It's not dumb. Again, I'm just making wild guesses. Imagine the Seanchan's arrival as the final cliffhanger scene? There's nothing been announced so far to support it of course, but I wouldn't be surprised if the EotW climax isn't where season 1 ends.
The animated shorts are part of amazon x-ray, so additional content that can be accessed while you're watching the ep. That's pretty freaking awesome.
How expansive they seem to want the world to feel is really quite exciting. I wonder how they'll weave in the flashbacks, or if we'll just be an omniscient viewer. Latra being cast is another nod to forward planning? Running with the Egwene parallels to draw on later perhaps. Wouldn't ever have guessed we'd get AoL stuff in season 1.
Let me know when you've had a chance to listen to the music. Web of Destiny and Goldeneyes are probably my favourites so far. I also really like On Your Knees. Mashiara is constantly stuck in my brain this past week. I'm not an expert or a musician at all, but to me it sounds like a blend of folksy and quite tribal stuff, with some middle-eastern influence, and a dash of country twang. Such an odd combination, possibly a bit marmite, but I really like it. Every time I hear the intro to Old Blood it reminds me of Johnny Cash's version of Hurt.
edit: here's the link for the animated shorts announcement. That's Thom's actor doing the voice-over I think. And one of the shorts mentions Saidin and Saidar so they can't be getting rid of the names
The animated shorts are part of amazon x-ray, so additional content that can be accessed while you're watching the ep. That's pretty freaking awesome.
How expansive they seem to want the world to feel is really quite exciting. I wonder how they'll weave in the flashbacks, or if we'll just be an omniscient viewer. Latra being cast is another nod to forward planning? Running with the Egwene parallels to draw on later perhaps. Wouldn't ever have guessed we'd get AoL stuff in season 1.
Let me know when you've had a chance to listen to the music. Web of Destiny and Goldeneyes are probably my favourites so far. I also really like On Your Knees. Mashiara is constantly stuck in my brain this past week. I'm not an expert or a musician at all, but to me it sounds like a blend of folksy and quite tribal stuff, with some middle-eastern influence, and a dash of country twang. Such an odd combination, possibly a bit marmite, but I really like it. Every time I hear the intro to Old Blood it reminds me of Johnny Cash's version of Hurt.
edit: here's the link for the animated shorts announcement. That's Thom's actor doing the voice-over I think. And one of the shorts mentions Saidin and Saidar so they can't be getting rid of the names
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