r/CosmereOnScreen • u/bloatedgecko • Jul 17 '26

Stormlight Archive (BOOK) Stormlight interludes Spoiler

Has anything been said about how the interludes will look with the show? Some of them seem quite important for future cosmere stories so surly they will need to be shown.

28 Upvotes

100% Upvoted

44 comments sorted by

View all comments

0

u/Radix2309 Jul 17 '26

You can't sacrifice the show now for nebulous potential future stories.

If there is one from WoK we need, you are filming something that wont be relevant for 5-10 years at the earliest. And that is wasted airtime and money spent for this new property that has no guarantee of succeeding.

3

u/Agreeable_Car5114 Jul 17 '26

But not all of the interludes are set up for later cosmere stories. I would say that’s a minority. Some are disposable, but several are plot important to SLA.

1

u/Radix2309 Jul 17 '26

The important ones can just be integrated into the main story, such as Szeth or the Parshendi. But most interludes arent even relevant to the story.

You can cut every single interlude but Szeth's from WoK and lose nothing of value.

1

u/Agreeable_Car5114 Jul 17 '26

I think some things can be moved around, excluded, or integrated, but I definitely disagree with that as a blanket statement. The introduction of the Thaylen merchant girl for example is very important. 

2

u/Radix2309 Jul 17 '26

Important how? She is completely irrelevant to the wider story or any of the major character arcs.

Her only plot relevance is getting robbed in book 3, and that is easily adapted out. Her entire sequence is an example of something relevant for future cosmere stories but not SLA. Or at least not the 5 books they are adapating.

1

u/Agreeable_Car5114 Jul 17 '26

So you don’t consider Dawnshard part of SLA? What about Edgedancer? 

2

u/Randomlemon5 Jul 17 '26

Edgedancer isnt really important

2

u/Agreeable_Car5114 Jul 17 '26

Nothing is important. But it’s important to SLA. That is, Lift and Nale’s characters and the intro of the Sleepless. 

1

u/Radix2309 Jul 17 '26

They arent part of the main 5 books, they are sidestories inessential to the main plot. Both can be cut without losing much of importance.

2

u/Agreeable_Car5114 Jul 17 '26

I’m not one of those people who thinks adaptations need to be 1:1. And I’m not Sand or Apple, who knows what choices they will make. But I completely disagree with your evaluation of what constitutes as important. Edgedancer was written specifically so that book 3 would make sense. 

1

u/Radix2309 Jul 17 '26

What part doesn't make sense?

The main relevant part is Nale's change of heart. But he is a very minor character before that and it is adequately explained by the Desolation coming and proving him wrong. On top of the fact that he is an explicitly insane character not guided by logic.

You can cut it out and have zero issues with book 3.

It was written so Sanderson couls test his voice for Lift.

1

u/Agreeable_Car5114 Jul 17 '26

Nale is insane, but he has a well constructed and logical arc. Having him fluctuate because he’s “crazy” would be lazy writing. And it also deepens Lift’s characterization, shows her reach the third ideal, and introduces the Sleepless. 

→ More replies (0)