I'm curious on people's thoughts regarding Fallout.  I have to say I'm enjoying a lot more than other Amazon shows such as WOT and the Ring of Power.  Ring of Power is ok, but I find it disappointing considering its huge budget.  Something with that large of a budget should have a better story.   Is it simply because of the topic or is there something other series could learn from it?  I know some issues WOT has to deal with is being based off books and Game of Thrones comparisons?  GOT was made with the plan of putting it on TV where RJ never considered a WO ..read more

How far out of the realm of possibility would it be for a serious fan to acquire the rights to the screen adaptation and recreate the tv series in a way that portrays the book as the author intended, rather than how the screenwriter thinks their "improved and politically corrected version" should portray the story?  Seriously ..read more

WARNING: SPOILERS for the whole series   Rumors on the street are that Matrim Cauthon is going to be involved in the Tanchico storyline in Season 3. Some people have suggested that they are going to combine the Tanchico storyline with the Ebou Dar storyline from the books. This makes little sense to me unless they truncate the plotlines for all of the other major characters as well.  This is driven (IMO) by the possibility that the show will not be renewed for a full 8 seasons, which has not yet been greenlit. If Rafe is told to wrap it up by season 4 or 5, then they will need to mov ..read more

Maria Doyle Kennedy (who plays Ila, the Tinker lady), is the lead in a new South African series. (I'm South African, in case anyone wondered :P) She plays Tannie Maria (Aunty Maria), a food writer turning agony aunt in a small town.   https://www.capetalk.co.za/articles/441202/meet-the-irish-star-bringing-karoo-s-tannie-maria-to-life-in-new-m-net-series   I just watched the 1st episode of this, and it was quite charming. The sound was a bit bad here and there, to the point where we couldn't understand what people were saying (especially on the local people speaking my own language ..read more

I (finally) finished watching season 2 and have been thinking about Moiraine's arc, which, along with giving her and Lan more to do at this point in the story, also reveals some interesting nuances.   Moiraine's reaction is very Aes Sedai: meekly accept what has happened and move forward. This attitude is definitely a problem for the Aes Sedai in the books, and a big reason why their use of the OP has stagnated. By contrast, Lan's reaction is very Malkieri; keep fighting despite the (supposed) certainty of defeat.   On a related note, knotting weaves is a lost (or very rare) ski ..read more

I just finished season 2, it's been a rollercoaster. So much is wrong, but... I loved it, I literally cried, to see the story I've loved for so long, finally, on TV. I've waited, from the beginning for this. It was broken, but... Beautiful ..read more

I've struggled to put into words why the show feels 'off' from the books. I really don't care about the heavier focus on Moiraine, writing out some of the gender-essentialism, and I'll even forgive them for floundering around and being unable to really explain the Forsaken or the Power in any way that makes sense.   After watching S2, it's not so much the changes as the direction they've pushed the show in. All the changes made it Grim N Gritty, like those bad early 90s comics where Spider-Man lurked in the shadows and said "I become the spider!" or Batman retired so a psychotic Batman co ..read more

Now that we have seen Season 2, it would be interesting to revisit some of the important Season 1 creative decisions to see how they look after an additional year.  Would we have argued over them for months (and months and months) if we knew what was coming?   1.  Who is the dragon - this was always a Season 1 issue with no effect on Season 2   2. Lack of Tam and Rand's backstory - Poor to incomplete   It had no effect on Season 2 and we don't know what effect it will have in future seasons (if any).  TBF, Rand's anguish about not being Tam's son was pure POV that ..read more

I think Berelain could be cut without changing the plot much. She doesn’t have much impact on the plot and when she does it could be argued to be some of the worst moments in the series.   This whole rivalry with Faile was one of my least favorite parts of the series and there isn’t really a point to it in my opinion. Every reader knows that Perrin won’t cheat on his wife and there isn’t some grande resolution that justifies wasting so much time on her. Add to that that much of this happens during the hostage plot which is also one of my (and many other people’s) least favorite parts ..read more

What do you guys think of Meera Syal as Verin Mathwin ?   I love the actor and she's been my headcanon for last few years now. I don't know how I connected her with Verin, but i think i saw some speculation online and as soon as I saw her I was sold. To me she is the perfect blend of motherly(remember the guy who told her eyes reminded him of his mother ??) and mysterious.   Also, as I have been picturing Shohreh as Cadsuane, and as they're both from Far Madding, picturing another brown woman as Verin made sense to me. It has been a delight to see her and Tomas on screen, howeve ..read more