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WHEEL OF TIME TV series watching thread (spoilers!) by Tsundoku
"lazy writing, poor continuity/editing"
Mar 19 2025 08:01 AM -
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In Topic: Israel and Iran
19 June 2025 - 01:04 PM
Werthead, on 18 June 2025 - 06:36 PM, said:Apparently Trump has met with CENTCOM General Michael Kurilla, who has presented several strike options against Iran. Trump has the options on file and can execute any one of them at any time.
So my guess is that it's happening, maybe imminently.
Isn't that pretty normal? Going to your commanders and saying 'what are my options' would seem like a standard thing to do in this situation, doesn't mean they will be pursued. -
In Topic: WHEEL OF TIME TV series watching thread (spoilers!)
10 June 2025 - 08:54 PM
Taking the thinner characters and expanding them is an easy win, but they also simplify the well drawn characters.
Best move for Moiraine Season 2 is probably a research binge, because she folllowed the prophecy at the Eye and it was completely wrong. If she goes on to follow other prophecies, we need to kno
Faile was an easy fix, just take out the horrible Ways journey and you're done until Berelain turns up.
I don't think Min makes sense. Mat is just kind of annoyed that she sold him out to the Shadow when he should be worrying 'hang on, are you working for Liandrin again?' She also sent that random Taraboner to his death by Black Ajah for no apparent reason.
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In Topic: WHEEL OF TIME TV series watching thread (spoilers!)
09 June 2025 - 04:03 PM
Doing the live watch was a pretty bad idea, because all his reactions were going to be overanalysed, especially the negative ones, because that's how the internet works.
I'm not prepared to assume Brandon is solely responsible. Adaptation is a lot more complicated than that, and usually the audience isn't privy to most of the issues behind the scenes.
Adaptation does require changes, but that doesn't automatically mean every change is good, it has to be taken on its own merits. Simple pragmatic changes are relatively uncontroversial, like cutting Baerlon and Caemlyn.
I have a good amount of sympathy for Season 1, because Covid and losing a lead actor caused problems. Season 2 and 3, while improving, made awkward decisions that butterfly effected and slowly escalated. Moiraine and Lan's Season 2 plot was bafflingly awful with the 'make person I think is suicidal as miserable as possible' Faile having romantic scenes with Perrin in the forge hits different when you remember he killed his wife in that forge. Min is working for Leandrin and Ishamael in Season 2, but somehow this causes no issue in getting a job working for Siuan in Season 3.
The further on they got in the show, the more the butterfly effect scuppered things. It's a shame because the actors and production were all pretty talented. -
In Topic: WHEEL OF TIME TV series watching thread (spoilers!)
09 June 2025 - 01:14 AM
Cause, on 06 June 2025 - 04:48 PM, said:I am surprised because if it survived not being cancelled in season 1 its odd to get the axe after season 3 which was miles better.
I am disappointed. I wasn't the biggest fan but it still had moments I enjoyed and season 4 seemed like it would have continued the trend of improvements.
Rafe made some truly bizzare decisions but I suspect the majority of watchers had never read the books and never cared.
Those decisions might have been mandates from higher up, you never know. -
In Topic: WHEEL OF TIME TV series watching thread (spoilers!)
28 May 2025 - 02:31 PM
Tiste Simeon, on 26 May 2025 - 02:49 PM, said:Bezos is a huge Tolkien fan so I'm guessing that has something to do with it.
I saw a theory that Bezos is actually the one that writes the scripts for RoP which makes a fair amount of sense actually!
Is he really a big fan, or did he tactically discover this for the sake of marketing?
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