This episode was FAR better than the pilot, which is great to see. Some of Moiraine's dialoge is a little info-dumpy, which can interrupt the plot and make it feel like an MMORPG, but all things considered I'm becoming more and more invested in the story, the world, and the characters with each passing episode.
Also man, when you're walking into a creepy abandoned city that even your enemy won't follow you into and the horses are spooked WHY WOULD YOU STAY? Why?
The first episode didn’t impress me that much and this second episode follows rhe same path. Will go on with the third episode but honestly think it will be the last.
Previous promotions of the series comparing it to The Game Of Thrones forced an exaggerated hype. What a tool modern media has become for marketing. I don't like to compare one show with another, for that every show has its own unique signature. I believe that Rosamund Pike was the wrong choice for this role and so far the show is a 6/10 for me.
Rather enjoyed this one. Except for the trollocs looking like they came from a PS2 cutscene. It's unfortunate because they burned through all the cool parts of the first book (White Cloaks, the flight from Taren Ferry, the night in Shadar Logoth) in one episode. At least there's more Padan Fain to look forward to.
Might be slightly better than the pilot, but still awful. I won't watch the rest, it feels like a big waste of time
Bruh, did you even read the book?
the questioner isn't smart enough to just ask the lady if she is an asdya or not ?? she can't lie even she wants
Can’t believe Matt. Moiraine tells a story about how this was the largest city. Lan says the darkness wiped out all living things. They see that even trollocs don’t want to enter the wall. Lan says don’t touch anything. The 2nd thing Matt does is grab some mysterious knife in the fireplace? What an idiot
I find it really entertaining to find allusions/references/plagiarisms to both Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" and Peter Jackson's adaptation and my Tolkienist heart is happy to know how superior they are to "The Wheel of Time". The ruins of Shadar Logoth, the local equivalent of the Mines of Moria, seem a tad Gondorian rather than Dwarvish, though. It does not really seem threatening or terrifying at first, at least not when Rand and Egwene start their exploration deed (explore Shadar Logoth - get 10 XP) -> at least this brought the game "The Lord of the Rings Online" to my mind and its "deeds" which you complete by visiting certain places in the game). I remembered Mat's finding the cursed dagger there so I was just waiting for him to come across it so that one can tick all the boxes. I am not sure how it was in the books, but in the show I had the impression that Mat's picking up the dagger somewhat "activated" the shadow monster? I am not sure whether such a connection was made in the novel.
The behaviour of the characters in the episode is mostly illogical, and there were some boring parts in it, but I found the song of Manetheren and the story behind it rather touching, maybe because the tale of the nation left by their allies to face the enemy alone is somewhat evocative of Polish history.
This show is an absolute train wreck of awfulness.
Touch nothing.
Promptly touches everything
This was somewhat better than the first episode.
At least the world doesn't look like a sterilized Disneyland anymore.
Shout by Marc FriedolinVIP 6BlockedParentSpoilers2021-11-19T14:43:29Z
What the fuck are those dialogues?
I can't remember that there were "no men at the white tower" being mentioned in the book.
And why is Rand so fucking hostile? Besides Egwene no one really trusts Moirane, but they are still respectful (mostly out of fear). I guess making the only white male act toxic was more important than staying at least partly true to the characters...