Wheel Takes

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Wheel Takes episodes

July 08, 2020 tDR (Ch26-27): I'd Rather Die than Share a Twin Bed
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In this week's episode, Ali and Gus explore the storerooms of the White Tower; Nynaeve demonstrates her adeptness with construction (and destruction) tools; Egwene gets dreamy; and none of the boys are having a good time.

Material covered in this episode: Chapters 26 and 27 of THE DRAGON REBORN.

This episode contains SPOILERS through Chapter 27 of THE DRAGON REBORN.

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Music by Alexander Nakarada. Art by Collin Rice.
1 hr 16 min
July 01, 2020 tDR (Ch24-25): Oh, Are We Killing the Poor?
In this week's episode, Ali and Gus see the triumphant return of Ali's favorite character (you know who I mean); Mat maybe is a little less of a trash king than Ali had thought; Lanfear continues to snark and body shame; and the Wonder Girls decline to trust anyone.

Material covered in this episode: Chapters 24 and 25 of THE DRAGON REBORN.

This episode contains SPOILERS through Chapter 25 of THE DRAGON REBORN.

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Music by Alexander Nakarada. Art by Collin Rice.
1 hr 30 min
June 25, 2020 tDR (Ch21-23): Is She About to Be Julius Caesar'd?
In this week's extra long episode, Ali and Gus join Egwene as she spends some time with a lot of dusty old bones and one excitable old Aes Sedai; string theory and Schrodinger get tossed around; Egwene walks through some archways and has a bad time; and a whole new dreamy world gets some fresh illumination.

Material covered in this episode: Chapters 21, 22 and 23 of THE DRAGON REBORN.

This episode contains SPOILERS through Chapter 23 of THE DRAGON REBORN.

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Music by Alexander Nakarada. Art by Collin Rice.
2 hr 22 min
June 19, 2020 tDR (Ch19-20): Unearned Confidence
WEEK OF WHEEL TAKES: DAY FIVE OF FIVE

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In today's episode, Ali and Gus bring their week of wheel takes to a close with a brand new point of view character; Lanfear proves herself to be easily the best salesperson on Team Darkfriend, though she's oddly contemptuous of Ba'alzamon; Siuan engages with the common man; and Ali might be coming around on a certain someone.

Material covered in this episode: Chapters 19 and 20 of THE DRAGON REBORN.

This episode contains SPOILERS through Chapter 20 of THE DRAGON REBORN.

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Music by Alexander Nakarada. Art by Collin Rice.
1 hr 29 min
June 19, 2020 tDR (Ch17-18): Magic Croissants
WEEK OF WHEEL TAKES: DAY FOUR OF FIVE

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In today's episode, Ali and Gus watch Elaida act almost as sketchy as Sheriam; Egwene wrestles with her desire to blow things up; Mat demonstrates his best yoga techniques; and Siuan doesn't mention fish at all.

Material covered in this episode: Chapters 17 and 18 of THE DRAGON REBORN.

This episode contains SPOILERS through Chapter 18 of THE DRAGON REBORN.

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Music by Alexander Nakarada. Art by Collin Rice.
57 min
June 18, 2020 tDR (Ch15-16): The "I'm Hot" Defense
WEEK OF WHEEL TAKES: DAY THREE OF FIVE

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In today's episode, Ali and Gus need to get a room; Galad is unaware of the effect he has on women; a Gray Man shows up (kind of?); and Sheriam is acting very strange, although that might just be because Gus messes up her accent.

Material covered in this week's episode: Chapters 15 and 16 of THE DRAGON REBORN.

This episode contains SPOILERS through Chapter 16 of THE DRAGON REBORN.

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Music by Alexander Nakarada. Art by Collin Rice.
1 hr 15 min
June 16, 2020 tDR (Ch13-14): Big Karen Energy
WEEK OF WHEEL TAKES: DAY TWO OF FIVE

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In today's episode, Ali and Gus join the Wonder Girls as they learn of their upcoming punishments (and rewards); Siuan Sanche reinforces just how much she loves fish; a new undercover operation is put into effect which Ali is not so sure about; and we spend a LOT of time trying to remember irrelevant factoids.

Material covered in this episode: Chapter 13 and 14 of THE DRAGON REBORN

This episode contains SPOILERS through Chapter 14 of THE DRAGON REBORN

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Music by Alexander Nakarada. Art by Collin Rice.
1 hr 15 min
June 16, 2020 tDR (Ch11-12): Such a Red
THAT'S RIGHT, IT'S A COMPLETELY UNANNOUNCED #WEEKOFWHEELTAKES!!!! Five episodes coming your way this week!

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In today's episode, Ali and Gus navigate the White Tower, where public opinion is starting to erode; it's a bad time to be a False Dragon; and Siuan talks about Fish.

Material covered in this episode: Chapters 11 and 12 of THE DRAGON REBORN.

This episode contains SPOILERS through Chapter 12 of THE DRAGON REBORN.

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Music by Alexander Nakarada. Art by Collin Rice.
1 hr 14 min
June 11, 2020 tDR (Ch9-10): Egwene al'Vere, Trauma Dumpster
In this week's episode, Ali and Gus snuggle with an old, furry friend; Mat does his best doormat impression; Dain Bornhald flails (at least according to Ali); and the Wonder Girls manage to screw everything up.

Material covered in this episode: Chapters 9 and 10 of THE DRAGON REBORN.

This episode contains SPOILERS through Chapter 10 of THE DRAGON REBORN.

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Music by Alexander Nakarada. Art by Collin Rice.

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1 hr 26 min
June 03, 2020 tDR (Ch7-8): Cheese and Weariness
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In this week's episode, Ali and Gus manage to spend 26 minutes on a 6 page long chapter; Perrin gets some more information about his greatest fear; Moiraine shows off her abilities as an Angler; and there's a guy whose name sounds exactly like "gnome".

Material covered in this episode: Chapters 7 and 8 of THE GREAT HUNT.

This episode contains SPOILERS through Chapter 8 of THE GREAT HUNT.

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Music by Alexander Nakarada. Art by Collin Rice.
1 hr 13 min

About Wheel Takes

From the publisher's feed

An irreverent journey through Robert Jordan's THE WHEEL OF TIME, hosted by Gus (who has read the whole series) and Ali (who has not). New episodes weekly!