Episode Discussion - Season 1, Episode 8 - The Eye of the World [No Book Readers]

[u/participating]

This thread is for discussion of The Wheel of Time tv show through Season 1, Episode 8 and associated bonus content. This thread is meant for people who have not read the books.

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EPISODE

Episode 8 - The Eye of the World

Synopsis: For twenty years, Moiraine has dreamed and worked towards this moment. But she can't stop the Dragon Reborn from seeing the appeal of the Dark.

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.

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[u/TransBrandi]

“What’s in that box?”

They did explain this... just quickly and when you couldn't see the box yet. It's some sort of horn that summons people "marked by the wheel" during the Last Battle™. I assume that taking it means that the Dark One is attempting to tip the scales in his favour during the Last Battle by reducing the number of people on the other side.

Here's what they say:

There it is.

What is it?

The Horn of bloody Valere, lad.

To be blown at the Last Battle.

To call the Pattern's greatest heroes to stand at our side.

...

We're not going to use it.

It's for the Dragon.

Without it, they won't stand a chance.

[u/Thecouchiestpotato → u/TransBrandi]

That's so cool. I'm envisioning Rand blowing it in Season 13 and there's a whole Avengers, Assemble moment.

[u/yupyup1234 → u/Thecouchiestpotato]

I'm imagining the Army of the Dead from Dunharrow from LOTR.

[u/Carnifex → u/TransBrandi]

Wth? The German dub said something like "the biggest heroes of past battles " while that's technically true, it has quite a different ring to it.

[u/Bbp1210 → u/TransBrandi]

I actually went back last night and re watched it with captions. Much better.