Could that be the real reason or one of them that Lanfear wants Rand away from Mor. So he can't fix her link to the OP

Is it for sure that Rand will fight and defeat Turak here? I know how the books are written but I find this would be a way to re-introduce how skilled Lan is and also get him out of his depression if he came in and saved Moraine and people realized she couldn't channel. Surely seeing Aes S. chained like animals would piss her off.

I personally can get past all of the changes if the relationships between the 5 "E. Fielders" felt like they were more developed. The bonds between them all really seemed to come into play in the books. They could count on each other when they really needed to trust someone and be accepted for who they were. Rand and Mat and their trip to the Aiel. Rand and Nyn working the power together. Eg. and Nyn fighting basically every sister and supporting each other. I am hopeful this can all be changed in season 2. Also not sure how much switching the actor playing Mat changed things. And the lack of more episodes. My husband (who has not read the books) watched with me and didn't understand why he should care about any of the 5 characters cause they didn't seem developed but he loved the warder funeral scene/episode because it felt like the relationships were developed more with Lan and Moraine

Did Matt's weapon ( I can't remember the name) from the books have blades on the end? Could he have gotten the weapon without the trip to the Aiel?