I've never really liked the classification of YA, especially based on tropes or basic plots. Then again, I read IT in 3rd grade, so my perceptions might be skewed. Reading helped me experience so many things without ever actually experiencing them, that I think limiting what people are able to...
Thoughts on Thom. - I imagine a good gleeman would change his performance to suit his audience (I don't sing the same way at karaoke as I did when I was in college choir, after all...). This was a low tavern, not the kind of place where High Chant and the complete Karetheon cycle would be...
I think that Fain (who possibly already had a run in with Mordeth, or they just merged the characters) is already aligned with Mashadar - but Mashadar is trapped in Shadar Logoth still. Notice how Fain started whistling, and it came out like an eager puppy? I think his plan was to wait until...
I think it's the 1st commander of the companions, and Tam is on the ground as a witness. Shaiel kills him, but gets wounded, and Tam reagins consciousness later and finds her atop dragonmount...
I'm cool with their appearance but I'm wondering if they're still gonna be called Whitecloaks? Seems like they're missing the crucial article of clothing for that epithet to be applicable.
I totally agree about about that compatibility factor being less questionable. I swear to God if I see one more picture of Sam flipping Elliot in relation to Thom I'm gonna lose my sh*t... Just no.
Have we seen Elyas yet? Because it seems to me that Stepin there doesn't have the whole Warder berserk rage thing happening... That plus the axe makes me think they are going to merge the characters... A Warder without his Aes Sedai (for whatever reason) becoming a wolfbrother instead of...
Are we absolutely sure that isn't in some other denomination? I find that number to be absolutely unbelievable... It wouldn't surprise me to find that being the budget in crowns, shich is the national currency of the Czech Republic. (1 czech crown is worth $.04)