I hate you Aiden ;-) I was disappointed Phoenix wasn't on the list.
Yeah the identity of the dragon being a mystery doesn't bother me. It doesn't mean that it WONT be Rand. Matt from the Dusty Wheel commented reminded people that people 'in world' are unreliable narrators. Just because Moiraine says its true or not true doesn't mean it is. RJ was pretty concrete that souls were gendered (and that tied in their ability to channel saidin or saidar.) Showrunners can decided to expand the metaphysics to make souls genderless, but that leaves the question as to how it is decided who channels which power.
Regarding the Dragon himself, RJ said it was the same male soul and other than Arangar/Balthamel, we've never seen one type of soul go into another. That's not to say it can't happen. But i hope we don't see the story overtaken with insertion of modern themes. I've been supremely disappointed in Apples Foundation series because it feels like whatever David Goyer, et al, wanted to say usurped Asimov's ideas. His series was not filmable as written (all dialog and exposition- idea driven and spanning centuries) so I had no issue with making changes to make characters to follow through out, more physical action, a single antagonist in Empire, and so on. It was necessary. But in order to make it relevant, GOyer said he decided to insert modern themes and ideas, such as climate change denial. And a host of other changes. In the process, the actual story Asimov wrote is barely there.
I have better hopes for WOT. Everyone involved seems to be a fan and have respect for the world. And the things they've done- the attention to detail, down to the sigils we see on rings or the way the taint (renamed the corruption for what I think are comical reasons) is depicted or how the soundtrack words are all in the old tongue- yeah, that's the kind of dedication and attention to detail I like to see. Because it gives me hope that they will keep the spirit of the characters.
I will say that it has made me remember how I really used to love Egwene. That was not expected. But what I have seen reminds me of why I liked her so much before she became a....never mind., I won't go off on another rant.
BTW, as Thal mentioned, the soundtracks are online. I am liking the diverse styles. Reminds me of Battlestar Galactica. Here is "Mashiara":
Yeah the identity of the dragon being a mystery doesn't bother me. It doesn't mean that it WONT be Rand. Matt from the Dusty Wheel commented reminded people that people 'in world' are unreliable narrators. Just because Moiraine says its true or not true doesn't mean it is. RJ was pretty concrete that souls were gendered (and that tied in their ability to channel saidin or saidar.) Showrunners can decided to expand the metaphysics to make souls genderless, but that leaves the question as to how it is decided who channels which power.
Regarding the Dragon himself, RJ said it was the same male soul and other than Arangar/Balthamel, we've never seen one type of soul go into another. That's not to say it can't happen. But i hope we don't see the story overtaken with insertion of modern themes. I've been supremely disappointed in Apples Foundation series because it feels like whatever David Goyer, et al, wanted to say usurped Asimov's ideas. His series was not filmable as written (all dialog and exposition- idea driven and spanning centuries) so I had no issue with making changes to make characters to follow through out, more physical action, a single antagonist in Empire, and so on. It was necessary. But in order to make it relevant, GOyer said he decided to insert modern themes and ideas, such as climate change denial. And a host of other changes. In the process, the actual story Asimov wrote is barely there.
I have better hopes for WOT. Everyone involved seems to be a fan and have respect for the world. And the things they've done- the attention to detail, down to the sigils we see on rings or the way the taint (renamed the corruption for what I think are comical reasons) is depicted or how the soundtrack words are all in the old tongue- yeah, that's the kind of dedication and attention to detail I like to see. Because it gives me hope that they will keep the spirit of the characters.
I will say that it has made me remember how I really used to love Egwene. That was not expected. But what I have seen reminds me of why I liked her so much before she became a....never mind., I won't go off on another rant.
BTW, as Thal mentioned, the soundtracks are online. I am liking the diverse styles. Reminds me of Battlestar Galactica. Here is "Mashiara":