I know, it’s not the books. Not even close, but someone finally made a series. It was painful at times, but it grew on me. And now… it’s done. Worse still, I’ve learned it was cancelled.
sighs
I feel so sad. I wanted to see where it went. But alas, another show cancelled.
Well… I’ve been wanting to re-read the 15 books. Maybe now is the time.
What about you all? Did you feel the love-hate as well? Are you sad? Indifferent?
I did not really love the show but I do have to tip my hat to Rosemund Pike. She really leaned into the series and gave her all. She clearly took it serious.
Yeah, I agree, she WAS Moiraine.
She was absolutely incredible. Truly.
I haven’t watched the third season. I watched the previous two, so I was considering it (this show was never a priority for me), but I am very thankful that you made this post because now that I know it has been cancelled I won’t waste my time on it.
J have never really understood this sentiment. Everything gets canceled eventually.
Everything gets canceled eventually.
This isn’t even remotely close to being true. There are plenty of series that complete their planned runs and have the time to tell an entire story.
Yikes. If I didn’t watch a show because it was canceled, I wouldn’t be watching much of anything these days… ugh.
I was going to watch Resident Alien season 4 next and found out today that it was canceled also. Still going to watch it though. Alan Tudyk is a gem.
Just a personality thing I guess. I like to see things through to the end. And… for all its warts… season 3 loosed a number of wonderful gems. Even if it all ended here.
I like to see things through to the end.
That’s my issue - I don’t get to see things through to the end because they literally do not have an ending.
I totally get that. But when I say ‘end,’ I’m not talking about the story but the series.
I invested time into the show and I know that the decision to cancel it wasn’t the fault of the actors or storytellers. I mean, it had the best ratings yet for s3.
One reason I’m glad I watched it was because they touched on lore elements that were so mysterious in the books. I always wondered what those things might be like and season 3 was able to show some of that with the time skipping sequences. Now I also have a representation of what an Eelfinn might look and act like. Would have been nice if the sequence were actually a whole episode though.
Anyway, no worries. I totally get it. 💜
You’re obviously a big fan of the books so I guess that makes a difference as well (I have only read the first one). To me, this was just another generic 6/10 fantasy show with nothing particularly special or exciting about it so without a complete story and the promise of a potential big payoff the third season has nothing to offer. I will, of course, miss Rosamund Pike!
Definitely love the books and Rosamund Pike. 💜
If I’m being honest, had I not read the book series, I probably would have stopped watching the TV show after a few episodes. It’s the most expensive cheesy quality tv show made. It’s as if day time soap operas and B cinema had a baby. 🤣
As for the books, Jordan definitely borrows Tolkien themes early on. Things diverge pretty quickly as characters develop though. Jordan was an incredible world and character builder. So incredible that people wondered if he could ever finish the series. Haha. 😬
I wasn’t a huge fan of the way they bastardized the source material. I grew up reading that series and despite its flaws, it holds a special place for me. I had been hoping for a good adaptation of it, whether it be TV, movie series, or video game(s). I didn’t have super high hopes for the show, but I was really hoping they would be more faithful to the source.
It wasn’t all bad. They did manage to hit most of the major plot points. I will say that I was supremely disappointed with the scene where Rand encounters Turak in S2. That’s always been one of my favorite parts of the early books, and they just tossed it in the trash.
Anyway, this comment has gone on far longer than I planned. So while I’m a bit sad that the series is canceled, at least RJ can stop spinning in his grave over what they did to his baby.
I was also disappointed with the whole Turak part, but making Uno bound to the Horn of Valere was a nice addition.
They certainly did transform a lot about the book series. Expected for any TV adaptation, but sometimes pretty awful in this case. I would have seen it through regardless though. I guess I’ve been that hungry for it. Perhaps within the next couple of decades someone will try again and do a better job. 💜
I watched the first season and liked it, so I read all of the books and almost immediately hated the show. I watched season 2. It was… ok. I guess. They changed too many things, and not for the better, and I will not be watching season 3.
Of course they changed things. It’s 15 books. Too much source material. It would be impossible to televise the whole story.
With that said though, I’d agree that some of the changes weren’t warranted. They could have condensed and retold things without some of the oddities they introduced. For instance, Perrin having a wife and killing her the way that he did really bugged. Plenty of things I didn’t like.
Fans have been wanting to see something on the screen for decades and this was the best attempt yet. I would have loved to see it through, warts and all.
For me, I knew the series was a waste of time when they didn’t start with “There are neither beginnings or endings to the turning of the Wheel of Time. But it was a beginning.”
