The Wheel of Time

[Det. Bullock]

Originally Posted by Dr. Seymour Love

Thanks, it's been awhile since I read the books and didn't remember that aspect of their relationship.

It's in New Spring and sincerely I never got what pillow friend implied until much later when one of the later books was a bit more explicit about it.

[KiLLPaTRiCK]

Originally Posted by LeftHandedGuitarist

Moiraine stands head and shoulders above everyone else as the most interesting character, helped by a good performance. Some fascinating dynamics were developing with Mat and his relationship to the rest of the group. And Egwene managed to break out as the one group character that could develop into something more.

Interesting. In the books Moiraine is side character. Rand is clearly main character from the beginning to end and Mat/Perrin are the second characters.

[Det. Bullock]

Originally Posted by KiLLPaTRiCK

Interesting. In the books Moiraine is side character. Rand is clearly main character from the beginning to end and Mat/Perrin are the second characters.

Moiraine is not a side character, she just doesn't get PoV chapters.

[SilverFox84]

Originally Posted by rebellion

duh! so does netflix with the witcher. and appletv with foundation. GoT definitely paved the way but that doesnt mean this show will be cancelled if it doesnt reach that level of popularity.

Me and the wife have watched all these shows and court up with everything over Christmas. (including the last season of Lost in Space) and we both agree that Foundation was by far the best of all of them, the only one that we believe has the quality to go the distance and still be popular by the time it ends.

[SilverFox84]

Originally Posted by LeftHandedGuitarist

And the casting only lends to the bland, cheap feeling of everything. Too many of the characters feel empty or just one-note. The tone kept shifting from brutal and gritty to generic fantasy to Xena/Hercules.

The younger cast really are terrible in this, and the acting and dialogue seemed to get worse as it went on. Like when it was time to step up and become center stage for the more dramatic scenes they're clearly not up to the task.

In contrast, the older cast members do much better

Originally Posted by Sawasdee1983

Ah and yes it definetly felt more like Lord of the Rings and not like Game of Thrones.

Actually, for those that played the games, it feels a lot more like an Elder Scrolls game, particularly Oblivion.

[KiLLPaTRiCK]

Originally Posted by Det. Bullock

Moiraine is not a side character, she just doesn't get PoV chapters.

You clearly haven't red the books.

Or mayby they kill her of like Sean Bean?

[ticTACsnitch]

Originally Posted by SilverFox84

The younger cast really are terrible in this, and the acting and dialogue seemed to get worse as it went on.

This is very true.

[Det. Bullock]

Originally Posted by KiLLPaTRiCK

You clearly haven't red the books.

Or mayby they kill her of like Sean Bean?

I've read them twice, once in Italian once in English. She's the character that puts everything in motion and manages the dumb kids of the main cast until she

[Show spoiler]tackles Lanfear into the porta ter'angreal

, we know little of her in the books because she doesn't tell anyone anything and we see her only from the PoV of the kids. She's no Bayle Domon for sure.

[Levon]

Originally Posted by John1701D

Really interesting video but damn my hand cramped just watching it.

You having a wee chug?

[FilmMan85]

I know very little about the books but can understand why radical changes would annoy fans.

For myself I enjoyed it. The don’t hold back on the magic and Rosalind Puje played a very interesting character.

Learning about world and its cultures was interesting.

The sidekick warriors were interesting too as were the tinkers.

The five young people were dreadful though - both in the acting and as characters. Not remotely likeable and all they did in each episode was moan and complain.

And they used the worst one as the Dragon Reborn.

[Gamma_Winstead]

Originally Posted by SantanaJade

I have read The Stormlight Archives and really hope they just leave that series to paper.

God those books are so good. I agree though, I don't really want a show for that, nor movies for Mistborn. Although, watching Arcane on Netflix made me think it could be possible.

Originally Posted by Det. Bullock

I've read them twice, once in Italian once in English. She's the character that puts everything in motion and manages the dumb kids of the main cast until she

[Show spoiler]tackles Lanfear into the porta ter'angreal

, we know little of her in the books because she doesn't tell anyone anything and we see her only from the PoV of the kids. She's no Bayle Domon for sure.

Yeah,

[Show spoiler]moraine is definitely not a real lead. She's more like a Gandalf than an Eddard Stark. A big amount of her appeal is being the mysterious mentor. She's purposely vague, and not knowing her motives all the time is important in building up the E5's perspective of her given their limited information.

[Cap.T]

The show has been renewed for a third season.

https://deadline.com/2022/07/the-whe...on-1235074082/

[Rixx]

UK Pre-order is up for Season 1 of Wheel of Time, release date is 24th October and a HMV exclusive.

https://store.hmv.com/store/film-tv/...-time-season-1

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[Gretiem]

Nice to see that it is getting a physical media release .. wish it was 4k though.

[John1701D]

I liked the first season well enough but I just know they're gonna pull a Netflix on us. No way in hell this series runs long enough to finish the books.

[WernerP]

My main complaint about the first season: where the h*ll were Aginor and Balthamel? They can't just leave out some of the Forsaken, can they? I mean, them being 13 is a major plot point.

[Ravenclaw]

Originally Posted by WernerP

My main complaint about the first season: where the h*ll were Aginor and Balthamel? They can't just leave out some of the Forsaken, can they? I mean, them being 13 is a major plot point.

We’re all fairly certain that the Forsaken are going to be reduced down to 8 due to the figures shown in episode 5. To be fair, 13 is a lot of characters to juggle for characters who don’t do much for a long time

[Fiffy]

Season 2 premieres 9/1. The first season wasn't great, but I'll give S2 a chance, hoping for improvements.

The Wheel of Time Season 2 - Official Trailer | Prime Video - YouTube

[Gretiem]

Originally Posted by Fiffy

Season 2 premieres 9/1. The first season wasn't great, but I'll give S2 a chance, hoping for improvements.


The Wheel of Time Season 2 - Official Trailer | Prime Video - YouTube

Same

[By_His_Strypes]

I found there was more I liked about S1 than I didn't like. So, I'm definitely still interested in more and seeing how the show progresses in S2. I'm not sure I can say the same about LOTR...