What came to mind was Mat going through the doorways, and then Rand doing the History of the Aiel.
In neither of these cases, Nynaeve or Egwene make an appearance, nor is there another female to drive the narrative (only part of that is snark). But it got me thinking of what else that the TV show wouldn't be able to pull off. These are the ones that come to mind, and why I don't think the series could do it.
I'm confident they will either drop these or screw them up. We know Moiraine went though the door in Tear. No doubt they will show that one.
As for Rand's history of the Aiel, he sees everything through the eyes of his male ancestors, so obviously that will need to be reworked.
The Cleansing of the Taint: the show has not established that the Power is completely different for men and women. It also has not set the groundwork for how the Shadar Logoth evil is different from the Dark One's evil. With some half way decent writing (unlikely) they can deal with the different evil aspects, but without the differences in the Power, it won't work.
But it showcases Nynaeve. Big plus.
Moiraine/Thom & Suian/Gareth: two heterosexual love stories with characters who the show has displayed are in a current and on-going lesbian relationship. Unless that crazy 4th oath is also a "Dear John" letter opening, this is gonna be skipped. Not a big deal, but it cuts the growth of both Moiraine & Suian.
I think we can safely assume both future relationships are gone.
The Forsaken (in general) and Aginor/Balthamel (in specific): as far as the show is concerned, Aginor/Balthamel are still alive. Meaning that they won't turn into Osangar/Arangar. This will have some pretty big shifts in story later.
We haven't even seen any Forsaken yet besides Ishy. Do any make an appearance other than as action figurines one performs rites over to ward them away?
So yeah...that's what came to mind.
Thoughts?
~Jeordam
Whatever the writers do, it will suck.
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