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Oct 6, 2023 · With an electric season finale, Wheel’s approach to epic fantasy has reached must-watch television. A recap of ‘What Was Meant to Be,’ episode eight and finale of season two of...
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By Samantha Nelson
Posted: Oct 6, 2023 7:01 am
This review contains full spoilers for season 2, episode 8 of The Wheel of Time, now available to watch on Prime Video.
Everything converges on Falme in the finale of The Wheel of Time season 2, which seems to be striving to evoke the messy spectacle of Game of Thrones’ battle of King’s Landing. Unfortunately, despite some poignant and dramatic moments, the episode brings an uneven season to a lackluster conclusion. “What Was Meant to Be” demonstrates the pitfalls of trying to cram one of Robert Jordan’s epic novels into just eight episodes, particularly when the show wasted so much time inventing new inconsequential plots.
All of it
Some of it and I plan to read more
Some of it but I’m good
None of it but I want to to
None of it and I don’t plan to
Bornhald is around just long enough to be brutally murdered by Perrin Aybara (Marcus Rutherford) dishing out some John Wick-style vengeance for his wolf buddy. Showrunner Rafe Judkins and the series’ writers continue to be needlessly cruel to Perrin, first inventing a wife for him just to have him accidentally kill her off and then dispatching the animal companion that’s a key part of his character in the books.
"Though Egwene can feel a little left behind in episode 7, the central storyline involving Moiraine, Siuan, and Lan marks an effectively potent turning point for The Wheel of Time. Key flashbacks serve a plot purpose, but they also provide fitting bookends to the episode that smooth over any residual shallowness. For every thrilling burst of flair that sends the camera hurtling through fire, it’s the emotional blaze of “Daes Dae’mar” that still manages to burn brightest when it counts." – Chase Hutchinson
Score: 7
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The flashback to the imprisonment of Ishamael (Fares Fares) and his tense interactions with his fellow Forsaken Lanfear (Natasha O’Keeffe) reinforce his role as the most consistent highlight of season 2. As strong a presence as he was, it’s probably the right decision to kill him off, and his last moments are beautiful. Still it’s telling that the writers felt the need to release six more Forsaken just to replace him. Their appearance also provides one last chance to show off how forward-thinking Ishamael was.
Lanfear dumps Moiraine Damodred (Rosamund Pike) and al’Lan Mandragoran (Daniel Henney) on a picturesque beach far from the fighting so they can’t interfere, and their stroll gives them time to talk through their emotions. The renewal of Moiraine’s mystical bond with Lan is a beautiful special effect, weaving their fates together as they stand face to face, showing an intimacy that goes deeper than any romance.
Their conversation surrounding it is sweet, if deeply cheesy. The Warders were right when they pointed out to Lan what Aes Sedai are capable of: Lan fighting off a bunch of guys is impressive, but Moiraine takes out an entire fleet from the shore! Moiraine calling Lan her better shows a humility that doesn’t suit a woman who just moments later promises to kill 1,000 innocent people to protect Rand al’Thor (Josha Stradowski) and let him achieve his destiny as the Dragon Reborn.
Season 2 of the Wheel of Time creaks to an unimpressive conclusion, with moments that should be triumphant or dramatic left empty because not enough time was spent building them up over the course of the season. While there are some strong performances and a few cool effects, the adaptation of Robert Jordan’s classic fantasy series fails to live up...
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Season 2 of Prime Video’s The Wheel of Time ends with a big battle and a messy story that demonstrates The Wheel of Time’s biggest strengths and weaknesses.
Samantha Nelson
Mar 22, 2024 · Aptly titled “What Was Meant to Be,” The Wheel of Time Season 2 finale reunites all five friends from the Two Rivers as they face off against Ishamael. Episode 8 offers a satisfying end to what’s been a brilliant second season of the high fantasy series. It’s no wonder Prime Video chose to renew the show.
What Was Meant to Be [1] is the eighth and final episode of season 2 of the television series The Wheel of Time, and the sixteenth episode overall. It will premiere on October 06, 2023 on Prime Video . Contents. 1 Synopsis. 2 Plot summary. 3 Appearances. 3.1 Cast and characters. 3.2 Groups. 3.3 Locations. 3.4 Objects. 3.5 Events.
Oct 6, 2023 · What Was Meant to Be: Directed by Sanaa Hamri. With Rosamund Pike, Daniel Henney, Zoë Robins, Madeleine Madden. Fate leads Rand and the others to an inevitable showdown with their most formidable enemies yet.
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Oct 6, 2023 · Michael T. Stack at October 6, 2023 10:00 am. Updated at October 6, 2023 1:37 pm. The second season finale of The Wheel of Time achieved a lot with the plot, and it proved to be very exciting!...
Oct 6, 2023 · In “What Was Meant to Be,” which Judkins co-directed with Timothy Earle, the assignment was clearly to evoke some of the truly impressive, sprawling set pieces of Game of Thrones,...
