanderson did an amazing job of finishing this series even if his word choice but the man can write some amazing action scenes. At one point I felt sorry for the Trollocs when they faced the Dragons. Anyway the WoT made me find your channel and being here reminded me that I need to get Swan Song! Thanks again for your amazing work.

I'm excited to relive it. That's by far the best part of watching people who are reading it the first time. While of course it's great to talk with other fans and get in big discussions, there's just something more magical the first time. I'm super excited for this. I hopefully got a free friends into this channel because of the wot reviews.

Great job. I love the series so much and just started to go slowly through a second reading. Can’t wait

Moraine and Nynaeve are at the last battle in the Pit of Doom to set the trap for Morridin. When he takes control of Calandor they take control of him so that Rand has all the power available. This was the fulfillment of Min's vision of the shining sword in the black hand... Calandor is a trap for any male who uses it, and it is also can be used to focus the "True Power" too.

Thanks for the awesome AMOL and full WOT series reviews. It has been great to have been involved since Book No. 2 and chat since Book 9. I hope you will make other WOT related videos in the future.I hope you read the series again in a few years. The series gets better with each re-reading at a time and you will find new things and tips throughout the series.Thanks again for the past year on the series🤧😀

You are, in my opinion, simply the best at what you do Mike! Keep 'em comin!!

Just wanted to say thanks for making these. I found your videos on this after struggling with some wheel of time concepts and it's always been enjoyable to see if I agree or disagree with how you found the book. I'm looking forward to continue watching your videos with future reads. Thanks a bunch!

I have a theory that Galad was Berelain's reward. She couldn't have Rand, thought Mat was too much like her, and Perrin was annoyed by her a good amount of time. So who better to reward Berelain with for being the first monarch to acknowledge Rand freely, then with the half brother to both Rand and Elayne, who also happened to command the white cloaks, but Galad? That stroke makes tiny Mayenne, a country of strength.

At the very end, when Rand (as Moridin) sneaks off with Laman's sword and a horse, I really wish that horse was Bela. That would have been a perfect callback to "An Empty Road" (Chapter 1 of The Eye of the World)

Thanks so much for all the videos. I have enjoyed watching all your recaps and opinions. It has been entertaining. I look forward to Malzan and reading that with you.

Man, Rand made himself a pipe from nothing he can't channel one power, he can manipulate the pattern itself ;-).

Thanks for such a great series! I found you when you were on book 6 I think, and have been following since then. You've got me started on the Dresden Files too, so I guess I'll stick around :) I've just finished my first reread in years myself, and I find myself agreeing with you about Gawyn. Its odd, I loathed him previously - for after finally seeming to realise that the world doesn't spin around him, and the most useful thing he can do is give everything to helping Egwene, suddenly deciding he needs to do something important and going and suiciding on Demandred, nearly crippling Egwene in the process. But this reread he didn't seem so bad really. He makes mistakes, but so does everyone... Maybe I'm just a chunk older than he is now, and more forgiving of a young man than of a contemporary. I'm impressed no one spoiled you on Taimandred... Jordan got so sick of people bugging him about it that he confirmed many years before he died that Taim was not Demandred, so its kind of an official spoiler. I assumed it was Egwene's death you got spoiled on - glad it wasn't, since that was such a major moment. Padan Fain basically fell through the cracks, according to Sandersen - he's brought it up as something he should have done better. I definitely agree about the Sharans showing up out of nowhere. Yes they are trailed as a thing that exists throughout the series, but just to show up fully formed like that... There is a reason for this - there is a whole backstory (that I still haven't got around to reading) that got cut but has subsequently been published in an anthology, that dealt with Demandred in Sharra. I know I agreed with you about the whole Rand vs Dark One thing after I read the book the first time. Not what I expected, or really what I wanted. I've changed my mind though, I'm not sure how else it could really be done, and the book really doesn't need yet another climactic fight... I think it works well. At least when you know that is how its going to end up - it makes the mental battles Rand goes through earlier so much more important - Darth Rand just could not have fought that fight... I do rather agree about the sidelining of Moraine and Nynaeve (though if your alternative is to kill off Nynaeve, maybe she's fine where she is...)

The only real problem I had with this book was Nynaeve and Moiraines part, like I get why they had the role they had, but I felt like they could’ve had a bigger role in defending Rand or something Oh and also I would’ve loved to see Siuan do a little more, but I did really like her part in the book even if it was really short

Great review as always Mike, such a great series, rollercoaster of a ride is how I described it to myself in the end, excellent read overall. Can’t wait for Rhythm of War to come out 🤘another great shirt too btw Lmaoo 🤘

I loved the Faile/Olver side story. A race against time to get the horn to Matt, and really well written.

This was a great review. I started Reading this series as a teenage in High School and I finished it in my 30s. This series has spanned a good chunk of my life and I was sad to say goodbye to new stories in Randland. I think it is the greatest fantasy series of all time and it should be required reading for up and coming fantasy book fans for all the years to come.

Nyneave and Moiraine are linked with Rand as a buffer so Rand can have access to saidar and use Calandor safely. Without them "standing there", the Dark One would have won.

Kudos on finishing it! It was about one year ago that I finished it for the first time and I will be finishing my second read-through this next week! Thanks for the honest evaluation - it is definitely not perfect and there are always criticisms to be made, but damn if it isn't a journey.

Sanderson said one of his biggest regrets is how he handled Padan Fain

A few things. Lan impals himself on Demondred sword, he survives because of his warder bond and narishma heals him. Rand viewd a world without evil, the people don't see any act as good or evil, there is no conscious. Gawyn is a dick because he swore to he Egwenne's warder, his job was only to protect her. He put her in danger by risking himself going after Demondred knowing what his death would mean. He was selfish. Egwenne and Nyneave couldnt have switched stories, it wouldnt have fit their character arcs. Egwenne was there to lead the light, Nyneave was their to protect the people she loved above all else. She would have never let rand go to face the dark one alone, just like she woildnt let them leave in the first book alone. As much as she changed that protective nature is her core. I agree the Rand/Dark one battle initially felt a little underwhelming, but then I realized that the idea of rand sword fighting the embodiment of evil didn't make sense. I like that it was essentially the will of the light, supporter by the hopes and sacrifices of the people against the will of absolute evil.

It's been a while for me since I read WOT, but it was very enjoyable remembering of the story as seen through your eyes. Thanks for sharing!

I admit I started getting a tear hearing you talk about how you felt when you finished it. I was the same exact way. I think had Jordan lived, we could've gotten some final explanations on things, and probably other books. Like a Mat and Tuon book, ala New Spring for example. I wish we could have more, but as you've said during your journey, sometimes less can be more. more might have ruined it. Thank you for this, I enjoyed your journey. You earned my sub!

It's been a journey, my dude. Glad to have see yours.

Thanks for the reviews. I've looked forward to watching them after each book and I'm glad I didn't overtake you like I did Merphy. Keep up the great work

I think it makes more sense for Nynaeve to be with Rand because he's always trusted her but thats me. Sanderson said he didn't handle Fain properly with this one or he would have changed it and I think most fans agree with you that it was a wasted chance. I also liked the whole back and forth with Rand and the Dark One it was like a philosophical debate with interludes of what would happen if one of the opposing forces ceased to exist but that is a personal thing. Anyways man loved seeing how you reacted to this series it was almost as much fun as reading it for the first time again.

Hey Mike, i loved all your wot reviews. I'm in my first reread and i enjoy your first reactions to stuff. You definitly figure things out faster than me. I loved Egwene but also understand your point of view. Thanks for sharing your jorney with us. I cried right along with you.

I didn't get the impression that Nynaeve was not going to help rebuild with Lan, im intrested to hear why you think she and Lan don't end up rebuilding his Throne. She already showed Lan is more important to her than the Tower.

Your channel is my new favorite channel. I plan on sticking around for a long time to gather your thoughts on your reviews. I heard you on a previous video that you plan on tackling Malazan. I attempted the first book and made it halfway and put it down. It's a different animal, but I do want to go back and try it again and at least take it to the end of the first book. Having read the first half may help. It was the same way with The Blade Itself. It took me 2 or 3 tries to get through it, and I liked it. I just never read the next two. I'm glad I found your site. Keep up the great work, and I am very, extremely jealous of your bookshelf.

Thank you sir. I just finished the book today. Watched you after every book. Great job sir

Been great to watch your journey Mike 👍 Now I've gotta finish First Law, then start Red Rising, then Dresden, then that one you're reading now, then Malazan......the list goes on 🍻

Love the new camera set up and lighting!

Its been great to tag along on the ride with you Mike. I agree with you 100% on Fain and just about all your major takes. You gotta cut my boy Logain some slack though he did have the fat man angreal but Demandred had the Sakarnen, the most powerful sa’angreal besides the Choeden Kal. This plays into Logain’s dark thoughts later since he sae the power this sa’angreal wields and wanted to never be overpowered like that again. Also, shoutout to my boy Gaul, dude held down the fort in the world of dreams for ages during Perrin’s wolf dream quest. Looking forward to your future content!

Mike, I've really enjoyed your reviews through my first time through this series. I started in May and just finished Memory of Light last night. I personally was totally wrecked by Egwene's death. I had to put the book down and walk away to process it all.

Mike, not sure how often you sift through these comments, but I just finished, and my favorite part of finishing every book has been to watch these videos to see your thoughts. Just wanted to thank you for doing this. I share many of your thoughts on the characters and story. Still processing how I really feel about the ending but very exciting to revisit all of it again. Thanks!!

i loved your first impressions of each book. i’ve been reading these since i was 12- im 30 now... i’m excited for the show! i loved logains arc bc it was so not what i was expecting in the end. i liked that he (and we as readers!) had an expectation for himself for glory and power as just purely displays of strength in the power... and in the end that viewing of glory came from being a savior. ostensibly, being unbound by the oaths he can live hundreds of years... so one can only assume he’ll have even more glory as being the black towers leader for that amount of time. also: it was so gratifying hearing that lady talk about sending her son to to be tested after all the times this book drove home that men channeling was unnatural and terrifying. another way to show how far society had come... small detail- i hated Alivias part of the story. so anticlimactic and just dumb “helping rand die”- i also thought rand morraine and nynaeve sitting in a cave was a mediocre ending 🤷🏻‍♀️ ... you can dislike certain parts of a series but still love it as a whole... i re read this series probably every other year when i don’t have anything new on deck, and i still find little details and nuances i missed the last time i read... worth a second read for you eventually :) anyway gl with the channel!

Mentioned this before, but there is a short story called "River of Souls" that is basically a few Demandred POV chapters that were cut from the final books, basically showing him in Sharan before he sets out to take part in the Last Battle.

Remember it's only AN and not THE end, Mike! It's been a great journey, can't wait to see more content from you. I came for the WoT and stayed for everything else!

I just finished whole series. I started reading it like 15 years ago and jumped ship around book 9ish I think. So when the series was about to come out I decided to try it again. Took me just under 7 months but used the audiobook to help me get through books 9 and 10. Thank God for audiobook. Audiobook was nice also for the acting they do kinda brings story to life a little bit more I thought. Once book eleven started I couldn’t get enough. When I finished I felt like I was in limbo after such a great journey. Found this book review and really enjoyed your take on it. I am 53 and also live in Texas so majority of your view were pretty in line with mine. I did like the Androl story a little more ‘the little guy making a difference’ and wasn’t quite as harsh on Egwene. But definitely get your point. Thanks so much for taking the time on your review. Good closure

I'm also unhappy that Ny and Mo (my two favorite characters) hardly did anything, especially since I thought going with Rand meant they were going to have the biggest part in this aside from Rand (whose part I'm quite lukewarm on)

Love you and all your stuff Mike. Will be sure to stick with you even after this.

Thanks for the ride mike, it was great to follow your journey through the books. How did you feel about Noal coming back with the heroes to save Olver? (some rambling about the ending and my opinion on it:) All in all its a great ending to the series, but not everything is perfect (Fain and Perrin are the main examples you pointed out). I think Egwene had a great ending though, she was set on that path from book one (when moiraine told the story of the queen of manetheren) and totally got what she worked for (that sounds bad.. I mean for her story arc). Nynaeve and Moiraine helping rand to "heal" the world from the dark ones touch and seal the bore was fine aswell: its the single most important task, for the two greatest characters! It just could have needed some more action. the morridin body switch was perfect and set up booooks ago when he and rand first crossed (balefire) streams: the one who wanted to die chose the dying body, the one with the will to live, managed to survive. The "battle" with the Dark one itself: absolutly what I expected.. rand fighting him would not have worked at all, how do you fight an allmighty god? thats just fucking cheesy bullcrap in my opinion.. The books are all about balance and there can be no balance with only the creator. another ending would have ruined the series for me, it goes against everything the wheel of time is.

Padan Fain and Perrin suffered some character assassinations if you ask me. Regarding Rands vision of a world without evil, it's wrong because it removes choice as a factor for the people. The same as Turning removed the choice and made people follow the shadow. That man can choose whether to be good or evil is the balance of the world and the pattern, removing the choice is evil either way. Thoroughly enjoyed your journey through Randland, looking forward to future content from this channel

I like the handle off the video, we can see the magnitude of your book collection!

Egwene let go of Rand to be the light to guide the world. Nynaeve never let go of that woolheaded sheep herder.

Haha! What a difference between your whispered review of Eye of the World and A Memory of Light! Someone got committed somewhere along the way! I'll have to catch the Great Hunt and watch for the change.

I'll be at work! Guess I'll have to watch it tonight. Really looking forward to your thoughts. 😃

Great videos! Looking forward to Dune and The Witcher. For this I wish they had done Rand’s fight in the pattern alongside confrontations with Demandred and Moridin. Swordfighting, using the power. They’re both amazing at that kind of writing. seems like this would have been the perfect opportunity One thing I noticed is the battle at Merillor mirrors the battle in the pattern. Whenever Rand’s dominating, Merillor goes well, whenever the Dark One’s dominating, Demandred starts doing some major shit. It was cool symmetry, all tied up with Rand’s voice in the sky and the Horn of Valere.

I love how in the thick of the battle you see names your recognize people who were important at one point or another just start dropping like flys

the nice thing about the ending is that so much was set up before the battle started, with Rand's treaty you have an idea about how the nations will behave going forward. I would like to revisit the world 10 years later and see how things proceed, Tuon would be reconquering her lands.

I love how 60% of the Last Battle is just the good guys sending progressively more powerful characters to fight Demandred until someone finally beats him.

The review should be 14 parts to honor the work of Jordan then Sanderson 😁

However the TV show comes out, I look forward to sharing it with you. Now, I am going to get onto the Dresden Files!

I don't comment much on things but want to on the last one. I like your points of view on most but not all, but I do have multiple re-reads and have done the audio books . I have recommended this of some of my friends and family to watch. I enjoyed the first time reactions to the books. I do highly recommend the audio books they are well done and will help with some of how things are said.

Great review! I had lot of same thoughts when I was reading this book, though the difference was that I didn't give myself breaks in reading, I did it in one go. Had a book hangover afterwards but it was worth it. There's ton of wot content that you can still do and I hope you do. Besides before the show comes out you gotta refresh your memory of first two books, right? :D Anyway it's definitely a journey and after wheel of time, hearing people complain about multiple pov's or too complex world building, just leaves me unimpressed, like how complex can it really be...