Absolutely. People don't immediately realize that the Wheel of Time HAS to have a heavy-handed touch of Lovecraft to be it's true self. It's not just a GoT clone (yes, in part because it came before aSoIaF and Martin was inspired by it). A lot of power, a lot of terror, a lot of hopelessness.
If nothing is worse than White Walkers or more gruesome than the Red Wedding, then Wheel of Time will be a failure. Not because of oneupsmanship, but because there are things in Wheel of Time that should give readers nightmares, and because there are meat grinders that make the Red Wedding look like a White Wedding. The Wheel of Time was Jordan's own fantasy take on the Vietnam War. Not just a game of houses fighting over a crown.
there are things in Wheel of Time that should give readers nightmares, and because there are meat grinders that make the Red Wedding look like a White Wedding. The Wheel of Time was Jordan’s own fantasy take on the Vietnam War. Not just a game of houses fighting over a crown.
As someone who hasn't read the books (and probably won't to be honest) but totally into the show ... Woah ... did not know!.
Side note (sorry if bothersome) ... we gonna get episode posts for Season 2?