I made the conscious choice not to read the novels until after I watched the TV, as the novels are almost always better than movie/TV adaptations and I didn't w

I made the conscious choice not to read the novels until after I watched the TV, as the novels are almost always better than movie/TV adaptations and I didn't want to ruin the TV. I'm right in the middle of the Chinese version[1] (just watched episode 17 of 30), and am enjoying it, although it is dragging a bit. Once I'm done with that, I'll watch the Netflix version -- then I'll read the first novel.