*Just to reiterate, I tried to make sure the most commonly mentioned scenes that you all had brought up when I asked were on the list. There are definitely other great ones besides these 😊* Don't open this if you haven't read all three--I don't want you getting spoiled! Stormlight Archive playlist: th-cam.com/play/PL-WCMA9LkyeyVWQGUcSp8sdNQB6oJ45WM.html Brandon Sanderson playlist: th-cam.com/play/PL-WCMA9LkyewXJ6w64z19u5sBkocaiTAQ.html Scenes for your reference: -Elhokar death -Syl bringing Kaladin the leaf -The chasm scene -Honor is dead, but I'll see what I can do -Mating -Dalinar telling off Elhokar at the end of WoKs -The skies are mine (battle at the end of Words of Radiance) -Bridge 4 goes back -Dalinar gives up his shardblade -Tien death -Sadeas death -What happens if you have to go? -Kaladin goes home -Boots -You can't have my pain Artwork (in order): -Kaladin in the field: instagram.com/solarpines/ -Tien and Kaladin: instagram.com/ariilustrador/ -Adolin/Sadeas: instagram.com/ariilustrador/ -Kaladin sad: instagram.com/ebnovelsart/ -Kaladin and Adolin: instagram.com/ariilustrador/ -Shallan and Adolin: instagram.com/taratjah/ -Kaladin and Shallan: www.deviantart.com/anndr/art/The-Stormlight-Archive-761646486 -Dalinar: instagram.com/vargasni/ -Elhokar: instagram.com/botanica_xu/ -Navani: instagram.com/taratjah/ -Dalinar: instagram.com/vargasni/ -Pattern: This came from the book -Kaladin and Szeth: instagram.com/vargasni/ -Boots: This is a random picture from the internet ;) -Bridge 4: www.zackstella.com *There's an additional Kaladin/Adolin piece in the thumbnail; this is the artist: instagram.com/vargasni/ Amazon affiliate purchase links for the books: Way of Kings: amzn.to/3k93ttF Words of Radiance: amzn.to/2ZuUqLO Oathbringer: amzn.to/35wkpGv Rhythm of War: amzn.to/35x06bK You can also help out local used bookstores by purchasing books from bookshop.org: bookshop.org
Thats my 2nd favorite. My favorite is when Kaladin turns bridge 4 back around to save Dalinar and Adolin on the large plateau or when Dalinar gives up his blade to free bridge 4.
Easily my favorite scene! Anytime I think about it I get chills. When the Stormfather is talking to Dalinar and said he must leave because of a disobedient child, and you know what is coming...chills
Back to re reading this series. Just got through moment when Kaladin survives the highstorm. And a little detail I missed he sees syl defending him from deathspren with a tiny sword while he's recovering from miraculously surviving. Syl is one of the most adorable characters in all of fantasy.
OH YEEEAAAHHHH!! Damn that scene was one of the best moments where he told the men that he would not die and he would look at them when the storm passed
@@somekidwithaphone3345 I totally understand Adolin, I still love him tho, but I never saw Dalinar as pretentious maybe when I reread them for the fifth book I’ll try to remember this comment and see where you are coming from
"Then, like a Herald from lore, a man rose into the air above them. Glowing white with Stormlight, the bearded man carried a long silver Shardspear with a strange crossguard shape behind the tip. Teft. Knight Radiant." I have listened to this part SO MANY times. Easily top 5 for me and can't believe it was in someone's top 15....
As said in the video and pinned post, I tried to pull the most often mentioned scenes when I asked people their favorites! Sorry that one wasn’t brought up really 😄
@@ebnovels that is the beauty of literature though. We all have different feelings based on our own experiences. My mental health struggles causes me to cheer for every broken person in this series. Brandon's portrayal of mental health is why I love this series so much!
Great ranking! My favourite scene is the "Somebody has to start, son. Somebody has to step forward and do what is right, because it is right. If nobody starts, then others cannot follow." Brings tears to my eyes everytime.
The arena scene in WoR is INCREDIBLE. I can always, always visualise it and I adored the way Adolin and Kaladin fought together!!! It was so cinematic AAAAAAAH! My number 1 scene would absolutely be the same as yours with the bridgemen going back. When I reread the book, that made me cry, just because it married up thematically and characteristically and it just hit me right in the feelings.
I dunno about y’all but my favorite scene was probably Kaladin figuring out that the side carry for the bridge just caused the deaths of all the other bridgemen
The scene I would have added is the revelation that humans aren't native to Roshar, and that they were the original void bringers. That scene stopped both me and my husband in our tracks as we read the books.
You cannot have my pain is second spot for me. Honor is dead, I will see what I can do is first spot for me. Dalinar giving up his shardblade is third spot. Kal's I own the Sky is fourth. Elhokar's death is somewhere in the middle. Kal and Bridge4, fifth spot. Pattern mating scene and syl's discussion with Kaladin regarding the same, near the last slots. Boots scene is also near the last slot.
You describing how amazing those scenes are makes me want to cry too! 😭 my favorite series! My favorite scene that made me cry was when (SPOILERS) Kaladin lost Syl but he gets her back when he's defending Elhokar and he speaks the second ideal.
I really liked how it was done in the Graphic audio version. Syl shouting for Kaladin and him saying the words, epic music ramping up in the background...it was, well...epic.
I was thinking the same exact thing. Dalinar and Honor's perpendicularity should be on there. As well as the Prologue for The Way of Kings; that's what really hooked me to the whole series.
That is the you cannot have my pain one because that is what he says a few sentences before he creates Honor's perpendicularly. It is ranked as number 12 but it is on the list.
I’m so sad that The Girl Who Looked Up story with Wit and Shallan wasn’t on here. That’s one of my FAVORITE scenes. These are all good though. Bridge four going back for Dalinar’s army is my all time favorite scene as well.
Oh yeah, I totally agree with the number 1 pick. It’s I think one of 2-3 times in my life I actually cried while reading a book. Like real tears. And I was listening to it in my car in an audio book. I would have placed the “honor is dead” scene a bit higher on my personal list and I wouldn’t have ranked the elohkar scene quite as high, but I loved seeing your reasons behind it.
The reveal that Shallan had to kill her mother in self defence and then the flashback to her having to kill her father in front of her siblings... intense, unforgettable, jarring, heartbreaking... amazing
I agree with you for a lot of this, very emotional. For me, the "Honor is Dead, but I'll see what I can do" is probably higher up. Also really like the scene with Kal in prison, saying he'll never trust a lighteyes again. So gooood!
I really like your list, the only scenes I'd add in the top half would be Teft admitting he'd sold his uniform jacket for firemoss, and then Teft swearing the third Ideal. Those two scenes are so powerful and brutally heavy, I can't imagine a list of impactful scenes without those two.
I was screaming at my book when Elokhar died, and my Moash doing the bridge four salute to Kaladin after killing Elokhar, F*** Moash. Dalinar is my man, can make up 15 scenes just with him. My Number one is Dalinar giving up his blade, and with such ease, as if there is no argument giving up the most precious artifact in Roshar for slaves. Shallan killing her farther and singing him that lullaby, so creepy but so good. Great list Elliot.
Special emotional mentions to add: - When Shallan kills her father, singing the lullaby he used to sing for her. Tragic, but compelling. - Teft's redemption. Teft's story up until the end of Oathbringer has just been incredible. What Brandon Sanderson did in redeeming someone who had his cards stacked against him with a drug abuse, and one who had completely given up on himself, was nothing short of amazing. My dad struggled from substance abuse before he died, and this one spoke to me on a whole other level, and I'm very thankful to Brandon Sanderson for doing what he did with Teft! - When Kaladin looks up and find Rock having shot Amaram, knowing how much he and Bridge Four means to Rock! - When Kaladin performs a kata during chasm duty - Jasnah refusing to kill Renarin - When Shallan faces off with the Midnight Mother in Urithiru. Great list Elliot! I'd put "You can't have my pain" on 1st spot, "The skies are mine" one 2nd and "Honor is dead" on the third. Goose bumps on every single one of those! PS: I am so excited for Rhythm of War! We're only 3 days away! Can't wait for Michael and Kate to take us on yet another adventure!
The single most underrated scenes in all of stormlight is adolin walking out into the street after the wine shop and being disgusted by the "officers". It is one of the most symbolically powerful scenes in the entire series and altered the course of events so crucially.
@@glokta1 at sadeas camp. At this point he's decided to take over from dalinar as high prince but goes back on that decision. It's such an important scene in the context of the story, and it's incredibly told
I'd love to make a video like this but honestly, I love too much of this series and would just end up reciting the entire story hahaha. Despite how much the scale of the action increases throughout the series, I think I have to agree with your number 1. Kaladin's big moment at the end of The Way of Kings honestly brought me to tears because you have felt his struggle SO strongly throughout the book. It's amazing. Fantastic list :)
Szeth vs Thunderclast. Hands down my favourite scene. Out of nowhere Szeth drops in, slices through the thunderclast with Nightblood in hand. Absolutely epic insanity.
Kal’s return to Hearthstone was my favorite scene from OB. Overall tho I think when Bridge 4 rescues the Kholin army after being abandoned by Sadeas is my favorite. The Lopen first taking in stormlight is one of my favorite underrated scenes as well as any interaction between Lyft and Nightblood 😂
I get why it wouldn’t be included in a list like this but the scene where Venli finds Eshonai's dead body absolutely crushed me so I’m mentioning it here.
The WOR interlude chapter where Eshonai comes back to her people in Stormform with glowing red eyes and pretends like she's totally fine (despite the screaming in her head) was one of my favorite scenes in that book. I was so disappointed when Eshonai died, never liked Venli. "How could she explain it? How could she describe taste to one with no mouth, sight to one who had never seen? 'I feel a tempest brewing just beyond our experience. A powerful, angry tempest. A highstorm. With enough of us bearing this form together, we could bring it. We could bend the storms to our will, and could bring them down upon our enemies.' Humming to the Rhythm of Awe spread through those who watched. As they were listeners, they could feel the rhythm, hear it. All were in tune, all were in rhythm with one another. Perfection."
I Love the videos and love all your videos.... but personally (and i know this is my opinion and not arguing what you said) but one of the main scenes that gets me every time i read stormlight is the time Dalinar breaks down when Renarin hands him the last bottle of alcohol he saved away on the way to the Nightwatcher.... not sure if i felt that as as a "i wish i'm not that type of father" or "the hopes my Child could love me after all that."
One of my favorites next to those already mentioned is Tefts viewpoint, when Kaladin opens his eyes after the judgment of the stormfather in WoK. I ALWAYS get goosebumps
I read all the scenes and now I want to know your thoughts on all hoid moments especially : 1. SYL , KALADIN AND HOID STORY WANDERSAIL 2. SHALLAN AND THE GIRL WHO STOOD UP 3. MISHIM MOON STORY 4. EVERY EPILOGUE 5. WIT AND DALINAR INTERACTIONS 6. HOID AND KALADIN - FLEET.
I was a little disappointed to see that not a single Hoid scene made the list. Hoid presenting the story of Wandersail to Kaladin is in my top 10 for sure
Dalinars monologue in the last act in wok..the line from dalinar "when we face the end we will do so,our heads held high and eyes to the sun" thats my number 1 because i still remember it..like its etched into my brain..😂😂
For me the funniest scene was the Azish Viziers losing their minds when Dalinar pulls out written arguments from Fen,navani and Jasnah ,it was too anime like : ) (anyone feel the same?)
What an awesome way to build some excitement for Rhythm of War! I’m not sure I would dare to rank these scenes since they’re all so powerful, but it was great to relive them.
I really appreciate the amount of thought you put into this list. 👌 There are a couple scenes with Wit I thought might have made it, but all together I think you have a solid top 15! 😊
😳 YOU.CAN.NOT.HAVE.MY.PAIN and "Honor is dead" are two of my favourite. I thought they will be atleast in top 5 of your list. Anyway I hope rhythm of war will be full of my new favourites 🎉
One of my favorite scenes is when Shallan kills Tin. It’s so unexpected and seeing her take charge of everything was so badass, it made Shallan and book two my favorites.
@@adarshraj2583 don’t know if I got her name exactly right but it’s the woman Shallan travels with and who teaches Shallan a bunch of tricks while they’re on their way to the warcamps in WoR
This series has so many amazing scenes...you can probably put everything here and it fits. I have one that i really really loved, because it gave me chills when Michael Krammer naratted it in the audiobook...and that's Dalinar's speech at the end of Chapter 75 "Only Red" of Oathbringer: “I promised Tanalan that his widows would weep for what I did here, but that is too merciful for what they’ve done to me. I intend to so thoroughly ruin this place that for ten generations, nobody will dare build here for fear of the spirits who will haunt it. We will make a pyre of this city, and there shall be no weeping for its passing, for none will remain to weep.”
I also really liked the first time Kaladin flys in WoR, I know is not that epic but I loved it. But yeah, first 4 places I totally agree, maybe adding honor is dead to number 3^^ When Bridge 4 comes back is such a powerful and meaningful scene, can't think about it without crying
One of the most emotional scenes i read. Was in oathbringer. When teft after so many down and new bottoms collects himself to say the second ideal. "I will protect those I hate. Even if the one I hate most is myself." It was just too much!
Everyone knows the best scene so far is when "The Lopen" and Rua let the stormfather know he's number one at the end of oathbringer :). I will mention the prologue from way of kings, idk if there has been a better way to start a series then Seth's attack on Gav, it shows just enough of how badass the magic is going to be, leaves you with so many questions. Its just flat out epic. Also anything involving Lift and Wyndle.
An underrated scene in my opinion is when in WoK the members of bridge 4 notice Kaladin beginning to glow as he practices fighting stances. It got me super excited and was the first glimpse of what was to come... Also, having a Herald make an entrance at the end of Wok was epic. It's not as big a moment after reading Wor and Oathbringer, but reading it at the time was crazy.
This is a great list. Agree with the No 1 spot. I love it when Bridge 4 goes back for Dalinar and his army. When Dalinar turns around in the middle of the fight and sees a single bridge crew coming back for them ........ That scene just got me.
I might only remember it because I'm currently rereading Oathbringer, but I really like the scene near it's beginning as Kaladin is leaving his parshman group just before the highstorm arrives. Failing to convince the storm father to lessen the storm, he runs through it trying to protect as many of the people caught out in it as he can. Then to protect the group he draws together tens of windspren into the shape of wings around him and parts the freaking highstorm to shield them while they move to safety.
When Szeth, Kaladin, Adolin, and Dalinar have a 1v3 in the dark hallway, I can visualize that scene so perfectly and weirdly is a top tier scene from WoR from me (below the duel, i’m not insane)
The way that kaladin mentally breaks in oathbringer is really relatable for me. I've always been the one who tried to find the middle ground and so when his friends are all killing eachother around him I know that pain of everyone you are trying to help destroying eachother. My ex girlfriend fought with my family once she got tired of them and it just ripped me apart when they would.
Just wanted to drop this here, Just bought The way of Kings late last night!! Super excited about this. Don't worry, it will be awhile till i watch this vid!!
How is it possible you don't care about Dalinar? His is one of the best character arcs ever! ***SPOILER*** “I did kill the people of Rathalas,” Dalinar shouted. “You might have been there, but I made the choice. I decided!” He stilled. “I killed her. It hurts so much, but I did it. I accept that. You cannot have her. You cannot take her from me again.” “Journey before destination,” Dalinar said. “it cannot be a journey if it doesn’t have a beginning.” A thunderclap sounded in his mind. Suddenly, awareness poured back into him. The Stormfather, distant, feeling frightened-but also surprised. Dalinar? “I will take responsibility for what I’ve done,” Dalinar whispered. “If I must fall, I will rise each time a better man.”
I care about him, but I always find his chapters slower than Kal/Shallan. Dalinar's internal struggle is just harder to relate to for a lot of people, I think.
I quit reading Oathbringer for like 3 weeks at that scene because I was so sure Dalinar was going to either die or become Odium's champion. That scene is my number 1 because Dalinar's arc has been the most impactful to me.
@@johnjamison4579 Same. It has more weigh than the others in my opinion. Whatever Dalinar did in his life was horrible and would destroy any normal human being. He came on top of it after many years of journey. The other main characters had difficult lives but nothing compares to killing thousands and your own wife imo.
I liked all the scenes you picked, I just missed one on here, which I consider to be my absolute favorite: The girl who looked up. SPOILERS: Shallan is at the end of her rope. She finds out that all the good she has been trying to achieve in Kholinar was wasted, that the people she was trying to help were suffering more for her interference and that they hated her. And then Wit comes in and delivers the line of the century: Accept the pain, but don't that you deserved it. I think that was the very first time a book made me cry.
Your one and two should've been top 15 at least - sorry boots and 'no mating' scenes there is too much epic goodness in this series to have two somewhat comedic scenes beat out any of the epic ones.
I think you ranked these very well. I agree with bridge four going back being near or at the top, and also having it higher than Dalinar trading his shard blade, because at this point you expect Dalinar to do the big honorable thing, but you don’t expect slaves with the chance to escape to give it up for people they don’t know. I also agree with the big emotional scenes being better than the witty humorous scenes, because I think Sanderson simply writes those better.
1. “Honor is dead, but I’ll see what I can do” 2. “The skies are MINE” 3. “Mmmmmm. No mmmmmating.” 4. “I am your Veil, Shallan.” 5. “I WILL ACCEPT THAT THERE WILL BE THOSE THAT I CANNOT PROTECT” 6. i dont have a quote but when taravangian kills rayse and ascends 7. “YOU. FAILED.” (lift to nale) 8. “On that night, Szeth Son-Son Vallano, Truthless of Shinovar, wore white.”
Just before 'honor is dead' and Kaladin jumps into the dueling ring to save Adolin and Renarin was my 'Neverending Story' story moment. I literally shouted out 'Save them Kaladin' to an empty room, and started crying. I'm a 40 year old man who hasn't cried since 1987.
One of my favorites was Kaladin's revelation. The King is Dalinar's Tien scene. I'm surprised it's not on here. Also, when szeth steps into the corridor in front of Kal, Dalinar, and Adolin, I could almost hear the boss battle music begin to swell.
One of my favorite scene was the ending of Way of Kings when Kaladin just got done talking to Dalinar and traveled back to bridge 4. They were sitting around the fire camp and conversing about how Kaladin is a radiant, eating stew, enjoying each other's company, Kaladin thinking back about how he lost 3 men but saved 27 of his friends. (It sounds and feels more emotional in the GraphicAudio audible)
All of the Battle of Thaylen Fields. Literally all of it. But definitely Dalinar connecting the realms while Kaladin, Adolin, and Shallan magically appear
Noooooooo Dalinar is the best! He can be my Real Dad 😂 he’s one of my favorites. Dalinar giving up his shard blade for the bridgemen made me sobbbbbbbbbb.
*Just to reiterate, I tried to make sure the most commonly mentioned scenes that you all had brought up when I asked were on the list. There are definitely other great ones besides these 😊*
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Scenes for your reference:
-Elhokar death
-Syl bringing Kaladin the leaf
-The chasm scene
-Honor is dead, but I'll see what I can do
-Mating
-Dalinar telling off Elhokar at the end of WoKs
-The skies are mine (battle at the end of Words of Radiance)
-Bridge 4 goes back
-Dalinar gives up his shardblade
-Tien death
-Sadeas death
-What happens if you have to go?
-Kaladin goes home
-Boots
-You can't have my pain
Artwork (in order):
-Kaladin in the field: instagram.com/solarpines/
-Tien and Kaladin: instagram.com/ariilustrador/
-Adolin/Sadeas: instagram.com/ariilustrador/
-Kaladin sad: instagram.com/ebnovelsart/
-Kaladin and Adolin: instagram.com/ariilustrador/
-Shallan and Adolin: instagram.com/taratjah/
-Kaladin and Shallan: www.deviantart.com/anndr/art/The-Stormlight-Archive-761646486
-Dalinar: instagram.com/vargasni/
-Elhokar: instagram.com/botanica_xu/
-Navani: instagram.com/taratjah/
-Dalinar: instagram.com/vargasni/
-Pattern: This came from the book
-Kaladin and Szeth: instagram.com/vargasni/
-Boots: This is a random picture from the internet ;)
-Bridge 4: www.zackstella.com
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As long as "Honor is dead but I'll see what I can do." is number one then we're cool.
😬😬😬 I don’t want to make this awkward...
@@ebnovels I'll have to finish watching later, it should give you enough time to readjust your #1 to fit my request. 😁
Nah nothing beats " your pancakefulness"
That's not even the coolest part in Words of Radiance, let alone all three so far. lol
@@coleton7048 it's all a matter of opinion but you can not just say that with out telling us your own favorite scene
"You can't have my pain" was my favorite scene of the entire series so far.
We can be friends then.
Thats my 2nd favorite. My favorite is when Kaladin turns bridge 4 back around to save Dalinar and Adolin on the large plateau or when Dalinar gives up his blade to free bridge 4.
And then when Dalinar just slams reality together with his hands. What a badass end point to this part of his character arc.
Easily
Dalinar is EASILY the best character in the series
Another great scene was when Kaladin got his powers back by deciding to protect Elhokar from Moash...that was epic
Agreed! I’m surprised people didn’t mention that one very much when I asked 😮
that's the third ideal moment. of course it's epic
Easily my favorite scene! Anytime I think about it I get chills. When the Stormfather is talking to Dalinar and said he must leave because of a disobedient child, and you know what is coming...chills
Back to re reading this series. Just got through moment when Kaladin survives the highstorm.
And a little detail I missed he sees syl defending him from deathspren with a tiny sword while he's recovering from miraculously surviving.
Syl is one of the most adorable characters in all of fantasy.
OH YEEEAAAHHHH!! Damn that scene was one of the best moments where he told the men that he would not die and he would look at them when the storm passed
Amazing scene. I saw some art online if that exact scene it was awesome, little Syl with a sword fighting off evil Spider looking death spren
"I don't care about Dalinar that much!"
My heart just broke
Same, Dalinar is my fav character, I know that his scenes are kind of slow, but well, he is my man
Dalinar and adolin are annoying as hell in my opinion
@@somekidwithaphone3345 really? I love those two, my least fav is Shallan
@@roccocanfield4559 shall and ok but Dalinar and adolin are just do pretentious and annoying
@@somekidwithaphone3345 I totally understand Adolin, I still love him tho, but I never saw Dalinar as pretentious maybe when I reread them for the fifth book I’ll try to remember this comment and see where you are coming from
"Then, like a Herald from lore, a man rose into the air above them. Glowing white with Stormlight, the bearded man carried a long silver Shardspear with a strange crossguard shape behind the tip. Teft. Knight Radiant."
I have listened to this part SO MANY times. Easily top 5 for me and can't believe it was in someone's top 15....
As said in the video and pinned post, I tried to pull the most often mentioned scenes when I asked people their favorites! Sorry that one wasn’t brought up really 😄
@@ebnovels that is the beauty of literature though. We all have different feelings based on our own experiences. My mental health struggles causes me to cheer for every broken person in this series. Brandon's portrayal of mental health is why I love this series so much!
Great ranking! My favourite scene is the "Somebody has to start, son. Somebody has to step forward and do what is right, because it is right. If nobody starts, then others cannot follow." Brings tears to my eyes everytime.
AHHHHHH YESSS😭😭😭
The arena scene in WoR is INCREDIBLE. I can always, always visualise it and I adored the way Adolin and Kaladin fought together!!! It was so cinematic AAAAAAAH!
My number 1 scene would absolutely be the same as yours with the bridgemen going back. When I reread the book, that made me cry, just because it married up thematically and characteristically and it just hit me right in the feelings.
YESSS! Kaladin contemplating whether to go back and him shouting "I've been here before! " made me cry
I dunno about y’all but my favorite scene was probably Kaladin figuring out that the side carry for the bridge just caused the deaths of all the other bridgemen
That was tragic and amazing.
"Honour is dead but I’ll see what I can do" might be my favourite scene period. In anything.
samee
The scene I would have added is the revelation that humans aren't native to Roshar, and that they were the original void bringers. That scene stopped both me and my husband in our tracks as we read the books.
Same!! I yelled "WHAT!?!?" Really loud when I hit that part.
You cannot have my pain is second spot for me.
Honor is dead, I will see what I can do is first spot for me.
Dalinar giving up his shardblade is third spot.
Kal's I own the Sky is fourth.
Elhokar's death is somewhere in the middle.
Kal and Bridge4, fifth spot.
Pattern mating scene and syl's discussion with Kaladin regarding the same, near the last slots. Boots scene is also near the last slot.
You describing how amazing those scenes are makes me want to cry too! 😭 my favorite series! My favorite scene that made me cry was when (SPOILERS) Kaladin lost Syl but he gets her back when he's defending Elhokar and he speaks the second ideal.
I really liked how it was done in the Graphic audio version. Syl shouting for Kaladin and him saying the words, epic music ramping up in the background...it was, well...epic.
SPOILER
where's the scene when Dalinar connects all the realms...🤷🏽♂️🤷🏽♂️
Yo was gonna say that too XD
Madlad clapped the realms
I was thinking the same exact thing. Dalinar and Honor's perpendicularity should be on there. As well as the Prologue for The Way of Kings; that's what really hooked me to the whole series.
That is the you cannot have my pain one because that is what he says a few sentences before he creates Honor's perpendicularly. It is ranked as number 12 but it is on the list.
@@codyjones746 Oh right! Forgot those two happened the same scene
Pretty sure that's clumped in with You cannot have my pain
I’m so sad that The Girl Who Looked Up story with Wit and Shallan wasn’t on here. That’s one of my FAVORITE scenes. These are all good though. Bridge four going back for Dalinar’s army is my all time favorite scene as well.
Hey this one is by far my favourite haha I was sad not to see it too but I do see why. I cried for a good half hour after
E: the wit and shallan scene
I AGREE. That scene was SOOOOO GOOD.
Oh yeah, I totally agree with the number 1 pick. It’s I think one of 2-3 times in my life I actually cried while reading a book. Like real tears. And I was listening to it in my car in an audio book. I would have placed the “honor is dead” scene a bit higher on my personal list and I wouldn’t have ranked the elohkar scene quite as high, but I loved seeing your reasons behind it.
The reveal that Shallan had to kill her mother in self defence and then the flashback to her having to kill her father in front of her siblings... intense, unforgettable, jarring, heartbreaking... amazing
I agree with you for a lot of this, very emotional. For me, the "Honor is Dead, but I'll see what I can do" is probably higher up. Also really like the scene with Kal in prison, saying he'll never trust a lighteyes again. So gooood!
Telling people about the way of kings even though they don't want to listen is me everyday and dalinar tbh...
I really like your list, the only scenes I'd add in the top half would be Teft admitting he'd sold his uniform jacket for firemoss, and then Teft swearing the third Ideal. Those two scenes are so powerful and brutally heavy, I can't imagine a list of impactful scenes without those two.
I was screaming at my book when Elokhar died, and my Moash doing the bridge four salute to Kaladin after killing Elokhar, F*** Moash.
Dalinar is my man, can make up 15 scenes just with him.
My Number one is Dalinar giving up his blade, and with such ease, as if there is no argument giving up the most precious artifact in Roshar for slaves.
Shallan killing her farther and singing him that lullaby, so creepy but so good.
Great list Elliot.
The scene where Kal swears the third oath always gets me teared up.
“We lift the bridge together, Teft,” Kaladin said. “And we carry it.” It's such a small moment in a big book but it really got me.
"I am honorspren. Spirit of oaths. Of promises. And of nobility"
was the best
Special emotional mentions to add:
- When Shallan kills her father, singing the lullaby he used to sing for her. Tragic, but compelling.
- Teft's redemption. Teft's story up until the end of Oathbringer has just been incredible. What Brandon Sanderson did in redeeming someone who had his cards stacked against him with a drug abuse, and one who had completely given up on himself, was nothing short of amazing. My dad struggled from substance abuse before he died, and this one spoke to me on a whole other level, and I'm very thankful to Brandon Sanderson for doing what he did with Teft!
- When Kaladin looks up and find Rock having shot Amaram, knowing how much he and Bridge Four means to Rock!
- When Kaladin performs a kata during chasm duty
- Jasnah refusing to kill Renarin
- When Shallan faces off with the Midnight Mother in Urithiru.
Great list Elliot! I'd put "You can't have my pain" on 1st spot, "The skies are mine" one 2nd and "Honor is dead" on the third. Goose bumps on every single one of those!
PS: I am so excited for Rhythm of War! We're only 3 days away! Can't wait for Michael and Kate to take us on yet another adventure!
The single most underrated scenes in all of stormlight is adolin walking out into the street after the wine shop and being disgusted by the "officers".
It is one of the most symbolically powerful scenes in the entire series and altered the course of events so crucially.
Is this when he "really looks" at his Dalinar's camp and has a change of heart?
@@glokta1 at sadeas camp. At this point he's decided to take over from dalinar as high prince but goes back on that decision. It's such an important scene in the context of the story, and it's incredibly told
I'd love to make a video like this but honestly, I love too much of this series and would just end up reciting the entire story hahaha. Despite how much the scale of the action increases throughout the series, I think I have to agree with your number 1. Kaladin's big moment at the end of The Way of Kings honestly brought me to tears because you have felt his struggle SO strongly throughout the book. It's amazing. Fantastic list :)
Szeth vs Thunderclast. Hands down my favourite scene. Out of nowhere Szeth drops in, slices through the thunderclast with Nightblood in hand. Absolutely epic insanity.
Love the chasmfiend hunt, but yeah, “we have to go back” is definitely number 1
Kal’s return to Hearthstone was my favorite scene from OB. Overall tho I think when Bridge 4 rescues the Kholin army after being abandoned by Sadeas is my favorite. The Lopen first taking in stormlight is one of my favorite underrated scenes as well as any interaction between Lyft and Nightblood 😂
Elhokar's last scene got me heartbroken bro, his redemption was fantastic
I get why it wouldn’t be included in a list like this but the scene where Venli finds Eshonai's dead body absolutely crushed me so I’m mentioning it here.
The WOR interlude chapter where Eshonai comes back to her people in Stormform with glowing red eyes and pretends like she's totally fine (despite the screaming in her head) was one of my favorite scenes in that book. I was so disappointed when Eshonai died, never liked Venli.
"How could she explain it? How could she describe taste to one with no mouth, sight to one who had never seen? 'I feel a tempest brewing just beyond our experience. A powerful, angry tempest. A highstorm. With enough of us bearing this form together, we could bring it. We could bend the storms to our will, and could bring them down upon our enemies.' Humming to the Rhythm of Awe spread through those who watched. As they were listeners, they could feel the rhythm, hear it. All were in tune, all were in rhythm with one another. Perfection."
@@isaacbruner65 I like Venli after Rythm of War
I Love the videos and love all your videos.... but personally (and i know this is my opinion and not arguing what you said) but one of the main scenes that gets me every time i read stormlight is the time Dalinar breaks down when Renarin hands him the last bottle of alcohol he saved away on the way to the Nightwatcher.... not sure if i felt that as as a "i wish i'm not that type of father" or "the hopes my Child could love me after all that."
No Wit scenes? They're some of my favorite, especially his story telling (both with Kaladin and Shaman).
One of my favorites next to those already mentioned is Tefts viewpoint, when Kaladin opens his eyes after the judgment of the stormfather in WoK.
I ALWAYS get goosebumps
Great video! Fun seeing all the Call To Adventure art here... it was an honor to work with great artists to capture those scenes.
I think the first Taravangian POV scene deserves an honorable mention
I read all the scenes and now I want to know your thoughts on all hoid moments especially :
1. SYL , KALADIN AND HOID STORY WANDERSAIL
2. SHALLAN AND THE GIRL WHO STOOD UP
3. MISHIM MOON STORY
4. EVERY EPILOGUE
5. WIT AND DALINAR INTERACTIONS
6. HOID AND KALADIN - FLEET.
Shallan and the girl who stood up is one of the most beautiful chapters written in fantasy ever.
I was a little disappointed to see that not a single Hoid scene made the list. Hoid presenting the story of Wandersail to Kaladin is in my top 10 for sure
The Girl Who Stood Up. Easily. And Hoid is definitely playing favorites
Characters saying their oaths makes for the best scenes... as it should be
Dalinars monologue in the last act in wok..the line from dalinar "when we face the end we will do so,our heads held high and eyes to the sun" thats my number 1 because i still remember it..like its etched into my brain..😂😂
For me the funniest scene was the Azish Viziers losing their minds when Dalinar pulls out written arguments from Fen,navani and Jasnah ,it was too anime like : ) (anyone feel the same?)
What an awesome way to build some excitement for Rhythm of War! I’m not sure I would dare to rank these scenes since they’re all so powerful, but it was great to relive them.
You are putting THE BEST scene of rhe series so far, behind shallan flirting with adolin, i cant!!.
I really appreciate the amount of thought you put into this list. 👌 There are a couple scenes with Wit I thought might have made it, but all together I think you have a solid top 15! 😊
😳 YOU.CAN.NOT.HAVE.MY.PAIN and "Honor is dead" are two of my favourite. I thought they will be atleast in top 5 of your list. Anyway I hope rhythm of war will be full of my new favourites 🎉
idk, every scene with Lift in is a top scene for me.
My favourite is when Wit/Hoid just insults the living heck out of that man at the end of the story
I listened to that scene at work and bust out laughing in a room full of 20 people quietly going about their day
I don't know how you got this down to 15 because there are so many ❤ Amazing video
Thank you for this recap! Your makeup looks amazing, btw!
One of my favorite scenes is when Shallan kills Tin. It’s so unexpected and seeing her take charge of everything was so badass, it made Shallan and book two my favorites.
I was about to mention this scene. Shallan summoning the shardblade in an instant...really cool moment for me.
Same
wait whos tin
@@adarshraj2583 don’t know if I got her name exactly right but it’s the woman Shallan travels with and who teaches Shallan a bunch of tricks while they’re on their way to the warcamps in WoR
@@Lizzie_04 which book does this happen in?
I cried while listening to you describing the number 1 scene. It gets me every time!
Loved this video, I got goosebumps just remembering the top 5 scenes.
This series has so many amazing scenes...you can probably put everything here and it fits.
I have one that i really really loved, because it gave me chills when Michael Krammer naratted it in the audiobook...and that's Dalinar's speech at the end of Chapter 75 "Only Red" of Oathbringer:
“I promised Tanalan that his widows would weep for what I did here, but that is too merciful for what they’ve done to me. I intend to so thoroughly ruin this place that for ten generations, nobody will dare build here for fear of the spirits who will haunt it. We will make a pyre of this city, and there shall be no weeping for its passing, for none will remain to weep.”
I also really liked the first time Kaladin flys in WoR, I know is not that epic but I loved it. But yeah, first 4 places I totally agree, maybe adding honor is dead to number 3^^ When Bridge 4 comes back is such a powerful and meaningful scene, can't think about it without crying
I also get weepy at SO much of this series. Its just brilliant!
Bridge 4 going back is my favorite scene as well. Yay! That got my subscription.
One of the most emotional scenes i read. Was in oathbringer. When teft after so many down and new bottoms collects himself to say the second ideal. "I will protect those I hate. Even if the one I hate most is myself." It was just too much!
Everyone knows the best scene so far is when "The Lopen" and Rua let the stormfather know he's number one at the end of oathbringer :). I will mention the prologue from way of kings, idk if there has been a better way to start a series then Seth's attack on Gav, it shows just enough of how badass the magic is going to be, leaves you with so many questions. Its just flat out epic. Also anything involving Lift and Wyndle.
Don't forget Wit!
@@josephs883Its You!!!
@@smaug1234 It's Me!
I like how many epic scenes Kaladin has, he is by far my favorite character. I enjoy every single chapter with him, hopefully many more to come!
I couldn't agree more with #1. It's why Way of Kings isn't just my favorite in the series, but one of my favorite books ever.
"Lift became awesome" as well as to do you have a weapon.. "can't read"
An underrated scene in my opinion is when in WoK the members of bridge 4 notice Kaladin beginning to glow as he practices fighting stances. It got me super excited and was the first glimpse of what was to come... Also, having a Herald make an entrance at the end of Wok was epic. It's not as big a moment after reading Wor and Oathbringer, but reading it at the time was crazy.
This is a great list. Agree with the No 1 spot. I love it when Bridge 4 goes back for Dalinar and his army. When Dalinar turns around in the middle of the fight and sees a single bridge crew coming back for them ........ That scene just got me.
Ah, stop, you’re making me emotional all over again! 😭
Going back made me tear up, he had trouble deciding himself but everyone else had already known they were going back
One chill moment too related to your number one is when Syl remembers what kind of spren she is. It's just amazing
th-cam.com/video/TARsl4LB1qU/w-d-xo.html In case you haven't listened to the graphic audio of that scene!
The absolute best one is “to kill.” The one when szeth arrives at the palace to kill elhokar and fights kaladin and dalinar.
Ahlokar and freaking Sterris how do you freaking make me like characters I don't want to like!
I hundred percent agree with your number 1 pick - there isn't a lot that can top that scene/moment
Hearing the people's names is such a shock to me
3:09 100% agree. I was visibly excited when this happened in the book.
I might only remember it because I'm currently rereading Oathbringer, but I really like the scene near it's beginning as Kaladin is leaving his parshman group just before the highstorm arrives. Failing to convince the storm father to lessen the storm, he runs through it trying to protect as many of the people caught out in it as he can. Then to protect the group he draws together tens of windspren into the shape of wings around him and parts the freaking highstorm to shield them while they move to safety.
When Szeth, Kaladin, Adolin, and Dalinar have a 1v3 in the dark hallway, I can visualize that scene so perfectly and weirdly is a top tier scene from WoR from me (below the duel, i’m not insane)
The way that kaladin mentally breaks in oathbringer is really relatable for me. I've always been the one who tried to find the middle ground and so when his friends are all killing eachother around him I know that pain of everyone you are trying to help destroying eachother. My ex girlfriend fought with my family once she got tired of them and it just ripped me apart when they would.
Just wanted to drop this here, Just bought The way of Kings late last night!! Super excited about this. Don't worry, it will be awhile till i watch this vid!!
Oh good, I would hate for you to get spoiled! 😄
How is it possible you don't care about Dalinar? His is one of the best character arcs ever! ***SPOILER***
“I did kill the people of Rathalas,” Dalinar shouted. “You might have been there, but I made the choice. I decided!” He stilled. “I killed her. It hurts so much, but I did it. I accept that. You cannot have her. You cannot take her from me again.”
“Journey before destination,” Dalinar said. “it cannot be a journey if it doesn’t have a beginning.”
A thunderclap sounded in his mind. Suddenly, awareness poured back into him. The Stormfather, distant, feeling frightened-but also surprised.
Dalinar?
“I will take responsibility for what I’ve done,” Dalinar whispered. “If I must fall, I will rise each time a better man.”
I care about him, but I always find his chapters slower than Kal/Shallan. Dalinar's internal struggle is just harder to relate to for a lot of people, I think.
I got shivers just reading your comment
I quit reading Oathbringer for like 3 weeks at that scene because I was so sure Dalinar was going to either die or become Odium's champion. That scene is my number 1 because Dalinar's arc has been the most impactful to me.
@@johnjamison4579 Same. It has more weigh than the others in my opinion. Whatever Dalinar did in his life was horrible and would destroy any normal human being. He came on top of it after many years of journey. The other main characters had difficult lives but nothing compares to killing thousands and your own wife imo.
"He raised a familiar shardblade. Dalinar's shardblade, Oathbringer. Passed from Tyrant to Tyrant to Tyrant"
When I was re-reading the series, I almost stopped in the middle of Oathbringer because I didn't want to experience the Elhokar death again.
Most satisfying movement when he goes back to hearthstone.... when he pulls pulls out the sylsword ..
How can u not care about Dalinar 😢. Amazing list!
My favorite is Syl returning to Kaladin and Kal speaking the third ideal. That and also they “you cannot have my pain” moment.
So happy you did this! Sometimes when I'm trying to fall asleep I think about all my favorite Stormlight themes. #nerdalert
I liked all the scenes you picked, I just missed one on here, which I consider to be my absolute favorite: The girl who looked up. SPOILERS:
Shallan is at the end of her rope. She finds out that all the good she has been trying to achieve in Kholinar was wasted, that the people she was trying to help were suffering more for her interference and that they hated her. And then Wit comes in and delivers the line of the century: Accept the pain, but don't that you deserved it. I think that was the very first time a book made me cry.
Top three for me are.
1.Kaladin saying the third ideal
2.Dalinar becoming Honor's perpendicularity
3. Elhokar's death
Your one and two should've been top 15 at least - sorry boots and 'no mating' scenes there is too much epic goodness in this series to have two somewhat comedic scenes beat out any of the epic ones.
YES! That's my favourite scene too, it gets me every time
"I am Unity." The best.
I think you ranked these very well. I agree with bridge four going back being near or at the top, and also having it higher than Dalinar trading his shard blade, because at this point you expect Dalinar to do the big honorable thing, but you don’t expect slaves with the chance to escape to give it up for people they don’t know.
I also agree with the big emotional scenes being better than the witty humorous scenes, because I think Sanderson simply writes those better.
I totally understand about elokar that hurt And I listened to the graphic audio so it was even more surreal
1. “Honor is dead, but I’ll see what I can do”
2. “The skies are MINE”
3. “Mmmmmm. No mmmmmating.”
4. “I am your Veil, Shallan.”
5. “I WILL ACCEPT THAT THERE WILL BE THOSE THAT I CANNOT PROTECT”
6. i dont have a quote but when taravangian kills rayse and ascends
7. “YOU. FAILED.” (lift to nale)
8. “On that night, Szeth Son-Son Vallano, Truthless of Shinovar, wore white.”
One of my faves is Dalinar holding a forking fiendchasm claw with his hands! Such a wonderfull introduction to shards
"The skies are mine, and I claim them, as I now claim your life"
Just before 'honor is dead' and Kaladin jumps into the dueling ring to save Adolin and Renarin was my 'Neverending Story' story moment. I literally shouted out 'Save them Kaladin' to an empty room, and started crying.
I'm a 40 year old man who hasn't cried since 1987.
One of my favorites was Kaladin's revelation. The King is Dalinar's Tien scene. I'm surprised it's not on here. Also, when szeth steps into the corridor in front of Kal, Dalinar, and Adolin, I could almost hear the boss battle music begin to swell.
whats kaladins revelation???
@@adarshraj2583 when Kaladin realises that Elhokar is Dalinar's Tien.
@@mrothk01 ohhhhhk which book?
@@adarshraj2583 Words of Radiance chapter 81
One of my favorite scene was the ending of Way of Kings when Kaladin just got done talking to Dalinar and traveled back to bridge 4. They were sitting around the fire camp and conversing about how Kaladin is a radiant, eating stew, enjoying each other's company, Kaladin thinking back about how he lost 3 men but saved 27 of his friends. (It sounds and feels more emotional in the GraphicAudio audible)
I cannot pick between Honor is dead & Kaladin and his Bridge Four back for Dalinar as my number 1 favorite scene.. I.JUST.CAN’T!!! *shake head*
All of the Battle of Thaylen Fields. Literally all of it. But definitely Dalinar connecting the realms while Kaladin, Adolin, and Shallan magically appear
i literally cried when i was reading that "we need to go bck" scene.......best scene ever
I completely agree with your #1 scene! Most people believe 'honor is dead' is the best scene, but not for me.
If anyone is interested in the graphic audio of that scene: th-cam.com/video/TARsl4LB1qU/w-d-xo.html
Noooooooo Dalinar is the best! He can be my Real Dad 😂 he’s one of my favorites. Dalinar giving up his shard blade for the bridgemen made me sobbbbbbbbbb.
"journey before destination, you bastard" is just my favorite