The Wheel of Time

I've been struggling to put into words exactly what it is that makes me dislike this tv show, the best I can do is say that Rafe Judkins has removed, changed and added so much that the resemblance to this book series is at best passing. What he has created from a classic fantasy story is a Frankenstein's monster with a rushed story that makes little sense in a world robbed of any character or depth. I watch because I love the book series, and seeing them mangle one of my favourite series is like witnessing a car crash happen in slow motion, I don't want to watch but I can't bring myself to look away.

I could go into detail, but nobody wants that so I'll save you that torment. The book readers know what the changes are, and the tv show enjoyers don't really care. Each to their own, Keeping Up with the Kardashians has been on television for 20 years so it's not like the bar is incredibly high. The crux of my criticism of the Wheel of Time steaming series is this; Rafe Judkins believes himself a better storyteller than Robert Jordan, that is the only way to explain how and why he made the changes that he did. That is the only way to explain it. There are moments that could have been book accurate, but weren't. For what reason? Only Rafe knows.

The Wheel of Time is one of those rare shows where every season gets better and better. It's a show where you can't be playing on your phone, cooking dinner or doing something else, it requires your undivided attention. It's a show that never gets stale. I can't remember ever being bored, even for one episode. I loved every second of every episode and I think you will to if you give it a chance. The entire cast has been fantastic. With season 3 coming out I just rewatched the first two seasons from beginning to end. I saw that it's already been renewed for a fourth season and I'm sure it'll be just as good as the first three.

Have read the books multiple times and not hung up on changes, in fact not knowing exactly what is going to happen is part of the enjoyment! Many scenes have been lifted directly from the books. Acting is amazing and the show just looks incredible this season! Only reason it's not a 10 there were a couple of very minor story points I think could have been stronger but only minor things.

The actors feel so confident in their roles and :characters now and the world much wider. Loving the shadow characters being a bit more nuanced and exposition is handled well, especially for the amount of lore they have to try to explain. Hopefully a 4th season is greenlit soon as the story will just take off from here.

I was going to give this a miss, due to the negative reviews. I am glad I didn't.

If you read in to each negative review, they all come from people who have read the books and feel let down as the creators haven't followed the storyline. I 100% get that and I would have likely been disappointed also if I had read the books.

What I will say though, is that as a stand alone fantasy series, it is a very good watch.

Each season is good, but every one is better than the last.

The story is complex and it takes a while to understand the history of the world they are living in, but it is 100% worth investing in.

This show is incredibly good. Season 1 is a bit slow, but when u reach season 2 and onwards its getting very good.

I dont understand people who hate on this. This is a really good show. Even the LOTR movies were fully accurate to the books and yet people praised them. From ghe little stuff I read on the internet about this book series a lot is accurate, but maybe not all.

I love the characters, the story, the CGI and the monsters. There is even a couple of cool battles. I wanna see whats next, the evil guys in this show are very interesting, and the main character is also very cool.

Amazon shouldnt sleep on this honestly and should cook up seasons up to the end of the books.