The Wheel of Time
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A rowdy, bawdy drinking song is always gonna win me over.
Im too big a fan ofLes MiserablesandZZ Topto feel otherwise.
My notes read, in bold caps,ITS VERYWICKER MANAND IT RULES.
Its also revealing, I think, of the bindThe Wheel of Timefinds itself in.
But more importantly, its stranded neatly between the shows two more or less incompatible strengths.
On the other hand, the shows standout episodes and sequences are invariably the ones that really stand alone.
But you dont need to be a full capsule episode or a 20-minute cold open to pop like that.
Alaynes song does that.
), and thats that.
But what it really does is, to quoteBarton Fink, burst into joyous song.
Its a full-fledged musical number in the middle of the high-fantasy saga about the power of polyamory or whatever.
It does so for the show at the same time.
So Egwene pulls a very, very shrewd maneuver if youre approaching things from a wronged girlfriend perspective.
She confronts Rand about his infidelity and his stupidity in falling for a Forsaken.
But hell have no way to walk back his rejection of Egwene now, no matter what.
(At least, I think.)
I wouldnt hold my breath on this show.
But Alsera (Julie Van Leeuwen), the adorable little girl Rand has befriended, isnt so lucky.
And no matter how much he rages, its to no avail.
Death is the one thing no one can use the One Power to heal.
Everything short of death, though?
Its cool, theyve got this.
(Aes Sedai cant heal themselves directly.)
Thom Merrilins return serves much the same purpose later on.
Cue The Hills of Tanchico!
