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In terms of writers, the biggest takeaway is that executive producer Justine Juel Gillmer is credited with both the premiere and the finale.
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By Chase Hutchinson
Posted: Sep 29, 2023 9:03 pm
This review contains full spoilers for season two, episode seven of The Wheel of Time, now available to watch on Prime Video.
Though full of magical spectacle and unexpected twists of fate, episode 7 of The Wheel of Time season 2 is most memorable for a smaller moment between characters. After consistently finding themselves at odds with each other, Moiraine (Rosamund Pike) and Lan (Daniel Henney) exchange a look near the end of “Daes Dae’mar” that provides an example of where this fantasy series is at its best. All of the machinations and maneuvering would be nothing without essential emotional grounding like this. While such elements can get lost in the shuffle, they still shine through when it counts.
Moiraine Damodred
Lan Mandragoran
Rand al'Thor
Mother Siuan
Nynaeve al'Meara
Ishamael
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 t...
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Apr 27, 2022 · By chance, the scriptwriter for “The Survivor,” Justine Juel Gillmer, is an Australian whose Danish grandmother helped ferry Jews to safety and is an amateur boxer herself.
Sep 8, 2022 · EXCLUSIVE: Justine Juel Gillmer, exec producer of Amazon’s big-budget series The Wheel of Time, has scored a studio home. Gillmer has struck an overall deal with Sony Pictures Television....
Mar 25, 2024 · Episode 308: “He Who Comes with the Dawn,” written by Justine Juel Gillmer. Both titles are drawn from chapter titles in the book series. “He Who Comes with the Dawn” is chapter 34 in The Shadow Rising, while “A Question of Crimson” is chapter 33 in The Fires of Heaven.
Oct 29, 2022 · The conversations screenwriter Justine Juel Gillmer had with filmmakers of The Survivor were centered on the shared idea that confirmed/emphasized “that this isn’t a Holocaust or a boxing tale as much as it’s a love story and a character study of a man struggling to free himself from the slow-moving grip of an undiagnosed illness. He was ...
Nov 7, 2023 · Episode 8: "He Who Comes With The Dawn" — Justine Juel Gillmer Unfortunately, as Winter is Coming editor Daniel Roman mentioned in his breakdown of the episode titles, these might not be the...
