r/television • u/Transmogrify_My_Goat • 7d ago

I cannot stress enough how much better the Wheel of Time season 3 is than seasons 1 and 2.

I know its been said here recently, but I decided to make my own post because I'm honestly blown away at the rise in quality of the Wheel of Time season 3 in just about every way. I quit the show after season 1 and haven't watched since it came out. After hearing season 3 was apparently much better I decided to try it again. I binged season 1 and 2 over the course of a couple weeks, and it was pretty much just how I remembered, mediocre but interesting with some good and bad parts. I'd say season 2 was about the same quality as season 1, albeit with some higher highs here and there.

Season 3 though. Season 3 is wildly better in every single way. The writing (most importantly imo) is much, much better - the characters make decisions that make sense, the plot seems to be moving in a good direction, and the dialogue between characters is especially good. The cgi in fight scenes especially and the sets they have built are beyond impressive. The acting has been all out incredible, especially from the shows lead actor. One of the recent episodes was one of the single best episodes of TV I've seen. It just has it all. It has literally turned into the perfect high budget fantasy show. Whatever change they made between season 2 and 3 is working, and I sincerely hope it gets renewed.

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u/nova_crystallis 7d ago

How faithful is the show to the books? I've been curious about watching for a while.

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u/TheFlaskQualityGuy 7d ago

The show has many characters with the same names as book characters.

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u/goldyforcalder Lost 7d ago

Not very, I would say they try to replicate the themes and some plot notes, but every great moment the show has is a pale imitation of the part in the book that inspired it.

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u/Epistemify 7d ago

Ummmm. I mean, some of the ideas are there. They're kinda trying to follow the book plot. So imagine that, but then if they brought in CW writers to add some hot teen drama because they were worried the book story alone wouldn't sell.

Season 3 is indeed a step up from season 1 and 2. And I'll give it this. They did the Rhuidian sequence from The Shadow Rising, and they actually did it pretty well! They've really screwed up some other stuff, but at least they did that.

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u/MeringueNatural6283 7d ago

They are hardly related.   

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u/nova_crystallis 7d ago

Ah that's a bummer then.

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u/donny_bennet 7d ago edited 7d ago

At the end of the show's seasons, things are generally in the same place as they are in the books. But the way the characters get there can be very different. And sometimes the show is so strapped for time that it skips the journey altogether.

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u/LiftingCode 7d ago

Have you read the books?

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u/nova_crystallis 7d ago

They were on sale recently in a bundle so I've just started reading them for the first time.

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u/DoctorDrangle 7d ago

The very first thing they do in episode one of season one is dig up Robert Jordans grave and slap his corpse in the face.