Legend of the Seeker stays true to The Sword of Truth books.

I must apologize for my lateness in posting. I would like to begin by saying. I did not dodge your questions or try to ignore them at all. If it seems I'm missing the point or dodging a question I'm not. I try my best to address every point as it is presented to me. So instead of saying I ignore a point you bring up, just assume I haven't gotten to it or forgot to mention it....now... "This ignores the reason I brought it up. I did not seek to impugn the chances that the show will still allow for him to be Lord Rahl-- rather, I used the Lord Rahl authority as an example of great power in the books that resulted in no corruption for Richard, contrary to the show's worldview "Absolute power corrupts absolutely." " Ok you said I failed to address how Richard is supposed to be incorruptible, which I did. My only response to that is this...But I said going in to this debate in my very first post that there were many liberties taken with the show, that I can agree with on all accounts. When I say that the show is true to the books, I don't mean an exact literal translation. Maybe I should have been more specific. It really is my fault. The point I am trying to make with this debate is that the story is indeed the same. Well the overall story is the same. Season 1: Richard rises up to accept his destiny as the Seeker. To be a force for good in the world in defense against Darken Rahl's tyranny. Richard's quest is to hunt down and kill Darken Rahl before he can use the Power of Orden. Sounds like the first book to me... Season 2: After using the Power of Orden to defeat Darken Rahl, Orden's power tears the veil of the Underworld, bringing about a new threat that can only be stopped with the Stone of Tears. Also sounds like the second book. Darken Rahl comes through the veil to mark Richard. "That's just it. It isn't. Was there anything in the book about time travel? :P" Of course not. There were many episodes with content not seen in the books but the root story, the goal was just the same as the first book. No matter how many changes were made to the content and adventures within the book, the root story was kept the same. To me, a show is loyal to a book if it follows the root story. In the books, love conquers, if not all, at least all illusions of it-- the Confessor's power has no effect on Richard, there is no trace of lack of love for Kahlan for it to overwrite. This is true. though it may be late in coming, Kahlan's confession power may very well have no effect on Richard in the show. it hasn't been tried on its own yet. A theory I have about the finale is that Richard wasn't really focusing on his love for Kahlan, and he didn't let her confess him out of love but out of a need to save the world. I still believe that when the show gets around to it, they will show that Richard is indeed immune to her confessor's touch. In the book, he wanted her to confess him out of his love for her, that's why I think it didn't work and the show can still do that. I can list a few examples of when love has conquered all in the show. This may be a stretch though. Denna: If Kahlan hadn't given Richard that look of longing and desperation when Richard was holding the knife, who knows how long he would have been under Denna's influence? He may have actually gone through with the plan to kill Kahlan. Home: Only Kahlan's confession of love was enough to bring Richard out of his dream-like state. Conversion.: The Con-Dar was evoked through Kahlan's need to protect Richard. Reckoning: Kahlan loved Richard enough to bear Darken Rahl's child with the intention of helping Richard find his way back through time. Though most of these events did not take place in the books, "love conquers all" is a very prevalent theme in the television show actually. I really hope you can agree with some of my points.