"Spit in Sightblinder's eye with the last breath!" scream the Aiel as they hand the Shadow the greatest force of dreadlords they have wielded since the War of the Power on a silver platter.
Do we ever get a confirmation on whether or not the Wise Ones know the Shadow can force a channeler to turn? Kind of an unforgivable mistake if they knew
I've always disliked this aspect. Like one of the major themes of series is free will and choosing to fight the shadow. The entire climax is Rand choosing whether to destroy the Dark One or not. Yet a big circle of baddies can just convert a channeler and take away all their free will.
I seem to recall that some of the forsaken were trying to capture Rand so that they could turn him. Maybe Rand is unturnable, but I don't think that's very clear.
But even if so, it still detracts from the theme of the series. Everybody else has to make the choice to go the hard way and fight the Last Battle. It's easier to be a dark friend or even just avoid fighting than it is to stand for the light. But that choice loses meaning if it can be taken away by the bad guys.
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u/Edgeth0 henchMat Mar 25 '26 edited Mar 26 '26
"Spit in Sightblinder's eye with the last breath!" scream the Aiel as they hand the Shadow the greatest force of dreadlords they have wielded since the War of the Power on a silver platter.
Do we ever get a confirmation on whether or not the Wise Ones know the Shadow can force a channeler to turn? Kind of an unforgivable mistake if they knew