The Wheel Of Time - Blog Posts
The only reason that I was able to say that you're not my equal is that I've known one thing to be true since the day we met. You have always been my better.
been rewatching the wheel of time lately and one scene won't leave my mind. the one where ishamael asks if lanfear is going to betray him and she gives him that devilish smile and says "obviously š¤š¤"
first of all this woman looks like she was just let out of a psych ward. good for her. i love and support her.
second of all this is durgetash to me. this is SO durgetash to me.
heās so handsome but so evil i love him and i canāt stand his ass
Jay Duffy as Dain Bornhald in The Wheel of Time 3.07
Mat CauthonĀ (DĆ³nal Finn) inĀ The Wheel of TimeĀ Season 3 Episode 1
also the sneak peak showed that all aes sedai should carry sone kind of weapon with them. I mean Lean DESTROYED that black ajah girl š
This show is criminally underrated š
POV: me entering March as a WoT fan
Daughter of the Night š
wow. watching the wheel of time in the daytime is so difficult
"Just a bunch of women in their 40s and 50s shredding each other, and it is wonderful to behold." - showrunner Rafe Judkins on the opening of The Wheel of Time season 3
Okay. So, the thing I was spoiled on was Siuanās death. So itās hard to say what my actual reaction is to that. Because I knew it was coming. But one thing is for sure: I think it's stupid and I think the justifications that Rafe gives for it are stupid too. But to be honest, book!Siuan has been dead a while, and they only ever let glimpses of her out anyways.
Last season, people got mad at those of us who were angry with what the show did to Siuan's character-- making her literally the opposite of her book character and using her storyline as an accessory to Moiraine's rather than her own-- saying 'wait, you'll see/you can't keep everything in the books/trust the process/you guys never like anything the show does'. Many of us felt less enamored with the show and the fandom after that, some haven't been posting and some haven't been watching.
I hate saying we told you so, but we did. They killed off Siuan, a character whose biggest storyline comes after she was deposed, not before, to give Moiraine the reaction that lets her 'kill' Lanfear. They decided that everything Siuan does after she is deposed-- guiding Egwene, becoming a mentor to her and a secret force of support to her, telling a story about how a woman who has lost everything comes back and finds a purpose-- is less important than finding a will for Moiraine to do something that she had already planned to do.
And let's talk about Moiraine for a second, without the Twisted Doorway, what was Moiraine's cutting Lanfear's throat really worth?? That is the exact same injury that Lanfear healed herself from in season two, she isn't out of commission, and if she is, that's just another inconsistency they've introduced. As for Moiraine without the Tower of Ghenjei to be trapped in, I doubt this is actually 'her death' or we would have had more of a reaction and them talking about it in the actor conversation afterwards. So, we have Moiraine, who has hardly any story left, alive and not trapped and Siuan, who has plenty of story left, dead. I don't know who they will have fill Siuan's role if they fill it at all, whether it will be Leane or Moiraine, or if Moiraine will maybe take Cadsuane's role. But this sucks, completely cutting off Siuan's storyline to add to Moiraine's story in such a minor way. I think it would be horrible to do regardless of who played Moiraine and Siuan, but I think that it must be said that it is an especially bad look that they have seemingly extended the white actress/character's storyline while prematurely cutting off the black actress/character's storyline.
As for Rafe's justifications that Siuan's story after her deposition is 'not at the forefront' and that he wanted Sophie Okonedo to be able to have a big moment before leaving, what complete fucking bullshit. As I've already discussed Siuan's most meaningful plot was ahead of her, Siuan with the wondergirls in Salidar especially Egwene was iconic and important. And Sophie's big moment and monologue could have easily come before her being stilled, not her being killed. And even if the show felt like they couldn't have justified keeping an actress like Sophie on for more seasons cost wise, the book gave them the perfect out--after being stilled, Siuan is de-aged, she could have easily been recast with a cheaper actress. The truth is that the showrunners and writers never respected Siuan as a character outside of her relationship with Moiraine and don't really care about a lot of elements of the story that are important.
THE WHEEL OF TIME 1.06 | 3.05
Moiraine & Siuan
The Wheel of Time s03e05
Where is Moiraine Sedai? She's been exiled. I'm sure she still writes you. I remember when you were a novice, fawning over her like a lovesick puppy. That was a long time ago. People don't change.
SOPHIE OKONEDO as SIUAN SANCHE The Wheel of Time 3.5 | "Tel'aran'rhiod"
Siuan Sanche and Moiraine Damodred 3.05 | Tel'aran'rhiod
So Siuan and Moiraine deffo boned in the hut, right?
Siuan Sanche waits for only one woman
ELAYNE TRAKAND & AVIENDHA 3.01 - To Race the Shadow
Sophie Okonedo on why she had to do The Wheel of Time. (x)
The intimacy of creating a new language with your lover; an exchange of love through words that are meant to be understood only between you two. A love that is hidden between lines, but speaks volumes.
I thought we'd have more time. We always think that, don't we? One day we will. In this life or the next.
SIUAN & MOIRAINE | THE WHEEL OF TIME (2021ā )
Swear your oath, Moiraine Sedai.
Rafe Judkins: Theyāre such fascinating characters in the books and they have, you know, especially when you read New Spring, they have - I mean, for a queer person reading the books, it feels very explicit. Like, oh, theyāre just saying it. They clearly say it. But I think that relationship is one of the core relationships for Moiraine, obviously, in the entire series in The Wheel of Time (ā¦) The goal was, in that scene at least, to see something akin to a marriage bond between these two women, a bond of trust in a world where you canāt trust anyone. ā for Empire Magazineās Spoiler Special Film Podcast
New Spring is just a Moiraine/Siuan fic that occasionally remembers it is supposed to be a Wheel of Time prequel.
SIUAN SANCHEĀ & MOIRAINE DAMODRED expectation vs. reality
NEW YEAR, NEW FONTS ā @usergif's typography challenge DAY 2: Only One
These are new. A year, maybe two. You've been gone such a long time.
