Frank Herbert enjoyed the adaptation despite all the changes (he hated the rain on Arrakis) I think he knew about all the studio interferences cause he was a big fan of all of Lynch's style and praised McLachlan. I would like to see the original cut but I know it will never happen
Every criticism I’ve heard regarding her character boils down to the same drivel. “Yeah her parents were slaughtered to serve as scapegoats, her entire life was uprooted and she experienced the absolute worst humanity had to offer, but she didn’t have to be so bitchy!!” It’s very juvenile. You’d think a series whose major theme revolves around compassion would have more empathetic and emotionally intelligent readers.
I really like this! Just had a bowl and suddenly appreciated how books bring us all together…. remembered and felt thankful for Reading Rainbow…. and immediately sought something like this to vibe to 😄
I love getting lost in a bookstore, especially one that has banned books 😊. And that's a fascinating chess position. It looks like the board is set up with a solid Slav defense for an exciting middlegame with some great tactics. All my favorite things in one place. ☕ 📚 🍵 ♟️ ❤
Thank you so much for your thoughtful, powerful essay. You helped me understand Felisin more deeply and provided a wider perspective on Baudin and Heboric's actions. I always thought Baudin was trying to save her, even getting burned in that flaming warren they entered for a while. But he's a much older, trained assassin who took advantage of a young, abused girl. Her contributions to the group and sacrifices to save Heboric's life were diminished then entirely overlooked. As you said, she was repeatedly berated for her abuse and forced addiction. I listened to the book on Audible, and I didn't appreciate it as deeply (I listened while doing dishes, etc.). Now that I'm reflecting on it, I'm appalled at how the adults around her broke her heart further with guilt until she was defeated, angry, and alone. No one stopped the abuse. No one made it right. Tavore sending her sister to a labor camp is cruel and appalling, and sending a secret guardian is an empty gesture. I don't believe this was "the only way to save her life." I have heard defenses of Tavore that she is a great tactician and military mind who is pragmatic and plays "the long game," and Felisin supporters are just too emotional to see it. Ha! Adjunct Tavore found a way to save the horses in the Paran stables but couldn't save her sister? I think the men that hate Felisin feel that women only want strong men with money to suck them dry, and Felisin was ungrateful and angry even though Baudin found a way out of the mines. Felisin becomes every girlfriend that rejected them, wife that divorced them and female boss that didn't value them. They do not understand the infliction of pain, forced helplessness and experience of betrayal, or, at least, they don't extend that understanding and empathy to Felisin. What a horrible world they must live in. Full of self-loathing and hatred for anyone different. If they are not disordered and have a functioning capacity for empathy at all. I am very moved and grateful to listen to your analysis and essay. Thank you for a great, critical perspective.
I have to be honest, when I first read dhg, I really hated Felisin and her arc in general in the book. Difficult to explain why, maybe because at that time, compare to the epic chain of dogs or the storyline of Apsalar and Crokus, I was less invested, or maybe because I did not get how young she was, and maybe because she was so humane and so real that I could not process her in this epic fantasy environment. But after going through the books and on my second reading, she clearly became one of my "favorite" character and story. I still "hate" the hole storyline, but I believe now for a good reason.
I find this more a failing of Alanna and her Warders and not Lan not being honorable. He genuinely seems just as shocked as you are that they would even consider he would be a dark friend. As for Alanna and them, they are going off of a lot of assumptions. One they think he is at risk of going the way of Steppin. Since he hasn't, I am sure they are questioning why and then they find Lanfear's poem. So it's classic not communicating.
Fully agree..I skip the Lan segments at this point. It looks like the true Lan may return in the next episode. I'm praying.. also, I would love Mat to have his character built properly
I definitely agree that it seems like the writers don’t really know what to do with Lan. It’s weird because we’ve spent a lot of time with him when there are plenty of other things they could have been exploring more
I feel like they are trying to make sure Daniel always has something to do, but he really should be just an absolute rock solid supporting character, not the driver of any of the subplots. He's a Ser Davos, not a Brienne of Tarth.
There are countless little decisions like this that they have had to make that all have consequences both minor and sometimes not so minor. Personally I can live with the ones like this for a tv show, they don't really alter the story much for someone who has not read the books, but having characters just jumping all over the map with no visual cue to show the passage of time to account for the travel is just lazy writing or adapting in this case. Its even less forgivable as there should be a plot device that opens up to make the jumping around make sense later in the series, they only needed to be smart the first few seasons. That and the lack of decent content for Lan are my only real niggles for the second season, the rest has been really good imo.
@@r1ddhima Totally agree, though i think it is wider than just writing; the production side of the show consistently is a little off to me. Like the decision you mentioned of Nynaeve just wearing a shift: that doesn't show up in a script, but its a directing decision. Sets don't feel lived in, the lighting is too fictionalized, boring cinematography. Everything is just a little subpar, and nothing is good enough, in my view, to make up for that lack. It's a bummer
I think leaving the Novice dress behind is decent symbolism in itself. Receiving the ring and Accepted dress after the trial is a good transition to her new status in the tower. I also think the blood shows better on the shift than on skin. Finally, there are likely nudity clauses in the lead actor contracts. I guess that’s more an explanation of why I wasn’t bothered by it. Not invalidating any of your points though.
I also didn’t like this change. It’s not like they even had to show the nudity. It’s easy to cut around that tastefully. Also, why make her go to her shift then? She’s still clothes *if* you’re making this change, might as well just leave her in her dress. Same difference.
Brown Ajah, Best Ajah - I will die on this hill. I really like the actor playing Verin, I think she’s killing it. How did you feel about Lanfear’s dominatrix drip at the end? The people need to know your opinion 🎤
For me the getting naked never made sense. At least as far as I remember the reasons for it, keeping men out🤷🏽♂️ And just as I feel comfortable wearing shorts outside I would not feel comfortable wearing boxer shorts/underwear outside. I see a whole lot different from wearing an undergarment in “public” than your normal clothes. I understood why they made the change and it worked in the world of the story. Well at least for Nye. Some of the women from cultures were they are basically nude it wouldn’t matter, but neither would being nude so…
