Re: #2: In the books the Emond's Fielders challenge Moiraine on the morality of things like sinking the ferry. Even though such actions are necessary to protect themselves— and in the books' longer story arc about fleeing from danger there are more— they still destroy the livelihoods of innocent people. In the books Moiraine assures her new companions that her "network" will deliver more than adequate financial compensation to people whose homes, businesses, etc. are damaged; and that it will be done in a way it's not traced back to the Aes Sedai.
In the streaming series Moiraine has no such conversations with the villagers. This leaves it an open question to non-book viewers (NBVs) where Moiraine's moral center rests. The streaming series does explain this later, in a conversation between Moiraine and one of her superiors in S1E6.
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Re: #2: In the books the Emond's Fielders challenge Moiraine on the morality of things like sinking the ferry. Even though such actions are necessary to protect themselves— and in the books' longer story arc about fleeing from danger there are more— they still destroy the livelihoods of innocent people. In the books Moiraine assures her new companions that her "network" will deliver more than adequate financial compensation to people whose homes, businesses, etc. are damaged; and that it will be done in a way it's not traced back to the Aes Sedai.
In the streaming series Moiraine has no such conversations with the villagers. This leaves it an open question to non-book viewers (NBVs) where Moiraine's moral center rests. The streaming series does explain this later, in a conversation between Moiraine and one of her superiors in S1E6.