8 hours ago, LordyLord said:

With episode 4 out now, we have officially seen half of the season.

 

My judgement is....Its average.Just average.

Which is worrying for me because I dont think Amazon will renew the show for season 3 if its average.Especially with how expensive it is.

 

The show trails behind GOT, Witcher, Shadow and Bone (Yes I said it). But it certainly is not terrible.

 

One on hand, I blame the averageness on the Show Runner's questionable decisions.On the other hand, EOTW is the most average and derivative of the books so its hard to adapt.

 

Overall I enjoy the show for what it is, but dont have hopes for its future.Which is sad. cause it could have been great

I agree wholeheartedly. The show really doesn’t capture any of the magic from the books. 
 

I was disappointed with the Witcher because I don’t think that they did a very good job of explaining anything. I was confused and I’ve read all of the books except the last one. But it was entertaining. 

I’ve read the entire series through about 4 times, and am currently about to start book 7 on my 5th reading. I love RJ’s world, the character development and everything about it. 
 

I’m trying to stay cautiously optimistic about the TV series. My husband hasn’t read the books and he says that it’s decent but he doesn’t think that the character development has progressed as well by this point as they did for LOTR. 
 

I don’t like some of the changes that they’ve made. I’m really upset that they left out Elyas Machera. I love his character and I think that he would have been a good way to show a lot of what is going on with Perrin. The one scene with the wolves was awkward and weird. I’m hoping that he shows up later maybe. I suppose I can understand the reason they invented Layla, but it seems weak. 
 

Also, I don’t feel like Nynaeve comes off as feisty in the show as she is in the books and Egwene is kind of bland. One of the reasons I love the books so much is that they have so many strong female characters, who are powerful in their own right.
 

I don’t like that they’re trying to bring women into the mystery of who is the Dragon. The whole point is the balance of male and female energy. Women can still wield the One Power… if the Dragon is a woman, there’s no balance to all of the women who can already wield it by having a strong male. ?

I also don’t understand why they’re making Liandrin a more prominent character. Perhaps to make it more poignant when everyone discovers her true nature. I also don’t like that they involved Moiraine in the capture of Logain. It was very clear in the books that she was a loner who didn’t trust or work with many of her sisters. Ugh… I could be here all day, lol! 
 

Also, those rings are FUGLY. ???