Wheel of Time - No Spoilers

[Maxperson]

Does that thread just spoilers for the current show, or are there book spoilers as well?

There are probably a few book spoilers floating around, but primarily we are discussing the show.

 

[Paul Farquhar]

Since we have a WoT spoiler thread, is it possible to re-label this one "no spoilers"?

 

[eyeheartawk]

They aren't medieval. This is post-apocalyptic. The equivalent time frame that they've gotten back to is basically 18th century without gunpowder (other than fireworks), with such things as clocks and printed books being common. Think of them more of a prosperous US frontier town than a medieval peasant village.

Technically, yes. But not really? It's post apocalyptic in the same way that Dying Earth is.

 

[MarkB]

Everybody looks very…. modern. Clean cut, modern haircuts I’m finding that slightly jarring. There’s at least one guy who looks like he’s come straight from the office. He’s even wearing a modern looking shirt at one point.

Loads of the villagers were dirty. The settlement seemed 17th century US/Canada frontier type thing

 

[Mordhau]

The clothes are far too modern, post apocalypse or not, but it's modern fantasy, it's not really trying seriously to be historical, just to have a historical veneer.

It's no different than D&D characters wandering around with 20th century rucksacks, really.

 

[Maxperson]

Since we have a WoT spoiler thread, is it possible to re-label this one "no spoilers"?

Done!

 

[Ryujin]

The clothes are far too modern, post apocalypse or not, but it's modern fantasy, it's not really trying seriously to be historical, just to have a historical veneer.

It's no different than D&D characters wandering around with 20th century rucksacks, really.

Depending upon how pervasive magic is in a setting you can have anything from a virtually bog standard Medieval society, to the fantasy equivalent of Star Trek. Magic = Replicator.

 

[Mordhau]

Depending upon how pervasive magic is in a setting you can have anything from a virtually bog standard Medieval society, to the fantasy equivalent of Star Trek. Magic = Replicator.

It's not really about the extent of magic.

 

[Morrus]

Tomorrow I will make myself watch the second episode. So far it's just generic YA fantasy to me, which I find pretty bland, and I couldn't get into even the first book, but I'm determined to try.

 

[Demetrios1453]

Tomorrow I will make myself watch the second episode. So far it's just generic YA fantasy to me, which I find pretty bland, and I couldn't get into even the first book, but I'm determined to try.

It's pretty much universally agreed that Episode 2 is better than 1, and 3 is even better than 2.