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Kahlan is definitely one of the highlights of the TV show, which was a pleasant surprise considering she's not my favorite character from the books (I'd put Zedd, Cara, Nathan, and Nicci, at least, ahead of her).
The 7th book, though it does drag on, is still ok. The 8th book is where it starts getting just... bad. Seriously. It's like Goodkind took what writing ability he'd managed over the years and consciously threw it in the fire.Quote:
Originally Posted by Shlup
I hate Goodkind's habit of just not including Kahlan/Richard for the first 100+ pages in a new book. It's a good thing the TV show already got me liking Jennsen.
It's... a bit longer than that for PoC. The only books that bugged me were in PoC and SotF, though I'll take Jennsen and Sebastian's eternal wanderings over Fitch's entire pointless story any day.
I'm at the part where Jennsen and Sebastian get married and have five babies and live happily ever after.
I really had to struggle with not responding with something that should be blatantly obvious but is probably a spoiler to you because you actually like Sebastian. :p
HE'S SO CUTE AND SWEET.
... yeah, ok.
You're really making this difficult for me not to say it and ruin your image of him. REALLY DIFFICULT.
Go ahead. You haven't been banned in a whole month now.
True. Ok, the truth is: Sebastian is actually cheating on Jennsen with (SPOILER)your mom.
SEBASTIAN IS GOING TO BE MY NEW DADDY?! :omghey:
Aren't we all.Quote:
Originally Posted by ShlupQuack
Shlup, you're ridiculous.
So what did everyone think of the past episode? I liked the parts with Cara and the Nightwisp, she's adorable.
That won't be such an enjoyable prospect in a few hundred pages. :pQuote:
Originally Posted by ShlupQuack
It was pretty good. The last couple of episodes have been better than usual, because they're tying stuff together and not being so boring, episodic, and introducing-developing-resolving things within 10-15 minutes.Quote:
Originally Posted by NGC
It wasn't my favorite, but Cara and the Nightwisps was amazing. I was all kinds of into that part of the story.
Book!Richard would never let someone just walk away like he let Darken walk away though. Jeez. I also noticed in this episode that he's never just called by his name: Darken. I shall call him... Dar. Maybe Dar Dar.
Dar Dar Binks?
And he's never called by just his first name in the books either. "Darken Rahl" sounds ok, but "Darken" by itself sounds dumb, and I think Goodkind realized that.
I know, I meant in the books and the show.
Darkeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeen.
I've been watching the Tv series and I really enjoy it. I'm not sure which episode we've got up to, it's one of the many shows that we record on Sky+ so I'm like quite behind. I think the last one we watched was when (SPOILER)They went to that brothel run by Denna and she kills Richard and ressurects him as that other bloke. :p
My mum and dad are actually reading the books at the moment, my dad is on 'Faith of the Fallen' and my mum the one after. I was thinking of reading them somewhen but I'm not sure.
I need to catch up on the last couple of episodes. How many episodes left to what's now going to be the series finale anyway?
I think both of the last two are this weekend.
Yeah, last week's preview said something about a two-part finale. I assume it's a two-hour episode this weekend.
Every time I tried to watch this show, I always got bored and ignored it for something on the computer. I don't know if this says something bad about it or my attention span.
I can't really blame you, especially if you haven't read the books. Despite liking parts of the books, I have, on occasion, almost had to force myself to keep watching.
actually they are doing a 2 part finally 22nd and on the 23rd. Anyone hear rummors about the show ending on season 2? Not verified by anything but my buddy told me it was. Sad face
Edit:
Fact
On April 26th Ausiello Files reported that Legend of the Seeker had been cancelled and would not return for a third season
Yeah, I got dates mixed up since they were already previewing for the finale. This weekend is a new episode but next weekend is the two.
And, yes, it's cancelled. Their like studio and stuff are all fine with making more seasons, but no stations are willing to show the episodes.
OMG smurf YOU ZEDD I HATE YOU FOREVER YOU DICK
Because Cara could have been happy?
Man, Kahlan is smurfing gorgeous in her wedding dress. I had to pick up my jaw from my floor. And Cara is hella good looking too in a dress and with long hair. She also managed to retain her badass look though, which was hot.
Having said all that, I liked this episode quite a bit.
No, she's mad about Zedd cockblocking Richard and Kahlan.
EDIT: http://l-userpic.livejournal.com/86145079/9850400
But they already did it. :|
ALL OF THE ABOVE GODDAMMIT
Just rewind that world by a few days; don't go back to the old one!
He should just find Shota and do some time rewind spell, instead of the spell of undoing then. smurfing Zedd.
Seriously! This is bull:bou::bou::bou::bou:!
As long as they found a way for Cara to still be a badass in the new world, I'm cool with that.
when all else fails... play with the space time continuum... isn't this the second time they did this at the end of a season?
Just watched episode number 20, and enjoyed it quite a bit. Although, what was up with (SPOILER)Cara's baby with Darken Rahl, and her hot lesbian relationship with this Dahlia woman? Not that they're bad things, I was just caught off-guard, and had a "huh..wtf?" moment or two.
Now there's only the series finale left I suppose.
So they didn't like how the plot they came up with turned out... that's okay, just cast a spell and do whatever you want.
W T F
How awesome is Kahlan when she's under the Con Dar? Answer: Very! Too bad they didn't use that more.
So, it sort of seems like they didn't have the time to finish things properly, or maybe they were hoping to come back for a third season. For a series finale it ended quite open, and with things unsettled. But anyway, I enjoyed the last two episodes, eventhough the whole messing with time was kinda "meh" and Nicci suddenly showing up seemed kinda.. well, sudden. They could have used a 23rd episode to expand things a litte, play them out more nicely and make the series finale seem less hectic.
Yeah, it seemed a little rushed. Not my favorite episode. And no sexy goodtimes. The big fight was fabulous though. The "omg look at what Kahlan's super sadness did" was even more of a cop-out than their screwing with time, but it allowed for her to be stabby so I will approve of it this time.
When she dodged all those flying daggers by rearing that horse my jaw dropped - I mean, that was some kickass :bou::bou::bou::bou:!
Not that this is making the new Stone of Tear's sudden appearrance any more acceptable, but wasn't it supposed to be something like when The Creator and The Keeper cried over their broken relationship and created the original Stone of Tears? That Kahlan's and Richard's love was as strong as The Creator's and The Keeper's, or something terribly cliché like that.
Someone better pick this smurfing show back up, I'm going to be pissed if the show ends like this.
The creation of the new Stone felt like such a cop-out. I liked the addition of Nicci, but they could have actually done a whole lot more with that. And did the new prophecy have to be so literal?
I'll have to admit though, Kahlan was super sexy in this episode. :love:
Not that I have watched recent episodes but based on what you guess said, all I have to say is: What the hell? A new Stone of Tears? WTF?
Why are you reading the thread if you haven't watched the recent episodes? :Oo:
Curiousity~
Curiosity killed the cat.
Satisfaction brought it back!
To be fair, they did at least set up for the creation of the new Stone of Tears. Still feels lame, but at least they tried.
The finale was very "meh," like much of the show. (SPOILER)They finally did the big "Richard's love protects him from Kahlan's power," and somehow managed to make it even cheesier than in the books. Also, Kahlan's tears creating a new Stone of Tears was so random and deus ex machina that it was completely unforgivable. A half-assed marginal set up does not negate its utter lameness.
I was disappointed with the lack of development for Nicci. She had the makings of an interesting character, and then: nope, wait, she's still just plain evil. Oh well.
I can't argue with any of that. xP
On a side note, I'm on book... eight, I think, Naked Empire. I'm almost 200 pages in and it is pretty endlessly boring. Nothing has happened. Goodkind spent two pages describing Kahlan using her power and I'm like "DUDE IT'S BEEN EIGHT BOOKS I smurfING GET IT BY NOW THUNDER WITHOUT SOUND GET ON WITH IT."
I don't want to read the later books. :|
Naked Empire is the beginning of the end. It's terrible. It's also the start of Goodkind replacing dialogue with a bunch of multi-page speeches which people (mostly Richard, Kahlan, or (SPOILER)Nicci) give with the slightest prompting.Quote:
Originally Posted by ShlupQuack
Oh, I saw Khalin and Richard cosplayers this weekend, they were cool. :D
I know, random but I thought I should add it. :D
Were they ugly?
Nope! Since it was an anime con, most people did not know who they were. Or if they did they only knew Khalin since they watched the show and didn't recognize Richard in his war wizard get-up! They were a cute couple!
Did you do the decent thing and take pictures?
Yes, they're on Facebook! :p
Good boy. <3
Why are they not posted in this thread?
Because he's lazy. Like I've been too lazy to go check Facebook.
Argh!
ETA: Okay, they kind of suck. At least they're not fat.
And now Shlup didn't post them? I swear, I have no idea how you people manage to put on clothes.
NOT ALRIGHT.
http://hphotos-snc3.fbcdn.net/hs571...._4930103_n.jpg
Now shut it, Raist.
I actually tried to look up TSoL's facebook but I didn't know his last name. But good job at not failing like certain other people in this thread.
Anyway, I don't know what Shlup is whining about; those are actually decent looking costumes, especially the woman (the war wizard costume isn't anything spectacular). The Mother Confessor's dress looks pretty good and is easily recognizable.
I have high standards.
*falls over laughing*
Higher than you, obviously. The only way that cosplay could be worse would be if the cosplayers were fat!
I'm sure it could have been much worse, you must not see much cosplay.