The Wheel of Time
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There are two kinds of writers, according toGame of Thrones/House of the Dragondemiurge George R.R.
Some, like Martins idol and inspiration, J.R.R.
It may seem random or haphazard, and its definitely overwhelming to look at at first.
But eventually, a picture emerges, one that clearly communicates the artists ideas and emotions.
So far, so good, right?
The Aes Sedai were formed with this in mind.
This is a grievous crime.
Anyway, all hell breaks loose.
Killing off several supporting characters, Liandrin and company loot the White Towers library of magical artifacts and escape.
Naturally, Rand, the Dark Ones nemesis, is tops on their hit list.
Now the question of what to do next is more pressing than ever.
Tough to blame him, too, considering how many friends hes now accrued.
Im grabbing a beer; this is hard work.)
To force Rands hand, Moiraine and Lanfear concoct a plan.
What neither woman counts on is, well, other Forsaken.
The Gray Man nearly kills Nynaeve before all is said and done.
(Like virtually everybody on this show who gets stabbed or zapped, she gets better.
Magic is a hell of a universal health-care system!)
Nevertheless, Moiraine and Lanfears conspiracy works … sort of.
The big groupdoesbreak up.
I believe theres a technical term for all this: a lot.
To be honest, the show, which I enjoy quite a bit, suffers from it.
This is a generous way of saying, This episode is incoherent.
But its incoherent like a fox, or at the very least its incoherent on purpose.
Its a full-fledged old-school big-budget genre-show season premiere is what it is.
The chaotic riot of information and sensation that follows from this is not a bug, its a feature.
At least thats the idea, I think.
That said, it may or may not be your thing.
Hell, it may or may not bemything!
Thats an apples-to-apples comparison in which the earlier apple is clearly superior.
I bet you therell be something to see.
