Season one of The Wheel of Time is complete. I was fond of episodes two, three, and eight.
Here was my hopefulness about the series after episode 3 of the Amazon series. Ah, youth.
I seem to have parted ways with viewers, in terms of episodes. They love four, and eight seems to have been their least favorite--not that eight is my favorite, but it offered me hope for season two when my faith in the series was waning.
Hopefully, they'll get another season to develop the characters...
Trent's law: "If you abandon basic storytelling in one area, make up for it elsewhere."
I'll be rereading book one. Here were my initial thoughts on reading it.
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Stephen Colbert celebrated the 20th anniversary of Lord of the Rings' opening night. I find this less interesting for the humor than the claim that it is the #1 trilogy, beating out Star Wars and Godfather. Maybe? They're hard to compare since they all have different territories they mark.
I will say that I was disappointed yet hopeful at the first movie's ending.
On a rewatch, I noted how slow the opening was and how Gandalf remarks to Bilbo that he hasn't changed, but though Ian McKellen as Gandalf does flash some grim concern, it comes off as casual conversation. Besides he does look changed from earlier scenes. Not a major point, but interesting.
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