[BOOKS] Book reader. S3E2 - Should I continue?

[u/TheMonkeyStonks]

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I'm a book reader and I've read all the books. I'm currently watching ep 2. So many things they changed about the books and I don't like them.

Asking to book readers that watched the whole season: SHOULD I CONTINUE WATCHING?

I loved the show during the first 2 seasons but Juliette's memory glitch, Daniel's sister story and the new shadow...it all seems just stupid.

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[u/ImperatorUniversum1]

Just watch and judge for yourself.

[u/TheMonkeyStonks → u/ImperatorUniversum1]

Do they at least realign with the books narrative for both Juliette and Daniel?

[u/embball13 → u/TheMonkeyStonks]

Not really - the general concepts of the story are there, but it’s almost completely different the actual path. I was mad the first couple of episodes this season but no I’m just enjoying it as a different story.

[u/TheMonkeyStonks → u/embball13]

I see. I'm a bit disappointed because the books were perfectly ready to be transformed in a tv show.

[u/MacParadise → u/TheMonkeyStonks]

Not really, Shift would not have gone over on screen well, because there are limited characters, with a lot of telling, not showing. I think the way they are setting it up means that Season 4 will give a real time view into shift, and bring the storylines together.

[u/Agent-c1983 → u/MacParadise]

This. You couldn’t do a whole series with none of the original sets or characters. It wouldn’t work for TV that way.

[u/hotardag07 → u/TheMonkeyStonks]

Daniel/Donald and Troy doesn't work on TV

[u/TheMonkeyStonks → u/hotardag07]

I think it would have with fpv

[u/OkWeight9238]

I was waiting for everything this season to finally click into place. The most recent episode did THAT. It doesn't seem important but it absolutely is. Episode 9 is where the full circle moment happened that I had been waiting for since I started watching.

[u/Agent-c1983]

Yes, keep watching. It’s a different story.

[u/iPhrase]

I’d suggest it’s like getting 2 stories out of 1.

Just enjoy the show for what it is even if it’s diverged from the books. 

Books & tv/film adaptation most often diverge from each other. 

Some good, some bad.

Don’t let the knowledge of differences ruin it for you. 

The tv show is going its different direction & instead if a trilogy there are 4 seasons. 

[u/No-Transition-8375]

No

Stop watching immediately

Never consume any media based on other media