The Eye of the World

Name: The Eye of the World
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Science Fiction
Released: December 24, 2021

The Wheel of Time: Season 1: Episode 8

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The Wheel Of Time: Moiraine And Siuan's Kiss

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Prime Video | Air Date: December 24, 2021

Summary: Moiraine inches closer to her twenty-year-old goal. However, her best efforts to prevent the Dragon Reborn from converting to the Dark may be in vain.

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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michaelwschaedl

Jan 2, 2022

I felt the episode was excellent, except for the amount of divergent cliff hangers that we have to trust will be sorted out. I know last of year episodes of most shows do the cliff hanger thing. So we'll just have trust for clarity going forward. Can't wait for the next season, bring it onI felt the episode was excellent, except for the amount of divergent cliff hangers that we have to trust will be sorted out. I know last of year episodes of most shows do the cliff hanger thing. So we'll just have trust for clarity going forward. Can't wait for the next season, bring it on sooner than later.… Expand

1 of 8 users found this helpful17

Dawnshard

Sep 14, 2022

I really enjoyed the episode, but it was also a little rough around the edges. I've heard that they ran into some C0VID regulation issues that kind of messed up original plans. Too bad they hadn't just delayed to make it right. Overall a good episode.

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JFaraday

Jan 3, 2022

While not a 0 as upset book fans claim (despite being one of those myself XD) the finale was still quite a mess. COVID & Barney leaving might have contributed, but I'd rather have had delays to the show than see an unfinished product. Here's to hoping the next season learns from this one andWhile not a 0 as upset book fans claim (despite being one of those myself XD) the finale was still quite a mess. COVID & Barney leaving might have contributed, but I'd rather have had delays to the show than see an unfinished product. Here's to hoping the next season learns from this one and goes on to develop stronger storytelling.… Expand

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metarra

Dec 24, 2021

Later GoT seasons pale in comparison to earlier seasons because they strayed from the author's story. The WoT show strays from the author's story from the beginning, which makes it feel like GoT season 8 and does not bode well for the rest of the series. It's very, very loosely based off theLater GoT seasons pale in comparison to earlier seasons because they strayed from the author's story. The WoT show strays from the author's story from the beginning, which makes it feel like GoT season 8 and does not bode well for the rest of the series. It's very, very loosely based off the books, while GoT stayed close to the books early on, which is why it was good. TV writers are not as good as Robert Jordan or G.R.R. Martin... and it shows.… Expand

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Rand_AlThor

Dec 30, 2021

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This series is not wheel of time. Every character has been assassinated and now only shares the name. Mat, a hero who's entire thing is he is reluctant but ALWAYS is the one to come to the rescue has been turned into a literal villian. That alone deserves a 1/10 but sadly there is so much more wrong with this show. Terrible pacing, no sense of space and characters teleporting wherever they are needed. No stakes because nothing is established, the danger of the Dark One, WHO KNOWS? An army of trollocs, Untrained non-sedai can handle that easy. The blight, touch everything, you'll be fine. This isn't an accident, it is intentional. This is the result of a show created by people that openly dislike the source material. Rafe stated himself half his writers hate the books and didn't read them. He himself believes the books aren't good enough for a general audience and that he was fine with losing book readers by completely rewriting the story to appeal to Twitter idiots. This isn't a show designed to be good, but one designed to check boxes, because Twitter cares more about "inclusivity" than about quality. So much so that the show has avoided touching on the magic systems rules because they are afraid it will lose them points with Trans people. So we are left with deus ex machina magic that just does whatever is needed when it is needed without any structure. This whole show is without structure, just a hodgepodge of scenes mashed together with terrible editing. Lacking tension, lacking substance. Lacking.… Expand

4 of 5 users found this helpful41

mortedeamor

Jan 6, 2022

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Poorly written bad costumes is rafe pocketing the money or what how did they spend 100 mill on this dumpster fire. Fans on YouTube could do better… Expand

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

ncsuandrew

Jun 11, 2022

This episode is hands-down the worst edited and directed episode. Nothing makes any sense moment to moment. Moiraine has a "tell" that allows her to be tracked. Two characters hike so far that they need to sleep *twice* only to turn around and reveal their origin is perhaps 5 miles distant.This episode is hands-down the worst edited and directed episode. Nothing makes any sense moment to moment. Moiraine has a "tell" that allows her to be tracked. Two characters hike so far that they need to sleep *twice* only to turn around and reveal their origin is perhaps 5 miles distant.

The show makers and the military characters have all the tactical understanding of a three-year-old throwing toy soldiers at a wall. For some reason the character known in the books to have little talent with Healing heals the character known in the books to have the greatest talent with Healing instead of the other way around.

A line from the books that revealed a hitherto-unseen side of Lan is used in amateur fashion as an easter egg by *Fain* of all people.

The Dragon Reborn doesn't save the world because it's right or it's his duty. No, he does it because the girl who's been treating him like her personal erotic yo-yo wants him to do it.

By the way, the Dragon Reborn is Lews Therin "reborn". This episode literally calls Lews Therin the Dragon Reborn. This episode literally includes "saidin" in the dialogue and STILL never so much as mentions that men and women channel different sides of the One Power, as though the showmakers are allergic to gender dichotomy, probably the most prominent theme of the books.

If I had the ability to use balefire and were locked in a room with the master copies of this show, The Last Airbender, Eragon, and a common ancestor of Hitler, Stalin, and Mao, I would balefire WoT.… Expand

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

Saintwho

Jan 5, 2022

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

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KungFuKenny

Dec 31, 2021

All male mentorship has been removed, this was a major theme in the source material.

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kabamaru

Dec 26, 2021

Are we still wasting time with WoT? The show has failed on every possible level.

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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