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There have been a lot of changes but in my mind there will have to be a lot of necessary shortcuts because of the sheer length and density of the material.


Like Perrin killing his own wife? I’m glad they shortened that whole story.




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That choice seems odd to me but I am not too upset.

My thought is that the writers are trying to show that Perrin has an uncontrollable side. Maybe related to his wolf connection. His arc will seem to include learning to control these impulses and dealing with the guilt that come from losing control.

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There have been a lot of changes but in my mind there will have to be a lot of necessary shortcuts because of the sheer length and density of the material.


Like Perrin killing his own wife? I’m glad they shortened that whole story.
 
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Finished the second season last week. I enjoyed the first season. Was just plodding through the first episodes of the second season. There are many scenes which could be described as empty time fillers and some add ons that didn’t make much sense.

For example, like how it’s revealed in the last episode that the nephew is also a dark friend apparently. And none of this was foreshadowed by how , up to the point this was revealed, he’d been fawning over his aunt all along.

But I did like how the individual members finally got back together in the last episode. Overall, I enjoyed the series. I don’t think I can slog through ten volumes of book reading.



"It did not really matter what we expected from life, but rather what life expected from us. We needed to stop asking about the meaning of life, and instead to think of ourselves as those who were being questioned by life – daily and hourly. Our answer must consist not in talk and meditation, but in right action and in right conduct. Life ultimately means taking the responsibility to find the right answer to its problems and to fulfill the tasks which it constantly sets for each individual." Viktor Frankl, Man's Search for Meaning, 1946.
 
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Overall, I enjoyed the series. I don’t think I can slog through ten volumes of book reading.

I agree about the volume of books. But you might find that reading the first book can be illuminating. As they say, "The book is always better".
I have three copies of the first book as my hard copy got loaned out and then finally returned yrs. later after I replaced it w/ a second copy. Then The ebook was available for around $2.99...
 
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Res ipsa loquitur
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The series could be drastically tightened without a rewrite/adaptation that has turned the series into nothing more than a poor fan fiction storyline.

For example, Perrin and his personal arc could be eliminated or reduced to a minor character. The Seanchan add absolutely nothing with getting to the Last Battle. At the very most, they could disappear after the The Horn of Valere was blown and the subsequent battle. The Sea Folk are also not necessary IMO. Cutting out these arcs or limiting them would really move the story along without really changing the storyline- but not what they are doing.

This is as bad as The Foundation.


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