The Wheel of Time
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The bad news is that you probably shouldnt have had to wait eventhatlong.
Brother, Ill take all of that ya got.
Director Katherine B. McKenna understands the assignment, in the parlance of our times.
And being a queen, she rolls deep.
It falls to Lord Gaebril (Nuno Lopes), the queens consort, to tell her why.
Gaebril tells Elayne that things are going poorly for Queen Morgaise back home.
Elayne listens to all this with an open mind.
But she still chooses to stay in the White Tower and even convinces her imperious mother of its wisdom.
Heres her chance to make a difference.
But its not only a desire to see the job done that motivates Elayne.
(Hopefully while delivering quite a bit of dialogue with one of the best voices in Hollywood.)
The whole royal visit cramps Mat Cauthons style.
Theyve now been scared off by an invading force of the Children of the Light, a.k.a.
Indeed, Perrin is their actual target in the town.
Hes willing to surrender himself to spare the townsfolk further suffering.
But he and his companions arent the only supernaturally supercharged people Mrs. alVere is hiding in her attic.
(A pointed metaphor, that.)
Perhaps they fled the battle under duress, but by now theyve been missing a long time.
What have they been up to?
Halfway across the world, the other group marches on.
They welcome Rand as the prophesied figure who will save them and destroy them in the process.
Safety is a luxury the world no longer affords us.
But its the little things that make this episode superior to its predecessor.
Elaynes boozy chat with her stepdad, Gaebril, feels realistic and warm.
