Warning: Spoilers for The Wheel of Time season 3 and for the Wheel of Time novels that the show may draw from in future seasons.
Prime Video's The Wheel of Time season 3's finale was filled with surprises, even for those who have carefully read through Robert Jordan's book series of the same name. The show's changes from the source material are generally for the purpose of distilling any material deemed unnecessary, typically condensing storylines to focus more on the needs of the main characters rather than Jordan's meandering world-building.
Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time books who survives until the final volume, yet the TV show killed her off in its third season. There are some critical storylines beyond The Shadow Rising that pertain to her character, with massive connections to Egwene, Logain, Gareth Bryne, and more, which we can presume will either be altered or removed entirely. Aside from predicting the ripple effect of Siuan's death, we can also speculate about other characters who might meet similar fates. We've already seen one of them.
Why Queen Morgase Could Meet The Same Fate As Siuan Sanche
Morgase's Next Book Story Has Similarities To Siuan's In The Shadow Rising
The Wheel of Time's season 3 cast, is the daughter of Morgase, and the queen plays a prominent ing role in the book series. Unfortunately, she seems ripe for a premature character death, likely as early as season 4, which will adapt The Fires of Heaven.
Unfortunately, she seems ripe for a premature character death, likely as early as season 4
Since season 3 primarily focused on the events of The Shadow Rising, progressing to the next book seems to be the most likely course of action. This book involves the Forsaken named Rahvin, who's been disguised as Lord Gaebril in Andor, winning over the favor of Morgase and her family. In The Fires of Heaven, Rahvin uses the ability Compulsion to convince Morgase to banish many of her closest allies, and she's later forced to flee Caemlyn, the capital of her own kingdom. This isn't too dissimilar to what happens to Siuan Sanche after Elaida takes the White Tower.
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Of course, Siuan and Morgase's stories are very different, but given that they both flee their seats of power after being betrayed, it stands to reason that the showrunners might also just kill off Morgase. When adapting a book series as large as The Wheel of Time, it makes sense that they'd kill off ing characters like this to save time for the main protagonists. Game of Thrones did the same thing, with Roose Bolton and Mance Rayder being examples of premature deaths that were primarily just to open up space for new cast .
How Morgase's Death Would Change The Wheel Of Time Books
Morgase's Death Would Have A Ripple Effect On Other Characters
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Like with Siuan Sanche, killing off Morgase Trakand early in the TV show would mark some notable shifts in the narrative. She survives the Last Battle, meaning she lives all the way through the end of the book series, though she isn't the Queen of Andor by that point, with Elayne ascending to the Lion Throne. This offers the perfect window for the TV series to dispose of her. Rather than abdicating her power like she does in the novels, her death can create an opportunity for Elayne to become Queen.
As for the changes caused by Morgase's death, there will undoubtedly be additional mourning for her loss that should affect Elayne. In the books, Morgase spends a significant portion of time in exile and on the run, even serving as Faile's maid. Later on, she serves as a judge over Perrin's trial with the Children of the Light, an event which likely won't happen in the Wheel of Time TV show. She also participated in the Last Battle as a healer, making amends for her mistakes under Rahvin's influence.
The Wheel of Time
- Release Date
- November 18, 2021
- Network
- Prime Video
- Showrunner
- Rafe Judkins
Cast
Moiraine Damodred
al'Lan Mandragoran
WHERE TO WATCH
- 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
- Franchise(s)
- The Wheel of Time
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