It’s now official: there won’t be a fourth season of The Wheel of Time (source). Amazon has pulled the plug due to a significant drop in viewership. The remaining audience simply doesn’t justify the production costs. This means the series will remain unfinished—essentially rendering the three existing seasons pointless.

After watching the first episode of season one, I already had a feeling this would be yet another streaming misfire. Just like The Rings of Power, the creators seemed convinced they could outdo the original author. Unsurprisingly, they couldn’t.

Why is it so hard to respect the vision of the original creator?

Robert Jordan crafted a rich, immersive world beloved by millions. Why would anyone think they could take that world and improve on it? All they had to do was follow the source material, and the fans would have supported it wholeheartedly. A perfect example of this approach working is Peter Jackson’s adaptation of The Lord of the Rings. He remained faithful to the books, and fans rewarded him for it—both critically and financially.

But no, the “creatives” at Amazon Studios thought they could outshine not only Peter Jackson, but Tolkien himself with their Rings of Power abomination. And now, they’ve done the same to Robert Jordan’s work. What a joke.

The cancellation of The Wheel of Time was well deserved. The Rings of Power should be next.

Maybe—just maybe—these studios will finally learn: if you want to tell YOUR story, then write one from scratch. Don’t hijack someone else’s creation just to piggyback on an existing fanbase.