11/9/2022 0 Comments Where is it 3am right nowI'm aware there's a few changes to the book so far, making The Dragon be either man or woman and having the blacksmith be married? TBH neither seemed to really alter the story that I could notice in a big way. The landscapes, the props, the set pieces, the FX on the "bad guys" it's all top notch. Production values are super-high, and it looks amazing. Now I have never read the books so I'm going in totally blind, but I do like my fantasy books and was therefore already aware of just how large the series could potentially be. I'll surely have more to add to this once I'm done going home, fixing dinner and finally watching the rest of the show, but for now, I think I've got enough to get things rolling. They chucked the mystery right out the window with that move. Besides, doing both these things screw up the story line where we're supposed to only slowly discover that Padan Fain really is the cause/agent of the troubles in The Two Rivers and just how corrupt and dangerous he is. Yes, he's treasure-hungry, but that's no reason to portray him as a no-good schmuck. #3 - Why do they paint Mat as a thief, and therefor, imo, what amounts to a border-line dark friend, which in turn (#4) outs Padan Fain as an actual dark friend from day one? Mat is a gamester, trickster and sometimes a troublemaker, not a thief. For now, I'll reserve judgement and see what happens both later in the episode and on into the series. Perhaps it'll become clearer as time goes on. In the books he doesn't get married until " The Shadow Rising". I simply don't get the thinking behind that. #2 - Why is Perin married, straight off the bat? Besides, if you've read the books, it's stated flat out that they're seeking a male child for twenty years, from the prequel, onwards. The whole point of the books is that The Dragon is a man, and it's men's use of Saidin that's been corrupted and broke the world. #1 - What's this felgercarb about "We don't even know if it's a man or a woman"? I must say that the production quality is first rate, which was only to be expected, but I do have a few bones to pick with the alterations I came across in that short time. I went to bed, watching episode 1 last night (who'm I kidding? it was 3AM this morning) and got about a third into it before I had to actually try for some sleep prior to work. First off, I hope I have the right channel for this thread, if not, please feel free to move it where it's supposed to be, and give me a heads up.
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