12-10-2021, 01:06 PM
I forgive the clunky editing and pacing for those reasons, they are minor things (especially in a first season) and I definitely watch WoT more critically than I would another show. It does still trip me up every single time though. Nearly every episode feels like it would be stronger for just a little extra breathing room. But that's not necessarily their fault, they have to work with what they have to work with, and I think they do a good job. The heart is there, which is most important.
Fully agree about the show giving us glimpses we never got to see in the books. I love that approach. Personally I found the opening of GoT boring because it was too scene for scene. But I'm not fully convinced atm that the E5 have been given the opportunity to fully react to their situation. We've been building up to their reunion since the split, and while Moiraine did give them a little more context now for why they should continue to follow her, I would have liked to see some scenes of the E5 alone before they decided to ride to the waygate. It was the same criticism I had of episode 1 though. And this ep was pretty much exclusively from Moiraine's pov so perhaps they felt it didn't fit.
It might well be that we get more of that from them in the Ways anyway, and they will do it in a way that feels satisfying. Ep 5 and 6 appear to be the New Spring influenced eps so I guess the focus will change now.
Oh Suian, Suian, Suian! I loved her too (though I like her in the books too). I also found the oath rod scene really touching, because the way Moiraine rephrased the oath (as well as sensibly making it to Suian directly rather than the Amyrlin Seat) sounded almost like marriage vows. These two are suddenly in a situation where they expect never to see each other again. And their fingers touching *cries* It was beautiful (and I suspect they will use it to lead into Suian's downfall *cries again*).
It wasn't that I disliked the content. It just wasn't quite what I expected them to focus exclusively on (even ep5 had the Whitecloak Eg/Perrin stuff) But how it works iis impossible judge until we can see the season in its entirety. I like that they made the decision to have Moiraine propell the first season but this felt E5 lite to even me.
Buuuuuut also I've only watched it once and my opinion usually improves after the second lol.
I'm excited to see the rest of your thoughts. Book plot aside it was awesome to see more of the Tower and AS politics.
Fully agree about the show giving us glimpses we never got to see in the books. I love that approach. Personally I found the opening of GoT boring because it was too scene for scene. But I'm not fully convinced atm that the E5 have been given the opportunity to fully react to their situation. We've been building up to their reunion since the split, and while Moiraine did give them a little more context now for why they should continue to follow her, I would have liked to see some scenes of the E5 alone before they decided to ride to the waygate. It was the same criticism I had of episode 1 though. And this ep was pretty much exclusively from Moiraine's pov so perhaps they felt it didn't fit.
It might well be that we get more of that from them in the Ways anyway, and they will do it in a way that feels satisfying. Ep 5 and 6 appear to be the New Spring influenced eps so I guess the focus will change now.
Oh Suian, Suian, Suian! I loved her too (though I like her in the books too). I also found the oath rod scene really touching, because the way Moiraine rephrased the oath (as well as sensibly making it to Suian directly rather than the Amyrlin Seat) sounded almost like marriage vows. These two are suddenly in a situation where they expect never to see each other again. And their fingers touching *cries* It was beautiful (and I suspect they will use it to lead into Suian's downfall *cries again*).
It wasn't that I disliked the content. It just wasn't quite what I expected them to focus exclusively on (even ep5 had the Whitecloak Eg/Perrin stuff) But how it works iis impossible judge until we can see the season in its entirety. I like that they made the decision to have Moiraine propell the first season but this felt E5 lite to even me.
Buuuuuut also I've only watched it once and my opinion usually improves after the second lol.
I'm excited to see the rest of your thoughts. Book plot aside it was awesome to see more of the Tower and AS politics.
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