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I understand the difficulty of adapting a story as long and detailed as The Wheel of Time, so I could have excused the script shortcuts... if they had simply been compacted and not blatantly modified as they were. And for what reason? For changes that don't even enhance the story compared to the original work. Having read the books, I can clearly see that the motivation behind these script changes was to put female characters in the spotlight—some kind of cinematic revenge against male representation in fantasy works. Here are a few examples: 1. The most serious issue: Rand al’Thor, the main character, is almost a constant bystander in the first two seasons on Amazon Prime, while Moiraine and Egwene get more heroic moments. In the books, Rand truly faces his enemies bravely in epic sword fights. To give you an idea: it’s like if the Harry Potter movies had reduced Harry’s confrontations with Voldemort (the most intense moments) just to give Hermione Granger more importance. 2. What they did to al’Lan Mandragoran (an accomplished warrior), Moiraine’s Warder, is shameful. In the series, he acts like a lost puppy desperately seeking Moiraine’s attention, whereas in the books, they share a deep mutual respect, and Lan is never diminished by Moiraine. 3. They added two lesbian relationships that do not exist in the books and do not contribute anything to the story. It’s purely a marketing move to appeal to an LGBTQ+ audience. 4. Another main male character, Perrin, has a much weaker inner strength compared to the books. 5. Even Ishamael, one of the most formidable antagonists, was downplayed to elevate his female counterpart, Lanfear. In short, they turned it into more of a feminist "girl power" series rather than a proper fantasy series. Which is a real shame, because the true story of The Wheel of Time is an incredibly sophisticated, example of balance between Aes Sedai (women) and men (like Rand) even almost at a philosophical level considerong how Saidin (male part) and Saidar (female counterpart) balance each other to an even through subtil dialogue between character. In the books, my favorite female characters—Egwene, Nynaeve, Elayne, Aviendha, and others—have roles equal to men’s, but never at their expense. Aside from this, another flaw is the alteration of the chronological order of events. The positives: The battle scenes, special effects, and the portrayal of the One Power are very well done. The number of characters has been reduced, but in a smart enough way to retain the essence of the story. Overall, this work deserves another adaptation. I’m almost glad that the Amazon Prime version is not very well known, considering how much it betrays the spirit of the book.

Beaucoup ont raison de dire que cette série ne vaut pas Game of Thrones. Sur une échelle de qualité de 1(médiocrité) à 10 (l'excellence), si on met GOT à 8 ou 9, on met HOTD à 4 ou 5. HOTD a un scénario trop prévisible. La raison est que le focus de dialogue (surtout au début en S1) fait trop le focus sur la position de la femme dans la succession. Par moment on dirait d'avantage une série de militantisme féministe qu'une série de stratagème comme GOT. Bref, l'inconvénient est qu'on voit venir de loin les scènes et les dialogues dès le début d'un épisode. Le scenario politique de GOT était un billard à 5 bandes parcequ'il se voulait avant tout comme tel, tandis que HOTD est juste un jeu de billes au bac sable parceque l'esprit de la série est infiniment moins subtil, ça se résume même trop simplement : "histoire de succession dans un monde où les femmes n'ont pas le pouvoir". C'est bon quoi, on connaît.