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The Wheel of Time: The Dark Along the Ways (2021)
Book fan: Solid 8 wish I could bump to 9
But I don't know yet if this episode will pay off having not seen the finale. If the finale is good then this episode is a 9 even counting random love triangle romance. Everything was great about this episode except the inserted non book romance. Shoulda coulda removed that and given loial or min more screen time instead ... or Padan fain. That alone is a solid 2 stars ticked off. Fingers crossed ep 8 is an absolute home run plz.
The Wheel of Time: The Flame of Tar Valon (2021)
8.8 no bias and overcome my WoT book instincts
Great character development episode and plot pusher at the same time! I honestly wish there was even more aes sedai politicking. Much better than the last episode. I wish this episode was representative of very episode. Exposition didn't feel awkward like in ep1-2. I'm not quite sure how people won't like this episode honestly. Can't wait for the next one in the ways!!!!
The Wheel of Time: Blood Calls Blood (2021)
Filler episode? right after mid- season climax- mixed reaction
Book reader here. So, after watching this season and this episode I'm pretty sure viewers are so used to watching shows that spoon feed them all information. Besides the early seasons somewhat clunky exposition, the show tends to trust that viewers. There is a lot of information packed into each scene and each scene actually does have a purpose. The re-watchability of the show is pretty damn high simply for this reason. But all in all because this episode was so devoted to only character development it felt very different than all previous episodes and may have felt like a filler episode. It wasn't! Steppin's plot line is really all about Lan and moiraine. We care about steppin dying because two characters we like care about it. As a book fan I didn't like the last scene but it did it's job I guess for non book viewers. Perrin/ egwene plot line was decent and mat/rand plot was fine... ALSO LOIAL! Please get him to a hairstylist so we can see his big 'ol ears next season. His performance made the episode for me. Of all the characters, Loial is the one that has truly stepped out of the books and onto the screen. Just because of that I'll bump it up a star from 6.7 to 7...
The Wheel of Time: The Dragon Reborn (2021)
I don't think it was 10/10 but...
The good far far outweighs the bad. If this is representative of the rest of the show I think this show is going places. Thankfully I'm not a book purist and can really enjoy this show.
The Wheel of Time: Shadow's Waiting (2021)
This episode made me very happy.
I had to take a break after ep 1 and then compartmentalize. But I was actually blown away by this episode. Like I don't think I remember anything close to the somewhat glaring flaws I spotted in episode 1.
The Wheel of Time (2021)
It took two episodes for me to be sold on this but I'm really really sold now and just happy.
So book fan here. Im glad I'm not a book purist or I wouldn't be feeling super excited happy right now. 1st 30 minutes of episode 1 was creaky as well as the last 5 minutes of ep 1 but most of the second half of ep 1 was great. Confusing way to put it I guess... (So really just had to get through episode 1.) Just watched 2nd and 3rd episode and I was blown away! I was just bursting with joy seriously. If you like fantasy and being entertained then please get through to at least the end of ep 2. I think ep 2 builds. I was so worried I wouldn't the able to breathe based on the 1st episodes pacing, but somehow the show actually slows down (in a good way) and spends time on characters. Really all the ones you see are from book puritans or people who didn't give the second episode a shot. Do it! Get at least to the second episode. I just made an account after seeing the 7.6 score to comment here. Like what? It ain't that. At least 8+ cuz it gud! People gotta stop judging based on past trauma with adaptations or the fact that it is an adaptation. I would rate 9/10 but I'm going 10 to counteract the bloody undeserved 1 bombs.