The Wheel Of Time Episode 2 Reaction! - "Shadow's Waiting"

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  • @zunaidparker
    @zunaidparker 2 роки тому +45

    13:18 they did come from Taren Ferry, it's where they got the ferry lol. She answered 100% truthfully to the question that was ASKED rather than the question that was MEANT.
    To repeat Moiraine: "the truth we speak might not be the truth you think you hear...so listen carefully".

  • @AC-eb7kt
    @AC-eb7kt 2 роки тому +17

    Someone else made this brillant comment that kind of summarizes Mat's character
    Lan: touch nothing
    Mat: i've already touched seven things

  • @Citizen88020120820
    @Citizen88020120820 2 роки тому +41

    There's two branches of Whitecloaks. The military are more chill, but the Questioners are psychopaths lol.

    • @connorclark4596
      @connorclark4596 2 роки тому +9

      That’s a decent simplification, but I wouldn’t say the whitecloak ‘military’ is ‘chill’. They’re still extreme in their views against the Aes Sedai. But it is true that they’re not just sadistic bastards like the Questioners.

  • @Jeffjway
    @Jeffjway 2 роки тому +9

    I love watching the reaction videos on UA-cam for this episode. Especially for this scene:
    *Wolves surround an injured Perrin*
    People who didn't read the books: "No! NO!!"
    Book fans : "Yes! Yes! YES!"

  • @thepocketboy
    @thepocketboy 2 роки тому +49

    In case it hasn't already been mentioned... Robert Jordan tips his hat a lot to Tolkien in the first half of the book... Has to do with what publishers at this time were wanting. Also gives readers something familiar to get into the series before it goes hard left. The full series definitely goes its own way.

    • @SleepyWaffles
      @SleepyWaffles  2 роки тому +10

      That's good that it also has its own identity, but I'm enjoying the lotr imagery as well!

    • @kylecook7187
      @kylecook7187 2 роки тому +13

      On the audiobook interview he said he wanted a Tolkien-esque story where the people really don't want to go on an adventure. Like, someone taps you on the shoulder and says 'hey bro you're gonna save the world, and you gotta come with me'
      Like, nah bro I'm cool

    • @Finnssssss
      @Finnssssss 2 роки тому +4

      Really it's the first 3 books that have the "Tolkienisms" or to put it another way, the first 3 books were the ones being the most scrutinized by the publisher and RJ had to answer to and satisfy them. He got his full book deal and freedom to really do what he wanted without someone looking over his shoulder and as anyone who has read the books, they know that book 4 is when the series truly starts to explode and takes its first steps from being a good series to a great one.
      As far as the White Cloaks/Children of the Light, there are 2 wings within them, the standard military wing (the more chill dude) and the Inquisitors/Questioners (Black murderer dude) who are kind of the priests in a way.

  • @Arezoo298195
    @Arezoo298195 2 роки тому +22

    Your reaction to that dagger and Mat is priceless. I think the entire fandom says at this moment: ‘Mat! Put that back!’🤣

  • @lanmandragoran8072
    @lanmandragoran8072 2 роки тому +10

    I was definitely laughing during your commentary this time, thanks for the LOLs. “Never pick up a fancy dagger in a ghost town…”

  • @christinabrock2893
    @christinabrock2893 11 місяців тому +1

    "They didn't come to a town where they meet Aragorn, though." That's because in this story, Aragorn was already with them when they left home -- his name is Lan.

  • @charlestruppi7793
    @charlestruppi7793 2 роки тому +35

    Moiraine said “they attacked the village we were in”. Which is true. They were in Tarron Ferry when the trollocs attacked. She didn’t say the were “from there”

    • @SleepyWaffles
      @SleepyWaffles  2 роки тому +2

      Is the two rivers town called tarron ferry?

    • @Dovieandi_Se_Tovya_Sagain
      @Dovieandi_Se_Tovya_Sagain 2 роки тому +12

      @@SleepyWaffles Tarron ferry is the town where the old man died in the whirlpool

    • @SleepyWaffles
      @SleepyWaffles  2 роки тому +4

      Ohhh okay got it. Thank you!

    • @Yotanido
      @Yotanido 2 роки тому +13

      @@SleepyWaffles The Two Rivers is the region. The village we see in episode one is Emond's Field and the town they went through to cross the river is Taren Ferry. (The river being the Taren - the name is quite literal)
      In the TV series, they seem to always say Two Rivers when they mean Emond's Field. I don't know if they just happen to always refer to the region or if they actually decided Two Rivers is the name of the village now, but... in the books it is as I described.

    • @zunaidparker
      @zunaidparker 2 роки тому +16

      Fun fact: the "Emond" from Emond's Field is King Aemon, the very same king from the story of Manetheren.
      Another example of how the wheel turns and stories turn into legends which fade into myths over time.

  • @connorclark4596
    @connorclark4596 2 роки тому +6

    “You’re descended from badasses and you’re gonna have to step up into the shoes they left”. Very well said, and they are very big shoes, for all of these characters!

  • @meganburgess7664
    @meganburgess7664 2 роки тому +31

    Your reaction to Matt's actions with the dagger is like every single fan out there! lmao Perfection.

    • @SleepyWaffles
      @SleepyWaffles  2 роки тому +6

      Lol never mess with spooky stuff alone in the dark!

    • @Citizen88020120820
      @Citizen88020120820 2 роки тому +1

      @@SleepyWaffles The books is even more infuriating when tgis happens lol

    • @jenlybel
      @jenlybel 2 роки тому +6

      "Noo! Put it back!"

  • @senseimatt3097
    @senseimatt3097 2 роки тому +11

    "You would think that these things would learn how to swim" I died laughing while imagining the training sequence... Trollocs with little kickboards...

    • @SleepyWaffles
      @SleepyWaffles  2 роки тому +3

      They can go down to the community pool for lessons

    • @oskarpalus2846
      @oskarpalus2846 2 роки тому +3

      @@SleepyWafflesThere are lakes in blight where they come from, but you really wouldnt want to get into them. Trollocs are the least scary thing there. But maybe they just dont like bathing.

  • @foretellingprime
    @foretellingprime 2 роки тому +4

    Commentary in Mat "You can do no wrong brother"
    30 seconds later
    "No dont touch that!"

  • @calibadgerdude6082
    @calibadgerdude6082 2 роки тому +3

    Well, technically the last town they passed through WAS Taren Ferry, so it’s not a lie to say they came from there. He asked her where they came from, not where they started from. :p. Nobody can split hairs like an Aes Sedai.

  • @wrightjustin23
    @wrightjustin23 2 роки тому +36

    Very happy you are covering the show! I’m a book reader and massive fan of the show. Can’t wait to see where it goes. I can’t even count how many of these reaction videos I’ve watched lol

    • @aldan7812
      @aldan7812 2 роки тому +6

      haha me either mate ive watched as many as i can find lmao. This fellas great.

    • @SleepyWaffles
      @SleepyWaffles  2 роки тому +4

      Thank you!

    • @SleepyWaffles
      @SleepyWaffles  2 роки тому +3

      Thank you both!

    • @wrightjustin23
      @wrightjustin23 2 роки тому +1

      @@aldan7812 it’s just so exciting to see this on screen after all these years of being a book fan. None of my friends read the books and I never had the opportunity to talk to people about it. Now I do! I actually just realized there is an active Reddit community, so I’ve been hanging out over there.

    • @kylecook7187
      @kylecook7187 2 роки тому +1

      Pretty sure I've watched all of them lol

  • @Arezoo298195
    @Arezoo298195 2 роки тому +12

    They didn’t awaken evil, they created it. Your initial thoughts of how they were cursed for not helping are closer to the truth. I don’t know if the show plans to reveal the entire story or not so possible SPOILERS
    The people of Aridhol, through one particular bad advisor to the leader became more and more zealous about fighting the evil of the dark one and their zealot attitude turned them first against anyone of the outside, hence why they didn’t help Manetheren and later built their wall. Once there was no outsider left to hate and be suspicious of, they turned on each other, killing each other and from that hate an evil grew that’s purely human and nothing to do with the dark one. The black ooze you saw is hate and fear given form. It’s called Mashadar.

  • @ksbsnowowl3569
    @ksbsnowowl3569 2 роки тому +17

    ‘Is Moiraine giving her strength to the horses?’
    Not directly. She’s using the Power to wash away their fatigue. But wielding the One Power takes exertion, plus she’s badly injured on top of that. So it is taxing Moiraine quite heavily to keep up their pace of travel and not kill their horses.
    The White Cloak commander’s suggestion to seek an Aes Sedai was possibly a trap. They would send messages to Whitebridge (via pigeon) to watch the gates for Moiraine’s group, and follow them to any Aes Sedai she might find. Bing, bang, boom, another captured Aes Sedai.
    Your thoughts on the White Cloaks are pretty close on point. The Crusades meets the Spanish Inquisition. Religious zealots through and through. People that use the One Power are servants of the Dark One, and must be purged.

    • @StefanPiano
      @StefanPiano 2 роки тому +3

      For the Whitecloaks, I felt like they put that in to show how divided they are even within their own order. I assume the main dude was Bornhald.
      But I don't think that under any circumstances a Whitecloak would recommend seeking out an Aes Sedai but I also like your theory which fits with that sentiment.

    • @talmanes4589
      @talmanes4589 2 роки тому

      @@StefanPiano The older white haired man is Bornhold.

    • @KALEIGHdoscope
      @KALEIGHdoscope 2 роки тому

      @@StefanPiano yes they mention the Lord Captain during the opening sequence, that would be Geofram Bornhald who was always described as the most fair and reasonable of the Whitecloaks. But yeah, even he wouldn't recommend anyone seek out an Aes Sedai. Channeling is fundamentally against their beliefs, male or female.

  • @Dovieandi_Se_Tovya_Sagain
    @Dovieandi_Se_Tovya_Sagain 2 роки тому +22

    Watch the X-ray bonus content. They have animated shorts. One of them explains the fall of Mantheran. The story Moraine tells the kids after they sing. Awesome review BTW

    • @SleepyWaffles
      @SleepyWaffles  2 роки тому

      Thank you!

    • @toastoast
      @toastoast 2 роки тому +2

      @@tking791 yeah those videos are weirdly hard to find. Like why didn’t they just put them on the page with the rest of the extra stuff?

  • @arbitrary_mike7833
    @arbitrary_mike7833 2 роки тому +10

    It’s great seeing how someone who isn’t weighed down by the knowledge from the books views the show.

  • @ianwoloss4689
    @ianwoloss4689 2 роки тому +2

    Dude I love these reactions. Your expressions and way of speaking are so great- you can really clearly convey everything you're feeling.

  • @williammontgrain6544
    @williammontgrain6544 2 роки тому

    Trollocs fear deep water and don't learn to swim because of what lives in deep water in the Blight, where they're from.

  • @ganaroth7766
    @ganaroth7766 2 роки тому +2

    It's very easy to come to the opposite conclusion, but Mat's taking the dagger is not what caused that black thing, called Mashadar in the novels, to wake up and attack. They are related phenomena, but one did not directly cause the other.

  • @aldan7812
    @aldan7812 2 роки тому +6

    Haha yeah man most of this book was Jordans omage to LOTR, it does def start out that way so nice call :-)

  • @madhatman9166
    @madhatman9166 2 роки тому +5

    Maybe like chimps their body fat ratio makes it very hard for trollocs to swim. Also Taren Ferry was the name of the town that the ferry was in. Its in the books but they didn't show the town in the show just the ferry itself. So she didn't lie but its an understandable assumption due to the fact that the show gave you no information.

  • @jenlybel
    @jenlybel 2 роки тому +6

    Love watching you try to figure it out! It's awesome. Look forward to your next one!

    • @SleepyWaffles
      @SleepyWaffles  2 роки тому +2

      Lol I'm still very confused, but trying my best!

  • @dabbadonisthestout7284
    @dabbadonisthestout7284 2 роки тому +4

    The questioners are pretty brutal even for the whitecloaks, also she didn't lie about about coming from Taren Ferry she destroyed the Ferry in the beginning

  • @kiin.7093
    @kiin.7093 2 роки тому +1

    There is a 3 or so minute animated short that goes with each episode with some background lore

  • @hmmgoodquestion
    @hmmgoodquestion 2 роки тому +2

    Whitecloaks are basically a mercenary group based off of the ideals of Artur Hawkwing (Egwene mentioned him while taking with Moiraine), but the Questioners take it to extremes. Think the Spanish Inquisition, and you won't be far off.

  • @kennethleangabriel59
    @kennethleangabriel59 2 роки тому

    The town they came from was named Taren Ferry, so she didn't lie in that part, they came from there, when they met the whitecloacks.

  • @dreamer2260
    @dreamer2260 2 роки тому +2

    Another superb reaction. Always like hearing your thoughts at the end too.

  • @fudgyvmp3961
    @fudgyvmp3961 2 роки тому

    They came from Taren Ferry, she sank it. Technically the truth, the best kind of truth.
    Someone else probably said this already.....

  • @guruthosamarthruin4459
    @guruthosamarthruin4459 2 роки тому

    She said she came from Taren Ferry, and it's true. They did come from there. That just wasn't the original location that they came from.

  • @MrBellsa61
    @MrBellsa61 2 роки тому

    13:24 I'll be that WoT fan. The ferry they came from is named Taren Ferry, and in the books has a town associated with it.

  • @Rafdi13
    @Rafdi13 2 роки тому +1

    Amazing to see you reacting. After chapter 3 OR 4 I will recommend a rewatch. It Would be pretty good.
    NEW subscriber

  • @Dunstan9
    @Dunstan9 2 роки тому +1

    Gawane... That's a lot funnier then you know. lol

  • @rfresa
    @rfresa 2 роки тому

    It's so interesting to compare how male and female reactors view the Rand/Egwene situation.

  • @Arkalius80
    @Arkalius80 2 роки тому

    Aes Sedai are experts at lying without speaking falsehoods. They are very good with words, and you have to be very careful about how you interpret what they say. They cannot physically speak something false, but that doesn't mean they cannot be deceitful, nor are they compelled to be forthcoming with the truth.

  • @foretellingprime
    @foretellingprime 2 роки тому

    They came from tarren ferry, its the river crossing they were at. Technically true

  • @Cazsuane
    @Cazsuane 2 роки тому

    I won't confirm or deny any of your suspicions but I do enjoy listing to your musings and how you connect the dots :)

  • @dopamine8083
    @dopamine8083 2 роки тому +1

    I like watching wheel of time reactions

  • @lacreshalapeyrouse8342
    @lacreshalapeyrouse8342 2 роки тому

    I really enjoy your content! This is is good show, but I subbed cause those eyes you got boy, that some beautiful eyeballs!

  • @Malkom1366
    @Malkom1366 2 роки тому

    Taren Ferry? That was the most recent place they passed through. So, you know. Not a lie. Just not the whole truth. And that's exactly the point she was making to Egwene.

  • @laceymurphy9064
    @laceymurphy9064 2 роки тому

    The ruins were demolished during the great breaking. The breaking of the world was an apocalyptic event that changed the land and boiled the seas. The ruins weren’t just abandoned Willy nilly. 😉

  • @charlestruppi7793
    @charlestruppi7793 2 роки тому +20

    Wolves lick the wounds of the weaker members of the pack.

    • @SleepyWaffles
      @SleepyWaffles  2 роки тому +2

      Oooh interesting. So he's kinda part of their pack now?

    • @Cazsuane
      @Cazsuane 2 роки тому +7

      has nothing to do with being weaker - they'll lick any wounds on themselves or pack members.

    • @UntarWow
      @UntarWow 2 роки тому +2

      @@SleepyWaffles Going to have to keep watching to find out. 😉

  • @bluelight17
    @bluelight17 2 роки тому +1

    Honestly hearing Bornhald telling Moiraine to ask an Aes Sedai for help was a bit out of character. While he may be the least bad of the bunch, no Whitecloak would suggest anything like that. Guess they wanted to make a more clear cut between less fanatical WC and Questioners (though there are plenty of crazy fanaticals between non questioners too).
    The way they edited the scene made it look like Mat activated the black stuff (in the books it's more like mist), Mashadar, by picking up the dagger, but it actually comes out when it gets dark.

  • @silverlining3568
    @silverlining3568 2 роки тому

    Egwayne already has the chance to become aes sedai, so she just doesn't wasn't rand acting so uncomfortable which would be the same if she was still becoming a wisdom. It's not quite about them getting back together, just about him not hating her for following her ambitions even if they remain separated.
    The city isn't burned just dead. From animals to plants to worms and mold all dust and dead.
    Also i feel like nyneave shouldn't be able to get close enough to put a knife to lans throat but idk I dont remember for sure

  • @blueashke
    @blueashke 2 роки тому +1

    The girl is Egwene (egg-wain), not Gawain. :)

    • @ElinaZampiero
      @ElinaZampiero 2 роки тому +3

      😂 😂 As a book reader, I am just enjoying this comment 😂😂😂

  • @Berndr
    @Berndr 2 роки тому

    lol you forgot to say and then the party split just like in the lord of the ring in 3 groups ha ha

  • @ezrawyrd9275
    @ezrawyrd9275 2 роки тому +4

    You're the most OK reactor I know :p

    • @SleepyWaffles
      @SleepyWaffles  2 роки тому

      Lol what does that even mean?

    • @sofa1155
      @sofa1155 2 роки тому

      @@SleepyWaffles idk how to explain but Ik EXACTLY what he means

    • @SleepyWaffles
      @SleepyWaffles  2 роки тому

      Lol how kind of you guys 😂

  • @snophund
    @snophund 2 роки тому

    Crusades or Inquisition ;)

  • @mattreid9539
    @mattreid9539 2 роки тому +2

    Yeah sorry but the town was taren FERRY where the ferry was where there were Trollocs so she didn’t actually lie

  • @vidhyasnair7810
    @vidhyasnair7810 2 роки тому

    Pls do go through all the stuff in the explore session in the Prime page. There is enough trivia there. The X Ray content is also important with short animations.

  • @desertrose0027
    @desertrose0027 2 роки тому

    Think of the Whitecloaks like the Inquisition. They think that all Aes Sedai are Darkfriends and thus evil. And just because the one Whitecloak looks "chill", technically speaking no Whitecloak would ever tell someone to go to an Aes Sedai for healing. Because they think they are evil. So I'm not sure why the show made that choice. Possibly to show some division within the Whitecloaks.
    The story of Manetheren is a fan favorite in the first book, although it's told differently there. It's a fantastic story and explains why Two Rivers people are known everywhere for their stubbornness.
    "He said don't touch anything" You know, fans have been yelling that at Mat for decades. Ha ha. The story of Shadar Logoth is also an interesting one. It's a story that shows that there are different types of evil, and not all of them are associated with the Dark One. Aridhol (later Shadar Logoth) was a city that consumed itself. The nation fought alongside Manetheren in the Trolloc Wars, however the King started to despair that they would ever win. A counselor named Mordeth (not in the show, think Wormtongue, though) came and spoke to the King and advised him that in order to defeat the Shadow they needed to become cruel and more merciless. They became so zealous of this that the people began to mistrust even their neighbors. The city ended up destroying itself, with no survivors. Left behind, however, was a deadly mist, called Mashadar, that would kill anything (from the Light or Dark) that entered the city. That's why the trollocs fear to enter the city. Because they can die there just as easily as our party can.

  • @jeremiahsealy9211
    @jeremiahsealy9211 2 роки тому +1

    no spoilers for ya just a few explanations...as a non book reader you are very observant and picking up on a lot of things a lot of other reacters are missing, really enjoying hearing your thought processes trying to figure out things, a couple things for you, there was one thing you missed that a bunch of people did there is a whistle before matt goes for the knife that is a familiar whistle from the first episode. the white cloak interaction the show kinda messed up and kinda changed something from the book in no way shape or form would they ever say go find a sadi to heal you. You asked how nynaeve found them it was left out of the show but was already said and explained in the books her father was a expert tracker, how the bad guys found them they kinda not showing it but the enemy uses vermin and scavengers to follow them in the books the two river kids been shooting crows and such with their bows to get them to not tell where they are at in the books, there is a lot of other things that happen in the books already that they are not showing but wont go into details as they might explain or add them later, reason why the first episode was kinda choppy is i think the cut things out to have them kinda go back in a story later saying this is what happened etc

    • @SleepyWaffles
      @SleepyWaffles  2 роки тому +2

      That padan guy was whistling in the first episode? Maybe it was him

    • @garethmorgan9374
      @garethmorgan9374 2 роки тому +2

      To be fair, according to the credits, the whitecloak who told Moiraine to go see an Aes Sedai is Geofram Bornhald, and if any whitecloak would do what he could to save an innocent life even if he didn't agree with how it's done, it would be him, so I can see how it can be in character.

    • @UntarWow
      @UntarWow 2 роки тому +1

      @@SleepyWaffles This is the theory going around.
      Also, Nynaeve's backstory has changed from the books and her tracking ability has yet to be explained in the tv version. But in the books... yes, her father taught her.

    • @jeremiahsealy9211
      @jeremiahsealy9211 2 роки тому

      @@garethmorgan9374 true and i realized who he was, but even for him to say it just for some reason rubbed me the wrong way, but yea sif any of them would of said it it would of been him, i just really dont see any of them saying it

    • @jeremiahsealy9211
      @jeremiahsealy9211 2 роки тому

      what i really don't get is even with her tracking...how the heck did she catch up to them on foot..they been riding horses that have been literally been healed to keep going past even normal horse distances