Episode 7 teaser trailer

[Skipp]

 

Oh boy there is some stuff to unpack here.  Firstly what is going on with Perrin!?!  Seems we will be getting the first manifestations of his wolf brother powers.

First appearance of Min!

Blood snow!

The Black Wind whispering madness?

Actually, is it Perrins wolf powers or Min's viewings?

[flinn]

 What is the... anyone who goes to the eye who is not the DR will die? Does that include her and Lan?

 

 Seems like another one of those changes that just complicates things for no real reason.

[Skipp]

2 minutes ago, flinn said:

 What is the... anyone who goes to the eye who is not the DR will die? Does that include her and Lan?

 

 Seems like another one of those changes that just complicates things for no real reason.

I believe she is explaining that anyone who goes to the eye specifically to fight the DO will die.  Since Moiraine and Lan know they are not the DR they won't try and fight the DO.  Since she doesn't know which of the 5 are the DR if each of them goes to fight only the DR will survive. 

[Jaysen Gore]

3 minutes ago, flinn said:

 What is the... anyone who goes to the eye who is not the DR will die? Does that include her and Lan?

 

 Seems like another one of those changes that just complicates things for no real reason.

It shows how brave and strong all of these people are - to try and stop the DO, these 7 people - before any of them have their superpowers -  are going to play Russian roulette where the survivor is the accursed DR doomed to madness and breaking, and the rest will die. But it's a risk worth taking. It makes the emphasis superHERO instead of SUPERhero.

 

It's basically the GoTG scene where they decide to stop Ronnan, or Firefly, when they run the gauntlet to reach the planet with the virus that reated the Reavers

[notpropaganda73]

7 minutes ago, Skipp said:

I believe she is explaining that anyone who goes to the eye specifically to fight the DO will die.  Since Moiraine and Lan know they are not the DR they won't try and fight the DO.  Since she doesn't know which of the 5 are the DR if each of them goes to fight only the DR will survive. 

I didn't take it like that. I think she believes anyone going there will die unless they are the Dragon, with the DR being the only one with a chance to survive. 

 

It just adds tension. It's not as if travelling to the Eye in the book was a safe jaunt for everyone either

[thievingsackofpotatoes]

Love how the Black Wind seems to be speaking to Nynaeve in her OWN voice. I hope we get to hear this from multiple character perspectives (and it's in each of their voices).

 

Min looks great and love @Skipp suggestion that what we're seeing with Perrin might be a viewing. That is a cool way to incorporate her viewings rather than things simply floating around people's heads. Might more visually dynamic.

[TheDreadReader]

1 hour ago, flinn said:

 What is the... anyone who goes to the eye who is not the DR will die? Does that include her and Lan?

 

 Seems like another one of those changes that just complicates things for no real reason.

 

It probably serves two purposes.

 

1.) Give a plot/narrative reason for the others to stay behind and do other things to make the showdown at the Eye less confusing. 

2.) Maintain a degree of in-world mystery as to whether the DR is really the DR in the eyes of people in the show.   The DR proves they are the dragon 3 times before it is finally settled.  That can be pretty redundant in a film adaptation so building a little in-world are-they/are-they-not question makes sense to setup the next two.

 

The rather predictable response will be that many fans who were afraid that they were changing who the dragon is will continue to harp on that doubt.   But, the structure is present in the books, so it isn't all that big of a change for books 1 through 3.

 

 

[fra85uk]

These last two episodes have been filmed post covid lockdown, right?

I notice some improvements...

 

By the way, from the teaser it seems that Mat will not be there. So either he'll get another storyline at the  tower or problems with the actor obliged the showrunner to change the plot. I cannot really blame them (this time) but it's rather disappointing. 

 

[Ralph]

2 hours ago, Skipp said:

I believe she is explaining that anyone who goes to the eye specifically to fight the DO will die.  Since Moiraine and Lan know they are not the DR they won't try and fight the DO.  Since she doesn't know which of the 5 are the DR if each of them goes to fight only the DR will survive. 

 

I think it is clear in the extras she believes she is sacrificing herself also

Edited December 15, 2021 by Ralph

[themann1086]

Yeah, the first major lockdown happened before filming could begin on E7 and reporting suggests Barney left the show during this period. Probably had to do a lot of rewrites and some reshoots to make it work.

 

Also, it was pointed out in the E7 Prediction thread that there's a couple extra shots in the Instagram version of the teaser, specifically what appears to be Egwene channeling and a Trolloc in the Ways. I snipped the Trolloc, in the spoiler box in case you want to avoid it!

 

https://www.instagram.com/tv/CXgglqTgQfY/

Spoiler

 

 

Awesome ?

Edited December 15, 2021 by themann1086
added IG link

[DaddyFinn]

47 minutes ago, Ralph said:

 

I think it is clear in the extras she believes she is sacrificing herself also

I think that last sentence means her exile

[Ralph]

1 minute ago, DaddyFinn said:

I think that last sentence means her exile

Possible

[Elder_Haman]

52 minutes ago, Ralph said:

 

I think it is clear in the extras she believes she is sacrificing herself also

The extras could mean anything (and I'm not sure that they are even accurate as Rosamund as much as confirmed in a podcast interview that the ter'angreal took her into a dream shard. She definitely teased T'a'R .

 

But she's also giving off an "I'm never coming back" vibe. She may very well believe that she'll have to sacrifice herself to win at the Eye.

Edited December 15, 2021 by Elder_Haman

[Finnssss22]

No one noticing the rather large belly on that Aiel woman fighting???

 

[DaddyFinn]

5 minutes ago, Finnssss22 said:

No one noticing the rather large belly on that Aiel woman fighting???

 

Who could that be? ??

[Chadouken]

Rand saying he can't lose anyone else right after Moiraine tells them that everyone who isn't the DR will die if they go to the Eye is a pretty big indication that he is the Dragon Reborn.

 

I bet it's Rand ?

Edited December 15, 2021 by Chadouken
Typo.

[Jaysen Gore]

3 hours ago, Dead Warder said:

Yes, as well as the sound crew, the set director and sadly, the best boy grip. But they were smart enough to spare the horses from guaranteed death.

Of course they did. PETA is way more powerful than SAG. And the members are harder to replace...

[king of nowhere]

i noticed that the aiel woman looked like she was fighting with swords, and for a moment i was horrified. but looking better, they are long knifes.

that's of course the important part, not that she's pregnant

[Ralph]

3 hours ago, Jaysen Gore said:

Of course they did. PETA is way more powerful than SAG. And the members are harder to replace...

Bela and Mandarb will come save them all

[JaimAybara]

Machin Shin: hmmm, I’ll wait and find out. I always imagined it more desperate, pleading, chaotic, and excited or fervent to kill. It gave off a sense of urgency for me in the book and I wasn’t getting that from the trailer. All of the urgency is coming from the physicality of the wind but I didn’t really detect any urgency due to the sound. It Felt droning. This is probably nitpicky/can’t please everyone, I accept this, but I do think I will enjoy this more than Mashadar and Shadar Logoth. Also, Loial is leading them in the Ways in the teaser so this made me happy. 

[Jaysen Gore]

4 minutes ago, JaimAybara said:

Machin Shin: hmmm, I’ll wait and find out. I always imagined it more desperate, pleading, chaotic, and excited or fervent to kill. It gave off a sense of urgency for me in the book and I wasn’t getting that from the trailer. All of the urgency is coming from the physicality of the wind but I didn’t really detect any urgency due to the sound. It Felt droning. This is probably nitpicky/can’t please everyone, I accept this, but I do think I will enjoy this more than Mashadar and Shadar Logoth. Also, Loial is leading them in the Ways in the teaser so this made me happy. 

You do realize you're complaining about a 2 second sound clip in a 30 second teaser trailer?

[JaimAybara]

2 minutes ago, Jaysen Gore said:

You do realize you're complaining about a 2 second sound clip in a 30 second teaser trailer?

Easy does it, I also said I’ll wait and see. As well as that it sounds nitpicky. 

[Jaysen Gore]

40 minutes ago, JaimAybara said:

Easy does it, I also said I’ll wait and see. As well as that it sounds nitpicky. 

Sorry, I should have included the ?

[JaimAybara]

9 minutes ago, Jaysen Gore said:

Sorry, I should have included the ?

Ahhh fair haha. I am, what can I say. I’m trying to get out of head canon and what not. But there is a lot I’m liking from the teaser too. The portrayal of Aiel fighting prowess is looking top shelf. 

[Finnssss22]

The real question here is did you notice a certain whistler stepping out onto the stone platform of the Waygate?