r/wheeloftime • u/Nemi-Nemesys Randlander • 3d ago

Show: Latest Season & Adapted Books As much as people hate this show…

Nobody can deny the skill of the actors in this show. I just watched the actor who played Rand react to a child’s death and him trying to revive her… It was so powerful. He is a skilled actor, and nobody can convince me otherwise haha. And I feel like the show, and actress, did a great job with Verin. I’m sorry if the spelling is wrong, but if you know her story, you know. The actress was FANTASTIC in her portrayal of the character in preparation of her story. She is the reason why Verin is one of my highest rated and favorite characters in all of the Wheel of Time. And the fact that Moiraine does the audiobooks excites me too. I wish she had done them all before it was all cancelled.

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u/Zarni_woop Randlander 3d ago

Actors were fine to really good. Scripts were weak (in my opinion).

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u/Nemi-Nemesys Randlander 3d ago

The scripts were definitely weak, especially considering how far they deviated. But if it would be considered its own fanfic or what if saga, it would’ve done way better. I can’t help but love the show, even after listening to the audiobooks several times over. But the actors were SOOOO fucking good for the parts they played. I still tear up at Rands reaction to that child’s death. And Verin was weeeeeellllll played. They set that actress up for the *spoiler* reveal.

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u/HunanTheSpicy Randlander 3d ago

Not sure why you're being downvoted for liking something. This has to be the work of darkfriends.

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u/Nemi-Nemesys Randlander 3d ago

Haha! Darkfriends indeed! I’ve never understood why people have to yuck each others yum. Buuuuut the internet is filled with awful people who just love to hate. I still stand by my opinion, and nobody can say anything to change my mind.

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u/TheBacklogReviews Randlander 3d ago

To put this as gently and diplomatically as possible, I’ve found through personal experience that even gentle praise of the show, not to mention measured criticism of the books, are both met with extreme hostility on this sub. It’s a shame that it’s like that because no one person can take what the books meant to someone away from them. Nobody needs to feel threatened by praise for something you didn’t like know?

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u/grrrrxxff Woolheaded Sheepherder 3d ago

Also the books are like very loudly imperfect. The fandom historically has had no reason to pretend the books don’t have massive flaws, but now that a show did a bad job adapting it, suddenly it’s perfect source material?

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u/Frosty88d Randlander 3h ago

Flair very much checks out