5 minutes ago, Samt said:

Changing the world to make it look more like Rafe's ideal world is somewhat unimaginative.

How on earth do you think the show is Rafe's Ideal world?

On 10/14/2023 at 7:22 PM, Elder_Haman said:

Wouldn’t you want to break the fletching off?! 

Sorta. The shaft size, and how far it's protruding might be physically difficult to actually "break off", specially with a patient who's in pain, squirming, and screaming in your ear every time you touch it.

Tell you what. Go buy a 1" x 3' long dowel ^{(cause that looks to be what they used in the show)} and stick it in a vice with 4 inches sticking out the top, and try to break off that top 4 inches with only one hand.

Want to bet it's not as easy as it sounds? 

I'd rather pull out a knife and try to cut those fletching's off as cleanly as possible.
 

On 10/15/2023 at 12:18 PM, Skipp said:

I am not as familiar with crossbow bolts or first aid in general.  Wouldn't breaking off the end make it difficult to push through?  As you may have a splintered end?  Wouldn't the splinters be bad for the wound? Is the bolt long enough to be able to break off the fletchings and be able to pull from the other side?

See above. Breaking the bolt could indeed cause the the wood to splinter. You can never guarantee how the wood will break. It could break nicely where pulling through won't be an issue. Or it could break badly and you'll want to take a knife and cut whittle the end down to not cause more problems.

On 10/15/2023 at 3:45 AM, Scarloc99 said:

Yeah, actually you push through enough so the pointy but is through. Then break off the sticky out bit and then push the rest through, although are they wooden or metal bolts? Can’t remember 

See above. The "Bolts" were wooden. I checked a few weeks ago to confirm this line of thought, which is when I found out that they used what had to have been wooden dowels for their crossbow bolts. I'm about 99% sure that's what they used for their "props", and I'm also about 99% sure those aren't anywhere near "historically accurate" when it comes to the type of wood used in "bolts". The wood grains all wrong, and how they cut the wood is just wrong.

As for "Metal Bolts" e.g. the shaft being metal, I don't know if that's actually a thing historically, or just a video game thing. I know Crossbow Bolts can have Wooden Tips, Iron Tips, Steel Tips. I just don't know if they actually had full metal cross bow bolt shafts historically. My googlefu has failed me on this task.

Just now, Gothic Flame said:

That's a damn good question. I can only think it's the way that women dominate almost every aspect, especially the nations. 

 

See the post above yours.

19 hours ago, king of nowhere said:

actors have the decision power to change the plot?

i ask because i genuinely don't know how that works

It depends.

If ya'll haven't watched this you need to.

On 10/6/2023 at 9:02 AM, SinisterDeath said:

I really, really feel like we had a TON of cut content.

Whether that's content that was shot and hit the cutting room floor, or content that was written but never filmed because of time constraints due to Amazon's stupid restrictions.

I'm sure it's probably been discussed to death over the weekend, but can I say that I called it?
https://winteriscoming.net/2023/10/16/a-key-scene-was-cut-from-the-wheel-of-time-season-2-finale/?fbclid=IwAR1VpnHvkjPBoBxCewCINLiSSwkjpDEMD0syPp4Txz6FC0xbz0qMdCxK-kQ

15 hours ago, Scarloc99 said:

Make sure you explain it gets better lol. 

I post the Panic gif because
1) I need to complete my collection

2) I never expected to catch one in the wild.

22 minutes ago, Elder_Haman said:

The scene with Alfred and Uthred in the library is my favorite in all of television. 

Alfred's apology to Uthred was soooo bloody fecking over due...

18 minutes ago, Elder_Haman said:

Where are you at now? I’m dying to get your opinions on some parts. 

Alfred just kicked the bucket, and the wife tried to get him killed... And Edward was like "No".

58 minutes ago, Scarloc99 said:

Every non book reader I know has much the same opinion, which I think shows that the show is working at doing what it needs to do.

Holy shit.

The FIL now wants to borrow the first book. 

Totally anecdotal, but the Father-In-Law just asked if I saw the Wheel of Time S2 finale; (as if I of all people haven't been following this...) And their opinion as a non-book reader and casual TV watcher?

"The finale was Amazing"

That's also coming from a guy from the GenX/Boomer Conservative demographic that "hates all that woke shit". 

2 hours ago, Scarloc99 said:

think a really bad hallmark movie as a tv series lol, my wife watched it, briefly thankfully, thinking at some point it would stop being so sickly sweet, it just got worse. 
 

For some reason it has a massive following. 

WHY?

Lol

15 hours ago, Jaysen Gore said:

This would have been a copyright strike without doubt, especially with it being such new content. so this is what they could do

Apparently they can do it right on Twitch since Twitch is owned by Prime and it's something Prime is allowing content creators to do on their platform. (Or so I've been told?)

  

15 hours ago, Elder_Haman said:

Everyday Negroes does it perfectly without getting into copyright issues. Could/should have imitated that format. 

Typically they have to do a mirror/30% opacity, low volume off to the side, move it around, splash over the video, etc just to get Amazon not to shut it down... And even then those videos typically are edited and not live? (I could be wrong on the live part?)

12 minutes ago, Pandemonium said:

Do people actually watch the Dusty Wheel?   I've looked at the archive and their shows are usually like 4 hours long.  Hard pass for me.  It is cool Sanderson is on, but that is so long too.

Yes.

They have 26k followers.
Season 1 they were the official Amazon "WoT" after show.
Their lives routinely get 10k+ viewers.
(The Brandon Sanderson secrets one got 84k)

In terms of "WoT" Content creators, they have one of the largest followings.
Greene is larger, but I don't think he's a "WoT" content creator?

9 hours ago, books of Robert Jordan said:

 

S1 had 537.

Decrease after decrease after decrease, no wonder that Amazon did not come forth any big statement or press release.

S1E1-3 had ~1150M mins viewed
S1E4 had ~600M mins viewed
S1E5 had ~520M mins viewed

That means between Season 1 Week 1 and Season 1 Week 3 it had a 54% drop in viewers.

S2E1-3 had 515M mins viewed

S2E4 had 515M mins viewed

S2E5 had 423M mins viewed

That means between Season 2 week 1 and Season 2 week 3 it had a 17% drop in viewers.

These are also US Domestic numbers only. Not Worldwide numbers which are going to be extremely different for Amazon's pocketbook. 

Episode 5 was "Damane". Egwene, Nynaeve, and Elayne were captured by Liandrin and were traveling through the ways. Loial was being presented as a "gift". Perrin was learning about being a Wolf Brother. 

Rand & Moiraine were escaping while Lanfear was pulling herself together. Ishamael played Gay Chicken with Rand in the dream world.

Episode "6" is going to be one of those episodes that I'd expect to get a bit more "buzz".

Something remember is that these "Ratings" are snapshots from "Monday" to "Sunday" (They are also a MONTH OLD).
Since these episodes come out on Friday, due to real life not everyone is actually able to watch them between "Friday to Monday". So when they are actually able to watch episode 5 or 6, may not actually appear on the chart until a week later.

Which is just another way of saying... We might see a bump "next" week, and another bump the week after.

Just now, ilovezam said:

 

There's a timer and you're supposed to play the episode in sync with that timer, I think.

 

Agree that it's not a good format at all though.

I know about the timer and that you're supposed to sync it and all that. Still wish that they'd have been able to put it on twitch and not have to deal with any of that.

6 hours ago, DaddyFinn said:

Ehh, I'm not interested in watching close to 2 hours of BS complaining about the show. He hasn't even watched other episodes of S2..

I tried to watch it, but without a video going in the corner to show what they were seeing, I wasn't going to watch 3 dudes sitting in silence for minutes eating snacks (They were silent when I hopped on), commenting on stuff without reference.

I don't mind a little mystery science theater 3000 every now and again. Sometimes it's fun to just ridicule shows I enjoy.

2 hours ago, Ralph said:

https://www.nielsen.com/top-ten/

 

423m

 

would be surprised if next week (ep 6) doesn't see a jump

It was also likely the first week where retention hits and less new viewers binging episodes 1-3, or 1-4 when they find out the season started a week late. (Like how week 2 numbers were the same as week 1)

What's astounding is how good One Piece numbers are... 3 weeks after the entire series released in one go. 

Also... Wtf is Virgin River and why is it so bloody popular?

I've literally never heard of it... 

3 hours ago, Godoggo said:

Which supports that the moment she thinks to use the a'dam as a weapon, she will "slam" to the ground thus preventing her from placing it on the suldam.  

No.

They can't pick up a weapon.

Placing it on someone isn't a weapon.

No more then helping the Sul'dam get dressed is a weapon.

Also.

Thinking about hurting your Sul'Dam doesn't cause the Damane to get "slammed" on the ground. 

Case in point, when Egwene fantasized about beating Renna to death.

You know what isn't laying a hand on the Sul'dam?

Inflicting pain on the Sul'dam thru the bracelet.

3 minutes ago, fearbrog said:

Did we watch the same scene or did Amazon have 2 versions they showed beyond new ending? Because we literally see Egg crying and weave coming out of her and Nynaeve returns to life

@Scarloc99's referencing the scene that was originally written pre-covid. The scene we got was shot post-covid.

Also, Nynaeve was not dead. Her eyes weren't "burnt out" like the others. She was "crispy" compared to the others "charred".  You might have to turn up your brightness to see the difference.

Just now, Scarloc99 said:

deflects everything he throws at him and kills him. Egwene, perrin, matt they where all going to die unless Rand saved them.  

More then deflects. He absorbs all that and directs it into his sword.

26 minutes ago, Guire said:

If marketing is not included in that budget it was not really a financial success.  I agree with your assessment it caught a perfect storm of environment to fail.  Too bad.  Fun movie.  I like fun popcorn entertainment.  Unless it is WoT.  Then it feels like my kids are being pepper sprayed.

Found this article that said movies need to make 2.5x budget to be profitable. 

By all rights that movie wasn't bad. (I'd rather watch another D&D movie then another Fast Movie...)

Hopefully the money they receive from streaming is calculated into it's total earnings in some capacity when discussing future sequels...

3 hours ago, Yamezt said:

 

I thought the recent DnD movie didn't do well in the box office  (unless things has since turned around). Though BG3 has been amazing and may have helped generate interest in the DnD movie

It had a ~$150m budget.

Grossed ~$93m in the domestic market

And ~$208m worldwide. 

So it flopped domestically but not world wide. It may have had a ~$59m profit, which is "okay" depending on who you talk to. 

Something to remember.

It was up against.

John Wick 4.

Creed 3

Shazam! Fury of the Gods

Plus a couple of "Religious" movies that like to book out theaters to bloat their numbers. 

D&D briefly knocked John Wick out of the #1 spot for a day in box office numbers, but as we know John Wick came out ahead in the long run. 

Oh, and it released right in the middle of the OGL scandal when half the D&D fans online were boycotting everything D&D. 

For those that hate the horn, I made this image for y'all. 

11 minutes ago, Samt said:

Yes, that does away with the a'dam problem, theoretically.  But it actually causes a much bigger problem by turning Egwene from a very determined and calculating hero into some sort of crazy ragebear that murders people without thinking about it.  

The a'dam is a Ter'angrael that works based on what you're thinking, feeling, or believe at the moment. (And this involves not thinking/feeling or believing it subconsciously)

We know through out the novels that Aes Sedai training often involves suppressing surface thoughts/feelings/beliefs... like not feeling heat.

So you have to believe that a'dam isn't a weapon when you place it on someone.

Whether Egwene should have been able to use it to lift Renna up on the thing and choke her is a more interesting question that I don't have much explanation other than.... You have to believe doing so isn't going to hurt her.

9 minutes ago, Godoggo said:

It's not about Murder.  It's about the thought of using an item as a weapon against your Suldam.  Yes, they can use the a'dam against another woman.  But not against your Suldam.  That's the rule.  You can't use anything you perceive as a weapon against your suldam.  Egwene was clearly trying to use an a'dam as a weapon against her suldam.  It's frustrating.  And prime, give them more time for character development.  Mat's change was very quick.  Why the dagger became a light saber and how Mat knew that it would act that way?  Also, how did Loial survive the light saber (admittedly, most of season 1 stunk and maybe we need to conveniently just forget 80% of the first season)

Yes, and that thought hinges on premeditation.

I can hold a hammer in my hand and think about hammering a nail into a piece of wood.
But the moment I have an intrusive thought about taking that hammer and turning the Sul'dam's head into pulp is the moment that a'dam would slam me into the ground.

If I picked up that hammer with the premeditated thought of taking it and turning the Sul'dam's head into paste, it wouldn't let me.

I don't know why no one's willing to entertain the possibility of premeditation?