AtlAg05 said:
It's in Tear where Mat gets the memories when he goes through the door frame to visit the foxes or snakes. Is the dagger that causes the gaps in his memories that he wants filled?
I agree about the Waygate, it didn't make much sense to have Moiraine open it. Although maybe it was to allow Mat to be left. In the books it required just putting the leaf back, but I guess it makes sense.
The rebel white tower had the sisters swear to the amylrin seat, however the hell you spell that. I think.
What was the power ranger theory you mentioned?
You're right that that's where Mat gets his memories. But the Snakes and Foxes are a pretty minor thing in the grand scheme of things. With a show that would obviously want to rush to gambler Mat, making the dagger the tipping point would make sense.
The problem with the Oath Rod is that using it for anything other than the Three Oaths was considered incredibly taboo by the Aes Sedai, because of how overpowered it is and how easily it can be misused. I believe the previous Amyrlin before Siuan was deposed for simply mentioning using the Rod to have sisters swear fealty to the seat while at a dinner. Egwene using the Rod to bind the Tower together was arguably the most important non-Rand event to happen in the series.
The Power Ranger theory popped up during the meeting between Morraine and Siuan. Morraine says she heard from a gleeman that the Dragon could be multi-headed, meaning that all 5 could be the Dragon. It's absurd.
The show has tried so hard to give first-time viewers something to speculate about they've followed "show, don't tell" to a ridiculous extreme. By trying to keep up suspense they've turned the Aes Sedai into idiotic, bumbling fools that have no knowledge of the Dark One or the prophecies that they themselves recorded. They have skipped tons of plot points that could actually build the world and relationships the characters have just to keep the "mystery" alive.
