I hope the producers, and Harriet, are reading and giving some thought to the opinions in the comments above by Jim's fans that overwhelmingly support the idea of NOT making the TV series more "woke" than the books that we've all enjoyed (over and over again) for all of these years. Even for the time period in which they were written, Jim pushed the envelope on diversification. The books contain PLENTY of "pillow friends," nudity, and racial equivalence. Poor Terry Brooks - the producers and directors destroyed his work with "wokeness" and over-sexualization to the point that the Shannara series was unwatchable if one had read all of Brook's works. I will disagree with some of the folks here that the Moraine/Thom relationship was unnecessary. It was extremely necessary, especially for the "final battle" between Rand and the Dark One and Moridin. Moraine had lost her Warder, and very little made Moraine laugh in delight as Thom's tricks at the ferry in EooW did, and it was clear throughout that Moraine had a grudging respect for Thom's abilities with the Game of Houses. I do also agree with the commenters that spending too much time on the rescue of Faile could cause production issues, however, Jim had his reasons for keeping Rand, Perrin, and Mat apart for much of the series. Mat also spent way too much time with Luca's show, I believe for much of the same reason as with Perrin. Having said, "wokeness" has had its season, and people are already more than tiring of it. The people want authenticity, for good reason. We don't want a "Sword of Truth" show - we want the Wheel of Time! Thanks!
Five things to expect from the Wheel of Time TV show
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I hope the producers, and Harriet, are reading and giving some thought to the opinions in the comments above by Jim's fans that overwhelmingly support the idea of NOT making the TV series more "woke" than the books that we've all enjoyed (over and over again) for all of these years. Even for the time period in which they were written, Jim pushed the envelope on diversification. The books contain PLENTY of "pillow friends," nudity, and racial equivalence. Poor Terry Brooks - the producers and directors destroyed his work with "wokeness" and over-sexualization to the point that the Shannara series was unwatchable if one had read all of Brook's works. I will disagree with some of the folks here that the Moraine/Thom relationship was unnecessary. It was extremely necessary, especially for the "final battle" between Rand and the Dark One and Moridin. Moraine had lost her Warder, and very little made Moraine laugh in delight as Thom's tricks at the ferry in EooW did, and it was clear throughout that Moraine had a grudging respect for Thom's abilities with the Game of Houses. I do also agree with the commenters that spending too much time on the rescue of Faile could cause production issues, however, Jim had his reasons for keeping Rand, Perrin, and Mat apart for much of the series. Mat also spent way too much time with Luca's show, I believe for much of the same reason as with Perrin. Having said, "wokeness" has had its season, and people are already more than tiring of it. The people want authenticity, for good reason. We don't want a "Sword of Truth" show - we want the Wheel of Time! Thanks!