I like the bright lighting. There are too many series where they try to make it super dark and it only really works on OLED screens. I want to see what is happening. My mind can fill in the darkness. LOTR is never that dark. LOTR portrays darkness using blue light but it doesn't feel off while watching. You may find it weird now, but you will probably adjust without noticing.
Lighting refers to more than just how bright a scene is. I think he was referring to how everything in some scenes is lit evenly. Which IMO does make it look cheaper.
I also like the lighting. Jordans writing style was light hearted hence the misconceptions about the target audience. Maybe they'll have the lighting like this to sort of represent his writing style but what's actually happening will be book accurate in terms of violence and dark scenes etc.
SAME! Will be nice to actually SEE things instead of just darkness and shadowed faces. I also think this is a good place to start lighting wise, helping to create an atmosphere as the series moves into darker times.
My problem with the lighting is that it looks too much like the Shannara Chronicles or one of the Netflix fantasy shows, it has that Soap Opera effect that just looks cheesy. Hopefully like others say I'll quickly get used to it and won't notice!
I love the idea of the lighting keeping true to Jordan's tone in prose, in that its a bright portrayal of a much darker text, which is portrayed rather well in some brief glimpses in this trailer. A bright, colourful fantasy world which juxtaposes the darker stuff happening on screen seems to be a wonderful way to interpret Jordans prose and how it views the sometimes horrific stuff that is actually happening.
I really like the bright lighting. Darker lighting isn't bad per se but it often is done in a way so that everything is just hard to see and i'm just so tired of it
Thanks God Zack Snyder is not the showrunner then. That guy doesn't understand nuance at all. Everything would be gray and dark, and Rand would kill innocent people in the first episode while explaining to us how much life is dark and full of terrors.
I always saw a blue-ish anime lighting for a lot of it, like the ambient lighting would be raised up a bit and in a blue tone which means the dark areas are slightly lighter and bluer --but that just my head-cannon in general, I guess
@@ratoh1710 I don't mind bright lighting, but it puts very high demands on that everything looks perfect. Instead of just a table and the three characters around it look good, now every character and every table and wall, floor, pillar etc etc have to look great.
I love that the trailer isn´t ashamed of being colorful. I don´t like how in GoT they didn´t let characters from Essos such as Dario have dyed extravagant hair in order to keep his character design cohesive with the rest of the cast. I think details like that damage the worldbuinding a bit, since the realization of culture is diminished. I realize that it could feel misfiting, but I think that works in favor of making the world feel vast. To allow things that might be steticaly displeasing for the audience, but showcase culture. ASoIaF is my favourite series and I really apreciated the looks of foreign characters in the books. I do undestand the change, but I love that WoT seems like it won´t take that route.
I respect your opinion, but I think the candy-coloured look is kinda off-putting. Everything looks too clean and fake and unnatural like the whole thing was filmed in a studio in front of a green screen. If you watch any of the Dune trailers, there's barely colour in any of them but the universe it presents still looks more alive and real than this one.
@@DG-gx4sg Aye i agree with DZ. It's too colorful. I wish they would've made them more earth colored reds and blues etc. instead of these really strong candy colours. :)
@@DG-gx4sg yeah I think you put it best. The colours just look kinda off. Production value looks amazing but idk if the colour grading was the best choice to emphasize that
Agreed, way too saturated a color palette for the Aes Sedai. Which is funny because the rest of the costumes feel grounded. Also why are these women monochromatic? You can have a lot of a given color in a dress without making it a singular color, throw some white or neutral colors in there
Makes sense with him telling her that the dark ones are coming for her friends-- since at that point she didn't know quite as much about the situation as the rest of them.
@@alb0zfinest Probably not what you imagined Moraine would be like but she works in my head. The descriptions of her character match how she looks here imo.
*SPOILERS* They mentioned before that The Dragon Reborn was going to be more of a secret than it was in the books, so maybe they'll play up the idea that Logain is the Dragon Reborn until the very end when you find out that it's actually Rand.
My opinion: to piggyback and trying not to give away things, so pardon the cryptic-ness: They still need to accomplish that other something with Logain. And that could be the beginning of the reveal. Not to mention setting up that 'other somethings' importance throughout and much much later.
Looking forward to the power-scaling visuals of channeling. If the sisters look this powerful now, the main protagonist by the end is going to look rightly insane (boom-tsh).
Spoilers: I think the shots of logain breaking out if the cage is covering what he was up to as a false dragon. In the books we meet him at camelyn when he has already been subdued by the reds and is being paraded through the streets on his way to the white tower. However, we are told how difficult he was to capture and that he killed multiple aes sedai in the process. If, as the show runners have said, they are going to inflate his role in the show, it would make sense to show us this process and give us a clear picture of how powerful and dangerous he was prior to gentling. I feel like this explains why his promo shots were taken clearly outside of camelyn and why a seemingly grieving warder is launching himself at Logain, even though it looks goofy it kinda makes sense for a grieving warder. This is all just guess work obviously and I could be completely off the mark, but that’s all I could think of unless they are making significant changes to his arc.
I think you're spot on here. Showing Logain's strength and danger, rather that just telling the viewer about it like the books did, is in my opinion a great improvement.
If the battle outside is at the same place as Logain breaking free then Nynaeve is there. It could mean that the party ends up at the same place as the Aes Sedai with Logain. Would be quite a big change in the story setting up Logain way more important. Which i like :D
I haven't even read WoT but now I might have to make the dive. Seeing Daniel's absolute ecstasy for this was adorable. So wholesome to see someone having one of their dreams fulfilled.
I loved the trailer. I really liked the choice of bright lighting and the colors. This will be really great on screen especially given the diverse cultures that we will get later
I believe Nyneave pushing Egwene into the river is something with wisdom training. It’s backed up with her floating down the river and when they talk of using the power for females in the books it’s about letting the river take you and not fighting it.
wasn't it 7 colors? I'm pretty sure I counted 7 colors in the water. Also in the Tower, the shot with the Aes Sedai, all colors are represented. Grey, white, green, red, blue, yellow, brown.
I think that scene you thought was gorgeous (and in Portugal) was filmed in Slovenia (Europe), precisely Bovec! Also that river in the beginning is Soča which is extra cold but sooo beautiful 😊 I'm really happy Emond's field was filmed here, our nature is really outstanding.
Based on the trailer, what books do you think this season will adapt? Im about to begin the book series and dont want to be spoiled. Im probably doing a 2 year read along with my brother and some friends. Exactly 24 months, 1 book p/month and 1 month in between except books 7-10 which will either be 2 per month or no resting month in between. The thing is, my father loves fantasy/medieval/scifi movies and TV series, and is kinda a tradition that we watch some together (lit we power-watched MCU together before Infinity war xD). So Id like to share time with my father watching this one (he wouldnt read the books). Do you suggest to wait this 2 yeards until I finish the books to show him this series?
@@august4471 on the official WOT Instagram, they had a q&a and they said they will be combining books per season just because it will take them way too long to do 1season for every book. If we’re also looking at the names of each episode, the second half of the season looks like it dives into book 2 (someone correct me if I’m wrong). I think you should at the very least read book 1 and 2. If you’re able to wait a couple months after the season comes out till you catch up, that’s my recommendation. 😊
@@raihanasam7594 I thought the same about it'd take too long a season per book and it'd make difficult some things like character's ages and stuff.(animation could have easier these but the audience would be shorter) I think Im first reading the whole series, or at least half, and then I'll show the series to my father. By the time season 2 airs I'll probably already have finished the books. Thanks!
Right, I don't know if I'm the only one but I hated her character, she was the definition of a Karen, and when you compare her with the other female characters it makes soo much worse, like Min, Moraine, Nyneyve(post-Ebou Dar), Aviendha, Birgitte.
Pacing out and growing the complexity of channeling over the first few seasons will allow them to keep options open and keep the sense of growing wonder.
Re: Logain army- Immediately this makes sense. They're likely doing the entire Logain capturing sequence in order to strongly divert attention onto him being the Dragon. They're setting him up as the Dragon in order for a serious plot twist
@@Squeekysquid Sure. This is the reader's moment though. First trailer after most have been waiting decades. I'm not too worried about non readers trawling through comment threads on obscure topics like the readers are doing
@@Schwaaaang That's fair. This trailer does have more for the readers than it does for newcomers. Nearly half the trailer's runtime is filled with stuff that newbies would consider trivial. Myself included as I'm only almost done with The Dragon Reborn. I just don't care about spoilers.
@@Squeekysquid I hate spoilers so I always try to leave things at least a little ambiguous in public places. I made sure I didn't say WHY they would divert the attention. You have an excellent journey ahead of you my man
As someone who’s never read the series I thought the trailer’s tone and aesthetic was very appealing! It didn’t seem overly YA and I loved all the colors and cultures on display. Just from a general audience perspective from someone who’s unfamiliar
Egwene coming out of the water when the narration says “become legend” give me the vibes that this is a memory of Eldrene Sedai that has stuck in Emonds Field. And she is the reincarnation of Eldrene. That’s why the ritual involves the 5 colors and it implies wisdoms have turned that memory into ritual.
@Anne Day It could definitely be a dream. that would be veryyy cool! I think most people reacting to the trailer forgot about telaranrhiod so came up with more literal interpretations
This has nothing to do with the women's circle. Her hair is unbraided.... 7 Ajah colors. Either this is a Dream.... or... we are seeing a newly made for the show ritual for Accepted in the tower. A plain dress is worn and as she emerges with it, is stained with streaks of the 7 Ajah colors... kinda like a tie dye. I am taking a leap, but I think part of the ceremony of becoming Accepted involves this pool and that becomes your dress as an Accepted. A Dream is the simpler explanation. But I don't think this is the Women's Circle at all. If it _IS_ a Dream... it could be a clever ploy. Focus a bit more on Egwene at first, hint at some great future for her, prophecies to be fulfilled etc... (all true)... and draw attention away from Rand for a while.
@@voodoochild1975az she’s wearing the exact same dress as she was in the opening scene being pushed from the cliff. The water color of the river matches the water color of the pool she emerges from.
I love the lighting and anticipate it getting darker as the series goes on. LOTR did a similar thing in lighting progression with the advancement of the story. Fellowship is bright, with the shire, lothlorien etc, Two towers is darker, and then ROTK is gritty, grim. Until the end and it’s light again.
I also love that Rand isn’t centralized - although the reveal on him is still a spoiler for audience who haven’t read the books, so it makes sense to minimize his role in the trailer.
@49:00 - The leaping Warder. Notice Logain in a shield in the left corner, but to the right, behind the Warder, is an Aes Sedai held by threads of air. You can see a channel-thread "tornado" above her and how she is completly still. The leap could just be to break Logain's concentration on the Aes Sedai so she can break free.
The only thing that I really disagree with is Daniels dislike of the lighting - I just think of game of thrones which was ridiculously too dark. I don't really see this as an overcorrection either. I could be wrong, but I like being able to see what I am watching.
@@JJGlyph the Day time wasn't bad true. But a significant part of the show takes place at night. In WOT I think the lighting seems appropriate given how they are presenting the mist in shadar logoth.
@@JJGlyph for season 7/8 I vividly remember watching that with my friend in the afternoon and not being able to see anything. We closed all the blinds and turned up the brightness of the tv as high as possible and we still weren’t able to make out most of what was happening at night and inside 😫 so I very much appreciate shows who light their night scenes in a way that you can actually see something and from the way the trailer looks WoT will do that
So, about the silly jump with 2 axes at Logain. My take on it is that it's the Warder going berserk because he lost his Aes Sedai to Logain. That would explain the all out attack while it's clear he can't win.
It's just a plain bad and laughable scene dude. But yeah, your theory sounds reasonable...Couldn't think of anything more logical to describe that event.
This is an awesome cap to me finishing the Dragon Reborn this morning! I’m treading lightly in comment sections on UA-cam, but this teaser has gotten me even more excited to finish the series! Wouldn’t have even heard of Wheel of Time without stumbling across one of your videos almost two years ago now. Can’t wait to make all my friends and family tune in!
I agree about the lighting, but also I think the brighter and yellower lighting and mood will really help to distinguish Wheel of Time from other shows like the Witcher and GoT which have a more edgy feel. I don’t think WoT needs an edgy feel. I think that type of show has already been played out
I really loved this, apart from flaming Siuan Sanche wearing that dress. Honestly which bloody goat-kisser put a fisherwoman in that dress. I hope they show her swearing and ripping that thing off once she's out of sight of the Hall.
Yes. Even though she's the Amyrlin Seat she's not lavish and extravagant, that is a counter-point to Elaida. Siuan is afraid of too much luxury, I didn't get that sense from the trailer.
The double headed axes are eating at me so much, I just cant take a fight scene seriously when a guy looks so much like he is cosplaying and double headed axes are maybe the thing that gives that vibe to me the most. Edit: it may be second to a giant sword, but that's it.
Is a UA-camr known for his love of the wheel of time. Book series has been out for a quite a while. Plot is being discussed openly in chat on screen. Goblin: NO SPOILERS!
One thing I thought was lacking was a White Cloak presence. Then at 1:18 of the trailer, turning the corner chasing Rand and Matt. Only visible for a couple frames. A lot of white on the torso of whatever is chasing them.
Having Logain break his shielding is 100% intentional foreshadowing for Dumai's Wells. As for the cliff push at the beginning, it seems like Nynaeve will be administering a ritual to bring Egwene into womanhood where she must learn to flow with the river, which will also be instructive toward learning saidar later.
If I recall correctly, weaves don't have any specific colors to them in the books so it makes sense how all the weaves we see here are that white/slightly golden color
A wonderful new trailer that was born, lived a short but vibrant life, and was the over-analyzed to death. Yes! Another great victory for the Goblin General and His army! And to the showrunners, please please please make mud getting splattered on cloaks of white to be a running theme...
I used to love reading but I fell off of it for a few years and then I discovered your channel through your one piece reviews and thought you were hilarious and the videos were great. And you talked about wheel of time and convinced me to read it so I bought it yesterday and have started reading again! Thanks for making your content keep it up!
I’m pretty sure this is Karene Nagashi’s warder and she is killed by Logain. We saw her in the photo showing his capture, he attacked his captors here, and i think the crying guy was the jumping axe guy at logain.
@@totesmagotes213 Kerene's warder is definitely a good call. I forgot that they're playing a bit fast and loose with some details and had assumed that since they were incorporating Kerene, that they would have her die by the BA as the books did.
@@krafka She’s also the one healing moraine in the trailer. Now that could be a flashback (along with all the Tar Valon scenes) back to New Spring era, but she will certainly have an expanded role here vs the books. But if she is killed by Logain, that is only a few episodes she will be in.
First scene, of the first official footage, is Egwene. Lets jump ahead to how it all ends 14 books later, and think about the fore-shadowing of her role. Nyaneave casts her into the water (most likely a woman's circle right of passage), she floats down to a pool, and comes up through multi-colored paint, causing her shift to take on a multi-colored pattern. That is also heavy fore-shadowing of how her character arc develops. Just, her cut scenes, alone have so much in them. Tossed into the water, afloat with no real footing for a time, she re-gains her footing, and a multi-colored decision is made, literally as the narrator says "that be come legend!".
Wow! Ten minutes into the vod and I'm as hyped as all the people there. And your version of trailer sounds so, so GOOD!! Like, I'm now content, I've seen the best version of the trailer being told by you there XD. I really should buy your book sometime soon, it seems it holds some great guiding on writing ) Time to keep watching now... First time actually seeing any colors at Amerlin's collar-mantle-thingie, extremely subtle
You are the one who got me to real WOT Daniel... and also start my own UA-cam Channel! I'm super hyped for the show. My live reaction will be dropping tomorrow.
I’m so fan girling over this. I can’t wait. I’ve read and listened to the books many times. I even chose my daughter’s name from the books. Avienda (I removed the h’s to make it easier on non book readers). She is a “daywalker” with red hair, green eyes, and no freckles. When she is tan the only thing off is her short height. We had her name picked before she was born. Crazy. I told her if this show does well she is going to start seeing other people with her name like the name Arya from GOT.
Nyneave is the one pointing the dagger at Lan, That is Loial or Thom in the background when Rand, Mat, Nyneave, and Lan ride towards the way gate. Judging by the size difference I would say Loial. See if you can spot him. It's bugging me that Mashadar is not glowing.
Can't wait to watch this and bond with my Dad about it over Thanksgiving 😁 I'm on the 2nd book right now, hopefully I'll have a few more under my belt before it comes out!
I’ve been a WoT fan from book 1. Yup I actually had to wait for each book in the series to come out, which honestly made me crazy at times, but it. was. totally. worth. it. Love the series possibly more than Danny boy here. Cannot wait for November!
All the shots of Egwene in the water are so cool, the color foreshadowing is great. It may be literal, but they also make me think of Moraine teaching her to channel, being the shore that guides the Power, not forcing the flows, stuff like that. So awesome!
Re: the lighting. If the normal color palette is relatively light, then there's a lot more different shades you can work with. You can go a lot darker in comparison to where you started off, without having to make it impossible to see what's happening like in the dark night episode in got.
So what you're saying is they will be able to better match the tone of certain moments with lighting than if they went darker from the beginning. I'm curious as to how the ways will look. I think it might be kinda like when Eleven from Stanger things is doing some of her psychic shenanigans, but with some terrain being outlined by the party's torches.
@@Squeekysquid yeah, I think so. To be fair, it's the same excuse Jay Wilson (diablo 3 game director) gave when people were complaining that the game looked too bright, and I think most people would agree it didn't work out that way... But I still think the concept works, they just failed the execution (or the intention).
I appreciate the no spoilers. I have gotten through about 80% of the first book so I understand some scenes you talked about but not other stuff. The more I thought about it while reading the book the more I like Rosamund Pike for Morain. I like your enthusiasm for the trailer and I hope this show is worth the hype. This trailer is the reason I started the book.
I don't know if it has been mentioned but the shape of the axe is that of a bearded axe, mostly associated with vikings, just not double headed, the cutout allows you to grip at the head and use the blade to shave away at wood. Variations on the design are still used today.
The biggest struggle for us noobs is gonna be avoiding spoilers coming from the goblin horde. These Motherf*ckers can't stop gushing about it. Man let me experience too! 😂😂
44:05 I bet it's Nynaeve, after she first finds them after tracking their trail out of the Two Rivers. Especially given what he's saying in that scene, which looks like his actual line rather than a voice over.
Here's the Companion entry: >The central portion of the White Tower had forty levels, and was close to six hundred feet tall. Ceilings ranged from fifteen feet on the lower levels to twelve feet on the upper. It was about two hundred feet in diameter at the top, and slightly larger at the base; the roof of the central portion was flat. Wings of the building extended to either side. These were about 150 feet tall, with lower ceilings and fifteen levels in each, and extended three hundred feet from the central tower. These wings also had towers with conical tiled roofs. One of these wings contained the well (approximately sixty to seventy-five feet across) of the novice quarters, plus a second well in a part of the novice quarters that came to be unused. Accepted quarters, surrounding a garden, were in the other wing, along with a well for them, also. The Tower is even shorter than the Eiffel Tower, and nowhere near the current skyscraper records. About its construction: >Both the central structure that housed the Aes Sedai in Tar Valon and the organization of Aes Sedai itself. The organization by necessity changed after the Age of Legends, as did the topography of the world as a result of the Breaking. The Aes Sedai resolved to create a new city in 47 AB, and, after considerable discussion, Ogier stonemasons began building on the island of Tar Valon in 98 AB. The Tower was a collaboration between Aes Sedai designers and Ogier builders, with the One Power being employed to aid construction. The establishment of the Amyrlin Seat also took place at this time. By the time the Tower was completed, a hundred years later, the formal system of Ajahs and Sitters representing those Ajahs in the Hall of the Tower was in place.
I love the bright lighting, I LOVE Rosamund Pike (i think she will win you over), I LOVE LOVE Sophie Okonedo, and I think the tower looks fabulous. I didn’t envision it as being all that much bigger. I think it’s so important to understand that the book is not the show. Nor is the show the book. They are completely different storytelling mediums and I honestly look forward to the changes they’ll make. Successful shows know how to make necessary changes while remaining true in tone to the source material.
*Cautiously* excited after watching. I really want them to touch up that magic CGI - it has that TV-grade weightless entity feeling about it. But the cinematography itself is gorgeous and, judging from a bunch of the shots, it looks like they're putting a lot of emphasis on the different cultures of WoT.
I'm super excited, but also nervous. Don't want them to mess this up. The Shadowspawn looked awesome, and I didn't have much of a problem with the lighting. That Warder's two stupid double bitted axes were a letdown, though. Please no stupid weapons! Rand's bow looked a bit wimpy and easy to draw to be a good longbow. The Shienarans need a long sturdy bow to make fun of. Hmm. I hope it'll be good.
The lightning may change throughout the series to match the mood. Who knows. The colors are not to bright and not to dark. Emondsfield looks vibrant. Shadar looks dark. For me it matches the feelings i had while reading the books. And one of the most important. It looks real. It looks not CGI at all.
The red and green sisters from the Alanna channeling scene are the same as the sisters stood in front of Siuan and the Hall later on in the trailer. Makes me think that these guys have been sent after Logain or he escaped from them. I can't think of any other reason for Red and Green sisters to be out and about together.
Seeing you talk about the wheel of time so much and now seeing the trailer it’s actually making me really excited for the show (and now I lowkey wanna read the books 👀)
I didn't read the Wheel of Time yet, so each time Daniel says in a mischievous way that "the island is keeping its shape" I'm wondering if this is a Numenor type of situation
The lighting and bright colors are what I like best it fits the books, especially the first one. It is not a dark sepia world, it is a vibrant colorful world that the shadow is corrupting. I am so happy with the cinematography choice.
That was definitely not a shawl on the Amerlin. It was a standing collar - from the brief glimpse there, I'd say it looked like an Elizabethan rabato modernized with an eye to the graceful, stylized drape of geisha kimono collars. I love it. Historybounding ftw!
It’s a really interesting fusion of elements of different historical dress. It’s just weird seeing Siuan in something so ornate when that is not in alignment with her character in the books. We’ll have to see what they do with her character outside of the costuming.
@@jessicavanrijbroek8283 I gave up on the books ages ago... Now in the last few weeks, I find out that the one that made me quit was the last of "the slog." I was reading them as they came out, and I just met my limit. Anyway, I don't really remember them well enough to speak to how well the design serves the character. But as pure design, it's definitely super intriguing. That particular dress seemed to be taking place in a VERY formal setting/ moment, though, so it might not even be intended to represent her character, only her importance.
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Before the trailer dropped: 00:00
Trailer Reaction: 21:00
It is fuckin perfect imo
I couldn't tell. 🤣
me too
@@kingjelly52 you can safely watch it. It only pertains to books 1-2, and prequel.
It's, among other terrible mispronounced words, TrollOcs, not trollEcs.
Also, forced Chad laugh confirmed.
I like the bright lighting. There are too many series where they try to make it super dark and it only really works on OLED screens. I want to see what is happening. My mind can fill in the darkness.
LOTR is never that dark. LOTR portrays darkness using blue light but it doesn't feel off while watching. You may find it weird now, but you will probably adjust without noticing.
Lighting refers to more than just how bright a scene is. I think he was referring to how everything in some scenes is lit evenly.
Which IMO does make it look cheaper.
I also like the lighting. Jordans writing style was light hearted hence the misconceptions about the target audience. Maybe they'll have the lighting like this to sort of represent his writing style but what's actually happening will be book accurate in terms of violence and dark scenes etc.
Also helps the colors pop, which is obviously a central part of the Aes sedais stuff.
SAME! Will be nice to actually SEE things instead of just darkness and shadowed faces.
I also think this is a good place to start lighting wise, helping to create an atmosphere as the series moves into darker times.
My problem with the lighting is that it looks too much like the Shannara Chronicles or one of the Netflix fantasy shows, it has that Soap Opera effect that just looks cheesy. Hopefully like others say I'll quickly get used to it and won't notice!
I love the idea of the lighting keeping true to Jordan's tone in prose, in that its a bright portrayal of a much darker text, which is portrayed rather well in some brief glimpses in this trailer.
A bright, colourful fantasy world which juxtaposes the darker stuff happening on screen seems to be a wonderful way to interpret Jordans prose and how it views the sometimes horrific stuff that is actually happening.
I really like the bright lighting. Darker lighting isn't bad per se but it often is done in a way so that everything is just hard to see and i'm just so tired of it
Thanks God Zack Snyder is not the showrunner then. That guy doesn't understand nuance at all. Everything would be gray and dark, and Rand would kill innocent people in the first episode while explaining to us how much life is dark and full of terrors.
I always saw a blue-ish anime lighting for a lot of it, like the ambient lighting would be raised up a bit and in a blue tone which means the dark areas are slightly lighter and bluer --but that just my head-cannon in general, I guess
@@ratoh1710 I don't mind bright lighting, but it puts very high demands on that everything looks perfect. Instead of just a table and the three characters around it look good, now every character and every table and wall, floor, pillar etc etc have to look great.
I love that the trailer isn´t ashamed of being colorful. I don´t like how in GoT they didn´t let characters from Essos such as Dario have dyed extravagant hair in order to keep his character design cohesive with the rest of the cast. I think details like that damage the worldbuinding a bit, since the realization of culture is diminished. I realize that it could feel misfiting, but I think that works in favor of making the world feel vast. To allow things that might be steticaly displeasing for the audience, but showcase culture. ASoIaF is my favourite series and I really apreciated the looks of foreign characters in the books. I do undestand the change, but I love that WoT seems like it won´t take that route.
I respect your opinion, but I think the candy-coloured look is kinda off-putting. Everything looks too clean and fake and unnatural like the whole thing was filmed in a studio in front of a green screen.
If you watch any of the Dune trailers, there's barely colour in any of them but the universe it presents still looks more alive and real than this one.
@@DG-gx4sg Aye i agree with DZ. It's too colorful. I wish they would've made them more earth colored reds and blues etc. instead of these really strong candy colours. :)
@@DG-gx4sg yeah I think you put it best. The colours just look kinda off. Production value looks amazing but idk if the colour grading was the best choice to emphasize that
Agreed, way too saturated a color palette for the Aes Sedai. Which is funny because the rest of the costumes feel grounded. Also why are these women monochromatic? You can have a lot of a given color in a dress without making it a singular color, throw some white or neutral colors in there
AES SEDAI are AEStheticALLY pleasing. Mnemonic (sorta) for ya. Like ANESthetic. More Wisdom for ya.
Pretty sure the person holding a knife on Lan is Nynaeve. Can't think of anyone else in the group that Lan would let threaten him like that.
Agreed
That was my thought, too, and I love it
Yes!
Agreed. We also see her with the knife later in the trailer.
Makes sense with him telling her that the dark ones are coming for her friends-- since at that point she didn't know quite as much about the situation as the rest of them.
I have no idea what the Wheel of Time is even about, but I love seeing the excited look on Daniel's face as he geeks out over this trailer.
Rosamund Pike as Moraine is inspired casting IMO, I think she fits the look perfectly and she’s a phenomenal actress
Rosamund Pike is a fantastic actress, but not the right casting for Moraine.
@@alb0zfinest I say wait until the show cones out to judge, she may surprise you.
@@alb0zfinest how? She fits the description of having mature features while still looking young perfectly
@@alb0zfinest Probably not what you imagined Moraine would be like but she works in my head. The descriptions of her character match how she looks here imo.
Me too. She is very close to how I imagined Moraine to be
*SPOILERS*
They mentioned before that The Dragon Reborn was going to be more of a secret than it was in the books, so maybe they'll play up the idea that Logain is the Dragon Reborn until the very end when you find out that it's actually Rand.
Yesss pleaseeee!!! :D Would love that!!!
I appeove
That's actually a really good idea
Oooooh shit I like that idea
My opinion:
to piggyback and trying not to give away things, so pardon the cryptic-ness:
They still need to accomplish that other something with Logain. And that could be the beginning of the reveal. Not to mention setting up that 'other somethings' importance throughout and much much later.
Looking forward to the power-scaling visuals of channeling. If the sisters look this powerful now, the main protagonist by the end is going to look rightly insane (boom-tsh).
Spoilers:
I think the shots of logain breaking out if the cage is covering what he was up to as a false dragon. In the books we meet him at camelyn when he has already been subdued by the reds and is being paraded through the streets on his way to the white tower. However, we are told how difficult he was to capture and that he killed multiple aes sedai in the process. If, as the show runners have said, they are going to inflate his role in the show, it would make sense to show us this process and give us a clear picture of how powerful and dangerous he was prior to gentling. I feel like this explains why his promo shots were taken clearly outside of camelyn and why a seemingly grieving warder is launching himself at Logain, even though it looks goofy it kinda makes sense for a grieving warder. This is all just guess work obviously and I could be completely off the mark, but that’s all I could think of unless they are making significant changes to his arc.
I think you're spot on here. Showing Logain's strength and danger, rather that just telling the viewer about it like the books did, is in my opinion a great improvement.
If the battle outside is at the same place as Logain breaking free then Nynaeve is there. It could mean that the party ends up at the same place as the Aes Sedai with Logain. Would be quite a big change in the story setting up Logain way more important. Which i like :D
@@TBoneSnakes5127 it also sets up a great payoff with his late series storyline
@@MrBellsa61 agreed, it will make his arc post book five and Mins visions that much more impactful for new viewers
@@MrBellsa61 oh yeah, hoping the series gets popular enough to get that far.
I haven't even read WoT but now I might have to make the dive. Seeing Daniel's absolute ecstasy for this was adorable. So wholesome to see someone having one of their dreams fulfilled.
I cried as soon as the trailer finished.. seeing the incredible book world come to life like this is honestly indescribable
If you can afford it, I'd also suggest the audio books. The two narrators do a great job.
@@D3G4355 i feel like i want to start reading the series too! i heard so many good stuff about it, especially on this channel.
@@azwaarkhan it's a long series, but it's worth it.
@@D3G4355 yeah, it's pretty long! how long did it take you to read them?
I loved the trailer. I really liked the choice of bright lighting and the colors. This will be really great on screen especially given the diverse cultures that we will get later
I literally cried through the trailer. But tbh, every time I see a fantasy / sci fy trailer, I start crying as if I'm looking at my long lost world.
Been watching you for years, you convinced me to read the books, Your channel is about to blow up, road to 1 mill subs begins now
I believe Nyneave pushing Egwene into the river is something with wisdom training. It’s backed up with her floating down the river and when they talk of using the power for females in the books it’s about letting the river take you and not fighting it.
Egwene emerging from water , and paint of 6 Ajah all over her, that has to be Min's Viewing
wasn't it 7 colors? I'm pretty sure I counted 7 colors in the water. Also in the Tower, the shot with the Aes Sedai, all colors are represented. Grey, white, green, red, blue, yellow, brown.
I think that scene you thought was gorgeous (and in Portugal) was filmed in Slovenia (Europe), precisely Bovec! Also that river in the beginning is Soča which is extra cold but sooo beautiful 😊 I'm really happy Emond's field was filmed here, our nature is really outstanding.
When I saw the Soča I started crying :D
So u guys have Luka Doncic and beautiful places like that? That’s not fair
@@speedwagon6-e1b hahaha I think it's fair because otherwise we are small and noone knows about us 😅
What a ride. I feel exhausted 😂 in the best way possible. Can’t wait to watch your reaction to each episode!
Based on the trailer, what books do you think this season will adapt? Im about to begin the book series and dont want to be spoiled. Im probably doing a 2 year read along with my brother and some friends. Exactly 24 months, 1 book p/month and 1 month in between except books 7-10 which will either be 2 per month or no resting month in between.
The thing is, my father loves fantasy/medieval/scifi movies and TV series, and is kinda a tradition that we watch some together (lit we power-watched MCU together before Infinity war xD). So Id like to share time with my father watching this one (he wouldnt read the books). Do you suggest to wait this 2 yeards until I finish the books to show him this series?
@@august4471 on the official WOT Instagram, they had a q&a and they said they will be combining books per season just because it will take them way too long to do 1season for every book. If we’re also looking at the names of each episode, the second half of the season looks like it dives into book 2 (someone correct me if I’m wrong). I think you should at the very least read book 1 and 2. If you’re able to wait a couple months after the season comes out till you catch up, that’s my recommendation. 😊
@@raihanasam7594 I thought the same about it'd take too long a season per book and it'd make difficult some things like character's ages and stuff.(animation could have easier these but the audience would be shorter)
I think Im first reading the whole series, or at least half, and then I'll show the series to my father. By the time season 2 airs I'll probably already have finished the books.
Thanks!
@@august4471 that sounds good. You’re welcome, and enjoy!
My thoughts on Moiraine entering the Tower is we might be seeing some stuff from New Spring thrown in for good measure.
Agreed. The woman speaking right after that scene is probably the Amyrlin who tasked Moiraine to find the Dragon Reborn.
I did a double take with Egwene in the pool. I thought it was the scene from New Spring at first ;)
Love how the trailer starts with Nynaeve pushing Egwene off a cliff. Made me excited in just the first 5 seconds lol
Right, I don't know if I'm the only one but I hated her character, she was the definition of a Karen, and when you compare her with the other female characters it makes soo much worse, like Min, Moraine, Nyneyve(post-Ebou Dar), Aviendha, Birgitte.
Idk why but I LOOOOVE the lighting! I always imagined the WoT world as bright and colourful
Pacing out and growing the complexity of channeling over the first few seasons will allow them to keep options open and keep the sense of growing wonder.
Theories: person holding the knife to Lan is Nynaeve, the random people in colorful armor are Logain’s army.
Re: Logain army- Immediately this makes sense. They're likely doing the entire Logain capturing sequence in order to strongly divert attention onto him being the Dragon. They're setting him up as the Dragon in order for a serious plot twist
@@Squeekysquid Sure. This is the reader's moment though. First trailer after most have been waiting decades. I'm not too worried about non readers trawling through comment threads on obscure topics like the readers are doing
@@Schwaaaang That's fair. This trailer does have more for the readers than it does for newcomers. Nearly half the trailer's runtime is filled with stuff that newbies would consider trivial. Myself included as I'm only almost done with The Dragon Reborn. I just don't care about spoilers.
@@Squeekysquid I hate spoilers so I always try to leave things at least a little ambiguous in public places. I made sure I didn't say WHY they would divert the attention. You have an excellent journey ahead of you my man
So beautiful, especially the fade and trollocs. I was hoping for a mix of prosthetics, makeup, and quality CGI--Rafe delivered!!
God I hope they start the show with that shot of Rand and Tam coming back from hunting and seeing the black rider!
As someone who’s never read the series I thought the trailer’s tone and aesthetic was very appealing! It didn’t seem overly YA and I loved all the colors and cultures on display. Just from a general audience perspective from someone who’s unfamiliar
Egwene coming out of the water when the narration says “become legend” give me the vibes that this is a memory of Eldrene Sedai that has stuck in Emonds Field. And she is the reincarnation of Eldrene. That’s why the ritual involves the 5 colors and it implies wisdoms have turned that memory into ritual.
I agree 100% - the colours also forshadow the stole egwene will one day wear
@Anne Day It could definitely be a dream. that would be veryyy cool! I think most people reacting to the trailer forgot about telaranrhiod so came up with more literal interpretations
This has nothing to do with the women's circle. Her hair is unbraided.... 7 Ajah colors.
Either this is a Dream.... or... we are seeing a newly made for the show ritual for Accepted in the tower. A plain dress is worn and as she emerges with it, is stained with streaks of the 7 Ajah colors... kinda like a tie dye. I am taking a leap, but I think part of the ceremony of becoming Accepted involves this pool and that becomes your dress as an Accepted. A Dream is the simpler explanation.
But I don't think this is the Women's Circle at all.
If it _IS_ a Dream... it could be a clever ploy. Focus a bit more on Egwene at first, hint at some great future for her, prophecies to be fulfilled etc... (all true)... and draw attention away from Rand for a while.
@@voodoochild1975az she’s wearing the exact same dress as she was in the opening scene being pushed from the cliff. The water color of the river matches the water color of the pool she emerges from.
I love the lighting and anticipate it getting darker as the series goes on. LOTR did a similar thing in lighting progression with the advancement of the story. Fellowship is bright, with the shire, lothlorien etc, Two towers is darker, and then ROTK is gritty, grim. Until the end and it’s light again.
Yes exactly. As the seals break, the colors would be less bright n vivid.
It's not just the brightness, it just kinda poor lighting. Too even and unnatural. Makes it look cheap, like a soap opera or a CW show.
I also love that Rand isn’t centralized - although the reveal on him is still a spoiler for audience who haven’t read the books, so it makes sense to minimize his role in the trailer.
I just hope they don't dial back his importance, history and all he does to focus more on other characters.
0:16 in trailer, 26:56 in stream IT'S SLOVENIA wooooo (it's by a river called soča and i'm so hyped to see it here)
Emond's field was filmed in Bovec I think! 😁
I can't tell you how HAPPY I am for you, watching this. It's a joy to see your excitement for this and it's got me even more pumped for it!
Thank you Daniel for commenting my animated video on the battle of cairhien!
@49:00 - The leaping Warder.
Notice Logain in a shield in the left corner, but to the right, behind the Warder, is an Aes Sedai held by threads of air. You can see a channel-thread "tornado" above her and how she is completly still.
The leap could just be to break Logain's concentration on the Aes Sedai so she can break free.
The only thing that I really disagree with is Daniels dislike of the lighting - I just think of game of thrones which was ridiculously too dark. I don't really see this as an overcorrection either. I could be wrong, but I like being able to see what I am watching.
@@JJGlyph the Day time wasn't bad true. But a significant part of the show takes place at night. In WOT I think the lighting seems appropriate given how they are presenting the mist in shadar logoth.
@@JJGlyph for season 7/8 I vividly remember watching that with my friend in the afternoon and not being able to see anything. We closed all the blinds and turned up the brightness of the tv as high as possible and we still weren’t able to make out most of what was happening at night and inside 😫 so I very much appreciate shows who light their night scenes in a way that you can actually see something and from the way the trailer looks WoT will do that
It's not just the lighting though. The colors are too saturated and the image is overall "too clean".
It looks like a WB show made for teens..
So, about the silly jump with 2 axes at Logain. My take on it is that it's the Warder going berserk because he lost his Aes Sedai to Logain. That would explain the all out attack while it's clear he can't win.
Nice reasoning!
It's just a plain bad and laughable scene dude. But yeah, your theory sounds reasonable...Couldn't think of anything more logical to describe that event.
@@Tsu8787 Well, it could be bad and laughable. But we do miss some context. So I'll just keep my hopes up about this one. :)
This is an awesome cap to me finishing the Dragon Reborn this morning! I’m treading lightly in comment sections on UA-cam, but this teaser has gotten me even more excited to finish the series! Wouldn’t have even heard of Wheel of Time without stumbling across one of your videos almost two years ago now. Can’t wait to make all my friends and family tune in!
The next book the shadow rising is one of my favorites in the series, you're in for a treat!
@@cloudbloom ordering the next 3 books today 🙌🏾
I'm with you. I just started Lord of Chaos (Book 6).
I just had to see your reaction! You're the one person who LOVES Wheel of Time that I know of on UA-cam!!
I agree about the lighting, but also I think the brighter and yellower lighting and mood will really help to distinguish Wheel of Time from other shows like the Witcher and GoT which have a more edgy feel. I don’t think WoT needs an edgy feel. I think that type of show has already been played out
I really loved this, apart from flaming Siuan Sanche wearing that dress. Honestly which bloody goat-kisser put a fisherwoman in that dress. I hope they show her swearing and ripping that thing off once she's out of sight of the Hall.
Indeed 🤣
Yes. Even though she's the Amyrlin Seat she's not lavish and extravagant, that is a counter-point to Elaida. Siuan is afraid of too much luxury, I didn't get that sense from the trailer.
The double headed axes are eating at me so much, I just cant take a fight scene seriously when a guy looks so much like he is cosplaying and double headed axes are maybe the thing that gives that vibe to me the most.
Edit: it may be second to a giant sword, but that's it.
this video is definitely the best and most accurate Wheel of Time breakdown on UA-cam
Is a UA-camr known for his love of the wheel of time.
Book series has been out for a quite a while.
Plot is being discussed openly in chat on screen.
Goblin: NO SPOILERS!
One thing I thought was lacking was a White Cloak presence. Then at 1:18 of the trailer, turning the corner chasing Rand and Matt. Only visible for a couple frames. A lot of white on the torso of whatever is chasing them.
I think they are running from the WCs in Baerlon in that scene.
Thats probably in edmonds field during winternight.
@@tjongtjong210 could be. Though I think it looks a little more built up than the shots of the village.
@@Aerophire that's my assumption and hope.
Having Logain break his shielding is 100% intentional foreshadowing for Dumai's Wells. As for the cliff push at the beginning, it seems like Nynaeve will be administering a ritual to bring Egwene into womanhood where she must learn to flow with the river, which will also be instructive toward learning saidar later.
If I recall correctly, weaves don't have any specific colors to them in the books so it makes sense how all the weaves we see here are that white/slightly golden color
The way they describe the hall of the tower in the books gave the impression that it was a large grade room.
No sign of the rose window, which will matter in several series time :(
"Give me a Trolloc with a beak". Yes!!!!! Good fun, great breakdown, sub!
A wonderful new trailer that was born, lived a short but vibrant life, and was the over-analyzed to death.
Yes! Another great victory for the Goblin General and His army!
And to the showrunners, please please please make mud getting splattered on cloaks of white to be a running theme...
I love how much you are enjoying the Trollocs and the Myrdrall.
And I'm there with you.
Couldn't watch live, but still excited to watch.
I'm not sure I've seen anyone this excited for any new media for a couple of years and it's really joyous to watch.
Finished the first book recently and absolutely loved it. Really hyped to see the series now. The trailer is amazing.
I used to love reading but I fell off of it for a few years and then I discovered your channel through your one piece reviews and thought you were hilarious and the videos were great. And you talked about wheel of time and convinced me to read it so I bought it yesterday and have started reading again! Thanks for making your content keep it up!
Guy holding Aes Sedai ring and crying - I'm betting it's a flashback of Lews Therin after Ishamael confronts him and he remembers killing his wife.
We see the same guy holding 2 axes and jumping at logain. Hes probably the warder of an aesedai logain killed while trying to escape
I’m pretty sure this is Karene Nagashi’s warder and she is killed by Logain. We saw her in the photo showing his capture, he attacked his captors here, and i think the crying guy was the jumping axe guy at logain.
@@totesmagotes213 yeah thats what i said but in less words XD
@@totesmagotes213 Kerene's warder is definitely a good call. I forgot that they're playing a bit fast and loose with some details and had assumed that since they were incorporating Kerene, that they would have her die by the BA as the books did.
@@krafka She’s also the one healing moraine in the trailer. Now that could be a flashback (along with all the Tar Valon scenes) back to New Spring era, but she will certainly have an expanded role here vs the books. But if she is killed by Logain, that is only a few episodes she will be in.
First scene, of the first official footage, is Egwene. Lets jump ahead to how it all ends 14 books later, and think about the fore-shadowing of her role. Nyaneave casts her into the water (most likely a woman's circle right of passage), she floats down to a pool, and comes up through multi-colored paint, causing her shift to take on a multi-colored pattern. That is also heavy fore-shadowing of how her character arc develops. Just, her cut scenes, alone have so much in them. Tossed into the water, afloat with no real footing for a time, she re-gains her footing, and a multi-colored decision is made, literally as the narrator says "that be come legend!".
30:58 I love the very non-medieval dress that the Amyrlin is wearing. It sets the tone/era well after the somewhat medieval Emonds Fields
Wow! Ten minutes into the vod and I'm as hyped as all the people there. And your version of trailer sounds so, so GOOD!! Like, I'm now content, I've seen the best version of the trailer being told by you there XD. I really should buy your book sometime soon, it seems it holds some great guiding on writing )
Time to keep watching now...
First time actually seeing any colors at Amerlin's collar-mantle-thingie, extremely subtle
Daniel "OMG the chat popping off, I need to entertain you!"
Everyone: "You already do!"
Love it! Your reaction to the WoT trailer reminds me of how us Dune fans felt when the Dune trailer dropped!
The white tower isn't tall enough imo, there are parts in the books where characters see it over the horizon as they travel towards Tar Valon
You are the one who got me to real WOT Daniel... and also start my own UA-cam Channel! I'm super hyped for the show. My live reaction will be dropping tomorrow.
Red Ajah = Dolores Umbridge vibes?
Can confirm. Yes.
Not fun at parties, I imagine
I’m so fan girling over this. I can’t wait. I’ve read and listened to the books many times. I even chose my daughter’s name from the books. Avienda (I removed the h’s to make it easier on non book readers). She is a “daywalker” with red hair, green eyes, and no freckles. When she is tan the only thing off is her short height. We had her name picked before she was born. Crazy. I told her if this show does well she is going to start seeing other people with her name like the name Arya from GOT.
Nyneave is the one pointing the dagger at Lan, That is Loial or Thom in the background when Rand, Mat, Nyneave, and Lan ride towards the way gate. Judging by the size difference I would say Loial. See if you can spot him.
It's bugging me that Mashadar is not glowing.
I think colour differenitated weaves would be too visually "busy".
But I, too, LOVE that lightning calling shot.
Just ALL OF IT.
That river Egwene is floating down has to be saidar, right?
The symbolism is pretty obvious, ya.
Can't wait to watch this and bond with my Dad about it over Thanksgiving 😁
I'm on the 2nd book right now, hopefully I'll have a few more under my belt before it comes out!
I’ve been a WoT fan from book 1. Yup I actually had to wait for each book in the series to come out, which honestly made me crazy at times, but it. was. totally. worth. it. Love the series possibly more than Danny boy here. Cannot wait for November!
I was a have to wait for them reader to, it was hard anticipation waiting!!
All the shots of Egwene in the water are so cool, the color foreshadowing is great. It may be literal, but they also make me think of Moraine teaching her to channel, being the shore that guides the Power, not forcing the flows, stuff like that. So awesome!
Re: the lighting. If the normal color palette is relatively light, then there's a lot more different shades you can work with. You can go a lot darker in comparison to where you started off, without having to make it impossible to see what's happening like in the dark night episode in got.
So what you're saying is they will be able to better match the tone of certain moments with lighting than if they went darker from the beginning. I'm curious as to how the ways will look. I think it might be kinda like when Eleven from Stanger things is doing some of her psychic shenanigans, but with some terrain being outlined by the party's torches.
@@Squeekysquid yeah, I think so. To be fair, it's the same excuse Jay Wilson (diablo 3 game director) gave when people were complaining that the game looked too bright, and I think most people would agree it didn't work out that way... But I still think the concept works, they just failed the execution (or the intention).
Cannot wait! Love the books! Love this trailer! I’m all hyped up on some WOT trailer right now!!!
As an aside, the Hall looks based on Aix-La-Chapelle. I like the amount of colour too, in the world and cinematography
This made my whole day. I CANNOT FREAKING WAIT TO SEE THIS!!!!!!!! They did such a good job on this!!!! Yes!!!!
Happy City! and.... dead. (Goblin laughs hysterically)
I appreciate the no spoilers. I have gotten through about 80% of the first book so I understand some scenes you talked about but not other stuff. The more I thought about it while reading the book the more I like Rosamund Pike for Morain. I like your enthusiasm for the trailer and I hope this show is worth the hype. This trailer is the reason I started the book.
Everything and more that I wanted in this teaser.
I don't know if it has been mentioned but the shape of the axe is that of a bearded axe, mostly associated with vikings, just not double headed, the cutout allows you to grip at the head and use the blade to shave away at wood. Variations on the design are still used today.
Goddammit, I actually have to read the books now. are you happy goblin horde? are you happy!!??
No, because YOU HAVEN'T READ THEM! Get to work, lad!
The biggest struggle for us noobs is gonna be avoiding spoilers coming from the goblin horde. These Motherf*ckers can't stop gushing about it. Man let me experience too! 😂😂
I'm on book 8 right now. It's a long journey, but it's well worth the trek!
@@atharvadeshpande4749 holdup. Same name.
One of us! One of us! One of us!
Your reaction to the chat picking up speed is priceless xD
Haha Daniel's eyes when the chat went x10 speed 🤣
44:05 I bet it's Nynaeve, after she first finds them after tracking their trail out of the Two Rivers. Especially given what he's saying in that scene, which looks like his actual line rather than a voice over.
Blood and Ashes! this looks amazing
Blood and bloody ashes
i havent felt this excited in a long time, thanks!
Hey, isn't the roofs in Emmonds Field thatched?
Here's the Companion entry:
>The central portion of the White Tower had forty levels, and was close to six hundred feet tall. Ceilings ranged from fifteen feet on the lower levels to twelve feet on the upper. It was about two hundred feet in diameter at the top, and slightly larger at the base; the roof of the central portion was flat.
Wings of the building extended to either side. These were about 150 feet tall, with lower ceilings and fifteen levels in each, and extended three hundred feet from the central tower. These wings also had towers with conical tiled roofs. One of these wings contained the well (approximately sixty to seventy-five feet across) of the novice quarters, plus a second well in a part of the novice quarters that came to be unused. Accepted quarters, surrounding a garden, were in the other wing, along with a well for them, also.
The Tower is even shorter than the Eiffel Tower, and nowhere near the current skyscraper records. About its construction:
>Both the central structure that housed the Aes Sedai in Tar Valon and the organization of Aes Sedai itself. The organization by necessity changed after the Age of Legends, as did the topography of the world as a result of the Breaking. The Aes Sedai resolved to create a new city in 47 AB, and, after considerable discussion, Ogier stonemasons began building on the island of Tar Valon in 98 AB. The Tower was a collaboration between Aes Sedai designers and Ogier builders, with the One Power being employed to aid construction. The establishment of the Amyrlin Seat also took place at this time. By the time the Tower was completed, a hundred years later, the formal system of Ajahs and Sitters representing those Ajahs in the Hall of the Tower was in place.
I Really Hoped That We Would Get That Intense Stare Between Rand And Logain In The Trailer!
I love the bright lighting, I LOVE Rosamund Pike (i think she will win you over), I LOVE LOVE Sophie Okonedo, and I think the tower looks fabulous. I didn’t envision it as being all that much bigger. I think it’s so important to understand that the book is not the show. Nor is the show the book. They are completely different storytelling mediums and I honestly look forward to the changes they’ll make. Successful shows know how to make necessary changes while remaining true in tone to the source material.
*Cautiously* excited after watching. I really want them to touch up that magic CGI - it has that TV-grade weightless entity feeling about it. But the cinematography itself is gorgeous and, judging from a bunch of the shots, it looks like they're putting a lot of emphasis on the different cultures of WoT.
Even if the channeling looks a little bad this season i hope it improves as the show continues.
I'm super excited, but also nervous. Don't want them to mess this up. The Shadowspawn looked awesome, and I didn't have much of a problem with the lighting. That Warder's two stupid double bitted axes were a letdown, though. Please no stupid weapons! Rand's bow looked a bit wimpy and easy to draw to be a good longbow. The Shienarans need a long sturdy bow to make fun of. Hmm. I hope it'll be good.
The lightning may change throughout the series to match the mood. Who knows.
The colors are not to bright and not to dark. Emondsfield looks vibrant. Shadar looks dark.
For me it matches the feelings i had while reading the books.
And one of the most important. It looks real. It looks not CGI at all.
32:11 The channeling imagery can bring so much to the show visually, imagine all the possibilities
The red and green sisters from the Alanna channeling scene are the same as the sisters stood in front of Siuan and the Hall later on in the trailer. Makes me think that these guys have been sent after Logain or he escaped from them. I can't think of any other reason for Red and Green sisters to be out and about together.
pretty much this - Red & Green only ever get along when there is a man channeling
Seeing you talk about the wheel of time so much and now seeing the trailer it’s actually making me really excited for the show (and now I lowkey wanna read the books 👀)
THE HYPE IS REAL!!!! I love the lighting... you can actually see the show. Far better than how awful GoT did some episodes.
@Daniel Greene
Trolloc with a beak spotted at 1:17 far left. It's a little blurry but you can definitely make it out
I didn't read the Wheel of Time yet, so each time Daniel says in a mischievous way that "the island is keeping its shape" I'm wondering if this is a Numenor type of situation
The lighting and bright colors are what I like best it fits the books, especially the first one. It is not a dark sepia world, it is a vibrant colorful world that the shadow is corrupting. I am so happy with the cinematography choice.
58:37 The way you say you want it to start all happy and Shire like and suddenly get dark and terrible reminds me of Invincible.
That was definitely not a shawl on the Amerlin. It was a standing collar - from the brief glimpse there, I'd say it looked like an Elizabethan rabato modernized with an eye to the graceful, stylized drape of geisha kimono collars. I love it. Historybounding ftw!
It’s a really interesting fusion of elements of different historical dress. It’s just weird seeing Siuan in something so ornate when that is not in alignment with her character in the books. We’ll have to see what they do with her character outside of the costuming.
@@jessicavanrijbroek8283 I gave up on the books ages ago... Now in the last few weeks, I find out that the one that made me quit was the last of "the slog." I was reading them as they came out, and I just met my limit.
Anyway, I don't really remember them well enough to speak to how well the design serves the character. But as pure design, it's definitely super intriguing. That particular dress seemed to be taking place in a VERY formal setting/ moment, though, so it might not even be intended to represent her character, only her importance.
The humans attacking Lan in the trailer are clearly dragonsworn allied to Logain
you laughs are so giddy and it’s so precious lmao