: [snip]
: A traitor's grave is an imporant scene; he was gonna rat
: out the Legion and ruin the surprise attack on
: Madrigal. Comfort was an imporant scene; that
: distraction, and the sneak attack from the north, was
: their entire plan of battle. Leave them out and you've
: just got "Legion attacks Shiver; Legion
: wins" and then a bunch of people wondering what's
: so scary about these Fallen Lords if a bunch of ragtag
: soldiers can beat them head on.
: [snip
: Yeah, and my dad couldn't follow the plot of Mission
: Impossible II. Some people are just like that.
Viewers like epic battles. Put in the final battle at Rhi'Anon. The "diversion" in which everyone gets massacred, as well as The Last Battle. A few hundred Thrall extras should do, if you duplicate their images enough.