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JosephBurns

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  1. I'm glad I took your advice. Canon is way out the window, but I'm enjoying the show much more after our discussions and minimizing my expectations. Thanks for the perspective!
  2. You're right. Too ambitious. What about 3 and 4 in once 8 episode season? S3 E1 would be them leaving AP and venturing towards Tear. Little bit of Mat & the girls in TV before they leave. S3 E2 would be more on the way. S3 E3 they arrive in Tear and the stone falls S3 E4 off to the waste / Tanchico / Two Rivers S3 E5 arrive at waste / Tanchico / Two Rivers S3 E6 Rhuidean with Mat & Rand S3 E7 Tanchico / Two Rivers finale S3 E8 Al'Cair Dal / Rhuidean fight with Asmodean
  3. This is an interesting theory - I certainty don't hate it. And I agree on the Rosamund Pike point, she was the "star" draw for the show, so it's difficult to follow TGH with her largely absent. Creating this Ishamael story circumvents that challenge. I'm glad I jumped on the forums for other perspectives.
  4. This is a very fair rebuttal. I tend to agree with much of what you've said, and I appreciate the idea of understanding that this isn't our ideal/dream adaptation but it's what we have at this time. I'll push back a little on the time it would take, as I don't believe each book would need to be it's own season. As Jordan fans we all know there is fat that can be left off. For example, it wouldn't be hard to imagine condensing books 3, 4 & 5 into one TV season. I'm sure other condensing would be possible to limit the production time to something more doable. Ultimately my point is the wholesale changes that are being made. I must have missed it, or maybe repressed it, from the first season - But when that person had lost the ability to channel in S2 E1, that's what caused me to have the reaction I had which ended my previous post. Maybe show a little more care to these characters that we've all grown to love. That said - You're points were valid enough for me to keep giving it a watch
  5. I couldn't agree more. My plan was to stay off the TV portion of the forum and just try to watch the shows and see where they go. Was willing to give the first season a pass, didn't think it was horrible and some of the nonconical areas didn't seem like something a person couldn't live with (In hindsight how wrong was I?). But after finishing S2 E1, especially watching the trailer for the rest of season 2, and I'm left feeling frustrated and angry. These are wholesale changes to a wildly successful franchise that feels more like fan fiction. Why not just stick with canon? There's fifteen books! Look at how well the Dune movie is doing, in part because they aren't making sweeping changes. Haven't read past this post, but I'm sure there are going to be the people who say don't watch. Fine, I get it. But, like you, I'm such a huge fan of these books and I'm disappointed that the show isn't honoring them, as they should be honored. Like many, I grew up with these books being a teenager in the late 90's, so they have been with me for thirty years and many re-reads. Watching what is being done to them is upsetting. Watching S2 E1 I said aloud, "Did these people even read these books?", it doesn't seem much of a stretch to answer no.
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