![]() ![]() The sets, outfits, and general production values remain top-notch - again, apart from Loial. ![]() The action, though sparse, is well-coordinated, and I’m looking forward to the introduction of the Aiel and the violence it promises. The later TWoT books suffered the same issue, and I think Rafe Judkins would’ve had better luck focusing on only a few characters per episode. Given how profoundly Rand, Mat, Perrin, and the rest change over the course of their personal journeys, they deserve better on screen. Characters are being treated as plot devices with no chance for growth. The various storylines are engaging even if I wish they stuck to one longer than a hot minute. ![]() Barney Harris’s replacement, Dónal Finn, fills his shoes without making it a jarring transition. Alanna and her Warders, Elayne Trakand, and several character introductions I won’t spoil for book readers are welcome additions, and the Shienarans traveling with Perrin are a lot of fun. The Trolloc and Myrddraal effects remain solid, and the Seanchan are appropriately alien in appearance and demeanor. There are good parts too, and reasons to hope the show will improve as it progresses. He’s wearing the same muscle suit they jammed Tom Hopper into on The Umbrella Academy, only Hammed can’t move in his. Much of the show is beautiful, but the practical effects that turn poor Hammed Animashaun into Loial the Ogier are awful. A struggle for her life became an “oh yeah” moment rather than a dramatic one. After the test is two-thirds over, the episode focuses on every other perspective for so long I genuinely forgot about her. An example: Nynaeve takes the test to become Accepted. The first 3 episodes are enjoyable but it’s difficult to feel invested in a storyline when it’s delivered in 5-minute bursts, separated by 7 other stories. I get the sense Prime isn’t too confident in the series, and that might be fair. Maybe there was some huge promotional coverage I missed, but compared to how Prime promotes The Boys months before a season premiere, it felt like a huge miss on their part. And Rand is shacked up with a mysterious, dark-haired stranger (Natasha O’Keeffe) in Cairhien while he tries to get close to the false Dragon Logain, who he hopes might teach him the secrets of wielding saidin before he goes mad.ĭespite being a fan of both book and television series and spending a stupid amount of time watching trailers on YouTube, I had no idea Wheel of Time was back until suddenly its banner was at the top of the Prime home screen. Mat - new Mat, played by Dónal Finn rather than Barney Harris - is rotting away in a cell while his friends face uncertain death. Perrin (Marcus Rutherford) travels from Shienar to the peninsula of Toman Head in the company of Loial, Ingtar, Uno, and a few others in search of the fabled Horn of Heroes, stolen by Darkfriends and said to be capable of returning the dead to life. Nynaeve finds herself under the guidance of Lilandrin (Kate Fleetwood), Red sister and enemy to all men who channel, including the Dragon. Egwene soon encounters Elayne (Ceara Coveney), Daughter-Heir to Andor and novice herself. Meanwhile, Egwene (Madeleine Madden) and Nynaeve (Zoë Robins) take up service as novices in the White Tower, the bastion of Aes Sedai power. At the same time, Lan (Daniel Henney) struggles to reclaim his footing as a Warder without an Aes Sedai to follow. Knowing this, Moiraine has devoted herself to gathering as much information about the coming storm as possible. Had things worked out that way this would be a very short review, but what actually happened was the physical release of Ishamael, the Dark One’s greatest champion returned from the void outside time itself. The Dark One was destroyed, Moiraine (Rosamund Pike) stilled, and Rand was free to live his own life until the madness of saidin, the male half of the One Power, drove him insane or killed him outright. ![]() Rand al’Thor’s (Josha Stradowski) journey towards Tarmon Gai’don, the Last Battle, seemed over. This mash-up of those two epics retains little of the source material beyond character names and locales, opting instead for an original story that works pretty well if you ignore the breakneck pace. Throw away everything you remember from The Great Hunt and The Dragon Reborn. Last season, I devoted thousands of words to exploring the differences between Prime’s The Wheel of Time and Robert Jordan’s ridiculously long fantasy. ![]()
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