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Wheel of Time

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[–] UsefulInfoPlz@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Screw amazon. They canceled tge only show worth watching

[–] rockerface@lemm.ee 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I mean, The Expanse ran until season 6, which was a nice place to stop even though it didn't technically finish the story from the books. Highly recommend both watching and reading (even if you're not into sci-fi - because I am not)

[–] psyc@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

I don’t know about that. Missing out on the whole Laconia arc which essentially finishes the protomolecule storyline really was disappointing

[–] SpikesOtherDog@ani.social 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I left after season one, not because of the racial complaints, but once they went off script I was totally lost

[–] monkeyman512@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Yeah, season 1 was a mess. But seasons 2 and 3 were both steps up in quality.

[–] AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I keep hearing that (no reason to doubt it, since I stopped watching in S1). But did the script ever get back on track with the books, or did it just keep on diverging? Because that's the main complaint I and a lot of people have with the series.

[–] monkeyman512@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

No. They were covering important parts of the story but not in the same way as the books. Like Matt beating the princlings with a stick. That scene happened, but when and the circumstances of it happening were different.

I think the main thing is that if you go in wanting the books, you won't be happy. I choose to approach it as a different turning of the wheel. Important parts of the story are the same, but exactly how everything happens is different.