Quote Originally Posted by Lyth View Post
What him uniquely popular was Azem, and the last minute revelation that we were secretly friends all along from another life. Couple that with the transition from 'You will not inherit our legacy' to 'Fine, you can inherit our legacy' and you have a strong audience hook.
That depends entirely on whether you actually like the whole "the WoL is Azem reborn" thing, which many people do NOT.

Personally, I almost laughed out loud at the audacity of the writing team when they pulled the "actually you're the secret extra special SUPER chosen one!" card, and spent most of EW unable to take anything seriously.