Cancelling Amazon Prime

Well, I guess that’s it. I’m not going to finish the Wheel of Time.

I started reading the books in ‘95. I remember imagining what a TV show would look like. Discovered Brandon Sanderson as a result and read all of his books.

I’m not a purist…I’m ok with changes to make the show work better visually. Giving clearer motive - like Perrin, I get it. Changing looks, I could care less.

What ruined it for me was the show’s pacing and rewrites for drama. The giant army chasing them and destroying Emonds field…the shift in how Aes Sedai are viewed. Moiraines character, Matt’s issues, just the story was left like….something vaguely familiar, but not. I tried to convince my wife, not a reader, to stick with it…but even I couldn’t explain why they left, what was going on without having to reference the book.

Maybe if I never read it I would enjoy the show…trying to even just enjoy it for it’s on self, I just lost interest.

So now Prime jumps up quite a bit, and it made me wonder…is it worth $140 to see season 2?

Cancelled my prime membership today. I’m sure a lot of people enjoyed it, and are waiting for season 2…I’ll wait and see, and keep my money.