2 hours ago, Deadsy said:

Ya, basically everything I've seen makes me a bit concerned about his portrayal, and I am guessing he was doing what he was directed to do, since I doubt he chose that his parents in the show would be bad apples. Mat should be happy and wanting to make people laugh up until he takes the dagger, so you can see he's changed. At least they have a good in-book excuse to change his character a lot with the new actor.

I didn't find Mat to be funny in EotW.  He annoyed me especially on 1st read and subsequent rereads of EotW also, tbh.  It wasn't until he awoke after the healing in the Tower that I really started to like him.  In FoH, he became my favorite.

20 minutes ago, Agitel said:

I didn't want to start a new topic for this, but how many episodes is Season One? I know 8 were approved. Then COVID happened and I heard we're only going to get 6 for Season One and the other two are being bumped to Season Two. But I looked for confirmation and I see some recent sources saying 8 and others saying 6. Anyone know for certain?

 

I guess I could search a little harder...

 

Edit: According to the WOT wiki, episode seven will be out on 12/17 and episode eight on 12/24, so there it is.

There are definitely 8.

The first three drop on Friday, Nov 19.  Then another single episode will drop each Friday after that until Christmas Eve.  

I don't have a link for you - too lazy after a difficult workday ?

12 minutes ago, CaddySedai said:

And honestly I kinda wish they did more pump fakes in the books.

 

It really was obvious right away Rand was the Dragon.

 

But that is to the omnipresent reader… perhaps “in-world” it was more vague.

 

But as a reader nah. You knew. Within the first 3 pages you knew lol.

Everyone always says this.  I believe differently.  I've felt that RJ wanted the reader to understand who was the Dragon, but also the let the reader know/understand that none of the characters knew who the Dragon was. 

As far as the new content, it's pretty cool to see but also a slight letdown.  Baerlon isn't on the map, giving further evidence that part of the story won't be told.  I've always loved Rands' crazy-first-after-affects-of-channeling scene vs. the whitecloaks.

I'm curious why Tear is mentioned so early here.  

I've been watching it since about 2018.  I almost stopped in 2020, didn't think that season (4) was as good, but season 5 has pulled me back in deeply.  It really is a very well written and acted series.

My vote was more towards what I want to see rather than believing that's what it will turn out to be.

No matter how hard I tried, I just couldn't get into the NFL this year.  It just didn't interest me at all, even my team that I've followed for over 50 years.  

I think in future years, 2020 will be remembered as a crucial point in history for so many reasons.

...and if we haven't had enough proof already, here's more proof that we may not have any future: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/irregardless


 

Hi Joey, 

Welcome to Dragonmount.  The Wheel of Time is an incredible series that has many devoted fans, many of which you may meet here.

The Whitecloaks havve no real authority, at best it is nostalgic authority from  people remembering 1000 years before during the time of Artur Hawkwing.  You''ll learn about Hawkwing later in book two I believe (I haven't reread in a while, can't remember where you get his story right now).  Other than that, it is merely a might makes right situation.  

The Aes Sedai do have a recognized authority in most countries, but not all.  You'll learn more about that as you get further into the series.  Hawkwing hated Aes Sedai, so also the Whitecloaks hate them.  They (whitecloaks) consider Aes Sedai as darkfriends.

I gave up HBO after GoT ended (would have been happier if I'd given it up before the final season).

This does sound interesting though.  I'll have to wait until Netflix or another streamer picks it up.

On 6/18/2020 at 1:35 PM, SinisterDeath said:

There's a 75% chance, he's a spam bot. Future posts will confirm.

Lol...  Color me embarrassed in that case for not realizing that.

On 3/28/2020 at 4:01 AM, Effete said:

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How about Sean Bean because if you need someone killed in a fantasy series, he's your man.

 

Yes!

Besides, I wouldn't waste Malcolm's talent on a throwaway role. Be'lal literally dies like a bitch. Famous last words: "No..."

I can see Malcolm as Thom Merrilin, though.

Come on guys, while Sean Bean's characters do get killed often in fantasy series, he's still too good of an actor to put in a throwaway role.

Honestly, I think he could be a great Ishamael/Moridin, but I think that role has already been cast.

I haven't been high in over 30 years, it wasn't the herbs Imlad. I'm not trying to mock or be rude by saying this, it was just pretty hard to understand.

But having said that, my best guess is that @death masks bravery is trying to say is something about how a movie can attain symmetry / balance if the characters are introduced in the correct atmosphere/scenery.  Doing so makes it more poignant and pulls the audience in deeper.

If that is what his point was, I agree. 

Wow, they seem understated to me, yet still intricate.  I really like those... 

My only question is why they didn't take one final (logical) step and make the front cover more in line with the most predominate storyline within that particular book.  For instance, why have Mat's ashandarei the cover for book 9?  Wouldn't Fires of Heaven or Knife of Dreams have been more appropriate?  The Laurel crown would obviously been better suited to book 7, right?

I did several, but Tiger King wasn't among them.  That type of story doesn't interest me - though I can see why it interests others.

A few I watched (And recommend): 
- A Very Secret Service (French/dubbed into English):  This was hilarious to me, but I don't think it's for everyone.  It's a comedy but doesn't have a laugh track, and many of the jokes are referencing events that occurred in the Cold War around 1960 so if you're not a history buff you may a miss some of the funnier situational jokes.  I am really hoping that they will get to make a 3rd season.
 

- The Witcher.  Likely doesn't require synapsis.

 I tried many others, but most I didn't get into.  There was another one that I wanted to get into - Poldark; a British historical piece about a soldier returning to Cornwall after the American revolutionary war.  The acting was excellent as well as the cinematography.  I watched several episodes before realizing that it was far to soap-opera-ish for my tastes.  If that's your thing, then you'd love it.

That was a nice Q&A blurb, but I think he wasn't completely truthful when he stated that he's read the books... just a feeling I got when he said that he had.

Great to see more fan discussion!  Welcome to DM

I love that the WoTonPrime series is bringing more people to the community!  Welcome

I think RJ wasn't referring the anything like the modern day treadmill as you are thinking of @PaigeJohnson, he was likely referring to the type the Romans used to power the lifting of a crane boom (think: water mill wheel).

In that context, his usage of treadmill isn't anachronistic and not an inconsistency.

While trying but failing to find a good example online of how the Romans used them, I did find this article showing that the first treadmills weren't electric: Prison Treadmills

These more modern ones were invented in 1818 according to the linked article, which would be too recent for WoT.

That was pretty cool.  Hearing him talk about it made me feel a lot more relaxed that it is in capable hands and we'll get a/the series we want to watch!

I felt the same way, wanting to know more about what each character actually did in post-Tarmon Gai'don life.  I think it's normal for readers that loved the story to feel that way.  That we didn't get more is (I believe in notes/instructions to Harriett) due to RJ wanting to leave things for each character standing as we last saw/knew about each characters situation. 

That way, each of us if free to imagine them as we like, and not be constrained to a role that the author placed them in at the end which may have made some reader dislike the ending for a particular character. 

To be honest, after seeing how the HBO production of Game of Thrones ended, I think RJ made a good choice (if it was RJ's decision).  There were several characters in GoT that I despised how their stories came to an end.

If RJ had not made any enemies strong, there wouldn't have been a real story.  Imagine if all of the 'bad guys' were literally only rats, for instance.  Would you have been as interested in a 14 book "epic" series where the worst enemy was a huge number of rats?

I find it somewhat of an ironic complaint since most readers complain that the Forsaken were under-powered and too tame.  They didn't get taken to anywhere near their potential is typically the complaint that I've read. 

"Bloody" definitely is British cursing, but it is so common it probably isn't considered to be a curse word anymore, I don't think it would cause offence to anyone anymore.

I've never heard the English use "Flaming" as a curse word, or seen it used in written form as such.  I've always felt it was purely Jordan finding a way to make his world unique.  Perhaps one of our British forum-goers may confirm.

I don't recall getting an exact answer from within the books, but I think Jordan implies that because Channelers touch the Source, they are revitalized/rejuvenated.  At least, that is the way I've always taken it to be.  I haven't ever thought to ask that question myself, much less try to look it up on this forum or elsewhere.

There may be something said about this in the books when we meet one of the Channelers (Kin/Damane) that are really old but haven't been bound by the Oath Rod, which shortens the Aes Sedai's lives.  More properly said as:  The Oath Rod reduces the potential length of life of the Channeller.

Wow, it seems to me that some people need to take a step back, take a chill pill or something similarly relaxing, and then realize that not everyone on this board is writing in their native language.

Sometimes, people take offense when someone else hasn't communicated concisely enough for the hearer's/reader's liking.  This often occurs when someone is trying to communicate in a language that isn't their first and possibly not even their second language.

Welcome to Dragonmount!  I'll check out your discussions, it's always nice to hear other's take on WoT.