Dune is a thing that I have loved since I was a teenager. I was a big fan of the novels. Iāve discussed previously how I misread Paul as a teen and have seen him differently as an adult (Iām evaluating Rand alāThor right now and the Wheel of Time in general - suffice to say, so far I like Perrin the most due to various similarities). Iāve not had to experience where something I loved greatly becoming something suddenly thrust into the mainstream before this.
@EnochianEntropy I was not happy about his changes at the start of the WOT live-action, however. Made me mad!!
@kismatt Creating a whole new character just to kill her within 5 minutes of the show starting is annoying.
Compressing Perrinās guilt and his fear of himself and his strength, his hatred of violence, all in one swift move - makes sense narratively when youāre dealing with a compressed storytelling period.
@kismatt Itās like how they skipped Caemlyn and went straight to Tar Valon - it was their destination, you didnāt need to introduce new concepts or locations. Simplifying a very complex world/story is good so you can ironically, shove in more complications and story.
@kismatt OH, and beards.
I mean, I have a beard because of Will Riker, but Perrin isnāt entirely without blame.
@kismatt Perrinās great. His belief about his anger and needing to be delicate around people, his low threshold for frustration, the fact that he and Faileās relationship could be called ābrat tamingā¦ā Thereās a lot about Perrin to like.
Also, the blacksmith thing and the hammer. I like those things. Wolves are also pretty great.