#wot 2x08

[damnhotmsimmons]

"This braid will remind you that you are a part of us and we a part you. To be a woman is to be always and alone and never alone. So when the Dark surrounds you and you see no Light, feel this braid and know that we all stood before you. We stand with you."

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[marvelfanlife]

"Above the Watchers Over the Waves shall he proclaim himself, bannered 'cross the sky in fire." - Karaethon Cycle

THE WHEEL OF TIME | SEASON 2 EPISODE 8 | 'What Was Meant To Be'

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[thewholedamnboulangerie]

I’m feeling some kind of way about the fact that while every single one of the main characters contributed to the Falme battle in their own way, it was the three who spent most or all of the season feeling most powerless, lesser, or lacking who ended up helping in the most pivotal and powerful ways

#it’s about BALANCE!!! #I don’t have time right now to formulate this thought more coherently but I’m in my emotions gdi #wheel of time #wot show spoilers #wot 2x08 #egwene al'vere #mat cauthon #moiraine damodred

[backlandsofbutter]

did they have to make this scene this gay?

#not the best at making gifs but I had to #wot show spoilers #wot 2x08 #wheel of time #elayne trakand #nynaeve al'meara #elayne x nynaeve #elaynaeve

[iwillberunningfromdemons]

Thoughts about 2x08 - What Was Meant To Be (show + book spoilers)

Okay, I have a lot to say about this episode. Let's start at the beginning. The bit with Ishamael and Lews Therin Telamon... I mean, we all thought the fragment would be about the Breaking, right? Instead of that, we just got LTT sealing Ishy. Not a big deal, just not what I expected, but of course I'd like to see the prologue of EotW in live action, eventually. Hopefully next season?

The opening is back and I don't really get why. There didn't seem to be any visible changes to it.

The build-up of the episode is done really well. The set-up of the war of the Whites against the Seanchan, the interaction between Moiraine and Lanfear, between Lanfear and Ishamael, Egwene as part of the defense in the tower, Perrin, Elayne and Nynaeve trying to reach her and Mat being handed the dagger.

I really liked Moiraine and Lan's bit, them forming a bond again. I liked the reunion between Mat and Perrin, and between Perrin and Dain. In fact, I think I really enjoyed Perrin's storyline and that hasn't happened until now. This felt like the first time we actually saw Perrin from the books. How Geofram Bornhald kills Hopper (most heartbreaking moment for me) and how Perrin is just in rage and takes revenge for his good boy... And then the moment that Dain realizes this, wow, this was good.

They handled Mat's blowing on the Horn well enough, I think. I don't think the Heroes of the Horn looked cringy. Uno being a Hero is a creative way to keep him in the story, but yeah, to me he wasn't established well enough in the series. The thing I liked the most was Mat remembering who he actually is (and using the Old Tongue), although not enough information was given to show-only watchers.

I don't like Rand's storyline. He kills Turak without using his sword. I mean, does Rand in the show even have sword skills? I've never seen him use a sword (and I don't think he will become a Blademaster in the show). Then he gets shot by Mat's dagger spear, after which Elayne heals him (this dagger is a literal artifact of Shadar Logoth and she is not thát good at healing..), while Egwene is protecting them against Ishy (like, how?). Eventually Rand is able to stab Ishamael with his sword, but it was a small moment.

What I mean is that there were too many players in that moment (Egwene, Elayne, Nynaeve, Mat), while there should only have been Rand and Ishamael, so it doesn't feel like it is special that Rand is the Dragon Reborn. Instead, Moiraine just makes a dragon for him (that felt sad) and it feels not earned or something. Maybe Ishy and Rand fighting in the sky would have been cringy or something, but then Ishamael's defeat would have marked him the Dragon. Now, he has done almost nothing.

Sorry, I really want to like this show. I do like it, I think, just less than before this episode. I want them to show the importance of the Dragon. I want prophecies and the key moments from the books, because I think they are vital to the story.

Now another wait of 2 years, in which I'm certainly going to reread WoT. And in season 3 we are going to see a lot more Forsaken (like Moghedien, liked her performance).

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[fivefootsevn]

wot finale‼️ (end to beginning first watch)

*notes in asterisk are the unfiltered thoughts of my brain.)*

-*moghedien!! she’s giving very bjork and very “say when” on this fine evening

-the twist on the dragon banner was epic!!

-ta’veren drone shot baby, this is my NFL.

-rip to a true legend. ishy, history books will say you, lanfear, and lews were the best of friends. but we know better.

-egwene TANK al’vere‼️ that’s my girl!

-*is cauthor scar cake? it was the swirls. IM SORRY.

-hopper my baby, now you soar🥺

-lan is a beast and moiraine loves to dance!

-the weaves in this episode were excellent! gorgeous gorgeous cinematography😚🥲

rewatch notes

-i have a planned essay on why show ishamael is my favorite forsaken🥺

-ishy and lanfear solidarity🤞🏾

-mat. that’s the tweet.

-moiraine and lan bond! the needlepoint detail on the weaves is insannnne aaah! i froth.

-i love the whole season buildup of “turak the blademaster” just for rand to one shot him💀

-let renna be a lesson for anyone who wants to try egwene😗‼️

-another zinger from mat cauthon of the two rivers

-mat 🤝 old tongue me:🥲😖💓💓

#the wheel of time #wot on prime #wot s2 #wotfinale #wot 2x08 #mwah mwah kisses to all cast and crew

[isagrimorie]

EGWENE AL'VERE, EVERYBODY!

MY BABY GIRL.

FREED HERSELF, KILLED RENNA, AND STOOD UP TO A FORSAKEN'S FIRE POWER.

#egwene al'vere #wheel of time spoilers #wot 2x08

[aflawedfashion]

Moiraine & Lan | The Wheel of Time 2x08

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[lordgolden]

“Nynaeve should’ve healed Rand’s wound” “Nynaeve should’ve done something during the finale” like yeah she should have that’s the POINT! she’s gonna have a complex about it next season!!!! it will fuel her thoughts that she is a coward and make her more frustrated with her block!!!! that’s one of her main struggles!!!!!!!delicious

#like this was definitely very intentional #wot on prime #wot show spoilers #2x08 what was meant to be #wheel of time

[moirainelan]

The Wheel of Time 2x08 What Was Meant to Be

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[thewheeloftimesource]

EGWENE + HER BRAID

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[markantonys]

reddit:

literally every other WOT viewer in the world:

#they've been saying this ever since the finale aired and it drives me CRAZY #have your personal opinions all you want but to say that 2x08 was objectively a weak episode is simply not correct #cinematography acting vfx choreography music EVERYTHING was at the absolute top of its game #and despite being an Exciting Battle Episode it was completely anchored in character moments & emotional resonance which is no easy feat #so much going on yet there was time for every major character to get a huge developmental/emotional beat #(yes even those like nynaeve whose beat was a loss rather than a victory) #every season arc was either wrapped up in an immensely satisfying way or was set up for a deeper examination next season #and 90% of the general audience absolutely loved it #and yet reddit acts like it's an Accepted Fact that it was poor quality #just bc the book-to-show changes in that episode weren't to THEIR PERSONAL taste #touch grass #wot #seeing as season finales will always have the biggest moments it's kinda inevitable that hardcore book fans #will always be the most sensitive to any changes made in those particular episodes #not to mention that the changes made in eps 1-7 will snowball and culminate in the finale #so i feel like finales are always gonna be judged the most harshly by readers #like if dumai's wells isn't an exact 1:1 recreation of the book version #readers are 1000000% going to flip their shit no matter how objectively good the show's version actually is #wot book spoilers #for the replies

[ofthebrownajah]

At the C2E2 Brandon Sanderson panel. He had a few things to say re WoT show. He mentions that he tried with Perrin in the show and that Rafe and co were willing to go with his idea to have Perrin injure Master Luhhan but the Amazon execs shot it down. Brandon basically says not to get mad at the writers and that the show has really good writers and are trying their best and that a lot of factors are at play (strongly hinting that the higher up execs are the problem)

#c2e2 #brandon sanderson #wot show #i still am annoyed at his 2x08 comments #really interesting about the perrin layla stuff though #wot book spoilers

[mashithamel]

I was as frustrated as any every Nynaeve fan in 2x08 when Elayne had to prompt her to remember she was a Wisdom and could heal people without the One Power. Book Nynaeve doesn’t struggle with that, and it felt like the back half of the season just kept working to make Nynaeve look bad.

But then I started thinking about her overall arc, and about how eventually she’s in a cave, unable to use the One Power, and has to save a woman’s life to keep the world from literally ending if she doesn’t. This season, this episode, and this moment in particular could be a fabulous parallel/contrast to season 8 Nynaeve (willing it into being!!).

Season 2 Nynaeve is afraid of the power she could wield and doesn’t have a clue how she fits into the world any more. Like Moiraine said in 1x05, she can’t go back to who she was before, and she won’t be able to relate to the people she knew before in the same way. But she still hasn’t learned to appreciate it for the gift it is. Everyone has been telling her how special she is, but she hasn’t been able to demonstrate any actual results yet. In the arches she watches as everyone she loves is killed or lost because she’s unable to save them, with or without magic. And then in the back half of the season she trusts the wong person and gets betrayed, gets her best friend tortured and enslaved, accidentally exposes Ryma and she gets enslaved, and can’t seem to get back on the right foot from the moment she heads for Falme. Plus the bloody Daughter Heir of Andor got dragged along and gives her zero respect. She’s learned she really doesn’t know anything of this world and that it’s so much bigger than she thought. So when she’s faced with death and injury on the battlefield she’s paralyzed. She’s forgotten what’s she capable of, she’s afraid of failure, and she’s lost her confidence.

But season 8 Nynaeve will have mastered her powers, done the impossible more than once. She will have traveled the world and experienced so much of it. She will have been humbled by powerful women, and humbled powerful women herself. She will have earned her place in the world. And this time, when faced with the literal end of the world she will know that she is more than her magic powers and she won’t doubt or be paralyzed, she will be able to just act. And she’ll be amazing.

So, as a Nynaeve fan season 2 was disappointing in some ways. But I really, really hope that in the context of a full 8 seasons (it’s gonna happen!) it’ll make a lot of sense and make her growth believable. If that’s the way it goes, it’ll be so much more rewatchable and I might come to appreciate it.

#wheel of time #wot on prime #nynaeve al'meara #shower thoughts on 2x08

[shutupineedtothink]

Ohhhh my godddd???

I still believe in you… even when I don’t know the half of it (!!!)

I was only able to say we weren’t equals… because you’ve always been my better (!!!!!!)

LET ME BACK IN (recalling the same moment in 1x08 except now it’s possible???!!!!!!)

The weaves around them looking soooo magical, the foreheads, the 360 shots, them literally standing on a goddamn beach where the water is meeting the earth, the wind whipping around them, sun shining down

Fucking poetry before my eyes. Everything I wanted.

And then they kicked ass together in a way we haven’t seen since the Two Rivers.

Icons. Legends. Now NEVER separate them like that ever again.

#wheel of time #wot s2 #wheel of time 2x08 #moiraine damodred #lan mandragoran #moiraine and lan #wot #wot spoilers #wot s2 spoilers

[msmoiraine]

Probably one of the Top 10 best things about the wot s2 finale is that it happened during the day. And I know it was also daytime in the books but I'm just saying that I didn't even realize that I forgot to turn my brightness to 200% when I was watching because I could actually see everything.

#didn't even realize it wasn't dark till i got on here and saw all the gifsets and screencaps of lanfear and moghedien #100000000/10 #i love you wot s2 finale #2x08 what was meant to be #wot on prime #wot show spoilers