Meh, if you notice this has an audience score closer to 60% for this, while it was 95% for band of brothers. That is because even though it is an important historic event that is much grittier than what is depicted in Bridge Over the River Kwai, this series chose to focus on adultery and sexual drama instead of the suffering of the soldiers. It draws it out and makes it boring, makes the main character unlikable. If it is historically accurate, chose another main character. If it is just garbage you added shame.

Rand wasn't Mad in the books, when Nynaeve discovered how to heal madness she found that Rand was protected from the taint. He never went mad and was not endanger of going mad, which showed that many should have had faith in him, being the true dragon. His struggle was with self identity. When he came to with being Lews Therin, he was at peace, and came into his full power. This show doesn't want a rand like that. It wants everyone to be justified in mistrust or hatred of men.

Who could say, book Thom Merrilin doesn't exist in the wheel of prime. He was probably a stable hand who was in love with Gawyns father, Taringall Damodres. I probably just gave Rafe an idea.

That excuse doesn't work when all they want to do is tell their own story. They add characters and plotlines. If they had more real estate you wouldn't see more source material, you would see more Rafe Judkins variety hour.

As someone that has read the books 2.5 times, and loves the story...who cares? For real book fans this thing fell apart in season 1. If you did read the books and can somehow stomach the show, it is likely because you have some deep rooted misandry and prefer extreme politics over storytelling.

I'm shocked they screwed up the battle of the two rivers...no I'm not. This is a dumpster fire of a show and they need to rename it. It isn't ok to call something what it isn't, and it isn't the story Robert Jordon wrote.