Yeah, when Dalinar said "You're no son of mine!" and Renarin shot him with the crossbow, my jaw dropped. That or when Amaram said "Brightlord Sadeas sends his regards" before he stabbed Adolin in the chest while Navani looked on in horror.
Imma let you finish, but "Honor is dead, but I'll see what I can do" was the best line in history. Good stuff, definitely an underated chapter. But the duel stands out more for me. I remember where I was and what was going on that random night in 2014 just because of those 2 chapters in the middle of the book.
I just love picturing the scene when after Dalinar comes floating back to the ground Kaladin slams to the ground in a spray of stormlight like a comet, eyes alight. And then when the bridgemen throw the stormlight lanterns down in front of him and step away, masterpiece.
@@rochacj85 @Bryant Holloway Brandon Sanderson is so good at writing something that would play out so well on screen. I cant help but see the scenes as a movie scene.
‘He looked at her and he understood that this woman was broken. And then she smiled, storms she smiled! It was the most beautiful thing he’d ever seen.’
Yeah the chasm fiend attack and the szeth kaladin fight in the storms were my two favorite scenes, and he didn't even mention them. Shows how many good moments this book had
That whole segment is what made the books for me. It worked so so well with all of the build up to that point. For us readers it was kind of annoying how those characters were not able to see each other's points of view to things, so when it finally clicked, it was very satisfying. That part where they tell each other their stories so as to distract themselves from the terror of the storm would've felt cheesy in any other book - but the way Sanderson set it up made it very compelling to read.
Fun fact, they WERE written as separate chapters and then combined, in a fashion. Brandon approaches writing Stormlight books one viewpoint character at a time, and writes their whole plotline for the book, then moves on to the next character (e.i. he writes Kaladin's entire plotline in back-to-back chapters, and *then* all of Shallan's chapters). Then after he's written everything, he goes through and shuffles the chapters together so they're in a chronological order that narratively makes sense!
Wow, that actually makes so much sense to me! This approach makes it so much easier, you write one character, then another, then figure out where they converge and write those scenes... This blew my mind.
@@starmorpheus I *think* he mentioned it in one of his BYU writing lectures that he put online, but I'm not sure exactly. If I find some time, I can dig into it some more and try to find a more exact citation tho!
Well said. I don't know how Sanderson did it, but somehow, the entire chasm section shines so bright in my memory that it feels like a single moment. Like when Dalinar buys Bridge Four's freedom by giving up his Shardblade. Somehow, Sanderson managed to keep both the intimacy and the tension so high that the entire chasm sequence feels like one uninterrupted scene. And that whole scene somehow stands just as tall as the duel and Kaladin's redemption.
You sent him to the sky to die assassin. But the sky’s and the winds are mine I claim them as I now claim your life. This sent chills down my spine when I read it
Hearing the formerly depressed, despondent Kaladin speak with such commanding moral authority gave me a thrill like no other. Especially since he gave that proclamation while hovering in the air, glowing, and pronouncing judgment on a man who deserved it. This was the moment he became the hero everyone hoped he would be.
@@ManCarryingThing they did such a great job in the audiobook, and I loved how they did it. I am listening to the stormlight books instead of reading them this time. its great
@@ManCarryingThing The audiobook is amazing! Michael Kramer and Kate Reading (I hope I didn't spell those wrong) are so good at their job and everything is done to perfection
I really love the Adolin and Kaladin duel scene, the chapter you're talking about, when Kaladin decides to save the king, Kaladin and Szeth's climactic fight, Kaladin and Shallan in the chasms, etc. But for some reason, the one scene that still up to this day stands out to me is in the Way of Kings when Syl saves Kaladin from committing suicide, and Kaladin decides to save Bridge Four. I don't see many people talking about it but it was such an emotionally charged scene and the first scene that I cried at.
@@meraki7475 No, that is exactly what he said, and I loved it. I wouldn't say it's my favorite SCENE, but it is my favorite line! It's just so ridiculous, and makes him sound so whiny when you take it out of context. XD (Okay, maybe Szeth is whiny even with context.)
this is my favorite part of how WoR is written i love the parallel between Shallan doing her spy stuff and having to get better at crafting lies and Kal is learning to "just be" its beautiful. The graphic audio does it so beautifully
My favorite was from the same book, when Kal first shows up to the final battle and Dalinar asks him "Are you who I've been searching for?" And he respons with "Yes. Finally."
My most favourite scene in wot of kings is so underrated. It's the scene where adolin walks out of the winery, sees sadeas camp and feels angry. It just tells soooo much with soooo little
Just finished another re-read, and my current favorite chapter just might be 71. Kaladin and Shallan's interactions are great all around, but when he realizes that she's as broken as he is but can still be happy, followed by the chasmfiend, her revealing her shardblade, and then they manage to kill the chasmfiend and survive the highstorm is probably the best.
@@lamediamond4172 tbh i find them very intriguing together but I also wouldn't mind if Brandon introduces a new character. I'm not a huge fan of romance but reading what kaladin feels about it just makes my heart ache, at this point it's not about the romance but about the characters. Just it shouldn't take away from the characters and their plot. The chasm scene BTW is ✨️😖
I believe my opinion won't be a very popular one, but honestly... the scene that stands out the most for me in the Stormlight Archive is Kaladin's first bridge run. It felt so raw and honest, Sanderson really makes you feel the pain a bridgeman feels in every run. It feels special for me because of Kaladin's point of view, too. He always thought the war in the Shattered Plains was fought by men of honor, and he felt the bitter taste of one of the worst experiences a human could ever go through, brought to him by those he thought would be fair and forgiving. Plus, the writing on that whole section is just out of this world.
I've just finished reading Oathbringer and it took me six weeks. I finished Words of Radiance in two weeks. Not necessarily a scene, but the moment Renarin steps out into the arena, unarmoured, holding out his Shardblade makes me want to bawl just thinking about it. I'm not an emotional person, but I really thought he was going to die just trying to do something, _anything,_ to help his brother and it absolutely kills me.
I'm late to the party but it impresses me, when you know what was really going on in that moment, you can tell Kholin willpower is hereditary and skips no-one. Remember that even Dalinar doesn't want to hold a deadeye once he can hear them and Renarin held his for the week and went into a fight with it which is something I don't think we've seen since.
I can't even choose a favorite scene, but it's definitely not that one, nor the duel with Adolin and Kaladin. The scene I always think of first, is the one where Kal and Shallan meet for the first time, and she makes him hand over his boots. I know it's not super dramatic or deep, but it's what I think of, okay!? Also, the battle where Kal "kills" Szeth was so satisfying! Also, Sadeas' epically anticlimactic death. XD And, of course, when Syl freaks out and says "the one who hates" has come. I genuinely thought she was referring to Odium. Then it turned out to just be Szeth. (Dunno if this was because I'd previously heard vague spoilers about Odium's existence, or if he'd already been mentioned at this point.)
I thought that part WAS also refering to the others because that was the same storm in which Eshonay becomes the first fused and brings back the listener gods. Also Syl had been worried about the void sprend for a while before that.
there are so many great moments in stormlight archive, the moment of bridge four coming to rescue dalinar, the moment in wich dalinar changes his sword for the bridge four, every single time where kaladin says the WORDS, the moment of ¨honor his dead but il see what i can do¨, the moment of ¨you cannot have my pain¨
That scene is excellent, sure, but I get legitimately PUMPED THE FUCK UP during that giant, dramatic final battle scene with the island-size boulders in the sky!!!!!!
The assassin in white seems unstoppable, he's snapped Adolin's wrist and put him out of commission, he's picked Dalinar up and casually drops him to what we presume is his death. But what is that flying ahead of the storm, is that a cremling, is that a windspren, is that a skyeel (of course not), it turns out it is this man who has answered an important question about himself, he has re-affirmed his value system. He is glowing with the confidence, conviction, strength and the stormlight of having done so. He arrives to protect those who cannot protect themselves, he arrives to save his lord from certain death. He is hope, he is the one sliver of hope when everything seems lost. He is Kaladin Stormblessed.
Adolins duel where he has to go up against 4 shardbearers and then renarin and Kaladin join in to help is my favourite. Whenever kaladin gets to show off a bit and destroy people is my favourite thing in these books. He is so humble and tends to not do that alot.
I loved that scene too because it was like, finally Kaladin gets a completely joyful, nice moment and he actually appreciates it and doesn't fret. As a reader I really appreciated that break in his gloom. A reminder that his personality, like everyone's, is multifaceted.
My favorite scene is the flashback with young Shallan, broken but still trying her hardest to give light to her brothers, setting up a date for balat, math problems for wikim, wanting so badly the happy life she thought she would have and admitting it The WIt. I cried at her grief and light at the same time.
Shallan inspiring the deserters to defend the caravan, and the man she sketched clutching that image of his noble self in his death, is the scene that hit me the hardest and that I remember the most clearly
My favorite scene in the SAs is when Navani sees Dalinar standing up against Odium and she is just laughing in pure joy. With how over the top so many female characters are written, I love to see Navani being just a normal honest woman.
The mentality in these scenes is so underated for real. I also really love Shallon's reaction upon hearing that Kal killed her brother. Its was so painful for us the reader and she's desperatly telling herlself "don'tthinkaboutit don'tthinkaboutit don'tthinkaboutit"
Just found your channel and loving it! My favorite scene in the entire Stormlight Archive is when Kaladin goes to the Honor Chasm and gives him the leaves. The pure innocence and love that saved Kaladin's life at his lowest moment makes me emotional every time.
Well said. It's the same for me, to be honest. It felt like seeing a puppy come to nuzzle your hand while you state down the barrel. The only thing that could turn someone away from that edge is pure innocence - and it gets me every time.
The scene where Kaladin says to Szeth 'the knight radiants have returned, and they're going to kill your ass' I'm not sure those were the exact words but man I love this scene
The POV switching is really cool in the the audiobook, cause Michael Kramer reads the chapters with male POV and Kate Reading reads the one with female POV. Even when Kaladin and Shallan are talking to each other, the narrator stays whoever the chapter narrator is. But this chapter, they constantly switch off. It really feels like a dialogue and you get these characters coming to their independent conclusions of “Amaram killed Helaran” and “I want Amaram dead even if it’s not the honorable thing to do.”
That moment when he crashes down into the ground, having just saved Dalinar and declared that he owns the skies made me just pause and have to fangirl out to all my friends that had been telling me to read the series.
My fav scene was probably the one where Kal and Shallan escaped the chasms. Only took around 2000 pages before we got a real conversation out of our two main characters. Journey before destination.
For me, the best chapter was the first Kaladin Szeth battle. The buildup to that moment where Kaladin and Shallans spren were being frantic leading up to Szeths arrival was just perfect use of anticipation (helped that I was listening when there was a thunderstorm outside)
YES! I love this chapter! I drew a fanart of the scene of Kal on top of the spire- the pure feeling of exhiliration as he's soaring and he's /smiling/ for real for one of the first times in the series- it hits you, man.
My favourite chapter was actually one of the interludes, specifically the one that followed Taravangian. It made a lot of connections while also creating intrigue with the Diagram. It also cemented Taravangian as one of the best characters in the series imo
This was a great chapter, great breakdown, I can’t wait to do a reread of WoR! Can’t tell you my favorite scene cause it’s spoilers for you, but I’ll go with the one you faked us out with at the beginning of the video 👍🏻
I like how Kaladin puts his ability. He doesn't "fly" he falls in crazy directions ahaha. Finished the second book last night. Waiting for oathbringer to come. Your videos along with Michael knipps got me to pull the trigger and read this series. Thanks man
Although it is multiple chapters and scenes, I think the part with Kaladin and Shallan alone in the chasms is the my favorite. It really feels like the culmination of literally 1800 pages spent with these two (mostly) apart. It's one of the best things I've read in all of fiction. the moment when Kal realizes that Shallan is broken, yet still smiles... the implication that he is falling in love with her... the way they start to joke more and more as it goes on... it's so good.
I remember. I don’t know if the scene was particularly well written in terms of snobby scene crafting but the constant p.o.v change was certainly exhilarating
Oh no I completely forgot about this chapter. For me this is probably number 3. Behind only the death of sadeas and Kaladin getting his powers back just in time. Damn I loved that scene so much
we've been sleeping on into the skyyyy, that chapter was sick and i low key forgot about it (how dare i) and as a basic gal imma have to go with the duel as my fave scene
Brandon is converting me, damn it. I´m an atheist, ex christian for decades and oathbringer made me cry like a child with themes like salvation, humbleness, accepting your pain... holy shit.
I remember when I was reading this scene how intense it was. The jumping back and forth really increased the anticipation. Halfway through I thought, “Something big is about to happen.”
For me, nothing will top when Syl gets Kaladin to go back to the Tower for Dalinar. At that moment, Dalinar believes that "Act with honor and honor will aid you" was a lie. But a literal Honorspren sent a figure out of legend to aid him.
I saw the thumbnail of this video before reading the book. And when I read this chapter I thought “this must be the scene that the RUclips guy means”. Is just so different, exiting and fun to read.
I really really really really enjoyed the scene with Kaladin and Shallan in the chasms, they shared super intimate moments and revealed some very personal things to each other and wow I absolutely ship them. I have not read book 3 yet but I hope something happens between them LOL Sanderson isn't a romance author but damn, he could have fooled me.
My favourite scene is the duel because usually i zone out during fight/battle/war scenes, no matter how hard i try i cannot pay attention be it film, book, audiobooks. But there are scenes, few and special, where i am 100% there, and that duel is one of those scenes, and i remember just stopping in one spot on my walk home while listening to this scene, it was so very special. And while there were a few other fight scenes in stormlight that i was into, that one stands out the most. And how i cringed when Kaladin highjacked the boon.
Yeah same. I have such a hard time visualizing such things, and I realized as I was reading that the color-coding of the Plate made it WAY easier to follow along in my head. When I know that X is orange and Y is blue, as opposed to just generic gray or whatnot, I can much more vividly conjure what's going on and follow people's movements. Simple, understated, hugely effective bit of writing there that helps those of us with that problem.
Words of Radiance is for me without a doubt the best experience of media consumption I've ever had, Oathbringer and Rhythm of War are still amazing but man Words of Radiance was just something else.
I remember reading that scene with a song from Divinity Original Sin 2 called Reapers Coast and man that was just amazing I could feel the wind while Kaladin was flying.
There was this relatively trivial moment during Kaladin's flying, when he soars up into the sky and grasp a view of the shattered plains. Kladin sees... "a pattern." Kaladin's chapter suddenly overlapping with Shallan's worldview slapped me so hard that it trapped me in this brief moment that really doesn't mean anything by itself. Kinda weird that it stays alongside with all the wonderful moments in the book, but I decided to keep it there anyway.
My go to for WoR is him saying the words - I've tried to storyboard that but my drawing can't do it justice ;-; It'll be one I'll retry in the future though cause it's the most hype I've gotten reading something
My favorite few chapters was Shallan and Kaladin spending time in the Chasms. Their first real time together was perfect and dealing with the Chasm Fiend together without Stormlight. It was such a cool couple of chapters for them.
I absolutely ADORE Words of Radiance. So far, it is my favorite book out of all of Stormlight. And while there are so many epic scenes (some of the best in fantasy, IMO), Kaladin, Dalinar, and Adolin vs Szeth is one of my absolute favorite parts (maybe tied with Kaladin getting his powers back). It is definitely my absolute favorite fight scene in ALL of fantasy (amazing as the Arena is).
My favorite is the duel with adolin and the 5 knights and kaladin, both lines their are powerful the “they fear you boy show them why” and “honor is dead but I’ll see what I can do”
My favourite scene is the book is "Honour is dead but I will see what I can do" holy shit that scene is good... But I must tip my hat to the 3 scenes where Szeth shows up... both the times to kill Dalinar and to Terravangian. The tension of those scenes whenever the POV character realise that "oh shit its HIM" as if the grim reaper itself has showed up at their doorstep is just incredible!
I think WoR is the strongest book in the series and probably Sanderson's best single book overall, haven't read everything he's done but have read stormlight, mistborn, most of W & W and Elantris. Just such a well thought out story that has so many interesting threads
The book is amazing, it is hard to tell a a favourite scene. I will choose my favourite scene based on my ability in that specific moment to picturit in my mind: My favourite from Words of Radiance is when Kaladin was fighting Szeth and Syl was helping him, transforming from a shield to a blade to a spear to a blade again. I was vizualizing it in my mind so well that i dreamed Syl was MY spreen and was doing so (thanks to Shallan's drawings lol). However my favourite scene from Book 1 and 2 is still when Kaladin first made his Oaths and led the Bridgmen to save Dalinar in the Tower. So many amazing moments, and most of all, a story so well constructed that it seems almost unfair to point out one moment in particular.
I don't think it's an accident that Shilan (I listened to it, I don't know how tf to spell these names...) "learns" who killed her brother at the same time Kalidan is trying to immitate the assassin in white
Dalinar holding his own against Szeth is an amazing scene. No powers. No stormlight. Just an incredible warrior using every bit of his skill against a man he has no business fighting in the first place
There’s a scene (I believe it’s in Oathbringer?) where Bridge 4 is training in their training area and eventually some confrontation evolves into a group therapy session where a lot of men open up emotionally and I listened to it twice during my first round of the book. Or maybe that was my Stormlight book club idk.
Elhokar breaking down in front of Kaladin was probably my favourite scene. I was so annoyed with Elhokar after everything he had done before, culminating in how he threw Kaladin in prison, but that conversation made all that annoyance fade away. You really come to empathise with him at the same time as Kaladin.
While the 4v2 duel (4v3 if you count Renarin but come on lmao) is really awesome, Kaladin having a full on DBZ fight with Szeth in the sky during the Everstorm is peak fiction IMO.
Into the Sky is the first chapter in words of radiance part 2. After finishing part 1 I stopped reading for multiple months and this chapter was such a good way to get me back on the horse. I still like the duel more though.
So many good scenes. I love lopen, he makes me laugh, but that scene with elhokar and his mom was one of my favorites. Shallan and kaladins first encounters and throughout the whole book pretty much. The scene where pattern tells a prostitute joke.
Adolin’s first duel where he didn’t conform to any stance and just went fully barbaric was pretty awesome
I was always so nervous in each Adolin's duel lol
“It was time for a beating” was absolutely brilliant
I believe even then he did use stances. Stoneform and fireform in Quick succession
@@rubensoeteman he used iron stance and then just started beating the shit outta im
agreed! The graphical audio was phenomenal for that part as well. The music, the acting, the narrating, everything.
"Not you son" is also really memorable
Yessss
Dalinar: I believe an apology is in order.
Kaladin: I…
Dalinar Not you son.
Epic.
It's really one of the most epic lines in the book. Your whole perspective on the situation changes in a positive way with just three words.
Yeah, when Dalinar said "You're no son of mine!" and Renarin shot him with the crossbow, my jaw dropped.
That or when Amaram said "Brightlord Sadeas sends his regards" before he stabbed Adolin in the chest while Navani looked on in horror.
😂😂😂
Imma let you finish, but "Honor is dead, but I'll see what I can do" was the best line in history.
Good stuff, definitely an underated chapter. But the duel stands out more for me. I remember where I was and what was going on that random night in 2014 just because of those 2 chapters in the middle of the book.
Some lines from Oathbringer and Rhythm of War beat that out IMO. Still a fantastic freakin scene though
You, sir, know what is *da good stuff*
I understood the reference of Imma let you finish
Honor is not dead as long as he lives in the hearts of men!
@@garretgang8349 that scene in rhythm of war tots gave me goosebumps. That spren had aragorn's spirit.
I just love picturing the scene when after Dalinar comes floating back to the ground Kaladin slams to the ground in a spray of stormlight like a comet, eyes alight. And then when the bridgemen throw the stormlight lanterns down in front of him and step away, masterpiece.
Closest I’ve come to standing up and cheering while reading. That scene got me so pumped
Really! Shit, this book was amazing
@@rochacj85 @Bryant Holloway Brandon Sanderson is so good at writing something that would play out so well on screen. I cant help but see the scenes as a movie scene.
The entire fight in the sky with The Assassin in White was so epic. So God of War ish and also reminded me of some of the battles from Dragon ball.
@@hawk66100 wouldn't surprise me if Brandon took some inspiration from video games and/or animes.
Although its not just one scene, I think my favorite part of WoR was Kaladin and Shallan together in the chasms, and Kal slaying a chasm fiend.
‘He looked at her and he understood that this woman was broken. And then she smiled, storms she smiled! It was the most beautiful thing he’d ever seen.’
Yeah the chasm fiend attack and the szeth kaladin fight in the storms were my two favorite scenes, and he didn't even mention them. Shows how many good moments this book had
And he did it without Stormlight!
Though he did benefit from shallans Lightweaving, without him knowing.
That whole segment is what made the books for me. It worked so so well with all of the build up to that point. For us readers it was kind of annoying how those characters were not able to see each other's points of view to things, so when it finally clicked, it was very satisfying. That part where they tell each other their stories so as to distract themselves from the terror of the storm would've felt cheesy in any other book - but the way Sanderson set it up made it very compelling to read.
For real, it was so fun to read!
Fun fact, they WERE written as separate chapters and then combined, in a fashion. Brandon approaches writing Stormlight books one viewpoint character at a time, and writes their whole plotline for the book, then moves on to the next character (e.i. he writes Kaladin's entire plotline in back-to-back chapters, and *then* all of Shallan's chapters). Then after he's written everything, he goes through and shuffles the chapters together so they're in a chronological order that narratively makes sense!
Didn't know that! To my brain, that sounds so bizarrely complicated, lol
@@ManCarryingThing dude that’s what I was thinking!
Wow, that actually makes so much sense to me! This approach makes it so much easier, you write one character, then another, then figure out where they converge and write those scenes... This blew my mind.
Not saying I don't believe you because this is really cool to know, but where did you find this out? Was it an answered AMA on Reddit?
@@starmorpheus I *think* he mentioned it in one of his BYU writing lectures that he put online, but I'm not sure exactly. If I find some time, I can dig into it some more and try to find a more exact citation tho!
"And that one. And the other one."
And the entire fucking chasm part.
I remember this quote, but I have no memory on its context lol.
Well said. I don't know how Sanderson did it, but somehow, the entire chasm section shines so bright in my memory that it feels like a single moment. Like when Dalinar buys Bridge Four's freedom by giving up his Shardblade. Somehow, Sanderson managed to keep both the intimacy and the tension so high that the entire chasm sequence feels like one uninterrupted scene. And that whole scene somehow stands just as tall as the duel and Kaladin's redemption.
You sent him to the sky to die assassin. But the sky’s and the winds are mine I claim them as I now claim your life.
This sent chills down my spine when I read it
Bad frickin ass!
Hearing the formerly depressed, despondent Kaladin speak with such commanding moral authority gave me a thrill like no other. Especially since he gave that proclamation while hovering in the air, glowing, and pronouncing judgment on a man who deserved it. This was the moment he became the hero everyone hoped he would be.
@@mustaanmeeran4754pp😅
I've said it before, and I'll say it again. Into the Sky is the best training montage I've ever experienced (read, heard, watched).
YES!! It's so so good. I haven't listened to it on audiobook, but I want to now.
@@ManCarryingThing they did such a great job in the audiobook, and I loved how they did it. I am listening to the stormlight books instead of reading them this time. its great
Absolutely amazing
@@ManCarryingThing The audiobook is amazing! Michael Kramer and Kate Reading (I hope I didn't spell those wrong) are so good at their job and everything is done to perfection
@@Elijah_Gillard It's just the proper Vorin thing to do!
My favorite scene was when Sadeas gets a dagger in the eye. So satisfying lol
Honestly, I was kinda hoping he wasn't killed off, I liked his bastardness (if that's even a word)
are you sure that is in WoR? I think its oathbringer mate
@arnavarora-bd5el I've only read the first two books atm so yeah, i just finished wor 2 months ago
@@arnavarora-bd5elt’s at the very end of WoR
I man could shed a tear from the sence
I really love the Adolin and Kaladin duel scene, the chapter you're talking about, when Kaladin decides to save the king, Kaladin and Szeth's climactic fight, Kaladin and Shallan in the chasms, etc.
But for some reason, the one scene that still up to this day stands out to me is in the Way of Kings when Syl saves Kaladin from committing suicide, and Kaladin decides to save Bridge Four. I don't see many people talking about it but it was such an emotionally charged scene and the first scene that I cried at.
Syl: The words Kaladin!!
Kaladin: I will protect those who cannot protect themselves.
Goosebumps.
When she gives Kaladin the poisonous leaves because she thought he liked them was one of the sweetest things ever
I think we all agree that WoR's best line is "I don't want to study. I want to be dead"
@Robin Szeth did, maybe not with those specific words but that's basically the message 🤣🤣
@@meraki7475 No, that is exactly what he said, and I loved it. I wouldn't say it's my favorite SCENE, but it is my favorite line! It's just so ridiculous, and makes him sound so whiny when you take it out of context. XD (Okay, maybe Szeth is whiny even with context.)
@@animalobsessed1 Szeth: King killer and whiny student 🤣
What about “I am a stick?”
@@corbanbausch9049 that's a classic one, but I still prefer Szeth's bc it was really unexpected to me 🤣
this is my favorite part of how WoR is written i love the parallel between Shallan doing her spy stuff and having to get better at crafting lies and Kal is learning to "just be" its beautiful. The graphic audio does it so beautifully
I really want to read it on audio! Everyone says how great it is
My favorite was from the same book, when Kal first shows up to the final battle and Dalinar asks him "Are you who I've been searching for?" And he respons with "Yes. Finally."
my personal favorite is when he reaches the third ideal with defending the king, because of the emotions of it
This scene is done amazingly in the audiobooks. Michael Kramer made me start crying for Kaladin when I first heard this (and every time since).
My most favourite scene in wot of kings is so underrated. It's the scene where adolin walks out of the winery, sees sadeas camp and feels angry. It just tells soooo much with soooo little
that's a great moment
Just finished another re-read, and my current favorite chapter just might be 71. Kaladin and Shallan's interactions are great all around, but when he realizes that she's as broken as he is but can still be happy, followed by the chasmfiend, her revealing her shardblade, and then they manage to kill the chasmfiend and survive the highstorm is probably the best.
Yeah prolly one of my favorite too, I also really thought romantic developments between the two were gonna happen.
That scene was amazing to read to me because it hit a cord with my own problems.
@@lamediamond4172 i was actually hoping for it but.....anyways
@@pranjanarahangdale9629 I mean who wasn’t thinking at least that’s the direction it was going
@@lamediamond4172 tbh i find them very intriguing together but I also wouldn't mind if Brandon introduces a new character. I'm not a huge fan of romance but reading what kaladin feels about it just makes my heart ache, at this point it's not about the romance but about the characters. Just it shouldn't take away from the characters and their plot. The chasm scene BTW is ✨️😖
I believe my opinion won't be a very popular one, but honestly... the scene that stands out the most for me in the Stormlight Archive is Kaladin's first bridge run. It felt so raw and honest, Sanderson really makes you feel the pain a bridgeman feels in every run. It feels special for me because of Kaladin's point of view, too. He always thought the war in the Shattered Plains was fought by men of honor, and he felt the bitter taste of one of the worst experiences a human could ever go through, brought to him by those he thought would be fair and forgiving. Plus, the writing on that whole section is just out of this world.
I've just finished reading Oathbringer and it took me six weeks. I finished Words of Radiance in two weeks. Not necessarily a scene, but the moment Renarin steps out into the arena, unarmoured, holding out his Shardblade makes me want to bawl just thinking about it. I'm not an emotional person, but I really thought he was going to die just trying to do something, _anything,_ to help his brother and it absolutely kills me.
... For my first run with Stormlight Archive I binged the first three books... in a week 😅.
I'm late to the party but it impresses me, when you know what was really going on in that moment, you can tell Kholin willpower is hereditary and skips no-one. Remember that even Dalinar doesn't want to hold a deadeye once he can hear them and Renarin held his for the week and went into a fight with it which is something I don't think we've seen since.
I can't even choose a favorite scene, but it's definitely not that one, nor the duel with Adolin and Kaladin.
The scene I always think of first, is the one where Kal and Shallan meet for the first time, and she makes him hand over his boots. I know it's not super dramatic or deep, but it's what I think of, okay!?
Also, the battle where Kal "kills" Szeth was so satisfying!
Also, Sadeas' epically anticlimactic death. XD
And, of course, when Syl freaks out and says "the one who hates" has come. I genuinely thought she was referring to Odium. Then it turned out to just be Szeth. (Dunno if this was because I'd previously heard vague spoilers about Odium's existence, or if he'd already been mentioned at this point.)
I thought that part WAS also refering to the others because that was the same storm in which Eshonay becomes the first fused and brings back the listener gods. Also Syl had been worried about the void sprend for a while before that.
And she does that silly accent. I listened to the audiobook so that made me laugh.
there are so many great moments in stormlight archive, the moment of bridge four coming to rescue dalinar, the moment in wich dalinar changes his sword for the bridge four, every single time where kaladin says the WORDS, the moment of ¨honor his dead but il see what i can do¨, the moment of ¨you cannot have my pain¨
That scene is excellent, sure, but I get legitimately PUMPED THE FUCK UP during that giant, dramatic final battle scene with the island-size boulders in the sky!!!!!!
The assassin in white seems unstoppable, he's snapped Adolin's wrist and put him out of commission, he's picked Dalinar up and casually drops him to what we presume is his death. But what is that flying ahead of the storm, is that a cremling, is that a windspren, is that a skyeel (of course not), it turns out it is this man who has answered an important question about himself, he has re-affirmed his value system. He is glowing with the confidence, conviction, strength and the stormlight of having done so.
He arrives to protect those who cannot protect themselves, he arrives to save his lord from certain death. He is hope, he is the one sliver of hope when everything seems lost. He is Kaladin Stormblessed.
Reading that chapter was like watching an MCU movie in my mind. Really mad how underrated this chapter is though
My favorite scene involves in the whole series involves Shallan singing a lullaby, it just hits me.
that shit was dark
“I am a stick” was pretty memorable
Agreed Such Poetry
i unironically think about this tbh
Adolins duel where he has to go up against 4 shardbearers and then renarin and Kaladin join in to help is my favourite.
Whenever kaladin gets to show off a bit and destroy people is my favourite thing in these books. He is so humble and tends to not do that alot.
I loved that scene too because it was like, finally Kaladin gets a completely joyful, nice moment and he actually appreciates it and doesn't fret. As a reader I really appreciated that break in his gloom. A reminder that his personality, like everyone's, is multifaceted.
My favorite scene is the flashback with young Shallan, broken but still trying her hardest to give light to her brothers, setting up a date for balat, math problems for wikim, wanting so badly the happy life she thought she would have and admitting it The WIt. I cried at her grief and light at the same time.
I loved this part because it gave meaning to her goofy sense of humor and made her seem like a much deeper character
Shallan inspiring the deserters to defend the caravan, and the man she sketched clutching that image of his noble self in his death, is the scene that hit me the hardest and that I remember the most clearly
Yes! I don't think we understood how or what she'd done at the time, and I hope we'll see even more of this in coming volumes!
My favorite scene in the SAs is when Navani sees Dalinar standing up against Odium and she is just laughing in pure joy. With how over the top so many female characters are written, I love to see Navani being just a normal honest woman.
The mentality in these scenes is so underated for real. I also really love Shallon's reaction upon hearing that Kal killed her brother. Its was so painful for us the reader and she's desperatly telling herlself "don'tthinkaboutit don'tthinkaboutit don'tthinkaboutit"
Just found your channel and loving it!
My favorite scene in the entire Stormlight Archive is when Kaladin goes to the Honor Chasm and gives him the leaves. The pure innocence and love that saved Kaladin's life at his lowest moment makes me emotional every time.
Well said. It's the same for me, to be honest. It felt like seeing a puppy come to nuzzle your hand while you state down the barrel. The only thing that could turn someone away from that edge is pure innocence - and it gets me every time.
The collision course this chapter sets up between the leads created a moment of beautiful tension. We'll chosen 👍
Thanks! It's a perfect balancing act, I think
The scene where Kaladin says to Szeth 'the knight radiants have returned, and they're going to kill your ass' I'm not sure those were the exact words but man I love this scene
I think he says “smoke your ass” but yeah more or less
I dont know about anyone else but I teared up and got chills reading Dalinars speech when about to fight the Parshendi.
The POV switching is really cool in the the audiobook, cause Michael Kramer reads the chapters with male POV and Kate Reading reads the one with female POV. Even when Kaladin and Shallan are talking to each other, the narrator stays whoever the chapter narrator is. But this chapter, they constantly switch off. It really feels like a dialogue and you get these characters coming to their independent conclusions of “Amaram killed Helaran” and “I want Amaram dead even if it’s not the honorable thing to do.”
Best line in the Stormlight Archive?
"Journey before destination... You bastard."
That moment when he crashes down into the ground, having just saved Dalinar and declared that he owns the skies made me just pause and have to fangirl out to all my friends that had been telling me to read the series.
My fav scene was probably the one where Kal and Shallan escaped the chasms. Only took around 2000 pages before we got a real conversation out of our two main characters. Journey before destination.
For me, the best chapter was the first Kaladin Szeth battle. The buildup to that moment where Kaladin and Shallans spren were being frantic leading up to Szeths arrival was just perfect use of anticipation (helped that I was listening when there was a thunderstorm outside)
This was my favorite chapter in the whole book, how it read like a training montage was sooooooo good!
Even Rocky had a montage.
YES! I love this chapter! I drew a fanart of the scene of Kal on top of the spire- the pure feeling of exhiliration as he's soaring and he's /smiling/ for real for one of the first times in the series- it hits you, man.
WoR was my favorite book so far of the four. So much character development. It’s incredible
My favourite chapter was actually one of the interludes, specifically the one that followed Taravangian. It made a lot of connections while also creating intrigue with the Diagram. It also cemented Taravangian as one of the best characters in the series imo
Came to watch your other videos after the Kaladin sitcom one, great job with the video, I'll be rereading this chapter!
That realization that I’m basic in my favorite moments being Kaladin speaking his oaths:
those are also one of my favorites, and actually less common than people saying the duel
This was a great chapter, great breakdown, I can’t wait to do a reread of WoR!
Can’t tell you my favorite scene cause it’s spoilers for you, but I’ll go with the one you faked us out with at the beginning of the video 👍🏻
Thanks! Haha, and thanks for no spoilers! When I finish Oathbringer that favorite scene may change of course
I like how Kaladin puts his ability. He doesn't "fly" he falls in crazy directions ahaha. Finished the second book last night. Waiting for oathbringer to come. Your videos along with Michael knipps got me to pull the trigger and read this series. Thanks man
WoR has been my favorite in the series so far
Same! It has such a good pace
Although it is multiple chapters and scenes, I think the part with Kaladin and Shallan alone in the chasms is the my favorite. It really feels like the culmination of literally 1800 pages spent with these two (mostly) apart. It's one of the best things I've read in all of fiction. the moment when Kal realizes that Shallan is broken, yet still smiles... the implication that he is falling in love with her... the way they start to joke more and more as it goes on... it's so good.
2:40 I thought you called Veil as Shallan's fursona, lol.
I remember. I don’t know if the scene was particularly well written in terms of snobby scene crafting but the constant p.o.v change was certainly exhilarating
Oh no I completely forgot about this chapter. For me this is probably number 3. Behind only the death of sadeas and Kaladin getting his powers back just in time. Damn I loved that scene so much
we've been sleeping on into the skyyyy, that chapter was sick and i low key forgot about it (how dare i) and as a basic gal imma have to go with the duel as my fave scene
It's a great scene, too! I was seriously sweating after that scene, lol
Brandon is converting me, damn it. I´m an atheist, ex christian for decades and oathbringer made me cry like a child with themes like salvation, humbleness, accepting your pain... holy shit.
I remember when I was reading this scene how intense it was. The jumping back and forth really increased the anticipation. Halfway through I thought, “Something big is about to happen.”
For me, nothing will top when Syl gets Kaladin to go back to the Tower for Dalinar.
At that moment, Dalinar believes that "Act with honor and honor will aid you" was a lie. But a literal Honorspren sent a figure out of legend to aid him.
I saw the thumbnail of this video before reading the book. And when I read this chapter I thought “this must be the scene that the RUclips guy means”. Is just so different, exiting and fun to read.
I really really really really enjoyed the scene with Kaladin and Shallan in the chasms, they shared super intimate moments and revealed some very personal things to each other and wow I absolutely ship them. I have not read book 3 yet but I hope something happens between them LOL Sanderson isn't a romance author but damn, he could have fooled me.
My favourite scene is the duel because usually i zone out during fight/battle/war scenes, no matter how hard i try i cannot pay attention be it film, book, audiobooks. But there are scenes, few and special, where i am 100% there, and that duel is one of those scenes, and i remember just stopping in one spot on my walk home while listening to this scene, it was so very special. And while there were a few other fight scenes in stormlight that i was into, that one stands out the most. And how i cringed when Kaladin highjacked the boon.
Yeah same. I have such a hard time visualizing such things, and I realized as I was reading that the color-coding of the Plate made it WAY easier to follow along in my head. When I know that X is orange and Y is blue, as opposed to just generic gray or whatnot, I can much more vividly conjure what's going on and follow people's movements. Simple, understated, hugely effective bit of writing there that helps those of us with that problem.
Your videos are fire like always!!
Thanks!!
"They're scared of you. Do you see it in them? Show them why."
I just finished Oathbringer and you just KNOW it's gonna be an amazing chapter when it has multiple pov.
There is no scene more iconic than Shallan asking Adolin what he does when he needs to poop.
Words of Radiance is for me without a doubt the best experience of media consumption I've ever had, Oathbringer and Rhythm of War are still amazing but man Words of Radiance was just something else.
I remember reading that scene with a song from Divinity Original Sin 2 called Reapers Coast and man that was just amazing I could feel the wind while Kaladin was flying.
okay but whitespine uncaged is goated lmao
There was this relatively trivial moment during Kaladin's flying, when he soars up into the sky and grasp a view of the shattered plains. Kladin sees... "a pattern."
Kaladin's chapter suddenly overlapping with Shallan's worldview slapped me so hard that it trapped me in this brief moment that really doesn't mean anything by itself.
Kinda weird that it stays alongside with all the wonderful moments in the book, but I decided to keep it there anyway.
My go to for WoR is him saying the words - I've tried to storyboard that but my drawing can't do it justice ;-; It'll be one I'll retry in the future though cause it's the most hype I've gotten reading something
My favorite few chapters was Shallan and Kaladin spending time in the Chasms. Their first real time together was perfect and dealing with the Chasm Fiend together without Stormlight. It was such a cool couple of chapters for them.
I remember reading this chapter. This was the chapter that felt the most cinematic book scene i have ever read in any book
Another awesome video!!
Glad you enjoyed it!
I absolutely ADORE Words of Radiance. So far, it is my favorite book out of all of Stormlight. And while there are so many epic scenes (some of the best in fantasy, IMO), Kaladin, Dalinar, and Adolin vs Szeth is one of my absolute favorite parts (maybe tied with Kaladin getting his powers back). It is definitely my absolute favorite fight scene in ALL of fantasy (amazing as the Arena is).
I know this is an old video but my favourite chapter is in rhythm of war. It is interlude 10 Hasina.
Came here for a mene, went out with amazing insights!
My favorite is the duel with adolin and the 5 knights and kaladin, both lines their are powerful the “they fear you boy show them why” and “honor is dead but I’ll see what I can do”
Yeah, this chapter stood out to me as I was reading it more than any other.
The fact that you read the mass market paperback is insane. That’s a lot of pages in such a small space
"all your blades are wrong... All but mine. Pattern!"
In the last 100 pages i literally had like 30 OH MY GOD YES moments
My favourite scene is the book is "Honour is dead but I will see what I can do" holy shit that scene is good...
But I must tip my hat to the 3 scenes where Szeth shows up... both the times to kill Dalinar and to Terravangian. The tension of those scenes whenever the POV character realise that "oh shit its HIM" as if the grim reaper itself has showed up at their doorstep is just incredible!
And that other one and that other one - yeah there are a lot of good scenes
I'm sorry, but the scene where Dalinar is digging a latrine ditch with a warhammer is actually the best.
I think WoR is the strongest book in the series and probably Sanderson's best single book overall, haven't read everything he's done but have read stormlight, mistborn, most of W & W and Elantris. Just such a well thought out story that has so many interesting threads
The book is amazing, it is hard to tell a a favourite scene.
I will choose my favourite scene based on my ability in that specific moment to picturit in my mind: My favourite from Words of Radiance is when Kaladin was fighting Szeth and Syl was helping him, transforming from a shield to a blade to a spear to a blade again. I was vizualizing it in my mind so well that i dreamed Syl was MY spreen and was doing so (thanks to Shallan's drawings lol).
However my favourite scene from Book 1 and 2 is still when Kaladin first made his Oaths and led the Bridgmen to save Dalinar in the Tower.
So many amazing moments, and most of all, a story so well constructed that it seems almost unfair to point out one moment in particular.
And you actually forgot the entire chasm part between Shallan and Kaladin. Amazing book.
I don't think it's an accident that Shilan (I listened to it, I don't know how tf to spell these names...) "learns" who killed her brother at the same time Kalidan is trying to immitate the assassin in white
Dalinar holding his own against Szeth is an amazing scene. No powers. No stormlight. Just an incredible warrior using every bit of his skill against a man he has no business fighting in the first place
There’s a scene (I believe it’s in Oathbringer?) where Bridge 4 is training in their training area and eventually some confrontation evolves into a group therapy session where a lot of men open up emotionally and I listened to it twice during my first round of the book.
Or maybe that was my Stormlight book club idk.
Elhokar breaking down in front of Kaladin was probably my favourite scene. I was so annoyed with Elhokar after everything he had done before, culminating in how he threw Kaladin in prison, but that conversation made all that annoyance fade away. You really come to empathise with him at the same time as Kaladin.
Nothing beats Dalinar trading his Shardblade for the bridgemen imo, but yes, a lot of memorable scenes. In all the books.
This scene felt very familiar to the Flight scene in Man of Steel. I read the scene again with Hans Zimmers score playing in my mind.
While the 4v2 duel (4v3 if you count Renarin but come on lmao) is really awesome, Kaladin having a full on DBZ fight with Szeth in the sky during the Everstorm is peak fiction IMO.
I love kaladin he made me loves paladins even tho i always hated them (long time dnd player that wants to play paladin for the first time in forever)
You claim to be a fan of the Stormlight Archives and a good Vorin man, yet you read the books instead of having them read to you. Interesting.
Into the Sky is the first chapter in words of radiance part 2. After finishing part 1 I stopped reading for multiple months and this chapter was such a good way to get me back on the horse. I still like the duel more though.
You sent him to the sky to die, assassin. But the skies and the winds are mine, I claim them as I now claim your life!!!!!
I love reading, I read alot of books that you like, keeping track of everyone is not something I do though lol
So many good scenes. I love lopen, he makes me laugh, but that scene with elhokar and his mom was one of my favorites. Shallan and kaladins first encounters and throughout the whole book pretty much. The scene where pattern tells a prostitute joke.
Ok but consider: Shallan and the Stick
ok you got me there
Little late to the party here but I just finished the book. Adolin going barbarian and killing Sadeas had me so hyped.