Not sure if there are many out there who have not read the books. I have and don't mind the reinterpretations at all. I am watching with my kids who have not read the books and they have had some interesting questions. The whole Stilled or Shielded issue with Moraine ... Irrelevant. The scenes where she is trying to channel just show non book readers what's going on. I agree that the characters are following the right arcs and it's impressive that the show has done it with what is really very few minutes per person (compared to those endless pages of braid tugging by RJ). The show is much better than expected.