We have covid and an actor leaving halfway the production to thank for that so now the world is settled back to normal that amazing first season with all those setbacks will promise us even better season 2
I grew up reading those books and desperately waiting for the next book in the series to be translated to Russian, published, imported from Russia to Ukraine and made accessible to buy. When the war started, it became almost impossible to buy the last books, written by Brendon Sanderson. Now I'm feeling so incredibly privileged to see them as a show. And the best part is that the announcement of the show raised interest to the Wheel of Time so much, that the books are now being translated to Ukrainian and published here! So I'm really grateful to all the creators and actors, the show is amazing.
agreed, probably would have been if they had more episodes, rumour was originally they wanted a whole episode in there (though i feel like even with 10 they wouldnt have done quite that much)
But letting the horses "just go" before entering the Ways was such a stupid idea. Moiraine could've had someone taking care of the horses before they get to the gate. Sending them back to Tar Valon, or anywhere else. If they have no attachments to the horses then do not make emotional "good-bye" scene with them. if they are emotionally attached to the horses then do not just "let go" of them.
I was disappointed they didn't take the horses but I figured given how organised Lan was with getting everyone to where they needed to be on time, I kinda just assumed he'd have asked a couple of his Warder mates to go collect the horses later 😂 😆
I think it's very likely that Moiraine used the Power on Aldieb and possibly Mandarb and the other horses to make them return to a specific location. Aldieb could have led the other horses to a location relatively close to the Waygate that Moiraine had arranged. I wouldn't be surprised if Moiraine and Lan meet up with the horses at the home of Adeleas and Vandene Namelle.
The sites have become characters. I hate leaving The Two Rivers and Fal Dara behind. If The Ways are used again, consider spending more time there. Same with The Blight. Hope to see the Portal Stones in season two (Flicker, flicker) was one of the most memorable surprises which set the Wheel of Time above other sci-fy/fantasy series
I'd already figured most of ep. 7 and 8 must've been shot "post" Covid, because, frankly, the Waves and the Blight suffered a bit in post, and it very much shows, imo. Not to be a downer or anything, I know it was a difficult time and they were struggling quite a bit, so no pointing fingers on anybody here... but it's the first time I find myself disagreeing with the production designer on one of these specials. Particularly The Ways did feel, not only rushed, but very much a set to me... it didn't feel "natural" at all. It would've been best to go with a natural cave, especially as they don't seem to have made many touch ups and fixes on those fake pillars in the final shots, imo. Again, just stating my opinions, and it might even been they actually no longer had time to move everything and everybody on location for this.. so it's understandable. But PLEASE Amazon and Sony let them take their time for season 2, even if it means waiting more... there's already so much exaggerated criticism on this! And I'd like to see the whole series adapted!!! (and yes, this = giving production more TIME). It is called "The Wheel of Time" not "The Rushed Wheel"!
@@deinos9661 They've kinda said they wanted the rocks/platform to feel like something that was carved overtime by nature and calamities...so I assume it's pretty safe to say that for that at least they wanted something that felt natural. The darkness and everything else is not supposed to feel natural and that worked ok, imo..
@@FieryFlamingFajitas This back and forth is unecessarily dragging now, but I will add that him wanting it to feel built doesn't mean it was meant to feel entirely unnatural or like a set... why did they thought of caves in the first place if it was ALL supposed to feel entirely built up? He probably meant parts of it, or the areas that were deeply touched by darkness.. also pretty sure Loial in ep.7 mentioned how the place used to be full of nature, plants and such... I just didn't have a feel of what the place might've looked like in past ages because it looked too "clean" for me to realistically believe it was a place with history, and that ruined a bit of the immersion for me, in those scenes... nothing to loose any sleep over.. just a personal feeling I've had.
Yeah, I was disappointed by The Ways, too. Just looked like a movie set to me. But I did really like how the Blight turned out with those creepy spider trees.
The sets, the props and locations are one of the best things about this show. Unfortunately the writing is too rushed (needs more episodes to flesh out characters), it is too driven by political and ideological agenda and it deviates too much from the source material.
I love the amount of love and work and attention that goes into this show! Really looking forward to next season! ❤🌟 And please...more episodes for future seasons? 😁🤞😁🤞😁🤞😁🤞
Love for what? Because it wasn't the source material. You know the thing that should be bringing people together to begin with? Instead we get divisive political bullshit.
Robert Jordan called out this “adaptation” back in 1990. “You just don’t tell them as well as Thom,” Rand cut him off hastily, and Perrin hopped in. “You keep adding in things, trying to make it better and they never do.” “And you get it all mixed up too”, Rand added. “Best leave it to Thom.” -Eye of the World, 1990
They made blight like evil amazon jungle instead of wasteland... and ways looked clunky and not at all like old roadways- I mean in past it was like highways for ones with one power and like they showed it never would allow cart or wagon to go there, too narrow. Too few episodes, poor character development and butchering source material only to show own "ingeniuety" just sux... I had high hopes for this show and apart from acting I feel dissapointment now;/ Hope seasone 2 they mend their mistakes
Step number 1. Replace white book characters with people of colours for some reason. Check. Step number 2. Change story from source material. Check. I am a little disappointed.
Terrible show. Looks cheap, full of plot holes, irredeemably internal inconsistencies, characters you can’t care about, and full of modern day gender-politics preaching. Like, do you even have a lighting director? This who will do down as one of the most colossal wastes of money in TV history. Did anyone vet this rafe guy ad all? Honestly
@@Aethelia yep I’ve read the books multiple times since I was a tween. This show is garbage and anyone who says different either is not using their brain or has ulterior motives
Nobody cares that you're not watching it. Look at how it had shot up to #1 watched, plenty of people are enjoying it, you complainers are in the minority.
