Wheel Takes

WEEK OF WHEEL TAKES THREE (Part 3 of 4)

In today's episode, Ali is disappointed at having been right about someone's retirement plans, Padan Fain makes a lot of incorrect assumptions about other cultures he doesn't know anything about, and Loial desperately tries to avoid getting cooties.

Material covered in this episode: Chapters 34 and 35 of THE GREAT HUNT.

This episode contains SPOILERS through Chapter 35 of THE GREAT HUNT.

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Music by Alexander Nakarada. Artwork by Collin Rice.

WEEK OF WHEEL TAKES THREE (Part 2 of 4)

In today's episode we spend some time with the outrageously thirsty Cairhienin nobility, Rand realizes that he actually knows even less about things than he had thought, and Mat looks pale and sickly. Moreso than usual.

Material covered in this episode: Chapters 32 and 33 of THE GREAT HUNT.

This episode contains SPOILERS through Chapter 33 of THE GREAT HUNT.

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Music by Alexander Nakarada. Artwork by Collin Rice.

WEEK OF WHEEL TAKES THREE (Part 1 of 4*)

In today's episode, Ali and Gus return to Ali's least favorite city, where the gang gets back together and Ali has second thoughts about how terrible a certain character might be.

Material covered in this episode: Chapters 30 and 31 of THE GREAT HUNT.

This episode contains SPOILERS through Chapter 31 of THE GREAT HUNT.

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*We're doing 4 episodes this week instead of 5 because Monday was our Engage-iversary.

In this episode, Ali and Gus meet the Seanchan, get into discussions about accents and dialects, and applaud Bayle Domon for his doo-be-doo-be-doo refrain of IT DO NO BE MY BUSINESS.

Material covered in this episode: Chapter 29 of THE GREAT HUNT.

This episode contains SPOILERS through Chapter 29 of THE GREAT HUNT.

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In this episode, Ali and Gus have the misfortune of once again encountering Selene, a whole new culture is introduced (or at least the glimmers of one), and Ali laments the inadequate lengths that explosives manufacturers appear to have gone to to protect against conflagration.

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Material covered in this episode: Chapters 27 and 28 of THE GREAT HUNT.

This episode contains SPOILERS through Chapter 28 of THE GREAT HUNT.

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In this episode, Ali and Gus reconnoiter with yet another old friend, Ali's worst fears about Cairhien are confirmed and bring about some deeply buried eyepatch-related trauma from middle school, and, once again, there's a whole bunch of prophecies and imagery that we get to talk about because THE GREAT HUNT is completely chock-full of lore.

Material covered in this episode: Chapters 25 and 26 of THE GREAT HUNT.

This episode contains SPOILERS through Chapter 26 of THE GREAT HUNT.

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In this episode Ali and Gus celebrate the Return of a particularly thirsty queen, Ali relishes the fact that some of her theories might be bearing fruit, and we spend some time discussing the nitty gritty details of Andoran inheritance law.

Material covered in this episode: Chapter 24 of THE GREAT HUNT.

This episode contains SPOILERS through Chapter 24 of THE GREAT HUNT.

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WEEK OF WHEEL TAKES, DAY 2 (of 5)!

In this episode, Ali and Gus join Nynaeve on a journey through some arches, find a hairstyle that might just be worse than the hairstyle they discussed a couple of episodes ago, and Ali breaks down her thoughts on the 3 Oaths.

Material covered in this episode: Chapter 23 of THE GREAT HUNT.

This episode contains SPOILERS through Chapter 23 of THE GREAT HUNT.

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WELCOME TO ANOTHER WEEK OF WHEEL TAKES! We got so much positive feedback about our first Week of Wheel Takes that, once again, we're uploading an episode EVERY WEEKDAY THIS WEEK!

In this episode, Gus and Ali look into the finer points of translation of certain specific prophecies that may or may not involve the Dragon Reborn (because Moiraine doing it too), Ali has a brain blast about what might have happened to Padan Fain to make him so exceptionally cartoonish in his evilness, and an oft-neglected Darkspawn makes an appearance.

Material covered in this episode: Chapter 22 of THE GREAT HUNT.

This episode contains SPOILERS through Chapter 22 of THE GREAT HUNT.

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In this episode, Gus and Ali discuss some of the cultural styles that Jordan drew on for Cairhien and the Borderlands, Ali realizes that "Cairhien" is spelled "Cairhien", and we can't quite wrap our minds around how the Cairhienin like their hair.

Material covered in this episode: Chapters 20 and 21 of THE GREAT HUNT.

This episode contains SPOILERS through Chapter 21 of THE GREAT HUNT.

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