I've been re-reading the Wheel of Time books in preparation for the show coming out this week and it's interesting to see how the trailer presented information versus the books. They're definitely going for a different narrative tone for TV and I think it'll be a good thing. The books have lots of characters trying to show no emotion at any time, but the trailer shows the opposite. The trailer has the characters openly talking to each other about things like the Dragon which is quite a departure from the way characters think or say anything regarding the Dragon. We'll see if the trailer has throwaway lines or if they're taken directly from the show though.
I'm partway into Book 3 and I had forgotten how much better the pacing was at the start of the series. Book 3 is unfortunately the start of Nynaeve tugging her braid in anger every 5 seconds, so maybe I should stop while I'm ahead.
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