From mhoye@prince.carleton.ca Wed Nov 22 23:13:43 2000 Newsgroups: rec.arts.sf.written.robert-jordan Subject: Re: WH: End Game Theory From: mhoye@prince.carleton.ca (Michael Hoye) Date: 23 Nov 2000 04:13:43 GMT In article , John S. Novak, III wrote: > > 'Time for Plan B,' thought Demandred. > > And with that notion, he shrieked like a little girl and beat > cheeks through a gateway woven back to his stronghold. > >Sadly, I do not think the Forsaken are going to learn this lesson as >well as they ought. It'd make a more interesting story, but it >doesn't seem to be either in their nature, or in Jordan's nature. [...] >Good minions are very hard to find. Good minions might be easier to find if the average villain could come up with a half-decent Plan B. Think about it. You're a minion, you're competent, showing a lot of potential and gunning for that coveted Henchman's Badge, and all of a sudden your boss is shouting "No! This can't be happening! I'm Invincible!" And then the whole place starts blowing up. I mean, you've worked hard, put down insurrections, crushed rebellions, saluted smartly and kept the Doomsday Device polished and ready, and suddenly your boss decides that not only is he going to get himself killed, but he's going to put a big black mark on your resume doing it. Who's going to hire you then? -- Mike Hoye