The number of times Perrin said "Maksim, now!" was a few too many.

I liked them way more than I did the in books, Aram is a much more likeable character here than he ever was there.

I think Faile is getting better. I must admit I wasn't sure about her when she first appeared, but in this episode the facial features, like the slight smile when Perrin tells her to kill the ones he misses, makes her feel a lot better to me. She was a very sly character in the books and it is starting to look like the actor is playing her like that, I hope it will continue to get better. I'll add, and this has really made me feel a bit 'meh' towards this episode, that there were no wolves. None, not a one. No howls in the distance, no mention of feeling them, nothing at all except the line from Faile about how Trollocs fear wolves to explain the banner. The wolves have come to help Perrin twice now, why not here? Budget, probably, meh. At the end of season 1 I honestly thought they had killed Loial off, I know that there is a budget and with all endeavours like this they have to merge characters and reduce the amount of "names" on screen, so it didn't seem that bad a choice as Loial doesn't really do a lot. But then, he was instrumental in the closing of the ways, not just at the Two Rivers. So him doing this and then getting the drop, as it were, that feels like a better ending for him.

The books are so much cooler! I am yet to watch this episode.

That is awesome to hear, thank you for that

I love the book scene for that Matt vs G&G fight, precisely because it is public, a large audience, the betting on the fight, the old trainer putting up for Matt if he was to lose and the lesson to G&G about how the best swordsman ever was defeated by a farmer with a staff. None of which was in the show, sadly. I really wanted to see the scene where Rand fall's into the palace gardens in Caemlyn. I'll put the rest in spoiler tags, just in case: So many more!

I just found the games board and saw that thread, I'll have a read through, thank you.

I'm listening

Thank you for the welcome. All we need now is a Druss the Legend movie!

I liked this episode though I have some of the same disappointments that others have expressed here. Reading through all of this there have been multiple people comment on Ishy and how he recruited Liandrin 95 years ago, but couldn't have as he was bound, etc. I'm going to put this in spoiler tags, just in case I am about to violate something I am unaware of (or haven't read yet) as I am newly registered and because I am going to quote the books: I also wonder if Ishy finding Liandrin in her dream was actually more a case of her need bringing him to her rather than his need seeking her out?

I have read these books multiple times over the last 20 years or so, they are amongst my favourites (up there with Game of Thrones, Sword of Truth, Druss the Legend and many more). I have visited these forums many times too, though I have never registered to post anything I find myself wanting to now, hence registering. Although I have not ever seen a requirement for people to post here first to introduce themselves I have seen people berated for not doing so in previous forum visits/reads. So, hi! I have been enjoying the TV show, moving between sadness for the things they've had to change or drop and happiness for the fact that the show is improving and encompassing more of the story as it goes on. There are a small list of scenes I personally like and hope to see, as I am sure every fan has their small list too, so we'll see how that goes.