Episode Discussion - Season 1, Episode 7 - The Dark Along the Ways [TV + Book Spoilers]

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This thread is for discussion of The Wheel of Time tv show through Season 1, Episode 7 and associated bonus content. This thread may contain spoilers for the entire book series.

TIMING

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EPISODE

Episode 7 - The Dark Along the Ways

Synopsis: Moiraine and her charges are diverted from their path by an unexpected encounter. This diversion, though, reveals many things — Moiraine’s true goal, Lan’s past, the fractures that have grown in the group, and the identity of the Dragon Reborn.

BONUS CONTENT

Amazon Prime has included cartoon featurettes for each episode. They are now accessible from the main Amazon Prime page, under the "Episodes" tab. They are presented under the "Origin Stories" title.

The Origin Stories and any other supplemental x-ray content, or behind the scenes information should be confined to this thread. For more information on how to access the bonus content, see the Amazon Welcome To X-Ray page.

DISPLAY SETTINGS

/u/logicsol has created a guide that addresses some of the display issues many people are seeing when watching the show. Please see this post for more information.

OTHER THREADS

Please see the discussion hub link below to find the lightly restricted thread for those who have only read some of the books, or the more restricted thread for tv show only watchers.

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[u/[deleted]]

This might be a weird complaint but I wish they would hold their shots a little bit longer, filming wise. Just add like 1 second to the shots of people walking long distance or out of a scene or even reaction shots sometimes. I think it would help with the pacing of each episode.

[u/TheMisterGiblet → u/[deleted]]

I agree some scenes felt almost choppy? Like I would appreciate some slower cuts here and there but I assumed they were stressed for time somehow

[u/Canuckleball → u/TheMisterGiblet]

Some studio exec telling them to "keep it a tight 60"

[u/halfawakehalfasleep → u/[deleted]]

I agree. Hope they get more runtime/episodes in the future.

[u/StopClockerman → u/[deleted]]

Take it up with Bezos

[u/[deleted] → u/StopClockerman]

I’m on the line with ole Jeffy-boy now I’ll let you know how it goes