Summary
- The Wheel of Time TV show could bring iconic characters and settings to life in a visually stunning way for fans of the book series.
- Fans can look forward to pivotal moments like Rand hearing Lews Therin's voice or Mat finding out about his accidental marriage in future seasons.
- Epic scenes like Rand destroying Natrin's Barrow or Egwene's battle with M'Hael have the potential to be visually captivating on screen.
This article contains spoilers for The Wheel of Time show and books.Amazon Prime Video's The Wheel of Time characters and settings are iconic, and the show has the opportunity to commit their best moments to the screen in a creatively-told visualization that could communicate the story better than ever before.
By virtue of its TV format, The Wheel of Time season 3 could start showing some of Jordan's most epic Wheel of Time subplots in the magical, colorful way that befits them. Despite numerous diversions from the original lore, the Amazon TV show is starting to roughly sketch out the world described by Robert Jordan. With most of the story's most important moments still to come, it remains to be seen if the show can do these justice. However, the show's magic sequences so far offer hope that it will give the tale's fantasy elements the TV treatment they deserve.
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10 Rand Hears Lew's Voice For The First Time
Rand Questions His Sanity
Ranking highly in a wishlist for The Wheel of Time future content is the moment that Josha Stradowski's Rand al'Thor hears the voice of Lews Therin for the first time. Lews Therin was the dragon during the War of Power, and Rand inherited his position. Rand's status as the Dragon Reborn will be continuously explored throughout the show, and his link to Therin could be one of the show's highlights, if it gets it right.
The Wheel of Time season 3 is set for release sometime in 2025.
It's a spine-tingling moment in the source material when Rand hears Lews Therin's voice in his head, signaling either Rand's madness or his continuing manifestation of his destiny. The show must convey Rand's struggle in this moment to separate hallucination from reality. Therin is a significant presence in Rand's life, and that must come through in this moment with a degree of foreshadowing.
9 Mat Finding Out He's Married To Tuon
Mat Weds Accidentally
In Robert Jordan's books, Mat Cauthon made a hilarious blunder by accidentally initiating a marriage ceremony to an important Seanchan character. Mat initiated marriage with Tuon, the Daughter of the Nine Moons, by repeating a certain statement three times out loud. Tuon only had to repeat her own mini-statement three times out loud to render their marriage complete. Mat finding out about this would be a standout moment on the show.
Mat's accidental marriage ended up being to the eventual Empress of the Seanchan Empire, forging himself an unlikely alliance. Dónal Finn made an excellent Matrim Cauthon in The Wheel of Time season 2, and he is sure to hit the right notes during his tumultuous relationship with the Daughter of the Nine Moons. The best of these could well be the moment he realizes that he earned himself a wife.
8 Rand Destroys Natrin's Barrow
Rand Uses Balefire
In The Wheel of Time, Rand provided the show with a potentially massive scene when he destroyed Natrin's Barrow. Using a magical ability called Balefire, which was banned by the White Tower, Rand fought against this impressive building's inhabitants. Targeting Graendal, Rand used the One Power to obliterate this stronghold.
Described as palatial, Natrin's Barrow involved multiple towers stacked on top of each other, forming a mighty fort. The show would do well to display the grandiosity of Natrin's Barrow, bringing some detailed set design to the narrative in a move which could set the show apart. The show should make full use of CGI and special effects to put forward the One Power's sheer force and its total destruction of the fort - if it does, this moment stands to be even more impactful than it was in the book.
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7 Kneel Or You Will Be Knelt
Rand Beats Liandrin
Rand al'Thor beat numerous Aes Sedai in one particularly momentous chapter from The Wheel of Time books, which the show could make astoundingly real. This victory came after the Battle of Dumai's Wells, during which Perrin led forces to aid Rand against Elaida loyalists. The battle could be done on a grand scale in the show, and should culminate with the iconic lines from Rand and Taim.
Rand asked the Aes Sedai to kneel in the books after his victory, which was fairly won after they had kidnapped him. Rand's triumph in this chapter was hard-earned and a chilling moment marking his well-deserved rise in the world. After the Aes Sedai hesitated to kneel, Rand's ally, Taim, pushed them again, finishing brilliantly with "or you will be knelt."
6 Mat Saves Moiraine
Moiraine Was Held Captive
Mat Cauthon proved himself a hero worthy of the Ta'veren when he saved Moirane Damodred from the Tower of Ghenjei, creating a high fantasy moment ripe for adaptation. The Wheel of Time TV show could bring all the magic made possible by special effects to this landmark moment in the book series. Mat read a letter from Thom Merrilin that made it clear that Moiraine was in trouble, and he truly rose to the occasion.
The tower was the entrance to the mysterious location where Moiraine was being held captive, the realm of the Aelfinn and Eelfinn. The show is perfectly poised to tackle this mythical locale, with Mat, Thom, and Noal Charin teaming up to rescue Moiraine. The rescue mission required knowledge of the game Snakes and Foxes, which would make for playfully dangerous subject matter for an episode.
5 Nynaeve Captures Moghedien
Nynaeve And Elayne Team Up
Nynaeve and Elayne worked together to subdue one of Wheel of Time's forsaken, Moghedien, which would make excellent TV. Moghedien was introduced in The Wheel of Time season 2 - the show is already laying the groundwork of this moment. With Elayne and Nynaeve alreadyintroduced in the show, it's only a matter of time till they take on Moghedien.
This moment excelled in the fantasy stakes due to the immense power demonstrated by both channelers. While Nynaeve managed to capture the dangerous Forsaken member, Elayne played a key role in their victory. Elayne fashioned a ter'angreal inspired by the Damane collars that had enslaved her friends in Falme, which would look epic on-screen.
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4 Mat Vs. Galad And Gawyn
Mat Has Skill With A Sword
The fight between Mat Cauthon, Galad, and Gawyn must constitute one of the best fights of The Wheel of Time book series. Although a sword fight devoid of some of the books' more intense channeling episodes, this is one point of the story that would look amazing in the show, if done right. With this fantasy TV show's inclination toward the action genre, fights are one thing it stands to get right.
If fight choreography was managed carefully, Mat could come across every bit the reckless hero that he is in this scene, in the show. By most measures, Mat shouldn't have won a two-on-one fight against Gawyn and Galad. However, the brothers' overconfidence proved their undoing. Perhaps through holding back, Gawyn was knocked out of the fight, leaving Mat only one swordsman to beat, which he did triumphantly.
3 Egwene Beats M'Hael
Egwene Makes The Ultimate Sacrifice
Egwene sacrificed her life to beat M'Hael, as part of an incredible battle that the show could put on screens with aplomb. The already set up big Egwene storylines from the books, so it makes sense for her fate to be the same in the show as it is in the books. Egwene was already in mourning in the books when she entered into this battle, allowing her to let go of her own life to beat the Forsaken.
Egwene will be able to beat M'Hael with a new weave, which will unfortunately overwhelm her and turn her to crystal, in an awesome transformation that the show should honor.
Egwene's skills in the show are still developing, with her unique talents as an Aes Sedai to be explored soon. Egwene becoming a Dreamwalker and a powerful channeler in the show will lead her up to this conclusive moment in her arc. Egwene will be able to beat M'Hael with a new weave, which will unfortunately overwhelm her and turn her to crystal, in an awesome transformation that the show should honor.
2 Perrin Forges His Hammer
Perrin's Warhammer Is Power-Wought
Perrin Aybara will have to face one of his most important book moments in Wheel of Time, else the show will have completely failed him - this is, of course, the forging of his warhammer. This moment is not only one of the defining parts of Perrin's story, but could be depicted on-screen with stunning, glowing hyperrealness. Perrin's hammer was called Mah'alleinir, and deserves pride of place in the show.
Wrought of Power, Perrin's hammer was forged with saidin and saidar, both the female and male sides of the One Power. Asha'man Fager Neald provided the saidin, while a circle of Wise Ones provided the saidar, with multiple different powers all flowing into the hammer as Perrin forged it. This utterly magical moment could make up for some of The Wheel of Time's controversial Perrin changes.
1 The Cleansing of Saidin
Rand Cleanses Saidin
Rand actor Josha Stradowski will inevitably confront one of his finest moments in the show, since it is absolutely central to his character arc - the cleansing of saidin. Rand al'Thor survived the events of The Wheel of Time throughout his experience as a male channeler. His channeling helped him along the way but also saw him become a target. Saidin was the much-maligned source of Rand's channeling, and when he cleansed it, he changed his world.
Rand's cleansing of saidin was what liberated the male side of the One Power from the taint of the Dark One. Rand and Nynaeve together freed saidin from the Dark One's 3000-year-old influence on it, which was felt the world over. This world-shattering event would entail a huge influx of power and the two most powerful sa'angreal ever made, ing for what would be a fantastical sequence destined for the screen. As incredible as this moment was in the books, the show stands to make this moment visual, and portray it in all its shining glory.
The Wheel of Time
- Release Date
- November 18, 2021
- Network
- Prime Video
- Showrunner
- Rafe Judkins
Cast
Moiraine Damodred
al'Lan Mandragoran
WHERE TO WATCH
The Wheel of Time follows Moiraine, a member of the powerful all-female organization Aes Sedai, as she leads a perilous quest with five young individuals. Moiraine suspects one among them could be the prophesized reincarnation of a mighty figure destined to either save or doom humanity.
- Directors
- Sanaa Hamri, Ciaran Donnelly, Salli Richardson-Whitfield, Thomas Napper, Maja Vrvilo, Wayne Che Yip
- Writers
- Amanda Kate Shuman, Dave Hill, Rohit Kumar, Justine Juel Gillmer, Celine Song, Rammy Park, The Clarksons Twins, Katherine B. McKenna
- Seasons
- 3
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