WOT on Prime Episode 8 - SPOILERS

[Thalia]

I will take the awesome, bwahaha

So I read somewhere that there were no melee battles in 8 because of covid restrictions, and also that Lan was supposed to fight at the gap. When they couldn't film the fight scenes they needed another reason for him to be delayed following Moiriane, and that was why we got the "Moiraine's tell" thing. I haven't seen a source though so it may be speculation. I'm fairly sure the covid restriction thing was why the battle was so hands off though (same with Fain). I liked Nyn and Lan's scene a lot, but you can see how much more impactful it would have been had that been a goodbye as he was about to leave for battle with the intention of cutting through and going after Moiraine. And it didn't occur to me while watching but it does seem odd that Lan wouldn't ride with Shienar.

I'm fairly sure Agelmar isn't dead. My money is on his armour saving him. He doesn't look dead in his last scene, just defiant.

I don't have a screenshot but the crack in the seal has 8 branches and isn't that a fantastic detail? If you count the cracks that branch off from other cracks, there are actually 13! Which may not be intention but if it is *chef's kiss*

Some eagle-eyed person also noted that Ishy has black snakey rope like chains around his feet when he's standing on the seal.

I speculated whether the Eye was actually the AoL Hall of Servants (no real reason other than it resembles the WT hall). What if DFs scoured it from history because it's proof Ishy is Forsaken/a man/an Aes Sedai and not the DO? I can't see them cutting Shayol ghul or the Eye actually being the prison.