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Message: <blockquote data-quote="TheSword" data-source="post: 9617486" data-attributes="member: 6879661">It has circa 2750 named characters across hundreds of hours of text. Frankly someone was gonna get cut. Understandable that it’s Thom on the basis that his main role in the early books is to prepare them for a journey in a series where there obviously isn’t time for an extended hours long journey. Instead he gives them some advice and then saves them from Myrdraal.I’m not sure what point he would have had in Cairhain given that it combines Rands explorations in Great Hunt mixed with Rands solo self exploration from Dragon Reborn. What useful role would you have had him play? He has no role to play in the waste and he wouldn’t be caught dead in the tower. So when I say it’s understandable that he shows back up in Tear that’s what I mean. Understandable.We aren’t reading a book. We’re watching TV. Show don’t tell. Presumable there wasn’t time to showPerrin repeatedly tripping over his feet and breaking crockery. It does nothing to damage Perrins credibility and does a lot to convey his fears and insecurity. It does no harm and takes about 30 seconds of screen time.I disagree. Your explanation doesn’t make sense. He’s scared of what he will do in the heat ofBattle or in anger. It’s no more complicated than that. It’s the core of Perrins character that he stillfights reluctantly despite that.You don’t like the show. I get it. Don’t worry you can always enjoy the BillyZane version of Wheel of Time. No one is taking that away from you.</blockquote>

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