I rewatched the first season in the last few days, and this episode looked and felt too different for my taste.
Wait, what?? WoT TV is actually palatable?! More than that, this was compelling.
They’re still playing fast and loose with the story, but somehow it’s coming together in a significantly more coherent fashion that’s simultaneously (somewhat) faithful to the books.
Not sure if they hired writers from early GoT season, but whatever’s going on, this is excellent.
Only issue I have is that they set an extremely low bar for themselves with the finale of the first season, so I’ll wait until this season is over to pass true judgement.
Good start to the season. Seeing a different Mat felt odd. Seeing Moiraine this way felt even more odd.
What the hell happened to this show? It’s actually pretty good now. I had a very hard time getting through first few episodes of the first season but the series was turned on it’s head in this season. Ambiance wise, it gave me GoT vibes which is so refreshing because none of the recent shows has done that for me. Character and story development has significantly improved and it doesn’t feel rushed. I think this series would greatly benefit from having 10 episode seasons rather than 8. The character of Liandrin seems quite intriguing now and I’m excited to find out more about her. Casting is quite good for the most part, especially considering it has a diverse cast and lately it just feels like shows are doing that just to fill a quota rather than actually casting good actors for the role. It doesn’t matter what color they are as long as they can do justice to the character.
Season 2 Episode 1 was so boring! I fell asleep. What a sloppy boring way to start a new season.
Boring beginning for a new season. Besides that without knowing the books I imagine the episode would be confusing with all the different characters. Don't mention that this all doesn't have so much common with the books anymore :(
The last fighting scene was super annoying, because all the time you could only see a almost black screen. At the end everyone was hurt, but it was impossible to see why. Who the fuck thought, that this might be a good idea?
Funfact: The main character is shown for only three seconds.
I haven't read the second volume of the series yet so I am on my own as far as the comparison with the books are concerned, and have absolutely no idea what is going to happen. Maybe it is for the best as the show is known to be unfaithful to its literary source so I may enjoy it more, being unfamiliar with the original.
The episode is quite slow and boring at times as we reconnect to the characters and find out what they've been up to since last season. The most interesting part was the girls' training at Tar Valon as we finally get some magic shown. I liked both Egwane and Nyaneave in the first season and it is nice to watch them trying and failing to learn the magic of Aes Sedai, Nyanaeve surely misses Lan since her powers seem to be blocked untin Liandrin provokes her by insulting Lan. Lan himself is always a great thing to watch. His relationship with Moraine is really strained as she lost her powers but didn't sever the bond between them so he yearns to reconnect with her. The friends they are both staying with give him advice how to mend their relationship. I liked the final skirmish with the local variety of Nazgul. Though I don't know what Moraine was thinking, leaving her shelter alone late at night without having the One Power to defend her. She was obviously asking for trouble.
All this talking. I could barely keep myself awake. And though I think that the show will benefit from this in the long run, it shows for me what the writers neglected during the first season.
Shout by JasonBlockedParent2023-09-01T01:34:28Z
Inspired choice to start the series with a Bel Tine again. Very slow and set-uppy but that "coming soon" trailer leaves me with no doubt it's going to be so rewarding. I felt the very sparing use of Rand and Mat were very effective in this episode. From the glimpse we saw, I think Donal Finn's gonna be a great Mat!
Liandrin was the highlight of the episode for me! Never thought I'd think that from the books alone!