Her quest leads her to Emond’s field, a peaceful village that’s part of the Two Rivers, where she spots five characters, either of whom could be the chosen one. Moiraine, the most powerful of them, is on a quest to find the Dragon Reborn, a chosen one of sorts that will bring an end to the looming darkness that threatens to rear its ugly head after being caged by the “Dragon” years ago. After the breaking of the world that left men unable to wield the power of magic without being driven to madness, the ones leftover with the ability are hunted down by the Aes Sedai, a powerful organization full of women capable of channeling immense magic. The Wheel of Time pilot episode does a fairly decent job overall of laying out the core conflict and stakes of the overarching story, while simultaneously delivering things that newbie fans of a fantasy series would expect from a show of this stature. Without any futher build-up then, let’s go. Likewise, for those wondering just how accessible the show is, once again, you’ll get a better understanding here than in some of the other reviews penned by book fans out there as I’m literally writing from the perspective of a curious TV Show watcher without critiquing the shows’ faithfulness. But for those like me who haven’t read the books yet and are still wondering whether to take the plunge towards the show, these reviews should hopefully help you decide better. You’ll also likely not find any hints towards future setups, only guesses. So for all those looking for comparisons to the book, you’re not finding it in my reviews. Of course this means I’ll always be several steps behind and without much knowledge of how the series unfolds in the future, but it should at least make for an enriching TV experience if the show turns out to be good. Fortunately, I resolved that dilemma and, deciding to keep research aside, I jumped into the show right away, one episode at a time, as with Game of Thrones. Part of it stemmed from the fear of coming across as uninformed in my reviews and possibly angering or upsetting fans of the community. I was caught between trying my best to research every aspect of it before diving in, or reading up the bare minimum and let the show guide me towards the details. Unfortunately, like the former series, I haven’t read The Wheel of Time at all, which led to my trepidation to approaching the series. Unlike Game of Thrones however, The Wheel of Time is complete, giving showrunner Rafe Judkins full clarity on how the show ends. Producer Rosamund Pike herself emphasized on how crucial it is that they do not mess this up. They want a series that’s faithful to the books while being as good and as popular as it can be so that the network sees it through the end. But fans don’t care for that sort of stuff. Martin’s Game of Thrones are frequent, the latter more so because it’s one of the most well known big-budget fantasy series based on a book to exist as a TV Show while also having a significant impact on making studio executives understand the importance of one uber-successful show. And comparisons to Tolkein’s The Lord of the Rings and George R. Robert Jordan’s fantasy is a monumental piece of storytelling that spans 14 books, the last three of which were completed after his death. If you’ve been keeping tabs even remotely, you’ll understand just how important this adaptation is to fans of the book series. Like TV Shows themselves, the hype surrounding Amazon’s The Wheel of Time has its own set of tropes.
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