The Dark Along the Ways

Name: The Dark Along the Ways
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Science Fiction
Released: December 17, 2021

The Wheel of Time: Season 1: Episode 7

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The Wheel Of Time: Moiraine And Siuan's Kiss

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Prime Video | Air Date: December 17, 2021

Summary: A surprise meeting leads to Moiraine and her charges straying from their path. Multiple secrets are revealed, including the identity of the Dragon Reborn.

Genre(s): Drama, Fantasy, Science Fiction

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Season 1 Episodes

2.2
S1:E8. The Eye of the World
Air Date: December 24, 2021
4.4
S1:E7. The Dark Along the Ways
Air Date: December 17, 2021
4.1
S1:E6. The Flame of Tar Valon
Air Date: December 10, 2021

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wolfiebr

Dec 19, 2021

Fantastic episode including one of the best action sequences I've ever seen on tv on the cold open.

1 of 6 users found this helpful15

misscamillaes

Jan 5, 2022

One of the better episodes of the season, with a lot of focus on relationships and the reveal of the dragon reborn + best cold open.

0 of 2 users found this helpful02

wpoliveira3

Dec 19, 2021

O episódio surpreendeu já no começo, e todo o desfecho de uma narrativa que estava nos sendo mostrada, gosto muito da personagem Nynaeve, ela é orgulha sim.. mas é uma defesa da personagem.

1 of 4 users found this helpful13

Dawnshard

Sep 14, 2022

What can I say the ways are great, if seen too shortly. There definitely is a lot going on in this episode and it is a fun one. It's another episode that slightly suffers from how short the season is. They clearly could have and should have spent more time on the ways.

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Palanders

Sep 3, 2023

This was a solid episode - strengths for me include using the Ways to explore character's fears, exploring Nynaeve and Lan's connection, and this episode's development of Rand.

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ncsuandrew

Jun 11, 2022

As with the less-crucial Cauthons, Agelmar Jagad is depicted to be literally the polar opposite of everything he was in the books. Arrogant where he was deferential. Obstinate where he was helpful. Resentful where he was respectful. Macho where he was gracious and poetic.

While Mat'sAs with the less-crucial Cauthons, Agelmar Jagad is depicted to be literally the polar opposite of everything he was in the books. Arrogant where he was deferential. Obstinate where he was helpful. Resentful where he was respectful. Macho where he was gracious and poetic.

While Mat's omission was necessitated by real-world events, they did it in the most idiotic way imaginable. If only Mat had, say, been suffering from some illness that he needed to stay in Tar Valon to be Healed of or recuperate from... It's not like they could have just removed a scene and re-shot two other scenes to fix this. No, Mat stays behind because he's inherently evil. Mother's milk in a cup!

Another fan favorite character finally appears. She's about twice her book age, born in a different nation than in the books, and living in yet another different nation for no real reason. More importantly, her personality is completely changed. The enthusiastic, mischievous tomboy is replaced with a bitter middle-aged coward with less personality than a Zomara.

Lan gets even more character assassination by sleeping with a woman and rejecting her immediately afterwards.… Expand

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Roshimbo

Jan 8, 2022

Bad pacing and incoherent story, most of the main cast has had their story changed.

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Saintwho

Jan 5, 2022

The writers must've had absolutely no enthusiasm or care for their work. Just trying to get a paycheck.

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

PupT

Dec 30, 2021

Everything about this was contrived. Absolutely no pay off in the Dragon reveal. Hard to believe they wasted so much effort on a pointless "twist"(?)

2 of 2 users found this helpful20

Coyote_D

Dec 18, 2021

When the show is not deliberately rewriting strong, admirable male characters into misogynist strawman tropes for the feminist showrunner to use as a punching bag, it is wasting precious runtime by injecting weak drama with out-of-nowhere, poorly executed love triangle plots. The episodeWhen the show is not deliberately rewriting strong, admirable male characters into misogynist strawman tropes for the feminist showrunner to use as a punching bag, it is wasting precious runtime by injecting weak drama with out-of-nowhere, poorly executed love triangle plots. The episode started out with a fight scene that was so implausible that it should have had a laugh track, and the episode just got more and more cringey as it went on. This episode was the proverbial shark jump for a measurably underwhelming show. For seven episodes without fail, the showrunner has prioritized his own woke messaging at the expense of Robert Jordan's wonderful narrative, and there is no sign of that slowing down. The best that book fans can hope for at this point is an early cancellation.… Expand

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 3

75
- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: March 13, 2025
Season 2

67
- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: September 1, 2023
Season 1

55
- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: November 19, 2021
- 2.2
  S1:E8. The Eye of the World
  Air Date: December 24, 2021
- 4.4
  S1:E7. The Dark Along the Ways
  Air Date: December 17, 2021
- 4.1
  S1:E6. The Flame of Tar Valon
  Air Date: December 10, 2021
- 4.5
  S1:E5. Blood Calls Blood
  Air Date: December 3, 2021
- 6.0
  S1:E4. The Dragon Reborn
  Air Date: November 26, 2021
- 5.8
  S1:E3. A Place of Safety
  Air Date: November 19, 2021
- 5.8
  S1:E2. Shadow's Waiting
  Air Date: November 19, 2021
- 5.3
  S1:E1. Leavetaking
  Air Date: November 19, 2021