IMDB got to drop an exclusive new scene at noon. Ishamael channeling. DEFINITE must watch for book fans.

Blood calls blood. Blood is, and blood was, and blood shall ever be.

  • cerevant@lemm.eeEnglish
    3·
    10 months ago

    That’s just chilling. This is one of those cases where the show needs a bit more oomph than the book, and they nail it.

    • abraxas@sh.itjust.worksOPMEnglish
      4·
      10 months ago

      Absolutely. People don’t immediately realize that the Wheel of Time HAS to have a heavy-handed touch of Lovecraft to be it’s true self. It’s not just a GoT clone (yes, in part because it came before aSoIaF and Martin was inspired by it). A lot of power, a lot of terror, a lot of hopelessness.

      If nothing is worse than White Walkers or more gruesome than the Red Wedding, then Wheel of Time will be a failure. Not because of oneupsmanship, but because there are things in Wheel of Time that should give readers nightmares, and because there are meat grinders that make the Red Wedding look like a White Wedding. The Wheel of Time was Jordan’s own fantasy take on the Vietnam War. Not just a game of houses fighting over a crown.

      • maegul@lemmy.mlEnglish
        1·
        10 months ago

        there are things in Wheel of Time that should give readers nightmares, and because there are meat grinders that make the Red Wedding look like a White Wedding. The Wheel of Time was Jordan’s own fantasy take on the Vietnam War. Not just a game of houses fighting over a crown.

        As someone who hasn’t read the books (and probably won’t to be honest) but totally into the show … Woah … did not know!.

        Side note (sorry if bothersome) … we gonna get episode posts for Season 2?

        • abraxas@sh.itjust.worksOPMEnglish
          2·
          10 months ago

          I would love to. It’s been very sleepy here, so I didn’t figure we might need “megaposts” for episodes. I’ll try to add some today if I have time.

          And yeah. Wheel of Time is an interesting kind of messed up. Jordan was a machine gun specialist in Vietnam. That’s why the One Power, and why it’s not the same fluffy magic we see in other worlds… something so brutal on a battlefield it gives you PTSD itself, easily usable to mow down combatants and civilians alike.

          There’s something that will likely be in Season 4 that will make or break the show forever. In pre-S1 interviews, Josha Stradowski said it was the part he was looking forward to the most. No spoilers, just wait for it :)

          • maegul@lemmy.mlEnglish
            1·
            10 months ago

            There’s something that will likely be in Season 4 that will make or break the show forever.

            Huh, interesting! I’m toying with the idea of giving the books a go. Started book 1 and might go on. So I’m guessing you’re referring to something in book four?

            • abraxas@sh.itjust.worksOPMEnglish
              2·
              10 months ago

              Book 6. The show will be really compressed. It’s a strange book. Some parts of it are considered slow by many, but it has the most unforgettable chapter in the entire series, so much so that you regularly see call-outs to “guess what chapter I’m on in my reread?” in the subreddit.

              Good news is that book 2 and book 4 are considered by many to be the best books in the series (4 is the most popular if I recall), so it’s easy to ride the tide in. Book 3 has a special place in my heart, too.

              • maegul@lemmy.mlEnglish
                1·
                10 months ago

                Cheers! Yes much of my trepidation over committing to the book is feeling like I probably wouldn’t get through the slog. I’ve found some fan made abridged version though, and there are plenty of good summaries online, so I figure if even I can’t make it, there’ll at least be some shortcuts to take to get me to the end.

                • abraxas@sh.itjust.worksOPMEnglish
                  2·
                  10 months ago

                  Here’s a different take of the slog. The books themselves referred to as “the slog” are not THAT slow. What people forget is what the slog really was. And the key word is “was”.

                  What do I mean? The slog is that Lord of Chaos released in 1994, and Knife of Dreams released in 2005. Between those 11 years, 4 books were released that did not conclude any major plot points, and deferred even progress in some of the more challenging plot points (including a single chase/follow/tracking line that mysteriously lasts all 4 books). Let that sink in. 11 years. I read those 4 books in a total of 6 days (and yes, reread them at least twice while waiting).

                  The books themselves are not objectively bad, or even terrifyingly slow. But a teenage reader having to wait until their ADULT years to find out what happens on things they’re interested in? That was a slog. That was “THE slog”.

                  Nowadays, if it seems slow to you, just read a bit faster or toss the audiobook on 1.2 speed, and you’re fine. I’ve done 5 rereads or more through the so-called slog and it’s nothing.