cross-posted from: https://discuss.tchncs.de/post/30506694

cross-posted from: https://discuss.tchncs.de/post/29485607

The next season is approaching and with it a lot of promo material. Personally, I really like this channel (Unravelling the Pattern) for classification, background speculation, etc.

Btw still unsure if I should post here or in c/wotshow?

Sept 26 @ https://www.auctionzip.com/Listings/3952589.html

For those who avoid the nameless website: Maskim was spotted posed with his thumb between his first two fingers.

Book Spoilers - LoC:

Delana opened her mouth to say that she had never heard of any Halima Saranov, and a woman appeared in the doorway. Delana stared in spite of herself. The woman managed to be slender and lush at the same time, and wore a dark gray riding dress cut ridiculously low; long lustrous black hair framed a green-eyed face that probably made every man who glimpsed it gape. That was not why Delana stared, of course. The woman held her hands at her sides, but with thumbs thrust hard between the first two fingers. Delana had never expected to see that from any woman who did not wear the shawl, and this Halima Saranov could not even channel. She was close enough to be sure of that.

Another wild ride. I've been all-in on most changes this season, but the Siuan change doesn't make 100% sense to me. Follow-through was one of her best traits in the book.

I wonder if Rafe is trying to make a spoilered thing coming up sit differently with the watcher than it does with the reader? Maybe a certain future Red Sister won't be as much a villain immediately?

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/5531003

A follow up from my previous post on book 1

I do have to apologise ... this rant turns out to be pretty negative

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So finished book 2 last night, just writing some off the cuff thoughts.

Thoughts on the show

First, I think I'm settled now in being a show fan first, which I'm sure is odd or strange for many book fans. But, for the first two books, I prefer the show and think it's doing a good job at adapting the books. Reading the books after seeing the show has made me miss things the show did and understand the challenge the show has had not just with compressing things into a tight TV schedule but managing the difficulties of adapting these books which include, IMO, pretty glaring flaws or at least awkward elements. Unfortunately, I've now got a pretty clear prejudice against book fans that heavily criticised or hated the show ... with all of the understanding/sy

Wow. Just wow. What an incredible episode that was. What's everyone else's thoughts?

We got proof that Ishy was lying to Rand about the Power. We have full manipulation Lanfear. Even more feeling bad about Liandrin, though I have a feeling that won't last for long.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/4738844

Just finished the first book ... thought I'd post some quick thoughts and hopefully get some fun discussion

The TV adaptation

Generally, my feeling of reading the book after seeing season 1 of the show is that, though it's been a while since I saw season 1, it felt like a much better adaptation than I would have guessed given its negative reception. Yes there were changes, especially at the end, but generally it was a pretty faithful adaptation of the story whereas I got the impression that it was doing huge injustices to the main story. As for the ending in the book, well, I'm not sure that could have worked on TV, and honestly, I did not enjoy the ending of the book and probably prefer that of the TV show. Season 1 had clumsiness and seemed to stumble in its writing and direction and fail to capture the tension of the story ... but in the end, to me, much of that seems to have been first-season-jitters and the

I thought E4 was an absolute blast. Definitely stepped as far from book-canon as possible. I would say moreso than any other show. But the writing was spot-on, and the stuff that shocked me at first really doesn't change where they can go with it.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/4530565

Seems we’ve got two communities [email protected] and [email protected].

Got nothing against multiple communities and diversity etc, but in this case I’m thinking it might be unnecessary? Was there an argument amongst mods?

If true, I don’t know what to do exactly, but figure some discussions around what people would prefer might help.

For me, I’d collapse down to one community, merge the moderators, and create some basic spoiler guidelines to separate non-book readers from book discussion and spoilers for the show etc.

By request, I'm adding sticky threads for each episode discussion. What did you think about this episode?

Thread is show spoilers up-to and including this episode. As I don't believe Lemmy has spoiler tags yet, please keep Book Spoilers to before the equivalent time in the books (early tGH)

By request, I'm adding sticky threads for each episode discussion. What did you think about this episode?

Thread is show spoilers up-to and including this episode. As I don't believe Lemmy has spoiler tags yet, please keep Book Spoilers to before the equivalent time in the books (early tGH)

By request, I'm adding sticky threads for each episode discussion. What did you think about this episode?

Thread is show spoilers up-to and including this episode. As I don't believe Lemmy has spoiler tags yet, please keep Book Spoilers to before the equivalent time in the books (early tGH)

IMDB got to drop an exclusive new scene at noon. Ishamael channeling. DEFINITE must watch for book fans.

Blood calls blood. Blood is, and blood was, and blood shall ever be.

Show spoilers abound - turn back now!

Since yesterday, we have 2 new scene drops for the Wheel of Time Season 2.

The one I linked came early this morning. The opening to Nynaeve's accepted test.

Here is yesterday's. Logain and Rand having a little chit-chat, probably in Cairhien

For those who missed it, we got a new secret scene last night! Definitely worth the watch.

It kills my theory that the little girl is Liandrin's daughter, but opens so many eyes/doors. And it is absolutely chilling.

What do you all think of it?

For those who missed it last night, a deep dive by some of our favorite WOTshow commentators into the second trailer, digging into theories.

Lots of great theories here. It doesn't stop at hair vs hood.