WoT Season 2 - I WATCHED ALL THE EPISODES TOPIC

[VooDooNut]

  On 10/4/2023 at 10:37 PM, Finnssss22 said:

Now let me just state right off the bat that this is premised with the assumption (and hope we all have) Mat will indeed be blowing what he needs to blow tomorrow night.

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"Is this a sex thing, or a murder thing?" Cause either way, I'd prefer he blows something next episode.

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[Guire]

  On 10/4/2023 at 11:28 PM, VooDooNut said:

"Is this a sex thing, or a murder thing?" Cause either way, I'd prefer he blows something next episode.

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In my best George Takei voice" Oh My".

[king of nowhere]

  On 10/4/2023 at 11:28 PM, VooDooNut said:

"Is this a sex thing, or a murder thing?" Cause either way, I'd prefer he blows something next episode.

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actually, he also has his subplot with the illuminators, I can't think they will cut out "dragons" from the story entirely (here being deliberately obscure to avoid having to use spoilers). and if they merged the ending of books 2 and 3, his first cue to go down that plot should be right now.

 

So, I'd prefer he blows two different things next episode.

[bluetear111]

Book 3 Spoilers

Do you think the show will do the

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stone of tear story line, and Be'lal, like at the end of TDR

Next season, or do you think the show might skip it and

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bring in callandor at a later point in time?

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If they do skip it, would Be'lal be one of the forsaken

not to appear in the show do we think?

#book 3 spoilers

#spoilers

[Samt]

  On 10/5/2023 at 4:05 PM, bluetear111 said:

Book 3 Spoilers

Do you think the show will do the

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stone of tear story line, and Be'lal, like at the end of TDR

Next season, or do you think the show might skip it and

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bring in callandor at a later point in time?

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If they do skip it, would Be'lal be one of the forsaken

not to appear in the show do we think?

#book 3 spoilers

#spoilers

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Be'lal is probably the least developed, most generic, and least used on the forsaken.  He's just the generic bad guy in Tear.  If Tear doesn't happen, I don't see how Be'lal won't be cut.  

 

[Ralph]

  On 10/5/2023 at 4:05 PM, bluetear111 said:

Book 3 Spoilers

Do you think the show will do the

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stone of tear story line, and Be'lal, like at the end of TDR

Next season, or do you think the show might skip it and

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bring in callandor at a later point in time?

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If they do skip it, would Be'lal be one of the forsaken

not to appear in the show do we think?

#book 3 spoilers

#spoilers

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assumed skipping and possibly the aiel will capture the castle in Falme instead

[Finnssss22]

  On 10/5/2023 at 4:09 PM, Samt said:

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Be'lal is probably the least developed, most generic, and least used on the forsaken.  He's just the generic bad guy in Tear.  If Tear doesn't happen, I don't see how Be'lal won't be cut.  

 

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Yeah I agree, I think it's a good bet he is cut along with Bathy and Mesaaaaaaaana. I feel Semirhage was also cut already and merged with Lanfear but that's my opinion and not confirmed yet.

I think we all hope and agree that we're getting Demandred so that only leaves Aginor and/or Rahvin depending if Semir is cut or not already.

 

Every thought in my head went directly to "What about Callandor?" the second I heard Rafe say s3 will be mostly book 4.

 

[Wassup]

  On 10/5/2023 at 4:05 PM, bluetear111 said:

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bring in callandor at a later point in time?

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If they do skip it, would Be'lal be one of the forsaken

not to appear in the show do we think?

#book 3 spoilers

#spoilers

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Didn’t Verin say something about a sword of fire and the branded hand that wields it?  Could that be a reference to Callandor and they  hangs what it is or is it the Rand’s blade of light?

 

[Samt]

  On 10/5/2023 at 10:59 PM, Wassup said:

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Didn’t Verin say something about a sword of fire and the branded hand that wields it?  Could that be a reference to Callandor and they  hangs what it is or is it the Rand’s blade of light?

 

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I suppose it could be, but essentially that same prophesy is present in the books and it isn’t about Callandor.  Rand brands his hands with the heron marked blade fighting Ishamael and later uses a blade made from the one power.  

[orbops]

Here's what Deadline's streaming viewer table for the week of 9/4 to 9/10 says, "Meanwhile, Prime Video’s original The Wheel of Time notched 515 million viewing minutes (same as last week) after releasing another new episode and moved up to No. 3 among originals."

[SinisterDeath]

  On 10/5/2023 at 11:31 PM, orbops said:

Here's what Deadline's streaming viewer table for the week of 9/4 to 9/10 says, "Meanwhile, Prime Video’s original The Wheel of Time notched 515 million viewing minutes (same as last week) after releasing another new episode and moved up to No. 3 among originals."

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Or the original source

https://www.nielsen.com/top-ten/

 

I can't be the only one sussing Amazon's numbers being the same two weeks in a row like... Did they forget to submit the numbers correctly? 

[Pandemonium]

  On 10/5/2023 at 11:31 PM, orbops said:

Here's what Deadline's streaming viewer table for the week of 9/4 to 9/10 says, "Meanwhile, Prime Video’s original The Wheel of Time notched 515 million viewing minutes (same as last week) after releasing another new episode and moved up to No. 3 among originals."

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That's a big win if Wheel of Time beat out Ahsoka.  I though Ahsoka was a very good show too

 

The season 2 finale was pretty solid.  I think season 2 wrapped up about as well as it could have, and we have a nice cliffhanger for season 3.  No spoilers here, but season 2 will have legs and build the audience up before season 3 drops.  

[Mailman]

Garbage season. Really hope it gets cancelled before it does too much damage to the IP to prevent another worthwhile attempt.

[Elder_Haman]

  On 10/6/2023 at 3:44 AM, Mailman said:

Garbage season. Really hope it gets cancelled before it does too much damage to the IP to prevent another worthwhile attempt.

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Sorry dude. This show definitely has legs. 

[Mailman]

  On 10/6/2023 at 4:59 AM, Elder_Haman said:

Sorry dude. This show definitely has legs. 

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So does the Kardashians but it does not make it good.

[Ralph]

  On 10/6/2023 at 12:23 AM, SinisterDeath said:

Or the original source

https://www.nielsen.com/top-ten/

 

I can't be the only one sussing Amazon's numbers being the same two weeks in a row like... Did they forget to submit the numbers correctly? 

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says only 12 Eps also. seems not updated? 

[Elder_Haman]

  On 10/6/2023 at 5:20 AM, Mailman said:

So does the Kardashians but it does not make it good.

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I’m sorry you dislike it so much. But for me, this is very good television. I’m eagerly awaiting season 3. 

[Mailman]

  On 10/6/2023 at 1:44 PM, Elder_Haman said:

I’m sorry you dislike it so much. But for me, this is very good television. I’m eagerly awaiting season 3. 

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I am glad you are enjoying it.

 

I truly wish I was enjoying it because I have loved the books for 30 years and was thrilled when I heard it was being made and the disappointment I feel now is huge.

[Elder_Haman]

  On 10/6/2023 at 1:50 PM, Mailman said:

I am glad you are enjoying it.

 

I truly wish I was enjoying it because I have loved the books for 30 years and was thrilled when I heard it was being made and the disappointment I feel now is huge.

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Just try to let go of your expectations. It’s a different turning of the Wheel or a portal world. I try enjoy it for what it is, instead of worrying about what it isn’t. 

[king of nowhere]

it is very good television. with the unfortunate exception of a few plot holes and inconsistencies. well, i long since gave up on the notion that any movie could have the same level of consistency as a book. some of that, i accept as a limitation of the medium. in a book you can put in a page of explanation, in television you cannot.

but really, moiraine using the power as a weapon and sinking a whole fleet of boats? I could almost hope they'll reveal her for a darkfriend, it would at least justify that

[Mailman]

  On 10/6/2023 at 1:54 PM, Elder_Haman said:

Just try to let go of your expectations. It’s a different turning of the Wheel or a portal world. I try enjoy it for what it is, instead of worrying about what it isn’t. 

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I don't consider it to be fantastic TV if not for my connection to the IP there is no way I would be watching it the writing has been barely CW level the world building and character development is poor and the CGI and battle/fight scenes have been atrocious.

[Elder_Haman]

  On 10/6/2023 at 1:59 PM, Mailman said:

I don't consider it to be fantastic TV if not for my connection to the IP there is no way I would be watching it the writing has been barely CW level the world building and character development is poor and the CGI and battle/fight scenes have been atrocious.

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I’m sorry, but the character development has not been “poor”. The CGI has been much improved this season. The fight scenes have been … mid … but I’ve seen far worse. 

 

  On 10/6/2023 at 1:59 PM, king of nowhere said:

sinking a whole fleet of boats?

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She didn’t. She sunk 3. The rest retreated, as Lan observed. 

[SinisterDeath]

  On 10/6/2023 at 9:00 AM, Ralph said:

says only 12 Eps also. seems not updated? 

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That would be the correct number of episodes.
8 first season.

11 episodes as of Aug 31/Sep 1st.

12 episodes as of Sep 7th/Sep 8th.

[king of nowhere]

  On 10/6/2023 at 2:04 PM, Elder_Haman said:

She didn’t. She sunk 3. The rest retreated, as Lan observed. 

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you get the point. she used the power as a weapon, despite it not being the last extreme to defend her life - she could have used it against the soldiers, but not the boats that hadn't even noticed her.

[Mirefox]

Season 1 was a 3/10, this season is a 5/10.  Better trash is still trash.  The effects, sets, acting, etc. were generally better this season.  The writing is still mediocre to borderline incompetent.