I would love to see continuity of the finale titling for a little bit anyway. Perhaps after the first 4 we can bring this back as it makes sense, but I think there would be value in the subtle escalation of titling.
S1 Finale - The Wheel Turns (the dragon rides again)
S2 Finale - the dragon reborn
S3 Finale - The Dragon Reborn
S4 Finale - Car'a'Carn
So far I haven't wanted to cut a chapter until I got to book 6. Most everything else can be condensed or arranged slightly differently compared to the book and it's all more or less worthwhile. I think that some of the side threads are the ones that will need trimming which start happening in LoC. Although I admit I am split on how to handle chapter 50 of TGH, which is really just a short paragraph about how the story of Falme spreads, and could easily be excised entirely given it will contextually be a thing in TGH season.
I think the first 4-5 books are well structured to be able to translate them to a visual medium. There is a lot of ground to cover, but I am finding 10 episodes might be the upper end of the first half of the series. It'll get far more complicated to breakdown and line up once we hit books 7+. As I'm going I feel like 8 episodes a season might really be the measure of most of the first few books.
Every season must start with the wind, and perhaps a text overlay about the Wheel of Time Turns, Ages Come and Go, It was not the beginning, but it was a beginning.
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