The Wheel of Time
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The Wheel of Timeis at its best when it lets the wheel stop spinning.
Historically, the show has always benefited from narrowing its focus.
), this is a ton of fun.
So, I understand why thats the shows baseline approach.
But boy, is it nice whenThe Wheel of Timestops to …
I was gonna saysmell the roses, but not on this show.
No, this show only stops to rub its characters faces in the thorns.
So it is with this weeks episode, hands down the best of the young season so far.
Its task is simple.
Those who survive the ordeal exit as either clan leaders or Wise Ones, respectively.
you’re free to guess how Rands arms look when he exits, Ill bet.
Moiraines journey is comparatively simple to explain.
In some, she is Rands servant.
In some, Rand is hers.
In some, she subdues him.
In some, she kills him.
In some, they are lovers.
In some, she and Lanfear are lovers.
And in many many, many, many Lanfear kills her, over and over and over.
Rands journey, by contrast, takes him backward through time.
With each time warp, hes thrown back further and further into the bodies of his most influential ancestors.
This is, obviously, A Lot.
But I had faith in creator/showrunner Rafe Lee Judkins because he earned it during the last go-round.
You pack these infodumps into episode-long physical ordeals.
In short, you make the infodumpbitchin.
There are many ways to skin this particular cat, mind you.
Personally, I never understood the aversion to it.
Why not make those lessons more entertaining by delivering them while someone is getting their junk rubbed?
So it is here withThe Wheel of Time.
This isnt sexposition, obviously, even though Moiraines visions of the future are notably randy at times.
But it follows the sexposition playbook, simply substituting surrealism for nudity.
What Im saying is thatthis is television, baby.
Enjoy it while it lasts.
