Don’t Wait Too Long in the Shadows

Don’t Wait Too Long in the Shadows

Review of S1 E2 of The Wheel of Time, “Shadow’s Waiting.” Spoilers for the episode and light spoilers for the books. Shadar Logoth is one of those strange places in the books that seems like a throwaway location, a convenient place of refuge and yet...
It Was a Cold Winternight When They Took Their Leave

It Was a Cold Winternight When They Took Their Leave

Review of S1 E1 of The Wheel of Time, “Leavetaking.” Spoilers for the episode and light spoilers for the books. The Wheel of Time turns. Thirty one years ago, this fifteen-book series first came to print. Twenty-six years ago, I started reading it, when it...
The Gender of the Dragon Reborn

The Gender of the Dragon Reborn

There is a lot to love about the trailer for The Wheel of Time. Near perfection. I even like some of the things that others don’t, like the CGI of the weaving. Invisible channeling would have been lame. But there’s one glaring problem: when Moiraine says,...