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  1. Stuck there. Possibly within the bounds of their plane, probably within the bounds of their seats - they're up there, looking bored as hell, positioned as if they were still strapped in. What I don't understand, is why Robin, Mary and the Plague village are bound by the boundaries of the more modern house & grounds. For Mary and the plague victims, you could argue that it's more the boundaries of the village, before the estate was built; but it's a hell of a coincidence that it's such a precise overlap. For Robin though, it should be pretty much the whole county. The answer, of course, is narrative imperative, but still...
  2. Yeah, she could absolutely use the power to attack the Seanchan attacking her and Lan on the beach - that would be fine "last defence of your own life, that of your Warder" Stretching that so that, if you fear for your life, then you can attack whoever you want, even if they're a mile away, not threatening you at all, and unaware of your existence, is... not consistent with the oaths. Yes, we're looking for the rationale for her being able to use the power as a weapon "because it looks cool" is not consistent with the oaths.
  3. That was how I understood them, hence needing my slightly tortuous logic above.
  4. That's certainly not how I interpreted the oaths. If they do, then all is fair.
  5. I'm not quite sure where to put this, as it's about S02E08, but I think the 3 oaths are currently booktalk. I've had a thought on Moiraine seemingly ignoring the oaths by using the One Power as a weapon to take out the ships. How much does Moiraine know about what's going on at that moment? How much does she know about the Seanchan? We know that Ishy is controlling Suroth, who's high up (but recently demoted), but does Moiraine know any of that? Does she know that they're anything beyond "the enemy"? So from Moiraine's perspective, she sees a bunch of channellers on Seanchan ships weaving a shield up to the top of the tower. Would it be reasonable for her to assume that "the enemy" are shielding... someone at the top of the tower? Which would make it reasonable to conclude that there's an Aes Sedai up there, being shielded by the enemy. So would "the last extreme defence of her life, the life of her Warder, or another Aes Sedai" kick in as an exemption? Is that... reasonable? ETA: Of course, somehow, and a bit later, she knows that A] Rand is up there, and that B] He's just done something worthy of being acclaimed as the dragon - all from a couple of miles away and with no line of sight to what was happening... So we're back to being just the rule of cool. :(
  6. 1. The Seanchan have captured and broken a sitter for the blue ajah - that's going to help their knowledge of Aes Sedai training and politics. The Aes Sedai as a whole... don't know that the Seanchan exist - which is going to be less helpful. They'll find out soon enough though. 2. I'm pretty sure we're told in show that Liandrin had to politic pretty hard to get Nynaeve tested for Accepted - which she wishes she hadn't after Nyn discovers sonny-boy. I'm also pretty sure that they've stated Nyn as being the most powerful to come to the tower in living memory (certainly that Nyn and Eggy are the two most powerful since Cadsuane - with a name-check for her). There are some very good reasons for fast-tracking someone that powerful, especially if you think that by doing so you can make an ally of potentially the most powerful person in the world.
  7. It's still pretty common in some places to name the son for the father. Baby Mordred is adult Mordred's son, and Uther's Grandson. Arthur is adult Mordred's half-brother.
  8. It's a few months before we'll get this in the UK. I've been watching the promo.s with an ever increasing fear. Any reports on the first episode?
  9. Yes, he was an internet troll back is season 2 - IIRC he said it wasn't as fulfilling, but you could make up for it with sheer numbers.
  10. I know it's only a trailer, but... that looks so much more promising than S01.
  11. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/jul/18/ai-chatbots-grief-chatgpt People are turning to chatbot impersonations of lost loved ones to help them grieve. Will AI help us live after we’re dead?
  12. IIRC it's called Black Mirror because it's trying to hold a mirror up to society, and reflect possible downsides of whatever the subject matter of the episode is (usually technological - which FTR, is older than smartphones - flint knapping is probably the oldest tech). As far as I can tell: Joan is Awful - future tech Loch Henry - VHS was new tech at the time those home videos were made Beyond the Sea - future tech (even though it took place in the past, that tech is way, way into the future) Mazey Day - Digital photography was new tech at the time the episode is set This episode, of course, is called Red Mirror, not black mirror, so isn't bound by that same original intention anyway.
  13. Not "Doesn't Salma Hayek's anus have rights?" > :o
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