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Whatever else, this show's soundtrack spits some fire:

https://youtu.be/PpcO6xeJlj4

@sunny said in General Video Game Thread:

I am actually a terrible person, or I suppose I can just be bought? My desire to mitigate my pain has proven to be stronger than my ethics; stupid WoW has become a fixation. I think I'm feeling the urge to play so strongly because 1- I'm in crisis (and this has long been a way for me to vent some of that pressure, and 2- I have told myself NO (and because it's off limits it becomes much more attractive).

BLEH.

Well, I think you can play WoW without giving them money. Can't you just play like levels 1-20 for free whenever you want? Maybe that can give you your fix while not providing monetary support for the time being.

@wizz said in The Wheel of Time:

Eye of the World is a pretty standard fantasy plot in a lot of ways and the reason the elements you want feel thin is they're just not that present until the end.

I agree with this. A lot of the more interesting aspects of the series don't really start coming into play until Books 2, 3 and 4 depending on what characters you are looking at.

@arkandel
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@wildbaboons there is a promotional image under extra content with Fain holding a leaf. So those technically exist I guess, just a lack of time in the episode

@arkandel

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@wizz

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Oh. My. Fucking. God.

The opener gave me fucking chills.

The flame & the void gave me chills.

The ending gave me chills.

What an episode.

Holy fucking shit. Shaiel, destroyer of Illianers. Holy shit. If that's what a Maiden can do when about to pop a baby out, I can't WAIT to see what Aiel who aren't affected by a pregnancy can do. Oh man. OH MAN. And then omfg. That sword coming down. You knew, you just KNEW.

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Phew, and that reveal. I loved it. Just loved it. It's a lot different than the books to be sure but the reverberating thumps of just bullseye after bullseye was really really cool. Being an avid soundtrack person, I knew exactly what was about to happen when the music started because that song is called Aman Syndai (Dragon Reborn).

I don't even know exactly what is going to happen to end this season next week but I'm certainly looking forward to it. And then the bleakness as we wait for Season 2.

@arkandel Well, Moiraine is played by the most well known actor/actress on the show, so I get why they did it. Also the Wheel of Time starts off dominated by one character, but quickly becomes more of an ensemble affair where we get points of view from lots of different main characters. So to be honest, I would rather the show get people used to seeing things from the viewpoints of multiple characters than focusing on just one or two characters like The Eye of the World originally did.

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All in all, I'm entertained, but having knowledge of the books is kind of trying at times, because I keep internally scoffing at some of the portrayals, such as the certainty I have that Lan and Moiraine would never have shared a bath.

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@three-eyed-crow said in The Wheel of Time:

@rucket
Same, though it does make me more side-eye about the heavy hand of Amazon on some other aspects of the show (the 'Who is the dragon reborn mystery box I don't think is an actual mystery' in particular). The showrunner seems thoughtful and smart about the adaptation choices he's making thus far, though, and I'm eager to see where it goes in its second season.

I suspect that all involved wanted some sort of "mystery" to be a hook for the first season. I'm not sure how show viewers will react when all is involved but my SUSPICIONS are that they are going to make the reveal interesting enough/epic enough to satisfy those folks.

All I want Amazon to do now is to open wallet, give the show more $ and 2 more episodes a season. With maybe a full-length movie for...

***Book Spoiler (but mild)***

@three-eyed-crow said in The Wheel of Time:

My issue with the Perrin thing is what a non-character his wife was. Fridging issues aside...this was a person with no lines and the show did not successfully make me feel emotionally invested in that relationship. I don't actually think Master Luhhan would've been better if the first episode still wasn't going to give that relationship any screentime. I also don't think it would've taken much. Mat's family situation felt a lot more fleshed-out than Perrin's marriage because of like 1 or 2 minutes of effort to show his parents sucking.

I think a 90-minute pilot with some more time in Emond's Field would've made me feel better about all the Two Rivers stuff, but apparently that's not what Amazon wanted and the show has subsequently been a lot better in terms of characterization.

Yeah the show runner wanted a 2 hour long premier and Amazon was like 'lol no'. So I'm not as critical as I might have been because I think they are trying to do their best to bring all of this to life in a way that can appeal to book fans and bring new people in.

@runescryer said in The Wheel of Time:

In an AMA, Brandon Sanderson was asked about the 'Perrin's wife' thing. He said he objected to it, felt it was completely unnecessary, and suggested that Master Luhhan could fulfil the role of shocking Perrin in the same way, without being problematic. And he was ignored.

To be fair, Sanderson has also said that he's made suggestions or given feedback that were listened to. I have heard Rafe talk about how much he loves the books, and I don't doubt him on this. He's an interesting guy because he's actually been in another fandom before, as a fan and participant with Survivor (he is in Season 10 I believe).

Anyway, I think Sanderson has made a good point elsewhere, that television and movies are a different animal than novels. I agree with this, and having seen adaptation after adaptation shit on source material I've enjoyed in the past...

I can say that this is an adaptation I really enjoy and appreciate. There's a lot of the core material there, and we're getting some new material. I don't think the core stories will be changing, but I think we'll see things from a different perspective than that of the books both because you can only do so much with 8 hours a season and because budgets are a thing lol.

Plus I've heard some positive things from non-readers, so if they are bringing in new fans who are encouraged to read the books later on by fans who aren't going to shit on anything and everything, I'm all for that.

@derp said in The Wheel of Time:

...why?

I'm not Arkandel, but I have some thoughts on this.

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@wizz This is and is not a spoiler I guess, it's a weird thing but putting it in tags anyway. Not a book spoiler:

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@arkandel said in The Wheel of Time:

As, I imagine, you - or others - wouldn't like the vision that I have of what a WoT game should be about.

You've made me curious, what is your vision? I promise to only be as judgy as an MSB poster can be (but not really because I think any WoT MU concept can be fun depending on factors :P)

@raemira & @Runescryer

Yeah I know, it's just that the show is taking a bit of a different take than the books since in the books the Dark One's prison is at Shayol Ghul. I guess I'll take a watch again and see what the X-ray stuff is saying during that conversation as I don't have it up all that often, usually just when seeing who side characters are.

@wizz said in The Wheel of Time:

EPISODE 6: WHAT THE WHAT

yeah, that shit was dope.

Moiraine putting Nynaeve on blast? Awesome.
Moiraine putting Liandrin on blast? Hilarious.
Moiraine telling Siuan to kneel? OMFG MOIRAINE.

Loved the episode, a few things I'm a little hand wobbly on, namely the reason to go to the Eye of the World, but I'm just gonna assume

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@arkandel said in The Wheel of Time:

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Okay, so. I've had conversations and seen theories and I'll respond in spoilers because these are book spoilers, so anyone who doesn't know the material but is into the show should not click!

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@arkandel I'm an idiot, how do you spoiler tag something?