Now HBO is going to make a Baldur Gate series, maybe we will see if video games make better series, then a book does. But if these bomb people are saying it could scare off any major studio from pursuing fantasy series in the future.

If ever there was a slim hope of WOT coming back, this pretty much kills it. Looks like Amazon has moved on. Michael B Jordan's 'Wheel of Time' fantasy rival takes a major step forward Seems like Amazon MGM studio is backing this now. But Michael B Jordan is backing it, so ummm at least they're sticking with a Jordan. Also wonder what this means for Rings of Power.

Aginor tossing her about in book 1, would make him a true fear, she didn't know of the other Forsaken so would've been odd for her to think of those. Aginor was probably the scariest thing she had ever encountered. So that became her boogie man. It shouldn't be real which is why the Aes Sedai were surprised when she came out with real wounds also think her channeling in there surprised them.

Most places still had a pretty conservative view of things before marriage. Rand mentioned in Two Rivers if a man and lady were caught having pre-marital relations they were basically forced to get married, So not odd people who suspect a man and lady sharing a room to be married. Not sure if Moiriane and Lan shared a room in the Two Rivers but once it was known he was her warder it probably wouldn't have seemed odd.

Again, it's how one defines most successful? They all had some successes, well maybe except the ones in Book1. They took over nations, manipulated people, caused chaos etc. Dem to me still seems the one of the few who didn't go off on his own thing, with his own agenda. Not to mention, like Ishy, as the DO's top general Dem was sort of needed. Where most of the others (like Semi) were pretty expendable, besides power they didn't have any skills that made them truly irreplaceable.

If you go by the books it was easily Demandred, at the end of book six he even asks the DO hasn't he done well or something like that. A lot of Dem's success was offscreen, freeing Taim, getting Taim accepted by Rand, uniting Shara etc. The chaos at Dumai's Wells was even suspected to be Dem's doing as to spread chaos which it did.

Gaul was more embarrassed letting his guard down and getting captured then shame. There is no shame, just like an Aiel would never "touch" a wetlander in combat and expect them to surrender. Spanking was usually seen as an embarrassment/ humiliation. Novices were spanked becuase they were viewed as children and that was how one disciplines a child. It was rare for Accepted. It wasn't something the Aiel went right to, it was usually something someone asked to be done. When *forgot her name" was punished by the maidens for stealing, they welted her all over so she would itch, they didn't spank her as punishment.

When people talk about how it makes no sense experienced Aes Sedai would be in awe or even let her take charge are forgetting how important strength in the power is to Aes Sedai. You see again and again in the books how they defer to the strongest. To me Egwene is the worst character, but she does see how Aes Sedai are too into "well this is always how it's been done" so they are pretty easy to manipulate.

The rumor I read said there wasn't much writing started for season 4. maybe they suspected there might not be a season 4 so didn't bother. It would be interesting to see whatever they had started or discussed,

Early in Two Rivers she shows no respect to the village council and I think and even hits Cein Blue with a stick. She was the show me respect as Wisdom but never felt she had to show others. I ended up liking her but early on she was a bully.

Because early on she is simply a bully, throwing tantrums, talking down to others, and using threats to get her way. Later she is much more likeable as she grows, but early in the series she is simply someone who tries to bully her way through things.

It would be too hard to simply pick up where the last show left off. You would need all the same actors etc. I think someone would have to start over from the beginning.

You have to remember with streaming it's about how many new members did they add, if WOT wasn't really boosting subscriptions then it doesn't matter. It's great if current members are watching it, but they need new people to join.

They might not have known but my guess is they at least suspected it was coming. The person at Amazon responsible for signing WOT was fired, so that's never a good sign. Not to mention the longer the delay is agreeing to a new season the more worry there should be. Finally, Amazon was already talking about cutting expenses.

I honestly don't see someone picking it up. Is it worth the cost? Look at how much 3 seasons of this cost. I don't think season 3 costs have been released. But the production costs for the first two was something like $260 million. Season three had to be at least $130 million. Not to mention if someone else picks it up, do they start where this left off or at the beginning? How many seasons would be needed to finish this? Supposedly the rights have gone to /WOT Production Limited, and they do not have a very good history with things.

It was RJ, Brandon might have put his own spin on it but it was RJ's idea. It also couldn't take place until Mat was ready. Which would've rushed his story. She couldn't show up too quickly or would've ruined much of why Rand needed Casudane. Rand would have immediately gone back to Moiraine and pretty much made Cas pointless.

Since certain things need to happen like last battle, DO prison being opened, people forget DO exists etc. But nothing saying the same thing has to cause it, As @bringbackthomsmoustachestates it doesn't have to be identical events. Maybe the Seanchan cull the ability by capturing too many women who channel, imean they capture the women and men who will channel regardless. If all they leave are the people who need to be taught, then would stand to reason in time channeling would be rare. Or maybe it's a sickness etc. So many men are suddenly about becuase before no one was crazy enough to go about testing to find men who had the ability to channel. As described in the books Taim would basically go town to town and gather up anyone who even showed an interest in his offer.

I also remember Verin talking about the whites were discussing if gentling the men was the reason the Aes Sedai were finding fewer and fewer women. Something about someone recommended if the Whites were so concerned maybe they should breed with the men. It was mentioned how the Aiel find almost all the women who can channel, I'm guessing the Sea FOlk do also. So there are still channeling women out there that are having babies. The Aes sedai also don't allow those too weak or too old.

The last episode had its good moments, but the confusing Lanfear/Moiraine fight sort of ruined it.

Seanchan capture any woman who will channel, the women controlling them are ones who could channel if ever taught. If they are never taught and the women who can channel die out, then you will only have women who might channel if taught but they would never know it. Randland would have wise ones, kin, wind finders etc women who can channel and still have relationships. If the Seanchan ever took Randland then these women would also be forced to stop having children. The ability to channel would never die it would just become women who are clueless they could channel. The interesting thing is Shara uses their male channelers as breeding stock, and channelers were only allow to sexual relationships with other channelers.

There is also a difference between the 3rd oath and the collar. We have seen how the Aes Sedai defines things. It varied when an Aes Sedai felt threatened. Holding a knife to her throat would make her feel in danger but could she blast away at innocent people becuase of it or is she forced to try and kill the person who is actually putting her life in danger? I think a lot comes down to how an Aes Sedai views and interprets things. Egwene couldn't pick up the pitcher because it was viewed as a weapon to be used against the Suldam, I would think any insane channeler would be quickly killed by the Seanchan. They don't needlessly toss away Damane. So, I don't think they are common enough to waste a 100 on experiments. If I remember correctly they were in shock how many women there were that could channel in Randland. Someone once speculated the Seanchan chaining women at such early ages if it was actually breeding out the ability to channel in Seanchan.

I always felt part of the problem was RJ was going through his treatment yet felt he owed it to the fans to give them something. So those books always seemed like set up books for later books.

I just think if it was true that RJ would've left it in some notes, Time runs different, but you can't be living in the dream world and walking about in the real world at the same time.

It would be impossible for Cain to be Olver. Regardless of time running different in the dream world, Cain's soul can't be in the dream world as his body is walking about in the real world for years. Just like Elayne's kids will be born too late to be Cain. Even in the Companion there is no mention of Olver/Cain being the same.

People also forget Dem was partially insane by this point, Moghi mentioned how he had changed since being around the Sharans. He had been using the True Power a lot and one of the side effects is insanity. He couldn't use the male half around them, so he had to rely on the True Power. Suffering from partial insanity would explain some of his behavior at the end.