04-05-2025, 05:01 PM
E5 & 6 spoilers, because I watched them together and I already forget what happened in which episode
Suian and Moiraine’s “I’ll find you in the next life” was sadness, but also very beautiful.
The aiel kid Asera stole the show.
Love the depiction of TAR.
I thought the same thing with Min’s drawings XD
I really like that some of the more annoying book chars have been made much more relatable. Elaida is great and seems genuinely formidable rather than the caricature she came across in the books. And Moggy is both competent and creepy (and crazy in a way that actually feels threatening). In the books it was hard to imagine how she even ended up a Forsaken.
Finally a mention of saidin and saidar. I actually like the adjustment they have made there and that it reinforces how much knowledge has been lost since the AoL. And since men and women can both see the others’ weaves it makes sense in the context of the show. I wonder if they will have Nynaeve break her block when she learns to control saidar rather than submit to it – something the WT would never have been able to teach her, and ties in with what the seafolk lady said about there being multiple ways to be a channeler and a woman.
The Malkieri aiel lady seemed odd to me too, she doesn’t look old enough at all, plus it’s just weird and convenient. She introduced herself as Melindra in the sweat tent so I agree she’s a DF, since in the books that’s the lady who seduces and tries to kill Mat.
Tanchican people all having scouse accents made me giggle. The fashion doesn’t look like I imagined and I wasn’t sure about it in the trailer but in context I liked it. Curious to see how the slums contrast with the nobility in terms of fashion.
Did Lanfear say to Moiraine in the dream that she was sending Rand a surprise and not to interfere? I spent the rest of the ep waiting for Asmo lol.
Sammy storming in was very off character, but I guess they gave him Rahvin’s end.
I’ve always liked the music. I agree it seems slightly different this season. There are more songs with english lyrics this time around too, as well as the old tongue ones. The Hills of Tanchico is an earworm. Is this the ep5 credits song? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bv_BRzo4P8M
Pretty sure “Debt Soon Paid” has also been used in the ending credits, though I can’t remember which episode. “Bring the Dawn” is probably my favourite from the ones released this season.
Suian and Moiraine’s “I’ll find you in the next life” was sadness, but also very beautiful.
The aiel kid Asera stole the show.
Love the depiction of TAR.
I thought the same thing with Min’s drawings XD
I really like that some of the more annoying book chars have been made much more relatable. Elaida is great and seems genuinely formidable rather than the caricature she came across in the books. And Moggy is both competent and creepy (and crazy in a way that actually feels threatening). In the books it was hard to imagine how she even ended up a Forsaken.
Finally a mention of saidin and saidar. I actually like the adjustment they have made there and that it reinforces how much knowledge has been lost since the AoL. And since men and women can both see the others’ weaves it makes sense in the context of the show. I wonder if they will have Nynaeve break her block when she learns to control saidar rather than submit to it – something the WT would never have been able to teach her, and ties in with what the seafolk lady said about there being multiple ways to be a channeler and a woman.
The Malkieri aiel lady seemed odd to me too, she doesn’t look old enough at all, plus it’s just weird and convenient. She introduced herself as Melindra in the sweat tent so I agree she’s a DF, since in the books that’s the lady who seduces and tries to kill Mat.
Tanchican people all having scouse accents made me giggle. The fashion doesn’t look like I imagined and I wasn’t sure about it in the trailer but in context I liked it. Curious to see how the slums contrast with the nobility in terms of fashion.
Did Lanfear say to Moiraine in the dream that she was sending Rand a surprise and not to interfere? I spent the rest of the ep waiting for Asmo lol.
Sammy storming in was very off character, but I guess they gave him Rahvin’s end.
I’ve always liked the music. I agree it seems slightly different this season. There are more songs with english lyrics this time around too, as well as the old tongue ones. The Hills of Tanchico is an earworm. Is this the ep5 credits song? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bv_BRzo4P8M
Pretty sure “Debt Soon Paid” has also been used in the ending credits, though I can’t remember which episode. “Bring the Dawn” is probably my favourite from the ones released this season.
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