Character Interviews

[WhiteVeils]

Here's a new set of interviews I found.

 

[DaddyFinn]

Way to keep the DR identity secret. Go IGN! ?

[Elgee]

That was interesting! Thanks, @WhiteVeils ?

[Katherine]

So I think Rosamund Pike and Zoe Robbins really understand their characters. 

 

 

[Elder_Haman]

I think they all do!

[Wassup]

Interesting.  I wonder if these are snippets of more full interviews that will be published after the show airs?

 

They all look like they just finished fighting in EF.  I was waiting for the myrrdraal or trolloc interview.

[Elder_Haman]

5 minutes ago, Wassup said:

Interesting.  I wonder if these are snippets of more full interviews that will be published after the show airs?

 

They all look like they just finished fighting in EF.  I was waiting for the myrrdraal or trolloc interview.

 

"Narg Smart"

[TheMountain]

I liked the interview! They seem to have a good understanding of the characters, with the exception of Mat and Egwene.

 

For Mat:

 

There is clearly a difference in the upbringing between show Mat and book Mat. It looks like in the show his parents are going to be dirtbags/drunks/cheats/etc.

 

For Egwene: 

 

No hint of the fact that Egwene is a highly controversial character (and in several Reddit opinion polls with hundreds of votes counted, she scored the lowest as a favorite in the EF5). In the interview I found it interesting that she gave the impression that Egwene is absolutely beloved by fans.. She's ambitious and wants to help the world, yes, but she is also very headstrong and arrogant at times, among other flaws. Rafe has stated that Egwene is his favorite character. I wonder if the show is going to remove some of these flaws in her character. 

Edited October 29, 2021 by TheMountain

[Elder_Haman]

13 minutes ago, TheMountain said:

In the interview I found it interesting that she gave the impression that Egwene is absolutely beloved by fans.. She's ambitious and wants to help the world, yes, but she is also very headstrong and arrogant at times

So Ms. Madden is entirely on brand is what you're saying...

[Borderlander]

1 hour ago, TheMountain said:

There is clearly a difference in the upbringing between show Mat and book Mat. It looks like in the show his parents are going to be dirtbags/drunks/cheats/etc.

 

If this is true, I don't like it. How long would dirtbags/drunks/cheats last in a small village like Emond's Field? You'd be run out of town! No one would ever do business with you!

Edited October 29, 2021 by Borderlander
corrected punctuation (?)

[Elder_Haman]

12 minutes ago, Borderlander said:

 

If this is true, I don't like it. How long would dirtbags/drunks/cheats last in a small village like Emond's Field. You'd be run out of town! No one would ever do business with you!

 

This (and the Perrin marriage) are the two things I've heard that I will be genuinely unhappy with. I don't want my boy Abell Cauthon to be some sort of bad guy. 

 

Again - reserving judgment until I see the execution though.

[DojoToad]

1 hour ago, Borderlander said:

 

If this is true, I don't like it. How long would dirtbags/drunks/cheats last in a small village like Emond's Field? You'd be run out of town! No one would ever do business with you!

Mat's dad was respected in the books - or at least not disrespected.

[DaddyFinn]

It could be good depending how the Cauthon family has changed. Different backstory for at least one of the EF5. And Mat was always the shadiest of them so..

[Guire]

6 hours ago, TheMountain said:

I liked the interview! They seem to have a good understanding of the characters, with the exception of Mat and Egwene.

 

For Mat:

 

There is clearly a difference in the upbringing between show Mat and book Mat. It looks like in the show his parents are going to be dirtbags/drunks/cheats/etc.

 

For Egwene: 

 

No hint of the fact that Egwene is a highly controversial character (and in several Reddit opinion polls with hundreds of votes counted, she scored the lowest as a favorite in the EF5). In the interview I found it interesting that she gave the impression that Egwene is absolutely beloved by fans.. She's ambitious and wants to help the world, yes, but she is also very headstrong and arrogant at times, among other flaws. Rafe has stated that Egwene is his favorite character. I wonder if the show is going to remove some of these flaws in her character. 

Not in a place i can watch interviews but will later.  I think a reddit poll for Egwene's popularity is probably pretty fraught with selection bias.  In my readings she was a slow burn character.  Decent, then annoying, then kept getting better and better.  I read books starting from 91 to AMOL with lots of rereads. Some of the characters really were better with multiple rereads.  I could see where other EF5 would be more popular, but can't see her as controversial character.  

 

The Mat changes will hopefully work out.  I am a bit scared that Big change Sanderson referenced might be Mat's arc.  I rally hope the changes to arc didn't contribute to change in actors playing Mat. 

[Elgee]

11 hours ago, Guire said:

The Mat changes will hopefully work out.  I am a bit scared that Big change Sanderson referenced might be Mat's arc.  I rally hope the changes to arc didn't contribute to change in actors playing Mat. 

 

Oh Light ... as in Mat becomes scummy too? Now I really would hate that ?

[DaddyFinn]

14 minutes ago, Elgee said:

 

Oh Light ... as in Mat becomes scummy too? Now I really would hate that ?

Mat is such a boring character in the first books. As long as his core personality doesn't change this shouldn't be that bad.