The Wheel Of Time - 5 Ways To Differentiate From Game Of Thrones

Much like A Song of Ice And Fire, the story of the Wheel of Time is told through different character viewpoints.

Unlike Martin, however, who features one POV (point of view) per chapter, Jordan frequently switches between paragraphs, sometimes to minor characters or those that have never had a POV before (and in some cases never do again).

Almost all of the story is told through six pairs of eyes – those of Rand, Mat, Perrin, Nyaneve, Egwene and Elayne, who are typically together in two or three different combinations throughout the books. There are plenty of other fascinating characters to explore, but continuously placing emphasis on new characters at the expense of ones that viewers have already developed an attachment to can be a difficult prospect.

Game of Thrones arguably spread itself a bit too thinly in its middle seasons, often resulting in characters being missing in action for two or three episodes at a time (or a whole season in Bran’s case). Characters that should have been amazing introductions like Victarion Greyjoy or Arianne Martell then had to be cut to keep audiences heavily invested in Jon, Daenerys, Tyrion and company.

The Wheel of Time’s writers should make use of their knowledge of the whole narrative to know who needs to be focused on and when, as well as who can be potentially sacrificed, ensuring audience investment in pivotal character moments.