i thought Polgara settled for Durnik. not that he's not a good man, but just... she could do better. and we get absolutely no hint from her about how she feels until The Moment, so it comes out of nowhere.

well, poledra figured out how to shapechange on her own, and beldin made vella into a bird himself, so unless Pol found a shapechanger for herself or was willing to live the rest of her days in another form with a mate, i guess there wasn't really any choice but to give Durnik powers.

it confuses me that there would be troi hate amongst the white male geek contingent because she's hot. what else do they need? hrmph.

mr tree really hates wesley too, hee. it's kind of adorable when he gets all ranty while we watch the show.