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Jaccsen

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  1. Anecdotal evidence does not really determine if the show is a success. You could just have a social circle that shares your tastes. I could point to my own circle that includes a huge number of D&D players, which are predisposed to love even bad fantasy, who consider the show poor. Amazon is bleeding so much money from streaming that they had to start ads and then charge more for an ad-free tier. This is not a sign that their shows are a success. These boards also seem fairly dead which also shows a lack of general engagement with the TV show. S1: Roughly 8.3 million viewers S2: Roughly 5.9 million viewers That is close to a 30% drop over season 1. That is not a success and 5.9 million viewers does not justify the cost of the show.
  2. Their UI, at least on Roku, is terrible. This makes the experience just poor. I used to purchase movies and TV shows via Amazon but the UI is so bad that it makes it not worth it. For example, I purchased Macross 2. It is unavailable for purchase now. I still have it but I have to scroll through everything to find it (search does not work). You cannot even organize your purchases alphabetically. I barely use Prime Video any longer because of it. Paying a monthly fee for a service that has maybe 1-2 watchable shows is just not worth it.
  3. That equates to roughly 2 million households, I think. That does not justify the expense of the show.
  4. I have read the series multiple times. The show takes minor one off sentences or references in the books and dedicates whole episodes to them while shorting main characters and story arcs or even changing them to suit their own narrative. A lot of the content from season 1 either never happened in the books or were based on minor plot mentions. You cannot even use the excuse that they needed to cut or adapt to fit into 8 episodes as many of the 8 episodes were filled with content that was not in the books. You cannot argue that they needed to cut content and then fill it with their own content while ignoring better written scenes or pieces from the source material.
  5. I agree with the OP. The show is a bait and switch in that they call it Wheel of Time but it is a reimagining of the source material. Rafe was even quoted as saying it was his version of a turning of the wheel. Honestly, the majority just moved on to other things. I quite after S1 Episode 6. There is no reason to give it another chance.
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