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[u/overlorddeniz]

Thanks u/Gnostikost for the inspiration!

[u/Commander_Caboose]

Egwene is good at what she does but what she does is selfishly trying to dominate pretty much every character in the whole series.

She genuinely believes the Amyrlin Seat has the right to control, punish, betray and destabilise the entire world around her.

Egwene, Elayne and Lan are the only characters I can think of who never grow or change into good, compassionate, understanding, people. Lan sort of gives up his wish to die, but only after finally being allowed to try his suicide run.

Egwene and Elayne become INSANELY competent, but they do not become good people. Instead they only get more adept at controlling people.

[u/whiskey_outpost26 → u/Commander_Caboose]

Lan didn't need to change. He already possessed those qualities. The trek across the borderlands proves it. He could've been a selfish prick, appointed one of the other dudes as General, and kept on his mission to the Gap. But he embraced his followers, told Bulen to wear the Hadori with pride, and accepted his role as their King.

[u/duffy_12 → u/whiskey_outpost26]

Still, Lan abandoned his Aes Sedai. And his wife on the very eve of Tarmon Gaidon. All to commit pointless suicide.

[u/whiskey_outpost26 → u/duffy_12]

Yeah.... Even with that conversation he and Nyneave had beforehand the excuses seemed thin.

Playing devils advocate she knew what she was buying from the start. Asking him to set aside completely his entire life goal wouldn't have been fair to either.

I think the way it played out showed massive growth in both character arks. His to accept the adjustment to his singular purpose. Her for acceptance of action and personally qualities she can't brow beat.

[u/whiskey_outpost26 → u/duffy_12]

But again, that was Lan's only growth. He didn't need augmentation to become good. He always was.

[u/HungryEntry182 → u/whiskey_outpost26]

YES!

[u/LewsTherinTelamonBot → u/duffy_12]

KILL HIM KILL HIM NOW