re: Wheel of Time TV, Full Trailer Oct 27, show premieres Nov 19

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Personally I don't really want a bunch of random sex stuff added just for fun.


I wouldn't mind Rand and Selene - not sure about Rand and Egwene though as it could change their character dynamic down the line, but it could be done well enough if handled correctly. I think there is enough there off-page that they could bring more to the forefront without changing characters. I don't really want them to throw in random GoT whorehouses and stuff or changing characters.

Matt already sort of fits the mold for a ramp up moreso than Rand, I'd imaging with the expansion of the Logain storyline that he would also play more of a role in that regard. I just don't want them to change Rand's character traits in service of showing more sex as there are other characters to do that in the early seasons and it is fairly present off-page in the later seasons.

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I do agree that him and Selene together would work well though. But IMO Moiraine didn't sacrifice herself for fear of Rand being seduced by Lanfear. I don't think Rand could bring himself to kill a woman at that point, and I also think Moiraine was told she had to do that as one of her 3 answers from the doorway ter'angreal in the Stone of Tear (again probably due to Rand's inability to bring himself to kill a woman). That was why she was so desperate to get him to listen to her in the time leading up to that moment - because she knew she was running out of time.

That is partway why I think the showrunners have to take a lot of care if changing early components of the story or their mindset - because it can have a rippling impact where later pivotal moments might not have the same weight or really make as much sense for the characters.

For example, Rand's unwillingness to kill women drives his character development in many cases, both in his actions and his theme of having to become "harder" as he always says in his internal monologues as more and more gets stacked up on his conscious, provides a real visceral moment at Dumais Wells, etc.