Tar Valon Or Bust

By Jenn Northington and Preeti Chhibber

Longtime fans Jenn and Preeti revisit the Wheel of Time series in preparation for the TV show’s launch, and dig into their personal connections with the books, how well they hold up, and what they thi... more

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Tar Valon Or Bust episodes:

May 01, 2025 Music in the Wheel of Time, with Bryan Dunn
A very special bonus episode! Jenn and musician Bryan Dunn reunite to nerd out over music in fantasy adaptations, from The Hills of Tanchico and Sing of Manetheren to songs from the Witcher, Game of Thrones, and Lord of the Rings; Bryan has two very excellent theories, involving Beyoncé and Ishamael respectively; and Jenn learns a bunch of things about vowel sounds.

Nikhil Koparkar - Reddit AMA about The Hills of Tanchico (https://www.reddit.com/r/WoTshow/comments/1k5d09u/im_nikhil_koparkar_composer_for_the_wheel_of/?rdt=47060)

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57min
April 23, 2025 A Memory of Light: Chapters 38 - Epilogue
It's the end?!!! Well, an end. Join Preeti and Jenn for a very extended discussion on their feelings about how things get wrapped up, what they were very wrong about just one episode ago, and for what comes next for Tar Valon or Bust. Spoiler alert: There is more!

Payal Mehta's Romance Revenge Plot is out now!

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2h 38min
April 21, 2025 The Wheel of Time S3 E8: He Who Comes with the Dawn
Join Preeti and Jenn as they discuss this absolute JAW-DROPPER of a finale (also can someone please let us know when Season 4 is confirmed, and can that be AS SOON AS POSSIBLE).

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1h 7min
April 16, 2025 A Memory of Light, Chapter 37 (The Second Half-Ish)
FEELINGS. JUST NONSTOP FEELINGS, Y'ALL.

Next episode: Chapters 38 - Epilogue, airing (probably) next week.

Bryan Dunn's album Zapgun! [Bandcamp]

Payal Mehta's Romance Revenge Plot is out now!

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2h 14min
April 10, 2025 The Wheel of Time S3 E7: Goldeneyes
In which Preeti and Jenn have SO MANY FEELINGS about Perrin and his greatly accelerated, wildly changing (!?) storyline, plus some speculation about character changes for Dain and Galad, Lord Luc, and Loial.
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1h 5min
April 04, 2025 The Wheel of Time S3 E6: The Shadow in the Night
In which Preeti and Jenn theorize about Liandrin's plot arc, are extremely creeped out by Moghedien, can't get enough of Mat and Thom, still love Rand, and are mildly confused by Sammael.
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1h 1min
April 04, 2025 The Wheel of Time S3 E5: Tel'Aran'Rhiod
The hits keep on coming! Jenn and Preeti talk about how delighted they are with Lan and Moiraine, Egwene and the Wise Ones, Perrin and Faile ... basically everything except the White Tower shenanigans.
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51min
March 27, 2025 A Memory of Light, Chapter 37 (The First Half-Ish)
In which Preeti talks about ugly crying multiple times, Jenn confesses some feelings about wizard battles, Tragic Flaws are examined, and somehow that's only half of this chapter.

Next episode: The second half-ish of Chapter 37

Payal Mehta's Romance Revenge Plot is out now!

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1h 40min
March 21, 2025 The Wheel of Time S3 E4: The Road to the Spear
Preeti and Jenn are VERY INTO this episode, and also have so many feelings about how intense it is. Rhuidean, y'all!!!
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42min
March 21, 2025 The Wheel of Time S3 E3: Seeds of Shadow
Jenn and Preeti talk about how refreshing it is to have real motivations for villains and Perrin actually getting to develop as a character, disagree about Elaida (in more than one way), are concerned about Min, and more.
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54min

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