The Wheel of Time

I’m doing a full re-read so I can be ready to tear the new series apart if it is woke and inaccurate.

Currently on The Dragon Reborn.

Jordan was smart enough to at least have his story finished outline and notes wise. I will always give him credit for having it set in stone for Sandersen to finish. Best writers always know their beginning and end. The middle can change, but the end must be set in stone.

George RR Martin can go jump into the grand canyon.

Okay…I just looked up who was cast as Egwene…THAT IS NOT EGWENE!!!

God damned identity politics crap.

The moment they started billing the series with Moiraine as the lead character, I knew it was going to be a shit show. If they go the route of one book = a season…she’s barely in The Great Hunt. I just reread it, so I know for sure. Hell, even if they properly billed Rand as the rightful lead, they are going to run into problems when they reach Dragon Reborn Rand is barely in that one.

These asshats probably don’t understand that WoT is an ensemble story for large swaths where characters like Mat, Egwene, Perrin, etc, carry the story without Rand around. We all know not a single one of them probably read a single page of WoT.

God…imagine if they even get as far Crossroads of Twilight…nothing happened in that entire book after the epicness of Winter’s Heart.

ugh….I’m all angry now.

• This reply was modified 4 years, 6 months ago by Roas.

I never actually saw any of the casting choices; listened to a youtube clip about them and it made my blood boil. Effectively from what I recall no one looks like their named character in the casting list.

I have to agree that Jordan leaving the outline behind was a stroke of genius. And that Crossroads was the hardest to get through, Ive always suspected that was one of his rough chemo sessions.

Re-reading that they are using Moirane as the lead for the season 1; is it possible that season 1 will take place during the prequel book New Spring to set up that Ais Sadai do not age the same as the rest of the world? I could almost accept that as a beginning, yet that would mean that having the rest of the cast during S1 makes no sense except Lan.

Im about 1/2 through Book 4 on my first read through and im loving it!

I havent had much interaction with the tv show in terms of spoilers as i dodnt see the point until ive finished the series, but i have seen the casting choices. It always entertains me when people disagree with casting choices and the ‘other side’ assume bigotry almost like an involuntary reaction.

But would love to know reasoning behind not liking the choices!

Personally I’m staying apprenhensive about all of them, but the one closest to how I see them in my head while reading is Mat and at a push Moiraine.

I agree with what you say for the most part – I saw the region as Sheitan = Northern European / Nordic, Midlands (Two Rivers, Camelyn etc.) = North Mediterranean  and Tear = North African / Middle Eastern.

The only outsider to all this are the Seanchan (which I’m assuming with your georgraphy, theyd be from the Americas?) and the Aiel. Who are essentially Celtic / Nordic Desert Tribes (as a Red Head, this sounds like hell).

I disagree with Middle Ages. Given there is Books, I’d probably say 17th / 18th century if given a 1:1 comparison.

To play devil’s advocate for a minute. Was Robert Jordan ever questioned about the geography? Did he, or has the estate, ever mentioned its direct association to the Europe of our world?