Not everyone will like the show, no matter what they do. I'm hoping it starts off small and grows over the seasons as the books progress. Someone said they could build up to Dumai Wells and TG being the best scenes in TV history - if done right. Either way, they will pervert the books severely but that's how TV shows roll.
Absolute. Anyone delusional enough to want an actually faithful adaptation is setting themselves up for disappointment.
I think this is actually either Egwene dreaming or her Accepted test - she looks like she's in a novice dress. Later we see her having a post-coital moment with Rand, so it's either the ter'angreal messing with her or she's dreaming. Same with when she rises out of the ajah-colored paint. That's when she's raised to Accepted, or dreaming again.
I'm going to go with Dreaming. Her Dreams are always excellent foreshadowing, and should translate to the screen very well. I can't imagine her being raised to Accepted in this season. Nynaeve, perhaps, but I think Egwene's rise after she's captured by the Seanchan makes more sense, from her character perspective.
If you look on the right there is a Blue sister holding him - so he's shielded. I can't see it clearly but it might be Moiraine, not sure. It seems like he broke free and injured/killed the Sisters and now one has managed to shield him. One Aes Sedai holding Logain... LMAO.
You're reading too much into this. There could be an entire circle off screen holding him while Moiraine fights off whoever is coming to rescue him from the cave.
The shield could have also been woven by a circle, and held by Moiraine, using her angreal. Rand could break free when 3-4 Sisters, all weaker than Moiraine, were holding his shield, after he broke the knots of the other sisters who had abandoned the shield for the battle against the Shaido. Moiraine has a significant angreal, however. Her ability to hold a shield woven by a circle might match or exceed that of 3 sisters who were somewhat weaker than her.
Also, shielding Talents are a thing. No single sister has Breowyn's ability, but it's a gradation. Moiraine could be better at it than the average sister.
I'll give the channeling a chance - but it makes me nervous to see the AS apparently 'charging' their 'spells'... like the Green who stopped the arrows and Moiraine with her lightning. One of the OP's usual trademarks is to instantly cast lightning, fireballs or freeze things with Air. The Healing looks pretty good. There might be separate views when non-channelers and channelers look at each other e.g. the glow.
It didn't look like charging to me. More like weaving. And I'm not surprised they're showing weaving as a process. Not every Aes Sedai can instantly weave everything..sometimes, it takes time. Other sisters are more adept, and can weave faster.
Alanna was never shown to be the most adept channeler or anything, so I'm not miffed that she actually takes time to weave a relatively simple shield of Air.
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- 09/09/2021 07:23:11 PM
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