![]() So, the show is not guilty of the objectifying female treatment brought on (mildly) by the books. No, the women of The Wheel of Time TV series are the complete package: the strong and the vulnerable with the same degree of character development as the men. No titillating the audience for the sake of the male gaze here! Thankfully, while imperfect (the first episode senselessly kills a female character to give a male character pain – a cliche I hate), the series gives the women their due. I admit I’ve never been able to get through all the books even though they’re excellent, primarily because of some sexist and objectifying descriptions of female characters in the early novels. EVERYTHING COMES TOGETHER TO CREATE MAGIC ![]() And for all the young viewers out there, the teen romance between Rand and Egwene is sweet, complicated, and promising. ![]() Nevertheless, the possible Lan and Nynaeve romance is one for the ages. So, it would be nice to see more of that in the series!Ĭurrently, the relationship between Lan and Moiraine is more ambiguous – but overall, it seems more like platonic love than romantic. The chivalric love from the past influences all love stories today. However, I was a bit disappointed there wasn’t more of a romance between an Aes Sedai and a Warder in a Lady and Knight kind of way. RELATED: Until We Meet Again Movie Review: Is the New Romance Film Worth Watching? Without giving much away, episode four takes the slow-build relationship between Nynaeve and Lan to intriguing levels, making me a huge fan of the pairing. I’m sensing a soul connection, and I am here for it. Lan may even be a Byronic Hero. While Moiraine and Lan are the most compelling characters and actors, the growing love story between Lan and Nynaeve is alluring and epically romantic. Photo Credit: Sony Pictures Television/Amazon Studios THE STORY OF THE WHEEL OF TIMEĮgwene and Rand. After Lan and Moiraine, he may be my favorite character. Rounding out the cast (although so far he’s only recurring) is Alexandre Willaume as Thom Merrilin, a gleeman and also a Strider/Aragorn-like mysterious figure. The Wheel of Time also focuses on five young characters - Rand al’Thor (Josha Stradowski), Egwene al’Vere (Madeleine Madden), Perrin Aybara (Marcus Rutherford), Mat Cauthon (Barney Harris), and Nynaeve al’Meara (Zoë Robins), all from the small town Shire-like setting called the Two Rivers. The Amazon original show stars Rosamund Pike as the magical Aes Sedai Moiraine (a channeler of the One Power) and her Warder Lan Mandragoran (similar to a Lady’s Knight) played by Daniel Henney. RELATED: Review: Shadow and Bone – An Irresistible New Romantic Fantasy The actors are also the perfect fit for the characters they play – the leading ensemble cast all deliver strong performances that make the show even more engrossing. Each character has their own motives, hopes, dreams, fears, insecurities, strengths, and weaknesses, making it easy to empathize and connect with everyone. ![]() What makes the series stand out, however, is the well-developed, three-dimensional characters. It is full of the standard high fantasy elements one expects from the genre – an epic struggle between good and evil, prophesies, magical creatures, a hero’s quest, memorable friendships, epic love stories, and more. The Wheel of Time begins by introducing the main characters and their world.
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