The Dragon Reread

We return once more for the premiere of season 2 of the Wheel of Time TV show! Our feeling for the first season was... less than positive. Will season 2 exceed our basement-level expectations?

• (00:18) - Intro

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Music: Intrigue by Alexandr Zhelanov licensed under CC-BY 4.0.

The party of mostly-Emond's-Fielders finally reaches the titular Eye of the World. They meet a very nice and very green man, then they meet a couple of very not-nice Forsaken. Then it's finally time for Rand and Ba'alzamon to settle their theological debate (with swords).

Your hosts are Jeff Lake, Micah Sparkman, and Alice Sullivan.

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Music: Treasures of Ancient Dungeon by Alexandr Zhelanov, licensed under CC-BY 3.0

With time growing short, the party turns to the Ways to reach the Eye of the World in time. The Ways are quite nice, if you like pitch blackness and gibbering madness creatures hounding you to death. They do make it to Fal Dara, where they find out just exactly who this Lan guy is.

Your hosts are Jeff Lake, Micah Sparkman, and Alice Sullivan.

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Moiraine and Lan (and Nynaeve!) rescue Perrin and Egwene from the Whitecloaks. Rand draws the attention of a princess, a prince, a queen, an Aes Sedai, a general, a soldier, and a beggar. That's how Two Rivers folk lie low.

Your hosts are Jeff Lake, Micah Sparkman, and Alice Sullivan.

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Rand and Mat hitchhike to Caemlyn, and are accosted by darkfriends at almost every stop. It's enough to make a man suspicious. They do make it to Caemlyn, where Thom's name opens some doors for them (and slams shut others).

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Perrin and Egwene are chased by some bad birds, and find refuge in a stedding. Their rest doesn't last long, as some Children of the Light arrive and inspire Perrin to turn some white cloaks red. Then Rand and Mat walk themselves into a trap and only escape via some lucky lightning.

Bonus: artist's rendition of Elyas Machera, Long Tooth.

Your hosts are Jeff Lake, Micah Sparkman, and Alice Sullivan.

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Egwene and Perrin spend some time absorbing immaculate vibes with the Tuatha'an while Rand, Mat, and Thom hasten south on a rivership. When the river crew reaches Whitebridge, things take a turn for the tragic, and Rand and Mat continue on with a lot less glee, man.

Your hosts are Jeff Lake, Micah Sparkman, and Alice Sullivan.

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In the cursed city of Shadar Logoth, the party's cozy camp is disrupted by Trollocs and a thing that eats Trollocs for fun. Some end up on a boat, some end up traveling with a wolf pack, and some are just trying to catch up.

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Rand and Mat get up to zany hijinks in Baerlon, if you consider antagonizing the Whitecloaks zany. Then their party must flee the town for (mostly) unrelated reasons. They end up in an even bigger, and much more evil city: Shadar Logoth.

Your hosts are Jeff Lake, Micah Sparkman, and Alice Sullivan.

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Music: Treasures of Ancient Dungeon by Alexandr Zhelanov, licensed under CC-BY 3.0

Rand, Mat, and Perrin (and Egwene and Thom) flee from trouble to trouble, pursued by ever-more-terrifying monsters. They make it across the river and to the "city" of Baerlon, where surely they'll be safe.

Your hosts are Jeff Lake, Micah Sparkman, and Alice Sullivan.

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Music: Treasures of Ancient Dungeon by Alexandr Zhelanov, licensed under CC-BY 3.0