Momemn does seem out of place, particularly with Kellhus showing back up to put a bow on it, so to speak. There's still some interesting stuff there. Notably, we have yet to get an explanation for Fanayal saying that Meppa "does not know who he is", which is an interestingly similar sentiment to the No-God's "what do you see". Also, whatever Ciphrang!Malowebi is doing and Kelmomas's relation to the gods.

My WAG is that it serves a similar function to the skin spies in PON. The primary antagonists in that trilogy were the Fanim, the Cisharum, or Moe depending on who you asked. But the skin spies were there as a pointer to the greater threat on the horizon (the Consult and the Second Apocalypse). Similarly, Psatma and the White-Luck Warrior are the beginnings of the conflict between Kellhus and the gods, presumably to be dealt with in the final trilogy (either exclusively or in tandem with Second Apocalypse).

Personally, my biggest complaint (mitigated by Tekne-Nuke) is that the Consult seems to be following a pretty simplistic and, to be frank, boring strategy. There's only so much "they killed a lot  of Sranc, but there were even more Sranc, so the Sranc killed some of them, then they went back to marching" that a man can take. I personally don't think questions about how did Kellhus do/know/find X are as problematic. He's had twenty years with the Metagnosis, and I expect we'll get a lot of answers about what he's been up to in TUC.

Isn't there confirmation that the Tusk was introduced by the Consult as a tool to kill the Nonmen?

I don't know. There's a reference in one of the Sorweel chapters in TGO to a "tutelage of the Vile", but my understanding of that was that it was the Consult teaching men Anagogic Sorcery. I do believe that the Tusk (and the Later Prophet's injunction to kill sorcerers) were Consult/Inchoroi tools, but I don't think that's been established.

To me, I am very doubtful that the Solitary God exists.  More to the point though, I do not believe that the Solitary God exerts any influence in Earwa.  The SOlitary God's "power" allegedly comes in the form of Water through Cishaurim, but we know that isn't actually true.  Moe had water and sure doesn't believe the Solitary God works through him.

Where does the Psukhe come from, if not the Solitary God? If it was just another type of magic (like Gnosis/Anagogis/Diamos/etc), then why didn't the Consult know anything about it? Remember, they thought the ability to recognize skin spies was a part of the Psukhe, which implies they have no idea what it does. I suspect that even if the Psukhe isn't divinely powered, it's at least divinely inspired. That is, the first Cishaurim were shown/taught the Psukhe by the Solitary God. Otherwise, why would it only show up among the devotees of the Solitary God?

I'd guess that the Whale Mothers are intelligent, and the physical dysmorphia is required to support full-blooded Dunyain children ("the seed is too strong"). Doesn't explain why Serwa and Thelopia look human though. Maybe the Whale Mother gene is recessive?

It is alluded to a couple of times that the no-god, the first apocalypse and the consult are all pretty much blind spots for the Hundred.

That seems strange if they can see Sranc. Wouldn't they at least see the huge swarms of them (and Wracu, and Bashrag) that the No-God commanded?

I thought Zero-God, Solitary God, and God of Gods all were different ways of talking about "all the agencies of the Outside" (as well as the Dunyain concept of "The Absolute"). Maybe "unified" to lesser or greater degrees.

I think Ciphrang and The Hundred are basically the same thing. Agencies in the Outside capable of manipulating souls. The big difference I see is that Ciphrang don't seem to have the same perceptual weirdness as the gods (seeing the future, not seeing the souless). Although that might just be because they are currently Inside, rather than Outside. Maybe perception in the Outside is tied to soul rather than place ("soul became place" in TTT, though that's probably not strictly relevant). When you look at a soul in the Outside, you see that soul's whole existence, from creation to destruction. But you can't see stuff that doesn't have a soul. Which explains why the gods can't see Sranc.

1. Wracu! I want some dragons. I understand that given what we've been told (they're all cowards), we probably aren't going to see these guys until after the No-God returns, but I was hoping for something. If not dragons, at least some additional Tekne creations. Tekne insects? More skinspies with souls? More Synthese?

2. Ciphrang! Whether it's seeing the Scarlet Spires throw down with the Diamos, seeing what meta-Diamotic insights Kellhus has uncovered, or just the (presumed) research the Consult has done in this area, I was hoping to see some Ciphrang loosed for or against the Horde. Seems especially appropriate given the greater focus this book has on the Outside and the Gods. At least Malowebi's death promises something of this in the next book.

3. The ruins of Ishual were a bit disappointing for me (to be clear: the fact that it was ruined, I thought the actual chapters worked very well). I was hoping for an opportunity to see what "sane" Dunyain act like. Also, answers to minor things like "are all Dunyain of the Few" and "why are they learning to read faces if the only people whose faces they see can't be read".

4. More direct confrontation with the Consult. Kellhus fighting Aurang, Swayali fighting Erratic Quya, Mandate fighting whatever remains of the Mangaecca. I anticipate this will happen in a big way in The Unholy Consult, but a taste would have been nice. Maybe Aurang smacking down Saccarees instead of leaving. What has the Consult been up to? What magical secrets have they uncovered with 2000 years to work?

5. Are we just dropping the "what did Mimara do to her Chorae" question? Also, what's the deal with Chipmunk (Achamian sounds like he's about to make a big deal of it just as they're captured)? Did I miss something here?

What TGO not do that you wanted? What did it make you want to see in future books?