So attempting to move on from the disappointments of the opening 3 episodes there are 3 key moments in the books I am really looking forward to non readers experiencing. They are in no particular order. 
 

Realisation that the world before the breaking was technologically more advanced then our own society, with hover cars and amazing tech. That understanding that the breaking wasn’t just destruction and death, but a complete regression of society back from high tech to the Middle Ages. 
 

The reveal that Rand is Aiel and the understanding of who his parents are. 
 

The reveal of the link between the Tinkers and the Aiel. 
 

The second one, Rands heritage, has been already foreshadowed really well. The casting of Emonds Field and Rand really makes him stand out as looking different. Follow this up with the cut between Matt knelt by the Aiel body and the camera lingering on the hair and face, and then switching to Rands face as he deals with the Dark Friend and you get that bit of foreshadowing of this fact. 
 

I have a feeling that we are going to find out Rand is Aiel far sooner then In the books. Viewers are going to make the connection very soon after the Aiel start appearing in numbers and there is no point “hiding it” for a Long time. I did think they would do a similar thing with the tinkers, making them look appear similar to the aiel. 
 

So what are the moments you are looking forward to being imagined on screen, which big reveals do you hope will land and excite or surprise newcomers to the series? 
 

 

Verin, Liandrin

 

The Dragon Reborn

 

Forsaken leading countries

 

Lews Therin in Rand's head

15 hours ago, Sir_Charrid said:

So attempting to move on from the disappointments of the opening 3 episodes there are 3 key moments in the books I am really looking forward to non readers experiencing. They are in no particular order. 
 

Realisation that the world before the breaking was technologically more advanced then our own society, with hover cars and amazing tech. That understanding that the breaking wasn’t just destruction and death, but a complete regression of society back from high tech to the Middle Ages. 
 

The reveal that Rand is Aiel and the understanding of who his parents are. 
 

The reveal of the link between the Tinkers and the Aiel. 
 

The second one, Rands heritage, has been already foreshadowed really well. The casting of Emonds Field and Rand really makes him stand out as looking different. Follow this up with the cut between Matt knelt by the Aiel body and the camera lingering on the hair and face, and then switching to Rands face as he deals with the Dark Friend and you get that bit of foreshadowing of this fact. 
 

I have a feeling that we are going to find out Rand is Aiel far sooner then In the books. Viewers are going to make the connection very soon after the Aiel start appearing in numbers and there is no point “hiding it” for a Long time. I did think they would do a similar thing with the tinkers, making them look appear similar to the aiel. 
 

So what are the moments you are looking forward to being imagined on screen, which big reveals do you hope will land and excite or surprise newcomers to the series? 
 

 

 

 

The part in red above...

 

Did you see in episode 1 (timestamp from 3 minutes 55 seconds) the landscape.  I just noticed the tall vertical 'rocks' look like they are actually tall buildings/skyscrapers.  Definitely look man made.  Is that the remnants of Menetheren?  Very nice touch if so!

 

45 minutes ago, Maximillion said:

 

 

The part in red above...

 

Did you see in episode 1 (timestamp from 3 minutes 55 seconds) the landscape.  I just noticed the tall vertical 'rocks' look like they are actually tall buildings/skyscrapers.  Definitely look man made.  Is that the remnants of Menetheren?  Very nice touch if so!

 

I need to go back but there was a ruined bridge as well that seemed too well made for the age. 

36 minutes ago, Sir_Charrid said:

I need to go back but there was a ruined bridge as well that seemed too well made for the age. 

This is the what I mentioned - pyramid shaped structure of the left particularly looks man made.

 

Edited November 21, 20213 yr by Maximillion

43 minutes ago, Maximillion said:

This is the what I mentioned - pyramid shaped structure of the left particularly looks man made.

 

Yes.. These weren't obvious "skyscrapers" to everyone?

1 minute ago, SinisterDeath said:

Yes.. These weren't obvious "skyscrapers" to everyone?

 

 

To be honest I did not notice it first time around - might have been because it was late here in the UK.

Not seen it mentioned anywhere.

 

9 hours ago, SinisterDeath said:

Yes.. These weren't obvious "skyscrapers" to everyone?

There is an issue for me here, Robert Jordan purposely took time before even hinting at that aspect, Rafe decides to start showing it straight away. It takes away from that moment of wow, a friend of mine loves Horizon Zero Dawn and said it reminded him of the game (Earth centuries after a mass extinction event). 

8 minutes ago, Sir_Charrid said:

There is an issue for me here, Robert Jordan purposely took time before even hinting at that aspect, Rafe decides to start showing it straight away. It takes away from that moment of wow, a friend of mine loves Horizon Zero Dawn and said it reminded him of the game (Earth centuries after a mass extinction event). 

There were hints throughout Eye of the World.

 

E.g. Moon Landing.

I'm expecting when Moiraine is in the Hall of the Tower she will appear to be in big trouble and maybe barely escape some horrible punishment and Siuan will seem intimidating and a bit scary.

Then they will meet in private and the audience finds out they are friends (potentially still more than that in the TV show version).

I also have a theory Moiraine will be told she can't leave the WT after all the trouble she caused and Siuan will help her.

Edited November 21, 20213 yr by Deadsy

20 minutes ago, Sir_Charrid said:

There is an issue for me here, Robert Jordan purposely took time before even hinting at that aspect, Rafe decides to start showing it straight away. It takes away from that moment of wow, a friend of mine loves Horizon Zero Dawn and said it reminded him of the game (Earth centuries after a mass extinction event). 

 

 

He showed this is our world by chapter 4 by mentioning (with changed names) John Glenn, Sally Ride, Queen Elizabeth II, Moscow, Jack and the Beanstalk, Ann Landers, and Mother Theresa.

The skyscrapers are another fun way of showing it.

Edited November 21, 20213 yr by Deadsy

I really, really want to see the Verin reveal. One of my favorite sequences in the books.

 

This is less of a book reveal situation but boy am I excited for Loial. They've been playing very coy and I follow the actor on Twitter and you can tell how excited he and the rest of the cast are for him to show up.

These are not as significant as the Aiel/Rand history (and relatives!), past ages, and Verin (!), but I found them eye-opening nonetheless:

 

-  The significance of the heron blade 

-  The advantages and dangers of tel'aran'rhiod (and its various incarnations)

-  The unexpected emergence of Birgitte

-  The various facades of Lanfear and other Chosen

-  The Black Ajah infusion

-  The glorious power of the Horn of Valere 

44 minutes ago, ManetherenTaveren said:

These are not as significant as the Aiel/Rand history (and relatives!), past ages, and Verin (!), but I found them eye-opening nonetheless:

 

-  The significance of the heron blade 

-  The advantages and dangers of tel'aran'rhiod (and its various incarnations)

-  The unexpected emergence of Birgitte

-  The various facades of Lanfear and other Chosen

-  The Black Ajah infusion

-  The glorious power of the Horn of Valere 

 

 

 I think the human evil will surprise the non-readers. I watched a video from someone talking about Moiraine being overpowered and someone commented about there being more powerful channelers. But we haven't begun to see powerful opponents yet.

On 11/21/2021 at 7:10 AM, Sir_Charrid said:

So attempting to move on from the disappointments of the opening 3 episodes there are 3 key moments in the books I am really looking forward to non readers experiencing. They are in no particular order. 
 

Realisation that the world before the breaking was technologically more advanced then our own society, with hover cars and amazing tech. That understanding that the breaking wasn’t just destruction and death, but a complete regression of society back from high tech to the Middle Ages. 
 

The reveal that Rand is Aiel and the understanding of who his parents are. 
 

The reveal of the link between the Tinkers and the Aiel. 
 

The second one, Rands heritage, has been already foreshadowed really well. The casting of Emonds Field and Rand really makes him stand out as looking different. Follow this up with the cut between Matt knelt by the Aiel body and the camera lingering on the hair and face, and then switching to Rands face as he deals with the Dark Friend and you get that bit of foreshadowing of this fact. 
 

I have a feeling that we are going to find out Rand is Aiel far sooner then In the books. Viewers are going to make the connection very soon after the Aiel start appearing in numbers and there is no point “hiding it” for a Long time. I did think they would do a similar thing with the tinkers, making them look appear similar to the aiel. 
 

So what are the moments you are looking forward to being imagined on screen, which big reveals do you hope will land and excite or surprise newcomers to the series? 
 

 

So… you’re hanging out for the Rhuidean visions? That’s basically where all three of those things are really driven home. 
Before Rhuidean, Rand being an Aiel is kind of an academic “oh that’s interesting” while afterwards it’s a gut-punching “you have a direct line of ancestry all the way back to the Breaking… and here they are in Technicolor”

Its also the first time we really get a glimpse of the Age of Legends and what high-technology meant in this world, and of course it’s where the history of the Aiel and the Tuatha-An is spelled out. 

I’m looking forward to the later books (

post Dumai’s Wells) where Rand starts to really come into his own as the Dragon and we see the One Power really let loose - the thunderstorm against the Seanchen, the Cleansing of the Taint, Balefire… the Damane letting loose, the the Asha’man going full bore.
Unfortunately I’m not convinced Rand’s actor has it in him to really play that slightly crazed arrogance that is the Dragon in full steam. He’s too skinny and bland. Hopefully he can surprise us, if it lasts that long. 
Short-term I am both eager and dreading Loial and the Ogiers. Could be great, could be cringey. 
Maichen Shin and the Ways also intrigue - hopefully they do that better than Mashadar. 

Dumai's Wells has to be one of the ultimate action scenes that I really hope they action it all in one shot like what happened on GoT. 

The Aiel singing.

All 3 times Matt goes into the tower of the Fox people.

Morridin with the Mind Boxes of the other Forsaken.

 

Rand using Balefire to destroy the Castle and showing the escape of one of the Forsaken from that, (although I hope they don't show the escape straight away, more as a flash back so it's a twist for those who haven't read the book) ((Sorry))

14 hours ago, SinisterDeath said:

There were hints throughout Eye of the World.

 

E.g. Moon Landing.

Ok I missed that, or it got lost amongst everything else lol, where is that? 

13 minutes ago, Sir_Charrid said:

Ok I missed that, or it got lost amongst everything else lol, where is that? 

https://wot.fandom.com/wiki/Lenn

 

 

5 minutes ago, DaddyFinn said:

https://wot.fandom.com/wiki/Lenn

 

 

I never made the link of that to walking on the moon lol. I am going to have to go back and re read the series a 4th time now lol 

Just now, Sir_Charrid said:

I never made the link of that to walking on the moon lol. I am going to have to go back and re read the series a 4th time now lol 

No worries, I didn't get that either until someone mentioned it here

On 11/21/2021 at 11:36 PM, Deadsy said:

 

 

He showed this is our world by chapter 4 by mentioning (with changed names) John Glenn, Sally Ride, Queen Elizabeth II, Moscow, Jack and the Beanstalk, Ann Landers, and Mother Theresa.

The skyscrapers are another fun way of showing it.

Reading back though this stuff only really makes sense once you know the big reveal, it is subtle and surprising, 

I'm really looking forward to the reveal that Ingtar is a DF. I really, really, REALLY hope that they don't change his final few lines from the book. 

Looking forward to the Padan Fain reveal, which I suspect will come ep 7 or 8. I don't think we'll see him clearly before that, but continue to get subtle hints like the whistling in Shadar Logoth. Then I'm hoping we get a scene with Moiraine questioning him, with flashbacks to what he's been up to, revealing all the hints we did and didn't catch.

 

 

Definitely noticed the skyscrappers, that was one of the nice touches I forgot about...^^

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Looking forward to:

 

Verin's reveal

Flame of Tar Valon

Mat losing at Maiden's kiss, lol

 

 

Not strictly a reveal, but I really hope we get the Rand-Maiden dynamics. I love how some treat him as a little brother, some as a big brother, and a few as a son. I want to see Rand run himself to exhaustion at Cairhien and the maidens get increasingly concerned and have to guide him back to camp with sympathy in their eyes and voices.

Edited November 25, 20213 yr by Agitel