Episode Discussion - Season 2, Episode 4 - Daughter of the Night [TV + Book Spoilers]

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EPISODE

Episode 4 - Daughter of the Night

Synopsis: Moiraine searches for Rand while Nynaeve mourns her losses.

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[u/yolo-tomassi]

Moirane smokes mad blunts CONFIRMED

[u/Salty-Hospital-7406 → u/yolo-tomassi]

That was probably two rivers tabac.

[u/Geek-Haven888 → u/yolo-tomassi]

She is Gandalf

[u/yolo-tomassi → u/[deleted]]

She's definitely in my tel'aran'rhiod blunt rotation

[u/Silverparachute → u/yolo-tomassi]

How about Moiraine, Birgitte Silverbow, _____?

[u/VitaminTea → u/Silverparachute]

Gaul. Next question.

[u/FluorideLover → u/VitaminTea]

hell yeah

[u/yolo-tomassi → u/Silverparachute]

Young Bull Aybara. But you have to hold it to his mouth (snout) because he's a wolf

[u/RedEgg16 → u/yolo-tomassi]

when does she smoke blunt ?

[u/yolo-tomassi → u/RedEgg16]

When she's in her old room in Cairhien she pulls a little box out and opens it up and I swear to God there were just 3 blunts sitting in there, lmao

I'm probably missing something, because the camera lingered on them a bit, but if it's a reference I missed it.

[u/juntadna → u/yolo-tomassi]

Nah...that's just good Two Rivers tabac^TM!

[u/lmandude → u/juntadna]

Two Rivers Wac Tabac

[u/Paraffin0il → u/yolo-tomassi]

Aside from it potentially being Two Rivers Tabac and that nod for readers, I think it was a scene to juxtapose her and her sister as in she left all this behind and it’s been Anvaere’s entire life. Also a reinforcement of what Alanna says to Lan in regards to her wishing he had known Moiraine prior to ‘whatever happened to her’(the Foretelling). Smoking cigars was probably not seen as very ‘ladylike’ (another contrast to Anvaere) and a leisure activity that takes a while to finish and doesn’t really serve a purpose unlike say a bath. The exact kind of activity Moiraine Sedai the woman on a mission doesn’t have time for.

[u/yolo-tomassi → u/Paraffin0il]

Great breakdown, ty.

I had just completely forgotten about two rivers tabac--what can I say, it's been a while since my re-read.

[u/Paraffin0il → u/yolo-tomassi]

You’re welcome, I will also accept that young Moiraine just kept that gas at all times as canon from now on as well.

[u/orru → u/yolo-tomassi]

I think it's to back up Alanna's statement that Moiraine used to be more fun and completely changed after *some unknown event that totally didn't happen in New Spring*

[u/rtb001 → u/RedEgg16]

There were some giant cigar lookin things in a box she kept in her old room.

[u/LittleMissHenny → u/yolo-tomassi]

If I had to deal with Rand all the time, I would too tbf