I always love reactions to this show. Rosamund Pike plays Moiraine so well, and the rest of the cast is amazing too. Hope you enjoy the rest of the season - season 2 premieres 1st of September!
Squee!!! I'm so excited that first time watcher reviews are coming back!! Great review! Since season 2 is right around the corner, I think it makes sense to wait until after you watch them both before reading the books
Welcome to the party! Hope you enjoy it! You're thinking along the proper paths. Don't forget the animated source material attached to each episode. They are excellent. Maybe wait until you finish the first season.
Glad you are discovering the Wheel of Time. The book series is amazing and the show is a pretty good attempt to transfer this rich world and the characters to the screen. WARNING! Don't google or search for much info as there are spoilers all over the place. Also steel yourself for the bookcloaks who I'm sure you will be hearing from ( Book Series Fans who hate the show and it's adaptation choices... and who make it their mission to sour others and stop people watching it).
Enjoyed listening to your reactions here ... a common complaint from "book fans" who didn't like the show was that non-readers wouldn't have understood various things because they weren't explained in enough detail, but your comments were very perceptive and mostly right on the mark
Read the books 3 times so far and this is one of my top Fantasy series, in spite of some complaining I have really liked the show and can't wait for season 2 in September
There are animated shorts that should be under extras or somewhere under the series that explain the backstory a lot more. Rather difficult to put all the info you get out of a massive epic fantasy into 8 episode series so they can definitely help someone not familiar with the world.
Delighted to see new WoT reacts! I'll be watching the rest. Animated Wheel of Time Origins shorts have been mentioned. They help with some of the book-like worldbuilding backdrop that are harder to fit into scenes in the show. Upon first airing, they were released 1 short per live-action episode. So I'd suggest you take them like that. (Breaking of the World, Fall of Manetheren, Greatest Warder, Saidin Saidar Stone, White Tower, Ogier's Longing) Season 2 September 1st. We'll probably be getting a trailer inside a month's time.
So glad you are diving in to The Wheel of Time! I highly recommend reading the books at some point (or the audio books -Rosamunde Pike has recorded a new version of the first 2 so far!) This is an amazing story, but there are a lot of characters, so a notebook might prove handy! 😁
You asked a lot of good questions. Hope you avoid spoilers. (I knew some things going into it, since I read the book when it was published. But that was some decades ago, obviously.)
Really enjoyed your reaction. You are asking all the right questions. Enjoy the ride. And if you like world building details maybe try the books. Jordan was the master!
Subscribed! Looking forward to enjoying your journey. Be sure to watch the X-Ray material with each episode. They do a good job of filling in the world.
We're a passionate WoT community! We'll strive not to spoil anything for you in the series nor in the book. You can ask questions but I'll answer as much as I can without spilling any beans.
Your excitement to learn about this world and its characters is infectious! Can't wait to see your future reactions. Listen closely when they mention the last Dragon & you'll learn much!
Happy to have found a new reaction series, especially from someone new to the lore! From what you said about the things you live for in fantasy, this show should be a great fit for you!
Oh Twitter of time wasn't kidding. Excellent reactions. Show nailed the casting and it does a good job of explaining a lot of the questions newbies have from episode to episode. Excited to see your journey with this!
first of all welcome to my favourite fantasy series of all time with the most amazing world building ever! Its fascinating watching you enjoy it, and shows that although they have changed to story somewhat to fit the medium and the reduced time they will have ( 14 very big books into hopefully 8 seasons) they have managed to get a lot of the main points of the plot across. You've grasped in one episode some very important things going forward . I hope you enjoy the rest of the season as much as i did ( even the last 2 episodes that were rewritten due to covid and other issues )
Loved your reaction, I think you had lots of interesting insights and are catching on to many of the themes of the series! Can't wait for you to watch the rest of it! I loved this show so much (and I also am a long-time fan of the books), and I have rewatched it a few times already :) Excited for the next season that's coming later this year!
The show had all kinds of production interuptions during filming for season 1. (Mostly due to COVID stuff, in a foerign country.) You'll start to notice "oddness" with the story starting at Episode 7. Don't fault the show for this - they really had no choices and had to re-write the last two episodes very quickly.
Yeah, that's the 1 negative about season one is that they were filming right when covid restrictions started happening and it severely fucked up their ability to be able to story-tell effectively... And so the writing is really really weird at the very end of the season because I think at the time they could have like a maximum of two actors acting within close proximity to each and so the group scenes that had been planned to be filmed they physically couldn't do it anymore do to those very sudden restrictions being put upon the on set rules. and so they had to rewrite it ...and it sucked to see happen... But it really really wasn't anyone's fault and it was just the world was imploding for everyone in every profession at that time. I think what they did manage to scrounge together was alright ... Not as amazing as it could have been, obviously... but it was OKAY for the unfortunate cards that they have been dealt... But when you compare the beginning of the season to the end of the season the quality of writing disintegration is unfortunately very obvious. I'm really really hoping for a smoother narrative in season 2!
@@AnxietyRat yeah 2 choices either stop filming or change what they were going to do! although one thing for the end of the season i actually preferred to the books! ( heresy i know lol)
Welcome to the journey! You are so very astute and pick up on a lot. Cant wait to watch you experience the rest of the season/the books if you do decide to read them. One thing I will mention is that the wheel of time is a masterwork of unreliable narrators. Often you may be told something that a character believes is true, but that doesnt necessarily mean it is. Something to keep in mind :) onto the next episode now!
I'm a long time book fan, and I really did love the first season, with understanding they had a lot of production issues. I dont hold it against them. That being said, I don't know anyone personally who hasn't read the books but watched the show. I LOVE watching reaction videos from folks who know nothing of the books. You don't have the ability to compare this to the books, so youre completely unspoiled and you can see the show for what it is, an adaption, and great show! I think it's great! I'll definitely be subscribing and I'll watch every video! Then hopefully you'll watch season 2 with us when it starts September 1st!
The first season was plagued with issues due to the COVID pandemic causing travel restrictions, actors not able to get to Czechoslovakia, locations being closed and an actor leaving toward the end of filming causing a last-minute rewrite. There are some very big, divisive, differences between the filmed series and the book series, but I'm going to stay neutral on those here. Amazon created some gorgeous animated "Origin stories" but originally buried them in the "Extras". They do flesh out the filmed series, so I think they're a mandatory part of the experience. Season 2 premiers September 1st 2023. The book series is ~10,000 pages, 14 books with ~3,000 named characters. Some characters appear once and are never seen again. Some disappear for a couple books, then reappear and there may not be any reminder that you've met them before. I've read it multiple times and still have trouble with the names. If you look in the glossary, you may see spoilers, so you may want to take notes. It's also a spread out world with several kingdoms and a lot of travelling between. I suggest getting a cheap wall map and some colored pins. I know this seems like uber-nerd OCD, but the series is really a commitment of several months, if not a year. You may as well make it as rich an experience as you can get. Granted, I've never done it. But, having just completed a full series re-read a few months ago, I made a mental note to myself to do it next time.
I've read the books so many times that I genuinely couldn't put a number on it anymore. Although other books are good, I always return to these. Although the mapping and notes? Never done that before. And it's a great idea. Hmmmm....
@@mpovari I'm horrible with names and remembering locations. I read them as they came out and had to start over every time so I know it's not senility (yet) ;)
Marvelous! You're really in for a treat--this is one of the best high fantasy series/worlds out there, imho. It's definitely my second after LotR. There's so much to discover. I'm excited for the rest of your reacts!
Please ignore other reviews and book comments till you have finished the first season. They will ruin it for you and it would be great to see what your opinion is of the season 1.
It's been a while since i rewatched the show myself and this was a treat getting to experience it again through your eyes, looking forward to more, cheers
Searching the IMDB episodes is a good idea, do NOT google anything about WoT because you will get spoiled searching even the most seemingly minor characters or details
Excellent thoughts and questions, can't wait to watch your reactions to the rest of the show! I will second the recommendation to not Google anything because even character names can be autocompleted with "dies" or "is evil"
Wow! What great insights and reactions. I love that you had a whole long section after the reaction discussing everything. If you like to make theories and discuss your thoughts and ideas about what you have watched then I think you will really enjoy the WoT fandom!
Welcome to the WoT community! Word of warning about Spoilers, Do Not Google WoT! The book series has been finished for a decade, and while we were waiting for new books people wrote full thesis about mysteries, who did what, is this character actually another character in disguise, etc! About the Characters, someone did a breakdown and there's around 2700 named characters with at least some small story arc (even if just a page or three) and the full book series is longer than Game of Thrones (current number of books), full Harry Potter, the Bible, Pride and Prejudice and some other books combined! Not all are important and not all will make it to the end, the showrunner said before the show was released that it would be impossible to do the full gallery of characters so they have merged some, skipped some or limited the scope of some to save on budget. During the intro I noticed that you stopped to read something, was that on the Prime webbpage? Because sometimes if you pause the video on Prime there is a small "Read more here"-button. I realize it kinda breaks the immersion to stop the episode to read, but the world is vast and there's loads of world building information that they don't have time to explain in the show (at least not yet, even by the end of Season 1). So it might be something to keep in mind, if they introduce new terms to go back and see if there's one of those "Read More"-buttons. If you want to know more, to avoid spoilers you should probably limit yourself to the Prime page for the show, the Origins they released along with each episode and those "Learn More"-things during each episode. You will find plenty of Nay-sayers in regards to this adaptation. Part of it are people who dislike any deviation from the books, even if it would havemade a very wierd and boring show. For example, in the books Perrin doesn't have a wife. Others are just into the ragebait and hating the diversity. People were downvoting the show even before the first episode aired because they had people of color in prominent roles, as well as Rafe (the Showrunner) being a gay man. I'd say the actors and actresses are really amazing and they follow the Book-characters pretty well, but there are aspects that you will have already encountered (since you said that you have already seen the first three episodes) where a certain physical feature was so distinct that it would identify the person to only one group of people in the world, and suddenly there are people with all different typsed of physical attributes. As others have mentioned, the show did suffer from Covid starting. They had to stop and go home, their VFX-team was hit badly as well, one actor decided to not go back to the show as they were finally allowed to keep shooting, they were not let back to the locations they had planned, they were not allowed all the extras they wanted. One scene in particular had to be re-written on the same day of shooting because new Covid restrictions had been announced earlier that same day..
Aaannnnd who’s gonna wash the dishes?“ 😂😂😂
That’s what we’re all wondering. 😂
I swear the majority of people who I've seen reacting to that scene all wonder about the dishes getting done. Lol.
Tam’s Sword has a heron on the blade
Ooo! New reactor! looking forward to your next videos
There's a lot of things you mentioned that I'm excited for you to find out about
The Blacksmiith's name is Perrin.
"how long is this place gonna stay happy.." lol twas all I needed to convince me to keep watching your next episodes reacts
I always love reactions to this show. Rosamund Pike plays Moiraine so well, and the rest of the cast is amazing too.
Hope you enjoy the rest of the season - season 2 premieres 1st of September!
Squee!!! I'm so excited that first time watcher reviews are coming back!! Great review! Since season 2 is right around the corner, I think it makes sense to wait until after you watch them both before reading the books
Welcome to The Wheel Of Time!!! Looking forward to seeing your reactions! We love new reactors and following along on your WoT journey!! ❤🔥
I really enjoyed your reaction. You asked good questions, and I look forward to seeing your reaction as you continue to watch.
Welcome to the party! Hope you enjoy it! You're thinking along the proper paths. Don't forget the animated source material attached to each episode. They are excellent. Maybe wait until you finish the first season.
Glad you are discovering the Wheel of Time. The book series is amazing and the show is a pretty good attempt to transfer this rich world and the characters to the screen.
WARNING! Don't google or search for much info as there are spoilers all over the place. Also steel yourself for the bookcloaks who I'm sure you will be hearing from ( Book Series Fans who hate the show and it's adaptation choices... and who make it their mission to sour others and stop people watching it).
Enjoyed listening to your reactions here ... a common complaint from "book fans" who didn't like the show was that non-readers wouldn't have understood various things because they weren't explained in enough detail, but your comments were very perceptive and mostly right on the mark
Read the books 3 times so far and this is one of my top Fantasy series, in spite of some complaining I have really liked the show and can't wait for season 2 in September
There are animated shorts that should be under extras or somewhere under the series that explain the backstory a lot more. Rather difficult to put all the info you get out of a massive epic fantasy into 8 episode series so they can definitely help someone not familiar with the world.
Delighted to see new WoT reacts! I'll be watching the rest.
Animated Wheel of Time Origins shorts have been mentioned. They help with some of the book-like worldbuilding backdrop that are harder to fit into scenes in the show. Upon first airing, they were released 1 short per live-action episode. So I'd suggest you take them like that. (Breaking of the World, Fall of Manetheren, Greatest Warder, Saidin Saidar Stone, White Tower, Ogier's Longing)
Season 2 September 1st. We'll probably be getting a trailer inside a month's time.
Seconding the Origin shorts! They are beautiful and have a lot of good lore in them.
So glad you are diving in to The Wheel of Time! I highly recommend reading the books at some point (or the audio books -Rosamunde Pike has recorded a new version of the first 2 so far!) This is an amazing story, but there are a lot of characters, so a notebook might prove handy! 😁
They just released her recording of book 3 just a few days ago!
@@BlondLanfear Oh cool! Wasn't sure if it was out yet, thanks for the update! 👍
Yay! Another person getting sucked in to the Wheel of Time.. get ready for the rabbit hole.. you’ll love it. The epic story ever.
Season 2 drops September 1 at midnight GMT.
What a terrific video. You asked such great questions. I can't wait until you watch episode 2.
What a pleasant surprise that you're reacting to this.
You asked a lot of good questions. Hope you avoid spoilers. (I knew some things going into it, since I read the book when it was published. But that was some decades ago, obviously.)
Really enjoyed your reaction. You are asking all the right questions. Enjoy the ride. And if you like world building details maybe try the books. Jordan was the master!
Subscribed! Looking forward to enjoying your journey. Be sure to watch the X-Ray material with each episode. They do a good job of filling in the world.
We're a passionate WoT community! We'll strive not to spoil anything for you in the series nor in the book. You can ask questions but I'll answer as much as I can without spilling any beans.
Your excitement to learn about this world and its characters is infectious! Can't wait to see your future reactions.
Listen closely when they mention the last Dragon & you'll learn much!
Moiraine is a fascinating character. James Oliver Rigney, Jr. wrote under the pseudonym Robert Jordan magnificent fantasy novels in 1990.
Yes! ive been looking for new WoT reaction videos to get me through til Sep 1st
Happy to have found a new reaction series, especially from someone new to the lore! From what you said about the things you live for in fantasy, this show should be a great fit for you!
Season two comes out in September 1st England ( so august 31 USA). Good time to start.
Great takes, Joy! Enjoy the ride, but don't start reading the books until at least after you finish season one.😉
Enjoyed this! Hope I catch your future reactions. Season 2 starts in September.
Oh Twitter of time wasn't kidding. Excellent reactions. Show nailed the casting and it does a good job of explaining a lot of the questions newbies have from episode to episode. Excited to see your journey with this!
I’m glad you enjoyed this episode. You asked great questions.
Loved your reaction and excited to see you learn more about this world and characters!
first of all welcome to my favourite fantasy series of all time with the most amazing world building ever! Its fascinating watching you enjoy it, and shows that although they have changed to story somewhat to fit the medium and the reduced time they will have ( 14 very big books into hopefully 8 seasons) they have managed to get a lot of the main points of the plot across. You've grasped in one episode some very important things going forward . I hope you enjoy the rest of the season as much as i did ( even the last 2 episodes that were rewritten due to covid and other issues )
Loved your reaction, I think you had lots of interesting insights and are catching on to many of the themes of the series! Can't wait for you to watch the rest of it! I loved this show so much (and I also am a long-time fan of the books), and I have rewatched it a few times already :) Excited for the next season that's coming later this year!
The show had all kinds of production interuptions during filming for season 1. (Mostly due to COVID stuff, in a foerign country.) You'll start to notice "oddness" with the story starting at Episode 7. Don't fault the show for this - they really had no choices and had to re-write the last two episodes very quickly.
Yeah, that's the 1 negative about season one is that they were filming right when covid restrictions started happening and it severely fucked up their ability to be able to story-tell effectively... And so the writing is really really weird at the very end of the season because I think at the time they could have like a maximum of two actors acting within close proximity to each and so the group scenes that had been planned to be filmed they physically couldn't do it anymore do to those very sudden restrictions being put upon the on set rules. and so they had to rewrite it ...and it sucked to see happen... But it really really wasn't anyone's fault and it was just the world was imploding for everyone in every profession at that time. I think what they did manage to scrounge together was alright ... Not as amazing as it could have been, obviously... but it was OKAY for the unfortunate cards that they have been dealt... But when you compare the beginning of the season to the end of the season the quality of writing disintegration is unfortunately very obvious. I'm really really hoping for a smoother narrative in season 2!
@@AnxietyRat yeah 2 choices either stop filming or change what they were going to do! although one thing for the end of the season i actually preferred to the books! ( heresy i know lol)
Yay! Welcome to WoT family!
Welcome to the journey! You are so very astute and pick up on a lot. Cant wait to watch you experience the rest of the season/the books if you do decide to read them. One thing I will mention is that the wheel of time is a masterwork of unreliable narrators. Often you may be told something that a character believes is true, but that doesnt necessarily mean it is. Something to keep in mind :) onto the next episode now!
Wheel of time fans ASSEMMMBLEEE
I'm a long time book fan, and I really did love the first season, with understanding they had a lot of production issues. I dont hold it against them. That being said, I don't know anyone personally who hasn't read the books but watched the show. I LOVE watching reaction videos from folks who know nothing of the books. You don't have the ability to compare this to the books, so youre completely unspoiled and you can see the show for what it is, an adaption, and great show! I think it's great! I'll definitely be subscribing and I'll watch every video! Then hopefully you'll watch season 2 with us when it starts September 1st!
The first season was plagued with issues due to the COVID pandemic causing travel restrictions, actors not able to get to Czechoslovakia, locations being closed and an actor leaving toward the end of filming causing a last-minute rewrite. There are some very big, divisive, differences between the filmed series and the book series, but I'm going to stay neutral on those here. Amazon created some gorgeous animated "Origin stories" but originally buried them in the "Extras". They do flesh out the filmed series, so I think they're a mandatory part of the experience. Season 2 premiers September 1st 2023.
The book series is ~10,000 pages, 14 books with ~3,000 named characters. Some characters appear once and are never seen again. Some disappear for a couple books, then reappear and there may not be any reminder that you've met them before. I've read it multiple times and still have trouble with the names. If you look in the glossary, you may see spoilers, so you may want to take notes. It's also a spread out world with several kingdoms and a lot of travelling between. I suggest getting a cheap wall map and some colored pins. I know this seems like uber-nerd OCD, but the series is really a commitment of several months, if not a year. You may as well make it as rich an experience as you can get. Granted, I've never done it. But, having just completed a full series re-read a few months ago, I made a mental note to myself to do it next time.
I've read the books so many times that I genuinely couldn't put a number on it anymore. Although other books are good, I always return to these. Although the mapping and notes? Never done that before. And it's a great idea. Hmmmm....
@@mpovari I'm horrible with names and remembering locations. I read them as they came out and had to start over every time so I know it's not senility (yet) ;)
@@kylefrandsen2665 Don’t you worry. Everybody feels that way 😉
Yay - glad you liked it. I look forward to seeing more reaction this was very fun.
Marvelous! You're really in for a treat--this is one of the best high fantasy series/worlds out there, imho. It's definitely my second after LotR. There's so much to discover. I'm excited for the rest of your reacts!
Great reaction! Subscribing for the rest 😁
Please ignore other reviews and book comments till you have finished the first season. They will ruin it for you and it would be great to see what your opinion is of the season 1.
Just binged the show myself over the past two days, and I shall now binge your reactions!!!
It's been a while since i rewatched the show myself and this was a treat getting to experience it again through your eyes, looking forward to more, cheers
Searching the IMDB episodes is a good idea, do NOT google anything about WoT because you will get spoiled searching even the most seemingly minor characters or details
Welcome to my favourite fantasy series. Read the books.
Yay! Here for it.
Excellent thoughts and questions, can't wait to watch your reactions to the rest of the show! I will second the recommendation to not Google anything because even character names can be autocompleted with "dies" or "is evil"
Loving your comments and insight! You get it!
Wow! What great insights and reactions. I love that you had a whole long section after the reaction discussing everything. If you like to make theories and discuss your thoughts and ideas about what you have watched then I think you will really enjoy the WoT fandom!
4:33 my literal reaction 😂😂
With the season 2 trailer dropping today I went on YT looking for reacts. I love seeing non-readers enjoy the show. Gonna watch your ep 2 video now 😂
Welcome to the WoT community!
Word of warning about Spoilers, Do Not Google WoT!
The book series has been finished for a decade, and while we were waiting for new books people wrote full thesis about mysteries, who did what, is this character actually another character in disguise, etc!
About the Characters, someone did a breakdown and there's around 2700 named characters with at least some small story arc (even if just a page or three) and the full book series is longer than Game of Thrones (current number of books), full Harry Potter, the Bible, Pride and Prejudice and some other books combined! Not all are important and not all will make it to the end, the showrunner said before the show was released that it would be impossible to do the full gallery of characters so they have merged some, skipped some or limited the scope of some to save on budget.
During the intro I noticed that you stopped to read something, was that on the Prime webbpage? Because sometimes if you pause the video on Prime there is a small "Read more here"-button. I realize it kinda breaks the immersion to stop the episode to read, but the world is vast and there's loads of world building information that they don't have time to explain in the show (at least not yet, even by the end of Season 1). So it might be something to keep in mind, if they introduce new terms to go back and see if there's one of those "Read More"-buttons.
If you want to know more, to avoid spoilers you should probably limit yourself to the Prime page for the show, the Origins they released along with each episode and those "Learn More"-things during each episode.
You will find plenty of Nay-sayers in regards to this adaptation. Part of it are people who dislike any deviation from the books, even if it would havemade a very wierd and boring show. For example, in the books Perrin doesn't have a wife. Others are just into the ragebait and hating the diversity. People were downvoting the show even before the first episode aired because they had people of color in prominent roles, as well as Rafe (the Showrunner) being a gay man. I'd say the actors and actresses are really amazing and they follow the Book-characters pretty well, but there are aspects that you will have already encountered (since you said that you have already seen the first three episodes) where a certain physical feature was so distinct that it would identify the person to only one group of people in the world, and suddenly there are people with all different typsed of physical attributes.
As others have mentioned, the show did suffer from Covid starting. They had to stop and go home, their VFX-team was hit badly as well, one actor decided to not go back to the show as they were finally allowed to keep shooting, they were not let back to the locations they had planned, they were not allowed all the extras they wanted. One scene in particular had to be re-written on the same day of shooting because new Covid restrictions had been announced earlier that same day..
Everything is far too happy 😂.
And welcome to The Wheel of Time fandom ❤
This show is a fun time. You should also read the book series.
#FirstWoTimers are life itself
I'm sure season 2 gets better, and the books also got more interesting after book one, at least for me.
Moiraine. My favorite character in fantasy