Yeah, I thought the exact same thing. I know they're trying to portray him as super-hot hyper-stud, but his character in the books was actually incredibly stuffy and serious. If he found out Gawyn was engaging in such activities, he would have given him a very stern talking to. Anyway. The show is determined to sex the story up, so it can be seen in the same light as Game of Thrones. But overall, I'm happy to say that I have very little to complain about with Ep.2. A couple of niggles, but overall, I think it may possibly be the best episode so far. Even though the writers still want to change events to make the story theirs instead of Jordan's, I felt like Ep.2 was actually beginning to "feel" like Wheel of Time in some scenes. (Finally!) I loved the journey back to the Two Rivers. (That scenery!!) 😍 I actually lolled at Mat a few times. Donal is fantastic. He's really beginning to feel like the Mat we know and love. And even though the plot points have been rearranged, I really enjoyed seeing the Trakand family and Elaida finally introduced into the story. Looking forward to seeing more of them in the future. Gaebril is interesting. According to the show's lore, the Forsaken were only released at the end of season 2. But Elayne treats Gaebril like a loving stepfather that she's known for years. That doesn't make sense. I'm going to guess that Rahvin has probably murdered the real Gaebril and is using some kind of glamour spell to appear in his likeness. Which works. I'm okay with that.

I guess the fact that in this version he's barely any taller than a human and from a distance could easily pass as one, means that he doesn't draw too much attention. 🤷‍♂️

Yes! Absolutely! That is NOT what that relationship was! I will grant that Moiraine and Siuan has SOMEWHAT of a reference from a time when they were young, but this has no reference at all. Imagine if, in Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings movies, Aragorn and Boromir suddenly started making out and feeling each other up!

Just finished watching Ep1. On the whole, it feels like a step up from the previous season. Rand and Mat are finally beginning to feel like themselves, with actual, y'know, personalities. But why oh why did they have to make Elayne and Aviendha lesbian lovers? I mean, they've already torpedoed so many book relationships in the previous seasons, but come on.

I see scenes that are recognizable from Shadow Rising, and I dare to let myself think... Maybe THIS TIME they'll finally get it right... I feel like such a sucker. -_-