Regarding Odium:
Is there any indication Taravangian's any more intelligent than Rayse was? His whole deal was that the intelligence he gained was the same sort of bonus intelligence shard holders get, to a lesser extent. Rayse would've had exactly the same thing.
Plus, Cultivation apparently has the best (or among the best, at least) future sight of the Shards, so I'd assume she knew what sort of stuff Taravangian would get up to after becoming Odium. I kinda suspect that part of her plan includes the new Odium killing her and Lift taking her place, but we probably won't discover the truth to that extent until book 10...
Thaidakar. Seems there's rampant speculation that Kelsier is the head of the Ghostbloods, especially with that Word of Brandon fanning the flames. I think in terms of capability and style... yeah, it kinda does seem like Kelsier. But... the Ghostbloods are at best amoral, at worst deliberate murderers who will harm anybody and everything to achieve their goals. One of Kelsier's best character defining moments was being ashamed of how much he let his hatred of the nobility drive him to monstrous acts. That's not Kelsier on a normal day. Kelsier cares about people, and so I have a hard time imagining him being directly behind these assholes. All in all, it's very possible Kelsier is behind the ghostbloods but I'm not sure that I want him to be.
It absolutely seems in-character to me. Even in the first book, Kelsier is an antihero who needs other people around him to keep him in check. At his worst he is a borderline sociopath. His master plan of creating a false religion with him as the messiah was completely unhinged, and then it worked, and thenhe actually became that messiah.And when he does, he immediately begins plotting (and becomes a messiah a second time, by the way) and has about 300 years of plots by the time this series is going down. He's not exactly having a normal day anymore, and even so we already know becoming a Cognitive Shadow eventually starts to warp your personality. It all tracks.
"In truth, it would be a combination of a Vessel's craftiness and the power's Intent that we should fear most."
Why do I have a feeling that this is foreshadowing something ominous.
I'm thinking about the most crafty character in the series....
Wonder what the length'll be like on the Mistborn Era 3 books? For reference: https://preview.redd.it/atqgxuq744f31.png?width=870&format=png&auto=webp&s=07c75447e195f8f776ef66d14ba7b8861efb6ee5
SotS always so much hype.
I'm gonna go ahead and speculate now that Brandon needs something to happen in Mistborn Era 3's finale before Stormlight Era 2 begins which is why he wants to push them all out in a row. He's left himself in a tight spot if that's the case!
It's still a little new but I loved EVERYTHING about the ending. It did drag on a little too long through the middle parts but I enjoyed the ride most of the way.
Kaladin absolutely STYLING on the Pursuer was f***ing amazing. When he called him Defeated One I almost lost my s***. That was SO pro wrestling and I'm all about it. The way Vyre killed Teft and his spren was heart wrenching, but I could see the writing on the wall about that earlier on because Brandon hammered home just how long Teft had been off the moss and how long he'd been better and everything was too good to be true. Kaladin saying his fourth ideal was just an incredible all around scene. I'm so glad that he's finally been able to get over the death of his little brother and even though he's still got parts that are broken, we finally see a path to getting those mended.
It's still a little new but I loved EVERYTHING about the ending. It did drag on a little too long through the middle parts but I enjoyed the ride most of the way.
Kaladin absolutely STYLING on the Pursuer was fucking amazing. When he called him Defeated One I almost lost my shit. That was SO pro wrestling and I'm all about it. The way Vyre killed Teft and his spren was heart wrenching, but I could see the writing on the wall about that earlier on because Brandon hammered home just how long Teft had been off the moss and how long he'd been better and everything was too good to be true. Kaladin saying his fourth ideal was just an incredible all around scene. I'm so glad that he's finally been able to get over the death of his little brother and even though he's still got parts that are broken, we finally see a path to getting those mended.
As of now, I'm curious what the final battle for Book 5 will look like. I had thought Kaladin vs Vyre, but at this point Kaladin would god-stomp. Unless Vyre gets some powerups, I think it would still be more wise for Kaladin to be Dalinar's champion because he's the strongest unless Dalinar can figure out more of his Bondsmith powers but there's not much time.
It's weird after how long the timeskip between Book 3-4 were, we've got to pick up Book 5 pretty much immediately where we just left off.
I feel like the contest of champions isn't going to be like what we expect. It got me thinking about who Taravangian would choose as his champion. Rayse may have been grooming Vyre, but I don't think Taravangian will do that.
And yeah, I don't think Gavilor as the champion makes any sense. Is that a popular theory?
Are you guys trying to say Gavinor or Gavilar? Gavinor is a dumb theory but man if he makes Gavilar work somehow that would be the fucking bomb.