The man playing Rand's father was in GoT. Knowing both stories, he went from playing the worst father in fantasy television, to playing the absolute best. Tam al'Thor in the books was wonderful.
Major book 1 spoiler: Michael McElhatton's two roles of Roose Bolton and Tam al'Thor are an outstanding encapsulation of how blood doesn't mean shit when it comes to being a good parent.
WoT was direct inspiration for GoT. Wheel of time had 7 books when Martin published the first Novel in Song of Fire and Ice. In wheel of time there is something called Daes Dae'mar, which translates directly as The Great Game or The Game of Houses. Basically the concept which Martin based his series on.
But it doesn’t repeat exactly. The themes and archetypes remain the same. So it’s not like the next turning of the wheel is us back here in our bodies. Robert Jordan based this in some Eastern philosophies and religions. They overplay the “reincarnation” aspect on the show a lot more than it was in the books. People in the books didn’t walk around thinking and talking about reincarnation that much.
It's more specifically our future as we exist in the 1st age, the 2nd age was the age of legends and the subsequent breaking of the world, and the story takes place in the 3rd age, so thousands of years from now in a post-apocalyptic version of Earth.
I'm 45. I've read the series from the beginning. Also read the whole series about 30 times. I frigging love this show. Many worries that I had were alleviated almost instantly. Great great great!!!
@RuggerJogs If you expected a scene by scene recreation of the books that's your own fault. Adaptations don't work like that. If you want the books exactly as they are, just go read the books
@RuggerJogs For an adaptation, this is pretty close to the book. The change with the wife might even be for the better, Perrins tendencys weren't that well motivated in the book. Now one change with the "whos the chosen one", obviously makes no sense (but I don't want to spoiler).
@@lolroflundxd yeah, even if they changed more stuff, the heart of the story is still there. Think about this. Instead of all the inner diologue that Perrin goes through about hating the axe, he will now instantly hate using it even as he's forced to do so because of what happened. Boom, 300 pages of Perrin whining gone.
So happy that you are covering this show. You are one of my favorite tubers and Wheel of time is my obsession, so it´s a perfect match! And of course, I am happy you liked it. I love the show!
I started reading this series 20 years ago, when I was a young girl. I'm on my 17th reread right now, reading it with my partner. This show is so fucking amazing, it's a fantastic adaptation. I'd love to see more of your reactions, it was so entertaining man. Subbed, liked etc. Great content man.
I've read the series multiple times, and I've listened to the audiobooks multiple times (usually about once a year give or take) UA-cam put you on my radar for your Episode 5 Reaction so I had to come and watch them from the start. So far I'm enjoying your stuff sir. After I finish your WoT content I'm going to poke around to see the rest.
I’m a huge fan of the books and have read them multiple times. Lots of changes in Ep 1, but overall story is the same. Keep it up. Love seeing the perspective of someone who isn’t biased from a book standpoint.
Something that struck me about the scene with Perrin killing his wife, upon second watching, is that she also seems to be about to kill him. When he hits her, she already has her weapon raised above her head, and aimed at him. It's strange, because she's looking right at him and doesn't seem to be simply reacting.
@@Matthewvhaynes That part when she's working alone in the forge and he goes up to her and says "I love you", and she replies, "I know", makes me wonder if they were having marriage problems. It would be pretty damn dark if she was actually going to kill him because of marriage problems. I hope they didn't make it so that he cheated on her or something, because as a book reader, there's no way in hell Perrin would do something like that.
@@guruthosamarthruin4459 im hoping thats not it as well. Could be jealousy? Maybe they had a huge fight before this? Hopefully it will get revealed, or maybe not 🤷🏿♂️
Long time Wheel of Time reader here. The Algorithm showed me your channel for the first time today. Loved your reactions to the first episode. Very honest and sincere. Hope you react to the other episodes. I'll happily watch them.
I love it so far! I’ve been reading and rereading these books for so long, it’s amazing to see it on screen! There are definitely changes, but mostly to bring the characters we know to life without the internal monologue we get in the books. I also loved your reaction, you’ve got yourself another sub!
Your confusion is understandable. There's is so much going on in this world. I hope they explain it well over time. And yes those are skyscrapers. It's supposed to be set far into our future after an apocalyptic event that set the world back to a Renaissance type period but with modern vibes. Why everyone is so "equal" as you put it. Keep watching. I'm excited most for new fans than I am excited for myself
There are no beginnings or endings to the Wheel of Time, so this age is both in the future and the past as the wheel turns. Your reaction to the scene in the forge was my favorite part. Book readers and non-readers were all feeling that way!
As someone who has been a fan of the series for 20+ years, I loved watching your reactions. It's been so long since this world that I love was new to me but, your enthusiasm and curiosity for the series is so beautifully refreshing. ❤️ I love your energy and hope you continue to fall in love with the world of Wheel of Time. I can't wait to watch your reactions to every episode (hopefully you will react to evey one of them)! Needless to say, you have a new sub. And welcome to the fandom. ❤️
So the time is technically a post-apocalyptic future earth... with elemental magic! 😁 I won't spoil any future stuff, but it's definitely helpful to understand the context of the world. I love the way they're doing the show! And the books have lots of diversity of characters, and they're doing such a great job showing that. Within the world they certainly discriminate against various groups and nationalities, but it's refreshing to see it play out differently than it does in our everyday life.
The part where the door bursts open with Rand and his father, thier reactions are real because they werent told how big of an entrance the trolluck would be.
THANK YOU! Just found your channel, so will be listening through your reactions and hopefully some predictions :) I just am thankful you caught that its one of the places GoT got inspirations from and not the other way around :)
Great reaction. I love that you enjoyed it .. I'm a long time book fan and all I want is to see this show succeed because they've done a great job so far. Good job picking up on the sky scrapers ;)
Only one I can't get behind is how they fucked over the Cauthon family. That still pisses me off and if they're gonna have Abell Cauthon like this then they better fucking redeem him.
Quick answer, she was using the 5 powers, Earth, wind, fire, water, and spirit. Channelers are usually strong in one or two of the Powers and have less ability in others.
Really enjoyed your take on it. Having read a lot of the books it's really interesting to see some of your insight that you don't even realize yet. Looking forward to your review for episode 2!
I binged the first 3 episodes last night and was very happy with it - there are some significant changes from the source material that I'm just gonna have to see how they play out, but the acting was great and visually, it's gorgeous.
The point of Egwene being thrown in the river was for her to learn that when she struggles against the flow it's hard, but when she flows with the river she is carried by it.
Yeah, except the women in the Women's circle can't touch Saidar. Nynaeve doesn't even know she can. DEFINITELY Egwene doesn't know. So it's a stupid parallel with Nynaeve breaking her block.
Enjoyed your reaction! I'm a reader and have been curious to hear the thoughts of people coming fresh into the story through the tv series. So far the series has been very true to the characters! Looking forward to your next video! (Don't want to say too much as I don't want to spoil for anyone.)
A huge fan of the books. Robert Jordan sets time as cyclical so we are literally in the past & future. Good catch on noticing those skyscraper like structures. People are mixed due to a past cataclysm sending people to all corners of the workd. People aren't concerned with race but beliefs in regard to Kingdom, the Aes Sedai, the Light, & Dark One.
welcome to the world of Robert Jordan. love your genuine reactions too. I started the books in 1996 and read them all, I could not be happier with the adaptation.
As a book reader (and a book reader who loved the show), I fuckin loved your reaction my guy. That was great. Loved watching you react to some of this stuff!
It’s probably meant to be skyscrapers… if time is circular you can think of the setting as being as far into our future as it is into our past. They become our legends as we became theirs.
What an awesome reaction! I am on book 10 and I loved how the show has turned out so far! Definitely subbed and look forward to your reaction for future episodes!
I loved your video! Thank you so much for doing it. I'm living away from my friends so I can't be around them when they watch this series (and I absolutely love the books!) so you made my day
As a long time reader of the series (started reading in 1990) I love your blind reactions. The parts that don't follow the books that were a bit aggravating to me, I now understand a bit better WHY they made those choices. Perrin killing his wife is not in the books, but it has made him a better character. Enjoy the story!
I hadn't reread in a long time so I was SO confused at him killing her. I tweeted out last night that newbies might feel lost, but at this point in the story, we readers were SO much more lost lol. At least we've seen certain things independently of being told them, so we as the audience know them to be true, even if the characters aren't sure.
I don't think it made him better. Or that his wife was a dark friend and was going to hit him in the head with the hammer was a good change. Or that he got his powers from a trollic scratch and a wolf lick
"It's only Episode 1" That's what i said when i first read the book, in the beginning chapters. glad you're enjoying this, hopefully you'll become a fan (book) as well
Well sorta. They weave combinations of the elements to create different effects. So yes, they can use the elements, it's just not always as obvious as elemental magic. Healing, for example, still uses the elements just in a different combination than say... throwing a fireball :-D
Make sure to check he bonus animated clips for each episode. They help you understand the lore better. No spoilers by the way, this is from the animated bonus of episode 1. Once again, I am not spilling anything down below. This is the information you need to know to enjoy the show properly. 3000 years ago, during the war with Dark One, the Dragon, aka leader of the Light forces led an assault on the Dark One... and sealed him away. Before he was sealed, the Dark One corrupted the Male half of the One Power... which drove all Male Aes Sedai, including the Dragon mad. Then the Male Aes Sedai essentially destroyed the whole world and humanity was almost extinguished. Even today 3000 years later, any man who can touch the one power goes mad which is why there are only Female Aes Sedai and they hunt all men who channel. Now the Dark One is breaking free again and the Dragon is reborn.
This was great to watch thank you. I loved seeing it through your eyes as a newcomer to the series it really made me appreciate that some of the changes from the books had there desired effect. Please keep watching
It will be hard to answer your questions without giving spoilers. Some things may become more clear as you get into the series. Still some things I think we can answer without spoiling things. A Wisdom is the leader of the village Women's Circle. The primary function of Circles is to establish and maintain social protocols within Two Rivers culture. A young woman in the Two Rivers is not allowed to Braid her hair until members of the local Women's Circle have decided that she is of marriageable age. When weddings do occur, members of the Circle stand as witnesses while the local Wisdom performs the ceremony. Members of the Circle convene when villagers break with social norms; such as when a youth is caught misbehaving or if two young women are fighting over a local boy. They will also gather to settle non-property related disputes among folk.
I love this! 💗💗 I’ve been a lifelong fan of wheel of time, and it is so exciting seeing someone experiencing it for the first time 🥰🥰 please do more react episodes of this!
Loving your reaction man. Also when she was throwing those bricks, I think she was actually using Earth bending. Because I remember hearing Moiraine in the books was weaker and drained herself in this fight using fire and Earth bending to finally put down the those trollocs. Also heard in the books Moiraine was out of commission because she needed proper rest to restore her powers which she wasn't able to do due to constantly being on the move while TV show Moiraine was outright injured from the fight.
"Who's the Chosen one?" That is not really verified until the end of the first book, which will probably be near the end of the first season here (I think they said a total of 8 episodes for season 1). But yes it is one of those four! Won't say more =D
Actually it's kind of even not verified until the THIRD book, when he fulfills his first prophecy. I mean who blows the horn in the 2nd book? 🤔 Shouldn't he be the chosen one? You and I know the answer to that, but don't you remember thinking, "wait! Can he do that?"
@@SmartAlx Spoiler When the Heroes of the Wheel comes, and Hawkwing salutes the Dragon and tells him he looks different but that he would recognize him no matter his current appearance, careful readers knew
Love the reactions man. Good call on the dude not at all worried about the trollocs. One of the biggest things from the book is nothing is just thrown in there off handed. There's a lot of things that will come back in future episodes.
I have read all the novels. Actually have read them several times over. That being said, I am very much enjoying the series so far. It does change things from the books, some little some large. Ages, relationships, and even some of the backgrounds. Mat's Parents for example are MUCH different in the series than in the books. We are not even introduced to Perrin's. The story about the wisdom before Nynaeve also seems a little off as the Aes Sedai were kind of like the Jedi in that they pretty much took anyone with the hint of the power regardless of standing. - The change they made to Mat's parents is likely to fuel his storyline a bit more and I can see why they may have done this in the series. - Perring being married is a HUGE change, but the way it plays out with his actions and what he has to live with after actually works well to push his story along as well. - They obviously cut a lot of scenes from the book and altered the timeline a bit with introducing certain characters. However, this does not damage the storyline and is expected when you understand that they are trying to fit 12 books into season arcs. - So despite the changes, in my opinion, they are not egregious enough to detract from the series and in some ways add value to the storyline. - What I can appreciate is the high production value. The scenery is gorgeous. The costume design is on point. The trollocs look very good(Though I wanted to see some with bird's heads). I also appreciate that the dialogue fits the world and they are not using contemporary dialogue with words that you would not expect to find in this world. I mention this because Shannara Chronicles makes this mistake and the way the characters speak makes them sound like they are in some American High School in that series. - Some minor complaints that I have is that I wish they had shown Rand's struggle to get his father back to the village. Lan also took much more note of the Heron-marked blade that a farmer possesses. The camera did show the Heron mark once in this episode, but unless you have read the books, you will not know what it means. I think they could have spared a scene to include the notice Lan takes of that blade and how he then takes more of an interest in Rand. - Another minor complaint is that the horses in the books get much more love. Especially Bella and Mandarb. Bella is also supposed to be an older farm horse and the fact she was keeping pace with the warhorse Mandarb and the other steeds actually ends up being an important part of the story in the books. We will see if the series makes use of it later, but it would be kind of confusing now since they did not really make any point of importance to these animals. - Purists of the book, well there will be no pleasing them. So anyone who right away complains that the show is awful because it is not exactly like the book does not understand what is involved in translating novels that are hundreds of pages into a screenplay. There have been some truly atrocious novel to screen adaptations, Sword of truth and Shannara Chronicles are two of the worst. - Overall I am quite pleased with how they are running the series and a lot of the misandry that Robert Jordan has in his books, is absent here. Not all of it, as some of it is actually pertinent to the story since as they explained it was men who broke the world. But Robert Jordan made it clear throughout ALL the books how little he thought of men's intelligence. Making it clear that certain men were rare exceptions. The rivalry between the Women's Circle( all women) and the Village Council (all men) has not even been brought up in the series and in fact they never even mention the village council or introduce some of the characters in it, one of who is a crotchety old man that is often portrayed as a stubborn old fool but is shown that he cares for the village and the people. - We have a long way to go and while the series does not follow the book to the letter. It has so far maintained the spirit of the story and seems to be working in good faith to preserve the essence of the storyline. I think purists of the book should find the differences as reasons to discuss and share, rather than detract from what seems to be a very good production of a difficult story to tackle.
Great dialogue on the differences and reasons for them! I very much agree that I wish they’d included some of the dialogue between Rand and Tam when he was delusional with the poison… then again, they can probably still use it as a flashback or something later on.
With regard to some of the missing elements of the story such as the significance of the heron mark sword, Rand dragging the cart with his babbling father back to the village, and so on might come as flashbacks when explanation is required. (Spoiler sentence): Remember, they are trying to conseal who the dragon is for much longer than the books. I believe Nynaeve's added backstory (re: her guardian being turned away from the White Tower) is to show her contempt for the sisters. It fits much better than trying to portray all the character's inner dialogue.
The only thing that I was completely not cool with overlooking was the apparent absence of Bela in the show, but in one of the later episodes they do remark that one of the horses they are riding is in fact named Bela, so I'm somewhat pacified. She was the real MVP in the novel series.
You must be kidding. A good adaptation requires cutting things out, and fusing some things together, and, as much as possible, at all costs, avoiding adding anything new, as it has impacts that need to be corrected later on that create all kinds of incoherence and bad storytelling. They added a lot of things, and the changes they made to the character fundamentally alter who they are as well as how their story arc make sense. They spent so much time on useless crap that wasn't in the book that they didn't actually have time to really establish the characters and their interactions. Mat and Perrin backstory change has a major impact on the following story. Matt is supposed to be the cheerful prankster who always dreamt of traveling. Perrin is the guy who wants to come back to live a simple life. Except that now, mat is the one who wants to come back, and Perrin is the one who wouldn't come back with a new love to the two rivers. Perrin's main arc has precisely to do that, normally, he would never make a hasty strike. It took something special with which he struggles for books to have him in an altered state where he did strike hastily, with consequences up till the last books. They turned Moiraine from a clever manipulator to a cold sociopath. Lan doesn't even stand up for Moiraine when she is questioned after healing Tam? Tam is now unable to fight off a single trolloc... Talk about diminishing the impressiveness of a heron mark...
@@iogssothoth666 SO much anger, so much bullshit in one post. Congratulation! You have exceeded your outrage quota for the day! Isn't that what you people measure your worth in, how outraged you can get and spread to others?
I love the episodes, the first is my least favourite but I still like it, I'm a huge fan of the books and the fact that we have this thing after 30 years is amazing. Great reaction!
Love the new Wheel of Time fan reactions! Subbing for that. There are significant changes from the books, but the more I watch non-reader reactions, the more I get the changes.
The world is definitely a post apocalyptical world. There isn't much discussion in the books about how far advanced it was, but skyscrapers would be very possible.
As a long time fan of the books (25+ years reading and rereading them)...I really enjoyed watching this with you. To see your surprised looks at the things going on was great. The One Power is the magic system in this world. To weave any sort of magic you have to use one, a couple, a few or all of them to achieve each type of weave. They include 1) Air 2) Earth 3) Fire 4) Water and 5) Spirit. So healing uses certain weaves, while throwing a fireball uses different weaves of one or a combination of these element. Yes, a little like Avatar the Last Air Bender. The Dragon is reborn, and she knows that 20 years ago a the Dragon was born...so that is why she was asking the Wisdom when she was born...and she found out she was 25-6, so she's too old. So she settled it that it was one of the four of them and took them away from the town...'cause the Fade and the Trollocs will follow them...and not touch the village anymore. Thanks. I will watch your other reactions to this show. You made me laugh and get excited. Thank you. Out of the three episodes...this was the weakest. Keep going. BTW, they have already green lit Season 2 and 3. Hang on to your boots.
Wisdom is a leadership position in the area if the Two Rivers. Each town has a Wisdom, and among other things she acts as a healer, weather predictor, and mediator.
She, Moraine is an Aes Sedai of the blue Ajah. She has the ability to tap the "one power" which consists of air, fire, earth, water, and spirit. All Aes Sedai or "channelers" can use the one power. Some have more control over certain aspects of it. Depends on who and their affinity for those abilities.
I've read the books a number of times, won't spoil anything, but there are a lot of changes. The changes, though, are brilliantly done. loving it so far. Your reactions are so fun to me, all my friends have read them so it's so awesome to get to see the perspective of someone new. I'm absolutely gonna follow along.
Subscribed. Can’t wait for the next one. Yeah, I think those were skyscrapers. Technically, it’s in the future (kind of), there was a time when they had skyscrapers, and planes and cars and that world was destroyed. But there is magic.
I've loved these books for almost a decade now. Glad that we now get to share it with non-readers like you. Very encouraging that you are liking it so far! Look forward to your next WoT videos.
Her power is "the one power." Its like all spell casters rolled into one in fantasy. Healer, sorcerer, elementalist.. pretty much the force from star wars, but they can throw fire too xD They are pretty bad ass, are the sedai.
Enjoyed your reactions, and promise no spoilers as it would spoil your reactions. Please keep it up. I've read the books many times and it's good to see the story though new eyes.
The setting is an equivalent to the 17th century (not the middle ages), but without gunpowder. The author has said as much and it's evident in quite a few things later on. The ages etc have already been talked about, so I'll save my fingers for episode 2. Thanks for the video :)
I really enjoyed your fresh perspective on the show. I would love to see your thoughts on future episodes.. As someone who has read the books for 30 years, I thought that they really nailed the characters and the world. The first episode had some pacing and dialog issues, but it seems to improve with each episode. I am unsure about a couple of the changes (fridging Laila) but overall I feel like the show is in good hands and I am dying to see how things develop in this turning of the Wheel.
The man playing Rand's father was in GoT. Knowing both stories, he went from playing the worst father in fantasy television, to playing the absolute best. Tam al'Thor in the books was wonderful.
Is your surname Doh....ng?
Major book 1 spoiler:
Michael McElhatton's two roles of Roose Bolton and Tam al'Thor are an outstanding encapsulation of how blood doesn't mean shit when it comes to being a good parent.
he was a fantastic father GOT. he never did anything wrong. can’t tell me otherwise
I didn't ping him at first, I was saying that I wanted him to come read to me.... then I IMDBed the actor
WoT was direct inspiration for GoT. Wheel of time had 7 books when Martin published the first Novel in Song of Fire and Ice. In wheel of time there is something called Daes Dae'mar, which translates directly as The Great Game or The Game of Houses. Basically the concept which Martin based his series on.
The era is both our future and our past. Time is cyclical in this world.
But it doesn’t repeat exactly. The themes and archetypes remain the same. So it’s not like the next turning of the wheel is us back here in our bodies. Robert Jordan based this in some Eastern philosophies and religions. They overplay the “reincarnation” aspect on the show a lot more than it was in the books. People in the books didn’t walk around thinking and talking about reincarnation that much.
Yeah probably Taken from Hindu and Buddhist philosophies where time is cyclic
@@charlestruppi7793 It fits for Tam's character reminising about his dead wife though
It's more specifically our future as we exist in the 1st age, the 2nd age was the age of legends and the subsequent breaking of the world, and the story takes place in the 3rd age, so thousands of years from now in a post-apocalyptic version of Earth.
The best way to know the time... would be imagine the 17th century without guns. They have clocks, books etc.
Book fans seem split on whether or not the show is good, but I really couldn't be happier with what I've seen so far!
I'm 45. I've read the series from the beginning. Also read the whole series about 30 times. I frigging love this show. Many worries that I had were alleviated almost instantly. Great great great!!!
@RuggerJogs If you expected a scene by scene recreation of the books that's your own fault. Adaptations don't work like that. If you want the books exactly as they are, just go read the books
@RuggerJogs For an adaptation, this is pretty close to the book. The change with the wife might even be for the better, Perrins tendencys weren't that well motivated in the book. Now one change with the "whos the chosen one", obviously makes no sense (but I don't want to spoiler).
@@lolroflundxd yeah, even if they changed more stuff, the heart of the story is still there. Think about this. Instead of all the inner diologue that Perrin goes through about hating the axe, he will now instantly hate using it even as he's forced to do so because of what happened. Boom, 300 pages of Perrin whining gone.
Big book fan here and I like the series so far.
Keep reacting to Wheel of Time! Your excitement and speculation are contagious!
So happy that you are covering this show. You are one of my favorite tubers and Wheel of time is my obsession, so it´s a perfect match! And of course, I am happy you liked it. I love the show!
Lets goo!!! Haha thank you! Im excited to continue!! Glad we can go on this journey together 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿
I started reading this series 20 years ago, when I was a young girl. I'm on my 17th reread right now, reading it with my partner. This show is so fucking amazing, it's a fantastic adaptation. I'd love to see more of your reactions, it was so entertaining man. Subbed, liked etc. Great content man.
Thanks a lot! I hope I don't disappoint! 🙏🏿
Nah you're good, you did a great video
"Oh shoot" could be heard multiple times in this episode :D
I've read the series multiple times, and I've listened to the audiobooks multiple times (usually about once a year give or take) UA-cam put you on my radar for your Episode 5 Reaction so I had to come and watch them from the start. So far I'm enjoying your stuff sir. After I finish your WoT content I'm going to poke around to see the rest.
I’m a huge fan of the books and have read them multiple times. Lots of changes in Ep 1, but overall story is the same. Keep it up. Love seeing the perspective of someone who isn’t biased from a book standpoint.
Something that struck me about the scene with Perrin killing his wife, upon second watching, is that she also seems to be about to kill him. When he hits her, she already has her weapon raised above her head, and aimed at him. It's strange, because she's looking right at him and doesn't seem to be simply reacting.
Yeah thats true! I did notice that when I was editing this! Looked like she was aiming
@@Matthewvhaynes That part when she's working alone in the forge and he goes up to her and says "I love you", and she replies, "I know", makes me wonder if they were having marriage problems.
It would be pretty damn dark if she was actually going to kill him because of marriage problems.
I hope they didn't make it so that he cheated on her or something, because as a book reader, there's no way in hell Perrin would do something like that.
@@guruthosamarthruin4459 im hoping thats not it as well. Could be jealousy? Maybe they had a huge fight before this? Hopefully it will get revealed, or maybe not 🤷🏿♂️
@@guruthosamarthruin4459 She was a Darkfriend and had her orders. She seemed sad that she was supposed to kill him.
@@arleenfotiu6095 I thought about that, but she was fighting trollocs.
Long time Wheel of Time reader here. The Algorithm showed me your channel for the first time today. Loved your reactions to the first episode. Very honest and sincere. Hope you react to the other episodes. I'll happily watch them.
More definitely coming soon!! Thank you my friend 🙏🏿🙏🏿
I love it so far! I’ve been reading and rereading these books for so long, it’s amazing to see it on screen! There are definitely changes, but mostly to bring the characters we know to life without the internal monologue we get in the books. I also loved your reaction, you’ve got yourself another sub!
Your confusion is understandable. There's is so much going on in this world. I hope they explain it well over time. And yes those are skyscrapers. It's supposed to be set far into our future after an apocalyptic event that set the world back to a Renaissance type period but with modern vibes. Why everyone is so "equal" as you put it. Keep watching. I'm excited most for new fans than I am excited for myself
There are no beginnings or endings to the Wheel of Time, so this age is both in the future and the past as the wheel turns. Your reaction to the scene in the forge was my favorite part. Book readers and non-readers were all feeling that way!
Glad to know I wasn't alone
@@Matthewvhaynes she wasn't in the books so it was a big surprise. I knew she would die but the fact he did it blew my wig back
Glad you loved it !!! Amazing reaction !!! You're in for a ride !!! Subscirbing to your channel to seel all your Wheel of time reactions !!!
Thank you!!!
As someone who has been a fan of the series for 20+ years, I loved watching your reactions. It's been so long since this world that I love was new to me but, your enthusiasm and curiosity for the series is so beautifully refreshing. ❤️ I love your energy and hope you continue to fall in love with the world of Wheel of Time.
I can't wait to watch your reactions to every episode (hopefully you will react to evey one of them)! Needless to say, you have a new sub. And welcome to the fandom. ❤️
Loved your reaction, keep em coming! As a long time reader od tbe books it's really neat to see other people experience it for the first time :)
So the time is technically a post-apocalyptic future earth... with elemental magic! 😁 I won't spoil any future stuff, but it's definitely helpful to understand the context of the world.
I love the way they're doing the show! And the books have lots of diversity of characters, and they're doing such a great job showing that. Within the world they certainly discriminate against various groups and nationalities, but it's refreshing to see it play out differently than it does in our everyday life.
I feel you on what to expect. I am impressed and loving this show!!!
Thats awesome, Im loving it too
I’m a huge book fan and I think the show is wonderful! Really enjoyed the reaction video. I hope to see you review the rest of the episodes!
I will! Thank you!
The part where the door bursts open with Rand and his father, thier reactions are real because they werent told how big of an entrance the trolluck would be.
Haha thats amazing!
The way it starts off....That is one thing that drew me into the novels in the first place.
THANK YOU! Just found your channel, so will be listening through your reactions and hopefully some predictions :) I just am thankful you caught that its one of the places GoT got inspirations from and not the other way around :)
Great reaction. I love that you enjoyed it .. I'm a long time book fan and all I want is to see this show succeed because they've done a great job so far. Good job picking up on the sky scrapers ;)
Dude! I've been following you for other reactions and I am STOKED you're covering this. Love the books and really loving the series so far!
Thanks for your reaction. I loved it. Being a book reader the changes were shocking at first, but now a day later I am loving it absolutely
Only one I can't get behind is how they fucked over the Cauthon family. That still pisses me off and if they're gonna have Abell Cauthon like this then they better fucking redeem him.
Quick answer, she was using the 5 powers, Earth, wind, fire, water, and spirit. Channelers are usually strong in one or two of the Powers and have less ability in others.
Absolutely LOVED your reactions in real time!
Thank you so much! ☺️
Really enjoyed your take on it. Having read a lot of the books it's really interesting to see some of your insight that you don't even realize yet. Looking forward to your review for episode 2!
Thank you my friend! Episode 2 will be posted in a couple of days!
I was going to say pretty much the same thing. See the perspective of someone who hasn't read the books is entertaining.
@@Matthewvhaynes I can't wait!
I binged the first 3 episodes last night and was very happy with it - there are some significant changes from the source material that I'm just gonna have to see how they play out, but the acting was great and visually, it's gorgeous.
I respect that criticism! Thank you I'm definitely looking forward to continuing
The point of Egwene being thrown in the river was for her to learn that when she struggles against the flow it's hard, but when she flows with the river she is carried by it.
Yeah, except the women in the Women's circle can't touch Saidar. Nynaeve doesn't even know she can. DEFINITELY Egwene doesn't know. So it's a stupid parallel with Nynaeve breaking her block.
Did I say anything about it being about Saidar? Nope. Just life in general.
A not so subtle nod to saidar lol
@@SmartAlx Maybe don't spoil stuff just in case some people haven't read the books
@@SmartAlx But keep in mind that it’s been 3000 yrs since breaking, so maybe the traditions were instilled ages ago in preparation
Enjoyed your reaction! I'm a reader and have been curious to hear the thoughts of people coming fresh into the story through the tv series. So far the series has been very true to the characters! Looking forward to your next video! (Don't want to say too much as I don't want to spoil for anyone.)
Thats awesome, Im glad that you found the fresh perspective through this video 🙏🏿
A huge fan of the books. Robert Jordan sets time as cyclical so we are literally in the past & future. Good catch on noticing those skyscraper like structures.
People are mixed due to a past cataclysm sending people to all corners of the workd. People aren't concerned with race but beliefs in regard to Kingdom, the Aes Sedai, the Light, & Dark One.
Man, your ability to recognize actors off one previous work is impressive.
I watch A LOT of tv and movies haha. Thank you 🙏🏿
Had a blast watching! Looking forward to seeing your reactions to the rest of the series! :D
This was such a great video. So fun watching you react! Looking forward to your episode 2 reaction!
welcome to the world of Robert Jordan. love your genuine reactions too. I started the books in 1996 and read them all, I could not be happier with the adaptation.
Subbed immediately, I want to take this journey with you. This is going to be fun.😁
Great Reaction! Can't Wait To See What Else The Series Has In Store
I love your reactions! I'm glad you're doing to do more! 🤎
Careful not to google anything! There's spoilers everywhere!
Thank you! And its alright, I get the episodes sent to me early in advance. So im ahead currently 🙏🏿
@@Matthewvhaynes Oh excellent! I can't wait to see your reactions for my favorite episodes, then. 😊 Keep being awesome!
“What is her power?!?” 🤣🤣😂
Its the one power
As a book reader (and a book reader who loved the show), I fuckin loved your reaction my guy. That was great. Loved watching you react to some of this stuff!
Haha thank you man!
It’s probably meant to be skyscrapers… if time is circular you can think of the setting as being as far into our future as it is into our past. They become our legends as we became theirs.
Soooo cool
They are skyscrapers, if you pause it you can see the architectural detail in some of the "tines"
Man, watching how delighted you are with this has made me appreciate it more. Glad you liked it!
So glad you liked this. Watching this felt like reading the books again for the first time. I'm legit on the edge of my seat.
What an awesome reaction! I am on book 10 and I loved how the show has turned out so far! Definitely subbed and look forward to your reaction for future episodes!
you should definitely continue with reacting to this series.
I loved your video! Thank you so much for doing it. I'm living away from my friends so I can't be around them when they watch this series (and I absolutely love the books!) so you made my day
That comment touched me, thank you for that! Im glad I can help fill that void, I definitely will do more!
Dude! You have no idea how EPIC the Wheel of Time world, characters, story is! Your in for a treat!
As a long time reader of the series (started reading in 1990) I love your blind reactions. The parts that don't follow the books that were a bit aggravating to me, I now understand a bit better WHY they made those choices. Perrin killing his wife is not in the books, but it has made him a better character. Enjoy the story!
Amazing perspective! Im glad that you were able to see a difference through me 🙏🏿
I hadn't reread in a long time so I was SO confused at him killing her. I tweeted out last night that newbies might feel lost, but at this point in the story, we readers were SO much more lost lol. At least we've seen certain things independently of being told them, so we as the audience know them to be true, even if the characters aren't sure.
I don't think it made him better. Or that his wife was a dark friend and was going to hit him in the head with the hammer was a good change. Or that he got his powers from a trollic scratch and a wolf lick
@@merc9nine LOL
@@merc9nine is THAT what that was about? missed it. thx . . .
Oh and the five powers that make up the one power are fire, water, air, earth and spirit. I got your back bro
And if you want it to be a mystery who the dragon is I wouldn't read the books, it's about as subtle as a brick in the books
I would love! to see you react blindly to this story that I’ve come to love only a few months reading into it. Can’t wait for the rest of the season!
"It's only Episode 1" That's what i said when i first read the book, in the beginning chapters. glad you're enjoying this, hopefully you'll become a fan (book) as well
Im already hooked! Excited to get deeper into this
Aes Sedai can basically handle the elements plus a few other things like healing.
Sooo dope!
Well sorta. They weave combinations of the elements to create different effects. So yes, they can use the elements, it's just not always as obvious as elemental magic. Healing, for example, still uses the elements just in a different combination than say... throwing a fireball :-D
Make sure to check he bonus animated clips for each episode. They help you understand the lore better.
No spoilers by the way, this is from the animated bonus of episode 1. Once again, I am not spilling anything down below. This is the information you need to know to enjoy the show properly.
3000 years ago, during the war with Dark One, the Dragon, aka leader of the Light forces led an assault on the Dark One... and sealed him away. Before he was sealed, the Dark One corrupted the Male half of the One Power... which drove all Male Aes Sedai, including the Dragon mad. Then the Male Aes Sedai essentially destroyed the whole world and humanity was almost extinguished. Even today 3000 years later, any man who can touch the one power goes mad which is why there are only Female Aes Sedai and they hunt all men who channel.
Now the Dark One is breaking free again and the Dragon is reborn.
This was great to watch thank you. I loved seeing it through your eyes as a newcomer to the series it really made me appreciate that some of the changes from the books had there desired effect. Please keep watching
Great catch on the skyscrapers! Welcome to the fandom, loved watching your reactions. Subscribing to see more!
Hey, I’ve never seen your content before but I loved this reaction, keep it up you’ll have my support the whole way
I'm really glad you enjoyed that. If you haven't read the books that's good. You could use the show as a fresh perspective. I loved your reactions!👍
Thank you so much! Im very excited to see whats next!
Really nice reactions. Asking exactly the right questions!
It will be hard to answer your questions without giving spoilers. Some things may become more clear as you get into the series. Still some things I think we can answer without spoiling things. A Wisdom is the leader of the village Women's Circle. The primary function of Circles is to establish and maintain social protocols within Two Rivers culture. A young woman in the Two Rivers is not allowed to Braid her hair until members of the local Women's Circle have decided that she is of marriageable age. When weddings do occur, members of the Circle stand as witnesses while the local Wisdom performs the ceremony. Members of the Circle convene when villagers break with social norms; such as when a youth is caught misbehaving or if two young women are fighting over a local boy. They will also gather to settle non-property related disputes among folk.
I love this! 💗💗 I’ve been a lifelong fan of wheel of time, and it is so exciting seeing someone experiencing it for the first time 🥰🥰 please do more react episodes of this!
OH SHOOT!!!!!!!!
Great review. I liked your reactions!
Loving your reaction man. Also when she was throwing those bricks, I think she was actually using Earth bending. Because I remember hearing Moiraine in the books was weaker and drained herself in this fight using fire and Earth bending to finally put down the those trollocs. Also heard in the books Moiraine was out of commission because she needed proper rest to restore her powers which she wasn't able to do due to constantly being on the move while TV show Moiraine was outright injured from the fight.
Great reaction! I'd definitely love to see more reactions to The Wheel of Time!
"Who's the Chosen one?"
That is not really verified until the end of the first book, which will probably be near the end of the first season here (I think they said a total of 8 episodes for season 1). But yes it is one of those four! Won't say more =D
Actually it's kind of even not verified until the THIRD book, when he fulfills his first prophecy.
I mean who blows the horn in the 2nd book? 🤔 Shouldn't he be the chosen one? You and I know the answer to that, but don't you remember thinking, "wait! Can he do that?"
Not really verified but basically clear as fucking crystal lol
@@kylecook7187 To those who know already. 😉
@@SmartAlx Spoiler
When the Heroes of the Wheel comes, and Hawkwing salutes the Dragon and tells him he looks different but that he would recognize him no matter his current appearance, careful readers knew
Love the reactions man. Good call on the dude not at all worried about the trollocs. One of the biggest things from the book is nothing is just thrown in there off handed. There's a lot of things that will come back in future episodes.
I have read all the novels. Actually have read them several times over. That being said, I am very much enjoying the series so far. It does change things from the books, some little some large. Ages, relationships, and even some of the backgrounds. Mat's Parents for example are MUCH different in the series than in the books. We are not even introduced to Perrin's. The story about the wisdom before Nynaeve also seems a little off as the Aes Sedai were kind of like the Jedi in that they pretty much took anyone with the hint of the power regardless of standing.
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The change they made to Mat's parents is likely to fuel his storyline a bit more and I can see why they may have done this in the series.
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Perring being married is a HUGE change, but the way it plays out with his actions and what he has to live with after actually works well to push his story along as well.
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They obviously cut a lot of scenes from the book and altered the timeline a bit with introducing certain characters. However, this does not damage the storyline and is expected when you understand that they are trying to fit 12 books into season arcs.
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So despite the changes, in my opinion, they are not egregious enough to detract from the series and in some ways add value to the storyline.
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What I can appreciate is the high production value. The scenery is gorgeous. The costume design is on point. The trollocs look very good(Though I wanted to see some with bird's heads). I also appreciate that the dialogue fits the world and they are not using contemporary dialogue with words that you would not expect to find in this world. I mention this because Shannara Chronicles makes this mistake and the way the characters speak makes them sound like they are in some American High School in that series.
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Some minor complaints that I have is that I wish they had shown Rand's struggle to get his father back to the village. Lan also took much more note of the Heron-marked blade that a farmer possesses. The camera did show the Heron mark once in this episode, but unless you have read the books, you will not know what it means. I think they could have spared a scene to include the notice Lan takes of that blade and how he then takes more of an interest in Rand.
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Another minor complaint is that the horses in the books get much more love. Especially Bella and Mandarb. Bella is also supposed to be an older farm horse and the fact she was keeping pace with the warhorse Mandarb and the other steeds actually ends up being an important part of the story in the books. We will see if the series makes use of it later, but it would be kind of confusing now since they did not really make any point of importance to these animals.
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Purists of the book, well there will be no pleasing them. So anyone who right away complains that the show is awful because it is not exactly like the book does not understand what is involved in translating novels that are hundreds of pages into a screenplay. There have been some truly atrocious novel to screen adaptations, Sword of truth and Shannara Chronicles are two of the worst.
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Overall I am quite pleased with how they are running the series and a lot of the misandry that Robert Jordan has in his books, is absent here. Not all of it, as some of it is actually pertinent to the story since as they explained it was men who broke the world. But Robert Jordan made it clear throughout ALL the books how little he thought of men's intelligence. Making it clear that certain men were rare exceptions. The rivalry between the Women's Circle( all women) and the Village Council (all men) has not even been brought up in the series and in fact they never even mention the village council or introduce some of the characters in it, one of who is a crotchety old man that is often portrayed as a stubborn old fool but is shown that he cares for the village and the people.
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We have a long way to go and while the series does not follow the book to the letter. It has so far maintained the spirit of the story and seems to be working in good faith to preserve the essence of the storyline. I think purists of the book should find the differences as reasons to discuss and share, rather than detract from what seems to be a very good production of a difficult story to tackle.
Great dialogue on the differences and reasons for them! I very much agree that I wish they’d included some of the dialogue between Rand and Tam when he was delusional with the poison… then again, they can probably still use it as a flashback or something later on.
With regard to some of the missing elements of the story such as the significance of the heron mark sword, Rand dragging the cart with his babbling father back to the village, and so on might come as flashbacks when explanation is required. (Spoiler sentence): Remember, they are trying to conseal who the dragon is for much longer than the books. I believe Nynaeve's added backstory (re: her guardian being turned away from the White Tower) is to show her contempt for the sisters. It fits much better than trying to portray all the character's inner dialogue.
The only thing that I was completely not cool with overlooking was the apparent absence of Bela in the show, but in one of the later episodes they do remark that one of the horses they are riding is in fact named Bela, so I'm somewhat pacified. She was the real MVP in the novel series.
You must be kidding. A good adaptation requires cutting things out, and fusing some things together, and, as much as possible, at all costs, avoiding adding anything new, as it has impacts that need to be corrected later on that create all kinds of incoherence and bad storytelling.
They added a lot of things, and the changes they made to the character fundamentally alter who they are as well as how their story arc make sense.
They spent so much time on useless crap that wasn't in the book that they didn't actually have time to really establish the characters and their interactions.
Mat and Perrin backstory change has a major impact on the following story.
Matt is supposed to be the cheerful prankster who always dreamt of traveling. Perrin is the guy who wants to come back to live a simple life. Except that now, mat is the one who wants to come back, and Perrin is the one who wouldn't come back with a new love to the two rivers.
Perrin's main arc has precisely to do that, normally, he would never make a hasty strike. It took something special with which he struggles for books to have him in an altered state where he did strike hastily, with consequences up till the last books.
They turned Moiraine from a clever manipulator to a cold sociopath.
Lan doesn't even stand up for Moiraine when she is questioned after healing Tam?
Tam is now unable to fight off a single trolloc... Talk about diminishing the impressiveness of a heron mark...
@@iogssothoth666 SO much anger, so much bullshit in one post. Congratulation! You have exceeded your outrage quota for the day! Isn't that what you people measure your worth in, how outraged you can get and spread to others?
I love the episodes, the first is my least favourite but I still like it, I'm a huge fan of the books and the fact that we have this thing after 30 years is amazing. Great reaction!
Poor Perrin. He needs cuddles. T_T
I love these reacts from people who haven't read the books. Really looking forward to your take on episode 2!
Reflexes: Yeah, I agree. That scene hit me, too.
Love the new Wheel of Time fan reactions! Subbing for that. There are significant changes from the books, but the more I watch non-reader reactions, the more I get the changes.
Love your reaction! I'm a book reader since 15 years ago and I'm so happy about this show!
Im glad! That gives me hope!
LOVE this reaction! Would love more 🙌🏻
When Perrin accidentally killed his wife it gutted me! That part was not even in the book, but they apparently wanted to age them up.
Hoping you drop the videos on ep 2 and 3 soon!!!
They should he dropping on Monday! Unfortunately I'll be at a convention this weekend so I didnt have tim to edit all of them
I haven't read the books either but this episode was enough to get me invested in these characters. This was a brutal first episode!
Thanks for sharing your reaction to this! :)
The world is definitely a post apocalyptical world. There isn't much discussion in the books about how far advanced it was, but skyscrapers would be very possible.
In visions of the past in the books there's descriptions of things that to me sounded like cars.
I love watching all the newcomers to the fandom!
As a long time fan of the books (25+ years reading and rereading them)...I really enjoyed watching this with you. To see your surprised looks at the things going on was great.
The One Power is the magic system in this world. To weave any sort of magic you have to use one, a couple, a few or all of them to achieve each type of weave. They include 1) Air 2) Earth 3) Fire 4) Water and 5) Spirit. So healing uses certain weaves, while throwing a fireball uses different weaves of one or a combination of these element. Yes, a little like Avatar the Last Air Bender.
The Dragon is reborn, and she knows that 20 years ago a the Dragon was born...so that is why she was asking the Wisdom when she was born...and she found out she was 25-6, so she's too old. So she settled it that it was one of the four of them and took them away from the town...'cause the Fade and the Trollocs will follow them...and not touch the village anymore.
Thanks. I will watch your other reactions to this show. You made me laugh and get excited. Thank you.
Out of the three episodes...this was the weakest. Keep going.
BTW, they have already green lit Season 2 and 3. Hang on to your boots.
Wisdom is a leadership position in the area if the Two Rivers. Each town has a Wisdom, and among other things she acts as a healer, weather predictor, and mediator.
She, Moraine is an Aes Sedai of the blue Ajah. She has the ability to tap the "one power" which consists of air, fire, earth, water, and spirit. All Aes Sedai or "channelers" can use the one power. Some have more control over certain aspects of it. Depends on who and their affinity for those abilities.
Glad I found your YT channel. As a reader of the book series, I love your non-reader reactions.
I've read the books a number of times, won't spoil anything, but there are a lot of changes. The changes, though, are brilliantly done. loving it so far. Your reactions are so fun to me, all my friends have read them so it's so awesome to get to see the perspective of someone new. I'm absolutely gonna follow along.
Subscribed. Can’t wait for the next one. Yeah, I think those were skyscrapers. Technically, it’s in the future (kind of), there was a time when they had skyscrapers, and planes and cars and that world was destroyed. But there is magic.
I've loved these books for almost a decade now. Glad that we now get to share it with non-readers like you. Very encouraging that you are liking it so far! Look forward to your next WoT videos.
Her power is "the one power." Its like all spell casters rolled into one in fantasy. Healer, sorcerer, elementalist.. pretty much the force from star wars, but they can throw fire too xD They are pretty bad ass, are the sedai.
Love this reaction man! I gotta see more! This show is 🔥🔥🔥 season 2 is filming. Season 3 is ordered
More reactions dropping soon!!
This is good, I am pretty happy
Glad you enjoyed it!
Time. Period is post apocalyptic
This show is amazing epic
Enjoyed your reactions, and promise no spoilers as it would spoil your reactions. Please keep it up. I've read the books many times and it's good to see the story though new eyes.
The setting is an equivalent to the 17th century (not the middle ages), but without gunpowder. The author has said as much and it's evident in quite a few things later on.
The ages etc have already been talked about, so I'll save my fingers for episode 2. Thanks for the video :)
...so well done 1st episode. Loved it too.
I really enjoyed your fresh perspective on the show. I would love to see your thoughts on future episodes.. As someone who has read the books for 30 years, I thought that they really nailed the characters and the world. The first episode had some pacing and dialog issues, but it seems to improve with each episode. I am unsure about a couple of the changes (fridging Laila) but overall I feel like the show is in good hands and I am dying to see how things develop in this turning of the Wheel.
"It's only episode one!" 🤣🤣🤣🤣