Book reader here, I think some of the stuff they've changed are just bad choices, like Perrin having a wife who exists only to be fridged, or the mystery of who the Dragon is in S1 (everybody I spoke to predicted who it was correctly several episodes in advance), or either of Rand's big hero moments that are supposed to happen at the end of S2 just being skipped. Apparently they just skipped the 3rd book entirely for S3, and while much of the later books will have to be cut, some of the elements set up in that book are essential to the ending.

[–] Dessa@hexbear.net 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I must be a sucker, because I didn't know up until near the end that it was Rand. Nynaeve had so much goshdarn powet I thought she mightta been the one.

I agree that the Perrin wife thing is dumb tho. Not a great plotline

[–] barrbaric@hexbear.net 1 points 3 days ago

IIRC they noticed that Rand hadn't had any important plot yet, and he had to be there for some reason.