13 hours ago, dwn said:

I liked most of the broad strokes, but there were a number of things that didn't work well, or make sense, as others have pointed out above.

 

I liked the cold opening, though I agree the tone should have been different to show the desperation of the War of the Shadow. Latra Posae predicting what would happen is just a TV thing to remind viewers how saidin was tainted.

 

They really didn't need to give Moiraine a tracking tell--Lan could have just followed them on his own and refuse to take the others so he could move faster.

 

The battle scenes were pretty meh--clearly showing the limits of their budget. The myrddraal still look cool. The blight and Malkier matte painting were pretty bad.

 

Padan Fain and the Horn of Valere worked fine. I think we should have seen someone we know let Fain into the keep, rather than using the pass-phrase thing. Perrin's struggle with violence is interesting, but I think his scenes were poorly directed. Assuming Loial's death is a fake-out, it's kinda weird.

 

Amalisa's wilder circle was silly, but I'm okay with it. I like that she died from lack of control, but I feel Nynaeve should have just hit her over the head with a rock or something. The Nynaeve dead-not-dead thing was kinda pointless.

 

Ishamael was great. I like that it's never confirmed he isn't the DO, but we can easily tell it's some guy from the AoL given his clothing. That Moiraine saw him, and that he channeled like any other man, will likely feed into her research quest next season. I agree she's shielded--not sure where they're going with that.

 

Rand's choice worked well for drama. Interesting that they pulled stuff from Egwene's accepted test. Whatever he ended up doing was extremely vague, though. Looks like they're merging the seven seals into one, which is probably easier to understand than the metaphysical weirdness of the DO's prison in the books. I expect they dropped Shayol Ghul so viewers wouldn't confuse it with Dragonmount.

 

Padan Fain's speech about this being the first battle was really good--possibly the best part of the episode. Ishamael should have echoed that before he poofed.

I was going to make a long post detailing what I liked and didn't like about episode 8. However, after reading yours, I realize that you have already said what I was going to say and I couldn't improve upon it. 

i.e.  I agree with you and I couldn't have said it better myself. 

10 minutes ago, themann1086 said:

Whew. Probably my most in depth one but I'm excited. See y'all tomorrow night!

If that is what we see in episode 8, then that is exactly the kind of climactic ending episode for season 1 that I am truly hoping to see!!!

22 minutes ago, Wolfbrother31 said:

Plus, cutting Faile/Shaido kidnaping plot will save us a whole season worth of material.

That was probably my most disliked plot of the books. I really DON'T want to see that plot on screen.

I gotta agree with y'all there. Although there is some grim dark fantasy I do enjoy, some of my favorite parts in the WoT books was the fun light hearted humor put in there by Robert Jordan. For me, RJ's humor was one of the aspects of his writing that set his books apart and made them better than most of the epic fantasy fiction out there from the last 30 years.

3 hours ago, ArrylT said:

 

 

Another reddit poll - has more votes  than the previous poll 

 

current results:

 

How are you feeling about the show:

 

993

21.7%

9-10 (excellent)

 

2.7k

58.9%

7-8 (good with some flaws)

 

607

13.3%

5-6 (average to fine)

 

204

4.5%

3-4 (bad)

 

78

1.7%

less than 3 (unwatchable)

 

 

Thank you for the update.

Just by doing some quick math, it looks like there are over 3,000 voters on that reddit poll who are rating the television show as 7 or higher. Whereas, there are 889 voters who give the television show a 6 or lower rating. 

What I like best about this TV series is that, after waiting for 30 years, I finally got to see very good actors and actresses  bring to life in a visual medium some of the best and most interesting characters in all of fantasy fiction. 

Just now, DaddyFinn said:

Huh, I thought the "You're an imposter, a fraud" was said to Egwene. Mistake in editing of that article?

Good catch there. I am not sure.

A Black Wind Blows Fear Through the Ways

I enjoyed this synopsis and analysis of what each character experienced and heard from Machin Shin.

10 hours ago, JenniferL said:

Honestly, I didn’t think we were at “pictures on fast food cups” yet, but here we are. How long did it take GoT to get there? I know I had a GoT milkshake at ShakeShack at least once. 

I haven't eaten at a Hardees in a long, long time. But now, I've must go to one in a nearby town just to get one of those cups!!!

Josha Stradowski on Rand accepting his destiny on The Wheel of Time

It is clear to me that Josha really understands Rand al`Thor. I am certain that he is the right choice to play one of my most favorite characters in fantasy fiction. 

9 hours ago, JenniferL said:

Wheel of Time continues to be one of the most popular streaming shows in the US. 
 

https://www.mediaplaynews.com/wheel-of-time-tops-parrots-digital-originals-charts-for-third-week/

Wooohooo!!! That is great news! Although there are some parts of this adaptation I don't like, I am overall very pleased with season 1. I'm very happy that the series is still the most popular streaming show in the USA. 

Wheel of Time's Josha Stradowski on Rand's Big Revelation and Moving Forward

I rated episode 7 as the very best episode of the season so far. For me, I give this episode a solid 9 out of 10. 

I was a little concerned that Rafe and company would have trouble sticking the landing for season 1 with episodes 7 & 8. However, now I am very confident that episode 8 will be excellent and it will end with me wanting the airing of Season 2 to be just around the corner, instead of deep into 2022. 

WHEEL OF TIME EPISODE 7 TEASER! - MIN! THE WAYS & MORE!

This youtuber is "Wheel of Time Theory" and he is very good and analyzing this teaser clip as well as other leaks and teasers for the television show. 

The Wheel of Time Star Describes Finding Loial's 'Essence' for the TV Series

This teaser video has somehow gotten me even more excited for episode 7.

My favorite supporting characters who haven't been on screen that I am looking forward to seeing are Verin, Rhuarc, Sulin, Amys, and Bayle Domon. 

@ArrylT

That is a very encouraging poll. Thank you for sharing it. 

https://www.change.org/p/amazon-give-rafe-10-episodes-for-wheel-of-time

Give Rafe 10 Episodes for Wheel of Time

‘Wheel of Time’ Remains No. 1 on Parrot’s Digital Originals Charts

Amazon Prime Video’s “The Wheel of Time” remained No. 1 on Parrot Analytics’ digital originals U.S. chart the week ended Dec. 10. Based on a series of fantasy novels, the show had 41.7 times the demand of an average series during the week after a 3.1% drop in demand expressions, the proprietary metric Parrot uses to gauge a show’s popularity. “The Wheel of Time” was No. 6 on the list of overall TV shows.

This one is from @Narglifehacks on #twitteroftime in response to the following complaint on twitter: "It's so uncharacteristic for Moiraine to berate Rand and Nyneave"

The Wheel of Time - A Look Inside Episode 5 | Prime Video

15 details you may have missed in The Wheel of Time season 1

The Wheel of Time: Loial the Ogier Is The Best Adaptation Since Gollum