Wheel of Time Review - Amazon BURNS The Books! Season 2 Episode 1

Wheel of Time Review for Season 2 Episode 1 released on Amazon Prime Video. This is a live action adaptation of the Wheel of Time book series written by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson. However as the story has nothing to do with the books, the characters are different and the people in the story have changed. How much of an adaptation this is, is questionable. But as Amazon have spent more money on Wheel of Time season 2 than season 1. Is Wheel of Time worth watching?
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[@disparutoo]

Wheel of Time Review of Season 2 Episode 1, Amazon learnt nothing between the series and have doubled down on all the old problems. There are more people on set, but we just forget major plot points, steal great lines from characters we deleted and focused on Moiraine for no reason. We even have Aes Sedai taking the mick out of Lan saying he should be quiet and doesn't have any problems. Despite the fact his Aes Sedai Bond has been severed and they should know this is a bit of a problem! It's a packed week and these Wheel of Time reviews take longer than most, but they're all on their way. But what did you think? Let me know your thoughts down below, and as always, thanks for watching :)

[@aurorauplinks]

Well aside from my theory they are in a mirror world, explains everything, apparently this is a mirror world where they wait too long to seal the dark one and the seal doesnt work right, and he is able to mess with the world too much. Maybe they built the choden kal and used the choden kal to destroy the shadow sworn instead of sealing the dark one when Lews Therin wanted to, and the consequence was too much of the dark one escaped before the men did a secret sealing that failed.

[@christianefiorito3204]

Ok so now finally got me þo read the fucking books

[@arks_knights]

In order to learn you need to accept failure which is something both amazon and Disney will never accept

[@aurorauplinks]

Kathy Bates would have been a perfect Verin, and represented the perfect line between good and evil Verin walked from Kathy Bates roles in film and acting strengths.

[@soneight]

another trash review by "fan" of the books pretending to be care about them and not even understanding what adaptation means

[@jmace2424]

I’m so glad Milf Manor got a second season! Strange that they called it “Wheel of Time Season Two” 🤔

[@emissarial6598]

😅😅😅

[@richardmartin8998]

For a moment there you had me going. My first thought was "Milf Manor S2 is going to make Az so happy!"

[@roydsy316]

ROFL!!!!

[@signfree1]

😂😂😂

[@KoriathNelfallas]

Holy crap, everytime Az talked about that thing, I always thought it was a joke, or some Porn parody. It's the first time I've googled it, just to be sure, and it's an actual thing. What the fuck.

[@adv2ht]

I genuinely get excited when I see that Disparu has a new video out. It is always far more entertaining than the trash he's reviewing could ever hope to be.

[@7even255]

Best channel on KZbin by far. Nobody's uploads make me happier :D

[@TheRealMackyt]

Same. I only found this channel a couple of months ago but already smashed almost all video history. I could happily watch Disparu commentate a 24hr staring competition.

[@jogregg6442]

I agree. Disparu is hysterically funny. And this is all him, there are no writers or editors no director, no staff, just one incredibly talented individual's perception and wit.

[@HellsFallenAngel1]

Its exciting to see Disparu and others passionately rip apart Amazon's bogus-wheel-of-time.

[@FreakazoidRobots]

I don't know why, but I'm even sick of making fun of this show.

[@Feistygoat1]

I grew up reading The Wheel of Time series. I've read all 14 books multiple times . The video episodes are such trash it hurts me physically.

[@metisgamer]

Agreed on my 4th read through of the series. I am sad that they did such a horrible job with the show.

[@allankles]

Morally reprehensible people. The rich and the jaded.

[@averagejoe1977-jkl]

I’m not a huge fan of this book series, but just don’t watch it. I’m a huge fan of J. R. R. Tolkien and so cannot watch Rings of Power. I saw the first episode and knew everything I needed to about it. I won’t watch any more and sully my memories of a great work.

[@metisgamer]

@@averagejoe1977-jkl I am the opposite of you not a huge fan of Tolkien but am of WOT. Saw the first episode of season 1 of this trash fire and decided I would not watch it. In fact, it got me started rereading the series for a 4th time.

[@MrHosstility]

I have a feeling they won't have Mat fight Galad and Gawyn before he leaves the tower. And I can't forgive that.

[@angryman2406]

Dude, you're the only reason I'm paying any attention to this show. I too am a massive fan of the books. I grew up reading them in the nineties and I remember when we lost RJ and how massively awesome it was that we still got our story finished with Sanderson and Harriet. The way they've done my boys and my girls in this show is insufferable; and it is so ironic, because as a young man I read this series and it really helped me expand my idea of hero to heroine through the incredibly crucial actions that the female protags accomplish. They don't see that the story of empowerment they want to tell in a mean-spirited fashion was *already* told in a way that showcases both men and women's strengths and weaknesses and how only united can truly great wonders be accomplished.

[@wolfbane7497]

Trollocs are literally creatures of Satan why are we trying to make them sympathetic there's nothing sympathetic am I losing my mind and feel like I'm taking crazy pills. Literally all the Dark friends are named after literal demons are you kidding me. Ishmael tried to argue stupidly during the age of Legends into the Hall of servants that yes we should end the world because this is the natural progression. Just let Satan take it over are you kidding me all the Forsaken or pure evil beings they believe. That the strong should rule over the week with cruelty and brutality and literally one of the Forsaken try to teach that ideology in Doctrine forcibly the children and young adults are we kidding are you kidding me

[@maniravsadhur8409]

Yeah, but the books don't destroy male characters, so not a good job in their eyes.

[@wade4917]

I started reading the books in the 90s too. Strange but I have managed to separate the books and the tv series. Strange but true. It’s not hard to do people

[@maniravsadhur8409]

@@wade4917 The thing is, even if you watch the show separating it from the books, it's really bad in itself: it's totally inconsistent, there are many idiotic things happening, it focuses on uninteresting things... It's a bad TV show, unless you really decide to overlook just about everything.

[@DmGray]

​@@maniravsadhur8409 Also, if THAT is the standard people are pushing to accept the show... it's a REALLY bad sign. "This thing you love? Well, we're going to adapt it!" Awesome! "We've chosen to condense things and focus on our own themes, inserting entirely new plots and characters despite complaining that the books have too many characters and plots to tell!" Weird flex, but maybe it'll be fine. The Expanse managed to make an iconic character a bigger focus by essentially combining other characters into her arch. "You shouldn't judge the show by the books, just consider it another turning of the wheel!" Sounds like you're making excuses now. Why make WoT if you're not making WoT? "If you don't try to make comparisons to the books at all, the show is watchable, but it's at best low-mid" Making a low-mid show from one of the most compelling book series of all time is a fucking accomplishment. I've seen so many creators DESPERATELY trying to give the show a chance, to highlight the positives... and yet the universal agreement seems to be "this isn't the wheel of time" Rafe should never be trusted with an adaptation or even a pre-established IP ever again. He's demonstrated that he can not be respectful of the source material or even honest in his approach. The man openly mocked fans and said he'd make decisions just to piss them off. Even if he was joking... that's not a good look.

[@RoryMitchell00]

Making Nynaeve a strong warrior who can weild a sword just as well as the One Power is such an amateur writing mistake. Characters need to have different strengths and weaknesses for an audience to be able identify and relate to them. Baselining every female character as strong physically, smart, confident, desirable, etc, is guaranteed to fail. Because there is nothing to differentiate Moiraine from Nynaeve from Egwene from Siuan or any other female lead. With characterization this bad, it's baffling that so-called professional writers are involved in this project.

[@asarishepard8171]

That part was so " tell me you haven't read this without thing me."

[@haku8135]

Nynaeve actively HATES violence and swords as well. She's a healer to her core and will cuss out a soldier for being a foolish man getting stabbed while risking her own life if need be to keep him alive.

[@cdgolem]

Hollywood is filled with lazy Leftists who never wanted to do any real work and instead grew up wanting to sit in little writers' rooms sniffing each other's a**holes and collecting residuals for putting out sh*t. If Leftists don't have the looks to be actors or a sociopathic ability to lie to become politicians, they choose to become Hollywood writers. Whatever allows them to put in the least amount of effort for a paycheck, they will do.

[@mothbreeder641]

@@haku8135 Being strong means being a meathead man.

[@TheRomanticsWB]

HOW DARE YOU! If any man is an expert with a sword (Rand and Lan) then EVERY woman is better with a sword than they could ever dream of being, even Nynaeve!

[@bloodrunsclear]

Actually the logo is incredibly accurate to the show: an endless downward spiral only superficially resembling the iconography of series it's supposedly based on.

[@charlestruppi7793]

Bravo!!

[@Blayzn18]

Winner!

[@michaelleitner1245]

Top comment award !!

[@moresnacksplease526]

The worst part about this adaptation is that people will think it's the books that are bad, so not only will future generations not read the books, but this is probably the only adaptation that will be made in my lifetime. Seriously, F U Amazon, Rafe Judkins, Rosamund Pike, et al. I hope someone ruins something you love.

[@Judasdfg]

People barely read anyway, but I agree F these people and their sick joke of a show.

[@swosheeplays9453]

Theyd have to love something other than themselfes for that to happen

[@Kale_Dreki]

Might be a hot take here, but I blame Jordans widow. She is the one that sold the rights to amazon.

[@curtlarose2563]

People like them don't love anything, not even themselves.

[@nathanmorgan3647]

@@Kale_Dreki She bares some fault, yes, but she's also like as old as Biden and likely easily taken advantage of.

[@gregorygreenwood-nimmo4954]

Amazon has done the same thing to the Shaddar Logath Dagger that Disney has done to lightsabres (arguably even worse, since the smallest scratch from the dagger is supposed to be almost instantly fatal). Are these hack writers getting together somewhere and agreeing on a set game plan for ruining established franchises?

[@verklartenacht7827]

It's absolutely a coordinated effort to destroy and demoralize.

[@johnh1353]

This is the result in the delusional world of diversity when your talent is being a sexual degenerate with xx color skin

[@marychocolatefairy]

I was wondering that too since all these new iterations of franchises share a LOT of the same things. Seriously, is there a manual that's passed around?

[@allankles]

​@@marychocolatefairyThey're literally bunched. They attend the same 'club'.

[@bettysteve322716]

just a thought for the writers "next time, read the books first, read the series 3 or 4 times, THEN write your scripts". l still can't wait till they hit book 6 and have to represent 800++year old women, without Aes Sedai "agelessness" they felt they didn't need.

[@CharlesZane_]

This takes me back to when I first found Disparu after Knights Watch gave him a shout out in one of their reviews. It’s good to see how far you’ve come!

[@jasg7894]

I'm glad they make these shows so we get more Disparu videos

[@Rar830]

She Hulk and Willow not getting seasons 2’s sucks Because I won’t get to see Disparu reacting to them.

[@DannyDevitoOffical-TrustMeBro]

I’ve never read the wheel of time, I’m just here for disparu. I must say, he makes the books sound incredibly interesting, I may have to look into them

[@BlazingOwnager]

Who would have ever thought we'd live in a world where Lord of the Rings and the Wheel of Time are getting dumpster fire productions and is getting shown up by a campy as hell adaptation of Twisted Metal?

[@asarishepard8171]

I'm waiting on a Hollywood reset. Any day now please.

[@BlazingOwnager]

@@asarishepard8171 Just gotta let the strikes go on until all the new people are back working uber. Then rehire the good ones.

[@big_red01027]

Starring Anthony "You Need to Do Better, Senator" Mackie, no less.

[@lingricen8077]

Its because 90s zoomers are untalented. Notice how many franchises are hiring just 90s zoomers, and how they ALL suck. That Twisted Metal adaptation? ZERO 90s zoomers in it. 90s zoomers are insanely over-represented despite everything they touch turning to sh*t

[@asarishepard8171]

@@BlazingOwnager i agree!

[@multitimmytiger2]

Ah, the Amazon show where all the characters have names from the wheel of time.

[@Syaniiti]

Don't sell the show short, a lot of the concepts also have the same name.

[@latetotheparty7551]

🤣 Well said.

[@nicolethompson8613]

😂😂😂

[@kl8455]

this Wheel has a perpetual flat tire and bent rim. eff Bozos.

[@unfilthy]

So they've changed the magic system, the lore, the protagonists, the characterization, the themes, and the plot. Hypothetically, if they replaced the names and some specific terms and published this "adaptation," would there even be grounds for a plagiarism suit left?

[@paulkelly2701]

no

[@alberto5770]

Nope, but could have saves so much on royalties... If you are not even going to follow from afar the original sources, why paying for them???

[@Wyzai]

@@alberto5770 Amazon presents: Temporal Circle, a fantasy story.

[@nicoleackerman205]

They got approval so they cannot be sued.

[@joakimnyback1931]

After the first season I was convinced there was nothing about this show that could be redeemed.. and I was proved right by the first episode in the new season.

[@JoseMolina-jz9hh]

I mean none of their live horses died 🤷‍♂️

[@williamhouseholder1558]

Its sad to see. I havent visited the wheel of time community, but they use to be one of the best. I bet they are pissed.

[@gonderAmh]

judging a tv show based on the number of copy/past score from a book is very lazy. there's a reason we call it adaptation, and if a tv show is not a book and a book is not a tv show, there's also a reason. if they followed exactly the book, 99% of book adaptations would be canceled after s1, BECAUSE ITS BORING.

[@chazzitz-wh4ly]

I love with something takes no time in disappointing me. Saves me from future investment.

[@dylanakakiriyuu281]

At this point watching him tear apart the trash writers for screwing up fantastic books and source material has become cathartic for me 😂

[@LimSky420]

Nynaeve training with swords? 🤣 She doesn't even want to kill in the book and would rather heal people.

[@chrisf2636]

“Someone from the 2 Rivers fights 2 training warders and wins.” “That’s ridiculous, let’s have them train and get advice” I feel that this was the conversation for Nyn’s fight scene. Oh they trained with staves in the 2 rivers, but we destroyed Matt’s background. And it was “Warders in training, not training Warders.”

[@MagicE13]

It occurred to me the other day the Ghost of Christmas Present in A Muppets Chritmas Carol would have made a better Ogier visually than the stage play costume they actually got.

[@thanatoast4389]

A great movie

[@zacpower]

This is ironic because I've been thinking an Ogier should be the size of Sweetums from the Muppet show (who I'm pretty sure was supposed to be an Ogre so...). Maybe in another universe there is a Henson version of the Wheel of Time. That would have been great.

[@z2ei]

I love the books and I knew better than to give Amazon the time of day. Turns out they screwed the entire world setup in the first five minutes and it just got worse from there. Looks like I didn't miss anything.

[@wbtittle]

Film adaptations of ANY book are trash. There are three adaptations I thought were good. Harry Potter 1, 2, 3. Then she wrote book 4 which was so long, there was no chance. World of TIme? I got to book 9 I think... At the end of book 9 I discovered that we had progressed 0 in the direction of the end. I stopped... Then the (@)@#$ died before finishing the series...

[@booshmcfadden7638]

​@@wbtittle Aside from that, Amazon WoT is objectively a bad show. The dialog is ridiculous. The forced diversity is intensely stupid. The acting is meh. The pacing is painfully slow. The men are weak and/or dumb. The women are all bitches. It sucks.

[@hephaestusrising5598]

I only lasted about... 38 seconds? Of the first episode.

[@Rahmiel_]

I love these opinions. "I know nothing about what I'm talking about because I haven't watched any of it (or I watched 38 seconds of it) - but here's my opinion anyway!"

[@wbtittle]

@@Rahmiel_ I watched first episode of Ahsoka. The world didn't end.

[@metisgamer]

Wait I forgot they severed Moiraine at the end of season 1. That fucks up so many storylines because once severed she would lose her bond to Lan. Who in the book gets his bond passed to another aes sedai after a certain event involving a certain female forsaken. This means that Lan is never compelled to search out the new holder of his bond. That the rebel Amyrlin would never send Lan to protect a certain character he loves. If Lan is not sent then that character dies the weather is never fixed and the male half is never cleansed. Hell if that character dies then Rand never wins his fight against the Dark One in the last book.

[@haku8135]

You forget that character is female. So she's automatically perfect and can and WILL do all those things without needing no man. This series was irrevocably doomed the SECOND they had Moiraine KILL a fucking FADE instantly using a DAGGER TO HIS JAW! Not even his BRAIN! Not that THAT would kill a Fade anyway, but STILL! The AUDACITY!

[@metisgamer]

@@haku8135 True I hate the way Hollywierd has no fucking brains and is killing amazing series.

[@paulkelly2701]

Isn't it odd that Ishamael could, by himself, sever Moiraine? Any hint of that anywhere in the canon? Isn't it precisely said that one cannot be stilled/gentled by less than 13 channelers? I'd say this presents a horrific possibility if I thought the writers would ever dare to put it to the use the actual characters would jump at.

[@metisgamer]

@@paulkelly2701 Stilling can be done one person. Rand in facts stills several Aes Sedai within a split second at the Battle at Dumai's Well. The 13 channelers is to turn someone who channels to the Dark against their will. The maximum females that can link is 13 and is the number used to shield a male channeler. So, Ishamael most definitely could have severed Moiraine but in terms of story it fucks up a lot of things.

[@haku8135]

@@metisgamer Yeah, SHIELDING a strong channeler takes usually multiple people linked together, and you require women to form a link. So they obviously use it to restrain male channelers. Gentling or stilling can be fought against as well, and there's other reasons they don't do it on the spot, mostly what is basically due process. Regardless it IS most certainly possible for a single person to sever another person. Rand stilling those women was an exceptional circumstance, it involved screwing with their Weaves in a particular way. Even Rand couldn't just manhandle so many Aes Sedai so easily. Which is exactly how they caught him, granted they needed surprise and trickery because since he's REALLY bloody powerful if he fights back, it WILL be quite messy. And boy was it, just not immediately. Of course in terms of the Forsaken, at least in Eye of The World, they may as well just kill people. They don't still Moiraine or Nyneve or anyone because they're just planning to kill them anyway, and their powers are like children shooting nerf darts in comparison. Ishamael couldn't just snip RAND, and he's the real threat here, and he lost the fight. Moiraine being stilled fucks the story beyond repair. There is NO way to fix this without fucking the story even MORE.

[@ahdkw]

Ishamael was either not seal away at all or he was incompletely sealed away and was released at intervals for long periods of time. Also balthamel never thought he was the Dark One, Ishamael does due to going crazy from his very long life time outside of the seal. Because yet again he was at the very least not completely sealed. Betrayer of Hope was simply one of Ishamael's titles and he was called Father of Lies as part of his Ba'alzamon persona.

[@paulkelly2701]

Again, you and I know this because we actually read the source and have now and again checked with the resources online, which any moron could do at any time to learn what was supposed to happen, who is supposed to be involved, to whom what happens is supposed to matter (and whether they're even present, which doesn't always happen), etc. This is all known by an arcane term not well understood within the hallways and byways of Hollyweird. "Work".

[@donkeysaurusrex7881]

I think I completely sealed. Seems like at some point he alludes to the things he’s done to sabotage the good guys, like turning Aridhol into a paranoid, self serving Kingdom who abandons its allies in the Trolloc Wars and turning Hawkwing against the Aes Sedai and sending a fleet to Seanchan. From the end of the War of Power it’s about 1000 years to the Trolloc Wars another thousand or so to Hawkwing and roughly the same to the present day in the books.

[@ahdkw]

​@paulkelly2701 Very true, but my point was neither does Disparu. Wheel of Time is a terrible affront to Jordan, but if you are going to make a show to criticize it for not knowing the source material, you should know or research the source material. It did not seem like Disparu does or did this but instead quickly pushed something out to get ad revenue or donations.

[@clinicallyinane8098]

​​@@donkeysaurusrex7881That's correct. According to the Compendium (I believe), when the Bore was closed, Ishamael was the closest to escaping, so he was only partially sealed. Balthamel and Aginor were also incomplete, but further in. They had no influence on the world but were subject to time, which is why they were basically desiccated corpses at the Eye. Ishamael was able to act, but he could only gather the power to break free for a few decades every couple hundred years or so. This caused him to go cuckoo for cocoa puffs, but also led to Shadar Logoth, Artur Hawking's hatred of Aes Sedai, and the Trolloc Wars. What I find fascinating is that there weren't just 13 Forsaken. What the world knows as the Forsaken were just the guys who happened to be physically in Shayol Ghul when the Dragon arrived to take care of bidness. All the rest died and were forgotten.

[@frocat5163]

@@clinicallyinane8098 *"What the world knows as the Forsaken were just the guys who happened to be physically in Shayol Ghul when the Dragon arrived to take care of bidness. All the rest died and were forgotten."* Sort of. The Thirteen everyone remembers were also the most powerful Aes Sedai who went over to the Shadow in the Age of Legends.

[@Laniba12]

Disparu's commentary was the only thing I looked forward to when I heard season 2 was being filmed and he hasn't let me down 😀

[@lingricen8077]

oh boy this cliche comment never ceases to let me down

[@elwoodbluesmorris2120]

I haven't read the books or watched the series, but enjoy the Disparu commentary. He is thoroughly entertaining.

[@Mahalleinir]

My biggest criticism of the first episode was Rand’s screen time. 12 seconds is just too much for the main character. Also, they could have given us another 30 minutes of Alanna describing how it feels to get railed by two guys, not sure why they kept that to ten minutes isn’t that what WoT is all about? Also, Lan could have whined and been Moiraine’s dog a bit more, not sure why the stone faced upstanding man portrayal. Otherwise it was absolute perfection! I’m so glad we got such a great writing, directing, and showrunning team for the only adaptation of my favorite book series I’ll see in my lifetime! :)

[@nicholascowling7052]

What makes me think the show writers read the book and saw "Verin, a brown sister" and decided to take it quite literally.

[@paulkelly2701]

and make her Adeleas' sister? What have they got against Vandene??

[@alphaomega1328]

@@paulkelly2701 especially as the murder of Adeleas was one of the more interesting characters growth points for the young girls as they knew it had to be someone who was their friend - they were mature enough to know darkfriends were out there and indeed had dealt with several but I think this moment was one of their most visceral as they finally reliased that even people they liked and had trusted could turn on them - kind of a final shedding of innocence at least imo. (- and plot important due to what happens later with certain other characters). Even 'minor' changes cause great ripples and i dread to think with all the major horrific cuts so far what else they just haven't thought about.

[@clinicallyinane8098]

The description of how Lan's feelings don't matter and Moiraine is the only one suffering is hilariously on-the-nose regarding how real-life society treats suicide. I can't believe they accidentally stumbled into such a perfect analogy.

[@pupwizard3888]

Amazon's Wheel of Time is an abomination. So many things have been fundamentally changed that it proves once again that the writers of this show never actually read the books. If you have never read these books, DON"T watch this show. Pick up "The Eye of the World" and discover the greatest epic fantasy series of all time. The first book is a gentle introduction to the world, with many elements/tropes that you will recognize from other series. The second book "The Great Hunt" will hook you and reel you in. You will curse me later when you become absorbed by this story and realize there are 14 books. (15 if you include "A New Spring") The world building is simply amazing. The disgusting thing about the TV show is that the woke show runners simply squandered the opportunity to create the greatest epic fantasy TV series of all time. All they had to do was follow the books, it was all right there.......

[@frocat5163]

*"Pick up "The Eye of the World" and discover the greatest epic fantasy series of all time. The first book is a gentle introduction to the world, with many elements/tropes that you will recognize from other series. The second book "The Great Hunt" will hook you and reel you in."* Yeah, _The Eye of the World_ is pretty heavily influenced by _The Fellowship of the Ring,_ and it certainly has a few slow points, but it's definitely an easily digestible introduction to the world. _The Great Hunt_ starts to branch out, and then the series really starts to hit its stride in _The Dragon Reborn._ Personally, I find Perrin's storyline in the middle books tedious and unenjoyable, and Egwene becomes completely unbearable, but I think Jordan got things back together in _Knife of Dreams._ *"All they had to do was follow the books, it was all right there......."* Yep. Obviously quite a bit of material would have been cut, but there are actually good and reasonable ways to cut material without ruining the characters and plot.

[@watcherinmaze]

The bit that always has me rolling is that they keep adding bits instead of just cutting enough for the adaption to TV.

[@emceedoctorb3022]

Actually people will be cursing you by the time they get to Heart of Winter because that book is beyond awful. Luckily if you can grind your way through it the series does massively pick up after that.

[@alphaomega1328]

@@emceedoctorb3022 True the first 5 -7 books are excellent then 8, 9 are terrible slow and stilted. But then 10 and 11 regain the feeling and 12, 13 and 14 were finished off brilliantly by Sanderson. Who (I believe they may have been friends of a sort) had actually spoken to R Jordan alot about writing and the wheel and then was given permission to finish off the series by Jordan's wife and surprise surprise actually stayed as faithful to all the notes and talks and characters as he could which worked. Why alot of writers now think that showing no care for the previously established lore and changing thinhs up for no reason other than changing things (at least that what it feels like) is showing respect whilst it alienates the very fan based that would watch / read the thing is beyond me.

[@Blayzn18]

I totally agree with you. My question though is what do you call it when you change everything about a story but keep a few names of characters and a few locations? I would like to start a petition to make them change the name to: Rafe Judkins presents fan fiction based on the writings of Robert Jordan.

[@Emilia-uq3ph]

I'm so mad at Amazon for ruining this series, and now we will not have a proper adaptation for ages if ever. I always wanted to see the books made to a tv series but this is not even close to the books.

[@haku8135]

This actively HATES the books.

[@gonderAmh]

if u "adapt" a book into a tv show trying to copy/past the book, 99 if not 100% of book adaptations shows would be canceled after s1. why ? because its boring. Look at the Foundation serie, they took MANY liberties with the books, and its turning one of the best sci-fi tv ever on the 2nd season. IF they followed the book it would be BORING ASF and canceled after s1.

[@michaelbentz1548]

yes you are correct game of thrones and LotR were adapted from the books almost one to one and they were a real dumpster fire... (until gam,e of thrones ran out of books to adapt, then it really improved).@@gonderAmh

[@mothbreeder641]

@@gonderAmh Yes, and when you do it like your people are doing, 150/100% of the adapations will suck like Foundation, Wheel of Time, Later GoT, Rings of Power, The Witcher, The other Witcher and the list goes on and on and on and on and on. Delete yourself and stop destroying everything.

[@mothbreeder641]

@@haku8135 Just like every modern adaption. They only do it to actively destroy things people like with braindead seals clapping them on because old things bad and racism.

[@kellyzahara9561]

Didn’t think it was possible to make Nynaeve more insufferable than her book counterpart (at least in the first few books) but they managed it

[@stonedog5547]

I liked Nynaeve in the books. A Wisdom is normally an older woman ( Grandmother or, at a push, later middle age) then she is, so she acts the way she does because shes trying to get the respect her position deserves and failing..... To put it in Terry Pratchett terms, shes learnt medicine but hasn't learnt any witchcraft.

[@thatHARVguy]

The power of self-inserts for ya.

[@kellyzahara9561]

@@stonedog5547 I ended up liking her character too once she had some kind of arc and personality besides braid tugging annoying mother

[@ryanmacharika3946]

Never read the books but she and Matt are my favourite characters in the show so far. I think Perrin comes next and then maybe Egwene. Rand is the most bland one though. Just wish the dragon reborn was someone else

[@alispeed5095]

@@stonedog5547 I did like nynaeve aswell, moraine and egwene were insufferable though. Nynaeve was a real one, more so by the end. She was one of the few that stayed true to the very end. Sad to see her be ruined like this.

[@samsherrington7423]

In all seriousness this series did not need woke injection. It's a world already ruled by women where men slowly regain their stance with the heroes reborn. Ahh.. there we go, that's the 'problem'. I still can't believe they made the One Power be able to bring people back from the dead and Rand tried this in the books and it couldn't happen. By the time it gets to book 3 I really hope they don't nerf Rand but I'm convinced they will

[@Lttlemoi]

The books are about overcoming differences and working together in the face of common problems. Can't have any of that for our ""modern audience""

[@rockhopper01]

Precisely right. The books already had strong independent women. The books already had racial inclusion. But the series blows all this up and destroys distinctions by melding everyone and everything into amorphous blobs. The women of the books were still feminine, and we can’t have that. They have to act like men. And the books had distinctive races, but the series just throws them all together to act like white people. So congrats to the series for figuring out how to fix all inequities: destroy women by making them all men, and destroy race by making everyone white. So progressive.

[@latetotheparty7551]

That's why it couldn't abide, in part.

[@KomboEzaliTe]

A world ruled by women, where most of the leaders are imbeciles and damn near every organization is subverted by evil.

[@ReaverXXI]

The scene with Liandrin and nyaneve could potentially be even worse. This could be a very bad attempt to introduce the True Power. Which would make Liandrin one of the Chosen, IIRC from who gains access to it. So either they are mushing her character together with even more other characters, or they REALLY want to introduce the True Power. Or even worse, they could try to insinuate that that's how men use the power and use that to plug the plot hole they created in the S1 finale with Ishamael teaching Rand to channel how a woman would. Which ultimately reduces it to something akin to the Force, I guess, since you now can have two approaches to tap into the same power. This is really dreadful any way you slice it...

[@haku8135]

Moiraine KILLING A FADE WITH A KNIFE is already worthy of cancelling this show. That makes the ENTIRE SERIES fucking pointless. If a FADE can be killed by a fucking dagger in its jaw, the shadow isn't worth SHIT.

[@asarishepard8171]

They can't even say men use one half of the power and women the other half. Basic stuff to understand but today's stupidity has ruined that simple world building fact.

[@paulkelly2701]

Actually, that Ishamael could still Moiraine by himself is the first level of trash that episode causes. If he can do that, then why not rampage through the Tower, stilling every woman he sees. One of the key ways Jordan managed to give the heroes enough time to learn and grow was how many channelers it took to still/gentle someone and how little effect a shield actually has. But consistency even inside the WOTTV universe is not to be hoped for. It's like any of the other IPs, in so many ways, the characters are meat puppets who dangle and dance to whatever beat point the idiot writers need them to reach, however stupid, weird or unbelievable the process required to get it done.

[@metisgamer]

@@paulkelly2701 Ishamael could most definitely sever Moiraine as Rand severed several Aes Sedai in a split second during the Battle at Dumai's Well. Ishamael going to the tower would just never happen for two reasons. Like most Forsaken he views channelers of this Age below his notice. 2. One man against hundreds of Aes Sedai is just suicide.

[@ReaverXXI]

@@paulkelly2701 While I agree with the general premise of your post, you are wrong about Ishamael. He totally can still a single female Aes Sedai because of the power difference alone. He still wouldn't be able to rampage through the Tower because a full circle still overpowers him. Sure the TOTTV contradicts itself every few sentences in most episodes and the writing is atrocious. There is a myriad ways in which it fucks itself over, even if we ignore book-canon. Rand is being told to surrender to the One Power, Nyaneve AoE healing and nobody noticing she can channel, Logain being able to see her channel, the way a broken Warder Bond affects the Warder, the Horn just lying under the throne of Agelmar, etc.

[@smoore6461]

I cant imagine how this trash fire managed to get a second season. Honestly its totaly mind boggling why they would waste more money on this! They NEVER lean because they dont want to lean because they are 100% sure they are absolutly correct and their evil is actaly good.

[@paulkelly2701]

It's actually cheaper to make the five seasons and then trash the lot than to cancel now. So it's basically writing class for the morons in the writing room and and a chance for the tech people to get in the work and get paid for something no one will ever watch after the first go, if many even go that far.

[@gonderAmh]

because for people who didnt read the book, the show is very decent. and entitled, egocentric KAREN like u assume people would like the exact adaption of the book, what if THEY DONT ???

[@mothbreeder641]

Because these shows only exist to take dumps on IPs people like. If people aren't clued in on this after the last 50 shows of this exact thing happening..

[@RespectTheSourceMaterial]

@@gonderAmh Because the books sold 90 MILLION copies, meanwhile this show was losing viewers each episode in season 1 and I'm sure half the viewership is gone by season 2. Can't wait for the nielsen ratings.

[@ryanoconnor7508]

​@@gonderAmhthere's only been one massively successful fantasy show in Game of Thrones and it's also the only one that followed the exact beats of the books until they ran out of material. And then guess what it started to fall off after that. How has no one learned this lesson is the better question.

[@07m07]

16:55 "The hero's narcissistic journey." That's probably the perfect term for this character "arc" we keep seeing in movies and TV shows in recent years.

[@SkepTank0404]

writers*

[@wombatillo]

Not surprised one bit. The first season went so far from the books and the writing in general wasn't any good at all that the warning signs were pretty obvious for this show. After season 1 I held no hope for season 2. Thanks for plowing through the first episode of S2 and proving that there is no point in continuing to watch this show any further. They killed off the Wheel of Time and mutilated the corpse. Shame!

[@bigfoottamer]

The first book was so foundational to the rest of the series that ANY change would fuck up somthing 3.4. or 9 books down the line. i am fumming at this.

[@paulkelly2701]

At this point, one watches for the same reason Disparu does, just without the luscious monetization. I now have to see the remaining damage.

[@paulkelly2701]

@@bigfoottamer True. I have pointed out to my Facebook feed that at least seven major plot lines have been trashed by what has happened so far...and there's plenty of season 2 to go. I'm wondering if there will actually even be a Lord of Chaos, given how much of it they've narratively prevented already.

[@duanegarrett4900]

​@@paulkelly2701I'm sure they will figure out a way to publicly Grape this ip to death in ways we can't imagine 😢

[@wrayday7149]

Action, heroics, bravery - Man telling a story. Eating, sitting, talking. - Woman telling a story about nothing. What else could a woman be doing in the middle of the night in her bedroom but be fully dressed and eating snacks and absolutely totally ready to talk.

[@ericp8123]

Glad I saw this review. I forced myself to watch all of season 1 and did not plan on watching season 2. Thank you for confirming that this season is just as bad as the first. I did not think anyone involved with this show has read any of the books, but are instead basing everything on a 7th grader's book report and maybe the synopsis on the back of each book. I believe this explains why the creators of this show do not know anything about the characters, their cultures, their world-views, etc..

[@katakayogi5033]

This is the best explanation of how they ruined the books. Basing it off of a bad book report or the back cover synopsis is exactly what it seems like Raje and Rosamund did!

[@RolePages]

It's so heartening to hear the reasoned critique of a true fan when viewing the abomination of such a great work of art. Thank you Disparu.

[@h3artl3sspr0ducti0ns]

I'm always apprehensive about novels I love being adapted- and this one is the absolute worst. They started off by completely ruining characters like Abel Cauthon, warping the source material every which way, focusing on all the wrong sh!t. I got to the point where Mat abandoned the group- which didn't happen in the actual story- and haven't looked back; I feel that I haven't lost or missed out of anything by completely rejecting it.

[@thatnobodyguy1535]

Balance is THE major theme throughout the entire series. Men & women can both be strong & powerful in their roles. Even more so when the complement eachother & work together. Saidin & Saidar each have their strengths & weaknesses, but it takes both to persevere. The Aes Sedai symbol is literally derivative of the Yin/Yang. Ultimately even light & darkness require a balance. Rafe & the writers have destroyed this theme from the start.

[@veronicab15]

Because why learn something from a story.

[@shaunwhitehead1485]

My favourite book series’s:) I’ve read the 15 books multiple times, in a memory of light Aviendha gets to briefly meet the previous dragon, not many people pick it out, it’s a testament to Brandon’s writing style using Jordan’s notes, I would never give this show a chance after the first episode

[@customsongmaker]

Is he the one who asks "Do you have the voice?"

[@peterminos5604]

Not nakomi

[@shaunwhitehead1485]

@@customsongmaker Nope, it’s a woman in the desert who gives Aviendha advice, she has exactly the same ability’s Rand gets after the ‘last’ battle, she was the fisherman Ashamale mentioned in the ancient chess game/board

[@customsongmaker]

@@shaunwhitehead1485 but the previous Dragon was Lews Therin

[@shaunwhitehead1485]

@@peterminos5604 Bing bing bing you got it

[@vit4mint685]

I made it less than 5 minutes into the first season before I turned it off, accepting that Amazon had no interest in a faithful adaptation. Sincerely impressed that you are able to force yourself to watch long enough to review it.

[@ClinicalDecisionYikesYT]

Wheel of Time… more like Wheel of Terror for the fans of the series

[@asarishepard8171]

Wheel of misfortune 😊

[@hyperbolicninja]

Im not watching this show, i love the WoT books too much. Once again ill watch every one of your videos about the show.

[@markstott6689]

Same ❤

[@DangerToastLmtd]

What Rafe Judkins and the writers have done to this show is what I imagine Lin-Manuel Miranda would do if he made The Diary of Anne Frank into a musical.

[@AKUJIVALDO]

Anne Frank's Diary or her father's and his coauthor fantasy?

[@xipheonj]

This is so incredibly disappointing. I've wanted a WoT show for decades but they've completely desecrated the parts I wanted to see from the first book and I'm now praying they don't make it far enough to get to the parts I most want to see in live action. What I most wanted was to the Black Tower, to see the men going about their every mundane task by using the power. Next to that was Elayne and Rand in the palace after they first meet, which they might actually get to but I hope not. And finally Perrin and the wolves which they've already screwed up. There's so much more but even my memory of the books is being replaced by my hatred of this show. They were such an important part of my teenage years and this show is basically pissing on me personally by releasing this cancerous tumor they call an adaptation. This is why culture is so important, and why these political activists care so much about controlling it. It forms an important foundation in people's lives, and if they can control the culture that creates the next generation then they get to decide how they'll think.

[@paulkelly2701]

Well, that isn't on offer for seasons yet. I was going to settle for seeing the almost-worlds, seeing the Seanchan as brutal but not hysterically evil people and having the girls go through a real emotional wringer to maybe grow them up as they need. That was the point of this season. Looks like everything is going to be inside out, upside down, back to front and bad for good. I'd say Rafe's proclivities also cause him to write perverted material.

[@simply_the_dev7588]

make it yourself then, I'm enjoying the show

[@xipheonj]

@@simply_the_dev7588 Oh, are you going to give me the millions of dollars needed to create it then? How nice of you! I'm not the right person for the job though, and in the current political climate I think we should wait before we try again anyway.

[@simply_the_dev7588]

@@xipheonj lame.

[@larosha1]

@@simply_the_dev7588 books were great. Glad you enjoy this garbage.Surprised you are on this channel. I’m sure there are plenty of Amazon shills you can find.

[@NocandNC]

I went to see an advanced screening of this episode at FanExpo Toronto. I'd only watched the first two episodes of S1, having not read the books, and simply decided it wasn't very interesting to me. I still don't find it very interesting, but the folks running the episode screening prepared free snack boxes for the audience - that part was pretty enjoyable.

[@sturmunddrang1132]

How i picture the research done by the writers... "These books are pretty long, can I just read the Cliffs Notes?" "Actually, those are pretty long too, could you just have someone with ADHD read them and then describe it to me? Preferably someone who has english as a second language."

[@robbailie5878]

"There's something outside" "Yeah the writers talent they left it at the door". Absolute Gold.

[@Lenriak]

That's assuming they had talent to begin with...

[@paulkelly2701]

Oh, nobody else knows where Perrin actually is, either. And what happens to him and Loial is perhaps the stupidest thing yet. and it's caused because of that refusal to make Liandrin the bad guy she's supposed to be. Incredible (I feel like Vizini now).

[@b_g_c3281]

_"... _*_Inconceivable!!!_*_ ..."_

[@hammerhiem75]

If they make Liandrin a darkfriend in the end, then the payoff will be better than in the book imo, there was no doubt she was an evil bitch in the books, the feeling of betrayal will actual land if all her manipulations are those of the Black Ajah.

[@paulkelly2701]

@@hammerhiem75 I guess that's so, but the fact is that canonically, she's instrumental in two major coming plotlines and the soy boys haven't introduced anybody else to fill those roles. So she had to be made a clear bad guy right from the start, which left the nice opening for Taim to be revealed as the Dreadlord of Dreadlords, all the while we'd been hoping he was just a meanie (sort of how Kate is now playing Liandrin).

[@The_Primary_Axiom]

I will never understand why Hollywood uses beloved franchises and books to make shows and movies but always decide to modernize it and not follow the source. It’s like then what the fuck is the god damn point.

[@Jamesmatise]

The point appears to be to stand on the shoulders of giants, think that they're flying, and take the next step😂

[@JarenLemon]

​​@@Jamesmatise"You stood on the shoulders of geniuses, to accomplish something as fast as you could and before you even knew what you had, you patented and packaged it and slapped it on a plastic lunch box and now you're Selling It, you're going to Sell IT!" - Ian Malcolm, Jurassic Park.

[@The_Primary_Axiom]

@@JarenLemonOh shit lol

[@JarenLemon]

@@The_Primary_Axiom It's Funny and Sad how Prophetic that line was from a Movie that went downhill with it's sequels as a warning of what's to come with Hollywood.

[@The_Primary_Axiom]

@@JarenLemon Absolutely. The difference is now people just ain’t buying it any longer. Everybody has had enough of the politically correct woke Marxist bullshit. Stop trying to force language and behavior.

[@metisgamer]

Ishamael was the forsaken that was (assumed) never sealed and he was the one that visits Rand in his dream with fire eyes. Ishamael is the one that calls himself the Dark One and the Father of Lies. It is against Ishamael that Rand fights with the Heroes of legend at the end of book two. It is also Ishamael that Rand fights in the Stone of Tear in book 3. Sammael is found out to be the ruler of Illian. Balthamel and Aginor were sealed closest to the world and they were the forsaken that Rand and company fought against at the Eye of the World. Edit: Ishamael is also the one Rand fights in the sky over Tarwin's Gap at the end of the first book.

[@ahdkw]

Yep pretty basic plot points from to get wrong. Yes Amazon Wheel of Time is trash, but if you are going to criticize something for not being true to the source material, might want to do basic research.

[@sargonyami4292]

If i remeber it right he is sealed but can break free every 1000 years or so but is forced back. If i remember correctly

[@ahdkw]

​@@sargonyami4292it is never conclusively stated in the books, but that is one the possibilities provided. The other being he was never sealed away at all

[@paulkelly2701]

I thought Moiraine said that we Bel'al in the Stone. Ishamael was I thought destroyed at the end of the Hunt and that's why he was reincarnated as Moridin.

[@wheelofwokesellouts3900]

@@paulkelly2701 ishy got killed in tear. his body at least with stab by callandor.. rands heron sword was melted when stabbing ishy in book 2.. so ishy got hurt but not deadly hurt. callandor however is made by cullindar.. or whatever how it spelles.. it can deflect balefire as it did in book 3 end fight. in the show bale fire can destroy heartstone.. you know " spirit" of the books" .. what a nonsens bullshit

[@thecosmicaesthetic]

I just hope that Brandon Sanderson doesn't ever let these hacks touch the Stormlight Archive. Robert Jordan would be spinning in his grave.

[@eltimino9725]

It really took vast amount of skill to so thoroughly destroy such a great story. It is astounding how Amazon was able to collect all of the worst writers and actors into one series, well done! No way this makes it past season 4.

[@lostcause78]

Small correction for the books. Nynaeve doesn't have a block to protect herself from burning out, she's a wilder and survived the first channel (the danger for them is the 'hangover' from the first channel that is basically a coin toss whether they live or not). She has a block because she is a control freak and borderline pathological about letting go of that control, the whole "surrender to the power" makes her lock down whenever she tries, unless she's angry enough to not give a damn - in which case she almost approaches it like a male channeler -- it takes her basically dying to finally unlock it, she surrenders fully as she loses hope.

[@peterpidrak9501]

The fact this will take probably the greatest moment in the book where Nineve makes a more powerful or more, experienced woman back down and says, give me his bond. That moment where she travels the borderlands, builds him army is meaningless because this loss is now small and petty is unforgivable. You cannot take one of the most powerful moments in all of the written word, and make it Meaningless.

[@charlestruppi7793]

Amazon can. Unfortunately.

[@jameshumes4713]

Chills time - "I wear the ki’sain, Master Aldragoran. My husband wears the hadori. So do you. Will Lan Mandragoran ride to the Last Battle alone?"

[@PLNB0019]

@@jameshumes4713my fav line from the whole dam series. Well that and a few of Cauthons quips. But yeah they have ruined it all.

[@thelaughingrouge]

This series makes the Rings of Power look like it was penned by Tolkien himself! The writers of this show 1000% think The One Power is The Force I guarentee it.

[@johnthomas2485]

I wouldn't go that far lol

[@SkylarTrahan]

What an insult to Tolkien

[@moresnacksplease526]

Bro, that's a real debate. They're both just so SO awful.

[@xipheonj]

Hell no, Rings of Power was 100x worse. That's not defending this show, Rings of Power was just that bad.

[@paulkelly2701]

In my utterly one-off opinion, WOT-TV, horrible as it is, actually rates as the least bad of the sci-fi fantasy IPs since Infinity War (Endgame was stupid and a harbinger). That makes is 2 1/2 stars out of 5 for me. Nothing else rates more than 1/2.

[@Black_Revue]

Woke of Time Season 2: Burning Wheels and Broken Interest

[@haku8135]

And threesomes. Don't forget threesomes, for some reason. The book already had nudity in it, there was NO point in adding that scene.

[@UncensoredScion]

That line about...it was about trading? The Great Game or the Game of Houses has nothing to do with trading and the Sea Folk HATE the practice, they see it as useless actions and a reason to look down on people like that and it's one of the reasons they hate the Aes Sedai.

[@paulkelly2701]

Correct. If you want passage, just ask and perhaps offer a gift. The two are not acknowledged to be connected.

[@therealkillerb7643]

My biggest complaint is that Aes Sadai are supposed to be unnaturally young looking and beautiful. In WOT they are almost all old, fat or just unattractive. Yup; but if they can't get this right, then it is no surprise that the rest of the series is just bunk.

[@brianwatts25]

They are difficult to put an age to, but I don’t remember anything about them being unusually attractive. It seemed like they covered a wide range of physical appearance, just difficult to place a specific age to.

[@therealkillerb7643]

@@brianwatts25 I just finished rereading the entire series, right when the series began. Every description of an Aes Sadia, comments on how attractive they were. Different races, different body types, etc. but they were universally attractive.

[@haku8135]

@@therealkillerb7643 It never says that they are UNIVERSALLY attractive. Many of them are described as not being particularly attractive at all. Is having a really pinched face attractive for instance? They all look ageless, and no doubt many of them would look attractive, but they are not described as being an organization composed of babes. Siuane is literally described as being more handsome than pretty. And Leane is CONFIRMED to have gotten LESS attractive as an Aes Sedai. No spoilers, but we know before the agelessness set in, she was actually HOTTER. Attraction is relative of course, but many Aes Sedai could be considered unattractive by most people's standards.

[@paulkelly2701]

@@therealkillerb7643 Verin is chubby, plain and so distracted (appearing) she's not attractive at all which is part of her mechanism for what she wants to get done. There are others as well described as at best plain, some downright ugly. I'd suggest looking up Romanda's description, for instance.

[@boobah5643]

@@therealkillerb7643I'm inclined to think it's because Aes Sedai are in good health, not broken by a lifetime of drudgery, and are preserved by channeling _saidar._ Or, to steal from Python: because she ain't got shit all over her. I'm not sure how you'd even do the 'ageless' face that the Oath Rod marks them with.

[@SamanthaBoooooooo]

The one good thing about Wheel of Trash is the quality of the Disparu commentary. Hope to see him on Friday Night Tights to discuss with Gary and Shad

[@TheNuclearGeek]

Literally every writer in Hollywood... Executive: "Okay writer, I want you to create a scripts for 8 episodes based off this book." Writer: "So, I can just write whatever story I want "based" in this "universe"?" Executive: "No, no, it is already a complete story. We payed a fortune to get to adapt this incredibly popular story." Writer: "Well I haven't read another artiste's work since college so as to not pollute my own art." Executive: "Well, we're paying you a ridiculous amount of money AND royalties to create scripts of THIS story, got it?" Writer: "You're paying me for MY art and I will create MY art and ONLY MY art. This story is 50 years old. I can update and improve it!" Executive: "Ugh. Just read the book. Talk to the Director and WRITE THE SCRIPTS!" Writer: "The 'Cliff's/Spark Notes' should give me enough to write MY MASTERPIECE! IMPROVED, MODERN, AND DIVERSE!"

[@UncensoredScion]

Cleaning was NOT done with the One Power - at ALL it was strictly forbidden as part of the training in the Tower is supposed to be building character, that Queen or Stable Girl will learn how to humble themselves and do hard work.

[@boobah5643]

Considering the 'trick' to wielding _saidar_ is humility, rubbing a novice's nose in how low they are can only help. Y'know, aside from the catastrophic side effects that it can bring out at the other end of that journey. But that arrogance and triumph is part of the books, too.

[@UncensoredScion]

@@boobah5643 That's what I took from the whole pot scrubbing thing, it's a way of helping them understand that letting go and being humble is okay. And yeah there's mentions of the consequences of misuse of the Power, Elayne tried messing with Fire once without tutoring and they left her with a burned arm for days as punishment.

[@MizMeow212]

I’ve been looking forward for many years to have my all-time favorite book series made into a tv series with the characters played by great actors and special effects for the magic. This is really disappointing 😢 I understand series can’t be 100% faithful to the books, but changing so many major items is not just unnecessary, it’s actually damaging. I’ll just keep re-reading all the books again, from the prequel to the last one written by Brandon Sanderson after Robert Jordan’s death, and keep the world and characters intact in my mind as I imagined it.

[@paulkelly2701]

What competent adaptors do is note the required major beats, find how the various plot threads interact, make endless charts (oh, wait, Encyclopedia WOT already DID THAT!!! ) and then see what can be simply skipped (like, say, Tom Bombadil) so that the impact of the important beats lands with the right intensity and in the right order. This is not what any of the writers in Hollyweird are now capable of doing, even considering whether they are servicing their Femimistresses in their endless need for reassurance and worship. So we get confused garbage.

[@markstott6689]

"Femimistresses" So accurate, I love it. 😊❤😊❤😊

[@lingricen8077]

People born 1991-2002 are INSANELY over-represented, despite being absolutely talentless

[@DarthJoel7]

Funny thing is that Myrdral blades are poisonous as well so even a scratch could be lethal in most cases, short of imediate one power intervention. Bold of them to kill and emasculate Lan further in episode 1.

[@frocat5163]

But to know that, the jackasses making this show would have had to actually read the books.

[@blueimpulse-2470]

I've read the series over two possibly three times. I couldn't make it past the first 20 minutes of season 1 episode 1. Hats off to Disparu for suffering through to review it. The review was more entertaining than the show as others have mentioned.

[@andrewwise2261]

I read book one of the wheel of time in 1998. I enjoyed it and followed the series through to completion, even the books finished by another writer after the death of the original author. Watching season one of this show had me wondering if my memory was faulty. I watched some scenes thinking "Was that in the books?" and "I'm sure that happened much later on". This series appears to be some other show wearing the skin of the wheel of time, a shame really. If I can take a positive from it, its that I have renewed interest in picking up the books again.

[@Jokoko2828]

Other people have said it before, if you just swapped some names around you wouldn't even know this is a WoT adaptation.

[@krissaunders6418]

You missed that Nynaeve got Mat's 2v1... The reason they established Egwene tries to weave with too many strings is be cause in the book she develops a single weave of air to get herself out of her collar. They are trying to give Egwene a training arc that she accomplishes by being tortured and trained by the Seanchan... How is the writing this bad already?

[@haku8135]

And Mat needed to use a QUARTERSTAFF, which was the ENTIRE point of the training bout. Who kicked general McAwesomewithasword's ass? A farmboy with a quarterstaff. It's a lesson in "doesn't matter how good you think you are, the farmboy's weapon is LONGER you idiot." Literally all she should be learning at this stage is, how to embrace the power consistently. How to not kill herself while using it. There's multiple instances in the book with she and Elaine as well just doing BORING ass exercises like waving a light around because that's all they're allowed to do. Anything more than that is too dangerous for a Novice at this stage. It's the Seanchan basically power leveling her, using their potentially greater knowledge of the power, and just generally not giving a shit how much they have to hurt her that ends up making Egwene as badass as she becomes. She finds strength in her suffering and USES it. It all just falls flat if they CHANGE that to just teach her a lesson on, what not biting off more than you can chew? Is THAT basic bitch what they're giving this wonderful arc the boot for? I'm even worried they'll NOT have her get enslaved at all because of their fucking girl power agenda. If that doesn't happen, there's NO justification for why Egwene develops as she does. She's just a BITCH without this motivation behind her newfound personality traits. Of course the wastes are also EXTREMELY vital to her character, but I'm guessing she'll go to the wastes so she can have a threesome with Rand and Avienda, with the girls in full control of course, cause Rafe loves his threesomes, but also is promoting girl power. Not knocking threesomes by any means, but time and place and all.

[@krissaunders6418]

@@haku8135 There are teasers and trailers with this show's version of collars on Egwene. So she will be enslaved. It'll probably be an entire episode.

[@SJJization]

Ew😊😊d😊w

[@haku8135]

@@krissaunders6418 Does she have the fucking ball gag? 10 marks she has lesbian sex with one of the other Damane and finds out it's the best shit ever and doesn't give a fuck about men afterwards.

[@alphaomega1328]

@@haku8135 Really not sure we're going to see the Seanchan Damane Collars (plain silver rings as they are) now they have colour swapped lots of people having them get literally collared and enslaved may not be the message they want to send out. So they will have to change a huge part of the lore (only women collared (despite the fact it's any skin colour that does so - actually more black as I believe Seanchan are naturally dark / black skinned so more damane will be black. Hmmmm kinda curious how they handle that (unless by handling it is by cutting it out entirely or by reworking eveything about it. Def agree the Enslavement turns her from just kind of a bitch to humbled, power leveled and her biggest driving force of 'I will never be chained again nor will I allow anyone else to be', coupled with her training in the wastes to remind her what Aes Sedai actually means (servant of all people) and Ji'e'toh honour, respect etc...

[@oldmanshreda]

"Rosamund Pike portrays Moiraine Damodred, the main character. She is joined by Barney Harris, Josha Stradowski, Daniel Henney, Madeleine Madden, Michael McElhatton, Zoe Robins, Marcus Rutherford, Barney Harris and Álvaro Morte." Just saw this on some review. The writer probably has zero clue about the series, but it is funny that they prove what we all see in that the series writers also know nothing about the books.

[@loganstaark9411]

I have no intention of watching this season, but you can be damn sure I'm gonna watch these Disparu reviews

[@jamescrawford9565]

Disperu makes some of the most entertaining videos and I cannot wait to watch them. More than once I checked how much longer this video had, it was so painful. The first time check was abound the half way point. You are a braver man than I, mate.

[@RobertMoore-mm9ub]

I am Wiccan, so why are they combining Beltane and Samhine. Beltane is a spring fertility celebration, not a celebration of people who have passed away

[@dudeguy8686]

Because they literally don't care about anything outside their own ideology?

[@NumptyMcGlumpty]

I noped out of this within the credits of the first episode "We don't know if the dragon reborn is a man or a woman......."

[@multitimmytiger2]

Most likely the writers don't even know what a man and a woman is.

[@Likexner]

That is so binary-gender-normative. What bigots they are!

[@NumptyMcGlumpty]

@@multitimmytiger2 they know alright, they just won't admit it

[@justlivin2499]

Disparu to Ahsoka the second WOT s2 is released: I don’t want to play with you anymore

[@ChaniElkin]

I don't know about future generations who may end up deciding to read the books or not due to this adaptation, but it does influence me. I adore Lord of the Rings & Tolkien, I really like fantasy, but I'm not a devoted fan of dark fantasy. My sister is and she absolute adores the Wheel of Time book series. Which she's about halfway though (& only hasn't finished because she's doing her medical residency). Back in spring, she wouldn't let me 'spoil' anything about the tv show, so I couldn't warn her. My grandpa Max Elkin (103) died the night of September 16th, so she flew in for the funeral. And mentioned she was aware enough to know she wouldn't like the tv show. As a devoted Disparu fan, I have texted her the link to his WoT reviews playlist. But I just watched his Season 1 reviews, and between his coverage & how much my sister loves it --- I am actually going to start reading the series where I probably wouldn't have otherwise. Because now I'm interested in the real story & characters. Random extra thought: Everytime I see Loial in this show, he doesn't feel real. He gives off a very 'early 2000's video game graphics' feel & look with his character & actor. I don't know if it's the amount of hair/makeup for the actor, but his face looks flat & the body dimentsions seem off or weirdly stiff. It's also really hard to tell by movement when he talks, which adds to the whole 'cgi character with dialogue slightly off on the syncing' sensation.

[@morrielarsen]

Does anyone honestly believe they're going to let Rand have three wives, let alone become the dragon?

[@paulkelly2701]

If you've seen Min and Elayne could would forgive him for giving it all a pass (and I have little hope for Aviendha either). I don't know what it is but the casting director has very strange taste in what are supposed to be among the most beautiful women ever born.

[@mothbreeder641]

@@paulkelly2701 It's because this show, like every other modern adaptation, is nothing but propaganda. Wake up already.

[@morrielarsen]

@@paulkelly2701 did you just spoil who his wives are going to be? *autistic screeching* 🤣😂🤣😂 I think Elayne (Ceara Coveney) is very attractive, but yeah Min and Aviendha are completely wrong, they've already diversity cast Aviendha (Ayoola Smart) and of course the show runners have no idea what the Aiel are, because they didn't read the books, and don't understand why they are all fair skinned redheads living in the desert. Back to my point I don't think they'll allow rand to be a completely greedy misogynist and have three wives, unless it's some polyamorous BS...

[@PLNB0019]

The dragon reborn will be one of the women. And if it isn’t I assure you they will save the day. Rand will be as useless as Lan has been so far. Beyond being angry I’m truly sad as I was so excited when I heard they were making this. Sickening is actually more accurate

[@glynnec2008]

Amazon should build an AI Writer, feed it all the books from the IP that they purchased, and see if it can write a better show than the current writing staff. My money's on the AI

[@gonderAmh]

u couldnt even start to imagin how boring the IA version would be. I think u living in some kind of multiverse. book -> to-> tv show : 99% of time boring.

[@Critical_Mass_a5s]

@@gonderAmh I´m 99% certain you haven´t read the books, and giving the same comment on every thread is frankly boring

[@MrHydenSeek]

Glad your covering it because I refuse to watch that hack job. Are they in competition with R.o.P. to see who can produce garbage farthest from the source material?

[@johnthomas2485]

I think that is the goal.

[@muzien87]

HOLY SHIT I DIDNT EVEN KNOW THIS WAS OUT...i literally have seen ANYTHING about it. no commercials no advertisements nothing...wow

[@metalarturon]

You just knew something was off when Rand was barely on any of the marketing material.

[@bjaurelio]

Watching your review was quite therapeutic for me. My wife hasn't read the books, so every time I get upset when we are watching she doesn't understand. I knew from the few bits I heard about season 2 filming that things were going to get worse than season 1, but I had no idea how bad they would be.

[@paulrouleau1972]

My utter disdain for the creators of this vandalism far outweighs theirs for the celebrated books they failed to read. A pox on them!

[@PopeLaser1]

Busted up today after watching three episodes but had no Disparu yet. Thank you!

[@arks_knights]

With this i am now dreading that rings of power season 2 will not only be inevitable but also going to be dumber and more disrespectful than the first season

[@asarishepard8171]

I only want it for the funny trash KZbin reviews but it may send a bad message we like it.

[@paulkelly2701]

I only want Az and Disparu to review them.

[@thetruth45678]

An hour long? You know it's gonna be good.

[@nicholascowling7052]

Also Happy Birthday Disparu! Not looking forward to seeing how they continue to piss all over the WOT series but am excited for your takedowns on it! Thanks mate! Hit's home and quite cathartic. I really don't understand how I can see so many posts from people saying that they've read the books AND love the TV series... just unbelievable.

[@PsychicGirl]

The first season of this was how I found your channel.

[@tabascoslim5034]

I suppose it was worth it then. Amazons money well spent👍

[@jamesyandsonsoutdooradvent9394]

Lets see what amazon turned to crap this time

[@MajorSmurf]

An hour of Disparu... *smiles smugly* Oh I'm going to enjoy this.

[@lingricen8077]

legitimately the cringiest comment I’ve ever seen on this platform. Enjoy your virginity, its not going anywhere.

[@thomasciuffreda8783]

I regretfully watched the first 3 eps alone without the support of alcohol or drugs. Only Disparu's commentary will make the rest of the season bearable to watch.

[@drmattbarnes1371]

If you watch it the show runners win. Hate watching a show is the same as loving it...

[@paulkelly2701]

True, he is a help, but I am quite capable of eviscerating the series all on my own for my own readers. And I plan to. Credit where credit is due (how about that editing department, right?) but blame where it belongs. And I am very good at words.

[@blanchekonieczka9935]

Amazon has destroyed the Wheel of Time. I read 14 of the books and am really upset at how they've destroyed the story I like the casting but the writers need to be smacked

[@RexFuturi]

The first WoT book I read was actually The Dragon Reborn, so I initially liked Perrin. But I absolutely hated him by Winter's Heart. So, I tend to skip his chapters when I reread, now. Clearly, the people making this show hate the best characters and wish they could write them out entirely. I mean Rand and Mat, by the way.

[@paulkelly2701]

He actually had a pretty cool apotheosis fighting Lord Luc at the end, but yeah, it was a major slog to get there.

[@markstott6689]

As Rand and Mat are male I'm quite certain that if they could erase them, then they would. 😢

[@RexFuturi]

@markstott6689 honestly, they pretty much did. I saw some characters with the same names, but they weren't...well, any of the characters.

[@armaogeddon]

“We’ve got Egwene at home” made me fucking choke on my coffee. Your reviews are the best thing about this show by far.

[@justlivin2499]

Honestly, I forgot this was coming out seeing that Amazon did 0 marketing for it

[@Jeckkz]

I just don't get why writers can't stick to the books - They are given a bloody blueprint for god sake and these egotistical writers want to put their own spin on someone else's story ! How would these writers feel if other writers started changing their stuff (which was already a best seller). They just don't get what the fans want ... Amazon once again destroying good stories with stupid writing , and inept leadership ...

[@aadil2o12]

I just watched the first two episodes and afterwards the only thing going through my mind is... THEY RUINED IT THEY RUINED IT THEY RUINED IT REPEATEDLY for an hour as I cooked some food cause I eat when I'm feeling negative. I go to the gym everyday two hours a day ,(four hours on my days off)I'm going to be obese when this season ends. I'm the guy that watches trainwrecks through his fingers. But I can't help but wonder WHY have they done this while waiting on your season two review.

[@leonielson7138]

From what I understand of the Bond, if an Aes Sedai is stilled while still holding a Bond, it goes on pause - it's there and then it's gone, but the Warder doesn't go on a killing spree. In later books it reveals what happens to the stilled Aes Sedai when they ... SPOILER ... ... are healed, getting the power to channel back, and suffer the backlash of having their Bond broken.

[@Yolanda8419]

Bloody Hell, I was gonna sleep but my favorite Brit strikes again. This is gonna be nice, as always. The reviews are much more entertaining than the series seem to be.

[@johnwelch3800]

Completely agree

[@michaelanderson6290]

I for one am quite glad this show came out. Amazon did such a thorough job destroying it that I never bothered with their Rings of Power series. Does suck, for all of us old enough to recall, how we could never get a fantasy adaptation on screen for any of our favorite books until now: Now, when all they wish to do is destroy the novel in the name of politics and inclusivity. RIP Wheel of Time, Tolkien, Witcher Series.

[@Jamesmatise]

As much as I liked Hurin, it really doesn't change much to take him out after book 2 since his sniffing ability never really shows up again (he was absolutely important to the Hunt) so that might have been a smart move to insert elyas instead -- if they'd actually shown any bloody wolves and any wolf communications instead of whatever those visions were.

[@haku8135]

Hurin was a sniffer. He could smell violence. That ALONE is enough to make certain Aes Sedai at least twitchy. He's not a SECRET, but they're not parading him around either. Elyas is a wolf brother, as is Perrin. They have an innate connection to WOLVES, which MANY believe are OF THE SHADOW. That's WAY worse than sniffers having unexplained nose powers. It's actually SO scary and unheard of, Perrin and Ingtar DON'T TELL ANYONE ABOUT IT. Even MAT isn't told about it while they're traveling. In fact, Perrin PRETENDS TO BE A SNIFFER because the men understand what that is and that it's kosher. The only reason he tells INGTAR is because Ingtar is in charge and Perrin simply can't expect him to take his word for it that he's suddenly a sniffer. Perrin is TERRIFIED of this change coming over him, and it's THIS event, Hurin disappearing as a result of being near RAND when shenanigans happens, that FORCES Perrin to spend an extended amount of time interacting with the wolves and using his powers. The pattern weaves them as it wills, events will align to set them on the paths they MUST take, not the ones they'd prefer to take. In this, there's NO reason Elyas would just disappear. He's a totally different character, and not just cause of the obvious change, because he's letting himself be HIRED to track random fucks he doesn't care about. Also he's, at the BORDERLANDS? Whyyyyyy? That's really stupidly dangerous, even for him. But back to disappearing, he obviously wouldn't so there's no reason for Perrin to use the wolves. In addition, there's NO REASON for Perrin to be here, at all. He does not care about the hunt for the horn. Ingtar and the rest of THAT lot care. Perrin, cares about his FRIENDS. He thinks Rand's dead, because they fucked Rand's story too, and his screen time for good measure in case anyone thought he was an important character. But he knows where Mat and the girls are, so he should at least be going THERE to make sure they're ok (Mat is being TORTURED for no reason.) He has no reason to follow Ingtar (who should also be dead, just to add, from season 1, remember? I know, nobody does.) because unlike in the books, MAT NO LONGER NEEDS THE DAGGER! THEY FIXED THAT EARLY, SO THE DAGGER IS JUST A DANGEROUS WEAPON.... Except, it's not even that, cause Loial was STABBED IN THE HEART and is just fine without even being healed! The ONLY reason the boys went after the horn was because they ALSO took the dagger, and being away from it too long will KILL Mat, and they love Mat so it's NOT an option to ditch him and lose the dagger. Fain stealing that dagger because Egwene just happened to drag Mat alone with her to the dungeons and being away from it sapping his very life is what sets up THE ENTIRE REST OF THE SERIES. Literally NOTHING happens the way it does if Mat, Perrin and RAND especially are not going after that chest, and that DAGGER. The ENTIRE story relies on Mat still needing that dagger, so no matter how much they don't want to, the boys HAVE to chase him down and get it back. This series is so good, because it's BUILT on seemingly small details. It's a beautiful weaving of seemingly unimportant actions that ripple out and make BIG waves. For example. A certain character can't be saved from some snakes, because Mat never sailed down the river on the Spray, so he didn't see this seemingly random spire of metal. They've eviscerated this series on a macro AND microscopic level. It is NOT salvageable and should be cancelled before this season even finishes.

[@shinian6523]

During season 1, Brandon Sanderson was defending it, saying this might be the only adaptation we ever get of the book series, so we should give it a chance. No, there has never been an adaptation of the Wheel of Time. This show may have the same names as some in the book, but bears no resemblance to the books other than superficial.

[@thatdarnkitteh]

Well said. I would rather have no adaptation EVER than have this thing exist.

[@andraya7801]

Thank you for reviewing the wheel of time, it got me to read the books and there amazing

[@silverbackag9790]

they're

[@BenjaminPorter-c6x]

why is Lan...so small? how tall was he in the books i always had the impression 6'4" with 1m shoulders.