The Wheel of Time

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Season 2
Season #: 3, 2, 1
User Score
5.8

Mixed or average reviews- based on 48 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 28 out of 48
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 48
  3. Negative: 18 out of 48

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  1. Waylander21
    Sep 2, 2023
    5
    Decided to give it another chance after being very disappointed with season 1 and I am not seeing the improvement I have seen mentioned in multiple places. Changes aside for the moment, as a standalone piece of media, the show is average at best. The cast are generally very good and are probably the only purely good decision the showrunners have made, they are almost all very good in theirDecided to give it another chance after being very disappointed with season 1 and I am not seeing the improvement I have seen mentioned in multiple places. Changes aside for the moment, as a standalone piece of media, the show is average at best. The cast are generally very good and are probably the only purely good decision the showrunners have made, they are almost all very good in their roles. The writing however is sloppy, clichéd and poorly paced. Some of the dialogue is also very clunky. The sets, costumes and over-all cinematography are fine, some great use of colour and cool designs balanced by boring composition and strange editing choices. And finally, I can't resist talking about the changes.

    The changes made in season 1 from the source material continue to ripple out and change even more things. Changes were always necessary for this and they are not all bad but there are too many baffling, enormous changes that have not served any purpose in condensing the story or making it more tv friendly, just random deviations. Over-all as a person who loved the books (flawed as they are) I can't give this series the 6 it probably deserves so I've met myself in the middle and given it a 5.    … Expand

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Metascore
67

Generally favorable reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. IndieWire
    Reviewed by: Ben Travers
    Sep 19, 2023
    42
    Season 1 felt like it was moving. Season 2 feels like someone jammed a stick in its spokes.
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  2. Empire
    Reviewed by: Helen O'Hara
    Aug 31, 2023
    80
    The cast seem more comfortable now and the stakes ever higher in a smart, complicated adaptation that is taking worthwhile risks, while still holding on to what fans love about the books.
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  3. IGN
    Reviewed by: Samantha Nelson
    Aug 31, 2023
    60
    While there are some good performances and promising narrative threads, the season will need to get back on track quickly to live up to the potential it showed in season 1.
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