As a giant fan of this show, and having never read the books prior, this show was done so well, that 'NEW' WOT fans are able to understand and enjoy the storyline and sideplots,etc. without having to constantly read up online about it in order to understand it. I really wish the diehard book fans would get over their highly irrational attitudes that the show runners aren't doing well enough to make the show identical to the books. I dont understand why we have to keep going over this, but here we are again: THERE IS NO VIABLE WAY to turn books 101% into video. It simply CANNOT be done. Its a matter of apples and oranges. Stop with all the jeers, and the nay-saying, its tired, its corny, and its borderline offensive. Consider the AMOUNT OF work, blood, sweat and tears from these actors, and more appropriately, THE REST of the shows employees, the production crew, the direction crew, and all the other people down to the extras. Its not only a smack in their face, how would you like it if you put your heart and soul into doing something of this magnitude, just to hear the peanut gallery booing you because it wasnt done the way YOU think it shouldve. I say: if you're THAT frustrated with Amazon's Wheel of time, a)-dont watch it, OR .. b) make a better "100% true to the books VERSION YOURSELF!!! ayeayeaye!!!