DragonSinger Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 Season 2 was an upgrade so we getting a thread on the show in this bitch: Is the first season perfect? No. But it's decent enought that I held on for the second season and am being rewarded for that choice. The first season has some rushing issues, so it doesn't drag at the beginning. Also, while there is rushing, you can tell that's the studio not letting showrunners have the time they needed to flesh out things because there are some really well done scenes where you can see the person behind the camera knew what they were doing but their hands were tied. Not to mention the workaround to replacing a major character at the end of the 1st season. As for the second season, we're getting a lot less rushing, and I am so surprised they managed to do the Seanchan really well. The concept of the Seanchan and how they were described in the books seemed hard to pull off, but I love their costumes and you know off jump these folks ain't fucking around. Yes, there are a lot of changes(some I don't agree with like Perrin's new reason for being pacifistic at the start), but this story can handle that because there needed to be a lot of changes. There are way too many fucking characters and some storylines that were redundant as fuck in the books. A completely accurate adaptation isn't feasible. The time it would take to film that would be a no-go for most actors, and there isn't enough money for that. And while I was able to slog through entire WoT novel slowdowns, the audience ain't sticking around for that. As a fan of the books who has realistic expectations, the most important parts for me are the characters portrayed accurately and that the main gist of their journey is translated well. The second season is delivering on that, so I'm happy and looking forward to more episode releases. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonSinger Posted September 5, 2023 Author Share Posted September 5, 2023 Major book spoiler for most recent episode: Spoiler Now on to me gushing about how this show got me liking Lanfear. I HATED HER ASS IN THE BOOKS. But the show is really fleshing out this crazy murderous bitch in a way that I'm like scaroused. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonSinger Posted September 11, 2023 Author Share Posted September 11, 2023 *FAINTS* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonSinger Posted September 16, 2023 Author Share Posted September 16, 2023 Aviendha and Verin! I'm being fed so much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonSinger Posted September 22, 2023 Author Share Posted September 22, 2023 Me before S2E6: *Shrugs* I can take it. I've read these books multiple times. I know what happens so you can't hurt me. *Smirks* Me sobbing now: PAY MY THERAPY BILL YOU SONSOFBITCHES! Spoiler Naw, the actress playing Egwene was in her bag tonight: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nameraka Posted September 22, 2023 Share Posted September 22, 2023 Season one was so bad I almost quit. Now I might actually watch season 3. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonSinger Posted September 22, 2023 Author Share Posted September 22, 2023 4 hours ago, nameraka said: Season one was so bad I almost quit. Now I might actually watch season 3. I've watched bad fantasy shows since I was little and was gonna power through, but it's really great that Amazon actually listened and is now giving WoT the attention and care it deserves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwimOdin Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 I read the first six or seven books, should I watch this? And should I even bother trying to get my wife, who doesn’t usually enjoy fantasy, to watch it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mix Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 I had no idea this show was based on a book. Is the book as good as the show? Maybe i'll read it. I've always wanted to read a book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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