Brandon Sanderson was different than Jordan for sure, but he did well in my opinion - especially considering how different his style is from WoT. I think Jordan lost his way with the last few books he wrote which is why books like Crossroads are such a slog. Sanderson got the series moving again and I enjoyed his books more than the last few from Jordan. Hope is just around the corner... Just one reader's thoughts...

Exactly!

I never read the Narnia books, but imagine I should at some point - I enjoyed the first movie. There is a thread on here somewhere where I compared WoT to the Belgariad by David Eddings. There was a lot of stuff there that compared directly to WoT. Then of course the comparisons to Tolkien as well.

Yes - this! While Rand, Mat, and Perrin were awesome they had help. The women were awesome on their own. Great strength!

Too soon for a WoT reboot anyway. Let's play around with other stuff for a while. If other fantasy is successful, it could pave the way for a Randland comeback. 🤷‍♂️

I enjoy running across stuff I forgot during re-reads. There is usually better understanding as well. I also change my mind on on things I liked/didn't like.

Be ready for a wild and enjoyable ride!

Mat was giving Loial a hard time about the 'beautiful' Erith. Rand and Perrin saw that Loial was hurt so they start giving Mat the business about some girl in EF that he used to play kissy-face with. Saying she was ugly as a goat or whatnot.

I'm going to pick a simple one - the Mercedes hood ornament in the museum... Take it out of the story and the series is still fantastic - no big deal. But we lose the connection to our recent past. Very profound for me.

Sure, Rafe had his own agenda, style, and purpose for how he adapted the WoT. Any showrunner, director, producer does. To be honest, I don't think Rafe is that clever. The simpler answer is likely what @bringbackthomsmoustache pointed out. Centuries and more of low tech heating easily explains the dinginess of the ancient tower. The Aes Sedai could easily 'scrub' the walls white with the Power to a gleaming surface. I could accept that, but I also accept that showing the tower's age with some grime speaks to its permanence.