Jason Evans
2021-11-30 13:22:58 UTC
From: https://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2021/11/23/brandon-sanderson-
is-not-a-fan-of-one-big-wheel-of-time-change/
Quoth Sanderson:
“Biggest thing he and I disagreed on was Perrin's wife. I realize that
there is a good opportunity here for Perrin to be shown with rage issues,
and to be afraid of the potential beast inside of him. I liked that idea,
but didn't like it being a wife for multiple reasons. First off, it feels
a lot like the disposable wife trope (AKA Woman in the Fridge.) Beyond
that, I think the trauma of having killed your wife is so huge, the story
this is telling can't realistically deal with it in a way that is
responsible. Perrin killing his wife then going off on an adventure
really bothers me, even still. I have faith that the writers won't treat
it lightly, but still. That kind of trauma, dealt with realistically and
responsibly, is really difficult for an adventure series to deal with.
“I suggested instead that he kill Master Luhhhan. As much as I hate to do
Luhhan dirty like that, I think the idea Rafe and the team had here is a
good one for accelerating Perrin's plot. Accidentally killing your master
steps the trauma back a little, but gives the same motivations and
hesitance. One thing I don't want this WoT adaptation to try to do is
lean into being a tonal Game of Thrones replacement—IE, I don't want to
lean into the "Grimdark" ideas. Killing Perrin's wife felt edgy just to
be edgy.”
- The author of the article then says:
I think this makes a lot of sense and I wish Judkins had listened to the
advice. A lot of book fans are upset with this change as well as with
some others, like the notion that the Dragon Reborn can be any of the
five Two Rivers youths, not just Rand al’Thor (it’s probably going to be
Nynaeve).
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Sanderson's original Reddit post:
https://www.reddit.com/r/WoT/comments/qxt9h5/
some_thoughts_from_brandon_episode_one/
is-not-a-fan-of-one-big-wheel-of-time-change/
Quoth Sanderson:
“Biggest thing he and I disagreed on was Perrin's wife. I realize that
there is a good opportunity here for Perrin to be shown with rage issues,
and to be afraid of the potential beast inside of him. I liked that idea,
but didn't like it being a wife for multiple reasons. First off, it feels
a lot like the disposable wife trope (AKA Woman in the Fridge.) Beyond
that, I think the trauma of having killed your wife is so huge, the story
this is telling can't realistically deal with it in a way that is
responsible. Perrin killing his wife then going off on an adventure
really bothers me, even still. I have faith that the writers won't treat
it lightly, but still. That kind of trauma, dealt with realistically and
responsibly, is really difficult for an adventure series to deal with.
“I suggested instead that he kill Master Luhhhan. As much as I hate to do
Luhhan dirty like that, I think the idea Rafe and the team had here is a
good one for accelerating Perrin's plot. Accidentally killing your master
steps the trauma back a little, but gives the same motivations and
hesitance. One thing I don't want this WoT adaptation to try to do is
lean into being a tonal Game of Thrones replacement—IE, I don't want to
lean into the "Grimdark" ideas. Killing Perrin's wife felt edgy just to
be edgy.”
- The author of the article then says:
I think this makes a lot of sense and I wish Judkins had listened to the
advice. A lot of book fans are upset with this change as well as with
some others, like the notion that the Dragon Reborn can be any of the
five Two Rivers youths, not just Rand al’Thor (it’s probably going to be
Nynaeve).
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Sanderson's original Reddit post:
https://www.reddit.com/r/WoT/comments/qxt9h5/
some_thoughts_from_brandon_episode_one/