9 hours ago, Harldin said:

Robert Jordan didn’t hand the series over to Brandon Sanderson Harriet McDougall did. 

Isn't that just disregarding a dying wish with extra steps?

Nah look, genuine apologies to johnny for going overboard, there was something about the tenor of the comment that got under my skin. I'm in the middle of a reread atm and am mad excited to see a new vision of the story on screen, and really hope people can let go of not-useful attachments to trivial details and enjoy the series if it's a good piece of work in and of itself. Hardcore purism detracts from the whole thing (as it did for the deeply unfortunate people who weren't able to enjoy even the early, excellent seasons of GoT), including the social aspect of chatting shit about it (or lurking!). I think it's gonna be awesome seeing an insanely talented, attractive, and diverse cast bring these characters and plots to life, and if (a) it's any good at all, and (b) we get to the end - as conceived by Jordan and written by Sanderson, in line with his and his widow's wishes - we'll be the luckiest fanbase going. And that's absolutely the case whether or not Balthamel or Someshta or whatever other pissant character shows up. ?

On 7/17/2021 at 4:05 PM, Elder_Haman said:

As for the symbolism, I can cope if the city isn’t shaped like a giant vagina. 

If Tar Valon isn't shaped like a vulva it will shatter my suspension of disbelief. Also there need to be exactly thirteen Forsaken or else the show won't make sense. And the protagonists should all be solid, Anglo-Saxon types, ideally with early modern European teeth. And if there are no chameleon cloaks for the Warders, I'm burning down the city of Prague.

On 7/2/2021 at 6:18 AM, johnnysd said:

In terms of Sanderson, I hate his WoT books and do not consider them cannon so not super concerned about his opinion.

Here's a hot take: Robert Jordan's decision to hand over the series to Brandon Sanderson is the definitive one in terms of what constitutes canon, rather than some random fan on the internet. Honestly it's pretty weird and disrespectful to look to disregard what amounted to a dying wish. You're allowed not like the Sanderson books, but you really don't get a say in whether they count as authentic.