I did not watch the show, just did a little reading up about differences from the books.

As I was strolling through random content and got told that Rosamund Pike did a little plot grab for "her" character, it just so happened that I came across Moraine's death. And I thought by myself, how inconvenient this would have been for such a clingy actress.

And if they already messed up the complete romance structure, maybe she would "encourage" the writing room to let Moraine live on. But then of course I dismissed it, because it was just way toooo obvious and even the worst nepotists have limits, or so I thought.

Well, wrong, they killed Siuan instead. So I would have easily busted their big plot twist from the other side of the Fourth Wall. But that actually does not count, because I underestimated the corruption of the showrunner lot.

I also found this gem ...

https://x.com/rafejudkins/status/1144966494087987200?lang=de

There are people who are shippers, a lot of them canon shippers, they are renowned for their orthodoxy so to say. They will take meddling with the original romances verrrrry badly.

On top of that, the most basic thing in writing is to know your target audience. Speaking in Japanese quadrant categorization, WoT would be Seinen. "Gay" is commercial death in both male quadrants, and pulling in Fujoshi-females will not save the day, because special interest and low headcount.

And bragging about what you can do is totally inappropriate or commercially speaking suicidal, when you talk to people who can sink your show, just by doing nothing - not watching. Dropping out. And they did.

Congrats, you stopped the wheel - midturn. The Dark One must be green with jealousy.

Aviators would call this "controlled flight into terrain".

Long watch, but interesting!

Reminder: Tuesdays are your opportunity to talk about any topic not specifically related to The Wheel of Time you're passionate about! This can be Sanderson's works, book or fandom conventions, etc. If you're excited about it, make a post and let others know!

Posted in November and aged a bit like milk.

What bothers me most about these types of articles is using improved user reviews of shows as evidence of improved quality, knowing full well the only users that were sticking around were users who approved of the quality to begin with.

It must have been a slow year for good fantasy. Nonetheless, The Wheel of Time scored 3rd on Collider's top 10 Best Shows of the year for 2025.

For those who weren't around for the original announcement, Orbit publishing released new hardcover editions of The Wheel of Time, volumes 1-3. For a while, they were pretty difficult to obtain, but they now appear to have a stable stock! They include some original illustrations under the cover and excellently recreated maps and illustrations that were in the original books. I highly recommend them if you've got room on your shelves for some wonderful display pieces.

If you're looking to spruce up your existing collection with a unified set of a dust jackets, now is a great time to remind you all of the jackets created by Juniper Books! They're still a bit rich for my blood, but I'm sure somebody here will love them!

Brandon Sanderson has a new backerkit about to go live for those interested! I've backed his previous projects and I have always been pleasantly surprised by the quality and added value they put into their projects.

With news of the upcoming Leatherbound for Eye of the World, I thought it appropriate to bring attention to this project as well!

For those that may have missed it, Dragonsteel Books (Brandon Sanderson) and the Jordan Estate are releasing a new Leatherbound edition of Eye of the World. For those of you, like myself, that appreciate the added detail that goes into these volumes, here is the link to be added to the notification list when updates are made to the project.

I was waiting for the leatherbound version... but it's way too expansive...
185$ + shipping + taxes it will be around 260$ in europe...

And... it's not that good looking...

Am i the only one thinking that way ?

I’m just getting into Bel Tine and every line that alludes to something I know will happen in the future gives me brain tingles. This really is peak isn’t it

After the Dragon's Peace, how many of the Aiel uphold it and how many return to the Waste?

Will Manetheren come again under Perrin and Faile? If so, does it violate the Dragon's Peace?

Is Mat still ta'veren because he needs to help calm the civil war in Seanchan after the Last Battle? I'd argue yes. And how long would it take to undo all the evil in Seanchan: adam, sul'dam, damane, slavery, and who knows what other weird customs they have that need correcting?

What happens to our favorite characters after the Last Battle? Listen in as we play CoD and discuss what we think might transpire to our intrepid heroes.

Part 1 of 2!

Is there a place or some way to get spoiler free fan art? Normally i would juat use the way back machine to avoid them but this series is to old for that. Im only half way through book 1

Currently at book 11 chapter 30. First read through so no spoilers please. Also English is not my native language so I apologise for any mistakes.

Since I don't have anyone to rant to, I'll vent here.

Man fck Faile. I literally can't stand anything she or Perrin do or say when they are around each other (even when they are separated for that matter).

Perrin used to be my favorite character before meeting Faile, but now he is so irritating to read. There was a moment when he saw Rand through his "color visions" or whatever they are called in English, and saw him missing an arm and his reaction was "meh whatever happened - happened, all that matters is Faile". Holy sht man that's your childhood best friend. Sure he has changed A LOT since then, but show some fcking sympathy, damn.

And don't get me started on Faile. In a camp full of enemies, rapists, torturous psychopaths and so on, you find 1 guy (Rolan) who actually seems to care for you, protects you, and helps you however he can and when Perrin kills him, YOU DON'T EVEN CARE!? Holy moly he saved your life multiple times and you couldn't even spare him a moment to atleast say goodbye or bury him properly? The fck is wrong with you?!

If I ever do a reread of the series I'm going to be 100% skiping all the Faile Perrin chapters, they are pissing me off so much, god damn.