^ Every word of what you just said is wrong. I'm not a book reader, and yet it's not hard to figure out what the true nature of Moiraine and Siuan's relationship was during their years of study at the Tower if one bothers to do even the most trivial amount of research. Case in point being this article: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Pillowfriends...

There really is no need for the condescending dismissal of Siuanraine. It happened, there's precedent for it in the source material, and it adds nuance and stakes to the overall narrative as it directly pertains to the television series' primary POV character (Moiraine).

I don't have the issue of expectations because I didn't really like the books and am strictly here for the adaptation as presented, and all of the things I cited as positive make logical sense in terms of widening the appeal of the property beyond just fans of the source material.

Siuanraine Moiraine being made the lead POV character The widening of the 'Dragon Reborn' candidate pool Liandrin The introduction of gateway ter'angreal Thom being less garish and stereotypical The TR5 (Two Rivers 5) all being important in some fashion, not just Rand The stinger introduction of the Seanchan

Even if people from WoT's writing or production staff were somehow lurking, there's absolutely no chance in **** that they'd take adaptational advice from anyone posting here . Not only are they professional writers whereas the posters here are more than likely not, taking unsolicited advice or suggestions would open up a legal can of worms that no experienced writer or production professional would go anywhere near.

The Aes Sedai accepting Nynaeve doesn't mean that they also didn't reject the Wisdom who raised and trained her. The narrative point of the show having made this change, though, is the fact that the rejection happened moreso than whatever the motivation behind it may or may not have been.

I don't believe that the show does in fact imply this, but if you were inclined to view things differently, then yes, that would be a more accurate description of the situation. I do have a correction to make on my own previous post, though, because Emond's Field is still apparently named as such in the TV show universe even though all dialogue about it in the first season uses the Two Rivers designator.

@WhiteVeils There's a strong implication in Episode 1 that Laila had recently suffered a miscarriage and had intentionally isolated herself by refusing to participate in any village activities in general, not specifically or exclusively Egwene's Women's Circle initiation. @DreadLord31 I'm planning a Season 1 Rewatch beginning next month, but I'm not wrong about anything that I said with regards to the nature of the interpersonal relationships between Rand, Perrin, and Egwene as presented within the series itself, and do not need to rewatch the series in order to have correctly identified what we were shown and the narrative intent behind it. I did want to point out three differences that exist in the show and that are introduced in Episode 1 but that you didn't mention, though: 1) Emond's Field never being referred to as anything other than The Two Rivers (making that designator both the name of the village itself and the region in which it is located) 2) "Listening to the Wind" being explicitly identified as being/being associated with Channeling the One Power 3) The Aes Sedai rejecting a female Channeler (the Wisdom who raised and trained Nynaeve) instead of training her

This is incorrect. There was no 'love triangle' between Rand/Perrin/Egwene or any unrequited romance between Perrin and Egwene presented in the TV series. Rather than doing the clearly intended thing in Episode 7 - realizing that Nynaeve was wrong - certain parts of the WoT fandom took her comment about the nature of the interpersonal dynamic between Rand, Perrin, and Egwene as literal fact and cried foul over something that didn't actually exist. If you're going to make a record of individual changes/deviations, you actually need to be accurate in describing said changes/deviations.

Bump. I've been wanting to answer at least some of these questions for months, but have kept on procrastinating; however, now that we have a premiere date, I figured it was time to stop waiting and jump on this Hype Train. What is your favourite episode from season one? The Flame of Tar Valon (Aes Sedai politics and secret tragic lesbian relationships for the win) Who is your favourite character from season one? Moiraine (best 'witch' character since Willow Rosenberg) What is your favourite piece of dialogue from season one? “Siuan Sanche waits for only one woman. And it isn't you.” (truth); “If Wisdom is the title you claim, I suggest you start using some.” (burn); and "I, Moiraine Sedai, do swear to honor and obey Siuan Sanche... Daughter of the River... clever as a pike... strong as the tides... and never return until she calls me home." (secret wedding vows) Which character did you end up loving that you didn't expect to love so much? Liandrin (as our Series Lead, Moiraine needed a personal foil, and Kate Fleetwood's Liandrin is exactly that, complete with implied sexual history) Who had the best outfit in season one? Moiraine Who portrayed their character the best and why? Rosamund Pike. If you're going to alter the source material in order to make the 'wizard' archetype character the lead protagonist, you need to cast a great actor or actress, and Rosamund effortlessly oozes the natural charisma, regal grace, and quietly intimidating stature that the role requires Tell us about a moment that unexpectedly made you laugh or cry in season one? I'm not really a crier, but the tragic beauty of Siuan exiling Moiraine almost brought me to tears Aside from Blood Snow, what was your favourite Cold Open? Liandrin and the Red Ajah chasing down a male Channeler coupled with Rosamund Pike's voiceover and Moiraine preparing to head to The Two Rivers

The grey piece is definitely separate from and worn over the white outfit Egwene has on, so it's most likely a protective garment (either an apron or an overalls-type coverall).

Yes, it does. This means that TVLine's Matt Mitovich has some updating/retraction to do because his article says September 21st.

TVLine has an article out that lists the release date as Thursday, September 21st, so we need some official confirmation from Amazon.