Flouting the Amrilyn Seat's orders should have pretty serious consequences and show us more about the inner politics of the White Tower.
The Wheel Of Time - Robert Jordan's Books (Season 2/9.1.23)
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I actually think giving Perrin a pregnant wife ( which we really don’t know if she really was pregnant or not ) actually furthers that storyline even more . It gives you a perfect reason why he is conflicted later in the hooks .
I don’t mind the Matt change either way . I literally disliked Matt until the 4th book, so anything prior to that i don’t really care . If anything it makes his character better, he was a selfish prick in the first part of the series .
Literally the first person I've spoken to who's read the books that hated Mat.
@Ziggiy , thank you for no spoilers. 
Interestingly, Brandon Sanderson (also a consultant and producer on the show) disagreed with that choice as well, he thought it was too dark. The scene was inspired by a line in the books where Perrin says he would have married Laila if he had stayed in Two Rivers, and the showrunner wanted something major to help build who Perrin was early because otherwise Perrin's character is pretty undeveloped for the first 2-3 books.
Sanderson also didn't like what they did with Matt's dad for the same reason. But he says he likes the other changes that were made and likes the show a lot. Says Episode 6 is the best of the first season (but then he talks a little fuzzy on whether he got the number right, since he only has read scripts and made suggestions but didn't see the final product yet).
Same comments as I mentioned above, Sanderson compared this to the Harry Potter movies and said the movies which try to match the book's pacing suck, that television/film just need a different kind of pacing than books can allow.
He said to think of the movies not as a retelling of the book, but as a new turn of the wheel where different things can happen.
Interestingly, Brandon Sanderson (also a consultant and producer on the show) disagreed with that choice as well, he thought it was too dark. The scene was inspired by a line in the books where Perrin says he would have married Laila if he had stayed in Two Rivers, and the showrunner wanted something major to help build who Perrin was early because otherwise Perrin's character is pretty undeveloped for the first 2-3 books.
Sanderson also didn't like what they did with Matt's dad for the same reason. But he says he likes the other changes that were made and likes the show a lot. Says Episode 6 is the best of the first season (but then he talks a little fuzzy on whether he got the number right, since he only has read scripts and made suggestions but didn't see the final product yet).
Same comments as I mentioned above, Sanderson compared this to the Harry Potter movies and said the movies which try to match the book's pacing suck, that television/film just need a different kind of pacing than books can allow.
He said to think of the movies not as a retelling of the book, but as a new turn of the wheel where different things can happen.
I always thought most readers disliked Matt in first couple of books prior to The Dragon Reborn.Literally the first person I've spoken to who's read the books that hated Mat.
Hell no, more people disliked Perrin's boring character until almost the 4th book.
MajesticLion
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Look how they've massacred my boy...
Much of Perrin's nature and motivations are internal. Giving him a wife who dies, a wife with whom he'd already lost a child - watch more closely, they're already in mourning and he's awkward around her because of it - is used as a emotional trigger for who he's to become later. Especially given that he kills her by accident, and Perrin loves brooding as it is...so yeah.
What they've done to Abell and Natti Cauthon is unconscionable. Just...why?
What they've done to Abell and Natti Cauthon is unconscionable. Just...why?
The only character I ever disliked for a minor period was Egwene. I fukking CHEERED when
Rand humbled her ass in book 12
She redeemed herself though
I'm an outlier on this front because I never liked Egwene, even at the end.The only character I ever disliked for a minor period was Egwene. I fukking CHEERED when
Rand humbled her ass in book 12
She redeemed herself though
Nyn though?
I'm an outlier on this front because I never liked Egwene, even at the end.
Nyn though?
I liked how she
flipped becoming The Amirlyn Seat from being a pawn of the other Sisters into being her own boss. That shyt was gangsta. But she became an overconfident bytch shortly after that and actually thought Rand was going to yield to her. I was like bytch PLEASE
No, he’s my favorite character in the entire series (with Logain) . But the first 3-4 books I hated him .Literally the first person I've spoken to who's read the books that hated Mat.
Word for word, that’s exactly how I felt about her.
Her death hit me the most, shyte caught me off guard. One change I would gladly accept is if they had her survive her fate at the end of this tv series.
Word for word, that’s exactly how I felt about her.
Her death hit me the most, shyte caught me off guard. One change I would gladly accept is if they had her survive her fate at the end of this tv series.
Breh that shyt
Hit me HARD! Then when Rand felt her death while battling the Dark One I was like 
KalKal
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This thread is going to be rough for those of us who are unspoiled .
One small request: When spoilertagging stuff, make a note if it's a book spoiler or a show spoiler. Too many hints out there about who we should be looking at to be the "chosen one".
.One small request: When spoilertagging stuff, make a note if it's a book spoiler or a show spoiler. Too many hints out there about who we should be looking at to be the "chosen one".
Looking forward to the political side of things, something Jordan did so well that's yet to make an appearance in this iteration. There's so much complexity to an already vast world, they're going to have to dedicate one of the majority of the upcoming seasons to nailing it down.