WOT on Prime

[Thalia]

I think souls will still be gendered, but that the body they end up in might not match. Like you said, the DO set a precedent for it being a thing that can happen, so who is to say it can't happen naturally? Though it would imply a DR Egwene would channel saidin. Acceptance that a male soul could be reborn into a female body (and vice versa) might be as much as they mean to imply. It's a simple change that then accepts the possibility of trans people in randland (well, actually, it accepts trans people in a world in which the only trans rep previously was a joke by the DO, which is an important distinction).

It's definitely a balance that (speaking generally now) can be done well or to the ruination of the whole project, but equally I think there are things that *should* be adjusted/addressed for a modern audience. Gender is a huge theme in wot, and something that modern views have changed on -- and that should be acknowledged imo. What I've seen of behind the scene stuff makes me think they will do okay even if I don't agree or like every change. Plus the fact Harriet is on board. I haven't seen or read Foundation but I've heard the same criticisms of the show. Its definitely a valid reason to be nervous, and one I feel nervous about too. Ultimately it will be deviation from the books, or at least further exploration of its themes, and until we get to watch for ourselves that's an unknown quantity.

The taint thing makes me laugh. It's not slang over here I dont think. The Amazon prime page still describes it as tainted rather than corrupted.

I'm loving the music. Both of the new ones sound like they could be something Thom plays (probably just because of the guitar intros, especially in old blood). I really want lyric translations! The first line in lost love sounds like "ashandarei" which I can think of no context for lol