10-23-2021, 06:27 PM
I found the clip a bit meh to be honest. Lan standing in the doorway for so long was a bit cheesy, though I do think it’ll work better in the context of the episode. It’s clear the audience is supposed to think of the creepy cloaked rider, but I think the tension comes at the expense of character integrity -- Lan’s from the borderlands, surely he wouldn’t keep his hood up that long knowing he could be mistaken for a fade, even in a backwater village like Emond’s Field. Nynaeve even reaches for a knife when she demands to know who he is, it’s clear the village is spooked.
I also wondered if maybe the scene was cut for the promo and isn’t exactly how it will be in the episode. In the shot of Rand watching Egwene, you can see an out of focus shot of Perrin chatting with others at a table in the foreground. When the camera cuts closer, Perrin suddenly slides in to stand next to Rand. It isn’t unreasonable to assume he’s just gotten up out of shot, but it looks a little sloppy. So I wondered if things were cut/condensed so as not to linger on characters outside Moiraine, Lan and the E5. I hope that’s the case anyway, rather than they missed it in editing.
Having said that, I really like the costumes and sets we’ve seen so far, it all looks pretty great. I’m a little on the fence still about how the channeling looks so far, but I liked that you can see the taint around Logain’s weaves. I’ve loved the subsequent teasers too (for anyone who hasn’t been keeping up, there are quite a lot now). The trollocs look amazing. The Elayne casting looks spot on. I’m hoping Meera Syal is going to be Verin.
I definitely think there will be sex scenes too, or least the implication that Rand and Egwene’s relationship is more physical. There was a suggestion of it in the first teaser too. Also def agree you can see Egwene’s not entirely in it. She actually looks quite curiously at Moiraine, rather than afraid.
By the way, Daniel Henney recently mentioned a naked hot tub scene in an interview, I think it was GQ. Assume that’s the baths as Fal Dara or something.
Having M and L as identifiably AS and Warder from the beginning doesn’t bother me either, it cuts to the chase, and there won’t be time for a slower build if ep 1 ends with the Winternight attack. I wonder about the AS rings, mostly about how the girls will be able to pose as AS if the rings have an obvious Ajah affiliation (making the assumption that they’re not handed out to Accepted, and seem to be the main way AS are going to be identified outside Tar Valon).
I LOVE the music. They released one of the tracks a few hours before that clip (al’Naito I think it’s called) and it’s wonderful. The lyrics are old tongue and they have posted a translation.
I agree Lan will probably be a fan favourite, though from the glimpse we’ve had of Thom I think the Gleeman might give him a run for his money...
Apparently MCM (one of the london comicons) showed 4 short clips yesterday, including the farm attack. I’ve stayed away from the discussion but the reaction of those there seemed favourable.
I also wondered if maybe the scene was cut for the promo and isn’t exactly how it will be in the episode. In the shot of Rand watching Egwene, you can see an out of focus shot of Perrin chatting with others at a table in the foreground. When the camera cuts closer, Perrin suddenly slides in to stand next to Rand. It isn’t unreasonable to assume he’s just gotten up out of shot, but it looks a little sloppy. So I wondered if things were cut/condensed so as not to linger on characters outside Moiraine, Lan and the E5. I hope that’s the case anyway, rather than they missed it in editing.
Having said that, I really like the costumes and sets we’ve seen so far, it all looks pretty great. I’m a little on the fence still about how the channeling looks so far, but I liked that you can see the taint around Logain’s weaves. I’ve loved the subsequent teasers too (for anyone who hasn’t been keeping up, there are quite a lot now). The trollocs look amazing. The Elayne casting looks spot on. I’m hoping Meera Syal is going to be Verin.
I definitely think there will be sex scenes too, or least the implication that Rand and Egwene’s relationship is more physical. There was a suggestion of it in the first teaser too. Also def agree you can see Egwene’s not entirely in it. She actually looks quite curiously at Moiraine, rather than afraid.
By the way, Daniel Henney recently mentioned a naked hot tub scene in an interview, I think it was GQ. Assume that’s the baths as Fal Dara or something.
Having M and L as identifiably AS and Warder from the beginning doesn’t bother me either, it cuts to the chase, and there won’t be time for a slower build if ep 1 ends with the Winternight attack. I wonder about the AS rings, mostly about how the girls will be able to pose as AS if the rings have an obvious Ajah affiliation (making the assumption that they’re not handed out to Accepted, and seem to be the main way AS are going to be identified outside Tar Valon).
I LOVE the music. They released one of the tracks a few hours before that clip (al’Naito I think it’s called) and it’s wonderful. The lyrics are old tongue and they have posted a translation.
I agree Lan will probably be a fan favourite, though from the glimpse we’ve had of Thom I think the Gleeman might give him a run for his money...
Apparently MCM (one of the london comicons) showed 4 short clips yesterday, including the farm attack. I’ve stayed away from the discussion but the reaction of those there seemed favourable.