25th May 2004, 9:55 PM
Reading through the books again, I can't help but get a kick out of Mat. He is so funny, not just in what he says, but how he acts and how he thinks and how others relate to him. I just finished A Crown of Swords and I can't get enough of the scenes with Mat, Elayne, and Nynaeve all together. In fact, I've noticed that Elayne and Nynaeve in particular are used for comic relief, but in a very subtle and ironic way. I didn't get it at all until this last time reading through (which is my 3rd), and found most of their scenes to be very boring, but it's different now. I think it's because they have such an arrogant, self-righteous, and even hypocritical (Nynaeve complaining about people who bully others!) mindset about everything, and they are so blind to it. They are so sure they know exactly what is going on in the world, and since I know not only what is happening but also what will happen several books in the future, it becomes very comedic. To me, at least.