After spending the previous episode entirely in the Two Rivers with Perrin Goldeneyes battle against the Trollocs and Padan Fain, comes the season 3 final episode titled "He Who Comes With the Dawn", most likely making reference to the Car a carn or as they know him within the Aiel "The Chief of Chiefs", I never though regular fighters like the Aiel would stand a chance against a Forsaiken but after this episode, at least on the TV series; its evident that they would not be able to hold a fight against 5 or 10 Aeil at the same time or at least would be a though fight, imagine against an entire army.
The finale is full of action, recently I watch Daredevil last episode and its a similar situation, both series with great final episodes full of context and scenes out of a video game, specially on The Wheel of Time since its a more fantasy based TV series. Even though there are way more characters involve on this episode its a similar strategy to the one dedicated to Perrin's, this time around its about Rand on his way to be declare the Ca ra Can but its not easy at all specially him been a wetlander or outsider, even though his parents were Aiel.
I feel this episode does wrap up a good part of Rand thread within the series, some of his troubles and expectations, his relationship with Moiraine, Lanfear and Egwene, some break apart and some other become stronger, also there is Moiraine visions or what she saw on the rings are just possible outcomes and not a certainty, similar to Ming visions, it has been proof that events can change.
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I was never expecting Elaida was going to finally take over the White Tower to be hones, yes he has been working on it ever since she got back but all her attempts look weak and getting her no where and its quite the touch from the production to get so many events together on a single episode. With the help of the Red Ajah who could easy be all dark friends, manage to keep out of the tower most of the Aes Sedai that were friends with Siuan so Elaida could win the voting at the hall accusing Siuan of been a dark friend and eventually decapitating her in a very dramatic scene, with Siuan having a great monologue.
Final episode of season 3 has a lot of magic and power going around, from Moiraine, Lanfear, Nyanaeve and Rand, they put to rest Egwene this time but double down on Moiraine to battle with her short term allies, Lanfear. After Egwene figure out it was Lanfear tormenting her, she comes looking for the truth if Rand knew about it and as a result he didn't and confront Lanfear. Lanfear has been trying to manipulate Rand all this time, I always knew she couldnt love him and desire his power or control him at the same time, that's not love and at some point would break into something else, Rand understood that all she wants is to control the Dark One, have those powers for her and that is the reason she accidentally let him loose in the first place.
The short battle between Lanfear against Lan and Moiraine is fantastic, very short one though but very similar to episode two as we see Land and Moiraine team up. This all happen while Rand was at the Aiel Waste, trying to get all the other clans on his side and claiming his position as Ca ar can. This part of the episode also reveal how Moiraine visions of the future are just probabilities, nothing is certain, she have seen Lanfear killing her at that place but it didn't happen, one event can have a deep impact into another, its the case when Siuan gets killed and sparks the fire within Moiraine that help her win this battle. When Lanfear got her almost defeated Moiraine did something that Aes Sedai are not suppose to be able to do and that's heal herself, Lanfear got her almost defeated, put a sword through her stomach, still Moiraine found the power to take that same sword and cut Lanfear's neck and force her to transport herself to another place to heal.
I have seen a few articles about the Eelfinn saying how important and interesting it is on the books but I wonder if we will ever see it again, reason for this is because Mat was the one who accidentally went through the Arch that took him to the Eelfinn place, everything that happens with Mat almost tend to be not that important in the long term, yes he blew the Horn but what else has Mat done? The Eelfinn looks very interesting and savage but there is so little explain about it.
I'm not sure but it sounds like this has been the worst series ever to follow the lore of the books it is based on but even though I have to say that at least this series is a 7/10 in the worst cases when it comes to entertainment, on my eyes its a 8/10 since I think this is above average and worth watching, but I could understand how its just Hollywood trash for anyone who have read the books, we got to understand that this is just entertainment while books most of the time can be consider knowledge, so just take the series for what it is, Entertaining Hollywood Trash?!
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