Honestly I’m surprised about all the discussion of what could fit into the show and so on. In reality, imo, the show simply was not WOT at all. The whole point, literally the whole point of WOT, is a redemption story. See Veins of Gold chapter. So when the show doesn’t get the Two Rivers right, the rest simply falls apart. The message of WOT is basically: innocence, loss of innocence, mistakes, shame/self blame, self forgiveness, second chance, redemption. And it applies to basically every major character of the books. In other words, WOT is basically a complicated quest story. So, when Two Rivers is shown as some kind of a dark place, it was over for the whole formula. How can you have the arcs if the starting point is missing. Rafe and the team of genius simply didn’t get it, and I’m being generous. More likely, they were trying to be more edgy like GOT. Problem is, WOT is not GOT. 🤦‍♂️ btw, GOT would have also failed if they try to make it more like WOT for some reason (can you imagine…?). Anyways, good riddance. I’m hoping that a good anime (or something like it) will be made in my lifetime. Or, a really good video game. Side note: the only right way to open the first episode was with the original prolog, and I’ll die on this hill. The fact that they didn’t do it speaks volumes.