09-16-2023, 10:44 PM
Seanchan
I just can’t get enough of them. Their costumes! I loved how you look out and see the da’covale and the members of the Blood all designated by their rank according to the books. The intro with seeing Ingtar all dolled up and looking pretty made me outright laugh. I loved that they slipped “helenne” and “marath’damane” into the speech. They didn’t need to do that, they could have said The Return, but it was an egg to the fans. I also enjoyed seeing the two Voices speak to each other on behalf of their lords. They filmed the Falme courtyard scene in Morocco, and being on location makes such a huge difference to the grand feel of the surroundings. I was so bummed we didn’t get to see the horn taken out of its case. The anticipation builds!
The first thing I thought when I saw the collar be an actual collar was a “HA TAKE THAT” naysayers who disliked the shoulder brace in the trailer and wanted an actual collar and actual leash. Well I hope they are happy now. Because that’s exactly what we got! It also occurred to me that the collar is pretty small, and looks like a necklace, from afar on screen they needed something bigger so you can actually see it among people.
Lanfear
Behind the scenes said that they really wanted to show how scary the Forsaken are by showing Moiraine’s outright panic to get away from her, Moiraine who is usually not flustered by anything. They did a great job. I believe we saw True Power there! That was wicked. Does this mean that the Forsaken really are immortal (other than balefire) in the show? We should use that in RP! The atmosphere of that chase with the pending storm was so cool to watch. I am glad they used atmosphere that way.
Lanfear’s cruelty was on display in a major way. And I loved her disdain for the current age! “Horse, is there anything slower than a horse?” And her One Power whip was wicked, too. I think Rafe must be a Matrix fan. The lips and then Lanfear’s “Trinity” look in the dream. haha. j/k
Moiraine killing the horse was shocking to me! Clever, as Lanfear says, but shocking. Poor horse. And poor Rand seeing it.
Ishy
I found it really funny that Suroth thinks it is a higher thing to be of the Blood than it is to be a Chosen. lol.
Falme sky battle has been mentioned twice so far, this season! I think this means we’ll see it in the finale! We know the final episode has a huge battle sequence that’s been hinted at by the showmakers. I have NO idea how in the world that will be depicted. It always felt cringy to me in the books. It will be quite a thing to see how they show that.
TAR
I am so happy that they are introducing TAR now. That means it must be important to future seasons. And behind the scenes has a whole video dedicated to talking about TAR.
Lanfear’s trick on Ishy in the dream totally fooled me. Lol.
Name dropped Moghy and Greandal and “the boys”. I wonder who they’ll be!
Behind the scenes also shows close up shots of Lanfear’s black TAR outfit. Wow what a stunning costume. And you get a closeup of her throne that she’s sitting on. Also, that surrounding was shot on location in Africa. it’s not CGI. Good job, Rafe. He talked about having to have an “epic vista” for that scene, and they found one.
Perrin
I was peeved at Elyas for tricking Perrin. Like ugh, dude. But Hopper’s Good Boi cuteness made up for it.
Dain! I always hated him in the books. He was whiny and unnecessarily cruel, but I again say that I am so supportive that the show is making sympathetic villains. He gave Avi the water. He bought Perrin beer, warned him against Avi breaking his arm, and wished him well. Yet he had this arrogance about him. He looked down on Perrin and complained about the poor lodgings. And he goaded Valda over his fear of the wolves. There was just a second, but you get a hint of the politicking and danger among the children’s organization that I noticed.
I must take a moment to mention the upgrade to the whitecloaks costumes! First, they have actual cloaks that are spot on book accurate. And they are pretty! The way they move when the actors walk in them was mesmerizing.
So it turns out that I am really enjoying the banter between Perrin and Avi. Putting them together automatically made both characters more enjoyable to me. And so much worldbuilding! All the Aiel ways. Dancing, the veil, the badassery fighting, toh, the three-fold-land, far dareis mai, “Perrin A-barra”. And we knew seeing Avi fight was going to be a treat for us, and what a treat it was! It felt realistic, I thought, for a single person to almost single-handedly take down 11 soldiers. And Dain’s axe was gorgeous. Very symbolic.
Aes Sedai
As soon as I saw the Browns, I knew Thal would be excited! The camaraderie was so much fun to watch among them!
The visuals of the Ways got an upgrade, too, I think. It bugged me that Liandrin was able to take the horses but in S1 Loial said the horses wouldn’t survive. But I suppose its an oversight in continuity. lol. I was just mad that Lan had to send Mandarb away.
Moiraine’s banter with her nephew was cute. Barthanes was a nice pampered lord. Barthanes was pretty enough. I wonder if he will be a Galad-stand in? Surely not. But i’m just eager to get a Galad. We got name-dropped Gawyn, so we know he will eventually turn up. But I always pictured Galad as more rugged than Barthanes, so I doubt that’s it.
I noticed that in Falme, Nyn had ripped off her rainbow hem off her cuffs to blend in more. That made me sad. It was so pretty! But I think they get their fake AS rings next episode, a blue, yellow and a green! Yay stuff is getting real!
I just can’t get enough of them. Their costumes! I loved how you look out and see the da’covale and the members of the Blood all designated by their rank according to the books. The intro with seeing Ingtar all dolled up and looking pretty made me outright laugh. I loved that they slipped “helenne” and “marath’damane” into the speech. They didn’t need to do that, they could have said The Return, but it was an egg to the fans. I also enjoyed seeing the two Voices speak to each other on behalf of their lords. They filmed the Falme courtyard scene in Morocco, and being on location makes such a huge difference to the grand feel of the surroundings. I was so bummed we didn’t get to see the horn taken out of its case. The anticipation builds!
The first thing I thought when I saw the collar be an actual collar was a “HA TAKE THAT” naysayers who disliked the shoulder brace in the trailer and wanted an actual collar and actual leash. Well I hope they are happy now. Because that’s exactly what we got! It also occurred to me that the collar is pretty small, and looks like a necklace, from afar on screen they needed something bigger so you can actually see it among people.
Lanfear
Behind the scenes said that they really wanted to show how scary the Forsaken are by showing Moiraine’s outright panic to get away from her, Moiraine who is usually not flustered by anything. They did a great job. I believe we saw True Power there! That was wicked. Does this mean that the Forsaken really are immortal (other than balefire) in the show? We should use that in RP! The atmosphere of that chase with the pending storm was so cool to watch. I am glad they used atmosphere that way.
Lanfear’s cruelty was on display in a major way. And I loved her disdain for the current age! “Horse, is there anything slower than a horse?” And her One Power whip was wicked, too. I think Rafe must be a Matrix fan. The lips and then Lanfear’s “Trinity” look in the dream. haha. j/k
Moiraine killing the horse was shocking to me! Clever, as Lanfear says, but shocking. Poor horse. And poor Rand seeing it.
Ishy
I found it really funny that Suroth thinks it is a higher thing to be of the Blood than it is to be a Chosen. lol.
Falme sky battle has been mentioned twice so far, this season! I think this means we’ll see it in the finale! We know the final episode has a huge battle sequence that’s been hinted at by the showmakers. I have NO idea how in the world that will be depicted. It always felt cringy to me in the books. It will be quite a thing to see how they show that.
TAR
I am so happy that they are introducing TAR now. That means it must be important to future seasons. And behind the scenes has a whole video dedicated to talking about TAR.
Lanfear’s trick on Ishy in the dream totally fooled me. Lol.
Name dropped Moghy and Greandal and “the boys”. I wonder who they’ll be!
Behind the scenes also shows close up shots of Lanfear’s black TAR outfit. Wow what a stunning costume. And you get a closeup of her throne that she’s sitting on. Also, that surrounding was shot on location in Africa. it’s not CGI. Good job, Rafe. He talked about having to have an “epic vista” for that scene, and they found one.
Perrin
I was peeved at Elyas for tricking Perrin. Like ugh, dude. But Hopper’s Good Boi cuteness made up for it.
Dain! I always hated him in the books. He was whiny and unnecessarily cruel, but I again say that I am so supportive that the show is making sympathetic villains. He gave Avi the water. He bought Perrin beer, warned him against Avi breaking his arm, and wished him well. Yet he had this arrogance about him. He looked down on Perrin and complained about the poor lodgings. And he goaded Valda over his fear of the wolves. There was just a second, but you get a hint of the politicking and danger among the children’s organization that I noticed.
I must take a moment to mention the upgrade to the whitecloaks costumes! First, they have actual cloaks that are spot on book accurate. And they are pretty! The way they move when the actors walk in them was mesmerizing.
So it turns out that I am really enjoying the banter between Perrin and Avi. Putting them together automatically made both characters more enjoyable to me. And so much worldbuilding! All the Aiel ways. Dancing, the veil, the badassery fighting, toh, the three-fold-land, far dareis mai, “Perrin A-barra”. And we knew seeing Avi fight was going to be a treat for us, and what a treat it was! It felt realistic, I thought, for a single person to almost single-handedly take down 11 soldiers. And Dain’s axe was gorgeous. Very symbolic.
Aes Sedai
As soon as I saw the Browns, I knew Thal would be excited! The camaraderie was so much fun to watch among them!
The visuals of the Ways got an upgrade, too, I think. It bugged me that Liandrin was able to take the horses but in S1 Loial said the horses wouldn’t survive. But I suppose its an oversight in continuity. lol. I was just mad that Lan had to send Mandarb away.
Moiraine’s banter with her nephew was cute. Barthanes was a nice pampered lord. Barthanes was pretty enough. I wonder if he will be a Galad-stand in? Surely not. But i’m just eager to get a Galad. We got name-dropped Gawyn, so we know he will eventually turn up. But I always pictured Galad as more rugged than Barthanes, so I doubt that’s it.
I noticed that in Falme, Nyn had ripped off her rainbow hem off her cuffs to blend in more. That made me sad. It was so pretty! But I think they get their fake AS rings next episode, a blue, yellow and a green! Yay stuff is getting real!